The Pilot Covers jSflrunswick County EjffaFIFTEEN NOrii iruns * omen of County re Canning Now ore Than Ever Security Office At MfuhitevUe Finds Much ^ A.;Vitv Among Farm ^ Homen Of Brunswick ^ County families bought pressure cookers Of Modern CanmZ Outfits Have Been ^Kdded Despite Difficulty Of Obtaining Equipment Hazel M. Taylor, associate 1 , supervisor, whose office is1? jWeulle. has given the fol- \ report on canning being t ^Eir. some of the farm homes 11 Brunswick: t ^ Brunswick County Farm !\ ^Er.ty families plan to conserve c ^E food this year than any < H- tefore since coming on the' ^Eur. Even though we are in j J 1 ;iffaon Familioo in ! 1 Ifc* WE 113* C lllVVVii AW..4...VU M. . L-rvick County who have pur- c Lti pressure cookers this year, c L a large number of families t I pressure cookers which ( ? purchased before the war. \ [las been interesting to note r L progress and interest these r t'e are taking in making v korations to have well balan- e f meals during the winterl teas Most of the families! a k gone a long way In con-1 j tes planting of gardens and j v pg to reach the budget set up | v I canning for the families. The: i Kge: for FSA families in can- j \ ig is 80 qts. per member of the 11 Ely This figure is broken ? it into 18 qts. of tomatoes, 28 j I all other vegetables, 25 e K of fruit and 10 quarts of c Tmce the Associate FSA t penisor working in Brunswick j e qry this year has no past reis on canning, she has kept j j se watch on especially the fam- e i which purchased cookers i sitar. as well as some of the c e: families. c Mr. and Mrs. Adron Smith, of c 1 canned when they only used * Hot Water Method, however, v i Smith had canned about 325 B its this year by July 20. Her Iget is only 320 quarts. How- c t she is still canning not on- % fcr herself but her neighbors c Mrs. Harley B. Smith, ofI? I reports around 242 quarts hs and is still working to j *20 which is her amount! | The foor TLCvo nawryaTf I " - ~v Alia. wt466tkfcl reports that Sampson has nothing on Brunswick ^fer.ty when it comes to hucklefor she canned 100 quarts ( B; jear besides all other fruits W vegetables; and she is work-l || (Continued on Page 2) wdacco Barn Goes | Up In Flames ? Bi tobacco bam full of good 1 belonging to a colored * B"".;r named Jones, on the farm1 V to. Nellie Chinnis at Leland, B1 destroyed by fire one day ' ^P-tly. The loss is several hun- ] 1 dollars. j 1 Wrick Harvesting i BWrf Part Of Crop j B,'::ir-co in low spots that were f during the heavy rains i B"--- badly as a result ) :T| landing in water. County j < m- Dodson stated last weekj Be '* was necessary to harvest s balded tobacco immediately. :( ms*"as to be saved. Fortunate- ] B,b 75 per cent of the crop ] B* arrested prior to the rains. | ] W remainder only a small; B? c?r-t was growing in lands1 H?11 flooded. i I Brief Newt j Flashet |1 f? western union Is, , W E- Bel1 has taken over |? Western Union Telegraph c F ari'l will handle all suchji |lJ?8? from the P. C. Tharp i I a'"S in back of the hotel. B*A* W0l\DfD Bv, 3! Le?ria Clemmons has eDl). word that her son, Pvt. 1 B^LClemmons, was wounded 1 BZ^S with the invasion ' BL? |n France. He is now in a 1 B^ m England. 1 TH wick" * * County Agent Crop Damag * Less Than Five Per Centj Loss To Tobacco Crop In Last Week's Gales Accor- j ing To Agent And Various Farmers :ORN CROP SUFFERS, DAMAGE SAID 15 PCT. ?ea, Peanuts, Potatoes Not Hurt And General View Is That The Damage Could Have Been Much Worse County Agent J. E. Dodson ceeps a wether eye on all things :ffecting crops in Brunswick and vhen damage is done or anything hreatens he can be depended; ipon to know about it and its ex-| ent. Interviewed Saturday, he J vas asked regarding the damage | lone to tobacco and corn by the itorm. '"About 3 or 4 per cent," said Hr. Dodson. "I have talked to a! ot of the growers and we all' igree that not more than 5 per :ent of the crop was lost. Seveny five per cent of it had been fathered and was in the barns vhen the storm came. Of the re-1 naining part, in the fields, it was| nuch hurt, except in low places vhere water stood in the fields ind caused scalding." Regarding the corn crop the igent was not so cheerful, say- j ng that 15 per cent of this crop, vas lost. This is not as bad as' vas at first feared, and not as ad as the figures look. The couny had a bumper corn crop in he making before the storm itruck and losing 15 per cent of t does not metfn that the farmts will not have corn irr the :ribs this fall. However, there are ases where some farmers bore he brunt of this 15 per cent general loss. Three crops, peas, peanuts and lotatoes, may