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TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. G. 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 TEAR $1.50 BIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS .75 ^A/national editorial WO) JU ASSOCIATION 2$^ <ZzALunA&L 1935 Wednesday, August 21, 1935 A man usually, finds time to do what he wants to do bad enough. Just 29 more days of summer vacation left for Brunswick county school children. This capricious summer weather has failed so far to provide the proverbial "cold day in August." It seems that a few people still have ] trouble distinguishing a tree from a sign post. A man will parade before thousands * ^ '---i- - ? j;~ clad only in bathing snons out immcumtely becomes panicky if unheralded visi- 1 tors find him in his shirt tails. t Members of the Port City Civic Club are still talking about the bountiful re- ? past which they enjoyed Friday night as 1 guests of Captain Fred B. Leitzsey at the i local CCC camp. j A prominent citizen of the town observed the other day that there has been < more building and repairing going on in [ Southport this summer than at any time in recent years. This is a good sign, and ^ we remind our readers of the opportunity to secure insured loans for these pur- ( poses through the co-operation of the ^ local office of the Federal Housing Administration. ! Taking Chances Most of us, knowingly or otherwise, take chances with fire. And that's a game in which the player always loses. He can't win. Here's a simple little questionnaire that j may aid you in eliminating common fire risks?and may also give you an inkling into the unnecessary chances you have been taking: Have your stoves, pipes, and other heating devices and equipment been recently inspected and approved by an expert? Has your electric wiring likewise been checked by an approved electrician ?not by an amateur? Do you make it a practice to keep your basement, attic and unused rooms free from accumulations of paper, rags and other waste? Do you keep your property free from dry grass? Do you store explosive and inflammable liquids in safe places, and in approved metal containers? Do you take constant care with matches, tobacco and smoking materials? If you have done any building or remodeling, have you conformed to an up-to-date building code calling for the most approved constiuction and the most fire-resistive materials? And, finally, do you take advantage of expert inspection services offered by fire marshals, insurance organizations and other bodies? If your answer to any of these questions is "No", you are taking chances with fire. You are imperiling your property and that of your neighbors?and perhaps imperiling lives as well. Most fire hazards can be eliminated with but a small expenditure of either time or mon ey?and wnatever investment you make will pay big dividends in safety and security. Will Rogers The airplane accident near Point Barrow, Alaska, Thursday which claimed the lives of Will Rogers and Wiley Post took from the American people two national heroes whom they had come to idolize. Will Rogers was the most universally popular citizen of his country; Wiley Post was one of the most notable figures in the world of aviation. His aerial exploits had been eclipsed only by those of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Commander Richard E. Byrd. Every man, woman and child in the United States felt a personal interest in I - - ~ ? I. I. ? THE STATE PORT I Will Rogers. His thousands of friend ranged from ranch hands to royalty. Th story of his rise from cowboy to stag< i newspaper, moving picture and radi fame is one that particularly appeals t the imagination of the American publi< j The fact that he was unspoiled by thes I multiple successes further endeared hir to the people. ! News of their death left an impressio: of stunned disbelief. Folks could not rea lize that fate had snatched so suddenl; their Will Rogers and his aviator frienc Newspapers for the past few days hav been filled with confirmation of th dreadful disaster. It seems ironical that Rogers, one o the staunchekt proponents of aviation should be the victim of a plane crash Somehow or other, though, we have i feeling that Will would have had it so He was having the time of his life righ up to the moment before his death. Hi had lived many full and useful years, ye died before anyone had time to say "Wil Rogers is slipping." It is a fine thing t< remember him just as he was until th< very end?American Citizen Number 1 and Ambassador of Good Will for his nation. Procrastination The other night we came in rather ate and, wishing not to "disturb any of he other members of the household, we vere attempting to make as little noise is possible. Things