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THE STATE PORT PILOT I.
_ Southport, N. C.
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Wednesday, December 1, 1937 t
A jackass isn't always a beast of bur- *
den. I
When a dog on point decides to take j
an inch, the birds usually take a mile.
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Variations in the weather tend to make [
conversation. ii
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There is a lot of difference between >
imitation and duplication. v
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One result of travel is to give a better b
(appreciation of the things back home. J'
The cigar that the driver smokes to
keep awake usually puts his passengers u
. to sleep.
For a prettv girl, the shortest way to
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the front page seems to be via a bathing
*uit^none too ample. ^
Maybe one reason that Americans are| ^
I peace lovers is because they have their1 w
I "battles fought by proxy each Saturday; w
on the gridiron. j in
?? tilt
seems a shame that some of the better
modern tunes will not be permitted ^
by the public to live longer than a few.
weeks.
Show us just one man who doesn't like L
to' criticize when the weatherman misses1
a forecast: we'll show vou a hundred who s(
do. j01
Billboards j ^
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Readers are familiar with spasmodic ^
outbursts against the growing use of bill- j
boards to extoll the virtues of certain
well known products; but despite orga.
^niz^d opposition this soeurge, which
threatens to blot out all of nature's road-N
side beauty, continues to grow. I
The only ones in the world with power,
I to put an end to the continued use ofj''
billboards are members of the buying ri
public, who might follow the lead of Mrs. 0
Sinclair Lewis, who has the following ex-i
I pression to make on the subject:
."The landscape of America belongs toj"
the people?not to business advertisers?|
I and a people with some shred of proper I J1
indignation left in them would rise with
I the spirit of Ethan Allen and tear down ^
I these monstrous impertinences. I feel soi
strongly about it, that I positively will n
not buy anything, whose promoters intrude
notice of it between my eyes and
nature, and what man has done to make ,).
nature more beautiful. ..." j*"1
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Health Budget j'
d
Now is the time when all good men
and women begin to plan to make their j
New Year's resolutions. The keeping of a
budget probably gets first place on the
list of improvements we resolve to make
in our daily lives. And in connection with '
that household budget, we should like to
make a suggestion. Before you go in for j u
portioning out the family income, give a1 ^
thought to another far more important
budget. It should come first on the list y
of New Year's resolutions. Why? Because
matter how much you plot and plan | J
and dig and delve and save and become
as rich as Croesus, it doesn't matter in | f
the least if you haven't your health.
In planning this health budget every- c
thing will be centered about the body y
home?after all, everyone's real home. w
First you must know just what sort of a
home your body is. Can it give the proper n
amount of service? Can it compete with
other homes about it ? Or do its boards ^ e
squeak, its windows rattle, does its roof p
leak or are its ceilings cracked and its e
attic untidy with the accumulation of c
years of neglect? The best way to find ti
out about its condition is to have a ti
thorough overhauling of your body by a t<
good doctor. If he finds any boards that
are rickety, such as weak heart, a poor! c
liver, bad tonsils or teeth, you can takej g
care of them before real trouble occurs, t
"That man is all right," Woodrow Wil- c
son once said, "but the house he lives in v
is dilapidated and it looks as if he would p
soon have to move out." The man did I
move out. He died. u
So let that be a lesson to you on the a
body party of the health budget! s
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Ymas Harbingers
Only 22 shopping days until Xmas. Tlu
Vslive spirit lias already permeated Hit
iir: merchants have their holiday goods
>11 display, gala decorations festoon the
how-windows, children talk untiringly ol
low munificent Santa Clans is going tc
>e. industrious house-wives are baking
ieh-laden fruit cakes and carefully pack
ng them away until the eagerly awaited
lay arrives.
The Xmas season brings out the best
n human nature even if you are trampled
mderfoot in your shopping expeditions
\ person is getting moth-eaten indeed
vho does not feel sonic tingle run down
lis spine or who does not catch some ot
he children's contagious enthusiasm durng
the holiday season.
It is a time for feasting, for feeling a
lose affinity with our fellowmen# foi
iruslving aside the trivial cares which lie
11 our path. It is fitting that we observe
lie Xmas season in this manner. Jesus of
la z a ret h, according to His teachings,
rould not have us pull a long face and
ast during the glorious season of His
irth. He bade us make merry with our
ellowmen, to let the spirit of love flow
nil free. ... .
Of course there is a synthesis. He
ould not have us gorge ourselves sick
n rich foods or get hilariously drunk
nd drive cars on the highways. He
ould have us maintain decorum and ob;rve
His holiday in a sane manner.
