ffc Pilot Covers
Brunswick County
BfyT FiFTEEN^
Rallotte Villag
Does Not Lik(
,t Saw Civilization ln!r
^ Jovember When He Left I
the States |_
vs JAPANESE THINK .
K|?y GOT CALIFORNIA g
, The Hoys Can Really ?
V' App-eciate Home fj
| I xOTi:: Harold N. Mllligan, F. 1
j'^n or Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ?
i; Shallotte Village, is ?
i\ i'- boat, based some- 3$
in New Guinea. A recent if
h^K*: to his parents is of general ||
^K-est Mom and Dad:
[ fj answer your letter recelv- 1
HW I was real glad to learn! 1
everything was fine, back 1
. Mining here, always is,! i
Hj sot. as usual. On my birth-11
K tie 10th of August, it was j
hundred and seven degrees K
*{ shade and we are supposed! I
Hkhaving winter. Next winter,'!
H: you it will be hotter for us I
^t::s is a hell of a place to be!
H>--r for. or it would be if it'ol
B the only thing at stake. The ' ol
time I saw civilization was s<
November 13th, when I left N
: Frisco Bay. Since then I
J,-: seen any place but hog ?
ores. At least they have not
T fit for anything else. I guess
we boys get back home we
: know how to really appreK
what home is.
K;i. Mom. I am not working
hard. As you know, I never
Hco that. So, there's no use to
B-y about me getting overs'.
We get plenty to eat and
have fish every Friday. Or, at
Hk the Navy does. It is mostly
^L*d salmon, though.
B; wish I could write more
He: this place and what I think
Bjkr.ow of it. hut the Navy does
allow you to disclose anyB
they have been, where they
H or where they are going.
Btse P. T.'s are not doing a bad I
They are fast and sly as a
Bbvbe some of the folks back
se would wise up and realize
H; we fellows out here are hav- 1
B to go through with if more 1
BL: be told of how things real- /
ire. I think they would buy a '
Br more war bonds for a change
Bd stick tighter to those they
Be It makes me sick to think F
what some people back
Bpe are doing and all that we
^ Wa "Ainer fhrniiah Ollt
Oit gviiig
Be. fighting for them.
Blie Japs not only think that
Br control the Pacific, they beBt
they have California and C(
Wl (Continued on Page 2) d
I Brief News j*
I Flashes |j
BnTRNS TO CAMP I*
Bft Sgt. and Mrs. Edward G.' a
Biamson and their infant
B-.t r left Sunday for Camp w
? ' Texas, where Sgt. William- 1
B will rejoin his outfit. They b
B been visiting relatives in WilBgton
and Shallotte for the pre- h
Bus several days. g
Bw A MCE PAIR a
Hci&ude Moore, who is reported a
Bbave been catching a lot of j
B rockfish in Walden Creek,
Ba Passes through his farm, fc
Bfed things Monday by getting v
BWr of them. Each weighed 13(4 r
Bar shortage over
sugar shortage, extending |
Br the whole area around WUB?ton
and existing for ten days
B broken Monday by the local
B'ts receiving a supply of the
b^pndixg institute
Mrs- Maude Phelps, County
BW. of Welfare, is attending
annual Public Welfare InstiB
J? Raleigh this week. Head- |
Biters are at the Sir Walter j;
Bu.ED TO FLORIDA I*
"a-y Robinson, Southport busi- ''
K? wan, was called to Miami, I'1
hat week by the illness of 11
F5_ Robinson, who was there h
rj-e their daughter and was v
1
vrded purple heart 1
';U H Sellers, private F-C 8
; awarded the Purple s
and is back in active ser- (
' having recovered from'1
I r- received in France In 1
itl p is the son of Mr. and,'
. E' Se"ers, of Supply and
. t*fn serving in the armed 1
l smce January, 1941. He >
* tk"': ?veiseas since the first 1
""a year. ti
TH1
NO. 26
;e Sailor
; New Guinea
In New Guinea ,
* 'j&
j.
HAROLD N. MULLIGAN, son
r Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Milligan, i
f Shallotte Village Point, who is
>rving on a Navy P. T. Boat in|
ew Guinea.
