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jgngMmmmam PAGE 2 THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor Riitered as second-class matter April 20, 1028, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR 51.50 MX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS .75 Wednesday, February 21, 1927 Building note: Tlie third new home since the first of the year is now under construction in Southport. Even when there is a fair day lately, the weatherman apparently tries to correct the mistake by sending along several more bad ones in succession. The man who wants you to "burn somebody up" in an editorial isn't willing to do the job for himself in a signed letter to the OPEN FORUM. Southport citizens would he more thrifty if they saw the possibilities for local development through the eyes of visitors to the community. Notable Improvement Credit for making the most notable recent improvement in his property goes to S. I. Burris, who recently purchased the old Praeger Cannery 011 the waterfront. One of the first things that Mr. Burris did was to tear down the unsightly warehouse building. The dock will be widened to thirty feet and extended out to his house at the edge of the river channel. Mr. Bum's says that he is going to make repairs and improvements that will be attractive to yacht owners who call here 011 the way north this spring. This young business man has enough faith in the future of the town to invest in improvements. T ransfers One of the bad things about being in government service is the frequency with which transfers are made. Often these changes come along to remove men from a community and friends that have become dear to them. Not long ago Merle Ilood, for many years one of the most popular men at the Cape Pear station, was transferred up the coast. This week notice came that Ted Willis, one of the most likable men at the Oak Island station, is being sent to Fort Macon station. Arthur Huntley, another popular man at Oak Island, is expected to be transferred sometime in March. Their friends here hate to see these men leave, but wish them all the luck in the world in their new stations. ????? Encouragement Notice received here last week from the district engineers office in Wilmington, reported that a public hearing will be held in the courthouse on March 4 with a view to determine the advisability of constructing a yacht basin at Southport. Every step toward the procurement of the basin has moved along without a hitch. First there was the expressed need, then letters to Congressman Clark asking for a survey; this was followed by a favorable report from the rivers and harbors committee; and now the date for the hearing is set. Meanwhile, a committee appointed last week from the Southport Civic Club will assist representatives of the Army Engineers in every way possible. . It seems to us that the yacht basin is virtually assured if local citizens will continue the co-operation that has brought matters along this far. Down To Business This session of the North Carolina General Assembly appeal's to be out to set I a record for efficiency, for major legislation is being passed daily by our representatives and senators with unbelievable I rapidity. It isn't that the legislators aren't taking their duties seriously. On the coutrary they are. But they know what they want, and are getting right down to brass tacks to get it. 1, j ( i Work like this will give North Carolina j i citizens an increased respect for their 1 law-making body. : Dangerous Joke A practical joke becomes a menace j when there is danger of its resulting in | serious injury, or death, for someone involved. An incident which happened several c weeks ago on a Brunswick county high- p way brought this matter up. A locali mo-'S( I torist was driving along the highway at i a moderate rate of seed when he sawi. ahead of him a group of people. They j ' were walking on their left-hand side, as b they should have been, but were on the!