Those people who think they can run
og-wild during December and carouse
ith reckless abandon should receive the
ill penalty of the law. Unfortunately,
e will always have people among us
ho feel that any joyous occasion is an
ivitation for them to "cut up" and make
lerry at the expense of everyone else.
Ibsurd Attempt
The most disgusting utterance deliver1
by anybody of consequence apparently
nind publication recently in Vittiro Musilini's
discourse on war wmch he desnbed
as the "quintessence of beauty."
rni_ _ - c ? "I v%oiT/*? trAlnmn
i ne purpuse ul me
hich now rests on the book-shelves of
le Italian nation seems clearly obvious,
ven if 11 Duce helped his son along- with
le laborious task of glorifying war, the
ook itself seems to fall far short of its
riginal objective.
Rather, it clearly represents an absurity
to which even the hapless dogs of a
ictatorial nation cannot subscribe. In,ead
of presenting war as something
eautiful as it was originally intended, it
rther depicts its author as a man devoid
f reason.
When young Mussolini tr.vs to depict
le "fun" of bombing helpless Ethiopian
atives to their death, and talks of the
sport" of striking down defenseless wolen
and children, his readers are left to
ut on conclusion?that the book is the
ork of a demented person or one absoitely
devoid of the milk of human kindess.
There's nothing sporting about war?
le relentless destruction of life and
roperty is a cowardly thing. When Vitro
bombed Ethiopian shacks which were
1 ' a- i u at- 1: r
name 10 snener me uauves lrum me
iin of lead and shrapnel, there was
othing sporting about it. lie was in no
anger himself.
Of course, the original objective of
le book was to beguile the Italian masss
into thinking that it would be a glorius
thing for them to take up arms
gainst a defenseless nation?but unless
11 of Italy is more rabid than we think,
ley will fall for none of the hokum
hich 11 Duce and his son have tried to
and them.
War is ugly, horrible, destructive, and
ou can't make anything else out of it.
disgrace
he Salisbury Post.
A Charlotte vital statistics report, acording
to the Associated Press, reveals
le death of a citizen there of "inanition,
rith poverty as a contributory cause."
In the language of the layman that
leans literal starvation.
"I'm starving to death," is the frequent
xclamation of well-fed children, and
art of the routine prattle of the pamperd
daughters of wealth who must make
onversatjon at teas and parties; but actial
starvation as classification for fatiliies
in North Carolina is, we are happy
o say, a rare phenomenon.
Rare is still too frequently; starvation
if human beings anywhere in the United
States is an incident of national humiliaion
worthy of a red letter on the calenlar.
We should suspend constitution Day
rith its "life, liberty and pursuit of hapliness"
motto and substitute a "Marie
Antoinette" day or something of the kind
intil such a time as starving to death is
, fate which every American can be asured
of escaping. gtti B
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THE OTATE PORT PJLO
: lust Among
' The Fishemei
, (BY \V. B. KEZIAH)
MLYFD FEELINGS
The operations of th<
shrimp trawlers during th<
. old days of last week wen
. regarded by this department
' with rnived feelings of sym
pa thy and envy. In eokl wen
I ther there is no oolder piac.
than out on the windswept
waters. The trawl ..iterator*
get the full foree of the lej
wind that swept down from
the north. At the some time,
while practically freezing
the ntcn were making good
money. They earned what
they made. Knowing something
of what they have tc
go through year after year,
we are glad they made every
cent that they did, and w?
wish they could have made
more.
Hunting Vs. Fishing
While hunting arid fishing s
two closely allied terms, it c
be vouched for that there is
whale of a difference, especia
as regards the visiting spor
men. There is no place on t
coast that extends a more- c<
dial welcome and all sorts
cooperation to the fisherman th
Southport does. Nobody reser
their coming; we are all glad
have them. On the other hat
the sportsman with a gun a
dog is also cordially welcom.
but he misses the cooperati
that is extended to the fishermt
The local sportsman with a gt
dog and knowledge of whe
game is to be found seems
wish to keep his knowledge
himself. Except in isolated i
: stances the visiting hunter is 1.
j pretty much to his own.
Eels A Pest
\ldni' fidiorman nf c- DnHfii m
i'luaai aarraava aaavaa u* i>|/wi i??v
inclinations have been complaining
of eels being a pest
in their puppy drum fishing
activities. They have no use
for the slippery, squirming
creatures and it is disgusting
to pull one out and have
to dislodge him from your
hook at just the moment
when you are expecting to
pull out a two or three-pound
drum. The -drum are only
able to bite between the
times when the eels are fooling
with your hook and taking
your bait. They are a
blooming pest to the inside
fishing in fall and winter.
