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THE STATE PORT PILOT
_ Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
totcraJ u second-class matter April 20, 1928, at
the Post Office at Southport, N. C, under
the act of March S, 1879.
Subscription Rates
ONE YEAR 21.60
BIX MONTHS 1.00
THREE MONTHS .76
Wednesday, March 1, 1939
We haven't much use for the kind of
man that waits for the bandwagon to get
underway before he climbs aboard.
Some people put on a lot of ail's just j
to keep others from finding out things
they know about themselves.
Just as soon as a woman is sure she
can hen-peck her husband she arranges'
to put on a public demonstration.
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A lot of folks are good at having,
ideas?for someone else to put through, i
We hate to pay 30 cents per pound for
the generous folds of wrapping paper |
that are wound about the meat we buy.
Some men apparently believe that no
meeting which they attend is complete
until they have given long-winded expression
to some of their own ideas.
It's spring, all right, when you get
more pleasure from seeing a couple of
little goats play in a pasture than you do
from seeing eleven men batter eleven
others in the fall over the possession of
a square foot of pigskin.
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1A Fitting Tribute
A bill nassed Fridav bv the North
Carolina Legislature has changed the
name of the Brunswick County Hospital
to the J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hos'
pital.
This action meets with the hearty approval
of Brunswick county citizens who
know better than anyone else can know
how much the man thus honored did in
| the name of humanity during the years
that he was a practicing physician.
The establishment of a hospital here
was the culmination of a lifelong dream
for Dr. Dosher; it is a fitting tribute to 1
him to have this institution bear his 1
name. .
Greater Possibilities
The more we hear about the Nautical '
School bill introduced by Senator S. Bun
Frink the better we like the possibilities.
The latest of these is to have the school
included as a part of the engineering department
of N. C. State College, with the
first two years of a four year course 1
taught in Raleigh.
The encouraging feature of this is that
Col. J. W. Harrelson, head of the State
College branch of the University of North 1
Carolina, has shown an active interest in 1
the plan and has even gone so far as to 1
propose that this course could be included
in his curriculum for next year pro- ;
vided a suitable training ship could be
!made available by tne summer ot 1S41. f
Our immediate interest in this develop- .
ment is that it relieves the necessity of !
securing from an economy-minded legis- '
lature an appropriation of $100,000.00
for the establishment of a training ship, '
and postpones that action to a time when <
a nautical course shall have already been
taught for two years at State College. j
More important, however, is the fact .
that immediately upon the adoption of
this program North Carolina forges
ahead as a pioneer in nautical training
in the United States. The eyes of the en- 1
tire maratime world will be centered
upon this state to see what will be the ;
result of equipping the future officers of
our merchant marine with the equivalent
of a college education.
Park Proposal
Four representative citizens from Wilmington
met Friday night with a group
of representative men from Southport to
discuss the possibility of working together
for the establishment of a national
park at Fort Fisher and including therein
most of the lands that comprise Bald
Head Island and Battery Island.
The plan contemplates an extension of
the highway from Kures Beach to Bald
Head Island, spanning Oorncake Inlet by
bridge. A hardsnrface road would then
be run the length of Bald Head Island
out to the shore tip of Frying Pan Shoals,
thence back by causeway to Battery Island
and across to Southport by means of
ferry. ,
Of mutual benefit to both Wilmington
and Southport through such a development
would be the attraction of a national
park which included a place of
great historic'interest as well as a territory
where tropical vegitation abounds.
There is no doubting the tourist appeal
of such a venture.
Of particular benefit to Southport
would be the elimination of her status as
a dead-end town, and a fine flow of
tourist traffic probably would result.
Two main obstacles stand in the path
of the project. The first is Frank Slierrill,
owner of Bald Head Island, who
may have perfectly good reasons for not
wanting to see his tropical island turned
into a peninsular. The proposition will be
more sound when his will in the matter
is known.
Second, and no less important, is the
lack of confidence that our local citizens
have in ideas that originate in Wilmington
for the benefit of Southport. There
can be no doubt in the minds of our
citizens that every single step of the
proposal will be earned through to completion
if they are to lend their enthusiastic
support.
