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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.
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Wednesday, March 18, 1936
A liquid-ounce of prevention is said to
be good for snake bites.
Public opinion is not necessarily always
right, but it is just as likely to be right
as wrong.
It is a wise pedestrian who assumes a
part of the responsibility for his own
safety.
Bus Stops
The worst criticism of the consolidated
school system of North Carolina results
from children being forced to stand outj
in the cold or rain some mornings while
waiting for the school bus.
Here is a matter in which the parents
have a fine chance to remedy a bad situation.
The erection of a small house or
shed by the roadside will offer protection
to the children while they wait for their
bus.
Recently in an adjoining county we
saw a discarded automobile serving just
such a purpose. The school children from
two nearby homes have been furnished a
warm, dry place to wait for their school
bus ?and their health this winter very
probably has been better because of this
thoughtfulness on the part of their parents.
School Attendance
A combination of sickness, bad weather
and bad roads has conspired this year to
play havoc with the daily attendance
average in schools of this section.
Since the number of teachers awarded
each school is based directly upon the
average daily attendance, parents who
are interested in their county schools will
see to it that their children are absent as
little as possible during the remaining
weeks of the school term.
No one wants to see the teaching
strength of Brunswick county schools for
the next year reduced.
Community Building
Under the leadership of the Brunswick
County Post Number 194, American Legion,
arrangements have been made for the
purchase of the old school building at
Southport. A WPA project has been prepared
to have the building remodeled
so that it may serve as a community center
and meeting place for the various
clubs and civic organizations of the
county.
Standing overlooking Franklin Square,
the old school building is perfect for the
purpose for which it will be used. Engineers
who have examined the structure are
enthusiastic over the possibilities of transforming
it into a community center building
that will grace the beautiful park
grounds which surround it.
While remodeling plans still are in the
formative stage, it is understood that colonial
columns will be erected in front o!
the building; most of the interior of the
building will be made into an auditorium
suitable for meetings or for dancing
cloak rooms and rest rooms also will be
provided.
This project is county-wide in its as
pect, for citizens from out in the count}
will find that they have just as man]
privileges there as do Southport residents
We believe that this building will d<
much to bring about a better understand
ing between all the citizens of Brunswicl
county.
Welcome, Soldiers
Older citizens of Southport this weekend
will be reminded of the days when
Fort Caswell was in her glory, for officers
of the 321st Infantry will occupy the
fort for a three-day encampment.
The arrangement and location of Fort
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six persons were Killed and tnirty ser
ously injured in a fire which attacked
restaurant in New York recently,
j Fire prevention education has dor
imuch to acquaint the general public wit
1 the dangers of fire, and the work of th
| city fire departments and the fire insu
ance companies has made the nation sa
! er. However, the instinct of self-prese
? vation still causes people to rush in pan
' to escape flames, instead of walking ca
* mly to exits. In this fire, as in mar
J others, panic made the cr?wd block ar
"|jam the exits, with the usual tragic r
' suit.
One of the first considerations of fi:
* i prevention engineers is to see that the]
) are sufficient exit facilities of approvt
" type. Conditions, however, do not alwa;
v permit of the ideal, and in many casi
disorderly and panicky crowding resul
in disaster. Perhaps the fire v drills beir
held in the schools as part of fire prevei
tion education for children will produ<
a new generation of adults who will t
more orderly in emergencies.
May this work bring wisdom in goven
ing the actions of those who are now b<
ing taught to walk?not run?toward th
exit in case of fire.
THE STATE
Caswell make it ideal for an occasion o
this kind. It should not be hard for th
men to imagine themselves in actual bat
tie when they go through their drills oi
the historic parade ground.
One of the principal features of th
encampment will be the Friday night pre
gram in the auditorium of the Brunswicl
I county courthouse. At that time a nat
ional defense program will be conducted
(including moving pictures. Major T. C
iVickers, regimental chaplain, a man wel
known to many Southport citizens, wil
i be decorated with the D.S.C.
We extend a welcome to our militar
visitors, and assure them of the same hos
pitality that marked the attitude o
Southport citizens toward the soldiers o
Fort Caswell in years gone by.
Clean-up Week
What Southport needs most just no\
is a good, thorough job of spring cleaninj
?and all the citizens of the town shouli
co-operate.
Old signs should be torn down, fence
should be mended and whitewashed an*
hundreds of other small jobs that woul*
add immensely to the attractiveness o
the streets of the town should be com
pleted before there is a general epidemi*
of spring fever.
Outstanding among the objectives of i
clean-up campaign would be the remova
of some of the antiquated locomotive:
and cars near the railroad station. We be
lieve that officials of the W. B. and S
will be glad to co-operate in cleaning ui
their sector.