have been benefitid by the rains. The farmers of Jrunswick are still sitting pretty, lespite the storm. The general lomment regarding the damage lone last week is that it could lave been a lot worse. Nobody is vearing a long face and going ibout complaining of hard luck, titer the storm the farmers :ould be found everywhere, busy vith their crops, chiefly with suring tobacco. If possible they ire working even harder than beore the storm came. 1 ? V Claude Gore Dies In Rockingham ion Of Late Widely Known D. L. Gore Of Brunswick j County And Wilmington, Dies Suddenly Claude Gore of Rockingham, ion of the late D. L. Gore, a na- j live of Brunswick, died from a leart attack while on his way lome from church services on a ecent Sunday. Mr. Gore was long prominent n civic and religious circles. He graduated at Wake Forest in 1899, and in 1902 married Miss ^nne Bruce Brewer. For many rears he was chairman of the joard of trustees of Wake Forest College, and several years ago le and his father donated Gore 'ield to that college.. He was 'ormer president of Marlboro Cotion mill, the mill at Raeford and Ireat Falls mill in Rockingham. Surviving are his wife, two tons, Lieut. John W. Gore and Jan L. Gore, and two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Parson, Jr., and Mrs. Ed Tull, and a sister, Mrs. W. 3 Cooper, of Wilmington 4 Few Knitters Going Strong Miss May Phelps Described As Regular Knitting Machine; A Few Other Good Workers Southport has a number of lalies busily engaged in the prediction of sweaters, helmets, mufflers and rifle mitts for both the \rmy and Navy. Mrs. C. Ed Tayor is chairman of production. Of the several workers Miss May Phelps is described as a regular knitting machine. She is ;onstantly engaged in production, ?ven while going about other tasks. In her work she combines (Continued on page 2) EST; A Good _6-PAGESTODAY coDni Estimates ;e From Storm City Grateful To Those Who Served ! Charles E. Gause came In the Pilot office last week after the storm and expressed what is the opinion of many Southport residents; that the manner in which City Electrician Harry Aldridge, Chief of Police Otto Hickman, and their helpers restored Southport after the storni deserves special commendation. Mr. Aldridge and Chief Hickman did not wait until the storm was over. Both worked right through all of the wind and rain on Tuesday. All the city employees were on the job and they made quick work of repairing what damage could be repaired. It was not long before Ihe streets were cleared of debris and were safe for a-?.-?I Liavci. Navy Base Lost Beautiful Trees Eighty-Six Large, Beautiful Trees At Fort Caswell l Fell Before Last Week's i Storm; No Other Damage j Done Visitors to Fort Caswell as well as the permanent residents have always been charmed by the beautfiul trees, especially the huge poplars which lined one of the sidewalks. They were planted before the first world war. Last week's storm, with its! combination of soaked ground j and an 80 miles an hour wind, j was too much for many of these | trees. They bowed to the elements and a count reveals that 102 of them are prostrate and dead to all ornamental purposes, 86 of them the largest trees. As a matter of fact, the trees were hardly down before squads of sailors were at work, clearing off the limbs and cutting thej trunks of the trees into lengths | that would permit their removal. It was but a few hours after the storm until everything was cleared up and Caswell presented its usual trim appearance, with only gaps showing where the trees hid been. EJccept for some light damage to the roofs of some of the buildings, the base suffered no other ill effects from the storm. Women Needed In Medical Units Women Especially Needed' For Special Duties; Recruiter To Visit Southport The Women's Army Corps is now enlisting women with special training, experience, or interest, in working with the medical units in the Army Hospitals. Women are urgently needed to fill technical positions in our Army Hospitals?women in addition to those in the Army Nurse Corps? doing a different and equally important type of work. If you have experience or would like to be trained as a medical, surgical, laboratory, or X-Ray technician, pharmacist, medical stenographer, optometrist, Braille or lip-reading technician, educational reconditioning expert, psychiatric social worker, or occupational therapist?you now have the opportunity to use or develop these skills and aptitudes. By enlisting in the .Women's Army Corps, and accepting a specialized medical assignment, you will be contributing fully of your skill, ou will be using