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^ PAdg 2 ; -BS-??? ????mmmm.? THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor Stored W aeooad-otoM matter AfirU 20. 1928, at the Poet Qtfice at South port, N. C-. under Subscription Rates >19 TEAR fl.50 SIX MONTHS ? 1.00 IHIUaB MONTHS .75 ' 1 Wednesday, January 12, The only time we like to be a joykiller is when we disappoint a pessimist. Things people say about you behind your back wouldn't have sounded nearly as bad if you had been there when they were said. People who don't do so much talking never have so much to take back. It's about time for politicians to begin grooming then- manners for the coming primary aud election. Don't expect others to do things for you that yon know you wouldn't do for tlm*m It's just as far down as it is up, so while you are climbing the ladder of success it isn't a bad idea to keep your eye open for a soft place to land. Nothing is quite 9s easy to alibi away from as a religious meeting. Another Menace Branding the stray cat as the No. 1 menace to game birds, the South port Civic secretary, W. B. Keziah, evidently did not take so well to the editorial printed last week in which foxes and hawks were blamed to a large extent for the growing scarcity of quail. The Civic Club Secretary does not pretend to defend the fox and the hawk, he merely insists that prowling cats are more destructive. With sound reasoning he points out that nature created the fox and the hawk, and the quail and intended for them all to live a wild life. Then man entered into, the scheme of things, he said, and began dumping surplus cats along the roadside to enter the battle for existence. "Kill the cats in the woods and fields," he urges, "and the birds will multiply." We'll compromise with him in giving advice to hunters; we'll list the cat as enemy No. 1 if they will place the fox and the hawk pot far behind, and wage a battle of extermination against all three. [ Hospitalization Paul An organization that is fast coming into prominence in North Carolina is the association to provide hospitalization to | Us members in exchange for nominal monthly dues. We are not familiar with the workings of the organization, and we know only \ the vague facts regarding the plan for hospital insurance. Membership entitles a person to a certain number of days free ' * hospitalization during the year. Members are not taken singly, but in groups. There are special rates for family groups. Any paid up member may enter any accredited hospital in North Carolina , without question, and when he is dis, missed his account will be settled in full i' by representatives of the association. There is no red tape connected with the administration of the plan, and none of the money paid in by members goes tos ward payment of officers. That is done | by the Duke Foundation, whose leaders see in this new program a plan that will revolutionize the financial condition of jur hospitals. ?. And that brings us nearer home. For the sake of our own Brunswick County Hospital we should like very much to see this hospitalization insurance started in Brunswick county. If proper interest is shown by a sufficient number of people we can get a state representative down here to explain the details of the plan. Curbing Gossip | If there is any one thing South port [ could get along better without it's gos| ?ipers. Not that we have any more of them than will be found in the average fj community, for there are probably as few here as in any other town of similar size. So long as there is even one gossiper, and one citizen willing to lend an ear, it is a matter of regret to every good citizen of i ' the community. It has been a good many years since the Pilgrim Fathers conducted a "ducting stool" for gossipers, but the need for such punishment did not disappear with the Pilgrims. They abolished the "ducking stool" but they did not abolish gossiping, for today it exists to the detriment and unhappiness of practically every community, regardless of its size or the high character of its citizenship. Since it is impossible to stamp out this detestable habit by law?and gossiping is a habit of the very worst form?