Pilot Covers ^Brunswick County B~\0. FOURTEEN NO. 4 Met Members f m Brunswick M Welfare Board Of George C. Swain J. L. Henry Expiring March 31st, As Mem- J K. Of Board Of WeiV BE FILLED SOON 0 Walter Stanaland or. Not Expire At This Time t. - of two of the mem; Brunswick County H will expire on L. Henry and Ceo. air the two whose terms; ^ y was appointed by Board and >Ir. Swain, ^Kpreir.ted by Mr: Henry and'C ^K:.iii Walter M. Stanaland.1 n i was appointed by ( v commissioners a year ? still has a year to serve. \ r. : state board appointee X. membet are eligible Jj i ntment The state " its member by 2 its appointee will | i tli tlu- person named I I t . ty commissioners asl - possible there' after in '^K? the third member. - ction of its memberl Hir. county board the stately considers sugges tially-minded busi-i IH cr- c leuueis 01 uic turn- j I pment and progress! I te's welfare program D B , ly on the leadership, B; active participation B-v haul boards. Through V B of problems and B i id members stimuI ty understanding and IcTt. Ipport Levels h Farm Products % pring Prices Agreed' di Ipon F or A Number Of w lorth Carolina Farm s jrops That Are Used ?yjj, tanners Under Contract N ct if State Agricultural Con- b( Btion Committees and Can| have agreed on flooring price j Jr Is or, a number of farm crops T Illy sold to processors under tl tact. These floor levels, in- hi lir.g the lowest prices that 01 be allowed to be paid, may B t some farmers in their plant- ti of crops. Some of the crops, gi extensively grown in this tl ty, and the floor price, are tx f listed below. nr.ers participating in the r< "am will be certified by State \\ es as having agreed to' con- w with producers for at least i2 ?- srecfied support levels tor it jflraw products. e> Mice support levels, on a field a Mass delivered to the proces- c< point, will be per ton in ft ^ Continues on Page Fourl P1 31 t< ? a VriefNews : 1 Flashe? J 5 flllll.ULs THIS MONTH 1 jWhation Cadet George W. W' son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. is scheduled to finish his ^B--"S as a pilot and will grad< as a Second Lieutenant, this Following his graduation ^B~H be assigned to the Marine He is now completing the ' at Corpus Christi, Texas. xu (.\s STAMPS H E. Hubbard, proprietor of Hubbard Garage, found a gas H?: stamp book, representing c tent of five thousand n ' week. He promptly y the stamps over to the g /| ird. There is no ex- o of how the stamps were r lyii - on the streets. T lM>U? IN* ACTION* e " Basnett, a Hatteras boy p | aeveral years ago was sta- e B';' at Oak Island for a year e i one of the stations youngest f ; at the time, was here Sat- h " has just recently re- r t* u.m two years service in a 9 South Pacific, during which b s wounded in the c has completely recovered "U'.v stationed at Wilming- ? i * M|,I.ETts WRECKING i MT. wrecking the track of * ' H vV g railroad has been v "nd the contractor is J n and outfit to an- i '''' 'OiK wheie in the north ' THI 17 Service For Armed lubs at Southport, Carolina Bt acked 12 boxes as above for Irews, bringing the total to ames, writing kits, magazines, [lings for men at sea. This sen libson, director of the local I le Club in Wilmington. Brunswick Tax 1 Goes Into * /illiam Jorgensen Who If Passed Examination For The Army A Week Ago Will Leave Shortly ^ AVID ROSS APPOINTED * JE ACTING COLLECTOR 0r t . . . r Brunswick county during the I Ject ist several years and holder of i l'lal i enviable record for service in jS0U1 lat office, is now awaiting or-! hint irs to report to the army. He he as formally inducted into the I sePf >rvice last Wednesday. mo\ Early during the war young to irgensen sought to enlist in the 1 avy and failed to pass the meditl examination. Later on the O, jard of commissioners asked for U. id obtained a temporary deferlent from the selective sendee. his action was taken because of le efficient and necessary service 5 was giving in the tax collectors Sci] "fice and also with the Ration r oard. He has served on the Ra- r on Board for some time and has s iven untiringly of his time. For le past several months he has K >en chairman of the board. mac The exact time of his leaving to he :port has not yet been learned.;NaA 