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I THfc STATF PORT PILOT Ttt
I Soutliport, N. C.
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r Wednesday, March 2, 1938 ^
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I I usual number of great men have died tl
II during the pst year. j pi
I t It isn't so hard to be a good sport bi
j; I when you have a big lead. i tii
I Eliminate the rows that start over trif- d<
-- lies and this would be a peaceful world, pi
9 Folks who travel round and round in oi
a circle must work just as hard as those cc
g I who really go some where. th
I Success in some jobs does nothing M
gl more than make one unfit for service in ei
jfl other work. i pi
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Running for office must be rather stre-Jpe
(iMnuous on the politician who tries to keep 'cc
I[one ear to the ground while he straddles gi
[the fence. N<
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; The greatest problem of religion, as we rii
[see it, is to get the preachers and church eh
[members closer together on Sunday morn- "1
[ ing. cu
\Flower Show th
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I A profusion of early spring flowers SP
already is in bloom around many of the
I I homes; in Franklin Square the azaleas irr
I and japonicas are making their February ?r
I appearance. These blossoms are herald- Je
I ing greater beauty that is to be; we're
1 heralding the annual Flower Show, spon- P
Isored by members of the Southport WoIman's
Club during the first week in May.
\to Be Fixed ca
Our compliments to State Highway Hl
Commissioner A. F. Powell for quickly ca
I finding funds for the erection of a walkIway
for school children across the ^
Shallotte river at the town of Shallotte. se
Three weeks ago this matter was cal- ti(
led to the attention of Mr. Powell by ar
JChas. E. Gause, chairman of the BrunsIwick
county board of education. In an- M
other conference last week assurance was K
given that this matter \v*ill be taken care
lof this month. ^
jCflsf A Vote jj
We join E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive
officer at State College, in urging every rc
laffected farmer to cast his ballot in the
pwo^crop referenda March 12.
IF "IVe want to get a vote representative j
of tie wishes of most growers," Floyd declared,
"but we shall be handicapped c.c
lunldss every grower makes it a point to
Ivisifi his community polling place that U1
Irlay* to vote either yes or no on the
quotes."
Tfce balloting will be in charge of the 0
IcouHty committee of the Agricultural J51
Conservation Association. Three farmers .?
[in each community will be appointed by (
the 'county committee to hold the polls p<
[in t^eir township. sc
j Any grower who produced cotton or "]
ifluefiured tobacco will be eligible to cast w
his ^ballot. If he produced both crops, st
thenihe will be permitted to vote on both b<
icott&r and tobacco; otherwise, he can w
j express his opinion only on that crop ol
|whi?Ji he produced. ei
Artwo-thirds majority will be necessary
Ito T^it the 1938 quotas into effect. To-j/,
bacco and cotton quotas will be given
ieach state, which will be divided up
[amo g counties, and then among the b
jarq rof each county.
Go* d Program o
Farmers and landowners in every sec- ir
tion j^of the state are showing increased in- F
tere* in the new cooperative farm-game ir
management program of the game and o:
inland fishing division of the Department
of Conservation and Development, ac- b
cordaig to Ross O. Stevens, biologist in tl
charje of this work. f<
Approximately 125 farmers with an tl
aggregate of about 40,000 acres of land tl
in almost 40 counties are now cooperat- f<
g with the department in this program
ssigncd to greatly increase the amount
f small game in the state, especially
nail. The cooperating farmers either
erree to prohibit all hunting on their
ind for from two to five years, or to reflate
hunting so that the annual take
ill not diminish the supply of game. <
hey also agree to plant plots of grain 1
>r food for birds and game during the ]
inter months. t
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low* To Get A Gym i
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If all goes well, the 1938-39 basket- j
all team at Bolivia high school will play !
ome games in its own gymnasium.
A WPA project calling for the erec- i
on of a gym was approved some time \
i'O. As in all other projects carried on t
Y this organization, it was necessary for (
le sponsor?in this case the school?to i
wide the material. '
Now the cost of lumber and otheri
jilding material sufficient for the erec-.
on of a full-size gymnasium runs into; ^
ie higher brackets, and collection of,]
^nations for this purpose was a major i
roblem. J
Bolivia is a thriving little community, t
ie of the most prosperous in Brunswick t
unity. But Bolivia, like other sections of j
e county, has a limited cash surplus;
irticularly at this season of the year,
ost of the residents, though, are farm- ^
s, and on most of the farms there is a j
etty good growth of pine trees. 5
When a solicitor met with the oft-re- J
;ated tale of lack of funds he made a \
unter proposition of "Well, what about
ving us a few hundred feet of lumber"? s
ow a saw-log pine is a pretty tangible r
set, so the farmer either replied, "All
fht, I'll see what I can do for you," or v
se he said "I'd be glad to do that, but ^
rht now 1 just can't spare the time to
it the logs." E
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The Bolivia workers nacl an answer ior t
at one, too. The basketball boys arml
themselves with cross-cut saws and
ent hours after school and their holi- s
lys cutting trees. The net result is an v
ipressive pile of lumber on the school *
ound that will get the gymnasium pro- ?
ct off to a flying start.