M
11
Court Adjourned i
Out Of Respect 1
i
i
Immediately after convening ]
Recorder's Court, Monday, <
Judge John B. Ward adjourned
the session, continuing all 1
cases until next Monday. This 1
action was taken out of re- >
spect to C. Ed Taylor, Chair- 1
man of the Brunswick Bar 1
Assocaition and for many '
years connected with the
court.
Practically all business in 1
Southport is suspending this
afternoon for two hours, during
the funeral services for
Mr. Taylor, which are taking
place at two o'clock.
Jickman Hound
>ome Deer Chaser
'ooch Belonging To Local
Hunting Guide Runs
Down And Kills Buck
Traveling Too Fast To
Be Shot
Rains last week leaving suffient
moisture on the ground for
ogs to trail resulted in some fine
eer hunting in Brunswick coun<f.
One of the most interesting
Lien events ropuiLcu xciauv^ i
J the fine deer hound, belong-!
lg to Tom Hickman of Southort.
The animal trailed a large
sur snag buck for a long distance |
nd finally ran it down and killed
This buck had not been shot
t, wounded in any manner or
as otherwise other than normal,
t simply lost out in a long chase
efore a fine dog.
Captain H. T. Bowner, who has
eretofore had some sort of a
ood reputation as a marksman,
)st his reputation entirely on
nother hunt. He shot four times
,t a four snag buck and never
ouched it.
Tom Hickman killed a 5-snag
uck and another I-snagger. This
rith the 4-snagger, which his dog
an down and killed, gives him
bout a season's quota of deer.
Coroner Holds
Husband Slayer
________
Daisy Ballard Admits Slaying
Of Husband While
On The Stand During
Inquest
At a Coroner's inquest held at
he court house Thursday night
)aisy Ballard, Northwest Townhip
negro woman, was held for
rial at the next term of Superor
Court. The jury found that
[er husband, John Walden Balard,
came to his death from
;nife wounds inflicted by the
rife,, during a fight at the home
hree weeks ago.
Ballard was stabbed through
he heart with a butchers knife
ind is assumed to have died inttantly.
The woman was arrestid
following the slaying and was
'eleased on a $2,500 bond
or the hearing. At the hearing I
his bail was reduced to $1,500.
On the stand she admitted the
cilling of her husband, whom, she
isserted, attacked her in a drunten
rage. She pleaded self defense.
est;
A Good
4-PAGES TODAY
Hunters Should
Exercise Caution
To Prevent Fires
County Fire Warden Calls
Attention to Danger That
Exists At The Present
Time
THE PUBLIC SHOULD
USE UTMOST CARE
Report Fires Promptly To
Wardens And Do Your
Best To Prevent Spread
Of Flames
With windy days and vegetation
becoming very dry, Forest Fire
Warden, Dorman Mercer, made an j
appeal yesterday to all hunters, j
farmers and timber owners to I
ixercise the utmost care to present
the starting of forest fires;
also to aid in controlling them, j
f they do break out.
Pointing out that there is now
a great many hunters in the
voods, and that a great many
forest fires of the past have been
laused by careless actions of 1
sportsmen, Mr. Mercer's appeal 1
vas directed mainly to sportsmen. '
He pointed out that any forest .
fire of any size is potential of j
iestroying much game and fish.
For the sake of future hunting
and fishing, said Mr. Mercer, it '
is as much to the interest of the
taunter as to the land owner that
forest fires be prevented.
i ne extent mat xsrunswicK
county forests have played in the
carrying on of the war, and the
profit they have brought to the
cwners, is already well known.
Practically all residents of the
county are fully alive to the need
3f protecting the woods from
tire. In addition to personally exercising
caution they can be of
much additional aid by promptly
reporting fires to the nearest fire
warden.
Prompt control measures, when
a fire first breaks out, may pre- >
vent the flames sweeping over |
thousands of acres of woods and IJ
fields. Report all fires to the j
wardens the moment they are dis- ,
covered. Follow' this up by doing '
your best to prevent the spread
of the flames Until nelp arrives.
Home Coming Set
For New Hope ;
Presbyterians At Winnabow j
Will Celebrate 50th An- i
niversary Of Founding <
Of Church
Plans have been going forward
this week for the celebration of j(
the half-century anniversary of 1
the founding of New Hope Pres- j'
l?ohiivoh of Winrmhnur ,1
isyieiiau uiuiv.u( ui. ? <? ? w !
