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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. G.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
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f^yVLe^rtJueA. 193 5
Wednesday, June 26, 1935
The fool's New Year's day always is
tomorrow.
A man is known by the company he J
keeps; a woman by the company she
refuses.
Money may not mean everything, but
a little of it will help almost anything.
Headline in a Washington newspaper
last week: "Mrs. Roosevelt Spends Night
At White House."
The depression taught many people
valuable lessons that it will, take prosperity
a long time to make them forget.
If you think that you are working longj
hours, consider the farmer who spends!
from sunrise to sunset working in the |
field, then sits up all night curing tobac-j
CO.
If there wasn't enough rain for the en-i
tire county, perhaps it is well that most(
of it fell in the agricultural sections.
Nevertheless, Southport could well use a
shower or so just now.
School children should be glad that
they are living today. The next history
books that are studied in our schools will
have many additional pages to cover important
changes that are now taking
place in our governmental affairs and
social life.
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Every husband wonders what his wife
does with all the money he brings home
and every wife wonders why her husband
isn't able to bring home more money.
Healthy Interest
The other day we were discussing a
local citizen who, in spite of the fact that,
he is more than his alloted three-score
years and ten, is one of the most active;
men in his community.
"I think that one thing that accounts
for his activity," said one man, "is his
keen interest in athletics. I don't know
whether he ever played himself, but he
is a real baseball fan."
All of us know the importance of proper
physical development. Few of us, perhaps,
ever thought that interest in sports
of all kinds is just as important to our
mental health.
Greatest benefit, of course, comes to
those who actually participate in the various
forms of athletics; but the lessons of
co-operation and good sportsmanship
make lasting impressions upon the hundreds
of others who are on the side lines
or in the grandstands.
Praises Work
Percy Bloxam, compliance supervisor
for the AAA in North Carolina, spent two
days last week in Brunswick county.
"Your farm program is running beautifully
in Brunswick county," he said. "My
trip down here has been just like a twoday
vacation. Of course," he added, "I
have called upon one or two farmers, but
you really have no compliance problem
at all in this county."
Mr. Bloxam's job is to promote harmony
between landlord and tenant and,
incidentally, to see that both play square
with the Federal Government in carrying
out the provisions of the AAA program.
He gives you the impression that he was
made for his job.
"It has been my observation," said Mr.
Bloxham, "that 95 per cent of the farmers
who have signed contracts are living
up to their agreements. There are 2 1-2
per cent who, largely because of ignorance,
are not living up to the letter of
their contracts. The additional 2 1-2 per
cent of the signers are the ones I have to
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deal with.
"Uncle Sam doesn't say they have to
sign the contracts. But once they have
signed, he does say they have to live up
to them. We've had some pretty tough
cases, but we have managed to handle
them all satisfactorily."
Mr. Bloxam was outspoken in praising;
'the work of County Agent J. E. Dodson.|
(The manner in which the AAA program'
has been conducted in Brunswick county j
is largely responsible for the absence of;
compliance trouble, according to Mr.
Bloxam.
We are glad to have this important
state official visit our county; we are
glad that he found little work to do. We
join with Mr. Bloxam in saying that we
think that County Agent Dodson has done
a splendid work, but we are also proud
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county farmers who helped make this
program successful.
Fishermen's Co-operative
It is now definitely assured that
one of the fish cooling and storage plants
to be constructed in cities along the Atlantic
coast in North Carolina in connection
with the fishermen's co-operative will
be built at Southport.
The location of a fisherman's co-opera- [
tive plant in Southport means injecting ,
new life into the fishing industry. While i
the new business will not be in competi- j
tion with independent buyers, it will take ,
the surplus fish and shrimp off the mar- i
ket and will prevent prices being forced j1
below a livable scale when big catches!J
are made. On days when supply exceeds i
demand the surplus fish and shrimp will !
be handled by the plant and either plac-:,
ed in storage or processed. Fishing and ]
shrimping boats can go out again the 1
next day knowing that there will be a ,
place to dispose of their catch at a pro- i
fitable price.
Officials of the town of Southport, of- ,
ficials of the state FERA and private citi- i
zens have done everything possible to 1
bring this factory to Southport. It is up ;
to the fishermen to make a success of it. ,
There are many details to be worked out 1
and these will require both time and pa- !
tience. The thought should be borne in i
mind that this is a fishermen's co-operative
and that only through co-operation !
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will uie plant ue auie iv scivc tuc nccu
for which it is intended.
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Should Elect Teachers
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Now that it is definitely settled that |
J. W. Ruark can not serve as a member
of the school board while holding the i
position of solicitor of Recorder's Court,
the local committee should, be reorganized
as soon as possible and teachers for
next year should be elected.
Continued delay is unfair to members
of last year's faculty; it is unfair to the
school. If they are not to be re-elected,
the teachers should be so informed in
order that they may have time to seek
positions elsewhere. It is natural to presume
that the best teachers are the first
to receive employment. Some changes
will necessarily have to be made in the
Southport school faculty and it is for the
best interest of the school that replacements
be made while good teachers are
still available.
No one in particular is to blame for the
fact that the new faculty has not yet been
named. But the big question has now
been settled and there seems to be little
pvriiRp for further Helnv.