-then the cure would seem to be for everyone to sit down hard on the man or woman of loose tongue. Turning a deal' ear will prove effective. There would not be so much gossiping if the gossipers couldn't find anyone to listen to them. And there would be fewer characters besmirched and reputations wrecked if everyone would openly denounce the gossipev and refuse to repeat the scandal he circulates. The Dangerous Walker "Dangerous walking" is inseparable from the auto-accident situation. Authentic information indicates that y>5 per cent of all pedestrian deaths are due in some measure to the fault of the pedestrian. In these cases, the walker{ isn't the innocent victim lie is usually pictured, but definitely contributes to his own doom. Five simple and practical things the pedestrian can do to keep the Dark Angel at a safe distance are suggested: First, obey traffic signals the same as J gooct drivers no. Second, learn the laws and ordinances in effect in state and city to regulate traffic from the pedestrian's point of view?his rights and his duties. Third, having done this, the pedestrian is in a position to demand a better acceptance of their obligations by drivers. Fourth, take a greater interest in traffic problems, and especially in the placement and operation of traffic signals and pedestrian islands. Fifth, it will be found through these studies that major reductions in the number and severity of accidents to pedestrians can be easily achieved. I The man on -foot must contribute his ] share to the cause of safety, as well as the man at the wheel. Many pedestrians believe they should be allowed to commit almost any traffic error. The 1 sad results of. that notion are found in the daily accident figures. National Defense We are inclined to concur with the view of the Charlotte Observer on the matter of our national defense. Says that paper: "The President's request of Congress' for a billion dollars for National defense will stun the extremists among the pacifist-minded?those who would resist war no matter what the cost in sacrifice or in morals. "But it ought to satisfy the patriots. "There is no war-making note in the Resident's message. MIt is a straight-forward, intelligent move he advises made necessary by noth;ng this country has done, but by much that foreign nations would seem to be preparing to do against us. "Money spent for such National defense is as legitimate as money spent for policemen on the streets of Charlotte. "Who would care to live here without! the knowledge that more than 100 guard-; ians of the peace and property of our people stand guard at our doors? "We must take the word of the President and his advisers as to the amount that is needed for this purpose. They ought to know, and can be trusted as competent to counsel as to what is reasonable and essential in the premises. "Let's not be stood on our ears about this matter. "It's regrettable, to be sure, that circumstances are such that this vast arma- ' ment program commends itself to the , wisdom of those whom the people have enthroned to take care of them in this and all other respects. "There's no sense in being idealistic when the simple realistic judgment is necessary. Burying the head in the sand never changes the course of the danger." Two heads are better than one. Especially if you're matching the other fellow's coin. Then if Eve had turned over a new leaf, she'd possibly have set a new fashion. ! ( The only thing about it, many a new wrinkle just means that you're getting 1 alder. , i \ THE STATE FQRT.FKOt. Just Among 7 he Fishermen > (BY W. B. HEZ1AH) 1987 SEASON OPEN As is the case in most things relative to fishing, Postmaster L. T. Yaskell is our authority for the statement that the 1938 fishing season is open, lie ami Dr. L. C. Fergus and skipper George Myers went out the other day. By ill fortune the day they selected turned out to bring out to bring a cold north wind and rain. Nevertheless, they went and brought in three ice fellows as their reward for getting both cold and wet. The postmaster is already beginning to seriously question this department about securing an adequate supply of live minnows for big-mouth bass. WEEK NOT SO GOOD Last week was not so good for the shrimpers. The weather was bad, shrimp got scarce and, on top of that, the market price dropped from $3.25 per bushel to $2.50. This drop came as a result of the market having become flooded the previous week. The boatmen think that with a spell of open weather they will again find shrimp ill plentiful numbers. It is noteworthy that Southport now has the largest shrimp fleet that has ever been assembled here at this season of -he year. EKAXK CAME PROSPECTING Frank L. Johnson, of Statesville, secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Soft Drink Bottlers Association, came down last week to see hi? friends of last summer and see what the