* pavement, so the motorist pulled over to s his left to pass. j* Just before he came abreast of the four pedestrians, one boy shoved another one' directly into the path of the automobile. A frantic effort on the part of the boy to regain his balance, and a sudden swer- h ve on the part of the driver managed to lc i avoid what might easily have been a fa- . jtal accident. s That one was too close even for the y boy who did the pushing. He was lucky * to get off with a bad fright, for in a p split second there had been before him all the elements of a tragic accident. | u Tax Collections tlJ ! L The unfair thing about the tax situa- ? tion in both our city and county government is that the entire burden has fallen a upon the thrifty and fairminded citizens!" j who have kept their payments up-to-date. This means that those who were dis- a i inclined to pay in the first place have " A j fallen further and further in arrears un- n til now it is almost impossible for them p to do anything about it. So they continue 81 to evade payment. fr It is hard to devise a method of settlement that will not penalize those who I have paid in full for their honesty, but e, I something should be done to Ret every is property owner included in the support jtl of his government. L This is a problem for the tax experts.;ft Times are not as hard now as they have ^ been for several years past, and it is lc necessary for the tax collectors to clamp a down 011 delinquent taxpayers. The first that should feel the effect C( of this policy should be the non-resident ci ! property owner. There is little reason to grant unlimited credit in tax matters to n men who are merely holding title to their f I property in hopes that a sudden real es-1 late boom will enhance its value. If these jC men are required to bear their share of ir the tax burden, the load for the hard- a I working, tax-paying citizen will be made lighter. a 5. Rural Fire Protection <v g Out of the Central West comes a new g move in the field of rural fire preven- Ie tion. that nromises to reduce fire waste 0 | which each year takes a toll of one hun- f< dred million dollars of farm property. isJ The rural districts have stood defenseless against fire unless by lucky chance,? , the fire should be discovered in its early ^ I stages when it would yield to the primi- L tive method of dousing it with a pail of E i water. For many years towns and cities ? have developed more and more efficient R fire protection from the original hand t< apparatus to the fast motorized equipj ment. While rural losses have attracted much j attention and valuable educational work in the field of fire prevention has been done, there has been, until now, no systematic movement to extend organized fire protection to the farms. Manufacturi ers have now developed efficient motor- _ ized equipment especially adapted to j farm service, and the greatly improved ^ I roads make it possible for this equipment s to be moved rapidly from headquarters to the scene of a fire within a radius of ti ten miles. Standards have been set for rural fire a department equipment and organization t] and a credit incorporated in the farm I ? rate schedules of farm property where these standards are met. This has given an auspicious start to j a development which is likely to be far- i< ; reaching in its good results. The support- jb ers of this movement visualize a healthy r growth of rural fire protection districts t j until most of the farms of the country v will share with the towns and cities in 9 the benefits of effective motorized fire c departments. A reduction of the rural fire v waste by half would result in the saving tJ of a hundred million dollars of property loss and thousands of lives annually. s Endorsement by the United States In- f, ( dependent Telephone Association, which f proposes through its thousands of induvi- b dual companies to work for the more i rapid promotion of fire protection districts, lends additional strength to this v I movement. t a " " * THE STATE PORT PILOT, S< Wi Ti ihw ghallotte 1 School News 1 (By Odessa Reynolds) c* Miss Frances Galloway's sec- tea ion of the first grade gave a tg hapel program February IT. The rogram was as follows: Song, $?; Loves Old Sweet Song," by the chool. Twenty Third Psalm, j J? dell Hewett; Song by class:' Wj Morning Prayer." "Tlic Swing." ! . M. Hewett. Jr.; Story, "The' it| 'ar Baby." James Todd; Song, j ?3 y class: "Little Bo-Peep": "The [ ^3 'riendly Cow," Ernesteen Bel- J imy; "Whistle," Robert Russ:j j? ong: "Quack, Quack." Harry j ?3 (ewett, Lorine Inman, Ernes-1 'vM ;en Bellamy and James Todd: ^3 At The Seaside," Idell Hewett. ! #? I'.