'hile the county commissioners. tow I 4 AA ere sitting as a Board of Equalation Monday, Jorgensen in- goii >rmcd the commissioners of his arr> irly departure for service and -A sked for a leave of absence. The tor, immissioners granted the request! hall >r a leave for absence and ap-i hey ointed David Ross of Waccamaw Th'1 iwnship to serve as acting tax P Mlector during his absence. ton Mr. Ross will begin the duties f tax collecting when Jorgensen ^aJ aves. It is not known who will wa! ike Jorgensen's place on the Ra- bef< on Board. ing, ?? bon Vavy Will Defer wE All 17-Year Old \2 School Seniors > Vill AIsq Pay Expense To yy And From Raleigh For Complete Physical Examination, Stewart Says 1 Recruiter Stewart, Navy re- blai ruiting officer for this area an- f>c? ounced today that all seventeen nou ear old seniors were not only eli- f'V( ible for deferment until the end 'nv f the school year upon enlist- be nent in the Navy, but that the i'dvy department was willing to!hat iay their fare to and from Ral- tan igh where they take their com- buj ilete physical examination. Re- fihi ruiter Stewart added that the 1 onsent of a seventeen year old's the larents had fo be witnessed by ons dm and therefore all pre-enlist- inS nent papers could be completed anc it the Whiteville post office on be lis regular visit there each Mon- c'e'; lay. P'c Recruiter Stewart praised the evc ooperation of local merchants in inS heir support of the recent WAVE { bu; :ampaign and their generosity hn< n making the ads possible. Ste- bio vart reported that the response nat vas good and that already his the farch applications for enlistment ?iv n the WAVES exceeded Feb- ch? uary's totals. WAVES from this he (continued on page four). cot ? fsfii A Good ! 4-PAGES TODAY Guard Crews \rm^I/i :?' ?.-/ , j#^v. - J *; nteer workers from USO thi jach, and Harbor Island to Naval Armed Guard off 128. The boxes contain of books and many other j dai ,'ice was started by J. T. j 1 JSO, when he was with Ire< ani i iii? Collector ?? The Service ;* ? oo ho Must File an' Declarations an tie following persons must file tic ieclaration of Estimated In- m< e and Victory Tax for 1944 on fir >efore April 15: Single persons movi-iorl rmvcnnc Ufhn llQlfP 1^ lliai ilCU JJ^IiJUJIo ?? iiv/ im>v |j irated) who except to receive ? e than $2,700 of wages subto withholding or more than ) fro ix> all other sources, dded total income is expectto be $500 or more; married ions if they expect to receive e than $3,500 of wages subto withholding or more l $100 income from all other ces, provided that their com>d total income is expected to $1,200 or more his total J irate income is expected to be j ha e than $624. Blank forms are! vei be distributed by the Bureau ob, ntemal Revenue late in March. th< ~ Eli fficer Gets Old Offender ? |thi po Hall Captured By Ru- j mj al Policeman O. W. Per- le y In North West Townhip Saturday ^n, " C. ural Policeman O. W. Perry gc le a nice haul Saturday when j captured Scipe Hall in the assa section of North West q. nship. Hall was operating a jj. gallon copper still and it was jet lg full blast when the officer w( ved. .long with the still and opera- c0 the officer seized ten and a ca : gallons of non-tax-paid whis- t0 and 100 gallons of mash. be s was destroyed. 'erry carried Hall to Wilmingand turned him over to A. T. tj< agents, who carried him to tb retteville on Sunday. There he sii i given a preliminary hearing bu Jre U. S. Commissioner Down- el( , who held him under a $500.00 d for his appearance at the M ing term of Federal court, ^ ch begins in Wilmington on ril 24th. lall is said to be an old offen- _ and this is understood to be _ third time he has been sent for engaging in the manuface of liquor. ew Farm Rules | For Gasoline 'o aid in the drive against the ck market in gasoline the Of! of Price Administration aninced that after April 1 the i-gallon "R" coupon will be alid at filling stations and may used only by those who buy _ loline at bulk plants or who re it 'delivered into storage ks on their premises. Farmers oi ring most of their gasoline at hs ing stations have until April N to exchange at local boards cc ir "R" coupons for "E" coup- ca i, which will be accepted at fill- or