This celebration will be held nextj]
Sunday and both the present | (
membership, and those who had (
their church affixations there
in the past, are looking forward j
to a great occasion.
With communion' services by j
Rev. Mr. McClure, of Asheville,
the observance will begin at ,
(Continued on Page 6)
Shrimp Trawlers
Are Doing Fair
Production Is Fairly Good
With A Fine Large Product
Being Found At A
Distance Off-Shore, Good
Expectations Exist
Shrimping is proving fairly
good this week, with a fine quality
of the product being taken
by the boats able to range at a
distance offshore. The craft fishing
closer in, owing to rough
weather, have been making good
catches with the shrimp running
to smallness and not commanding
as high a price as the
large ones that are found some
(Cortinued on Page 4)
Saturday Classes
At All Schools
All White And Colored
Schools In Brunswick
Holding Sessions On Saturday's
Through October
And November
For the remainder of October
and all through November all
white and colored schools in
Brunswick county will hold Saturday
sessions, according to Miss
Annie Mae Woodside, county
Supt. of Schools.
j However, the Saturday sessions1
are a bit abreviated. The students:
I are dismissed at one o'clock.
Miss Woodside said that the (
(Continued on Page 4/
HE I
News paper In
Southport, N. C., Wedr
Ch inese And
I c ' v HHw3N|^
K "*
TENGCHUNG. CHINA.?
examines the Jap battle flag h
er after the fall of the ancien
the first Chinese city east of
American and Chinese forces
killed in the bloody fighting f<
New Shoe St ami) \
Valid November 1 1
RALEIGH. ? Following its
irevious announcement that a
lew shoe stamp would be validat- ^
id, the Office of Price Administra- j
ion said today Airplane Stamp!
*Io. 3 in War Ration Book Three! ,
nay be used for buying one pair
>f rationed shoes beginning Norember
1. re
The new stamp, like Airplane R(
Stamps 1 a nd 2 now in use, will ^
ie valid indefinitely.
? \\
Ships Honor The X
Brunswick Buyers'?
ns
Landing Ship Launched At M
Charleston Last Week Q
'ivuorhi^ Don J BuyeiA of T
Brunswick And Other ^
Carolina Counties r
H
Fifty-seven of the 100 counties j,j
n North Carolina over-subscribed j M
Lheir 5th War Bond quotas and [ tc
last week 10 new Landing Ships 'u
for the use of the Navy werej
lamed in Charleston, S. C., hon- _
iring these counties. |
Brunswick was one of the very
first counties in the State to go
jver the top with its quota. The
LSM 197, named last week, will
F
:arry laques in its ward room,
lonoring the bond buyers of
Brunswick, Cabarrus, Caldwell,
Camden, Caswell and Catawba
lounties.
The . above ship was launched! ct
last week. Governor and Mrs. J.! fa
M. Broughton attended the launch-1 a]
ing in Charleston, where Gov-lfc
srnor Broughton accepted the! fc
ships in behalf of tfc . State and tt
especially in behalf of the coun- J<
ties that it honors. tc
Mrs. Broughton christined the w
Woman's Division of the War Fin-1 ol
ance Committee, served as her!
LSM 197 and Mrs. J. S. Witchin- tt
er, State vice-chairman of the ai
matron of honor.
W. B. KEZIAH
Southgate Jones, of the Bank hi
of Durham, and R. L. Lindsey, tl
vice-president of the Duke Power h
Company in Durham, made a ir
three day visit to Southport last dj
week. The trip was for both w
business and recreational in- b!
terests. Mr. Jones told the Pilot's a
representative that of all places b
on the Atlantic coast he preferred g
Southport, due, he said, to ex- tl
ceptional hospitality, beautiful ei
scenery and fine fishing. An oys- s]
ter roast was given in his honor b
at the Camellia Inn while he was
here. Mr. Lindsey is a brother of
the late T. H. Lindsey of South- si
port. He has often visited and has t<
many friends here. |h
w
Camellias in the nurseryat Or- C
ton are especially good this year, p
The plants that are intended for fi
shipping and local sales have b
never been so large and healthy o
looking. The growth in the beds.