Poor Men And The
Governorship
(Charlotte Observer)
Congressman Lindsay Warren, who
has been urged to make the race for
Governor in 1940, answers that lie owes
money on his home, has three children to
educate and, therefore, is not financially
positioned to make a bid for this high
and honored place.
The force of the argument of Mr.
Warren is poignant.
Boiled down to a sediment, it would
seem clearly to mean that a man who
runs for Governor of Noilly Carolina under
the present system must either have a
warehouse of wealth behind him which
he doesn't mind using, or take a chance
on going broke in the enterprise.
And that seems to this newspaper, as
it ought to seem to every patriot, to be a
nauseating circumstance in a democracy
that purports to give every man an equal
chance, even in office holding aspirations.
Clean Entertainment
We saw a dramatic performance the
other night that made us wish that every
pei-son we know who thinks that movies
are wicked could be present.
Its simple hog-and-hominy plot was
harmless enoueli. but the lines were
seething with slang and redundant with
cuss words.
Nothing as chbap and disgusting as this
has ever been offered our local moviegoing
public.
More Milk Needed
Milk has been determined to be the
most perfect food which is available today
for man. Containing most of the
necessary food elements, milk supplies
the body with the vitamins, the carbohydrates
and other essentials necessary to
healthy and strong bodies.
Children especially who do not get
milk generally suffer with malnutrition,
eventually resulting in pellagra or any
of the other kindred diseases perhaps.
Even with the knowledge of this fact,
it seems amazing that in Brunswick county
there is* such a deficiency in the
amount of milk produced. Figures show
that there are some 300 less cows listed
for taxation in 1938 than were listed the
year preceding.
Comparative figures reveal that the
2708 milk cows listed in 1938 give the
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uvunt^ v?c 111111\ tuw lur pracucaiiy every
15 persons, which certainly is not enough
if every person in the county gets his
proportionate and adequate quota of milk
every day.
Of this number, there are certainly
times when most of them are not milking,
so the number actually remains considerably
lower. In every conceivable
view, Brunswick county needs more milk.
The fact that more milk could be obtained
so easily leaves little room for
excuses or alibis, because there's hardly
a family in Brunswick county that could
not have a good milk cow.
If the amount of milk in the county
were increased through the medium of
more milk cows, it undoubtedly would
result in more efficiency and greater energy
in the schools, on the farm, in every
phase of Brunswick county like.
Successful men shouldn't wear out the
heels of their shoes?they're always on
their toes.
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Just Among
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OLD ONE
A few days ago someone sent
this department a couple of Liars
Licenses, all properly filled outor
supposed to be. One was for
our personal use, the other was
for L. T. Yaskell and was duly
handed over to him. Inspecting it,
he called attention to the fact
that the license placed his age at
49. He avowed he was only 40.
"Oh", said a bystander, "it is
easy to explain that mistake, if it
is a mistake. They thought, you
were just an old liar."
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
When luck goes against a
freshwater fisherman and he
Is returning home emptyhanded,
It Is always hard for
him to understand why he
is bound to meet up with
some small boy with a cane
fishing pole on his shoulder
and toating a string on
which there Is the full day's
legal limit of big large mouth
bass, not to mention other
sorts. The old adage about its
being well to be prepared
does not hold good in fishing.
When you make a kit of
preparation and start out In
the highest of hopes you ore
likely to bring in nothing.
PONDS WELL FILLED
Recent rains filled nearby ponds
to the brim for the first time in
twelve months. Other rains during
the fall and winter had merely
given the watersheds a good soaking
and left the ground in condition
where it could not absorh
much more water. So when the
1 fairly heavy rains came about ten
1 days ago the watersheds passed
it all on into the ponds. The excess
water is bothering the fishing
for a short time, but will
contribute to its being much better
a little later on.
OFFICIAL WEIGHING STATION
The Southport FilHng Station,
operated by John Fullwood
and George Thompson,
has been designated the official
weighing station in
Southport for the catches of
members of the New Hanover
Fishing Club. Blanks will be
kept on hand at the above
place and fish caught by
members of the club will he
weighed and their poundage
certified, in order that they
may be entered in competition
for prizes.
