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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
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JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
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Wednesday, June 5, 1935
Barking dogs don't bite?while they'i
barking.
Too much parental approval is dai
gerous to romance.
It was one of the local CCC boys wh
said, "I came, I saw and she conquered.
Would there be fewer automobile acci
dents if every motorist drove like yo
do?
There is a lot of difference betweei
getting sun tanned and sun bumed.
Ineffective sermons are often the faul
of poor listeners rather than of poo
preachers.
Summer simile: As uncertain as i
Brunswick County school teacher abou
her job for next year.
Despite all the efforts of those wh<
have Daylight Saving time, the days wil
soon be getting shorter.
Don't worry too much about the de
tour between here and Wilmington. Re
member how nice it will be to have al
those washboard ridges ironed out.
Cap'n Tom Morse
He was bluff and friendly in life, s<
we will add no frills in the hour of death
but pay our simple tribute to Cap'n Tor
Horse minus the rhetorical gold braid
with which one might entwine so inter
esting and colorful a figure. A life tim
on the sea as master and pilot taught hir
the mysteries of nature; the cameraderi
of the deep remained with him after hi
retirement and endeared him to hi
friends. Years of exacting and responsibl
duties gave him a rare insight into th
value of human things, so in the en
Cap'n Tom came to the final harbor,
genial old gentleman, benign and kindly
but with convictions of right and wron
as firm as the toughest oak that eve
floored his deck.
Beside the sea and his family, ther
were two things he loved with almos
fanatical devotion. One was the compar
ionship of his friends and the other wa
baseball. Even in his last days, whe
old cronies dropped in for a chat, hi
conversation would invariably turn to th
national pastime, and many a sports edi
-* L 1- - V.J IV
lor wouia De more eincieixt ix ne xiaa in
diamond lore that was the old captain'
possession. He was a critic of the gam<
and the infielder who hobbled regularl;
rated from him no more respect than
landlubbing seaman who couldn't tell
mains'l from a jib.
We shall miss the cap'n with his infec
tious smile and friendly greeting, anhope
that the Great Pilot will guide hir
safely over the bar of eternity into a por
of everlasting peace.?Wilmington Star.
Another Chance
Sweeping changes have been made i
prison conditions during this generatioi
No longer are our penal institutions looJ
ed upon as a place of exacting the "ey
for an eye" payment for men for thei
crimes. Under the wise leadership c
such men as Warden Lewis E. Lawes, c
Sing Sing Prison in New York State, ther
has been a growing sentiment to tur
prisons into corrective institutions. Th
object .is to turn prisoners out better me
than when they entered.
This theory of prison rule is logicall
sound. Any man who is called upon t
pay with physical discomfort and mi;
treatment for any crime will only becom
embittered against society which demanc
such payment of him. His natural rea<
tion is to devise plans whereby whe
free, he may even the score against th
THE STATE PORT
I world. Kind treatment and wise counsel
lean make our prisons training grounds
-1 for inmates.
_! Several weeks ago Jesse C. Walker returned
to North Carolina and gave him^self
up to prison officials. He had beer
I away for 16 years, a fugitive from the
chain gang from which he escaped aftei
? (serving only 4 years of a thirty year sen
50'tence for the murder of Sheriff Jacl
oo Stanley in Brunswick County. His returr
"51 was of his own free will and it came afte.
? he had spent several years as a respec
table citizen in Gulfport, Miss.
Last week a petition asking Governo]
Ehringhaus to grant Walker a full par
? don was circulated in Brunswick Count]
_ and was signed by several hundred citi
e!zens. A large number of Columbus Coun
jty people joined in asking executive clem
ency for this man, who is a native of thai
i- county. Neighbors in Gulfport, Miss
have also taken a part in the movement
to secure permanent freedom for thi<
o outlaw who lived in their midst as z
" model citizen.
The outside world has done for Jesst
i- Walker what the best trained prison stafi
u would have been proud to accomplish. II
has changed his attitude toward his fel
?
lowman?has changed him from the most
a hardened criminal in the history oi
Brunswick County into a man who gained
and held the respect of his associates in
t a distant state. To throw him back in
r prison now would be to run the risk of
undoing all the good that has taken place
in this man.
i We are proud of the broadminded attit
tude of Brunswick County citizens who
find it in their hearts to ask that Jesse
Walker be given a chance to practice the
> lesson that he has learned from life.