P0R1
i A Good Con
iesday, October 18, 1!
Dead Jap
Jb5p i
A Chinese soldier joyfully <
e took from its dead own- '
t jade city of Tengchung, j
Burma to be liberated by
. Some 20,000 Japs were
)i" the town. ,
Villie Hickman
n- i n !i.| ;
uies in riospuai
?TT
ged And Highly Esteemed;
Resident Of Hickman's
Cross Roads Died Last
Week
i
William R. Hickman, pioneer '
sident of the Hickman's Crosis '
cads community, died last week '
ter a short illness in the JamWalker
Memorial hospital in
ilmington. Mr. Hickman was 81
>ars old and was well known
roughout Brunswick county, esicially
in the lower part. The '
immunity in which ne nved was
imed for his family.
He is survived by his wido-.v,
rs. Carrie Hickman, of Hickman
ross Roads; six daughters, Mi s.
, M. Bellamy of Raleigh; Mrs.
E. Prince of Hickman Cress
oad; Miss Bobbie Hickman of
ickman Cross Read; Mrs. Ollie
:. Alexander of Jacksonville, Fla.,
rs. W. M. O'Quirin of Wilmirgin;
Mrs. W. C. O'Quinn of C!ombus,
Ga.; two sons, Thomas
(Continued on Pago 4)
booking Cases ,
For The 30th
ixcept In Soma Cases All
Defendants Arristed This
Week Will Be Booked
For Trial A Week Later
Finding that 43 cases had ac1
mil la fort r?n the docket. tlirOL.2+1
lilure of several defendants to
ppear at the time originally set
ir a hearing, and other reasons
ir continuances, in addition to
ie regular weely cases, Judge
>hn B. Ward requested officers
i book all arrests made this
eek for trial on the 30th of Octaer,
instead of the 23rd.
This will allow for cleaning up
ie present accumulation of ceses
ad will save defendants and wit(Continued
on Page 3)
' VING
Reporter
as been exceptionally good. For
ie past two years late freezes!
ave got many of the late bloomig
camellia bud3 and have also
amaged the azalea flowers. This
'inter buds on both early and late
looming varieties of camellias
re more abundant than usual in
oth the gardens and nursery
rounds. With half a break from
ie weather this winter the l.'lowrs
will all previous lovliness next
pring. Many of the camellias are
looming now.
In a party of five indulging in
nme fresh water fishing at Or>n,
through the courtsey of
[anager Jim Ferger, this past
reek, Mrs. H. W. Kendall of
Ireensboro proved the most exert.
She not only caught more
ish but hers were bigger and
etter. Her husband, who is editor
f the Greensbnro Daily Hews,
(Continued on Page Four)
r PiL
imunity
944 $i.5(
C. Ed Taylor I
Monday; Was
Brunswick C
i
Active In Civic And Religi-'T
ous Matters, Southport! I
Attorney Was Widely (|
Known In State And |'
County iHOLD
FUNERAL
SERVICES HERE |l
THIS AFTERNOON g
His Death Removes An Out- f
standing Figure From
Brunswick Civic And
Religious Life
By W. B. KEZIAH
C. Ed Taylor, leading attorney
ind citizen of the lower North \
Carolina coast for many years, i
tied in the J. Arthur Cosher f
Memorial Hospital Monday morn- j
;ng. He was 69 years old and his
ieath followed an illness of three
weeks. He had previously been in
failing health for two years, although
continuing his active practice
of law.
A close student of history and
with a wonderful retentive memory,
it is doubtful if any man in f
Brunswick knew more than Mr.
ray lor of the past and present r
of Brunswick county. He was jj
known far and wide for his ability {
to give accurate information j
concerning anything relative to
Dminaioinb' nAtinftr
u(unom\<n wuii\.j .
He was born near Winnaliow in'
Town Creek townsliip and studied!
law after finishing with such ed-j
jcational facilities as were available
in his early youth. Admitted
to the Bar, he began the practice
of law at Southport and for
many years was one of the counties
foremost authorities ir. legal
matters. He served the county in
the State Legislature for three
terms and was County Attorney
for various terms. With the founding
of the J. Arthur Dosher
Memorial Hospital, in which he
was active, he became a member
of the Board of Trustees and
served in this capacity until the
day of his death.
