I the Pilot Covers jjrUns\vick County g^O. FIFTEEN Knpaign For Prevention Of I Forest Fires ,jr(j Annual Wartime campai; - Being Held In 9 ?|even States continue until Krly spring months Prevention Assumes hoandcc1 Importance In Wartime flfc third in'iual Wartime Forpre Prevention campaign in the eleven ... Southern Region fp.v : ship of the U. S. s ".ice. in cooperation State Forest Services, ExH and a number lie and private agenH lign will continue H. . /.;t the fall, winter and a jpring months, which usual- 1 HVi the periods of greatest jj H. ngei in the great wooded f H-. tying south of the borders p Virginia. Kentucky, (Missouri j ? : prevention has always _ H^i :: prime importance in the Hgtry program," said Regional r ^fciier Joseph C. Kircher of -p,,r i-i wartime. Drever.-I I assumes an expanded importe because of the scarcity of mover for detection and supssor. of fires, and because of ^ , xo. 1 position occupied by iter and forest products as war materials. The camp was set up at the request te Armed forces." H Ittag as campaign director in ^ nh Carolina is State Forester $. Holmes, assisted in the A fcgh office by W. K. Beichler, 1 p of fire control for the Divit of Forestry, and Paul Tillt also of the division. Also pr? the field staff of the dir. are Extension Forester R. Bi Graeber and his staff, and he scene; of the IX S. Forest of pnee. re lovemment records show that al: it Carolina had 4,292 official tried forest and woods fires jst 1943. which burned over 457,- p0 (acres at an estimated damage in 11007.485. Besides monetary l these fires damaged or des- ^ jk seedlings that would have re r. the forests of tomorrow, ti] oaeed or destroyed wildlife pa fcat. burned up valuable hu- st s and impoverished the soil, e(j i iverted to fire fighting thou- j & of man-hours of what could10) * been productive labor in j p? camps and saw mills, on ba ifarm, and in war plants. q fc commenting on the cam- f0 F- Regional Forester Kircher at W U. S. Department of Ag- 0p tare figures which show that so the 210.326 forest and woods w( s a the Xation last year, 165,- 0f 1 or 79 percent, occurred in ba "?3 Southern States. Out of t0 23,900 acres burned over in!ye Nation in the year, 29,395,000 fa - or 91 percent, were in the bu fii Tt iiefNew? " Flashes | s OX LEAVE iddy Lewis, army pilot tp turned from the combat JJl eral weeks ago and who e oversea ferry command, i spending a few days at |th his mother, Mrs. Brad' IX NAVY seventeen year old SouUi-1 en enlisted in the Navaf last week and are now K ten days at home prior jnmer.t to duty. They are i Marion Dosher, William re rsen and Hoyle Dosher. ^ ?1E WITH PARENTS 'n Avan Hickman, with the 1 and stationed in California, tarred to duty after spend- , n days at home with his "J Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hick- u IXG MRS. WELLS Wl and Mrs. James Mitchell -,!e daughter, of Paris Is- sf s C.. are spending a 15 f? leave here with Mrs. W. M. mother of Mrs. Mitchell. tr Mitchell is in the Marines P* tationed at Paris Island. f f8 WlBAT FLYING ^ as a turret guner on a eI honriber. Sgt. Leamon Lehue, SI '' Mr- and Mrs. L. D. Lehue d"?tte, has started combat w ? the Fifteenth AAF in A ,He enlisted in the Air w 8 ? October, 1942. a! TH NO. 24 SHALLOT ^ V* l A* ' * ~" %4 ? Sgt. Edwin Ray Milligi bove with Edward G. Robii 'he picture was made while i England. Sgt. Milligan is 'orce in England and recei 'ield, Miss., Lincoln, Neb., a on of Isaac Milligan, of SI ormer Miss Idell Simmons o: TownAndCou With Deer H * lany Sportsmen Bussed In From All Sections Of The State Monday Morning And Are Out For Deer AVE FISHING TACKLE ^S WELL AS SHOTGUNS ? r e Alternating Fishing i With Their Deer Hunting And Having A Great Time This Week Southport and all sections of -unswick cdunty swarmed with inters on Monday, the first day the deer hunting season. Some ports of excellent results are ready filtering in but as most the hunters are still here and ill in pursuit of game, a full reirt of the weeks exploits is beg kept for next week's paper, j Andy Jack Somersette, veteran ( ier hunting guide of Seaside, is ported