May Operate I,ongcr
I There has been rumors, sin
the recent change in manageme
of the North Carolina Fisheri
Incorporated, that the local pla
will operate practically all t
year round, instead of just dt
ing the two or three months
the busiest part of the shrim
ing season. This is more li
things should be. The concern h
a splendid plant, splendidly equl
peel for various profitable woi
! and practically all of the reset
ment against it has arisen frc
the fact that it runs only a she
jtinie each year.
Many Sturgeon Caught
For the |>ost several weeks
practically all of the shrimp
trawlers have been bringing
in several sturgeon each day.
these fish are taken in the
trawls and often range up to
tid or 70 pounds in weight.
Several of the buying houses
skin and ship them north in
the same manner as other
fish are handled. The past
week many large flounders,
weighing up to 9 or 10
pounds have also been taken.
While the experiment has
never been tried out, many
local people believe that fishing
for flounders with regulation
nets would prove profitable
here. It is understood
that one of the big boats of
Ben Gray may try this sort
of fishing here this winter.
Oysters And Clams
While the oyster and clam se
son has been open for sometiir
the really good product is ju
beginning to be brought in. Tl
production of both oysters ai
clams will undergo a radical i
crease with the slacking up
the shrimp fishing. No one kno\
just when that will be. Shrin
may be here all winter and, <
the other hand, they may disa
pear from the local waters
any time.
Big Game Fishing
While a few people hold
to the view that next spring
will be ample time to talk
the early summer big game
fishing rodeo at Southport,
there are others who have a
different viewpoint. Boats
that have been and are stilt
going to Florida will play an
Important part in this rodeo
and it will be a difficult matter
to wait and, endeavor to
contact them in Florida unless
preliminary contacts are
made here. The boats will be
going north again at about
the time when It Is planned
to hold the rodeo. If they
start out northward and just
hear of the event when they
arrive here very few of them
will remain over. They travel
pretty much on schedule and
should know plenty of the
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StfeTWORT, A. C.
R Southport
. School New#
moosfe >L\r
1 At a class meeting- Friday the
Junior class decided upon the
play "Here Conies Chailie" as
?1 its production for the year. The
play will be given sometime after
Christmas and the proceeds will
.? be used for the Junior-Senior
# banquet. Other plans have also
- been made for financing the bon1
quet and very much interest has
been shown in this extra cuixirular
event which will take, place
? the latter part of March or the
t first of April.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
A Round Robin in Girls Basketball
gets under way. Tuesday,
November 23. Their game wul
j be between the Sophomores and
Juniors.
This is the first game of a
series to be played by the girls.
It is hoped that these games
' will do much toward bringing
about a better spirit in our
school. * ? 4HHNBH
The" boys have completed 'their .
games with the senior coming
out on top.
ire Following is the schedule:
an Sophpmores vs. Juniors, Tuesa
day November 23. Seniors vs.
lly Freshmen, Tuesday. November 30.
ts- Juniors vs. Freshmen, Thursday
he December 9. Seniors vs. SophoJr
mores, Tuesday December 7.
of JUniors vs. Seniors, Thursday
an December 16. Freshmen, vs. Sophits
omores, Tuesday December 14. ?
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id, During the last few days the
nd Senior Class has been studying
id, poetry structure and composition,
on under the literature teacher,
in. The following are original stu- j
in, dent poems, selected by the vote 1
re of the Seniors as being the best 1
to ones read and discussed in the '
to class room: '
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ift AUTUMN
What a beautiful pattern autumn
weaves.
With many colors of beautiful
i leaves,
And the goldenrod spread so far is
and wide. in.
In the brown fields, pumpkins ..
yellow; 01
On the trees, bright apples mel- thl
lnur- ml
Oh! think of the beauty of pl(
Autumn-tide! So
BY K. C. wl
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SCHOOL thi
Bells, bells, bells ringing every pii
day of school, coi
Teachers, teachers always preach- 1
ing us the golden rule, ly
Lessons, lessons, lessons every thi
i i period in the day, ha
r would rather take a ride on a
load of hay; ?