Deeply religious, he was for
many years Chairman of the
Board of Stewards of Trinity
Methodist church and was one of
its staunchest supporters. He was
a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason
and was affiliated with various
other lodges. Deeply interested
in his town and county, no '
civic matter ever developed without
his becoming actively interested
in its development.
Masonic funerafl services are being
held this afternoon at Trinity
Methodist church with Rev. R. S. ]
Harrison in charge. He is being
assisted by other ministers of
the town and county. The active
pallbearers are masons. Honorary
pallbearers are the members of the
J. Arthur Dosher Memorial hospital
board, member of the local
Bar and Stewards of the Metho- J
dist church.
Surviving the deceased Is the j'
widow, Mrs. Jessie Stevens Tay-j
lor; one son, Cpl, Edward B. Tay-j
lor, Columbia, S. C.; three- daugh-j
ters, Mrs. R. J. Kiddoo, San j
Francisco, Calif., Mrs. James M.
Harper, Southport; Mrs. Earl I.
Brown, Lawton, Oklahoma; two
sisters, Mrs. D. R. Johnson, Winnabow
and Mrs. John Gill, Rose
Hill, also survive, along with one
brother, J. Mercer Taylor, of Wilmington.
Sgt. E. L. King
Reported Missing
Young Freeland Main Lost
In France On September '
22nd According To Word
Received By His Parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. King, of
Freeland, have been adv.sed that
their son, Sgt. Edward L. King,
is missing, having been lost in action
in France on September 22nd.
The report did not say he was
killed, merely listed him as missing
in action. T.iis could mean
either that he was killed and his
(Continued on Page Four)
Menhaden Boats
Have Poor Luck
Are Meeting Up With The
Usual Scarcity Of Fish
That Exists During Late
September And Early October
Menhaden boats of the Brunswick
Navigation Company have
been having very poor luck a.
finding fish for the past several
weeks. The catches during the
Continued on page four
OT
) PER YEAh PUBUSHE
Died Here
Outstanding
ounty Citizen
Dies At 69
WM- ' j
% m
C. ED. TAYLOR, nthe lawyei
ine citizen and devoted husban
jid father who died Monda
norning. This picture of Mr. Taj
sr was taken several years ag<
le went to his eternal rest bi
ittle changed.
Prompt Delivery
Absentee Ballot
Chairman David Ross and
the Brunswick Election Board
have been making every effort
to speed up the work of delivering
absentee ballotts to the
men and women in service.
Many messages of appreciation
have been received.
Cpl. Walter G. Moore,
formerly with Elmore Motor
Company at Bolivia, wrote
from the 184 Station Hospital
CO Postmaster, Seattle, Washington
:
'I wish to express my appreciation
for the prompt
deliver}' of my absentee ballott.
Thanks to you and the
citizens of Brunswick county."
Fodale To Build
A Boat Railwa]
Primary Purpose Is to Buil
Boats For Own Shrimp
ing Fleet; May Do Get
eral Repair Work O
Small Boats
Paul Fodale, local seafood bu;
;r and shipper, has begun coi
itruction of a small boat built
rig yard. The first step is tl
irection of a shop, after that 1
plans a railway that will perm
if repairs to boats and boi
puilding.
The railway will be immediat
iy alongside of his large shrin
packing house. The machine sh<
will be slightly back of and
me side of the packing house.
Mr. Fodale stated Monday thi
the first work planned on tl
pard was the construction of tv
ihrimp trawlers for his ov
fleet. Each boat will be 45 fe
in length or longer. He expects
;mploy workmen from Lockwooi
Folly and Southport in the co:
struction of these craft. It is a
together possible, he says th
after the completion of the fir
two boats several additional era
will be constructed.
Six White Men
Inducted Oct. 1
Had Previously Passe
Their Physical Examine
tion And Were Called 1
Fill Quota From Loc
Board
Six young white Brunswi
county men are inducted into t
service by the Local Selecti
Service Board on October :
They were sent to Fort Bragg i
assignment. Their names and a
dresses were, Dempsey Lenn
Hewett, Supply; Nicholas 1
Mintz, Shallotte; Macy Thui
ton Hughes, Ash; Clyde Carvi
Hewett, Ash; Archie Tolman Se
ers, Winnabow; William Edwa
Bentbn, Leland and Thomas Ei
Hewett, Supply.