went along fine until ve opened the door to our room. The noment it was cracked, it began an unearthly squeek that we had forgotten for he moment. Now that wasn't the first time that the Joor had made a creaking noise when >pened. As a matter of fact, it had been n that condition for some two months ^ ""/tAHVlflAoa WAnf ol TIAfne lilU wc uau mauc vuuuucoo avwc :o use the oil can on it. The game was up. The door had made enough noise to wake anyone who wasn't too sound asleep to be disturbed anyhow, 30 we decided to fix the door once and for all. We tip-toed to the kitchen, secured the oil can and, in no time at all had the door so it would swing noiselessly back and forth. Soon we were in bed smug with the satisfaction of having com pleted a job that needed doing. Of course, mid-night wasn't such ar appropriate time for the job, but it wai better than putting it off for another tw< months. I learned a lesson from the ex perience. There are dozens of little thing! just like that which I have been puttinf off. Now I make a conscious effort eacl day to get one of them out of the way I don't suppose there is any danger o: catching up, because I am still susceptibh to the pleasures of procrastination, but ! do find a certain satisfaction in dispos ing of at least one delayed task eacl day. Don't Be A Sucker We visited several of the tobacco mar kets in the Border Belt during the week end and never before in our life have w? seen so many schemes and devices foi tempting farmers to part with their hardearned money. In one of the towns there was a carnival going full blast; in another there was a medicine show and transient used-cai dealers were located on almost every corner. There were the usual number of the crippled and deformed, and sidewalk musicians were giving open-air concerts foi the benefit of the unheeding Saturday afternoon throng as it elbowed its waj along the sidewalks of the tobacco towns Far too much of the farmer's money is destined to fall into the hands of thes< grafters?human buzzards who pre^ upon the easy credulity of these men wh< know better how 1o make money thai they do how to handle it. If every man in Brunswick county wh< carries a load of tobacco to market wil remember one thing, much unwise spend ing will be prevented: You don't ge something for nothing. Make it a practice to spend your mon ey for things you need, things that you entire family can use. Do your tradinj with dependable merchants, who sel merchandise of known quality. You kno\ these men and their reputation for hor est dealing. They will be in business afte the transient bargain venders have move on to the next belt. Money you spen with your home merchant will stay wher it belongs, to help toward making iir provements and lowering tax rates. PILOT, SOUTHPORT, NOR lsf e Washington ? Letter o ? <*? e Washington, Aug. 21.?Unlil il the Arabs, who are supposed silently fold their tents and mo' n on in the silent watches of tl night, the American Congress departing with characterist y hullabaloo. It is fortunate, pe (_ haps, that adjournment is clo! at hand as the Senate and Houi were on the verge of giving tl e country a pitiful spectacle in pe mitting the underlying, rival] j. between the two coordina branches of government to con l, to the surface. Election to hig .. office seldom changes the norm; a prejudices of our lawmakers. Tl 435 members of the House ai '* inclined to resent what they coi t sider the high and mighty att g tude of the 96 snooty Senator , Clashes on principles and moi t particularly matters of jurisdii 1 tion which have marked the e> j piring session fanned this ancier fuel to fever heat. The contrc ' versies have been largely respor I sible for the interment of man j vital legislative measures as eac body grows jealous as to credi in the public eye. Presidential secretaries hav been plagued this week with visit ing legislators who would like t talk with the President befor . leaving for their home districts. Many have boldly dropped thi hint that a news photograpl showing them talking witn un Chief Executive would be appre ciated. They want the picturei for home consumption to give th< impression that the White Housi consults them freely on matteri of state policy. This stunt is nov confined to Democratic legisla tors, but Republicans pulled th< same trick in other years. How ever, there are a few partisans having their pulse on Roosevel sentiment in their bailiwicks, sir . away from the publicity plan , These cautious campaigners pre fer to take sounding personall; ' and measure the standing of Mr Roosevelt among the voters o , their districts before displayinj intimacy. The more sanguin ' Democratic office-holders are pul , ling wires to have the Presiden | speak in their states on his forth coming