stations. After March 15, "R" w I "E" coupons in all cases must th endorsed whether for gasoline w ivered into storage tanks or H ked up at filling stations. How- Ir if, to ease the task of endors- w these coupons, the consumer w ring a large quantity of gaso- a 5 may endorse a whole strip or a\ ck of coupons with a single sig- tc ;ure and address written across a| ; required number of coupons fe en as a unit for his single pur- le ise. For one gallon of gasoline st continues to endorse one "E" w ipon. fi lTE I News paper In Southport, N. C., Wee runken Drivers I Draw Big Fines f In Court Mon. ( ie Defendant Found Him- Y self Taxed With Hundred Dollars And Costs Or Jail Penalty Monday DT MANY CASES CALLED THIS WEEK O indercy Of Court Seems 'o Be To Impose Stiff N Penalty For Drunken < Driving 3ne drunken driver met with > stiff penalty of four months the roads or a fine of a hun- ov ;d dollars and the costs, in fa corder's court here Monday. e' is appears to be in line with C< : policy of Judge John B. Ward fo impose stiff penalties for such al enders. Following is the record 'n the eases handled during the G y: Clayton Rivenbark, speeding and bi :kless operation; capias issued ''' d case continued. 10 L>. S. Sherman, drunken driv- E j; four months on roads, judg- in int suspended on payment of a' ie of 5100.00 and costs. Chas. Hall, drunk on highway; days on roads, judgment susnds on payment of fine of $10.- sl and costs. st J. C. Long, non support; called c< d failed, capias issued for his ]w rest. jP1 Jessie Pierce, reckless opera- P1 in; sixty days on roads, judg- ai ;nt suspended on payment of w ie of $25.00 and costs. ti 'arty Begins ;,r Election Year i jA :publicans Of Brunswick)/ Held Convention At Sup- j v ply Thursday And Activ- ' ities Are Getting Under- y way Brunswick county Republicans d a fairly well attended conntion at Supply T!?r-9',ay, th ject being to elect delegates to } Congressional convention at A izabethtown, Saturday, and to g ; State Convention, which meets cl Charlotte on the 16th of this m >nth. This convention had been ti lied by Chairman F. L. Lewis of e Republican Executive Com- c( ttee and Charles M. Trott, sec- Si tary. tl For the Congressional Conven- U m at Elizabethtown the follow- jc * were appointed as delegates, tl P. Willetts, R. D. White, C.|ir I Taylor, D. R. Johnson and J. pi Hughes. pi For the State Convention at si larlottc Frank Norris, Lacy ir iwkins, F. M. Rabon, R. S. Wil- ni ;ts, I,. C. Babson and Tom Evans hi ;re appointed delegates. The regular Republican county t( nvention for the nomination of a' ndidites for the various offices e' be filled this year was set to: d held at Supply on April 8th w 2:35 o'clock. 01 At the Congressional Conven- F >n held in Elizabethtown, since tl e above meeting at Supply, Jo- t( ih A. Maultsby, well known n isiness man of Whitevili>, was s< jcted to make the race for con- p ess from this district. Mr. t< aultsby is unusually well known S roughout the district. Charles t< . Tiott, outstanding Brunswick n (Continued on Page 4) ^Our W. B. KEZ1A1I If we had not been somewhere h it in the country we would b ive received a present Saturday, tl ow that we think of it we are n invinced that we would not have n ired much for it if we had been n i hand to receive it. The present tl as a dead fox and the donner of fi le animal (we mean the man d ho intended to donate it) was E. li . Sayre, District Forester for the iternational Paper Co. Mr. Sayre tl as at Seaside, Saturday, and c hile was walking in the woods v fox appeared about 100 feet il vay. It set out leisurely walking!! iwards Sayre and when it had C jproiiched to within about 20 a :et he let the animal have a bul- a t. The fox staggered and then t artel right on with its approach ii hen Sayre fired again, this time f nishing it. As an after thought it P0R1 A Good Con Inesday, March 15, 1 ,eroy Mintz Is lamed Supervisor Conservation Dis. oung Shallotte-Waccamaw Man Named By State As One Of Its Two Supervisors Of Soil Conservation District THER SUPREVIORS TO BE APPOINTED ative Of Brunswick Chosin To Fill Responsible Position In Newly Formed District With Brunswick county land vners having recently voted in vor of this county being includ1 