AFTER HONOR HERE
The biggest drum taken by any
member of the New Hanover
Fishing club last season weighed
54 pounds. It was caught by
I George Hutaff. For this season
the club is offering a hundreddollar
cash prize to any member
who catches the biggest drum of
the year, provided it weighs more
than the 54-pounder taken by
Hutaff. A local bet is that the
beach on Bald Head island will
provide the fish that takes this
hundred dollars.
BEFORE NOT AFTER
A sportsman cannot catch
a prize winning fish, join the
New Hanover Fishing Club
and then enter his fish. He
must be a member when he
actually catches the fish that
he Is entering for a prize.
Membership cards or proof of
membership must be presented
at the weighing station
where the fish Is taken to he
weighed and entered.
GAME FISH SOON
While black fish are the only
salt water stuff that are now
being taken wi\h hook and line,
local boatmen are lobking forward
to having the sea trout become
active in a short time.
March should result in some pretty
good salt water fishing of
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sportsmen are getting a lot of
forays on the big-mouth bass and
other freshwater fish.
HUGE DOLPHIN
While Zane Gray Is officially
credited in the sport
fishing magazines with having
caught the largest dolphin
even taken In any waters
with hook and line, the 78pounder
taken by the crew of
an oil tanker on Frying Pan
shoals looks mighty good to
us compared to the 63-pound
Zane Gray catch. Affidavits
can be furnished regarding
they 78-pounder, which was
caught with a piece of white
shirt collar cloth as a trolling
lure.
HOW TO CATCH MINNOWS
Get a strong wire hoop, cover
it with mosquito netting. Run
four small wires or two-foot
pieces of string from evenly
spaced distances on the hoop to
center above it. With a few feet
of string leading to a stout pole
the trap can be lifted out of the
water with the minnows, as soon
as they swarm' over it. This they
will do if a few beef scraps or
other good bait is attached about
in the center of the netting. Traps
like this are especially effective
for catching small drum for bait.
LOT, SOUTHPORT. N. C.
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SCHOOL NEWS
Present Play
A good audience was present
: for the junior play, which was
; presented in the school auditorium
on Friday evening. Many nice
compliments came in to the
junior.-, for their splendid per|
formance. We are sure that such j
! words were in order and we con- [
! gratulate them again for their
success.
Junior-Senior
The junior class is now making
plans for the annual juniorsenior
banquet which is to be
held March 31.
English Club
The senior English club held
its regular meeting on Friday. !
The program consisted of anecdotes
and humorous stories.
The 9th grade English club
had a movie review for its program
on Friday.
French Club 1
The senior French club program
last week was on "Social :
Customs of the French" and a |
short review of periods of French J
literature.
Mildred Lewis, of Elizabeth- !
town, formerly of Bolivia, and a
member of the present junior |
class, visited in the school on i
Monday.
P.-T. A. Meeting
The March meeting of the P.- T.
A. will be held in the school
auditorium on Thursday evening, j
11 marcn i. a very good program i
is planned and everyone is in- |
vlted to attend.
The program, which is on
"Safety" is as follows:
Devotional, Rev. J. R. Potts: .
i business; introduction of speak-1 l
i ers, Mr. Tucker; talk: "Safety,"
i Lieutenant John Davis, Wilming- '
J ton Police; "Highway Safety," <
Mr. Donal Hocutt, State Director ,
Highway Safety Division; Open
[ forum; singing by choirs.
LELAND ;
SCHOOL NEWS ;
The elimination contest of the1
debators to take part in the.!
county contest was held last (
week. The debates were very good ]
and the judges found difficulty in
making their decisions. Betty Lou 1
Powell, Philip Dresser, Gertrude t
Mills and Mary Rourk were |
chosen to represent the school in ;
the county and state debate con- '
test.
CHAPEL PROGRAM c
Mrs. Mark's 7th grade class |
had charge of the chapel program,
last Tuesday. The program was 1
concerning the birthdays of fam- <
ous people in February. The program
was greatly enjoyeil by the students
and faculty.
INVITED <
Members of the senior class! I
and faculty have received their; I
invitations to the junior-senior! I
oanquet.