Will Be Enforced
Members of the board of city aldermei
have passed ordinances which provide ?
stiff fine for persons who break shrub
bery or flowers, or who walk on the gras:
plots in Franklin Square. Not only wil
grown-ups be required to pay a fine fo:
any depredation for which they may b<
convicted, but parents will be held res
ponsible for the actions of their children
Time and' money have been spent t<
make Franklin Square a place of whicl
every Southport citizen might be justb
proud. It will be a credit to the civi<
pride of the residents of the communit;
if it is never necessary to enforce a singh
one of these special ordinances.
4-II Club Work
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A meeting which will be held Thurs
day night at the Bolivia school deserve
the attention of every high school gir
and boy in Brunswick county. It is th
second meeting of the recently organize*
Service Club.
Strictly speaking, Brunswick is a rura
i county, and most of the boys and girl
live on the farm. The purposes of th
Service Club are directed toward makin;
'the girls and boys of today better farm
ers and housewives of tomorrow.
Of particular interest is the fact tha
there will be a discussion this week of th
i organization of 4-H Clubs for boys i
this county.
A trip to Bolivia Thursday night wf
be well worthwhile.
In Case Of Fire
Panic again took a terrible toll whe
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tion of a scientific instrument tc
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ment toward politics and politi'
cians would be a welcomed device
here. The best substitutes
y are reports of scouts repeating
neighborhood gossip and an enormous
volume of letters and
f i telegrams which pour into polif,
tical camps. The trend of this
information is fretting ambitious
office-seekers and their cohorts
I By the nature of their calling
| the professional politicians are a
i suspicious lot. Deep in theii
hearts they are doubtful of the
V back-slappers' loyalty and equally
perturbed over the silences or
? open criticism of their opponents
j at home. Consequently, our national
legislators are chaffing over
i the uncertainty as to the adg
journment date which will perimit
them to make personal sur3
.veys in their bailiwicks.
^ 1 Family quarrels usually provoke
more havoc than the best
f laid plans of enemies. It is simi_jlarly
true in political life. The
Democratic high command work--1
ing out campaign strategy are
conscious of the fact that the
I development of factionalism may
. wreck their hopes to renew their
four-year control of the governS
ment. Leaders privately admit
. they fear the corroding effect of
inter-party dissension more than
j the resources of the Republican
3 opposition. Desertions from party
[standards by former Governor A1
Smith and his followers would
:be an act of sabotage likely to
[slow down the machinery for the
1936 vote muster.
Veteran partisans with a work1
ing knowledge of little things
I which inflame the publip mind are
. not unduly minimizing the mischief-making
tactics of Senator
I ,Rush Holt of West Virginia.
I I Heretofore, Holt's only claim to
r j public interest was the fact that
; [he is the youngest solon to serve
' jin the Upper House. What was
-joriginally a petty tiff between
the youngster, considered a polij
tical "accident," and his older
II colleague, Senator Neely, threatjens
to develop into a nation-wide
7 I expose of politics and the Works
C : Progress Administration. The issue
has been smouldering but
J concern is felt that Holt's imprue
dence may set a match to a
l prairie-fire at an inopportune
season.
The tentative tax bill which the
House sub-committee will have
ready this week will be a makeshift
affair. Revenue authorities
1 realize an equitable measure
S could not be devised in the limit.]
ed time which will be allotted to
this legislation. The principal
stunt behind the scenes is to
d juggle figures which will show
the public that it is primarily a
"soak-the-rich" idea without hurt1
j ing the little fellow. Whether the
S legislative body will force 200,00C
e corporations to strip their cupboards
bare to give eleven millior
stock-holders a dividend and at
1- the same time impose high taxes
on foods consumed by the entire
? population is the current puzzle
Delay in reporting a tax bill has
e been occasioned by the frantie
n search for an alternative to s
sales tax on eatables. A veterar
government official has statec
that not more than five of the
541 members of Congress have
the remotest idea of the mechan
?cs of taxation and the direct ef
feet on employment and cost oi
living. This deficiency, however
does not interfere with glib talk:
. on the subject for the enlighten
1- ment of the layman.
a ^ Among the many items on th<
'worry calendar" of the politica
chieftains are the attempts U
ie exempt Congress from judicia
h restraints leaving the impressioi
that they are above the law; thi
inclination of a few hot-temper
r- ed solons to describe proceeding
f_ in the House and Senate as "cir
cus stunts"; voting increased ap
propriations for government bu
IC reaus while preaching need fo
.1- ?c?niony; a growing tendency t
IV a" Critics of Congressions
y policies as unscrupulous propa
id gandists and lobbyists" while tak
e_ ing advantage of their officis
jobs to engage in the same prac
luces; opposing tne discharge o
re constituents from temporary Fed
eral agencies while advocatin
thrift in government; suppress
id ing remnants of the "Brain
ps Trust" through censorship c
' their speeches or sending ther
| abroad on various pretexts an
ts! so on.
lg The Superintendent of Docu
jments at the Government Print
" j ing Office struck a raw nerv
| with Congress when he advocate
10 j the substitution of a sales polic;
for the present system of fre
j distribution of public documents
1- He testified recently that "prioi
to the creation of emergency ag
encies the yearly distribution o
printed matter averaged sevent;
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