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The Pilot Covers Brunswick County lfoL.^0- FOURTEEN NO , ^ T* i 4 % 4k* - V \? ;>* T ?>>V. y I 1 fy: i 'ViK - " & ' '' ' ' '&>' ' '* " ' i. * lieutenant Harper i Returns To Duty \ HLt- (jg) James M. Harper, Jr., ^ turned to the Armed Guard Benter at New Orleans, La. on Bmday morning. He was given a days leave to come home, ow'Bg to the death of his brother, j ^H>tai.n Derward Harper, of the Bnny Air Forces. Captain HarB?t a bomber pilot, was killed in Btion on the 26th of January in and the family was notified < B the fact about ten days ago. i'^P Harper has another brother ^ Bjn'mg in the Air Force as a Bder Dilot, two brothers with ^P- Marines in the Pacific andj ^Pe in the Army. BriefNews ; il Flashes ? - < 1 i receives promotion i, (Mrs. E. F. Gore received word Bfst week that her husband, Sgt. V- E. Gore, who is in the Marines ; ^P>d formerly resided at Howell's;, B0!nt, has been promoted to MasH;r Sergeant. Sergeant Gore has Berverl in the Marines for twenty-, ^P'rec and one half years. He has j ^P?en on overseas duty for the | fifteen months. His wife and j^Pv? children are residing in J^E?uthport with Mrs- Gore's father, B";tf E. M. Barnhill. B w i ok examination* r orty white Brunswick county V'n lc'ft here yesterday morning .ti.i' physical examination at ^K.;'B,agg. The squad was led ^B^ Kenneth McKeithan, rural mail ^Bj^ier from Bolivia whr> was the number called. TH >. 44 TRr?t2 V 7 Is*'- V{\ M I 1 J." ' '| ' : * '' '' * *$>& -r " ' v'f ' .4 .' _ ? t ?.. ? . k A* I Still I?- w f' - * ' , rv " ' yr' ' .My . , \ ' w . ' ^ . *_ -v. 'V '4 ' JJT\. ; . " * Proclamation By President Opens Drive Month Of March Declared To Be Red Cross Month And War Fund Of $200,000,000 Asked AUXILIARY IS COMMENDED Recognizes Various Humanitarian Activities Of People's Agency In Helping Armed Services President Franklin D. Roosevelt has issued a proclamation naming March as Red Cross month and in his capacity as President of the American Red Cross urges all citizens to contribute to this anxiliary of our armed forces during the drive. His proclamation reads as follows: WHEREAS the war has entered a decisive stage requiring the fullest measure of individual sacrifice; WHEREAS the American Na- ' tional Red Cross is an auxiliary to the United States armed forces and, as such, is providing indispensable service to our troops throughout the world as well as to their families at home; WHEREAS these wartime activities, including the collection of lifesaving bfbod for the wounded, recreation work in military hospitals, provision of aid to families of servicemen, shipment of food parcels to prisoners of war, production of surgical dressings, operation of overseas clubs and recreation centers, and recruitment (Continued on Page 4) EST; A Gooc 4-PAGES TODAY h FOR HA THE CAPE FEZ It] over Frying Pan Sh Mj Vj through the efforts c ||j being mounted in th was on display at thi ifc zine.) i si - * *-r* ? :"' " . '* /& '- '" ' ' \' ' ,". '. \ ? ." . - . / '' '.k- ' t '' > . > yA '"" . :*T -.. : < v . -: \ y - / - ?* ' ri " .' . _ C,; * ?. . nrtrJi'n. Lft ..L,^ ,V'I. ,i i i lAfc 9 Land Owners< For Arm) Eighty Three Per Cent Of Land Owners In Two Townships Have Given Permission For Use Of Land BALANCE OF THEM NOT YET CONTACTED No Refusals From Land Owners When Army Requests Permission To Use Lands, Anxious To Get Remaining Acreage Responding in a surprising way, strongly indicative of their patriotic spirit and willingness to cooperate with the needs of the Army, land owners of Town Creek and Smithville townships seem to be headed toward 100 per cent cooperation in granting permission for the use of their land for a Maneuver area. Only the land owners who have five or more acres have been asked to sign. Up to last night 83 per cent of all the land owners in the two townships had given their permission. While this is much short of the 100 per cent, allowance must be made for the fact that there are nearly 1,100 land owners in the two townships. With many of these property owners often being away from home and some not living in either of the two townships, it has been difficult to contact all. Constant rains have also made many of the roads difficult ;to travel. There has been fine cooperation (Continued on Page 4) 1 m 1 News paper I Southport, N. C., Wt LF A CENTURY iR LIGHT?has shed its con oals. The structure was sec >f Senator Marion Butler