your natural talents. You wil be keeping abreast of the newest strides in medica progress, thus get-' ting priceless training for dignified professional jobs after the war. In this branch of the Women's Army Corps you may be sure you are doing everything you can in service to your country? and to advance your own postwar career. More detailed information about , a particular field can be obtained j by writing to the Army Recruit-1 (Continued 'on page 4; ME I I News paper In Southport, N. G., Wi YdeD ****** Big Rush At The D Tax Collector s u i Monday saw a big rush of tax I payers at the Collectors office anxious to pay up for 1943 and avoid the costs of having their property advertised. The list of | delinquents, as published in this j Ol week's paper, is said to be the smallest in many years. Sport Fishing A Rules Changed c< Two Points Open 1 Sport Fishing Boats May Go Out From Southport And t Lock woods Folly Inlet; Restrictions On Shallotte _ shi AIR CORPS USING SHALLOTTE AREA * :? nc Order Concerning Shallotte th< Area Apparently Effects th< Only Sport Fishing an Craft to] Amended fishing regulations on issued by the office of the Cap- an tain of the Port in Wilmington on last ween, arter a conierence wt with Army officials, permits sport fishing out from Southport pa in practically the same manner as we was announced in this paper two sh< weeks ago. pie Party fishing boats may go out wa from Southport and from Lock- No woods Folly Inlet, provided the sal operators have a license from thef"G Captain of the Port. These boats of may operate only in the followfHjg thi area off the Brunswick county ty coast. ' :y soi "Beginning at a point on the j strand on Smith Island; where the ly west edge of Frying Pan Shdtils sh( intersects said island, running "e thence with the \unty Expected To Buy "hat Much In Bonds This Month And It Is A Cheap Price For Hitting Hitler rhe final Fifth war loan bond fot le report, issued on July 31, j by dws Brunswick as having ex-1 Ge :ded its quota in all of the ser-' Co PntrAfino- thp "IT" RnnH splps I ? i. ? ? co series in which only a few >rth Carolina counties reached 1 jir goal, Brunswick went over aPl ; top with the gratifying bal- ty ce of $18,672.50. ] In addition to going over the th< ) with the "E" Series, it was ^ e of the first three to go over th( d recent reports Indicate that ly seven counties in the state gj int over with "E" Series. j A. letter from the Treasury Dertment to R. F. Plaxco this q0< ek commended the excellent ()e| Dwing made by Brunswick peo!. At the same time attention on ,s called to the fact that the pe) irth Carolina quota for the le of bonds of the "E", "F", and (j,, " Series, for the present month ex. August is $9,040,000.00. Of J iov s needed sum Brunswick coun- j has the apparently very realable quota of $12,984.00. j f North Carolinians and especialBrunswick county people juld be very proud of the batthey fought and won in the fth War Loan. The spirit and ? rale of bur people in this drive A iwed that Brunswick people fi ve the heart and that "extra nething" to win. rhis will give an idea of the ireasing cost of killing an ener as war has become more *1 chanical and complex. In lius Ceasar's war, the cost was cents per casualty; in the Civil ar, $5,000; in World War 1, 9,000 per man; and in this War 5125,000. This is the high cost 1 Hitler. Ho ing hort Session Of ^ ? mm ... Recorder's Court Z"e of Ne onday's Session Of Brunswick County Court Saw ' " All Business Dispensed ani With In Record Time as J Monday's session of the Re- em rders court w*s very short. J dge John B. Ward and Prose- Su; ting Attorney J . W. Ruark J npleted all business within an mo ar after court convened. The H. nutes show the following busi- ' ss handled. De lames Bell, speeding, judg- Mr :nt suspended on payment of Mi e of $20.00 and costs fine re- the tted. 1 Li. B. Skipper, shooting hogs, tor igment suspended on payment 1 costs. Cn Preston Washington, reckless nal "ration, speeding, four months at (Continued on Page Four> w~ ? VING * Reporter g Thi act i size of the trees and their t>el Jductiveness, each of the 22 was rec 11 worth a hundred dollars. A anl ;d on the McDowell farm was Mr to blown down. tWl of )ak Island clocked the wind in last 1 ek's storm at 80 miles per ou: ur. When the wind reached that to ure the clock burst and there Wi no way of knowing if the wind j Soi int any higher. Reports are that. ma i wind at Wrightsville and Car-1 we na Beach reached only 60 miles j on r hour, but there is no source t g" /en of such figures. Taking in- j vie account the report of waves j Nc t these two beaches