% TWO The State Port Pilot SOUTHPORT, N. C. Published Every Wednesday JAMES M HARPER, JR., Editor Entered as second-class matter April 20. 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C? under the act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1.50 Six Months 1.00 Three Months 75 Wednesday, April 24, 1935 A NICE TOWN We like Southport. Although we have lived here! for only 10 days, the friendliness of her citizens has made us feel! perfectly at home. We shall al-1 wavs remember and appreciate their hospitality. The town is a scene of natural beauty. Wide streets, lined with shade trees, lead down to the j bluff overlooking the water. Visi- i tors envv residents of the town I their right to spend their lives in a place so blessed by nature. ! The waterfront holds a subt'e fascination for us. The harbor, j with the river channel curling through it out to sea, is a scene ; of constant interest. At first, we hesitated to ask questions concerning the boats, tides and other things with which we were unfamiliar. We soon learned thatj Southport people like to talk j about their harbor and that theyj never tire of answering questions about it. It seems that the longer i they have known the waterfront, j the better they love it. We frind our own imagination j kindled by the hopes and dreams j of these people who have lived j here all their lives, and have! fought to make Southport the leading sea port of North Caro- j lina. We, too, look forward to the i day that her beautiful, land-locked harbor will be used as nature; intended. A GOOD PRACTICE Next Tuesday, Southport will ' have as her guests more than 2,000 white school children of the county as they gather here for their annual County Commencement Day exercises. We welcome the boys and girls and their teachers to Southport for that day. Some counties in North Carolina have abandoned the County; Commencement Day programs al-1 together. We are glad that Brunswick County is not one of them. It is our opinion that com- I petition is still the surest means I whereby to bring out the best' qualities of the average boy or I girl. In the heart of every individual is an inborn desire to excell. Elsewhere in today's State Port Pilot will be found a com-' plete program for the day's activities. Officials in charge have arranged a program that will give every boy and girl a chance to enter some form of competition. There is a close balance between the literary exercises and the athletic events. Southport citizens can do much to help make the day a success by attending the exercises, especially the literary contests, j which will be held in the high i school building. The recitations and declamations should be of particular interest and the reading contests and spelling match should also be well worth hearing. Nothing is more discouraging than to read, recite or declaim to empty seats. Make it a point to attend just as many features of the County Commencement Day program as possible. THE PUBLIC NUISANCE Bad manners in its most annoying form is seen in the person who makes a nuisance of himself at a public gathering. Usually one who so conducts himself is an exhibitionist, seeking the spotlight of attention. You know the type: The person who keeps up a whispered conversation with his neighbor while a speech is in progress; the figgity person who can't, or won't sit still during a meeting; and the person who must get up from his seat, stumble over the feet and legs of others two or three times during the course of an hour. The worst of these is the whisperer. People who attend public meetings are usually present because they are interested in the program to be presented. Whispered comments never help any program and often make it impossible for others tc hear. It is always confusing to a speaker to THE STATE PORT I Washington Letter J,: Washington, April ?Conver-j sations with administrative offi- 1 sers and planners reveal that' fear of political consequence is I! retarding the establishment of a1 rast Federal and state machine | < to handle five billion in work-re- j lief money recently voted by Con- ' jress. Ideas which prevailed dur-11 ng the long debate on this |1 measure have either been re-11 ramped or discarded as new and | implicated situations arose. Her- 11 jert Hoover's private conference j' vith Republican leaders and in- j lustrial giants in the East