1
Camp Sapona
The musical name, Camp Sapona, was
. recently chosen by the local CCC boys as
1 the name for their camp, NC P-62. This
name, which is said to have been the
Indian word for the Cape Fear River,
was selected from a large list of title of
historic background.
0 Among the name suggestions were:
Camp Johnson, in honor of Governor
' Garbrel Johnson, Colonial governor oi
n North Carolina, who was from this secs
tion; Camp Smithville, the early name oi
Southport, in honor of Governor Benjae
min Smith, another Colonial governor
n Camp Pilot, because Southport has beer
e the home of the Cape Fear Pilots for ovei
s 200 years.
s Camp Blaney was suggested, honorinj
e the United States engineer who helpec
e open the Cape Fear river for navigation
^ Camp Cartrette, because it is the early
a name of this voting precinct; Camp Cap(
r' Fear, because of its location near th<
? banks of the river; Camp Caswell, honor
r ing Richard Caswell, a member of th<
Continental Congress, an officer in th?
e Revolutionary arm and First Governor o:
North Carolina.
l" The boys had an imposing list of name!
s from which to make their choice, bui
n they cast a unanimous vote for the Indiar
s name, Camp Sapona. We like their selec
e tion.
i
? Should Protest
If the home demonstration club womer
y of Brunswick County have the proper in
a terest in their club work they should risf
a up in protest of the action of members
of the board of county commissioners
who voted Monday to abolish the office
^ | of county home demonstration agent.
n Strictly speaking, Brunswick county is
* a rural community and the work of Mrs
Ada W. Foster as home agent has done
much to make rural life more enjoyable
for the farm women of this county. Ir
voting to discontinue the position which
n she now holds, no question as to he]
1- efficiency was raised by the commissi>
oners.
e If their action was for the purpose oi
ir cutting down the expenses of the county
>f we believe that it is false economy. II
>f the county budget must be reduced, w<
e suggest that the axe be applied where il
n will effect the citizens of the county as
e a group and not just the farm womer
n and 4-H club girls.
The board of county commissioners
y will meet tomorrow (Thursday) in a cal1
o meeting. We'd like to see a large deles'
gation of county home demonstratior
'e women and 4-H club members appear beIs
fore the board and tell them exactly
2- what they think of their action in doing
n away with the county home demonstrate
tion agent.
PILOT, SOUTHPORT, NORT1
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' I Washington, June 5.?Out of
n the welter of confused thought
_ | and conflicting opinion the fact
j that Congress must now take
j more responsibility and put over
1 j fewer haphazard laws rises in
[ bold relief. A series of Supreme
Court decisions have of late tended
to restore the system of
checks and balances written by
p the framers of the Federal Constitution.
As a consequence, the
law-makers have paused in their
J wild scramble to cloth the Presi.
dent or other officers of the executive
branch with full legislative
powers under various guises.
- Pending measures have been sent
t j back to committees to be measured
in accordance with the ju'
j dicial yardstick which means
t marked changes in the patterns.
5 The decision of the Supreme
Court in holding the NRA invalid
threw a monkeywrench into
the well-oiled legislative ma;
chinery. It increased the uncer*
- "
; tainty as 10 aujouuiuicui.
' j ously, the ruling of the highest
i tribunal will be utilized as Presi.
dential campaign fodder for 1936.
The action of the court was so
[ sweeping that it drew a zone of
' doubt around the legality of pro|
posals close to the heart of ardent
New Dealers, who were con1
templating additional delegations
of authority from Congress to <
' control labor and capital. The
entire legislative program cannot
be accelerated until the doctrines
are re-shaped in accordance with
the court's ruling as to constitutionality.
The Administration and
1 many business and labor groups
favorable to the Blue Eagle are
working might and main to sal- t
vage the project before Congress
quits for the season. i
The politicians are so upset at
the turn of affairs that they are e
giving a receptive ear to proposals
to curb the power of the
1 United States Supreme Court <
I Labor unions, irked at the adver- t
se decision in the railway workers'
pension case, started this
! ham-stringing crusade rolling a
, few weeks ago. Significance is
i attached to a speech in the House
by Joseph P. Monaghan, Democrat
of Montant, the so-called
; "Baby Congressman" the morning
. following the tribunal's pronoun.
cement. The legislator, with three
k years law practice, and serving
. his first term, demanded action
p to nullify the influence of the
1 Court to overrule statutes enac'
ted by the legislative body. The
; incident was considered the openk
ing gun in a campaign to make
the learned judges feel the re'
sentment of affected groups. Veteran
law-makers, however, know
r it is futile and unhealthy to advo'
cate such retaliatory methods.