being 40[Wi (Continued on Page 2) ' PIL munity L944 ENING Postponet The Bo Owim "ax Rate Rem; As In P adget Calling For Tax Rai proved; Commissioners He Line With The Desire T< Indebtedness As R: rhe Brunswick County budget the current year, as prepared County Auditor R. C. St. 1 orge, has been approved by the unty Government Advisory i mmission in Raleigh on Monday s budget was passed upon and proved by the Board of CounCommissioners. I [n brief, the budget calls for I i same tax rate as has existed the past dew years, $1.60 on ! hundred dollar valuation, j Much of the revenue from the 60 tax rate goes to the debt ! vice and for five or six years! ! county has been retiring $50,-j1 ),00 or more of the bonded in- j jtednes each year. In addition this, the interest has been paid | the remainder and current ex-l rises have been taken care of. i According to information from: : auditor's office, the current1 senses have been held to as tr a point as possible. Any de-j; )ld Storms Ai As Recent ( ? igents Schedule For This Week sits With Neighborhood , Leaders And Home De- . monstration Clubs On Miss Norfleet's List Of Activities iVith some of the Brunswick ime Demonstration Clubs hold[ no meetings in August, ow; to the pressure of farm and me work, Miss Elizabeth Noret, Home Demonstration Agent, io returned Monday from al1 ek's vacation, will spend most!' the month meeting withj' : _U I 1 1 m..U T ( igiiuui uuuu uuu utauci o, vioig in the various townships J I attending such club meetings , are to be held. der program for this next week braces the following activities: 1 Vugust 11 and 12, at office in ' pply. ' Vugust 14?Antioch Home De- ' nstration club, 2:00 P. M. Mrs. i R. Yount, hostess. ' Vugust 15 ? Woodburn Home < monstration Club, 2:30 P. M s. George Parker, hostess. The < II Creek section will be visited < s same day. ' Vugust 16?Visits to the Funs- 1 i community. Vugust 17?Visits in Town ; :ek section. Meeting with Win- i jow Home Demonstration Club ; 3:00 P. M., same day, Mrs. E. 1 Taylolr, hostess. < liss Pearson j To Give Concert! . i mcert Featuring Associate Director Of USO On , Thursday Ever.ing Miss Margaret Pearson will e a concert of popular and ssical music at the local USO ib beginning at 8:30 p. m. on ursday evening. She will be! 1 :ompanied at the piano by Alt G. Weidensaul, Program Ditor of the large 2nd and Or*e USO Club in Wilmington, s. Russell Harrison will give < 3 readings at the intermission : the piogram. i Hiss Pearson has been gener- 1 s in response to many requests < sing in other USO clubs in the I lmington Area and the local 1 jthport churches. Approxi- < .tely one-thousand service men re entertained at Camp Davis 1 July 9th when concerts werei' ren at the Post Hospital, Ser- 1 :e Club No. 1, and Service Club 1 i. 2, by Miss Pearson. Mr. sidensaul, and Mrs. Eric Nor- 1 (Co..unu?d on page 4) 9 \ OT ? $1.50 PElT YEA* r'UBUSHE OFsa nent Ordei ard Of Ed r To Polio J * c T1 uns Same 'ast Few Years te Of $1.60 Has Been Ap>Id That This Rate Is In > Liquidate Old Bonded jBi ipidly As Possible crease in the present tax rate I would result in less money to t Pi clear up the old debts and it is I naturally desired to clear up these old debts as rapidly as possible. A total of $280,000.00 of the old county bonds have been retired in just a little over four years, at W which time the refinancing pro- Mi gram was mapped out. jco It is said that while the clear-jed ing up of the old debt is not be- in; ing done as rapidly as the com- or missioners and citizens would wi like, the fact remains that good de progress is being made. Should or the property valuation in the da county increase the decrease of the indebtedness will become ce more rapid, in keeping with the Pc increased valuation. sc Even should there be no in- fa crease in property valuation the j county is sitting solid, financially,! and is due to pay off the last e^' cent of indebtedness in a few 7? years. ty di re Recalled ? One Reviewed f 77 |? Capt. Sam Brinkman Who; Was In Charge Of Cape' fii Fear Coast Guard Station A In 1898 Recalls Several |ed Storms m WIND REGISTERED UP ar TO 106 MILES PER HOUR rhirty Wrecked Sailing Vessels Put In Here At ,he One Time; No Lives j ba Lost During Any | yc Storm Striking Here ! in ! ty A review of last weeks storm Pi fails to reveal any outstanding th two fish houses were wrecked, de I\vo shrimp boats were badly te: Jamaged and others were left in to :ondition that called for repairs. Dne large oak, in Franklin | Square were uprooted and other C trees about town suffered broken | imbs. The roofs of some houses | sustained damage, along with