dur- : ng the last two weeks have con-! xibuted considerably to the spirit j ?f caution now prevading official Vashington. ( The former President's intimate cnowledge of wastes and abuses ' mder the New Deal relief work s ndicates that the current program of public works will pro- 1 ? ide a major campaign issue for ' * lext year. Thereiore, the sober- I linded Democratic chieftains, j * rith an eye to the future, are 18 t this juncture endeavoring to s peed easement of unemployment I ut checking on the shortcomings ! * f personnel administration to the a nd that taint of scandal may j t e localized or eliminated. Mean- i h rhile, governors, mayors and oth- j t rs are calling for what they be- c eve is their share of this stu? j x j ? sel and genial personality made lr him one of the town's most popu- j lar citizens. i lii In retiring, Dr. Watson turns t( over the business into the cap-1 able hands of W. R. Dosher,! Southport boy, who graduated g last June from the Massachusetts p: College of Pharmacy at Boston. The business will continue under v the name of Watson's Pharmacy. c' b BACK TO BARBARITY ? (News & Observer) ?, 1 i. .1-1 r> xvcireo.!. to oia iorms 01 Dru- I tality will be no answer to the I horrid disclosures of cruelty in j, connection with so-called "discip- j ^ line" in a Mecklenburg camp. It h will be no remedy for the cruelty, j which resulted in the loss of the' feet of two short-term convicts, , to substitute the ugly, bloody lash, which North Carolina out- , lawed several years ago, for chaining men in solitary confinement. I What North Carolina needs in ifs prison system is an end to brutality with lash or the cell or the chain the State and its pris- , on agents may make a submissive prisoner. But none of these , instruments of torture will help the State to make of a man who , has fallen into crime an indivi- j dual worthy of return to society , with safety to society. The job of the prison is not to s create submissiveness and docility i in criminals but to recreate man- { hood in men. Only by helping j men who have fallen into crime i to regain their manhood and de- c cency cm the prison serve the t , I have whispering competition for the attention of his audience. This is the time of year when commencement programs are being held in the schools. Some students are making their first public appearance; for all who > take part in the programs, it is j a chance for self-expression and , ' they have earned their chance ; ( with a year of hard work. At- j ^ tend their exercises, but remem-1 ber that it is their show. Don't 1 try to steal the spotlight from 1 them. ;' I 1 HONORED VISITOR j The British gunboat, His Ma- 1 jesty's Ship Scarborough, passed I ( through the Southport harbor 1 Monday morning en route to , Nassau following a week's visit i j to Wilmington. During her stay ( up the river, the ship was visited j c by hundreds of North Carolina j \ citizens. Captain O. W. Cornwallis, com- 1 mander of the Scarborough, is a 1 direct descendent of Lord Charles j' Cornwallis, Commander in Chief ? V of the British Army during the latter stages of the Revolutionary n war. All week Captain Cornwal- v lis, his officers and ship's crew a were guests of the people of Wil- s mington for a well-rounded pro- b gram of entertainment. Wilming- 0 ton citizens enjoyed their stay e and hated to see them leave. ^ How different from the visit ? e of his famous kinsman, who j,made his headquarters in Wil- p mington for some time after capturing the city in April, 1781. A j g feeling of great relief attended; n the departure from Wilmington | & of Lord Cornwallis and his troops j " and there was great rejoicing; when, a short time later, he was, ^ captured at Yorktown by the ^ army of General George Wash-1 Cj ington. h We are glad that the years a have wiped out all feeling of bit- a terness and prejudice between the g people of the United States and Iu Great Britian. We are happy thatjn the Scarborough paid this good! ^ will visit to North Carolina wat-1 f, ers and that members of the! g ship's crew were given such a le hearty reception. In these times ir of unres:, it is good to know that T a spirit of friendliness exists be- J ? tween the two great English J0 speaking nations of the world, DR. WATSON RETIRES I Forty-eight years in the drug h business in the same town. That a is the unusual record of Dr. D. I. -j