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I PAGE TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor stored me second-dmaa suitor April 20, 1B28, at the Poet Office at Southport N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates DNE TEAR $1.50 MX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS .75 Wednesday, November 9, 1938 Some men would rather be president than right. There's no pep left in a traveling salesman joke after you revise it enough to tell to your wife. It is entirely possible to respect a man without having any admiration at all for People who wait until the last minute to order usually demand day-before-yesEW terday delivery. Business really is bad when too many & people sit around during working hours H and talk about dull times. W.e believe in love at first sight, be UnA ' cause 11 some 01 ine peopie we i\uu? nan. I taken a second look there never would have been a match. There is no point in knowing a good Hi thing when you see it if you wait until someone else has proved that it is true ! before you do anything about it. |1 Wrong Idea An erroneous idea exists in some seci tions that the live-at-home program is a Hj doctrine of do without. The live at home idea teaches, of j course, the value of producing practicalH ly everything that is needed for the farm j family on the farm. It doesn't mean denyK ing the farm family one single comfort or j convenience. Take for instance the matter of canned goods. In this day of business competition ] and extensive advertising it is small won! der that the farm housewife has followed j close on the heels of her city cousin who releases most of the vitamins consumed 1 by her family from their canned containK, er. Yet this constitutes a foolish extravai gance, for not only is it far cheaper to H I can your own fruits and vegetables, they ' f are much better, and are better for you. j Then there's the matter of milk and I butter, of chickens and eggs, of home | produced p6rk and beef?none of these J N items in the bill-of-fare of a hard-living, I money-saving family, but every item that I can be produced on the farm for home Hi consumption. Brunswick county has the climate and ? she has the soil. The only thing the peo I pie in tnis section neect to insure tneir economic independence is the will to 1 wrest from their farms the living that is there for the taking. Two Useful Roads Our No. 1 nomination for a needed paving job in this county is the completion of the road between Shallotte and Whiteville. Second choice in this matter is the hardsurfacing of the dirt stretch between Southport and Caswell Beach. Following these two, when they finally are completed, on our list is the threemile cut-off from the Bell Swamp road to Bolivia, a road that usually is in poor repair and one which has a passenger bus making four trips over it each day, not to mention the travel made by school buses and other public carriers. Next we should like to see something done about the cut-off road that runs from Lanvalle to Leland, a road that is much traveled despite the fact that it, too, usually is in mighty poor condition. Very Unsightly North Carolina cannot expect to have the territory adjacent to their highways a thing of scenic beauty as long as the Highway Commission insists upon excavating the soil right along the highway whenever a fill is needed. These excavations without exceptions present, ugly, unsightly spots much like a bad cavity in a good tooth. Economy must be practiced in government, but it does seem feasible, when so much is bef THE STA,' ing spent to beautify our highways, to j " continue this practice of digging out of ! the land adjacent to them. i It seems that they could go a little further back away from the highway, and accomplish the same end. RJ S Creator Of Jobs of fish The increase in residential construction tlm SODf is one of the very best of the signs now on dotting the economic horizon. 4?rd As a recent article in a well known hav publication points out, of every dollar j^1 spent for a home, almost 50 cents goes Sou for the purchase of materials?lumber, bricks, metals, cement, etc. "These fig- fish ures," in the words of the article, "show clearly the tremendous impact of building both upon employment and demand ? for goods, and consequently upon the b general business trend, and emphasize 8 the possible importance of the present up- ? turn in home building upon the general * economic welfare of the country." lc Furthermore, the labor created by 41 home building is far from being confined ? to the men actually employed upon the ir job. The United States Housing Authority D says that indirect labor actually benefits " more than direct. It estimates the direct oi labor time employed for each dollar of J* expenditure, at 24 minutes, while indirect labor gets 36 minutes' work per dollar. t? From the standpoint of the prospective hi home owner, "build now" is no idle slogan. There is an abundance of capital