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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. G.
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JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
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yKgpv 1935
Wednesday, September 4, 1935
When a man feels that he has outgrown
his best friends he has not grown
at all.
Most people are so busy wishing for
things they don't have that they fail to
make the best of things as they are.
Citizens in this section liked the sample
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ing the week-end.
You don't appreciate good health until
you are sick and after you are well you
forget to be thankful. i
Present prices of pork have established _
the hog as the aristocrat of the animal
kingdom. }
The Town Of Shallotte j
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There is general interest in Brunswick j
county in the decision of Shallotte citizens ;
to resume operations of a town government
under provisions of the charter of
incorporation granted in 1899. The local |
government of that community ceased to j
function in 1917 and some of the resi- (
dents have forgotten the days when Shal- ,
lotte was incorporated. (
The primary reason for reinstating a 1
system of local government is to provide
a better organization for the maintenance ]
of law and order in the community. There
is also a desire on the part of the citizens (
for modern improvements, including .
lights and water.
Located in the center of one of the .
finest farming sections of the county, i
there is every reason in the world to ex- (
pect Shallotte to grow rapidly and do a ,
large volume of business. At the present j
time this community is the most progress- ,
ive in Brunswick county and whole-heart- ,
ed cooperation on the part of the citizens
is all that is needed to make a success of ^
the new undertaking. '
Using The Canning Plant
The local plant of the North Carolina
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eluded in the equipment is one of the
most up-to-date canning outfits in the 1
state. 1
While the plant is being constructed 1
primarily for the benefit of local fisher- i
men, it could be used for other industries '<
during the slack fishing seasons. In the
spring and early summer there is very 1
little commercial fishing around South- i
port; this is the time of year when the
truck farmers are at the height of their i
season.
It seems to us that^it would be an ideal 1
plan for truck farmers in this county to
increase their crops with the idea of operating
the local plant as a vegetable cannery
during that period each year. The
successful operation of this program
would mean that farmers of the county
must organize and agree to grow a sufficient
quantity of vegetables to make the
project worth while. Officials of such an
organization also would have to make
satisfactory arrangements with Fisheries
Co-operative for the use of the plant.
A vegetable canning program properly
carried out could easily add thousands of
dollars annually to the income of Brunswick
county farmers, and would provide
year-round employment for workers in
the local cannery.
Driving Test
Sometime ago a questionnaire was
submitted to motorists by the city of
Memphis concerning the distance necessary
for stopping cars going at given
speeds. The survey demonstrated that
the average driver has an exceedingly
poor conception of stopping distances?
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and that he believes he can bring his car
to a halt in a much shorter space than is
actually required.
For example, drivers were asked how
many feet would be needed to stop a
car with four-wheel brakes moving at a
speed of 40 miles per hour on an ordinary
highway. Two per cent of the drivers
answered ten feet or less; 15.9 per
cent answered 11 to 20 feet; the heaviest
majority, 23.2 per cent, answered 21 to
30 feet, and 14.1 per cent answered 51 to
60 feet.
The true answer is 80 feet?and it was
given by less than 6 per cent of the drivers.
Only a minority of motorists realize
that, no matter how good a car's brakes,
it is impossible to stop within fifty feet?
that a car going 40 miles an hour will
skid farther than that with locked wheels.
Memphis has provided a good example
showing that we vitally need continuous
and intensified "schooling" for drivers?
and that the driver who has operated a
car for twenty years should be given attention,
as well as the beginner.
Adequate knowledge of the limitations
and capabilities of the motor car is a J
fundamental of accident prevention.
77it> DenlininP Years
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Nothing is more tragic than povertystricken
old age.
And nothing?especially in these times
?is more prevalent.
Something like seventy per cent of
men, once they reach the age of retirement,
find themselves without money suf- ;
ficient to provide for the needs of life.
To subsist, they must accept public charty?or
become burdens to their relatives j
ind friends.
Many such men were once wealthy, j
Many more earned comfortable incomes
luring their working years. Some managed
to create sizeable estates only to
lose them. Most of them made some kind
of an attempt to guard against the exigencies
of the future, and failed. They
can look back now and see the mistakes
they made?and feel the bitterness of
futility. In most cases, it is too late to
mend.
Those disastrous ""examples should be
observed by men in the young and middle;
i'ears. They have a chance to avoid the
pitfalls that caused the downfall of so
many of their elders. Today, ways are
open to them whereby they can create an
estate, on the "easy installment" plan?
an estate that will exist when they need
it most, and that will not have been wiped
out by a calamity they could not foresee.
Through life insurance, annuities, trust
funds and similar methods thousands of
men are preparing for a self-sustaining,
independent old age. They can look forward
to the declining years without fear.
Pay The Preacher
A nickel or dime dropped into the collection
plate at each irregular church atL
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,enuaace may aDSOive your conscience
but it won't pay the preacher's salary and
it won't do much to help the church grow
stronger.