Watson who last week sold his jj drug store in South port and re- p tired from active business as he tl nears his 79th birthday. U For many years Dr. M. B. ? Mintz was associated with Dr. ^ Watson in the drug business ^ here. Since the death last winter ? of Dr. Mintz, added responsibility S1 has been too great for Dr. Wat- 0] son's health, hence his decision rr to retire tl Brunswick County citizens have w a great love and respect for Dr. Jh Watson. He came to Southport as P a practicing physician. After' ^ opening his store, he decided to i ^ give up the general practice of! A medicine to devote his full time j n to his drug business. The meticul- t< ous care with which he filled T each prescription, his wise coun-! E eilUUUS XU1XU. I Realization that the high school e raduates are the voters of to-! * lorrow is sufficient to place Sentors and Representatives on ^ heir best behavior this week. 1 housands of youngsters are here 1 jr the Easter holidays and the 6 berry blossom season. The solons F rom their home towns are espe- ? ially courteous so the folks back ome will know what a grand 8 nd affable spokesman they have * t the Capitol. This affability is ood politics. Not as welcome is 8 tie small army of job-seekers je larching on their lawmakers for j * atronage. The public-works pro-; F ram is loaded with chances for r ivoritism. Applicants for Con- > ressional "pull" are usually mis- * :d by an impressive letter of |8 ltroduction on official stationary, j P he employment officials have j atalogued these applications so f: lat few jobs are given out un- ( ;ss a legislator appears in person b emanding a berth for his con- P tituent. Relatively few appli- y ants have the influence back j8 ome to persuade a legislator to | P dopt this policy. ^ If the highly controversial labor r ems could be eliminated, there = i no doubt that the NRA bill ending in Congress could be put ? irough without delay. Organized j ibor is battling for vast power 3 ver workers and employers and ^ he legislative snarl grows each ? ay. The social security scheme j stablishing a system of old-age ] ensions and unemployment in- 3 j ranee is now before the House ? f Representatives. Many law- j lakers know that the fate of | 3 lese bills will have much to do 1 ith their return to Congressional *s alls. The dust storms which have ? layed havoc with the arid re- J ions in the Southwest will proably influence farmer legislation ! lore than the best laid plans of jdministration planners. The do- ' J lestic situation claims the at- j mtion of the legislative body. 9 he tocsins of war sounded in 4 urope is unquestionably expedit-1J ig consideration of laws directed j J iward munitions-makers. The outhern bloc wanting to use re- ~ ef funds for benefit payments z > cotton farmers may upset t :eam-roller tactics of Secretary 9 Wallace on behalf of amendments "s iving him enormous power over % rocessors of farm products. b The discovery of immense in- \ estment of the reserve funds of lurch and fraternal groups in onds of utility-holding compan- J ;s may do more to counteract J le drastic regulatory legislation n the current New Deal program | lan all legal arguments. These j articular protests against the J ublic utility bill have undoubted- 1 y been inspired by management J ut only in fairness to the bond- j lolders faced with a great shrink- i .ge in values. Lawmakers will " laturally watch their step before foting for a bill which will either j vipe out or seriously devaluate ' he savings placed by religious " irganizations sufficiently fortun- , ite to have a few extra dollars j n the till. Striking at "big busi- \ less" in a series of punitive mea- " lures, the legislators and others i if a radical turn of mind have : seen astounded to learn how their , set schemes in reality harm a lit- ' tie fellow. ? The turmoil over the NRA re- j zeals bitter feuds between var- j bus governmental agencies. The ' Department of Justice and the i society which supports it. Other- " vise it merely keeps criminals ind turns loose criminals to per- J letuate crime and to turn over IP'ain thp mpn wViA loo tfA I 1 o ?- ??" ? " ?