in e lighthouse, the powerful f 2 World's Fair.? (Cut Courte 4^^Yri; ' I^^SkSTJTi *4 iSlt ? ' tfl ? V^:/, . i " " ^7? Going Strong i Cooperation I Red Gross Course Helped Her Along Three years ago when there were signs of war, Miss Emma Eou Harrelson of Orton Plantation was a number one pupil in a Red Cross First Aid Instructor's course. Not only did she eat up the course for herself, she went right on and began instructing classes at Orton and elsewhere. A little over three months ago Miss Harrelson pined at her inactivity. She had brothers serving in the war and wanted to do her part. She looked around at all branches of the service which an eager woman could join. The WAVES seemed the quickest road to doing something and she joined up in that. Now, three months after beginning her training she has been made a Pharmacist .Mate, 3rd Class, at the .Marcs Island Navy Vard in California. She is i the daughter of Sheriff I. D. I Harrelson. (Jailing For 1943 Marketing Cards In order to finish out last years 'records, it is urgently requested that Brunswick county tobacco {growers turn in their 1943 marketing cards to the AAA office at Supply. "These cards," stated J. J. Hawes, Secretary of the AAA, "May be placed in the 'mails. They need no postage." P0R1 n A Good Com idnesday, February 23, I ] lforting gleams ured and built 1892. Prior to : irst order light sy State Maga|S 5 _ C 5.'" -v 1 fl aai 0 I , ] ; If # , Power System ; ^ 9 flA i 1 1 I Work finished * c a Federal Works Agency En- t j gineer Announces Completion Of Improvements 1 To Local Power System v 8 Colin F. Churchill, Federal ? Works Agency engineer, has notified Mayor John D. Eriksen and J the City Aldermen of the com- j. jpletion of improvements to the a | electrical jrower system for South- c !port. The work has been under- s way for more than a year. t According to Mr. Churchill, the s completely revamped facilities c will enable the community to give adequate power services to the Navy's inshore patrol base at ( Fort Caswell, which uses approximately the same amount of power as the town itself, and are so ! constructed as to make further j expansion in the Southport area r j a possibility after the war. The project was consummated (at a cost of $101,142, with the | Federal Works Agency providing ] $51,142, and the remainder taking ithe form of a loan by the government to the city. Last work was t done Friday. e Two diesel generating units, of r 450 and 300 horsepower respective- ^ ly, have been installed. There has 0 been an enlargement and rebuild- r !ing of the power line from South- 1 port to Fort Caswell, rehabilita- i tion of all power lines in and out- 0 side the city limits, and an addi- 8 i tion made to the power building. 8 The project has as its immediate 1 purpose the furnishing of suffi- e cient power to the Navy base at 1 i! Caswell. t Construction and building was i i done by Fred W. Spencer of J i. Southport. General equipment was r 1 (continued on page four) 1 PIL munity 1944 publisi Holden Beach Leads jtate Highway Commission Ri In Brunswick County Star Passenger And Comm Passengers The State Highway Commis- i lion has compiled statistics which 1 ihow there are 11 toll-free ferries, i >perating on 10 North Carolina 1 ivers. In 1943 these ferries trans- l lorted 97,766 vehicles. Of these 13,911 were passenger vehicles and i !5,855 were commercial. Of special interest in this coun:y is the fact that the Ferry at ' rfolden's Beach, over the inland vaterway near Supply, carried lie largest number of vehicles, !1,626 passenger and 7,239 comRupert Wayne Now CI; 5on Of Former Acting Regist Reported As Dead After B A Year; Parents Ri Secretar T- ~" ""O* nftoti Mr orirl A/fra * JUQl> a jcai anci m>> unu *>*>?.. Amos J. Walton, ot Ash, werc| notified that their son,' Rupert Wayne Wayne Walton, Seaman1 second class, was missing in action, they 'have received the final ind conclusive letter from Secretary of War, Frank Knox. Tine letter, dated February 7, in accordance with military cus-J torn when a person is missing in | iction and no trace can be found j for a year, lists young Walton asi lead. The full letter is appended: My dear Mr. Walton: The Bureau of Personnel pre-j riously informed you that your son, Rupert Wayne Walton, Seanan second class, U. S. Naval Sescrve, was being carried on he records of the Navy Departncnt in the status of missing in iction as of 30 January, 1943. rle was serving aboard the U. S. 3. CHICAGO when that ship was ittacked twice by Japanese jlanes.