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TWQ L THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor ntered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR $1.1 BIX MONTHS 1. THREE MONTHS Vj^NATICNAL EDITORIAL SO) JU ASSOCIATION <=^ALunJ>ueA. / 9 3 5 Wednesday, September 25, 1935 It's a pretty good idea not to tear dow your old house before your, new one ready to be occupied. It requires less energy to keep climbin than it takes to get back where you wer after you slipped. The shortest distance between tw points for an automobile is not a straigh ]jne?if there's a curve in the road. Farmers should be thankful that th hpflw rains of the past few days didn' fall during the crop growing season. Then there's the story of the womai who hides her husband's good shoes t< keep him from running around at night. In driving at night we'd rather mee an oil truck with dimmed lights than ai ordinary passenger car with headlight blazing. If the citizens of Southport and Bruns wick county could really appreciate wha the development of an ocean termina here would mean to this entire sectior they would all be looking for things to d to help put over this project. School Bus Drivers One of the most practical duties whic could be assigned members of the Nort Carolina State Highway Patrol would b to examine every school bus driver in th state. School bus transportation is, of cours* a necessary part of our system of coi solidated schools and, considering th large number of school children transpor ed to and from school each year, thei have been remarkably few accident However, there is always the risk of som major tragedy that will mar this recor and give a black eye to the plan of coi solidation. Principals and parents are very stri< in their requirements for school bus drb ers; but it is our opinion that every on of these boys into whose hands the live and safety a truck load of school childre are trusted twice each day for a perio of eight months should be required t * - x?* - ? u:_i?.... pass a anver s lesi ueiure a lugiiwaj yc trolman. Unpleasant Reminder Residents of Brunswick county who liv between highway number 30 and the Col umbus county line recently have been re minded of the crying need for a han surfaced road connecting that highwa; with that portion of route number 13< that has been paved. For several days highway number 13< was practically impassable and everyon who attempted to travel that road did s at the risk of being stuck in the mud fo hours. This condition was particularly untime ly in that many Brunswick bounty farm ers were rushing their tobacco to marke before the close of the Border Belt sea son. Because of the bad condition of th roads it will be necessary for farmers i this county to haul a good part of thei crop many extra miles to warehouses i the Eastern Carolina belt. It still is our firm conviction that thei is no road in North Carolina more in nee of hard surfacing than highway numbt 130. Pedestrians Rights The National Bureau of Casualty an Surety Underwrites points out that of tl 36,000 fatalities resulting from autom bile accidents last year, 16,000 were p destrians. Two elements of this situation are ir portant. One is the statistical truth th, by far the greater number of pedestriai 1 involved in accidents are doing thinj \ \ THE STATE which they should not do. The other i; that a pedestrian may be in the right, bui ? that doesn't reduce the disadvantage at _ which he will always be until collision proof armor is invented. ~ Ironically the pedestrian has becomt standard material for the jokers and car toonists just as the hen-pecked husbanc ? or the taxpayer. No doubt we shall hav< 50 a new version of the old gag, making ii 00 the pedestrian, not the chicken, wh< 75 crosses the road to get to the other side. ~~ The premise of many jokes, that tht 'pedestrian is a persecuted animal, doe; jnot hold water. The pedestrian is saf< from any automobile if he observes i ? few commands: cross only at intersec tions; cross with the traffic signal whenn ever there is one; keep children off tht . streets; on rural highways walk to tht left facing oncoming traffic; avoid walking from behind parked cars; look! g Civic Pride One thing that would do a lot for the J town of Southport would be the development of a keener sense of civic pride on the part of her citizens. The port terminal project now under consideration for Southport is the greatest t j development ever planned for this section, 1 and there appears to be a fine opportuni11 - M ' AAA AAA +V,ic ty to secure me jp*,vw,i/vu giant iui mi* purpose. Still, with all this in prospect, I when a mass meeting was called one 0 night last week in order that citizens might learn more about the project from officials of the Brunswick County-South* port Port Commission the audience includII ed only a handful of citizens. s Few businesses or professions are any more progressive than the town or city in which they are located. Because this is 'r true, every citizen owes to his community * his loyal support of any worthwhile development. q The day that the port terminal projecl is approved for Southport the value ol local real estate will be doubled. With the employment of more than 850 men or the work of construction every store ir h town has a reasonable right to expect t( h double its business within a fortnight Farmers throughout the county will fine a live market for their produce. ie The Port City Civic Club, organized foi the purpose of stimulating an interest ir B' the development of Southport, has no held a meeting since announcement wa: made of the approval of the port termi t_ nal project by state PWA officials. Th< e support of the members of this organiza tion would at least be encouraging t< j members of the port commission. W< have a feeling that the men who com prise the port commission would like t< . feel that they have the 100 per cen x backing of the business and professiona J~ men of Southport and Brunswick county e ? Farmers Get A Break ^ Farmers in this section of North Caro0 lina, particularly those who grow tobacco, l" have been mighty fortunate this year, There seems to be much dissatisfaction with prices being paid for tobacco in the Eastern North Carolina Belt and Brunse wick county growers should be thankful that they have disposed of the greater ' part of their crop while prices were satisfactory. It is too much to expect an unbroken string of good years. Nature just doesn't do things that way. Economics, too, has a way of fluctuating. The wise thing for e farmers in this favored section to do is to 0 plan for the future. For those who own r their farms it would require only a small cash outlay to commence a live-at-home program. Others who do not own their l_ homes have made enough