I Only death or retirement will
; force changes in the personnel of
the august bench. In this event,
it is within the power of the
i President to nominate jurists con- j
; sidered sympathetic to the objectives
of the New Deal.
One of President Roosevelt's !
1 pet measures?the public utility j
; bill?has encountered snags at the ?
c Capitol. The committees which i
scoffed at witnesses raising con- j
stitutional questions on this and ?
3 other vital measures are now rel
examining the testimony. The
Wagner Labor Disputes bill,
1 amendments to the Agricultural
- Adjustment Act and other meas- j
ures are scrutinized again to pre- j
vent the judiciary from defeating j
the purposes of Congress. White |
House social functions have been J
cui tailed to allow the President ]|
more time for hurried conferen- |
1 ccs with Cabinet officers and J
. leaders from the Capitol. The j|
4 Department of Justice has step- )
ped into the limelight again to J|
5 the chagrin of the "brains trust- jj
; erg" or the small clique of un- )|
, tried lawyers and economists who J
' drafted many New Deal meas-1 j]
ures. X
. Thousands who enjoyed the re- I
lative security of a well paid )
government job are now rushing j
! to Capitol Hill. These government j
, employees are besieging their 1
! Senators and Representatives in j
11 an effort to obtain political in- j
L J fluence sufficient to win a berth
. with a permanent government
agency rather than one of the
alphabetical group. The Supreme
Court's decision holding NRA unt
constitutional was a signal for a
' stampede. Many legislators were
r obliged to lock their doors to
' avoid unpleasant interviews with !
i Federal employees from their
' home districts. Even those who j
^ are hopeful that Congress may
5 yet save a portion of the Blue
( Eagle's nest are taking precau- j
tionary measures such as obtaining
civil service status at a much
5 lower rate of pay. One of the
I sore spots during the last two
years was the unusually large :
salaries paid to the employees in i
i the emergency units as compared i;
with fixed grades and salaries in
the permanent branches of the j j
' Federal government. The court
r decision suddenly transformed i
. many of these young and arrogant
officials with high sounding I
titles into humble citizens.
^ CAROLINA
Weekly Quiz
1. How many museums are
here at present in this country?
2. Who ia the first printer of
ecord ?
3. Where is Bucknell Univerlity
?
4. What is a lac?
5. When was the Stars and
Stripes flag adopted by the Coninental
Congress ?
6. Who discovered the Pacific
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7. At what famous battle was
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slain?
8. Who is the oldest living
graduate of Yale? 1
ft n7V?J?V? nfafoa r\f tho TTnlnn f
C. fw J11V41 oiiav^a w* uuv wiuvii
have only one congressman?
10. What is a necrology?
11. What is the capital of Missouri?
1. How many pounds are there
in a quintal?
(Answers on page Seven.)
There is more aristocracy in
the United States than in Europe
but here it "ain't" legal.
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old mine isn't worth a \
ne knows where it is ji
iii don't hnmo) 7cdiprp it :
wer tell the world its g
oduct of your farm or t
ing no coins to your till
we know you have a tr
ething good to wear or <
>ou tell us you have gola
here it's found and ho
d
1 other treat in store
uild a highway to your <
e's a hint both sane and
would sell it, advertise
nything worthwhile and
ther folks are needing i
Alex C. D. Noe
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tat? Port
50UTHP0RT, N. C.
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EDNESDAY,
Girl Scouts Help
At The Hosm
The following girl scouts
it the Brunswick County Bfl
il Friday: Misses Evelyn ufl
in, Mary Katherine Not*
Selen Dean Sutton, and
Burns.
The usual meeting of thfl
icouts was held Tuesday *
Jians were made tor ine :
X) meet at Mrs. Leroy
lome Tuesday afternoon
tewing circle which is tcHfl
inducted by Mrs. Frank fl
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