Study, Study, study our lessofis
:cc every single night, ' |
:nt But I love this old school with
ies all my will and might,
nt By E. M. ?
he
ir- SUNLIGHT
of The river flowing slowly toward j j
ip- ' the sea, J |
ke White clouds floating lazily by, J j
as Birds flying restlessly from tree j j
ip- to tree; \ ;
-k, The sun slowly sinking from the J j
it- sky!
>m Workers walking home ward pass J
>rt from sight.
All blending with the coming of j
the night.
By E. H. ||
DRAMATIC CLUB
During the next few weeks the j
Dramatic Club of the Southport j
high school will work on a uni- j j
que skit entitled "The First J
Plionf" Ttn wIaI la I h
^wo pivv 10 WCUUCICU auuui ,
a young: lawyer who is extremely J
desirious of impressing his first j 1
client with his ability and im- J
portance. ] ;
The production is organized,
with different student groups in j
charge of make up, lighting, pro- [
perties, costumes and scenery.
The skit will be presented three
times with different people tak- j !
ing the roles each time. This
plan is being used to see the difference
in the skit when it is j j
presented by three different pro- J J
duction staffs. ; j
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FACULTY PLAY j
The faculty members of South- j [
a- port high school presented, "The j |
le, Absentminded Bridegroom", a 3 [
st act play, at the high school audi- j [
he torium Tuesday night. It was j j
id quite a success, and the school j
n- pupils are very grateful to all j
of who helped put it on and made j
V3 it possible. j
lp The cast was as follows: j
in Harvey Brown, W. R. Lingle, ]
p- John Shannon, J. P. Wonsavage, ]
at Robert Marlowe, Thelma Johnson, )
Melva Peifly, Sophia Hinton, j
(Mrs) Gus Swan, (Mrs.) Robert j
Willis,, Julia Cromartie, and Cly- S
de Bryan. IK
Five Couples
Secure License i f
II
During the past week licenses 11
to wed have been issued to five I I
white couples. The contracting I I
parties were: j j
Miss Louise Eichorn to Peter I I
Henry Koen, both of Wilmington: I I
Miss Lennie Gurganous to Willie I !
Enbanks, both of Shallotte; Miss I I
Mary Louise Lennon, Supply, to i I
Dennis R. Hewett, Bolivia; Miss I
Margaret S. Taylor to James M. 11
Harper, Jr.; Miss Katherine II
Bragdon. Leland, to C. A. Ruas. 11
Shallotte. j j
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local event long before they j
leave southern waters tor the
north la the spring.
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APPRECIATION
Editor,
State Port Pilot:
Dear Sir:
The Southport Civic Club
just one year old today. Durj
that period it has passed
rough many difficulties, and at
e 3ametime it has received
jch encouragement from peoi
who are reauy interested in
utnpori. anu ils iuiuic,
10 have the discerning powers
at enables them to recognize
e fact that the Civic Club can
ly an important part in the
mmunity.
The Pilot has been an extremehelpful
organ in the work of
8 club. Through its columns we
ve been able to keep both the
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members and the public pretty ta
well advised regarding things fii
that the club was trying to do. nc
Of course, there has been many m
matters in which publicity was sp
not advisable for various reasons. I ti<
In other matters it has been ex-1
tremely helpful, and we thank Qf
you for the fact that your paper
has always been right there with 1-0
free space for interesting or help- dL
ful matter. sn
Southport, December 1, 1937. gj,
W. B. Keziah, Executive Secre- a.
tary, Southport Civic Club. wi
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Waterfoul Now "j
May Be Hunted 5
Open Season For Duck. ?n
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Geese, Coot And Jack- va
snipe Began Thanksgiv- ge
(ing Day And Will Last
Through Christmas
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Hunters whose chief interest sh
is in trying for duck, geese, coot er:
and jacksnipe had the fetters in
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ay engage in their favor*
ort with the following res!?M
mis; t
This year, under departnyfl
conservation and dCTCtofwfl
les, daily bag limits will he
ick, five geese, fifteen j&
ipe and 25 coot.
Hunters are prohibited frcq
ooting water fowl before'
m. and after 4 p. m: huntq
iter fowl or doves on or ore
lited areas: using live decoji
id airplanes, boats or oil;
aating devices tc drive, rally i
ase game; and using shotgtrs
rger than 10-gauge or repeats
more than three-shell capacity
There will be no open seise
: wood duck, ruddy duck, bufflead
duck, redhead duck, orss-back
duck, brant, real
ese, swan and snow geese.
First use of wireless telepv
ly to report a major steacip
disaster was when the Es
s Republic and Florida colliM
1909.
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