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TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. * . ? PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor ? Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, a the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR $1.5< SIX MONTHS 1.0( THREE MONTHS 7t Wednesday, May 8th, 1935 APRIL SHOWERS ' "April showers bring May Flowers," but the May flowers this year had very little help from Jupiter Pluvis during the preceding month. With a rainfall of but 1.66 inches, this was the dryest April in years. In spite of the lack of favorable seasons, wild flowers are blooming in luxurant profusion about the streets of Southport, particularly in the square by old Fort Johnson. Visitors here marvel at the beauty of the phlox, galardia, wild poppies and brown-eyed susans (creopsis) that are blooming everywhere. These flowers are just an added touch - * " o - n tO tnousanas OI raaiu nstencio uuuugir out the nation, spoke in Raleigh before the closing session of Congregational and Christian churches in the southeast. In his address, Dr. Poling made a call for the youth of all nations to unite in a common agreement to preserve peace and combat the menace of war. "Peace must be won during peace," declared Dr Poling, "for it is too late when the gum begin to rumble and belch death." The news report of this address by Dr. Poling came as a welcomed re'ief from the daily score sheet of the race for 1 ;; ?> , . ;VA if il to the natural beauty 01 soutnpun. MORE HUMANE Concurring in a Senate amendment, not a dissenting vote was cast Thursday as members of the House of Representatives voted to substitute lethal gas for the electric chair as a means for legal executions in North Carolina. Thus North Carolina becomes the" first state in the east to adopt the use of lethal gas as a means of disposing of criminals under sentence of death, and the third in the entire United States. The bill providing for this change was introduced by Dr. C. A. Peterson, Republican, who has long been noted as a humanitarian. The enactment of this measure was one of the outstanding bits of legislation passed by the current session of the North Carolina General Assembly. We are glad to see the bill pass. At best, the extraction of the death penalty is a horrible thing. Still the picture of a man drifting into a drowsy unconsciousness is far better than that of one bucking and writhing for nearly five minutes while an electric current sears his flesh and jolts out his life. | MOTHERS' DAY The annual observance of the second Sunday in May as Mothers' Day is a custom that we are proud to see practiced by our people. We have national celebrations in memory of outstanding historical events; annually we observe the birthdays of several of our leading statesmen. How fitting, then, to set aside one day each year in honor of our first friend?our mother. For many, this day will be a sad reminder of days that are gone, for on next Sunday they must wear a white rose, the symbol of a mother who is dead. As for those of us whose mother is yet living, there are many things that we can do to make the day happy for her. If you are fortunate enough to live at home, let some special thoughtfulness for her comfort be a reminder that Sunday is Mothers' Day. Those who are away from home can make their mother happy next Sunday by spending the day with her. For those who are unable to go home to spend the day, a letter that she will get next Sunday (morning will make her heart glad. A mother's world is wrapped up in her children and reminders of their love are the sweetest reward that she ever hopes for. 9 _ THE HOPE OF PEACE On Thursday night of last week Dr. Daniel A. Poling, of New York, familiar ' < ?jj. i;a? THE STATE PORT armaments now going on between the leading nations of the world. For weeks, . the political atmosphere of Europe has been super-charged with threats of war as first one nation then another register ed her complaint against the armament 1 activities of her neighbor. The possibility of another world con flict is horrible to contemplate, but that is exactly what the nations of the world j are heading for unless there is an end 5 to this mad race for army and naval sup remacy. We believe that the chief hope in avoiding such a catastrophe is in educate ing the youth of the world against war and its consequences. Dr. Poling is sponsoring a worthy cause and we hope the youth of the nation will give him their wholehearted support. FOR ENFORCEMENT Representative U. S. Page, of Bladen county, introduced in the lower house of the North Carolina General Assembly last Friday a bill which provides for the rigid enforcement of