in the Lower Cape Fear Soil jnservation District, a charter >r the organization is now being jplied for. The counties composg the district are Brunswick, ilumbus, Bladen and Pender. Two supervisors for the district we been named by the state, nese are LeRoy Mintz, of Shaltte and D. C. Harrelson, of lizabethtown. With the grantg of the charter three additionsupervisors will be selected by te land owners in an election for lat purpose. It is understood that the three ipervisors to be elected may be sleeted from any of the four >unties in the district. As there ill be five supervisors to reresent only four counties, it is )ssible that Brunswick may get lother supervisor in addition to [r. Mintz. An office will probably j opened at Supply and, in addion to the supervisor, each counr will have trained technician i active chargp of such work as iay be undertaken. tetter Shoes For )ur Soldiers Now /ar Has Brought About A Change In Materials Used In G. I. Shoes And Substitute Is Found Better Than Original When the Japs knocked off merica's supply of crude rubber ley did one good turn for Une Sam's soldiers by being the leans of the GI's utimately getng better shoes. Sounds crazy, but there are re)rds at Headquarters, Fourth orvice Command to prove it, and lis is the way it was: When the nited States was forced into the ib of knocking the Nips around, le Army mushroomed and every lother's son had to have a couple sirs of shoes?and quick, plus relacements. Millions of pairs of loes took a lot of leather and lillions of Uncle's nephews and ieces who weren't wearing khaki ad to have shoes, too. But the far-seeing Quartermas:rs weren't as much worried bout leather as about rubber, so reryDOciy, oiricers anu industrial hemists, got to tinkering around ith concoctions that might turn ut to be good synthetic rubber, inally something was produced lat they claimed was plenty )ugh, so the Quartermasters lade some shoe soles out of it, :wed them on a few thousands airs of shoes and started tests ) see how long they would last, oldiers marched over all kinds of irrain, waded mud, climbed rocky lountains and trudged over de(Continued on Page 4) WING Reporter e decided to wrap the animal up, ring it to town and present it to lis long - suffering newspaper lan. In the summer time we do ot mind if folks bring us waterlelons but, we positively draw tie line at receiving presents of ixes, whether they are living or ead. Especially not if they arc ving. Frank Rabon, said to be one of he best hunters in Brunswick ounty and owner of three aluable dogs, killed a fox aftei t had bitten his dogs, this week n the same neighborhood, Jaci lore killed one after it had bitter number of chickens, his dog anc good milk cow. The fox seizec he cow in the nose and veterar ins are said to have advised Mr lore that there was no use ir (Coi.tlnuud on page 4) It.. ... r pil lmunity 944 PUBLIS County ( InR( Curfew Rings ] ih i >i On Streets In Effort To Guard Against tect Human Beings, City 1 Confined For Sixty E If Found ( The Board of City Aldermen on. Monday took official notice of J the rapid spread of rabies among j the foxes in Brunswick county i when they issued an order that all j dogs in the city limits must be confined from March 15 to May I 15th. Failure to keep the animals confined to the premises of the owner or under leash when on the street, will result in the dog being shot. This goes for all dogs, say the city officials. A large number of dogs in Brunswick county are known to have been bitten by the rabid foxes, along with a number of human beings, cows, mules and hogs. The city officials deemed it necessary that both children and adults be protected as far as possible. The heads of a large number of foxes that bit persons or animals have been sent off for examination. Chief - of Police Otto Hickman stated Monday that Dr. jP. R. Huffhan, of Wilmington, Forester Gives Preventir 4 How To Address Mail To Seamen Many letters to seamen are being improperly addressed, often in violation of national security rules, the War Shipping Administration reports. The address of the steamship company, a specific street address, or a place name of a foreign country should not be given. The proper form to be