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Wednesday, May 29, 1935
tion has passed, though, we begin to feel
sorry for the poor devil whose life we
just saved in a desperate effort to protect
our own. Uusally they are the people who
could least afford an accident or property
loss. They are riding in an unlighted
wagon or cart because they are financially
unable to own any other kind of
conveyance. Ignorance and poverty are
| wed in their most miserable union in this
? type of driver.
We are not sure what is the best
method of stamping out this highway
| menace. We don't think that it is a more
rigid enforcement of highway regulations.
To make an example of a few would
have little effect upon the majority of
Never ask a favor that you wouldn't !
be willing to grant. [,
We aren't exactly superstitious, but 11
when a black cat crosses our path we j
do feel better after we turn our hat ,
around three times and knock on wood, i ^
When it seems to you that there is I
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something wrong with everything and j.
everybody, it is a pretty good idea to
check up and find out if there isn't a lit- j *
tie something wrong with yourself.
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Motorists should remember that legali- 1
zed liquor will not mix with gasoline any 8
better than ordinary corn whiskey.
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Those who envy farmers in the fall
when they sell their crop ought to have c
to spend a day in the fields this time of *
year. *
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John Milton wrote "Paradise Lost" be- i
fore the death of his wife. Later he wrote
"Paradise Regained." <
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The surviving rabbits are going to i
have a busy time this summer raising t
?lr/\ un fVtair t
enougn young U11CS to Uiflivc up iwi wivu *
highway fatalities during the past sea- 1
son. i
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For The Sake Of Science 1
The sympathy of Southport and Bruns- ]
wick County citizens is extended to mem- 1
bers of the family of Representative and I
Mrs. R. E. Sentelle in their bereavement. 1
The death of their son, R. E. Sentelle, Jr., 1
who was just in the prime of life, brought 1
a sorrow that will always mark their i
lives.
This young man died as the result of
a cancerous growth on his lung and kidney.
Effort of the medical profession to
save his life proved fruitless and his final
days were spent in untold agony.
In their darkest hour of grief, Representative
and Mrs. Sentelle submitted the
body of their dead boy to doctors for an
autopsy, in the hope that information i
which they were able to gain would be
an aid to science in future combats ;
against this dreaded disease. 1
It may be years before a cure is found
for cancer. One may never be found. But (
it is only through sacrifices like that
made by these neighbors of ours that this
cure will ever be discovered.
Without Lights
One of the most dangerous menaces to
safe driving is a wagon or cart traveling
along the highway at night without
lights.
It is a tense moment for any motorist
when the outline of some unlighted vehicle
comes rushing at him from the gloom
beyond his own headlights. A step for
the brake, a quick swerve and?if you
were lucky?you have barely missed another
accident that was threatened
through criminal negligence.
The critical moment past, the nervous
after effects set in and due respects are
paid people who drive without lights.
When the wave of righteous indigna
THE STATE PORT 1
>ffenders.
We believe that public opinion pro
jably offers the best chance of discour
aging this dangerous practice. If you ar
sver guilty of this form of carelessness
remember the dangers involved?not onl;
for yourself but for automobile drivers
Removed as a passible offender, it i
well that you try to impress upon you
neighbor the danger of driving withou
lights. Every citizen should do his par
to stamp out this danger to night driv
ing.
Some Of Our Troubles
In spite of the fact that it requires th
observance of an exacting schedule t
get out a newspaper on time, we know o
no other person who is put off more fre
quently than the editor of a weekl;
newspaper.
There seems to be a common fallac
hat we live a life of ease and that oui
sole duty is to humor the whims an<
fancies 01 the public.
Persons who must be interviewed fo
lews stories find ready excuses for wait
ng until the day before the paper i:
minted to give the desired information
Jsually this can be done in ten minute:
md one time is as convenient for them
is another. It is important to get facts
ibout news while they are still fresh ir
he minds of observers in order to gel
in accurate story.
Advertisers are just as bad about proirastination.
They seem reluctant to givt
idvertising copy until just before time tc
ro to press. We have never been abl(
o determine the added value of lasi
ninute advertising.
Another menace to the peace of mint
if a newspaper editor is the press daj
risitor who sits and talks at great lengtl
ibout nothing. This is the type of persoi
;hat makes night work necessary. W<
;ditors are, as a rule, a friendly group
jut our hospitality is usually more genu
ne during the latter part of the weel
ivhile there are still several days befori
;ime for another last minute rush.
Subscribers always dislike to get thei
papers late; merchants feel that much o
the effectiveness of their advertisement
has been lost when the papers fail t
come out on schedule. Both have an ex
cellent opportunity to help the editor ge
the paper out on time by getting in new
stories and advertising copy as early a
possible each week.
Your Home-Town Newspaper
We receive, in the offices of The State
more than a hundred newspapers, pub
lished in all sections of North Carolina
The majority of them are weekly pa
pers printed on hand-fed cylinder press
es and without any great variety of dis
play type for headlines or advertisements
But, despite these and other handicaps
they struggle bravely onward in their en
deavor to be of service to their respectiv
communities.
Thoro lc Tin mnrn foelr fV?Qi
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that which is involved in getting out i
weekly paper. Every week the publishe
has to start from scratch, getting to
gether a sufficient number of advertise
ments to take care of his pay roll am
other overhead. And then, when Satui
day comes around, he has to go out an
try to collect the money which is du
him.
As a general rule, the publisher is als
the advertising solicitor and the editoi
In a good many instances he also sets u
a goodly portion of the type. And o
press day you'll find him feeding th
press or the folder.
