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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
ntered a* second-class matter April 20, 1928, at
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under
the act of March 3, 1879. I
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Wednesday, March 2", 1928
Before you decide to follow the crowd
it might lie a pood idea to find out where
it is going.
Be sure that your moments of pleasure
do not cost you loo many hours of remorse.
There's a time and place for every%
thing, but some jieople never find out
when or where.
The common belief is that anyone who
differs very much from us is crazy.
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History is being made rapidly in
Europe.
I At the rate politicians are making their1
announcements the ring soon will he full
I of hats.
A candidate doesn't have to straddle
the fence any worse than a votor does
when two of his friends are running for
the same office.
I Some men have a way with women,
but practically any woman has a compelling
way with men.
Modern version of the rags to riches
I story would be from ditching shovel to
golf ball.
Travel may be educational, but we
never saw any habitual hoboes with Ph.
D. degrees.
Something's been done about the overproduction
of crops, but nothing about
the surplus political hoey.
Time To Start
Spring arrived Monday and it is recalled
that following the yachting regatta
last summer a dozen or more South porters
entered into a resolve to build racing
boats for the biir event that is to be stag
U cd this year. It should be called to the
ij I attention of these folks that now is a
' good time to start building these craft.'
. Get them ready in time to do a lot of
| practice sailing during the summer, in
s I advance of the races. If all the reso
Ives made last summer are carried out
| I some experienced sail boat builder should
? find plenty of work here all summer.
? Take No Chances
| Elsewhere in today's paper appears an
announcement of a tuberculosis clinic
| I to be held in this county for four days
| I next week.
I There is no cost connected with this
I I clinic, the primary purpose of which is
| I to determine the existence of active cases
'i I of tuberculosis in Brunswick county.
| While the white plague is still one of
| I man's deadliest enemies, it no longer is
jH listed among the incurable diseases, and
g I complete recovery is possible when treatI
I ment is commenced in time.
I I Spring Gardening
'<? County Forest Warden Dawson Jones
| I will tell you that the greatest good re(jjf
I suiting from the rain which fell last
M I Tuesday and Wednesday was to drown
? I out forest fires that had him and his
^ I force on the verge of distraction. The
p; I rain was a godsend for that reason.
B, But another important result has been
i I the immediate impetus given gardeners.
* I On all sides during the three fair days
5 I that succeeded the rain vacant lots and
v I established garden plots were populated
H by willing workers who have decided that
I the surest and cheapest way to have
^ I fresh vegetables is to raise them your%
During the first warm days of spring
H there are few who are able to resist the
II impulse to get a hoe or a rake and do
p I a little gardening. If the urge doesn't
p| I wear off too quickly, there is no more
practical form of diversion for the desk
'?JW?-weary
businessman or the coopod-up
house wife.
Nothing pays a bigger dividend in
I pleasure and profit than the intelligent
J cultivation of a garden.
Job Completed
Completion of the WPA job to recondition
and repaint the old Army-Navy
Club building leaves Franklin Square and
the buildings in the immediate, background
among the most beautiful in
South port. In fact, the park, the community
Center Building and the club are
just about the pride of the city, and each
of these was a WPA project.
Franklin Square is the most attractive
spot in town, especially now that the
grass is green and the flowering shrubs
are blooming. The large, white Community
Center Building, looking out over
the park, would do credit to a city much
larger than Southport. And now, the
Armv-Navy Club?including the gymnasium.
In the main building are clubrooms
that have been the center of social
interest in years past, and now they are
in better condition than ever. The gymnasium
is adequate in every respect for
the athletic needs of Southport.
Listing these assets seems almost like
gloating over assets which we are extremely
fortunate to possess. The least we
can do is be thankful that these three
prospects were included on the list of relief
work for this county.
Concerning Safety
Some startling facts concerning the human
slaughter on the highways of America
are brought to light in an altruistic
little brochure entitled "Death Begins At
10", which reached our desk recently.
Let us look at the facts. America has
engaged in six major wars since its birth
in 1770. These conflicts, in total, extended
over a period of 15 years. The number
of Americans killed in action or died
of wounds during these 15 years of war
was 244,357.
Now look at our 15-year peace-time record
of death on the highways. The number
of victims has shown a steady climb
from 192" with 18,031 deaths to 1937
with 40,300. The grand total killed by
automobiles during this period is 441,912
?almost twice as many as were killed
in our six wars.
In war, our soldiers fought and died
for a purpose. But what purpose can
there be in the killing of these hundreds
of thousands on the highways?
In line with the state-wide program to
promote safety on our highways, a safety
council has been organized in this county
to work for this great cause. But they
can accomplish little without the support
of the public. It is our duty to make the
highways safe for ourselves and our children
and help to wipe this black mark of
preventable deaths from the escutcheon
of America.
Voters Decide
Because we live in the seat of DemofVHPV
in n wrwlrl nf oinrc f A+oli.
va y llt w ,, vi |v( vj. uivfuvvio ?iiu wiair
tarianism, the Constitution of the United
States gives every citizen of the commonwealth
the right to seek public office.