fishing prospects are for this year. Last summer was Frank's first fishing trip to Southport. and he liked it so much that he stayed about all summer. When he finally went home he and other Statesville sportsmen continued to show up about every week-end until early winter. PLENTY OF BOATS Sportsmen from up-state are here with advice that there will be a plentiful supply of party boats here this summer to take care of them and their friends. There will be more boats, and better ones, and the Civic Clubj will have a Fisher-man's Bureau | lhat intends to render every possible service to the visitors. FIXING FOR SHAD Preparations for the shad season, which will begin about the first of next month, have been in progress since Christmas. There will be quite a number of rigs operated off Southport. This having been an unusually cold fall and winter, the fishermen seem to think they will have a good shad season. HUNTING VS FISHING Not everybody realizes it, but Southport has an edge on most of the other sections of the state in the matter of being interesting to sportsmen. There in ""* "" Qnn thnnrf" UCO ait wj/putwutj *w? to reap a great (ieal of publicity and benefit from the state advertising. Along with many other things, the state has been extensively advertising both the game for the hunters and the fish for those who favor that sort of sport. Southport has the fish, all the year round. In summer it is better here than at any other point on the coast. Best of all, Southport people realize the fact there will always be as good fish in the sea as ever arc caught. They do not resent people from other states coming to North Carolina to fish. They welcome such visitors and do everything in their power to make the stay pleasant and insure a return call. It is different with the hunters, here and elsewhere. Hunters all over North Carolina, and not excepting Southport, look with extreme disfavor on northern sportsmen coming in to kill the birds. The gi3t of the matter is that the state advertising of the North Carolina hunting failed to produce desirable recreation in North Carolina. It was different in the matter of salt water fishing. There are plenty of fish in ! the sea, and a cordial welcome Cor those who come to take them, i TWO MEN BOAT CRfCWS It will be insisted this year by Southport people who are i interested in the continued development of sport fishing that each and every boat that caters to fishing parties shall have at least two men capable of handling the boat ' on board for every trip. This is purely in the in- 1 terest of safety. Someone ' must be on hand to take over, should the boat opera- 1 tor become 111, injured or otherwise incapacitated from bringing the craft in. 1 More accidents occur in the 1 gymnasium than any other part }f school buildings. Castles were first built in Engand by the Norman conquerors. The Hindus regard the Ganges ! ivcr as sacrcd. 1 i wangoiff. a. c. OPEN FORUM A column dedicated to optntom ot the public. A mouthpiece lot the j view* *nd observation* of out friends and readers, for which we I aooept so MewonaibUllp. Contributions to this column must not azcead three hundred words. January id, 1938 Editor, State Port Pilot: Southport, N. C, Pear Editor:' In an editorial last week you spoke of the scarcity of quail and attributed this fact to hawks and foxes. We have no douht but what much of the reaponsibilty can be laid to the two marauders yon mentioned. But. we think you overlooked what is by long odds the moat destructive factor in' the life of our game birds. The greatest enemy that quail have is I9ie common house cats that have gone wild and now roam the woods and fields. If you did not see an? of these bird ene.mies on your hunting trip it .wan because they are slicker than a fox when it comes to slinking away at the approach of a man. Cats rear large and numerous families. It is the general practice of householders to stuff the surplus of unwanted kittena in a sack and carry, or have, some one to carry, them several miles out in the country and liberate them by the roadside. They not only survive by subsisting on bird life, they rear young of their own and these young continue the destructiveness of the parents You cannot drive for any dtsstance in the country at night s without seeing the shining eyes of some prowling cat that is in search of roosting and helpless birds. We suggest that householders who have an interest in sport be urged to destroy all surplus kittens, instead of carrying them ' to the country where they be- . come the most dangerous menance to feathered friends. At the same time it would not be a - jrioo f7\r oil snnrtflmpn to uau iuvu " >"* rr^Ti?? shoot every stray cat that they came across in the woods and ,. fields. 