used is: Seaman's Name; Name of Ship; c o Postmaster San Francisco, New York, or New Orleans (depending on coast from which I addressee sailed). The return address of the writer should appear in the upper left corner with the name of the steamship company in the lower left corner. Show Will Open Here Saturday R. & S. Amusement Com pany Will Open Its 1944 Show Season Here Saturday And Remain For Week Of Entertainment The R. & S. Amusement Company, often called Brunswick's 1 own show as it makes its home at Leland, will open its 1944 sea| son Saturday at Southport, remaining over through the 25th. Finishing here on the 25th, the . show will go on the road for the spring, summer and fall season, returning to Leland and its winter quarters late in the fall. E. M. Lewis, advance man for the show, stated yesterday that a lot of splendid new features have been added during the past winter. Already well equipped with numerous costly amusement devices, .they have added new rides, shows, novelty booths, etc. The show has in past years had the reputation of being a splendid clean organization that attracted much attention and favorable comment. For several years its opening engagements have been at Southport, usually under the auspices of the volunteer fire department. This year they come under the auspices of the Ameri ican Legion. 150,000 Planes Since March 1941 Of the 150,000 planes produced i by the United States since March, 1941, the U. S. has retained 122,: 000 for its own use and has ship; ped 28.000 to its Allies, the Fors eign Economic Administration has announced. The Allies paid cash . for almost 7,000 planes and receiv: ed more than 21,000 under Lendi Lease. The British and Russians 1 produce most of the planes they 1 are using, but American Lend. Lease planes with British, Nor. wegian, Polish. Czech, and other i Allied pilots are playing a vital jrole against Germany. OT HED EVERY WEDNESDAY ir Short C ed Cross I For Dogs Of Southport Spread Of Rabies And Provides That Dogs Must Be >ays; Will Be Killed }n Streets had reported that examination of the heads revealed that every one of the animals was suffering from rabies. Among the late reports of mad foxes. M. B. Watts, wefl known citizen of the New Britian Bridge community, was attacked by one of the animals on Saturday. He beat it off without being bitten jand the animal turned on his little grand child. Rural Policeman I Evans states that only the interIvention of a small dog, owned by the little girl, kept the fox from biting her before Mr. Watts could kill it. In Southport on Sunday morning P. G. Hickman saw one ol the foxes acting strangely in his back yard. He got his gun anc went out. The fox started foi I him and he shot and missed, noi | in the least disturbed by the 'shot, the fox continued to advance upon him and he shot again, fin 'ishing it. i Advice On lg Forest Fires i District Forester For Big Pulpwood Corporation Urges Protection F o i County's Timber Resources GIVES VALUABLE I ADVICE ON TIMBER PROTECTION ?? Controlled Burning Regardj ed As Being Impossible This Late In The Year With Winds And Dry Weather The danger from forest fires i! now at its greatest, with the saj rising in the trees, causing then to be easily damaged. Added t( that is the fact that dry weathei and the March and April winds al combine to spread fires. With an understanding of thi present danger, the State Pori Pilot, asked E. H. Sayre, who re cently moved to Southport to be come District Forester for thi International Paper Company, foi his views on the importance o; protecting Umber ana conservinj our forest products. Mr. Sayri said: "This is addressed to any per son who owns any amount o farm woodland or timberlands. "It is just common sense tha we do not want to sabotage ou: national war effort, nor do wi want to sabotage our own farn resources. We are doing boti jwhen we allow forest fires to rui wild through the woods. "Every man has the right to di what he wants to writh his owi property as long as he does n< harm to that of other peoples That is Democracy, and that i: what our Ijoys are fighting fo this very day. We want to helj in every way that we can am right here in Brunswick Count; is the place to start. "I want