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ublic Executions I
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Our gentle readers probably will be- ^
:ve that we have become altogether too r
illous when we make the statement that t
e believe public executions would prove .
i important factor in the prevention of J
;pital crimes. i
We'll grant that to demand a human ?
'e in payment for a major crime is a ^
rious responsibility upon our civiliza- a
)ii, and there are plenty of grounds for
gument against capital punishment. c
But if this modern application of the a
osaic law is to remain in effect, why f
)t have the full benefit to be derived? f
What we have specifically in mind is c
e recent case in Columbus county a
here a Negro was arrested for making a
criminal attack upon a white woman. v
e was tried, convicted, sentenced; and r
>w he bides his time in one of death i
>w's gloomy cells, as sure as any man s
'er has been to pay the death penalty.
But ten days ago?less than two weeks
ter the trial of this Negro?another co- (
red resident of the same Columbus i
lunty community was arrested and "
larged with attempting criminal attack J
3011 a white woman. c
Trial and conviction of his acquain- 3
nee had failed to leave upon the mind *
' this Negro the necessary indelible im- i
ession of fear. Now suppose that folwing
the trial in Whiteville there had
;en a public hanging held there to dis- c
>se of the man convicted of rape. The s
ene would have been revolting, shockg
to the majority of the good citizens
' Columbus county. But cringing somehere
in the curious crowd, sure to attend
ich a spectacle, probably would have
sen the second offender; and he never
ould have been able to get the memory
: that execution out of his mind long
lough to commit a similar offense.
light Idea
All of the section crews of the Seaoard
Airline Railway have been instruc:d
to stop whatever they are doing any
me they see a forest fire,whether it is
n the railroad right-of-way or not, and
> extinguish it or help fight it, accordig
to F. H. Claridge, Assistant State
orester in charge of forest management
1 the forestry division of the Department
f Conservation and Development.
"This attitude on the part of the Seaoard
toward forest fires indicates that
le railroads realize more than ever be>re
the value of the forest resources and
lat it is to their interest as well as to
le interest of the landowners to prevent
)rest fires," Claridge said. i
THE STATE PORT PILO
Southpor
School News
HIE EIGHTH GRADE
CHAPEL PROGRAM
The eighth grade class was ir
charge of the chapel prograrr
Wednesday. The program was
based on different kinds of government
of the world and was
sponsored by the civic class. It
,vas presented in skits.
The first skit: Absolute monxrchy,
written by Roderic Belamy,
presented conditions under
x monarchy: Second skit: "Limit>d
Monarchy", written by Henry
Smith, taking Japan as ah eximple;
Third skit: "Oligarchy",
.vritten by Clarence Lcnnon and
.aking Italy as an example;
fourth and last skit: "Demo:racy",
written by Odell Smith
:aking the U. S. as an example.
The program ended with shalow
pictures of boxing, spankng
the baby, serious operation,
lair pulling party and reducing
xxercise.
BASKETBALL
The Southport Panthers tlividkI
honoi's in a double-header with
Shallotte Friday night. The Shalotte
gills won. but the South>ort
boys defeated Shallotte 2210.
The local girls were leading up
o the last three minutes. The
toys game was a tight one all
he way. Frink and Wells led
he scoring for Southport.
LINE UP
The line ups were girls:
Southport Shallotte
Srown Mintz
liernsee Bennette, M.
wain Bennette H.
Vatts, A. Holden
Villis High
Vatts, M. Bennette, M.
Boys lineup:
louthport Shallotte
R. F.
>!nk Redwine
L. F.
Veils Hewett
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Baylor Phelps, T.
R. G.
lellamy Clemmons
L. G.
iartels Phelps, B.
DEBATE
Great .interest has been maniesled
in the Southport high
chool in the aproaching Brunsibck
county debate. A large numler
of pupils tried out and sevral
elimination debates have
leen held.
A few days ago, the teams
cere selected. A. local committee
if judges composed of L. T. Yas:ell,
Reverend E. M. Hall, John
Iricksen, Reverend A. L. Brown,
fames Harper, Mrs. Josephine
Marshall. and W. R. Lingle were
>resent to hear the speeches of
he students.