-Several torpedoes hit this ;hip during these attacks, which esulted in the sinking of the vessel in the Solomon Sea. In view of the immediate and mbgequent searches made for personnel after the battle and due :o the length of time that has :lapsed since this action without (Continued on Page Four) Leland Robbery Suspect Nabbed -? ^egro Believed To Havel Participated In Leland And Other Post Office Robberies Is Now Being Held By federal uutnorities John Johnson, North West Township negro, who has lived in Wilmington for the past several nonths, was arrested last week ly Wilmington police and turned iver to Federal authorities at rayetteville. He is suspected of articipating in the robbery of our post offices, including the ine at Leland, where something iround two thousand dollars was aken in bonds, stamps and cash. Several other men are believed o have been implicated in the 'arious robberies, for which Johnon was arrested. The Leland post iffice, operated by Mrs. U. L. lourk, was broken into nearly a nonth ago. The safe door was /recked with chisels and sledge lammers and the contents conisting of war bonds, stamps and ash, were carried away. Coniderable merchandise is also said o have been taken from the [tore bvilding in which the post iffice is housed. I. D. Price Is Reappointed ioard Of Commissioners Reappoints Present Official As Keeper Of County Home And Farm At their meeting here Monday he Board of County Commissionrs re-appointed J. D. Price as nanager of the County Home and lounty farm, at a salary of $175.- J i0 per year. The present appointnent is to run through December, 944. Working on a monthly bass, Mr. Price has been in charge if the above properties for over [ year and has given excellent I ervice. Recently Mr. Bennie Wil- i iams, of Shallotte, was appoint- 1 d keeper. However, he tendered 1 lis resignation before he was due I o take charge. Mr. Williams was i n charge of the home several 'ears ago. His inability to return 1 low is said to have been due to I (Continued on Page Four} OT riED EVERY WEDNESDAY Ferry B / In Passengers { eports That Toil-Free Ferry ids First In Number Of Qi ercial Vehicles And In 1943 mercial vehicles. It also transported the largest number of passengers, 68,515 out of a total of Al 234,391 passengers by the 11 fer- T ries. Thanks to good ferry service T1 and the fact that it is one of the 1 best fishing and recreation beaches on the coast, the Lockwood Folly section around Holden's Beach, and the beach, have been developing rapidly during recent Br years. vo ini So : Walton " ov issed As Dead ? er Of Deeds Now Officially fQ leing On Missing List For bl eceive Letter From in y Knox as ' tii -?????????? re Brother Meets ta Brother 10,000 iy ??*? ! ,\( Miles rrom nume | -j ? fa ti' l'etty Officer Paul Doshcr, n( of the Merchant .Marine, is so spending a 30 days leave at I th home with his mother, .Mrs. ar Harry Dosher. He has been in n the Merchant Marine for the at past eight months, after two w years of service with the Ar- J Cl my Engineers. j dt Recently his ship was at a | es port in the New Hebrides, ten I thousand miles from Southport. f, While on a brief leave on shore w; he discovered that his brother, ]a Leigh ton Dosher, of the Navy, was based there. He managed to j ? see and spend a short while I (I with the brother li_ jutf not seen in many months. The two 1 boys are the only sons in the P family, a sister, Mrs. Lewis J. Hardee, resides in Morgan City, I La. j ' Getting Ready For Good Drive so as Mrs. J. A. Russ Reports |cu That Machinery Getting { In Readiness For Success-|co ful Red Cross War Fundif0 Drive ! to is Plans are proceeding to make a successful drive for funds dur- ja ing thp coming Red Cross month, p( says Mrs. J. A. Russ, War Fund m riiniemnn in Rrnnoufinlf Pniintv hi "Those who are approached are wl very willing to help with this Pa worthy cause," says Mrs. Russ, br "and indications are that we will 0,1 make our quota of 18,800.00." S1 In addition to the entire faculty p? of Bolivia Grammar and High bu School those who have volunteersd to work in the drive are as ' follows. Mrs. E. Mercer Cox. Miss ^ Creola Cox, Mrs. J. D. Johnson, Mrs. Foster Mintz and Mrs. L. J. Walls. On February 16th Mr. Glenn . Tucker who is head of the drive . 