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Results Of Co-operation _
The recently completed offices on the
second floor of the Hood building are an
example of what can be accomplished
through co-operation.
Plans for their construction were
drawn by R. I. Mintz, register of deeds,
at the request of members of the board
of county commissioners. The plans were .
approved and the commissioners appro
priated funds for materials. Mrs. Gladys
B. Proctor, district EFA supervisor, was
interested in the project and labor was i
furnished by the ERA. H. B. Smith and <
Charles Greer, of the relief office, super- 1
vised the work.
Every one of these officials did his !
part in putting over the project and, as '
a result, the Hood building, which is the \
property of Brunswick county, has been
increased in value and the county now 1
boasts of office facilities as good as may j
be found anywhere. ,
LOT, SOUTHPORT, NORTH
Washington
Letter
Washington, June 26.?Frankly j
dubious of giving administrative j
officers of the Federal govern-!
ment virtually a free hand for'
six months or more, the Congress I
hesitates in adjourning while displaying
reluctance to place definite
curbs on the powers of the
executive branch in accordance
with strong hints from the recent
Supreme Court decisions.
The belief is prevalent in official j
quarters that once the law-mak- j
ing body locks the legislative |
halls for the summer and fall
season, it will mean another heyday
for bureaucrats and experiments
in economics and social I
sciences. At least four major
pieces of legislation rushed
through the wringer during the
week are expected to provide relief
for unemployed lawyers so
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vcujc ai c uic pucjoiumuco iui unending
litigation. An avalanche
of executive orders and proclamations
are due after Congress
leaves town.
Much of this open concern is
predicated on the unwillingness
of some New Dealers to revise
legislative proposals to conform
with the court's definition regarding
the delegation of Congressional
power to the President.
A lively question of the
day is, "Why all this disregard ~
for the Supreme Court's opin- n
Ions?" There is a wide range of ii
answers available. One theory ad- a
vanced by the conservative
groups of both major political tl
parties has to do with a cam- o
paign of sabotage turning public tl
opinion against the judiciary tl
branch. It is argued, with some a
iegree of plausibility, that fore- ti
ng Congress to enact laws which o
their sponsors privately admit are w
probably outside the pale of le- li
lality will turn the many bene- ei
"iciaries and their friends against ci
the nine black-gowned men on n
the. highest bench. t<
Furthermore, it is claimed that
this resentment will afford a ~
working basis for amendments to
the Constitution stripping the i
Supreme Court of the powers bestowed
by the founders of the
Republic. Undoubtedly a flock of [
adverse decisions at the next
session of the tribunal in October
or later could be capitalized politically.
Yet the knowledge that
statutes written with a tonguein-cheek
attitude has the effect
of a two-edged sword. It is only |
natural for sober-minded people |
to inquire as to the waste of
time and enormous sums of taxpayers
money for legislative experiments
deliberately built on a j
foundation of sand. The calcula- [
ted resentment might be diverted
the other way and figure promi- j
nently as a campaign issue ad- j
vantageous to the other school [
of philosophy. I
The implications of the Presiient's
special message on revis-1)
ion of taxes is giving Congress j)
ind industry another headache, j
rhe disposition of the law-makers I j
is to extend the present tax sys- j)
tern without change because high- j j
sr taxes always bring political j
complications back home. The !
proposal for higher taxes on cor- !
pu rations coming on uie nee is 01 t
i labor disputes bill spelling in- !
:reased labor costs has slowed )
the wheels of industry. The !
'soak-the-rich" idea advocated by )
the Chief Executive may weaken !
the punches of the Long-Sough- I
lin crowd and force them on the 1
White House band-wagon. The 1
threat of advanced tax rates nat- j
jrally turns 'business leaders into j
s. maze with a sudden material J
slowing down of enthusiasm for J
helping recovery solely for the
purpose of giving the government
more revenue. Unless Mr. Roosevelt
cracks the whip on Capitol
Hill the message will be filed
away just for debate and definite
action postponed until the next
Bession.
Republican scouts returning
from survey parties report that ,
things are not going so well. The )
Democrats may have their trou- )
bles as the party in power, but j
they have no monopoly of woe. j
It is reported that strong sec- i
Clonal feeling is developing which I
may endanger a united front in !
the Presidential elections next !
year. The antagonism of the Mid- )
die West and Far West toward )
the Eastern G. O. P. is getting !
beyond the smouldering stage. )
Though the last standard-bearer )
In the White House was not from I
the Eastern seaboard, Hoover !
critics insist that his actions were '
dominated by this strip of the J
country. Republican sympathizers
are privately corralling money to
provide for an aggressive cam- J
paign to wrest control from the j J
Democrats. The marked hostility J
Df Roosevelt and his latest tax
utterance considered a further
departure to the "left" or radi- J
calism has helped the money- !
raisers. One veteran G. O. P.
scout warned that his fellow partisans
were placing entirely too '
nuch faith in Huey Long under- J
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lsure the election of a Republi- E
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le political cross-current in re- n
rganizing NRA; agreement that v
le Mitchell charges concerning a
le Department of Commerce are Is
political "dud"; that Adminis- k
ration leaders will not easily b
vercome snags in the House this b
reek in connection with the pub- ti
c utility holding bill; the gov- vi
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