1 | Stop planting; the seed of cat ! ! families by the roadside in the I I country and begin shooting those ) ! that already have been planted ) there. In a year or so you will I note a marked increase in the ! number of quail. Hawks and faxes are not the ' only criminals roaming the j woods.. W. B. Keziah, Secretary Sfluthport CtYic Club Kf ?- ' > ** ?*- - ? Winnabow News Winnabow, Jan. f2?J. R. ? Fields and L. W. Dawkins spent a last week-end in Chapel Hill and m Mebane. M Mrs. S. W. Watts, of South- jfi port, and R. B. Hodges and fam- ) ily of Wilmington, spent last Sun- ) day with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. i i Zibelin. ) Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Duncan, ) I of Wilmington, spent last Sun- ) ! day with Misses Katie and Dixie 1 Evans. I Lester Earp, Miss Doris Meade ! Council. Mrs. A. L. Council and ] Mrs. Wallace West, of Wilming- I ton, visited Mrs. Earl $arp Mon- t day afternoon. Mrs. Preston Savage is spending sometime with tier grandmother in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wiiletts, of J Bolivia, were visitors here Tues- j day evening. [ Miss Edna Heiiry of Wilmington | spent Tuesday night and Wed- j nesday with her mother, Mrs. D. > L. Henry. ; [ Bruce Ludlum and Mrs. Qarrett Z of Southport were callers here )E Thursday afternoon. ]E Miss Josie and Charlie Reid Z and J. W- Savage spent Wednes- jE day morning in Wilmington. ? Miss Pauline Lewis and grand- X father, Mr, Joe Lewis, spent Fri- X day afternoon in Southport. X Jesse Padgett, of Wilmington, )E was a visitor here on business Saturday afternoon. ? Dr. Murchison, of Wilmington, T Vallie Fredere, of Southport, were J visitors here Saturday hunting. JC Mrs. Annie Brent, of Witming- ? ton, visited the Fotdkes this jr week. Alfred arid Charlie Floiyers, of J Wilmington, spent Sunday with J their father, Fred Flowers, who J is real sick. He is much im- X proved friends will be glad to X know. j There has beep right much 2 sickness here this week. Among X the ones sick are Mrs. Mary X Mitchell, Mrs. Nellie Walker, Mrs. IK Craven and daughter, Miss Josie X Reid, Jack Taylor, J. L. Henry, X Mrs. Odell Evans and Mies Hansy S Williams. X Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Travis, of X Whiteyifle, were callers here Sun[lav evening". Mr. and Mrs. I. A- H. Miller and wife of Leland, were visitors here Sunday evening. Barney Meshow and family have moved from Oaks Plantation to. Kissimee, F?a. Mrs. Hattie Galloway and son, James, of Supply, visited her mother. Mrs. Lizzie Hagry Sunlay afternoon and evening. G. R. Lewis left Monday after- X noon for Morehead City on bus- 3! Incss. The first state ip the United j] Stages to have a motor fuel tax X was Oregon. i But It's Tn * WHICH HAS STEM A BXIT/S; colow since mi, uses m mwcm dciu AS ITS OFFICIAL OF EXCHAUGZ Mr. Hansen's mouse was found as a Cay-" today it is bis constant companion, ma'i n,,' its ifi iresMy-tilk'd soii, and to then drop v??i';;Mr. Henderson was considered rather a i stuck in the ground, communication vow!?"?lr and another man listened at Ike o''? r> 1 1 ! home of ] rreeland i Miss ; i Wampec, Freeland, Jan. 11,?Woodroe Mae Kinf emmons was a visitor in this Miss El cinity Sunoay afternoon. jlnman w< Miss Eva Milligian spent Sa- Miss H rday night with Miss Ora Mae Smith, Jr 'atts. in this Vi Mr. and Mrs. Nollie Piatt, of j M. 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HeiftSW, a lawyer. trai.uJ it, ' 1'' el n vyas taught to make liny uoug^H DC * ' f^B * i . n is. lie believed mat n tan noil pjjis iv t; 4 it it t-.au talked with his mouth pressed tu 'iU j^B Wr. and Mrs. John Bab- , ington Wednestlay. ay. H. L. Wright also was in \V^| Nellie Thompson. of mington Tue8tiay. H is visiting Miss Annie t ... . . H Floyd King spent the XmH oise Simmons and Zeno holidays with his parents. 9 ire recently married. Frank Hayes, of WhitevilH azel Britt and George was in this Vicinity Tuesday. ., of Ash. were visitors It was will be of interest cinity Saturday . many in this Vicinity that Mi^B Watts and son, Audrey, Arlene Milligan ami Thurst^B business trip to Wilm- Hughes, of Ash. are married. IS _L a???^B HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIM ?^9 Man - - I > Is "Printing Time!" 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