p| ready to go into mortgages on the homes ai of responsible builders. Interest rates have been materially reduced, and the F time for paying off the principal greatly cam extended. The man who plans wisely, and who doesn't set his heart on a dwelling beyond his means, will usually find that he 0f can own a far better home for as little mer each month as he now pays in rent. kno More power to the residential construe- lett( tion movement. It is one of the keys of to s real and sound recovery. last now ter Time For A Change hav We fror No man is allowed to operate a rail- pret road locomotive?though it runs on rails a lc along a predetermined track, with every ^rSi conceivable safety device to prevent accidents?without long and rigorous train- < ing, and periodic examinations for health and capability. , ^ No man can command a ship?though N it plies oceans and waterways where the N chance of collision with another vessel is microscopically small?without similar ai training and examinations to determine t? fitness and ability. oi No man can fly an airplane?though its "highway" is the empty air?without jn providing absolute proof of his competence. ^ Yet any man can operate an automo- w bile down crowded streets and highways, fa where the margin between safe passage ln and a possible serious accident is a mat- m ter of inches, no matter how ill-fitted he st is to drive safely. ? That fact largely explains our gigantic motor vehicle accident toll. In some states no examination or any Kind is required to obtain a driving license. In others not Lo^' even a license is needed?the most ignor- trig ant and incompetent can get behind the fish: wheel and roar away, endangering everyone in his path. And in most of those the states where drivers' licensing systems ing have been established, the law is usually * inadequate and prevents only the most ^ure obviously incompetent from endangering bad the public safety. Wo1 Physical infirmities, bad vision, defective hearing, and, most important of all, reii, psychological handicaps that make safe ring driving impossible?these are found in ^ literally millions of people who are today senc operating steel juggernauts capable of we hundred-mile-an-hour speeds. We'll never Pict maS go far toward solving the accident problem until every state takes the steps necessary to making certain that no person is given a license without providing fl' proof of reasonable capability and a & thorough knowledge of traffic regula- F tions. We've let the incapable drive as Jj they pleased?and they've made our SI highways a shambles. ai hi They recently had to scrap the Levia- ? than. Could it have been some moth boats s. got in her bow? ti Radio comedians try for days to get ^ their listeners to split their sides, when a fi surgeon could do it in fifteen minutes. fl p ti It's possible to walk on air. Just step w across any good politicians chest and you'll be able to. J . u It would seem that the war dogs of Europe could stand a little vaccination against rabid action. u t ? TE PORT PILOT. SOUTH Just Among The Fishermen !AL PISHING AUTHORITY ometimes, but not often, this lmn is able to carry mention ' some honest-to-goodness sport < ling authority. This is some- . es through getting a letter and < letimes meeting these persons their boats. This week a letfrom Kip Farrington sounded looked very interesting. We e an idea that there will short- ] je something in the sport fishmagaz ne about fishing at thport, and that this stuff will written by some one who is duck's eggs on salt water ing. BUGS AGAIN j Speaking of dock's eggs re- , ilnds us that this week we ] Iso got a letter from Bugs ; arrlnger, Outdoor Editor ] nd general camera man for ( ie Charlotte Observer. Bugs j ewailed that the foot ball < ?ason was causing him to , ise out on the fall fishing ] lis year. He avowed that s hen this football season was ; rer we would see him comig out of the mist some eoember morning for ducks. Ie is, he says, "hell on ] licks". We assume he. means ( 11 eating them. The last time f e heard from Bugs we were i the midst of an argument < s to whether or not he had , ie mechanical ability to hoist | Is two hundred pounds up a | ,press tree near South|>ort ( >r the i>ur|?ose of getting a j Icture of an eagles nest in n adjoining tree. NEARLY BEAT LETTER rom Calais, Maine, last week, ie a letter from Samson Almy i much deposed and desired :ome to Southport and spend winter, getting himself a bit fishing by way of entertainit. The things he wanted to w were quickly told him and tediateiy there came another ?r stating he was on his way Southport. He nearly beat this letter in getting here and is 1 safely ensconed for the winin a place where they neither e cold weather or hurricanes, sorta' anticipate a long visit a a fellow in Rhode Island ;ty soon and that there will be it of sports here to keep Amlador Sloan, Mr. Wilkens and Almy company. ClOLDEN ANNIVERSARY From Charlotte this week une a letter from