The continual progress of civilization
has been built about the Christian church
and even in this day of modern indifference
church influence is the strongest
single factor in the moral life of a community.
There are few who will deny
these facts, yet the church is more in need
of financial loyalty today than ever before
in its history.
The white citizens of this country
might well follow the example of their
colored brethern in the matter of supporting
their church. There's one thing a
Negro will do, pay his preacher. During
the darkest days of the depression just
past we have seen grown men and women
of that race work all day Saturday to
earn enough to pay their church dues on
the following day.
tfy the very nature of his profession a
minister is prohibited from any other
means of earning a livelihood. This being
true, members certainly should see to it
that the man at the head of their local
church is provided a decent living.
This section has been blessed with favorable
seasons that have produced fine
crops. Especially is this true in communities
where tobacco is the leading cash
crop. Nature has indeed been kind tO|
citizens of this county.
God and Nature are one. There is no
finer way in which to show appreciation
for Nature's blessings than by supporting
the church. ?
PORT PILOT, SOUTHPORT,
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Washington, Sept. 4.?Problems
! of diplomacy and digging up cash
I for newly created New Deal Agj
encies share attention tiere this
i week. Only the uninitiated take
the talk about revision of Senate
rules to prevent filibustering seriously.
The discussion by Senate
j leaders is considered solely grist
I for the political mill and a real
effort to have the voting public
take some wind out of the sails
of Senator Huey Long. If President
Roosevelt, in his forthcoming
tour, heeds sage counsel, he
iwill not dignify the Long buffoonery
and obstruction stunts
with more than indirect comment.
It is generally believed that the
Chief Executive has a real chore
mapped out in selling the country
on the effectiveness of the
multitude of relief measures authorized
by Congress.
Despite the adroit juggling of
statistics, the relief problem conjtinu.-s
to pester all private and
I public agencies. Pouring Federal
funds into the communities has
not appeased the growing demand.
Insiders are somewhat discouraged
at the prospect and pri-1
vately predict that the relief bur-1
dent will not be lessened within
a year. The hope of getting millions
back to work by November
will not be realized.
It is significant that William
Green, president of the American |
Federation of Labor, in his La- j
bor Day address talked largely of |
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power obtained from Congress
and never mentioned just how
many men secured employment
therefrom. Practically all the major
plans advanced by trade unionists
for decreasing unemploy- ,
ment were whipped through Congress
by Administration backing.
These measures having failed to
make a dent in the unemployment
situation, the A. F. of L.
now contends that shorter work
week, higher wages and Federal
control of business will solve the
matter for all time. The stark
facts are the unwillingness of elgible
workers to separate them- j
selves from the soft snaps of relief
rolls for tasks requiring phy- j
sical or mental exertion are the
stumbling blocks to recovery, j
Hence, the hard-boiled tactics
adopted by General Johnson as ]
relief administrator in New York
City are watched with interest'
by all communities favoring the
ultimatum of "work or starve."
Optimists anticipating a quick!
upturn of business with Congress \
out of the way will be disappoin- i
ted. Reports reaching official j
quarters show suspicion is attached
to the Federal agencies whose I
powers over industry were greatly
enhanced at the last session.
Chairman Kennedy of Federal
Securities and Exchange Commis- j
sion, testifying before a House j
committee, unwittingly perhaps, j
{fbt his finger on the main griev- j
ance between business and the j
Federal government. The New
Deal leader, an intimate of the
President, said, "The legal department
is drawing up their
concept of the requirements of
the law," and therein lies the rub.
Business is unwilling to go forward
while government lawyers ;
give "their concept" instead of |
the real intent of Congress at the ]
time the laws were enacted. It is |
considered a trick on which bure- i
aucracy thrives and the public i
places the blame at the doorstep
of the lawmakers rather than the
law-interpreters on the Federal
payroll.
Anything, no matter how meritorious
on the surface, to which
Prof. Tugwell's name is attached,
carries a definite handicap. His
espousal of the food and drug
legislation two years ago overshadowed
the laudable objectives.
Despite careful publicity, the legend
persists that Tugwell is
something of a Communist whose |
idealistic methods are to be shunned.
It is, perhaps, unfair to
Tugwell, who has lately been
submerged as a "brain-Truster."
The mere fact that the professor
is in direct charge of the rural
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sales resistance to the scheme.
Research workers complain that
inquiries to reputable industrial
concerns or community organizations
meet with instant rebuff.
Reason: Tugwell's name appears
on the official letterhead.
Behind the refusal to cooperate
is a wholesome fear that the Federal
government has secret plans
up the sleeve which in the end'
may prove to the disadvantage of
established communities. Tugwell
advocated the re-shifting of the
population from the densely populated
areas and bringing industries
to the smaller towns. Grave
suspicion follows these proposals
as community leaders feel that
the government in cultivating
submarginal lands will provide
subsidies and move small industries
to these newly developed
areas at the expense of the town
dependent on the payrolls. The
lumber industry is prepared to
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