city | ilectric wiring. This is about the i. ixtent of the damage in the im- (^ mediate Southport area. There | tQ' .vere no injuries suffered by any j ^ me. ] G Comparing this storm with oth- bJ" 5i'S, it was not difficult to find! Jld residents who could tell of | wj real storms in past years. Among | these older residents Is Captain i 3. L. Brinkman. He is now 82 [ ? pears old but retains a remark- j ible memory of events in hisj pounger days when he was sta tioned on Bald Head Island at the >ld Cape Fear Coast Guard Station which was swept away during one of these storms. Captain Brinkman says that on A.ugust 15, 1893, some thirty sailing vessels of all sizes came into the Southport harbor, water logged or bottom up. Wind at thi31 (Continued on Page 3) Party Will Mark Close Of U.S.O. Vo Disposition Has Been Made As USO Ceases Operation Of Local Club The Committee of Management }f the local USO Club will give i Farewell Party to the professional staff on Friday evening at 3 o'clock. Capt. James B. Church, Chairman of the Committee of Management, will introduce C. Ed Taylor, who will be Master 3f Ceremonies for the occasion. Mr. Taylor, who has written the' History of the Southport USO | Club, willl tell some of the in-1 teresting incidents of the past I _ two years of its operation. Certificates of merit for exceptional volunteer service will ai (Continued On Page Fourf te II vlost of The News All The Time D EVERY WEDNESDAY 100LS red By ucation Epidemic hough No Cases Of Infantile Paralysis Have Been Reported In Brunswick County, Action Was A Result Of Several Cases In New Hanover And Columbus Counties OARD IS FOLLOWING A POLICY OF SAFETY | rofessor Lingle Resigns As dead of Southport School To Accept Position Elsewhere Meeting with Miss Annie Mae oodside, Supt of Schoos, on onday night, the Brunswick unty board of Education order- I the postponement of the openg of schools for two weeks. The iginal date set for the opening is August 31 and the new orrs call for both white and coled schools to open on Thurs,y, September 14. b The State Board of Health re ntly recommended the postmement of the opening of all I hools in counties in which inntile paralysis exists. Brunswick unty has had no cases of this sease reported thus far. Hower, the board of education took e view that the spread of the sease is not controlled by coun lines. With three cases of the I sease existing in the neighborg county of Columbus four In jfl ew Hanover and others being ' a ported almost daily in other :arby counties, 't was deemed B !5t"Ho be safe, rather than run e risk of being sorry. Onslow county reported its H rst case of the disease Monday. H new case was likewise reportI in Wilmington the same day. Reports indicate that a great 9 any counties in North Carolina V e following the same policy pur- B led by the Brunswick Board of lucation and are postponing eir school openings from one to ' ro weeks. New Hanover county H alth officers have rodered a in on all public gatherings of iung people. Another development this week lis regard to the Brunswick counschools is the resignation of : -of. W. R. Lingle as head ot B e Southport school. It is un- , rstood that his resignation was j ndered in order that he be free fl accept what he deems to be a ,' (Continued on Page 2) j ?^? J form Damages Trees At Orton |] Quite a number of the*fine old ees are said to have been W swn down or broken off at Orn during the storm last week. |j vo big cedars in the yard of Collins, adjoining Orton, were Dwn down. His residence was j mpletely unroofed and some ndows blown out. Ration Pointers! CANNING SUGAR Sugar stamp No. 40 good for _five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. Apply to local boards for . j supplemental rations. ; FUEL OIL Period four and five fuel " oil coupons good through September 30. During October unused coupons may be ex- i changed at rationing boards for new 194.4-45 heating sea- ii son coupons. GASOLINE A-10 coupons now valid and 1 will expire August 8. MEATS & FATS Red A8 through Z8 and A5, B5 and C5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each, for ; use with tokens. PROCESSED FOODS A5, B5, C5. E5 and F5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points , each, for use with tokens. SHOES 1 Airplane stamp No 1 and Blue A8 through Z8 and No. 2 (Book 3)) valid indefinitely. SUGAR Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 31 and No. 32 (Book 4) good for five pounds of sugar each ; indefinitely. * * * i ationing rules now require that ery car owner write his license ? imber and state in advance OR ' 1 gasoline coupons in his p salon.