to be having all of his, ne this week taken up with) irties from various parts of thej ate. The same is being report-! true of other guides. At Southport Chief of Police! :to Hickman, Tom and Pete' ickman and Herbert Rogers, j ive a party of eight prominent j larlotte sportsmen with them! r three days. This party invari-j ily comes to Southport for the I lening of the deer hunting sea-! n and they sometimes make a sek of it. Last year W. J. King, I this party, killed the first deer( -" "d iko r?nrtv Hp claims ,ggcu , . . have duplicated the feat this ar. Ted Hinson, who sort of i ther the Charlotte party that1 issed down here, usually got the ( st deer during previous seasons. ie others in the party are Collel Baxter Hunter, L. B. King, E. Nolan, P. C. Griffin, H. G. eveland and Peter Burk. Another large party bussed in om Greensboro yesterday, arm-' I with both guns and fishing ckle to use in the intermissions (Continued on Page 4) Removing Tools From Rationing luch Farm Machinery Removed From Rationing' Ind Distributing Control, According To AAA Announcement According to an announcement ! ceived Thursday by J. J. Haw-; i, secretary to the county AAA j jmmittee at Supply, the followg pieces of farm machinery ive been removed from WFA tioning and distributing control, ie only farm machinery remaing under rationing control are >m Pickers. The following tools and impleent may now be purchased tierever they are found for sale: Combines, corn binders, manure readers, mowers, side delivery ikes, hay leaders, pick-up hay ilers, wheel tractors, garden actors, well water systems, >wer pumps, farm milk coolers, leet metal, water well casings, rm scales, grain drills, potato anters, potato diggers, silo fill's, irrigation pumps, and power irayers. The above action is in accord ith the program of the War Food i dministration's policy to lift ar-time restrictions as quickly 3 possible. > EST. A Goo< 4-PAGES TODAY TE BOY w i 'y' an, of Shallotte, is pictured ison, prominent movie actor. Robinson was touring camps > with the Ninth Army Air ved his training at Keesler ind Seattle, Wash. He is the lallotte, and his wife is the f Bolton. iitvSwarmincr unting Parties William Sellers Now Lieutenant Completing his training at Craig Field, Selma, Ala., William T. Sellers, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sellers of Shallotte, was recently commissioned a second lieutenant. Two Are Hurt In Auto Wreck D. M. Garrell And Drew Long Of Shallotte Section Injured Last Week In Wreck. Near Whiteville When the steering gear of his car allegedly broke while the machine was rounding a curve near Whiteville last week, Drew Long was painfully injured about the head and chest. His companion, D. M. Garrell, sustained a compound fracture of the right arm and other injuries. He is still a patient in the Columbus County hospital at Whiteville. Long was dismissed by the hospital atfer his injuries were treated. Both are residents of the Shallotte section. Long stated Saturday that his car was completely aemonsnea. V/ith the breaking of the steering gear it left the roda and turned over several times. Garrell is expected to be confined in the hospital three weeks, according to Long. North West Negro Fatally Stabbed John Walden Ballard Slain With A Butcher Knife Allegedly Weilded By His Wife, Daisy Ballard John Walden Ballard, North West Township negro, was stabbed to death Wednesday morning. The weapon, a butcher knife, is reported to have entered his heart and death is said to have been instantaneous. Sheriff C. P. Willetts arrested Daisy Ballard, wife of the slain man, about four hours after the crime was committed. He stated he found her on a little used road about a mile and a half from where the crime was committed. She is being held in jail without bond, awaiting a coroners inquest (Continued on Page 2) Cecil Alligood Ordained Friday Advanced To Priesthood In Ceremony By B i s h op Thomas Darst Of Eastern Diocese Rev. Cecil Alligood, who has been deacon of St. Phillips Church for several years, was ordained to the priesthood on Friday morning at eleven o'clock. The ceremony