J. E. owd, editor of the Charlotte ews, which is in our opinion orth Carolina's biggest and ?st afternoon daily. Brother owd deposes and advises he id the entire force are up i their eyebrows in the work ! getting out the 50th Anversary Eddition of the ews. It is always interestg to hear from Mr. Dowd, tdcr the circumstances it as quite a compliment that ; should take time out to rite. Nevertheless, ho mainlins that he likes shrimp any form and is a disple of the sea. He further aintains that Southport Is UI on his log as a project! point of call and he is oklng forward with inter it to a visit here. ( EEI.ING IT IS J ast winter Theoron O. Worth, g Island, N. Y. became in- j. ued at reports of Southport j. ing. After some correspond- r : with your columist he de- j d to come here and go into j business of commercial fish- c for eels. He stayed here most :he winter and then returned c -iong Island, leaving his furni- y : here, as he intended to come j {. Last week brought Mr. j th back, pert as ever. He is g putting out eel pots to beat band. Next time Charles Farof Greensboro, Bugs Barer, of Charlotte, or the De- c :ment of Conservation and De- n pment, at Raleigh, comes or c is a man here with a camera, t intend that they shall get a c ure of Mr. Worth's squirming f is of eels. PRETTY BOATS GO BY g It is a daily occurence for r alf-dozen or so crack sport shing boats to put in at f outhport, on their way to lorida. About ail of these >ats are beaifties with nickle immings. They are built for >ort and long cruising and ( re e<(uipped for taking the ig fellows. A year or two om now and there will he ? fleet of just such boats at > outhport .handling parties to f te Gulf stream. Some of M*e anticipated additions to outhport will be locally own1, others will be attracted xro outside points by the shing. The boatmen who I Ms and stop now all know t lat we have the fish. They s ould stay here if the t jortsmen up-state and in ad- s lining states knew what we s ave. Business must be built 1 p for the sport fishing boats I efore they adopt permanent < loorings. Sport fishing busl- ( ess is rapidly on Ha way 1 >wards being built up at t - PORT, N. C. Southport School News STAFF CHOSEN Last Friday, the Senior Clas held a meeting for the purpos if selecting a Senior News Staf for the year 1938-39. Those select ed were Editor: W. T. Fullwood. Associate Editor: John Hall. Managing Editor: Georg Lewis. Reporters: Oscar Sellers, Mar Hood, Leatha Arnold. From time to time others ma be added to this staff. SBNIOR BUSINBSS In a recent class meeting th Seniors of Southport high sehoc iecided on Joy Lynn Bell an Roy Daniels, Jr., for mascots Mrs. J. R. Hood and Mrs. Wil jam Styron for grademothere Other business consisted of select ng the class colors: Blue an< Silver: Class flower: Forget-me iot; Class moto: "Tonight w aunch; where shall we anchor?' md Class song: "Anchor V weigh". SENIOR TOUR The Seniors of the Southpor Righ School went to Chapel Hll :o attend the Carolina-V. P. 1 'ootball game Saturday. While there the Seniors wer< ihown around the campus an< :onducted to the various build ngs of the University. Amonj :he buildings visited were th Jymnasium, Swain Hall, the Gra iam Memorial and the Library. After visiting the building Principal W. R. Lingle secure! ickets for everyone. Almost a: loon as seats were obtained ii Cenan Stadium, a heavy rain be Due to this rain, the ban< :oncert was cancelled and practi :ally everyone of the Seniors ii tddition to others were forced t< eave the field. The seniors who attended thi) fame were as follows: Leatha Arnold, Irene Clemmons Jeorge Lewis, Rivers Wescott Tosephine Wolfe, Margaret Watts Jllie Rogers, Carrie Hewett, Del >hia Lennon, John Hall, Louisi lees, Mary Hood, Lulu Brown tnd William Holden. Along witl he Seniors were Misses Wood lide, Setzer, Craven, Pittman, an< Volfe; Messrs Lingle, Livingston lood and Weeks: and Mr. ant ttr6. Robert Maultsby. In spite of the rain everyoni lad a very enjoyable trip. P.-T. A .MEETING The P.- T. A. met Friday nigh' November 4, in the high schoo LUditorium. The program for th< ivening was in honor of all the athers. This was conducted ant :arried out in a very impressivt nanner. The girls of the high schoo Jlee club opened the program b; singing "Faith of Our Fathers" !.fter this the Reverend A. L Srown gave a very interesting alk on Fathers. Two of the sen or boys. George Lewis and Riv irs Wescott sang, "That Silvei laired Daddy of Mine", aftei rhich came the most impressivt lart of the program. The Rever ind E. M. Hall took a small bo; n his arms and prayed a mode irayer for all fathers, stressing larticularly the father's need ol Jod in rearing a child. The stagt etting for this act was the living oom of a home. Members of the Glee Club wht larticipated in the singing at this irogram were: Lillle Rogers, Carie Hewett, Gilda Arnold, Lull 3rown, Doris Prince, Othelia Outaw, Mary Janet Rusa and Franis Cox from the alto section. Margie