It is understood that for t
past few months the Loi
Board has found it comparatii
ly easy to fill all quotas asked
CContlnueu on page 4)
Ffl
Most of The News
All The Time
D EVERY WEDNESDAl
Democrats Will
Meet Wednesday
In 7th District
^ Meeting To Be Held In
Lumber ton Court House;
Clark, Cherry And Hoey
Will Be Present
- MANY STATE OFFICERS
WILL ATTEND MEETING
A Large Delegation Is Expected
To Attend Meeting
From This County jj
| It was announced today by
Congressman Clark for State
< Chairman Umstead that a Democratic
meeting will be held at the
[Court House in Lumberton on
j Wednesday, October 25, at 3 o'clock
p. m. for consideration of
' the general political situation in
the Seventh Congressional District
and final election plans. Hon.
Gregg Cherry and Ex-Governor 1
jHoey as well as Chairman Um- I
stead and many of the candidates
for State offices are to attend a
and unusual interest is being expressed.
A large delegation is expected
from each of the seven
counties of the district. It was
learned that a plan is afoot to
r, make the meeting the high spot
d of the campaign in this section
y of the State and then keep things
-1 moving right along through the
j, j folldwing two weeks. "Every one
it is invited and urged to attend,"
I Mr. Clark said "and to be active
| during the intervening two weekf 2
_ | before tire most important eleo flj
I) tion ever held in the United E
States. Because of war conditions
mere win ue nu uauu, nu uaiucI
cue and no bally-hoo. What DemoJ
cracy dees on November 7th will
chart the course of America and
directly influence World events
in the most serious moment in
history, and this is to be just an
earnest and serious Democratic
meeting for Democracy's sake."
Fifteen Sent Up
For Examination
j Four Oat Of Fifteen Colored
Men Failed To Heed
Call, But Later Appeared
And Made Good Their
Delinquency
Fifteen young colored men were
called last week by the local
Selective Service Hoard to report
to take their physical examination.
Of the fifteen called four,
O'Neal Stanley, A. Jenis Lewis,
ir I Matthew Roy Griffin and John
I Willie Utaley, failed to report at
the time. They have since repqrtJ
ed and made good their delinquency.
j_ The eleven who reported on
! time and were sent off were:
Walter Russell Cox, Henry Howett,
James Malcolm Stanley,
Zacrise Smith, Walter Williams,
Llovd Stevenson, Luther Jenkins,
~ John Oliver King, Earlie Leo
Gore, Charles Edward Hill and
Fred Jones, Jr.
le
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
1 Mr. and Mrs. Alton W. Detwiller
announce the birth of a
e" son, at Dosher Memorial Hospital,
'^Thursday, October 12. Mrs. Dctj
wilier is the former Miss Annis j
0 Jean Weeks, of Southport. . , J
at I
Z Ration Pointers |
to
is CANNING SUGAR
n- Sugar Stamp No. 40 good for
il- five pounds of canning sugar unat
til February 28, 1945. Apply to
st local board for supplemental raft
tions.
FUEL OIL
Period 4 and 5 coupons now
valid and will remain valid
throughout the heating year. Period
1 coupons for next season are
Inow valid.
GASOLINE
A-ll coupons r.ow valid for 3
gallons each through November
8.
f" MEATS & FATS
? Red A8 through K5 (Book 4)
a' now valid at 10 points each for
use with tokens. Good Indefinlte.
!yck
PROCESSED FOODS
he Blue A8 through R5 (Book 4)
ve now valid at 10 points each. Good
11- indefinitely.
or SHOES
id- Airplane Stamp No. 1 and No.
on 2 (Book 3) valid indefinitely. A
W. new stamp is to become valid on
rs- November .1.
ies SUGAR
ill- Sugar stamps No. 30, No. 31, ,
rd No. 32 and No. 33 (Book 4) good
irl for five pounds of sugar eactj indefinitely.
he
:al Rationing rules now require
/e-1 that every car owner write his
of I license number and State on ail
'gasoline coupons in his possessio%
#
j _ j ^ i ;