took place at St. John's Episcopal Church, Wilmington. Bishop Thomas Darst of the Eastern Diocese conducted the ceremony and Rev. Mr. Miller (Continued on Page 4) \TE 1 News paper ] Southport, N. C., We Welfare Officer Makes A Report On County Home I Very Satisfactory Program Of Tax Paying By Property Owners Is Indicated MONDAY A FINE DAY FOR TAX COLLECTOR Numerous Small Tax Payers Are Now Squaring Both Current And Past Due Obligations The meeting of the board of commissioners Monday resulted in many tax adjustments and a gratifying report from the tax j collector which showed continued tax paying on a scale seldom before equalled for the month of ! September. There appears to be a definite trend on the part of i property owners who have neglected tax paying to clear up their obligations now. While his receipts Monday and Tuesday are not included in the September report, Tax Collector William P. Jorgensen stated yesterday that Monday was one of the best days of the year for receipts. This claim had the reservation that the sum collected was not the largest. The gratifying point was in the large number of small tax payers who cleared up their obligations and created a nice total. The report on the General Fund, cash and disbursements, was read and approved. A report of Mrs. Maude Phelps, County Welfare Officer, on the conditions found at the county home, was read and ordered entered on the minutes. This report apparently indicates a very unsatisfactory condition at the home and it is said that the commissioners will probably take some action upon it in the near future. Burning Permits Must Be Obtained Forest Fire Warden, Mercer, Call Attention To The Fact That Burning Permit Law Became Effective Monday County Forest Fire Warden Dorman Mercer calls attention to ! the fact that the burning permits law became effective on October 1st. Parties setting lire to and burning off a wooded or field area without first obtaining a permit are liable for prosecution under the law. Mr. Mercer also makes an appeal to all hunters to cooperate in the conservation of game by (Continued on Page Four) Living At Beach For The Winter Mrs. Mann Truitt, her son, John and her sister, Miss Greta Mann, have bought the Swain cottage at Long Beach and plan to remain through the winter. They have been here since July. Miss Mann is a nurse and was injured in line of duty while serving in the Canal Zone. She has been granted a year's leave of absence and is spending the time at Long Beach for her health. John is a student at the Southport High School. l^JOur Mi W. B. KEZIAH Editor H. W. Kendall of the Greensboro Daily News had to] leave off his Brunswick county fishing this summer for the first time in several years. It seems that with the war on he had too much of this and that to do at his usual fishing time. But, last week, there came an inquiry from "Slim." He wanted to know what prospects there were for him in October. He wanted to know if the fish would be biting in Orton pond and elsewhere and was there a good chance of his being forgiven for not coming in the summer if he came now. Speaking of newspaper men, Jake Wade, the superlative sports editor of the Charlotte Observer, also missed out on his summer trip to Brunswick. Jake is tops Vi.. \ P0R1 In A Good Con dnesday, October < Sponsors Ship 1 Mrs. Sherman Register, of Lai of Brunswick c ounty, looks on as tl she. christened the new fighting cri Behind her, left to right, arc Lt. Ci Williamson, sister-in-law of Seama company. Mrs Williamson's husb. Seaman Williamson "gallantly abandon his gun in the face of a: - ' - si- -J-J 11 islands area, lie was awanicu me Heart medal, tlie Presidential Unit medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Are Fine Shooting By Moore Men Mark L. Frntebey of Sit. Gilead and A. R. Boatvvright J of Troy were here Monday and Tuesday for a bit of marsh hen hunting. The law allows only 15 birds per day per hunter. Those 11 fellows and their guide did g some wonderful shooting. They got 45 birds each each trip. 11 The full day limit for all ? thrpe, each day. While the tide was too low c [ for hunting Monday they caught a bushel of trout and flounder, with some drum and I sheephead thrown in. In addi- J tion to the fish and birds, Air. Boatwright shot an unusually large coon. Calabash Man f In Trouble In Fla.j Joseph High Serving In The J Navy And Stationed In c Florida, Under Indict- t! ment For Manslaughter h S Joseph High, 23 year old sailor u whose home is near Calabash, is under indictment at West Palm 0 Beach, Fla., on a charge of man- J( slaughter. Driving a car which he had rented, he had a collision! 