this year to t purchase a farm and start on the road l" to being independent land owners. e Henry W. Grady, famous Southern n statesman, was right more than half a r century ago when he said: n "When every farmer in the South shall eat bread from his own fields and meal e from his own pastures and be disturbed ^ by no creditors and enslaved by no debt ir when he shall sit among his teeming gar dens, and orchards and vineyards, anc dairies and barnyards, pitching his cropi to his own wisdom and growing them ii id independence, making cotton his clear ie surplus, and selling it in his own time o- and in his chosen market, and not at i e- master's bidding, getting his pay in casl and not in a receipted mortgage that dis n- charges his debt but does not restore hii at personal freedom,?then, and then only as shall be breaking of the fulness of oui ?s day." : PORT PILOT, SOUTHPORT, i WASHINGTON! LETTER ' Washington, Sept. 25.?War - overseas is bound to bring a re] vival of the ancient game of "leg-pulling" or a struggle for ' political favors from the Federal t agencies controlling exports of j munitions and foodstuffs. Already legislators representing important cotton and wheat growing areas 5 are returning prepared to deal 3 with the National Munitions Control Board which formally orga' j nized this week. Licenses for exl port business are valuable to . many regions. The foreign favor has side-tracked interest in petty domestic squabbles in antici5 pation of demands for American , j goods for the belligerent nations, j The State Department is a bee"' hive of activity as the question | of our foreign policy becomes a vital issue of the day. With American merchant ships in the war zones the preservation of neutrality is like walking on eggs. I The Treasury Department is equally alive to responsibilities as I sabers rattle along the Mediterl ranean largely because of the efj feet of world finance on this i country's affairs. Great amounts ' I of American capital have been ; invested in Europe and the proI tection of our national rights 'Iusually presents a ticklish prob j lem. The navy more than the j army has more than a passing I interest in the situation. They must be prepared to rescue bel1 eagured citizens from danger ? zones and police our ports to maintain neutrality. It is small wonder that President Roosevelt's ' tour of the West has lost much of its appeal as the Administration settles down to the grim business of handling a great nation's foreign affairs during a t crisis. . The Supreme Court decision, ' which delivered a solar plexus blow to the Blue Eagle outfit last May, apparently did not squelch the enthusiasm of the , NRA staff for prying into other ' peoples business. With the writF ing of code histories practically L completed, it is obvious that the NRA group must find some ex1 cuse for drawing the taxpayers 1 money. They are now writing j around to code authorities asking for their files. The response to their request is very discouraging 1 to these bureaucrats for the majority of code authorities have no intention of turning over their l" private papers to this group of 1 idle and curious government ( clerks. Business leaders resent the numerous "fishing expediti5 ons" of Federal agencies seeking - material for new legislation. ! Likewise, the NRA's statistical study of selected and basic industries is not succeeding because ) industry is frankly suspicious as j to the uses to which this information may be put at the next " nm_ ~ A J I acooiuii ui vAingicoo. xlit: auiixui) istratlon is determined to re-enact ( ] some form of the discarded NRA I ! structure. To this end, the House Committee on Ways and Means | has instructed the staff to study the broad question of trade practices with the idea of devising a legal definition which will find a place in the permanent statu- j . tes. Industrial leaders feel that all the talk of trade practice > agreements is nothing more than , a subterfuge to work out a rigid ( program of hours and wages, which were thrown overboard ! when the highest tribunal turned . thumbs down on the NRA set-up. Politicians are keeping their ears to the ground to detect the reaction of the American Legion to the bonus issue. The Legion is meeting in St. Louis this week and the bonus will figure prominently in the discussions. No one disputes the fact that the bonus , will raise and plague the legislators and the Administration at the next session of Congress. > Feeling exists that a measure giving a more conservative bonus without the inflationary conditions such as were included in the ill-fated Patman bill may eventual ly meet with Presidential approval, especially on the eve of a | nation-wide campaign. Another convention which is giving the politically - minded something to worry about is the 1 forthcoming American Federation l of Labor gathering. Two powerful groups within the A. F. of L. I are demanding the founding of a Labor party to take the field t against the Republicans and Dem[ ocrats next year. A lively debate . is expected, but the conservative ' element among the labor leaders - are hopeful that this high explo j sive will prove nothing more thanl a dud. William Green, A. F. of 3 L. president, recently stated that 1 the worker "who pins his faith j and hope in legislation and legislative enactment and the govern? ment for higher wages and imi proved conditions of employment 1 will end his days filled with bitter regret and disappointment." The New Dealers who are extre3 mely generous with the trade unionists are depending upon i ' Green and his coherts to block 1 any third party recruited solely from organized labor. , N. C. Corn Huski i^' ' ?? 11. Weekly Quii [ 1. What is the capital of Washington ? 1 2. When did the One Hund- i red Year's War break out? gjraj5jajBisiaia2jEfEJHiaiHJEiajBja S TE !We have cai all kinds of po Ier materials f I Our stock < sharpeners, st bk, paste, w; kets and vari f during the yes We bvite y< The S I Southp [u iSigjgraipjaiaisiBfaraJBJEfai^ WE ng This Year Is 3. In which state is the uirthplace of Virginia Dare? e 4. How long was an ancient Sreek foot? 5. Who was the twentieth President of the United States? * 6. What is the religious affiliation of Franklin D. Roose/elt? c 7. What is a gerah? BgiEjaigJBigJBfgiaajgjafafgjaiBjaia CHOOI ACHE rd board in all color ster and drawing pe or class room work )f supplies also int tamp pads, typewr aste paper baskets ous other items y< ir. ju to visit our offic tate Port lort, North Car \ . * si state in the UniotT'^^t 11. What la a nlmbu' ' 12. What is the abbrer.c^^H ^ (Answers on Page 7) RS | s, tag board, iper and oth- I Judes pencil I iter ribbons, , letter bas- I >u will need M l^H Pilot I olina 9 M
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