-T. A. MEET I^ The Parent-Teachers Associa- W on of Shallotte high school held meeting February 17th in the igh school auditorium. The fol- Jjg >wing program was given: String music by Sherman Regiter and Talmadge Phelps:)^ tring music and songs by Earl J? lilligan, Fred Brown and Jessie $8 lae Russ; string-French harp ijfj lusic, Albert Phelps, Homer i|| helps and Rutherford Holden. Jg Mrs. Earnest Parker, president f the organization, presided at ie business meeting. The roll $? 'as called and the minutes of fop le last meetings were read by ^8 le secretary, Miss Vera Belle ong. It was decided that the rganization would send flowers fob ) Harry Mintz, Jr., who is in ?? le hospital in Albemarle, due to ^0 serious automobile accident. It 'as also moved that a letter of fop indolence be sent to Mrs. Geor- ?8 e Kirby and family. Remarks! "N bout tlie work of the P.-T. A. ere made by Henry C. Stone, ip! .fter the business meeting, other lusic was rendered by the guest '.bi layers. The date March 3rd was r|) ;t for the next meeting. The i? resident then declared the meetig adjourned. Grieved #5 T^"" w n foe Af Uorrtt 1IIC fjwiuui Jiiatvo VI J.iui* J tintz, Jr., were exceedingly gri- jg ired to learn of his accident. He remembered as bbing the presient of the class of '35 and a .z? ery active and popular member JS f Shallotte high school. He has ^ >r the last two years been at'nding Phifer College, near Al?marie. The students at Shal- ??> itte daily inquire about his audition and wish for his speedy jcovery. The seniors selected their class ijg alors, flower and motto in a || lass meeting Thursday. They are s follows: Class colors, green #| nd silver: flower, sweet pea: lotto: "Build for Character, Not or Fame." sS Winners -^| The Shallotte girls were victorius when they played Waccalaw on Thursday, February 18, sis t Waccamaw by a small score i'0 f 17 to 16. " j>| The boys were not so fortun- 'i>5 te, Waccamaw boys won 26 to The Shallotte girls line up was, larie Bennett, Verslee Stanland, ladys Mintz, forwards; Lina ss Iray, Mamie Holden and Kath:en High, guards. Jjg Waccamaw girls were: D. mith, M. Brady, C. Stanland, jrwards; L. Smith, M. William- ^ in, M. Ward, guards. P. Smith, J? ubstituting for M. Brady. ?? The Waccamaw boys line up as: Garth Winstead, I. Evans, f?j .. Jenrette, E. Hughes, forwards. J? C. Stuart, E. Milligan guards. p. Smith substituting for E. lughes; O. Williams, sub. for E. |>| uiiigan. oimuuLie vuy a wcic. ershing Tripp, Ruffin Redwine, |g lozelle Hewett, Sherman Regis- T;? jr and Talmadge Phelps. H OPEN FORUM 1 ? I A column dedicated to opinions of the public. A mouthpiece for the views and observations of our '.p friends and readers, for which we *jgj accept no responsibility. Contrlbutlons to this column must not exceed three hundred words. ' >> 7? Shallotte, N. C., jS February 22nd, 1937. "he Editor, State Port Pilot, outhport, N. C. i? I wish to make a statement to he public regarding an article rinted in the Wilmington Moring Star as to talk X have had J?3 bout the flogging threat and he resistance that would be us- Vs5 d, should the threat be carried ut. Jj? I have never had any such talk 0 any one, and if the man that ?9 ad it printed will come to me s|| will tell him to his face that it J? } a falsehood. There has never jg een a body of armed men at V3 lickman's Cross Roads for such ijs; purpose, and the one that star- i? ed such a rumor must have Jjg /anted to put a strain on this ?? ection. ^ I want to say we have as good i? ommunity as can be found any Jp> /here, and I don't thank any one d publish such a falsehood on his piace and charge me with it. I do not deny getting a letter Jj?> igned. KKK, but I can account or the fictitious letter and there 3 nothing serious about it, as I -Is ound out it was only a make- $$> elieve. Jg R. B. LONG. lickman's Cross Roads. 4m Hog sales continue to grow vlth prices remaining high, says TtSi 1 report from Craven county. 3UTHP0RT, N. G. FARMS F( I have sub-divided the late Dr. Wrr R. into 13 farm lots, which I am offering for sa ly all of these farm lots have tobacco acreag< ning water and are adapted for growing all Some of the unsold Tracts ai LOT NO. 1?23'4 ACRES, located on land, 3Yz acres marsh, about 8 acres cleared, has not yet been made. LOT NO. 2?54>/2 ACRES, State Highs one good two-story bungalow, good tenant he barn stables and garage. About 35 acres cles crops. This tract has been bargained. LOT NO. 4?56 ACRES, about 8 acres good tobacco barn, feed barn and stables. 