81 with another car, the driver of j n (which was killed. j>. The mother of the young man J engaged a neighbor, Clerk of b Court Sam T. Bennett, to go to J Florida last week and arrange P bail, which was set at $2,000.00, the sum being put up by a bond- 1 ing company. Young High was J returned to the Navy authorities and it is understood they will try him on the manslaughter charge. (Continued on Page 6) - s WAG \ t( Reporter ji h at handling sports matter but he v. [is a regular Jonah on fishing P trips. He neither catches anything n I nor docs anyone else who may; N (be with him. Not much use look-jci J ing for Jake this late in the year tl as the football season is on to " rmation has b%en given cut re- I arding her son and others who 1 ave been overseas with him: i< "The largest contingent of Na-,; al casualties to arrive at the s ort of Charleston from the Nor- j I landy beachhead via Army and I ,'avy hospitals in England re-.f sntly reached the States aboard 1 le U. S. Army Hospital Ship, i 4 Dogwood," for transfer to the i r. S. Naval Hospital in the Char-ji iston Navy Yard. If Included in the group of 226't fficers and enlisted men, most1 f whom were injured under com- i at conditions, was one man from!< forth Carolina: Steward's Mate,|i 'irst Class Cherry Bland Bryant,1! rSNR, 21, of Rt. No. 1, Bolivia.'< Steward's Mate Bryant is a sur- j I ivor of the sinking of the mine-if weeper, "USS Tide," off the j i oast of France during the in-,' asion of Normandy. He sustain- \ I d a fractured left leg when un-,1 (Continued on Page 3) |i n OT >0 PER YEA* PUBL1SHE -oic Brother ilass John L. Williamson, DSN, onor slides down the ways after ation's yard at Orange, Texas, rd, DSN, retired, and Mrs. Odell the North Carolina Shipbuilding my in Frande. his country" when he refused to during a name in we soiumou on, he also received the Purple a, the American Defense Service llywcod Star At Old Home Mr. And Mrs. Joe Cotton Of Petersburg, Va., Ar< Back At Mr. Cotton's 01? Home Town For A Fev Weeks MEMORY OF SOUTHPOR1 WITH HIM ALWAYi Never-Forgot TLi Fish H< Pulled From the Bays And Cape Fear River As A Boy Sixty Years Ago An old time resident of South port came back last week b catch up on his fishing and h enjoy a few weeks of the res and quiet that this section of th State affords. Joe Cotton, Sr., fa ther of the movie actor of th same name, is home again ani catching much the same fisl that he caught sixty years ago as a boy of twelve. For more than fifty years, Mr Cotton, whose father was a na tive of Southport, hs served th' government in vrious capacities ranging from railway posta clerk to chief clerk and inspecto at the Petersburg, Va., office. H retired a few months ago am while being honored by the re sidents of Petersburg he advisei newspaper men that the firs thing he was going to do was gi back to Soutnport and eaten up oi his fishing. He told them tha this section of the coast was th place where they really caugh the big fellows. On one of his days out fishin; with Captain C. N. Swan, Mr. Cot ton proudly returned with a strinj of 30 blues, trout and pompanc (Continued on Page *? Many Ballots Sent Overseas Election Board Chairman Says That Five Hundred Ballots Have Been Mail ed To Servicemen Acting in accordance with thi election laws and in compliant vith requests from parents, sis ;ers or wives, Chairman Davit Ross of the Brunswick count; "lection board has mailed out 501 ibsentee ballot to men in over leas service and at bases outsidi the State. Mr. Ross was not prepared t< lay how many more ballots woul< je asked for but he