Such a privilege attaches to the lowliest
man and the highest. lie may have
only the shirt which he wears on his
back, and he may not know one lettei
from the other, yet he may run for public
office.
The framers of the Constitution of the
United States, in extending that privilege
to every citizen of the country, evidenced
its abiding confidence in the integrity ol
the voting masses of this country, and
vested in the electorate the stupendous
responsibility of themselves choosing be
tween the scapegoats and the bona-fidc
candidates.
Because the Constitution guarantees
every citizen the right to seek public of
fice, there are bound to be, as in years
past, many persons in the political races
who aren't fit for any public office in the
political elections which are now not fai
in the offing.
It will be the duty of the voting publi<
to choose between them. Just because the
Constitution guarantees a citizen the righ
to seek office, that does not imply thai
he necessarily merits a single vote.
A tremendous duty devolves upon tht
electorate?the voting public. When the)
select the persons to represent them ii
public office, it is their sworn duty to set
I that the persons most worthy of th<
place, and who could hold such a posi
tion with dignity and honor be elected.
A moron might run for public offict
?that would be his privilege, but it's th<
duty of the voting public to see that h<
be kept out of place of responsibility
Places of public trust should be fillet
with men of ability and honor, and th<
public must decide on these questions.
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THE STATE PORT PILOT.
Just Among
The Fishermen
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HOW THEY COUNTED
Postmaster L T. Yaskell, Capt.
J. W. Myers and the Civic Club
j Club secretary went fresli water j
| fishing Friday anu brought in I
some beautiful strings of goggle I
eyed perch and big mouth bass I
The postmaster insists that there,
were 19 fish caught but the other
two fishermen are more modest
i in their claims and the decrepancies
in the count are explained in
this wise. Yaskell and Myers j
each caught four beautiful fish.'
Keziah rolled his score up to tal-1
ly six huge goggfe eyes and two
bass. This totalled 10. Not hav- J
j ing any use for all he caught,
the Civic Club man gave the
two bass and one of the goggle
eyed perch to Yaskell, Yaskell
counted again, and with Myers
having caught 4 and Keziah 8.
with his seven he claimed the
number as 19. It is understood
that, knowing what a good fisherman
Yaskell was, Mrs. H. L.
Mintz, of Shallotte, recently gave
her son, Register of Deeds R. I.
Mintz, a large jar of country
sausage to give to Yaskell. However,
the Register of Deeds did
not appear to have as much confidence
in the ability of the postmaster
as a fisherman as his
mother had. He held that jar of
sausage in escrew until he saw
that the promised mess of fresh
water fish for his mother was
forthcoming. It is understood
that following the Friday fishing
trip Mr. Yaskell took the
three fish that the Civic Club
had caught and given him, added
the smallest one that he had
personally caught, and went
around and redeemed the sau-1
sage.
CLOSED CEASON ON
From March 31st, through
May 10, it is unlawful to
take freshwater fish of any
sort in the streams and lakes
of North Carolina. With |
the passing of Thursday the
poles and lines and rods and
plugs should be laid aside
for forty days. This closed
season is in the interest
of better fishing at
other times and it is hoped
that the sportsmen will cheerfully
abide by it. While
freshwater fishing cannot be
indulged in until May 10th,
the public should keep in
mind that the law does not
apply to salt water fishing.
STILL SHRIMPING
Fifteen or twenty shrimp traw-1
lers worked continuously last
week. The average catch per
boat was about six bushels per
day. With the product selling at
5-1.00 per bushel, such catches
i were not bad, especially as the
boats often also took about enough
fish to pay boat expenses, j
The biggest days catch by any1
one boat was 17 bushels of shrimp,
brought in by Captain Ro- j
bert Willis with his trawler XL.
MANY INQUIRIES
For the past week every
' mail has been bringing the
Civic Club inquiries regarding
fishing. Most of the
folks wanted to know when sport
fishing will start up.
By way of illustration, the
Business Men's Club of Timmonsville,
S. C., wanted to
come this week. Captain
Joe Sherwood wrote from
Florida that he has a brand
I new Gulf Stream craft and
"will be coming up before
long; Editor J. E. ,Dowd, of
the Charlotte News, wrote
that his paper wanted to
, promote a fishing trip for
Charlotte citizens to Soutli!
port, one object being to get
1 news stories ami pictures;
Manager Heni-y Callahan, of
the Cape Fear Hotel, in Wilmington.
lias been receiving
! many inquiries from na- *1
, tionally known sportsmen rej
garding the Gulf Stream
fishing. Bill Combs, sportsman
and outdoor feature
| writer, of Leaksville, is doing
a lot of Southport boost*
ing and plans to make a trip
here soon. George B. Canady,
i Secretary-Treasurer of the
New Hanover Fishing Club,
is anxious for a trial trip to
5 be made out to the Gulf
Stream grounds as soon as
possible. Irvin Corbett, of
' Wilmington, is of the same
5 mind for an early prospect;
ing trip. All of the above
r inquiries and suggestions
were received Friday and Saturday
and they afford a
; good idea of the dajly grist.