to state a few fact that were given to me. I am toll that 82 per cent of this count; (Continued on Page Four) Small Grain Stages Comebacl County Agent Is GreatI; j Pleased With Improve ment In Conditions Dur ing Past Few Weeks Top Dress Now County Agent J. E. Dodso stated this week that the sma | grain crop in Brunswick count; ihas made a wonderful comebaci j during the past three weeks. Th i outlook is now most encouragin; I though everything looked gloom writh respect to these crops thre or four weeks ago. Dodson says that the presen fine prospects for small grain ca be made stronger with the imme diate application of top dressing Fertilizers containing nitrogei applied at this time will do muc to insure increased production. It is cilso time to sonw lej (Continued on Page 4) r 1 Most Of The News Aii The Time J i $1.50 PER YEAH tfGoal j Var, Drive _ (County Chairman Reports That Only About One Fourth Of Goal Has Been Raised To Date SOUTHPORT HAS A GOOD REPORT All Communities Working To Raise Quota; Work To Continue Through The Month Of March A report received from Mrs. Jasper Russ, county chairman for the Red Cross War Fund drive, shows that only about one fourth of the county's quota of 18,800.00 has been turned in to her so far. This is an incomplete report as most communities have not repcrted to Mrs. Russ what progress they are making with the | drive. By next week Mrs. Russ i expects to have figures which ' will show that Brunswick is much nearer the quota than is thought at present. Mrs. H. W. Hood, chairman for Southport, reported last night > that up to that time $1,046.28 has I been turned in to J. E. Carr, ? treasurer for the drive. This indite cates that this section of the , county is doing well. The South, port School is doing a very com[ mendable job in raising funds by various projects. Yesterday the eighth grade was leading the i-i- - ? ?rnnn I scnooi wiui somemiug uver ?jku.w I having been raised. The second 1 grade, with $65,00, was ahead in ; grammar and elementary grades. , Miss Margaret Ratterce is school ' chairman. Mrs. Russ asks that all chair, man report to her on their acti|! vities by Friday. She wants a . complete report sent to her on the 26th. .1 OPA Announces Sugar Rations j For Consumers Announcement Made For Next Quarterly Period Beginning April 1; Both j For Direct Use and Home > Canning , RALEIGH, March 9.?Sugar rat tions for consumers, both for di1 rect household use and for home canning, and allotments to the trade for the next quarterly pcr iod, starting April 1, were ant nounced today by the Raleigh Dis trict Office of Price Adminiatra tion. 5 Allotments are based on the r April through June civilian allocations just announced by the ? ?At? /-IDA > War Food Auminiairauun, m 3 said, and have necessitated several changed in the rationing - program during the coming quarf ter. Rations announced today are: 1 1. Industrial allotments. For r the quarterly period from April s 1 through June 30, 1944, indus3 trial users will receive 70 per cent 1 1 of their 1941 sugar base ? com1 pared with the 80 per centy they have been getting since the in3 creases allowed last August. 1 Excluded from this cut are 3 bakers and manufacturers of ' cereal products, registered in 3 classes 1, 2, and 3, who will conr tinue to get 80 per cent of their ? base use, and manufacturers of 1 (Continued on page 4) 1 Ration Pointers PROCESSED FOODS Green K, L, and M (Book Four) now valid, expire March 20. [ Blue A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8, and E-8, (Book Four) good for ten points each until May 20. V MEATS AND FATS *! BrownYandZ (Book Three) 1 now valid will expire March 20. ; Red A-8, B-8, C-8, D-8, E-8, and F-8 (Book Four) good for ten points each until May 2#. n SUGAR 11 Sugar stamp 30 (Book Four) y I good for five pounds for indefle k J nite period. Stamp No. 31 will e also become valid on April 1, g j for five pounds, y j Sugar stamp 40 (Book Four) e| good for five pounds canning sugar until February 28, 1944 it i (13 mos.) n SHOES :- Stamp 18 (Book One) good (. until April 30. Airplane stamp i, 1 (Book Three) now valid, h GASOLINE A-9 coupons, now valid for i- three gallons and will expifp May 8. y* , j i .?, > ... . .-k?,j