called atten lion to the fact that the time ii vhich ballots could be sent ant eturned was growing very short sspecially for those who are sta lioned overseas. If a service man was not reg stered before he left the appli :ation for a ballot automatically egisters him. Applications cai )nly be made by parents, sister >r wives. In making the applica don they must give both the nam ind address of the person ti vhom the ballots are to be mailed rhe election board has been main laining an office in the cour louse where application blank nay be obtained. Most of The News All The Time D EVERY WEDNESDAY United War Fund Begins In Brunswick Chairman Henry Stone Is Pleased With Prospects For Drive In County LISO OF WORKERS IS' INCOMPLETE Principals In School Of County To Help With Drive For Funds The United War Fund got under way on Monday and is progressing with almost al parts of the county organized and at [work. Chairman Henry Stone is .optimistic over the prospects of a successful drive and hopes that the county can go over its quota of $2,362.00. Mrs. S. B. Frink, who is solicitation chairman, reports that she has secured workers in almost every section of the county but -( that her list is still incomplete in some sections. The following 1 have been secured as workers and j others will be added shortly: Mrs. Joe Verzaal, Leland; Le- < Roy Mintz, Waccamaw; Mrs. Carl ] Ward, Coy Hewctt and James J Garner, Bolivia; Rev. Lowe, Shallotte; Mrs. Frank Niernsee, "Sirs. A. K. Vitou, Mrs. D. I. Watson, Miss Josephine Smith, Mrs. R. C. Daniel, Mrs. George Whatley, Mrs. John Swan, Mrs. Ormond Leggett, Mrs. Harry Aldridge, Mrs. Kathleen Webb and Miss Edna Dozier, Southport; Rev. Howell, Rose King, Henry Mitchell, Eva Lee, and Prof. Caviness, will \ solicit among the colored .population of Southport. Throughout the county, Chairman Stone will be assisted by 11 the principals of each of the . J schools. They are expected to render valuable service in their ' respective communities. \ Prof. W.R. Lingle ! 5 Returns To Work : . . - -?* . * * Reassumed His Duties As /* Head Of The Southport School Monday; Rev. A. L. Brown Was Substitute ?! Prof. W. R. Lingle entered up0 on his duties as principal of 1 the Southport school Monday, tho e work having been looked after " by Rev. A. L. Brown since 5 school opened on the 18th. 3 j Mr. Lingle has been head of i' the local school for the past eight , years. He was re-elected at the j close of last session but resign, | ed shortly before school was dud to open on the first of September, *! This resignation was followed by a reconsideration and the decision | that he would teach again. However. just before school was due to open he resigned again, giving ^ as his reason the fact that he felt his health would not permit ~ him to teach. Miss Annie Mae Woodside, Supt. of Schools, stated Monday 3 that it was understood that with 1 the reconsideration of Mr. Lingle the school board now had everyJ i thing in hand. They are one or i two teachers short but in eateh case capable substitutes are car- \ 'Continued on page 2) T ' r. Ration Pointers CANNING SUGAR , Sugar stamp No. 40 good | for five pounds of canning sugar until February 28, 1945. Apply to local boards i for supplemental rations. | FUEL OIL J Period 4 and 5 coupons now valid and will remain valid throughout the heating year. Period 1 coupons for - next season are now valid. 5 gasoline A-ll coupons now valid for 1 three gallons each through it November 8. 0 MEATS AND FATS Red A8 through G5 (Book ? 4) now valid at 10 points each for use with tokens. Good indefinitely. 3 PROCESSED FOODS ' Blue A8 through L5 (Book 4) now valid at 10 points each 1 for use with tokens. Good In] definitely. (NOTE: Blue Ration Tokens will expire October 1. Use them IMMEDIATELY.) SHOES Airplane stamp No. 1 and No. 2 (Book 3) valid indeft* f nitely. l SUGAR s Sugar stamps No. 30, 31. 32, and 33 (Book 4) good for e five pounds of sugar each la* | r. definitely. * ? * Rationing rules now require that every car owner write his license ti number and state in advance * slall gasoline coupons In his pi???. 'session. ,