But he doesn't complain, nor does h
even seem to grow weary. And, despit
the fact that his bank account is usuall
nil, he somehow or other manages t
pay his bills, and to struggle along.
On top of all this, he has to listen t
sarcastic and allegedly humorous r<
marks. His paper is referred to asi "Th
Weekly Blatherskite," or "The Bingvill
Bugle," or just a plain old rag. And h
fellowtownsmen apparently take a d<
light in making fun of the paper, and (
him too. The ones who do the most ki<
ding in this connection usually are th
Anno \1rV1 r\ ova ? n ao4- in fV>n
unco ?itw aic lax iiicdt uciuiiu iu wit
subscriptions.
One of these days, the weekly new
paper is going to receive the recognitic
which it merits. There is no other sing
agency in your community which is rei
dering a greater service so far as its a*
vancement and progress are concemedThe
State.
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Washington, May 29.?Debate
in the House of Representatives
s this week reveals these law-mak1"
ers in a penitent mood. Much like
? the small boy after discipline in
, the woodshed, the solons are trying
to show the President of
: their intentions of doing better.
After voting overwhelmingly
against the personal plea of Mr.
Roosevelt to sustain his veto or
I the bonus measure, the Demoj
cratic members of the House are
{rushing to do the White House
e bidding. They have an opportun?
I ity to display their repentance by
! voting with the Administration
f | on amendments to the Agricul!
tural Administration Act and the
! extension of the National Administration.
Oddly enough this penitential
y show is not entirely satisfying to
C the Chief Executive as the lobby
, j which pushed the bonus through
-1' the Senate and House is aggres|
sively demanding the enactment
j. I of the same principle as a part
| of other legislation. Mr. Roose"
j velt made his dramatic appeal to
3 a House he knew would almost
_ I immediately turn deaf ears to
] jhis plea. His attitude was com*
I parable to Themistocles, the
I j brave Greek warrior of our school
, books who said, "Strike, but hear
| me." The President knows full
I well that the performance in the
j J House this week of outward obej
dience is nothing more than
sham.
" | The same influences that peri!
suaded this legislative body to
j rebel against the party leader
are in a position to make them
i repeat the performance if the
II bonus issue comes to life in the
[form of an amendment to some
appropriation bill. A "rider", as
' j it is popularly called, is a meth?\
od of getting through controt
versial measures by the backdoor
route when they would
1 otherwise fail if handled solely on
2 one merit. The magic phrase that
. Congressional action hinges on
' "word from the White House" is
" worth considering only when a
C legislator feels his vote is along
g popular lines in his district The
| logic and frankness of the President's
message never swayed a
r j vote on the bonus in the House.
f| The political situation at Cap,
itol Hill is changing so rapidly
s j that few trained observers are
0 willing to predict the fate of the
current legislative program. While
the President was successful in
* playing the Senate against the
S House in the bonus veto issue,
s this week he turns to the House
for support. The House will probably
give its approval to the
Administration plan of breathing
oxygen into the NRA which automatically
expires June 16. There
is a possibility of a filibuster in
| the Senate because the House
I will pass a bill differing substantially
from the Senate extension
1.1 resolution. The cloak-room bet.
I ting says that the Senate will
| 'not work out a compromise unt
til the Supreme Court passes on
h the constitutional aspects of
NRA. A decision is expected by
June 3. If the highest tribunal
!> fails to rule definitely, then the
i- Administration' .will:be obliged to
e engage -in heavy back-stage trading
to rescue the Blue Eagle form
extinction,
n The organized labor lobbies are
a 1 operating at full steam in an efIfort
to put through their pet
r' schemes. While they are publicly
h J demanding continuance of NRA
j they privately report that they
, are pulling for the Wagner Labor
" Disputes bill which the White
- House has stymied in the House
j Rules Committee. Business and
industry is willing to give the
e Blue Eagle another trial provided
| the Administration does not at0
tempt to foster the trade-union
jbill carrying Senator Wagner's
! name. The unionists are seriousp
ly concerned that their possible
n victory over employers in the enactment
of this measure may
e prove a boomerang. It is reported
that the Wagner bill is filled
e with legal loop-holes which would
practically nullify it when sube
jected to judicial scrutiny,
y The spotlight riveted on the
0 i President's veto of the bonus
detracted the attention from another
veto message. The Presi;o
dent sent to the Congress a mesa_
sage disapproving House Joint
Resolution 254, which authorized
ie and directed the United States
!e Public Health Service to make
js a complete survey of all government
properties for the purpose
B" of eliminating alleged defective
)f plumbing. The President said
j "No" because he believed a dto
J~ | ject of this sort would cost be16!
tween 5 and 6 million dollar:
ir and was unnecessary. The House
resolution required a report tc
Congress on or before January
s" 3, 1937, on the relation of amoein
bic dysentery to plumbing. Ir
|e substance, the President told the
Congress that their objective:
could be effectively attained bj
i- having the requisite instruction:
_ issued to the engineering personnel
of, various government agencies.
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EDNESDAY, MAY 29,
CARD OF THANKS I
We wish to try to put in wfl
our heart felt appreciation toH
many friends who so unfalterM
ly stood by us in our gret^H
trouble and through our darfl
hours. We wish it were poafl
to express ourselves to eachH
every one of you. The floral I
fering were very beautiful H
we feel it a silent tribute toH
esteem in which our loyal fifl
and husband was held in H
hearts of all who knew ifl
Again we thank you.
MRS. W. L. RUSS
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