*v? ivarg piiOUU >nly to return to the mounting i ?8t of the State. j MLOT, SOUTHPORT, NORT Blue Eagle group are at odds over failure of the Attorney General to prosecute violations which NRA lawyers felt were air-tight cases. Despite the knowledge that the Federal Trade Commission is ready to scuttle the Blue Eagle ship, in an effort to salvage certain fair trade practice powers over industry for their own prestige, the NRA has suddenly passed over compliance questions to this quasi-judicial commission. The prospect of having certain compliances work while NRA derotes itself largely to questions of wages and hours is an alluring bait for the Trade Commission, always seeking increased power over industrial affairs. Good Poultry Prospect In Sight It is thought that the South:rn farmer has an unusual opoortunity just ahead to make a iatisfactory profit on poultry. Supplies of red meat are conliderably reduced and the price ! las advanced to a point where j >eople of moderate means will be urning to cheaper meats. Eggs j tnd poultry meat will be the an- j wer in many households. It will take at least three years I o increase beef cattle to normal, ! nd it is expected that it will be j he latter part of 1936 before the : log and pig population is back I o where we can have cheap pork j hops. It is possible to get into the j" oultry business, both from an j j gg and meat standpoint, in a ] ew munuis. I There are fewer hens on farms \ n the South today than at any i ime in the last fifteen years, j farm flocks have averaged over 1 5 birds per farm flock for the j iast ten years. In 1933 there were < 4 birds per flock. That dropped < ti 1934 to 62 birds per flock, i ince which time it has dropped 0 57 birds per flock. > With prospects for a normal ' ;ain crop in 1935 and with fewr farm animals to consume it, here is every indication that feed irices generally will be lower in elation to egg prices than for | ears past. Also, higher prices or beef, pork and mutton will trengthen egg and poultry meat rices. Every brooder house should be illed with chicks this spring. I The situation just ahead might 1 I I ? ? ii-J ? ' law, levies peiuuueB oil gruwao ' who do not join in the AAA pr r gram to adjust production. : Ben F. Kilgore, executive at ! retary of the Kentucky farm b s reau, said the decision "if su I tained will strike at the ve; / r heart" of the tobacco and cotti 1 . control programs. He added th t in a referendum last fall abo t 90 per cent of the growers votri for continuance of the Kerr-Smi< i act during 1935. AAA officials in Washingtck i said they would contirue with tl^ control program pending an immediate appeal. Judge Dawson recently ru? that the government lacked po? er to condemn private propeijt; for slum clearance. He uphA . 1 the Frazier-Lemke iarm moil gage act with "extreme relic < tance." Appeals have been tal? ?* from these decisions. "The garment used to hide V naked unconstitutionality of fh s (Kerr-Smith) act," said Dawsor t was fabricated from the taxatioi 1 and commerce clauses of the con j i stitution; but neither congreasi s NHEl erything in o ur pov| ewspaper ever pi \ I eaders can do to h( PTION. It takes . If you like the | ay your subscripts RTISERS. Our ? s paper they are br ? 1? rchandise. uive ft their advertisemc Port Pilo orth Carolina )NESPAY, APRIL 24, j JSp the Park g| evt, i hope They mi H TOM A CHANCE to PITCH. H VJHEN HE'S RI6HT NOBODY onal recitations upon the courts." Er The first test of the tobacco le control act, the suit w brought Br by W. E. Frank and Oscar Penn Se< i who grow tobacco in Fayette I county on rented acreage, to re- BV cover $7,059 33 in penalties paid Kr by them on the 1934 crop. Daw- I son ordered the impounded mon- 8' ey returned to the Penn brothers B but withheld delivery pending fin- B al determination of the case on B appeal. B Under authority of the act, the B secretary of agriculture imposed B a 25 per cent penalty on 1934 un- I contracted crops and increased it I to the maximum, 331-3 per cent, I for 1935. Last year the govern- I ment collected $3,000,000 in Kerr- I Smith taxes, half of it from Ken tucky. The penalties on non-par- I ticipatir.g growers supplement the I AAA processing tax termed by I Secretary of Agriculture Wallace I . _ 4- : ?? n _Lj la liit; itiiiiicia uirai. ? Texas seeded ribbon cane gave ;ood results in Cabarrus county ;kis season as an ensilage crop. In one demonstration, the cane yielded four times as much silige as did corn. .p ! i B pr to make ? pished in | B lp us: J >3 money to | paper and | n iust as idvertisers 11 inging you JI hem your 11 at in The g1 u . t