The teams, selected by the
udges are as follows: affirmaive;
Louise Niernsee and Lula
5rown, negative; Edward Taylor
ind John Hall.
The alternates chosen are: Dan
Veils, Henry Smith, Elliott Moore
ind Josephine Wolfe.
NEWS PAPER
Two eighth grade boys, Reese
Swan and Tom Gilbert, got up
i little newspaper. S. V. Russ
;ot up a newspaper, too. They
ound out they couldn't do any
msiness competing against each
ither, so they joined forces. Tom
ind S. V. apointed Reese Swan
is editor. As there was no art
vork to be done, Tom and S. V.
ict as assistant editors. They
lamed it "Frosh Nig Nags". This
>aper, printed once a week, gives
fchool news from the different
lepartments of school activity.
ENTER CONTEST
The Scarlet Masque Dramatic
-lub is working on a one-act traredy
"The Slave with Two
faces", under the direction of
diss Melva Peifly. The fantasy
s being entered in the Carolina
-ramauc Association's annual
contest. The preliminary contest
vill be held in Tabor City, Marto
10. The winning play there
vill enter the finals at Chapel
fill.
SENIOR SNAPSHOTS
The seniors assembled at the
lide of the school building re:ently
and took a number of
inapshots, including several
rroup pictures, a snapshot of
he class officers, the editorial
itaff for the Seniors 1938 Class
booklet, and of Mrs. Marshall,
renior class sponsor. These pic:ures
will be added to the stuients
class books at an early
late.
Mrs. E. Sellers Gray
Dies In Supply Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella
Sellers Gray, 76, who died at her
lome in Supply, Thursday afterloon
after an extended illness
vere conducted from Sabath Baatist
Church Friday afternoon at
! o'clock by the Rev. Harold
Uarrellson, pastor.
Mrs. Gray is survived by seven
ions: D. C., of Panama; H. B.,
>f Supply; W. Hobson, of Supply;
Winston H. Sr., of Wilmington;
R. B., of Supply; Herman and
Raleigh Gray both of Supply;
toree daughters Mrs. Jake Hevett,
of Supply; Mrs. J. N. Lee,
>f Conway, S. C., and Mrs. W.
E. Bellamy, of Southport, one
another Peter Sellers, of Supply;
me sister, Mrs. J. E. Sermon, of
Supply; 34 grandchildren and 13
jreat grandchildren.
An antique mousetrap was sold
recently in London for $12.50.
T, SOUTHPORT. N. C. '
WASHINGTON
LETTER
High government officinls in
I their private talks about the dei
pression compare it to a log-jam
! in bringing fallen trees to aawi
mills. They are earnestly pray.
ing that the new housing program
. now launched on an extensive
I scale will be something in the
j nature of a spring thaw to break
, i the blockade of economic forces.
, j If the incentives offered in the
. | recently revised housing law are
| inadequate, it is known that the
. I Federal agencies are prepared to
, i dynamite whatever obstructions
< halt the plan to increase employment
in private industry and
furnish better living quarters for
folks in the middle and low income
classes. It would not suri
prise our lawmakers to find the
I Administration expanding the
work projects of the Works Progress
Administration in building
roads and sewers to larger building
operations which might then
be expedited by having these
| costly conveniences at their door,
j The Roosevelt regime is placing
I heaw h?ts on the un'?"? success
of housing as a stimulant to
general recovery ana la prepaid
cd to go tha limit to achieve this
objective. i
The average citizen paidam
j realizes the effect of discrimina- j
Jtlon based on age of workers. It)
is now one of the most impor- j
j tant facing Federal economists I
and planners. The conference
I with industrial and labor chief j
tains here last week barely scra|
tched the surface of a situation
! that is admittedly bad in its
J practical and psychological ef|
fects. The current study of reI
employment policies of industry
j is expected to have a wholesome
j influence of what many consider
j a short-sighted policy of emj
ployers. When you recall that
130 per cent of all employables
are between 40 and 60 years of
[ age, the scope of the situation is
easily apparent.
The Federal government is
handicapped in meeting the issue
j of older workers through legisI
lative panaceas. Commissioner
| of Labor Statistics Lubin told a
I TT ?~ nn-A
I noust; cuniiiiin.cc a. icw uajo
I that the answer rests in an edlucaational
program on behalf of
j the older workers to show cmi
ployment managers the error of
discharging a worker solely on
I a question of age. State comj
pensation laws have contributed
j to the discharge of oldsters and
j state legislatures may soon be
| asked to modify discriminatory
insurance regulators as a means
of protecting jobs of this group,
j Youth must be served is a popuj
lar slogan, but government exj
perts fell that it should not be
at the expense of the older men
and women who need work to
support their families.