Jones, Victoria Lan:aster, Martha Gray Brown, Leaha Arnold, Joye Arnold, Doris lickman, Delphia Lennon anc dargaret Watts from the soprani ection. FRENCH CLUB The first year French class ol louthport high school organizes: i French club "Le Cercle Fran:iase" members have already had wo meetings. At the first the ifficers were selected and are as ollowes: President, Margaret Frink: ice-president, Josephine Moore eeretary, Doris Corlette; publi:ity agent, Wililam Sellers. After a short social meeting rereshments were served by three if the students. At the second meeting there vas a program which consistec if short talks on France by Doris Corlette, Doris Lewis, Harolc Udridge and the readingof French iroverbs by every member of the lass. The hostess then took mem>ers to the drug store for rereshments. South port. MUST BE WINTERING Haven't heard anything o( erank L. Johnson, secretary and reasurer of the North Carolina 10ft drink bottlers association, ir wo weeks. Must have drank himie]f to death on some sort ol loft drink. During his last trif iere Charles Farrell, of Greensjoro, got a corking good picture )f Frank and two of his cronies J. C. Foster and Gils Deaton, ol 3tate8ville. It serves to remembei hem by. Need for A j ,:awrK* w. il o.i r W? 9 "-~ ! I BTAI7RT1 I Britt Recovering 9 Editors seldom get mentioned in the news i umns of their own papers. It was, therefore, o by way of the North Carolina Press that 1 learned that Editor F. Grover Britt, of The In - pendent at Clinton, was back home from seve 1 weeks stay in a Fayetteville hospital. Mr. Br 1 who was our first employer, got the training t has enabled him to give Sampson county the b 5 paper it has ever had under J. A. Sharpe, of Lumberton Robesonian. Pert Paragrapher The Greensboro Daily News leads the wh . field of North Carolina Daily newspapers, and i a few from other states, with its versatile f , pungent paragraphs in the editorial columns. 1 l range covers everything from commendation - scathing, scorching denunciations. There is ' such a thing as a waste of words in the editoi ' paragraphs of The News. Neither is there f ' cut and dried syndicated stuff. It is all straig forward, timely comment. As fresh as anyth: in the news columns. Coming Thifi Way Recent advices from Editor J. E. Dowd, of t Charlotte Evening News, are indicative that 1 will shortly be bound for Southport for a lit ; bit of an outing. It is proposed to equip him w a ! i r ) ! I; | ?) i r i ' :ii Give Your 1! A ( . )i . I I ;li ) ( ' j ( Yoa expect you J [ you all the ne II . ir iou expect yoi . I j lead in advo ! | ment? I >11 -fa You expect you i I ! good roads, gc [ community eel 1 ! -jl You expect you ' ' ; people to Bru X in this county\ + Your newspape >. helps you. 1 i salesman calls i ] ; going to give t 1 )! 1 ] 1 ^ We offer you tl ! ' I at as low or L< ' i \ teed better am can get from c \ ;]| THE STATE f [ ! I YOUR COUN ' \ i .; t r It - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 nother Armistice K H ESTATE J! a cane pole and a cork line and have him cata :ol-1 a dozen or so of nice three-pound puppy dna BE nlv' when he arrives here. Afterwards a test u , K5 we made to see how many shrimp and oysters fc ^Hl de- can eat. These fixings will all be cooked in & E ral woods, beside the creek and a pot full of squir-: BP1 itt, stew will add to the various pieces of resistance. Bl hat Free Handed Tom Host W" est If he hasn't actually got the story. Tom B? the of the Greensboro Daily News, still seems able ti E& figure out a mighty good free-hand account of what happened, and he is generally right in b ole interpretion. There have been so many instants not in which Tom figured as above, it is hard to ind point out any specific one. We have come to tie rhe conclusion that without either evidence or fact Kf to to back him up our friend Tom can write a per- By no fectly thrilling story that will be the absolutb K rial truth or so near to it that it will fool anyboiy my who would like to doubt it. Ml ht- We Furnish The Dueks ing As soon as this football season is over we rZ Ma. have with us at Southport Bugs Barringer. can- K era man an<J .outdoor editor of the Charlotte Oh the server. Bugs ^already weighs two hundred pounii he or claims that, and admits his versatility in ?i. tie matter of eating ducks. For his proposed trip ? ith are to furnish the ducks, in some manner. Hj !^E Home Printer ? Chance S r home newspaper to give iws? JH jr newspaper to take the HS eating community betterir newspaper to boost for j Ik1 >od schools, and to support , Sffi! ebrations? | r newsDaner tr? hpln krinir iB~ -r r? ? "V4I/ ( IHK nswick?to interest them ! , I r does these things and ' WE 'he next time a printing i on you, tell him you're Hf he home printer a chance. he same or better Quality ^Hi DWER prices, and guaran- Ha d quicker service than you ut-of-town printing houses : PORT PILOT I TY NEWSPAPER B - - - ??^
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