ENTER TOURNAMENT
Both boys and girls teams are
making plans to enter the StarNews
basketball tournament to be
held March 16-17-18. Last year
both teams made a good showing.
NEARING FINISH
The gymnasium is about completed.
The workmen are busy
adding a few finishing touches to !
the inside. We are very glad
to learn that the floor is going to
be sanded by a W. P. A. sanding
machine.
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
We are very thankful to the
school officials for the interest
shown in playground equipment.
See-saws and swings are being
added to the playground, also
a giant stride. Before the year is
over we are expecting many
necessary improvements made.
STATE EXAM
The senior class last Tuesday
took the state-wide senior psychological
examination. Much interest
was manifested by the class and
here's hoping they made a creditable
showing for the school and
for themselves.
CHILD IMPROVES
Little Otto Skipper who was
recently hurt on the bus has recovered
and is getting along nicely.
No serious damage was done,
his doctor reported.
Winnabow Club
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Mrs. E. W. Taylor was hostess
to members of the Winnabow
Home Demonstration club on
February 16.
A feature of the program was
a talk on home beautification by
Miss Kate Johnson. Other interesting
talks were made by Mrs.
R. L. Sullivan on clothing and by
Mrs. A. P. Henry on home management.
The lesson for the month,
"1039 Outlook For The Farm
Family," was given by Mrs. Marion
S. Dosher, home agent.
Valentine games were played
and delicious refreshments were
served by Misses Julia Taylor and
Kate Johnson.
Those attending the meeting
were Mesdames A. P. Henry, W.
C. and Preston Savage, R. L. Sullivan,
J. H. Mills, J. C. Potter,
and Misses Julia Taylor, Jo$ie and
Bertha Reld, Mary Maultsby, and
the hostess, Mrs. Taylor.
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NOT EXACTLY
It is not generally known, but the main part 1
)f the Orton mansion was built of brick and ;
stone, two feet thick, in 1725. The thick walls
,verc for protection against the flaming arrows
)f the troublesome Cape Fear Indians .... A ,
Spanish expedition once captured and held Brunswick,
near Orton, for a short time . . . 7hp hardy r
settlers of the lower Cape Fear quickly routed
them out. . . Cotton was first introduced into
the United States when seed was brought to
Fown Creek township in this county and planted
near the old Governor Russell plantation . . . ,
From there the seed started on the rapid distribution
throughout the south. ,
When Fort Fisher fell on January 15, 1865,
Orton Plantation lay in the path of the invading
Federal armies. The only thing that saved the
i.onolnn f mm Vuolvio* TMif tllO fn?*nVl OMrl i)pQ.
troyed was that it was needed as a hospital for
'ederal soldiers who were suffering: from small
iox.
Many victims of yellow fever are buried in the i
5ld Southport cemetery . . . Many people died of 1
this disease in Wilmington before and during
Ztivil War times ... It was usually brought in
in ships coming from Nassau . . . The block on g
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fNEWS ~j'
which the Brunswick Inn and other buildigp^^HDe
now situated once was entirely surrounded by ai^Kic
eleven-foot brick wall, surmounted with brr.'^BW
bottles . . . This formed a sort of pen in whidi^M
slaves were kept after being unloaded from
it Southport . . . From here the slaves wet* ca-.^^P
ied to various markets . . . The lower part
this brick wall still stands around the er-ivr^B.
part of the block. ^Hti<
The Wilmington-Brunswick and Southern Raii^H*
road was the first road in North Carolina to ust^Kf
oil burning steam engines . . . This type of gine
was adopted because the road suffered fnn^H
so many damage suits growing out of allepauu^^ ,
that sparks from the wood and coal burners set^Hr.
the woods on fire . . . Although some hisUnant^B"
have always given credit to the Boston Tea^W
Party for being the first armed resistance to Uk^B t
Kl'ltlSH SUiQlp ACL, 1L 1.1 ju.ii ui uniLiauy cuhqn^h1"
that 'the first hostilities actually happeN itV
Russellborough, where Governor Tyion hi; hi!
palace. Russellborough is less than a mil* from
the Orton Plantation in Brunswick counly |B
Charley Hewett was traveling representative ^H?
for a New York wholesale fish house for the^H
freater part of his life.
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