It is a notorious fact that investigations
of Congressional
committees evoke more headlines
| than facts in the public interest,
j Sensationalism is always favor!ed
over constructive suggestions
j for publicity is the lawmaker's
j political oxygen, especially in
j campaign years. Hence, the cur|
rent hearings must be largely i
j discounted and considered a blar- j
ing spectacle for attracting public j
attention. The New Deal groups
j which are obviously not at all
averse to stunts for sweet publi|
city's sake are turning a cold
shoulder to the Senate Commeri
ce Committee's inquiry into comj
modity prices. In this particular
probe the Administration
would occupy a secondary position
in the spotlight which is not
good political strategy. This Senate
Civil Liberties Committee
under the guidance of Wisconsin's
Bob LaFollette is out to make
pplitical capital for the labor
unions in lancing the National
Association of Manufacturers,
long-time foe of trade union tacItics.
It is said that one purpose
of this quiz is to put a damper
on open criticism of the ill-starred
National Labor Board and
other projects of which private
enterprise has complained. Thr;
eats of merciless Senate investigations
usually make objectors
crawl into their shells or whispertheir
grievances against those
who make a living in politics.
There is a fascinationg but deplorable
angle to "grudge" fights
of childhood and maturity. They
leave scars which never completely
heal as participants meet
in later years. There are symptoms
of a "grudg" in the current
controversy over the Senate
' bill for reorganization of government
departments. The battle
lines on this measure show a
' marked similarity to the blocs
which characterized the opposii
tion to the judicial reform bill
last year. In a measure, the
same objections are leveled at
I the reorganization plan, namely,
| that it involves too much centralization
of power in the hands
of the Chief Executive. This militant
bloc of Senators are blocking
any scheme which may be
I construed as a "blank check" for
the President to fill at will.
J. V. Bethel of Pitt County
recently purchased a registered
! Hereford bull and two registered
Hereford cows to add to his herd
of 50 grade animals. He is build1
ing a new feed barn.
A city ordinance of Ogden,
I Utah, prohibits picnics in cemeteries.
Hey! Let Go,>
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The Sayings Of 2. How a iv you goi
DORCAS ! "'3! How are you goi
1 port him ?
The Philosopher The otner n?snt Jo
Jim, was readin' abo
the Great, who lived h
Long ago Shakepeare said, "He years a8'?- farming
... government in Englam
who steals my purse steals trash." f .
J 1 tcr surprised me bees
He must have dipped his pen not know, nor even d
into the future and caught a gli- horses back then were
mpse of the depression that was manage than modern
on a few years since. to-day. I was glad I
I believe in signs, that is in because I think of wh
using signs to prevent danger, the world would be ir
For example, where one sees modern horses were a
"Fresh Paint! Keep Away!" I manage as modern yo:
notice that girls who paint their just couidn' be bridled,
lips most heavily do not use the A poet once wrote
keep away sign. , greatness of livin' b;
Again I think a " Don't of the road and bein' i
Worry!" sign should be hung at man. Well, I have
the place where one is most apt road-side friendship bi
to worry. Mine hangs just under more than twenty y
my mirror. it hasn' worked. I a
There are three questions that old maid with only "T
come in this bush and hunting cat. to love,
business: Not havin' had nw
1. How are you goin' to get a education, I may not
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n to keep | spring," out I get a iot <>f ,
[out of readin'. A day v.ouMi.':
u to sup- |M> a ilay for me if T
j something from O. O. Mrlutyi WL
siah's son, i Gee McGee and Robert Quii: 8
ut Alfred! Speakin' of women and p:!1
undreds of 1 don't know what political pl.it
a stable : fornl tho>' stand on But aft
I. It sor- j watchin' cars pass the highway
it.ea t rii.Jiin Snrwlnv nftonioons 1
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ream, that the opinion that the majority ,,f JH
harder to the girls stand for f.tedom ,: H
horses are Arms, 9
to hear it
at a mess I Texas' oil production
t to-day if i was estimated at 500,000.000 .is
liard to! reis. an increase of 100,000 nv uth.
They 1936 and an all-time record. Sf
about the "Here lies a man who s: .
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i friend to' For days when rain n : ?v
tried this would fall: H
isiness for He knew no pleasure, shari 1 no
ears and i game, M
m still an' And died before the blizzard IB
'abby," my came." 11
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be able to Chung-Hua Min-Kuo.
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