the state prohibition i lonro TKo hill wqo nnsspd hv the House! JL C l> ' ? O 1 11V Mill ' ? U f v?vwv \? " ? ? ? ? ? and sent to the Senate. Briefly, the bill provides that two state j enforcement officers be assigned each county; that persons who buy, drink or; transport liquor are to be meted the sameji penalties as the manufacturer or retailer; of bootleg liquor. There would be stated! !fines and terms of imprisonment for con-; viction on a liquor charge. The bill fur-! ther provides that the fines collected be used to help defray the cost of such an |enforcement program; additional costs would be shared equally by the state and i county. Representative Page has spent much of! his time in the present session of the Legislature in battling for local bills that! apparently were drawn with the object! jof increasing his political power in his | home county of Bladen. He has taken! j the floor of the House upon several oc-i icasions for the purpose of directing per-j jsonal attacks upon Bladen County offi- 1 cials and upon Senator S. Bunn Frink of . Brunswick County, who also represents , j Bladen County and who has repeatedly 1 I blocked Page legislation which appeared j to have been prompted by his own ambi- ( tious interest. J But this latest Page bill is one that ] promises to come in for considerable at- ] tention during this week's session of the Legislature. Questioned concerning his M opinion of the bill, Senator Frink said '> that he considered it a good measure and that he would support it in the Senate. ' He suggested that two amendments be ' made, one to do away with the possibility ' of the counties having to pay one-half ' the cost of operation, the second that only i persons who had a perfect record re- i garding the use of liquor be appointed as * enforcement officers and that no officer ~be appointed to serve in his home county. * Last week the Senate killed the final hope of repeal of the state prohibition ' laws during the current session of the " General Assembly. We should like now to ' see the wets join forces with the drys in " the passage of the Page bill, with what- ' ever amendments are deemed wise, and ' ' \ give North Carolina prohibitionists a real " weapon with which to battle the evils of1 liquor. Two years would tell the tale. If the " enforcement of the prohibition laws of J the state is possible, well and good. We J are for them. But if they are not enforc- , able, we would favor the repeal of the , Page bill and of the Turlington Act and , have the people of the state vote as they , drink. SECURITY BILL The old age securities bill introduced last week by Senators S. Bunn Frink of Brunswick county and V. A. Browning of Swain county may never see the light of! day during the present session of the. North Carolina Legislature, still it is a measure that has its merits. The bill would provide for the payment to persons over 65-year-of-age a $25-per-month pension, subject to the aged ones showing the need of it to a board appointed by the governor. This measure fits in nicely with the ! national security program recently passed ' by the House of Representatives in Wash5 ington. That bill provided for the payment of $15 per month to citizens over 65-years-of-age, with certain provisions 1 attached. One of these provisions was (Continued on Page 7.) i . . .... - . -> ITH CAROLINA i | , | 5ay Pill, could, i us<? your ImJtx-mowQf ? t Mine isbuste&cr^ 1 ; i ^5^01' h . ^ ili PILOT, SOUTHPORT, NOI Washington Letter I """"" ?? Washington, May 8.?Roosevel j leaders are gravely concerne< jover the possibility of the Senat< [running counter to White Hous< [warning signals. The Senate's ac tion in turning its back squarelj against Mr. Roosevelt's ideas re' lating to the revision of the National Recovery Act is considered a symptom of growing hostilitj at the Capitol. If the restive House joins the Senate in its open rebellion against Administration measures, it is likely thai the White House may pull a few strings to force an early adjournment rather than have its program wrecked. The veteran legislators do not relish the picture of being sent home like mischievous school boys, especially with the prospect of having influential voters ask embarrassing questions as to their conduct. Actually, the school boy analogy accounts in some degree for the action of the Senate in turning down Mr. Roosevelt's suggestions for alterations of the NRA. Private talks of the twelve senators who attended the AVhite House conference last week show that they resented the "lectures" from Mr. Roosevelt and his assistant, Mr. Donald Richberg. At least, they have won considerable airtvina tliTF omAHfr thoir nnlloQ en ipq oyiu^awij