tour of the country. It i ' considered good politics to b , seen on a platform with the par . ty chieftain especially if advan tages accrue to their candidac; ? in being known as "an Adminis - tration man." While the majority of primai ies will not be held until nex 1 spring, the solons are fallowin 5 the fields for cultivation. Th 5 Congressional Record is loade with glowing accounts of thei stewardship prepared for carr S paign purposes. These "reports t r my constituents" usually consif 9 of bouquets to the incumbent an * an occasional brickbat to his cril * ics. Few of the statements ar f actually delivered on the floor c a the House although the author " do their best to mask the fac * that the "oratory" was confine - to their stenographers. The R? j publicans, being the aggressor this year, fill their space with ir dictments of the Administratio for its sins of omission or corr mission. The trend of the Demc cratic ballyhoo is to show ho\ the Administration, ably assiste . by the particular lawmaker, sav ed the country and brought pros perity to the Congressional dis 5 tricts which honored him by elec f tion to office. Actually, the real leaders ar fifl 1 mnpH o t" nrooorif in tVioaIa/i ~ ?wfcw Ill U1C DC1CV tion of live issues which willhav . a popular appeal. They are comb ing the record of the presen 5 Congressional session to deter * mine what piece of legislatio: . would provide a rallying cry fo voters. The badly managed publi ' utility regulation controvers; holds the lead because of its ef . feet on the millions of investors There is some concern in politics circles that the general publi r may dismiss the whole affair a an instance of "the pot callin * the kettle black." Unbiased ot 5 servers believe that some leader 5 in charge of the utilities lobbj j ing were incredibly stupid i their tactics. Likewise, sentimer 3 is to the effect that Senate an 1 House foes of the utilities hav bungled in their efforts to ovei come opposition to drastic Fee 3 eral control. Friends of Senate 1 Black, chairman of the Senat _ probers, say he over-played hi , hand by taking the prosecute role which stamped every oppoi ent of the Administration publi r utility policy a crook and nc ? entitled to fair play at a publi r hearing. ? Senator Henry F. Ashurst ht [J been a member of the Unite States Senate for 23 years. Tt occasional publication of lettei I- to prominent constituents, whic Y appears in the Congressional Rei j ord indicate his continuance in o: fice has not been due to trucklir d to factions and job seekers. H e colleagues in the Senate marv at his genuine frankness, whic apparently pays dividends I votes. Another series of lettej WEDN tie Boy Scouts o ,ouo.ou, an average ui .pr. in giving you the factsI In Fairm ?FOR? hestPi EACH YEAR ets of Buj ig Wareho TOBACCO BOARI Incorporated,. FAIRMONT, N. C. ; , i .-if ||ii* r-*s i/? i i il sired to please as many of his d constituents as possible, "but I e believe in the principle of abso? lute noninterference by Federal ? officials appointed upon my re commendation." Obviously the i! patronage committees are not \ worried about the demands of the j - veteran Arizona solon. MONT, il Share-The-Wealtl by estimated prices, arious markets and thei is the market to sell you r the first 7 days Fairn r $887,690.35 for an avi the same period it sold an average of $24.31, a , r/: r t fi?1 TH CAROLINA Host to tl ? - II- J." J f ?e to ye le is ic e ??? 1 appeared in the Congressions 3 Record recently, which provoke considerable discussion in th 3 cloakrooms and political circle 3 generally. Not many legislator 3 would be assured of re-election i 3 they followed the frank declara 7 tion of policy which the Arizoni [ Senator wrote to a job seekei 3 Ashurst made it clear that he de '? \ yXXXXXXXXXXXXXX; I FAIF 8 It j i | "The Res I I I >11 II \ Don't be misl< g IS J i j prices on the \ I | that Fairmont I This season fo t-11 376 pounds foi e I f i P Last season for \ \ S $484321.79 for J: I' pounds at $403 n j j season. It We believe I' M III Higl )t It ) I I 4 Si n )( 1 6 Bi * i! is )( >r |( ?- II lc II J FAIRMONT IS \ d I ( ie I s I ii 11 b- II f- I g I is I el I h I In j " IcumilCKMmitKKgK ESDAY, AUGUST B f the World" 1 LEAVES FOR CAMP R. I. Mintz first lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Corps, left Sunday for Fort Moultrie, S .C, whery he will be in camp for a period of two weeks. Five Klondike bulls have been placed in Henderson county tha year in the dairy improvement program. N.C. i Market" get the official i you will know ir tobacco, lont sold 3,835, erage of $23.14. |l 1,992,260 lbs. for I gain of 1,843,116 1 17 less than last il -not guesses. iont I 'ices I rers I uses 1 ) OF TRADE j
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