1 it Bolivia called a meeting to 1 make extensive plans for the .. drive. Waccamaw High School and dg the entire district are working together hand and hand and reports from there are showing a wonderful organization and coppe ration. Mr. M. M. Rosenbaum is hard it work in Shallotte community ? and expects to have it fully organized within the next few days. Guy McKeithan, of Shallotte Trading Co., is working the I personel of that concern and also 2 doing other work to help Mrs. Rosenbaum. Miss Mae Masterlerz is the active worker for the R. \ E. A. personel and Gause Landing I community. _i v Home Nursing Class Formed a ? ^ Mrs. Rosenbaum Is Instruct- f ing Red Cross Class In Home Nursing; Dozen Members In Class g J Mrs. M. M. Rosenbaum is now teaching a class in home nursing g under the sponsorship of the Red s Cross at Shallotte. The class has ( finished about half the minimum time required and the class is scheduled to be completed about i March 10. There will be ap- ( proximately twelve graduates in thff class. (CouUnuMi on ptge 4) \ ' : ilost Of The News All The Time $1.50 PER YEAS j runswick Gives ^ Big Vote For Conserv. District . ily 24 Votes Against Formation Of Soil Conservation District, While 500 Register Approval PPROVAL STRONGER HAN OTHER COUNTIES lis County Apparently Took The Lead Over Columbus, Bladen And Pender In Asking For District In last weeks referendum 500 unswick county land owners ted in favor of the county being eluded in the Lower Cape Fear iil Conservation District. Only negative votes were cast, idging by the vote, the land mers are overwhelmingly in vor of the project and there is i doubt of the county being inided in the district. The district will be composed of ur counties, Brunswick, Columis, Bladen and Pender. Accordg to all information obtainable i to the vote cast in other coun;s, Brunswick took the lead in gistering approval of the underking. It is understood that practicalall of the work that will be >ne in this county will be in the iture of drainage. Owing to the ict that the land is all comparavely level, there is little or no ;ed of preventive work against >il erosion. On the other hand, lerc is great need of drainage id many thousands of acres of ch lands can thus be made availtie for tillage, while much more ill be greatly improved by the itting of ditches and canals to ain off wet lands and permit the cape of flood waters. The work will be done by the Hleral government and will be ithout individual cost to the nd owners. ri flind Summons J Liid Save Trouble J ailure To Appear In A Case Resulted In Defendant Finding Himself Arrested On Other Charges ' When officers get after a pern for speeding they try to be i considerate as possible and the istom is to merely issue a sumons for the party to appear for ial. S. A. Hinyard, a Bladen iunty man, who was summoned r trial last week and who failed appear is f'nding out that it a wise thing to heed a sumons. When he failed to appear st week Deputy Sheriff O. W. >rry and State Highway Patrolan C. J. Ferguson went after m. They caught up with him hen he had a jug of non tax lid liquor in his car. He was ought here and tried Monday i the speeding charge, found lilty and fined $20.00 and the st. He paid the fine and costs f hio t rr\ i iKloa did r?r?fr r> n rl Ik IllO VlUUklVO U4U Itwv v?\* ere. The two officers carried J m right back to Bladen county, tiere he was arrested, and turn[ over to officers on charges of ansporting and possession. He to be tried on these charges in izabethtown today. The followg other matters were handled court here Monday: Jos. C. Maybery, speeding, conlued to the 28th. William Payton, speeding, 60 .ys on the roads or $25.00 fine (Continued On Page Fourl Ration Pointers | | PROCESSED FOODS Green K, L, and M (Book i'our) now valid, expire March :0. MEATS & FATS Brown V and W (Book J and W (Book Three) expire February 26. Brown X (Book. Three) now alid will expire February 26. Brown Y (Book Three) now 'alid will expire March 20. PORK Red stamps A-8 through M1 (Book Four) (120 points) 'alid in advance to purchase iork from farmers only, not rom retail stores. SEGAIt Sugar stamp 30 (Book Four) ;ood for five pounds. Expires ilarch 31. Sugar stamp 40 (Book Four) ;ood for five pounds canning ugar until February 28, 1041 13 months). SHOES Stamp 18 (Book One) valid ndefinitely Airplane stamp 1 Book Three) now valid. GASOLINE A-9 coupons, now valid and vili expire May 8.
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