uinuiif, MIV? v\/??v??e?vw who did not attend the meeting by expressing their antipathy to Richberg, the actual head of NRA. The peeved solons claim that Richberg apparently took his cue from the President and lectured the bi-partisan group of Senators as to what legislation was needed for the Blue Eagle. The Administration, through the President and Richberg, opposed the Senate resolution extending NRA for nine months because they were frankly fearful that this emergency agency might be wiped out in the meantime. Their concern is predicted on the probability that the U. S. Supreme Court may turn thumbs down on the constitutionality question raised by the governmen in the Schechter case, which was argued a few days ago. An adverse decision from the highest tribunal would wipe out the Blue Eagle's nest at one stroke. Many of these issues will crop out in the debate, which will undoubtedly occupy two weeks of the Senate's time, as soon as the bonus :ontroversy in out of the way. However, it is probable that the Roosevelt camp will accept the Senate resolution rather than risk 1 OFi I com] i ager Iers i ture us. serv ing< 1 1 the complete scuttling of the code ] agency. i Back of the apparent rupture 1 between the Roosevelt Adminis- 1 tration and organized business groups is a clash of philosophies. 1 The New Deal critics say that it < is a fallacy to restore prosperity 1 by raising wages without raising < prices. The advocates of Roose- ' velt policies insist that wages ' should be advanced as a means 1 of increasing the purchasing pow- < er of the public, and hours should 1 be shortened to put men and wo- < men back to work. It is private- < ly conceded here that the people 1 as a whole are badly muddled on ' economic theories. A variety of s economic panaceas are ladled out i by Radiocasters Coughlin and 1 Long, which sound thinkers have ( difficulty in correcting. The ave- c rage radio fan listens to these [ i dramatic exponents of new and c untried ideas because it is the 1 popular thing to do for the mo- a ment. Hence, the real answer to f all the Coughlin-Long harangues ? seldom finds the same ears re-1 a ceptive. Thus the confusion and prejudice continues to grow. Even t the popularity of the President is n VICE S Beginning this weel plete line of office s its for L. C. Smith i ind for General Fire . Before you buy el We are also prepar ice and expert work )f all kinds. lie State! Southport, No \ - . \v ackyard Activiti 1 (Last ye&r just ab ikis time 1 u>a? pu into Fplt. Lake not proof against these influen- f< ces for the followers of these a radio entertainers are not open- a minded. s1 Observers are betting even money that Senators will never d iare repeat their real opinions expressed in the privacy of the Cl cloakrooms about the trade union ? lobby when the labor issues reach * the Senate floor. The bold solons .vho denounce lobby influences in me breath are stepping lively ij vith the next at the behest of the forceful union leaders now encamped outside the legislative lalls. The records of elections ihow that the ability of organisers to deliver the vote of the l inion membership at the polls is c< argely mythical. Assuming that tt :very person holding a union :ard voted as his union dictated t would mean only one ballot out p( >f every ten cast at the hustings, jt rhe percentage of reprisal votes ^ imong the organized bonus bene- ^ iciaries is even lower. Yet the senators this week are nervous hd jumping at shadows. The current' Senate investiga- m ion into the FERA is nothing "8 nore than "putting on the heat" dr UPPL1 c, we are carrying upplies. We are all ind Corona typewri proofing office fun sewhere, come to s< a ed to give you qui* manship on job prin Port Pilot rth Carolina i..litfittkmf ITiffil j4.'.AWLVji.-: l" '<--AiAL. ednesday. may 8ih b & eat.1 nwersxe- i/jtf I or liberal patronage and retali- H tion for the refusal of the Ad- B linistration to recalcitrant help tates on relief. The five billion ollar public work program now 1 the hands of the President ontinues to plague the law-makrs who are under pressure from )b-seekers in their home states, .s the responsibility for the pending is with the Administraon it is not likely that the resident's agents will "be imressed by the Capitol probe at lis time." Is there anything more hopeiss than those tiny pictures of jlumnists which appear inset in leir columns daily? The House has reversed its isition so many times of late, 's hard to know one day what le next day will bring from that >dy. Congressman Doughton willreain in Washington, dispatches ,y, and perhaps Clyde Hoey ew a sigh of relief. ES a I 50 I t- I ft ee I :k |
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