, of things.
ONE-SIDED PARTNERSHIP
i Although he professes not to
t see it that way, the friends of
Captain J. W. Myers are inclined
vp the opinion that he is get
ting! a raw deal from both the
r Civic Club secretary and the
! Southport Postmaster. It is alleged
that on the pretext that
' they are very busy they induce
; the captain to spend all of the
mornings on Fiddlers Drain catching
minnows. Then in the late
afternoon when they are well up
; with their alleged work the capi
tain drives them out to some of
a their favorite fishing places.
' Those who follow the methods of
. counting up the catch and claims
j and counter claims are noting
s that the Captain also gets credit
" for catching the fewest fish of
any of the trio.
SOUTIiPORT. N. C.
WASHINGTON
LETTER
Washington, Match 23?While
our lawmakers are grappling
with domestic problems they find
time to turn an anxious ear to
the war drums across the water.
The Congress shares in a large
measure the responsibilities which
fall to the lot of the nation's
leaders in the event war becomes
a reality. With military
operations upsetting foreign governments,
the currency question
becomes an important topic of
discussion as rumors of new deflation
policies are revived Although
impending \va?-s r:e geographically
remote, they exercise
a profiound effect on American
industrial and political affairs.
The current hearings on the Anglo-American
trade agreements
here have revealed some uneasiness
on the part of the English
negotiations as to depreciation of
the dollar. The British feel our
fiscal authorities do not want to
check lh>- depreciation of the dollar
presumably because a weak
dollar and firm sterling tends to
strengthen our bargaining position
in the trade treaty and keeps
our gold at home. Our fiscal policies
are so complex ibul few attempt
Lho difficult task of explanation.
The rattle of sabers along European
corridors has a stimulating
effect on Congress. Much opposition
to the huge naval appropriation
bill for the construction
of battleships has been dissipated
by the stirring scenes abroad.
There is always that momentary
spasm of fear that this country
will be actively in the tangle of
armed nations Our neutrality
policies which absorbed the attention
of Congress two years
ago will be tested as orders for
munitions pour into the offices of
American manufacturers. We
have enormous foreign investments
which will be affected by
our policies in relation to the
hectic European situation. It is
small wonder that the officials
are endeavoring to determine the
di ift of popular sentiment in this
country in the bewildering flux
of world events. They realize that
foreign policies must be popular
to make American influence felt
in chancellories overseas.
Congressional leaders are trying
to prod their reluctant colleagues
into action by promises
of early adjournment. These
chieftains would like to believe
that the minor rebellions are nowended
and that the goose hangs
h'gh. However, their hopes and
the facts in the ensg are somewhat
diverse. The changes which
the Senate Finance Committee
will make in the House draft of
the Administration's tax measure
are not calculated to encourage
peace and. harmony on Capitol
Hill. Sentiment in the Senate
favors an easement of the tax
burdens on business in an attempt
to stimulate recovery. The
White House ard the Treasury
experts do not see eye to eye
with the Senators in this matter
which indicates a bitter battle
when the revised bill hits the
Senatt floor for the attention of
the debaters. It is not likely that
the TV A inquiry will be concluded
before the legislature quits.
Indeed the chances favor extended
hearings by the Senate probers
over the summer months. The
squabbles at the Bituminous Coal
Commission have been hushed as
the F resident makes clear that
the Commission is not a New
Deal baby but a foster-child of
John L Lewis. It is the feud between
the L ewis appointees and
their opponents within the board
that is raising a public rumpus.
Threats to revive tne relentless
probes of the notorious Black
Lobby Committee under the guidance
of Senator Minton, of Indiana,
successor to Mr. Justice
Hugo Black, created a stir in
political circles. The opposition to
the President's reorganization bill
reached a point where the cudgel
was recommended. Senators opposed
to White House domination
retorted that it was high time
that* the button-holing tactics of
high administration officials should
be openly quizzed. The agitation
against the measure has
its origin in the bureaus which
would be transferred or abolished.
The Federal Power Commission
has issued an order which
is symptomatic of thinking ill
administration circles as government-explovees
leave for outside
jobs at lucrative salaries. The
Commission now prohibits any
Officer or employee from appearing
or assisting in any proceeding
within one year after separation
from its service. If this
policy is adopted by other Federal
agencies the demand for government
posts as a training
school for lobbyists will be lessened.
Considering that Washington
is the most expensive city in
which to live, a statistical study
ifor the Bureau of Home Economics
showing a majority of small
city families pay less than $25 a
month rent provided something
of a surprise. Of course, the national
capital ranks high in the
large city group and tops all in
purchasing power (because o(
sustaining Federal payrolls I which
changes the standards of comparison.
The Federal report clearly
showed an advantage of living
in a small city where rent
is an important item in the cosl
I of living. The inquiry was not a
[haphazard undertaking for only
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