1 farming and stock raising. Located on Mulbc LOT NO. 5?35 ACRES, all woods tra< can be cleared. On Mulberry Crossing Ron LOT NO. 6?20 ACRES, good building for small farm. LOT NO. 7.?21 acres same as above, a Crossing Road. LOT NO. 8?52'/2 ACRES, all woods, 1c of it good for farm clearing. LOT NO. 9.?87 ACRES, all woods Ian pine timber now growing. A bargain for soi LOT NO. 10?39 ACRES, all cleared, 3 ning water beside the tract, no buildings, got raising. LOT NO. 11?29]/2 ACRES, all cleared, the best farm tracts in the whole estate, good buildings. Located on public street or road. LOT NO. 12-21'/z ACRES, this tract 1 being made. LOT NO. 13?6 ACRES, all cleared, t tial section of town. Located on corner of tvv The above farm property is practically ; of Shallotte. For further information see m Other Valuable Property is ^ the Esti THE DR. Mm. R. GOLEY HOMESTi the Town of Shallotte, two-story dwelling he stables, corn crib, potato curing house, garai suitable for office rooms. Three other adjoin separate from the home. ONE BUILDING AND LOT in the ! Mr. Chandler Rourk is now residing on thi ONE LOT, about one-half acre, locatec ing Station, desirable location for business sit Swamp I Located, about three miles west of Shall swamp farm, containing about 35 acres of re other staple crops. Pecan Ori FOUR ACRES, located in town, on hi irable building sites on the estate, around 11 now old and large enough to yield full crops, one- acre garden plot that will be sold with c Resort Pr< TWO LOTS with dwellings and other c Deep water borders one of the lots, other a( ing and sea food in abundance the year aroui Point, an excellent buy for someone wishing idences. All this property located on Beach I Timber I LOCATED in Waccamavv Townshi, foi way No. 130, 300 acres in one tract, 40 in th Fire Tower is located on this land. I he timb leased for turpentine cupping, and the propel Deer and other wild game run and feed on th For prices, further description, maps anc w.TThc Agent for Gol SHALLOTTE POS1 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ?d )/? SALE I ===== "^1 /; H Goley Farm consisting of 493 . TCs M le at very attractive prices. IVm ical. |B ; allotments, have some source of run- 41 general and staple crops. fl re Described as Fo!1c q; I State Highway No. 130, 20 . "I . This lot is bargained for hut deed 9 vay No. 130 runs through this tract, 1 uise, excellent new tobacco : !: n ired, good tobacco land and g .1 cleared, has good dwelling for tenant. tfl Remainder of tract can be cleared for -K ;rry Crossing Road. -I ,;^K ct, but good land for a house and farm .1 > site for colored family and excellent ?1 iid both tracts are located on the i " >cated on old New Britain road, some I ? d, an excellent crop of virgin long leaf $? lie one. Turkey and quail habitat. 9V2 acres, except a small branch run- I ad tobacco land and excellent for hog I ( in high state of cultivation, one of indwelling, tobacco barn and other out | . ms been bargained and deed is now | his is excellent building site, residen- | o public roads or streets. ill within the boundaries of the Town | aps and blue prints in my office. low offered for Sale for ? ate AD, containing 17 acres, located in >use, new smoke house", good barn and ? ge, storage house with an upper story 1 1 1 1 'a i s ing Jots can ne purcnaseu wu: 01 ? leart of town on U. S. Highway 17, |l 1 on corner opposite Clemmons' S ill- II "arm a otte, known as the A. S. White ,1 al good land, excellent for truck ami '9 chard 1 ighvvay No. 130, one of the most tics- gl 30 paper-shell pecans on this tract. |l Adjoining this tract on the hack is a ? >r separate from the lot. ?perty 1 iut buildings at Shallotte Beach Point. |l Jjoining, excellent fishing, duck hunt- II ad. Also an 8-acre tract near the || nr PL'S" )kB IU UUVC1U|) 1IIIU 3U1IIIHV1 vun>|'i- ? highway. | -ands lr miles from Shallotte on State I lis'1* e other, both adjoining. The Shallotte ? er on these tracts has been recently | rty will be sold subject to this lease. ? is land. | J deeds call on 1LMES ey Estate rOFFICE I > i
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