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PAGE TWO ' . ... THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Edifor Sutured u eecond-clua mutter April 20, 1028, I the Port Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1870. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR fl.f SIX MONTHS 1.1 THREE MONTHS .7 Wednesday, May 10, 1939 Most big arguments are over littl things. Time flies, and its fly time again. Most of the time when a person ask you a question he is only seeking cor firmation of his own previously forme opinion. Let's do our part to change reckless ness to wrecklessness. One thing is sure: Dun and Bradstree doesn't base a man' financial standing o the model automobile he is driving. Modern youth is ambitious, all right but instead of wanting to climb the lad der of success they are waiting aroun for the elevator. We never like to be the first one t L i 1 - v ? 1L - 1--A Ai. _A siari laugmng nor uie lasi one 10 siujj. When yon"ve talked your way into . corner about as good plan as any is t turn around and face the wall. What Do We Want? We were talking to Highway Commi? sioner A. F. Powell, Jr., last week am the matter of paving the River Road cam up for discussion. "In my opinion," he said, "the pavinj of highway No. 130 is the most importan project in your county and I want to se< that road paved all the way from White ville to Shallotte." We told him that this, too, was our No 1 road project; but the river road is ou second concern. "What is the sentiment of the peoph down there," he wanted to know. "Wha do they want." "The one's we've talked to want i paved," we told him. "You'll be asking us to ruin the beaut: of a mighty pretty drive," he reminded. Then we gave him our impression o the importance this road can be in th< development of a large area of Bruns wick county. "I'd like to know what the peoph down there want," was his parting word And we are passing this informatioi along to our readers for what it is wort! in making requests in the future. No Taking Back % ?????? One thing we have a hard time con vincing our readers of is that it is danger ous to play a joke on someone in print Even in conversation there are plenty o; times that some improvised witicism 01 jast doesn't click. Usually an embarrass ing situation brought on in this mannei can be smoothed over with an apology or by assuring the oi fended party that n< harm was intended. But in print it is different. Something that may impress you as being hilariously funny if printed about some acquaintan ce of yours may strike him just the othei way. And you are likely to find that i isn't always easy to worm your way ou of a printed joke that backfired. If we printed everything we recervec every week from all our contributor: we'd have to spend half our time explain ing our way out of situations that w< had no part in creating, and there'd pro bably be numerous occasions when we'( have to fight first and explain afterward Girl-and-boy jokes are the most fre quent, and for that reason we are force* to kill every girl-and-boy item that wi receive, for in this particular we knov that it is better to lean over backward ii order to keep straight. Many harmles items must be thrown away just to bi sure that one well meant but ill-timei joke doesn't break into print. All this doesn't mean that we do no welcome news items, for we do. We wis! there could be a representative columi from every section of the county in eacl issue of our paper. But we believe tha oi-.i i there are enouch church socials, revival meetings, reunions, borfhs, deaths, marri~ ages, illnesses, etc., to keep up public in? terest without resorting to printed practical jokes that are possibly damaging to it one or two, amusing to only a few and disgusting to mose of our readers. io No Economy? ? ' ro There is now every indication that the ~ recent economy drive in congress was made of the same stuff of which all economy drives in recent years have been made?ballyhoo and buck passing. This is a paradoxical situation. On the surface, as recorded by numerous polls and speeches, the public is all for economy. But public office holders, quick to accept the views of public opinion, are e extremely reluctant to do more than talk about it. They know that demands for | economy are only "skin deep" as far as the public is concerned. Their constituents back home, polls and speeches nots withstanding, still demand "free money" for this or that "worthy civic project." Economy is all right they say, in effect, so long as the fellow in the next state or the next county bears the brunt of it. ?- The next time yo uare tempted to curse the politicians in Washington for not pulling the drawstrings on the public 't purse, just remember this: The average n public official won't buck public opinion. Therefore, until the public honestly demands economy and all of us are ready : to grin and bear the resultant pinch, the I- country will have no economy. Civic organizations, local' politicians and business men who advocate economy 0 on one hand and on the other beg like paupers from their representatives in the nation's capital defeat their own cause. o Old Adam Pops Up (Atlanta Journal) The educational experiment with the twins, Johnnie and Jimmie Woods, aped i- seven, has produced some perplexing re^ suits. For two years now Johnnie's schoole ing has been "scientifically conditioned" by Columbia University "experts," while t Jimmie has gone the old-fashioned way. e Jimmie is getting far the better marks of - the two and is showing more initiative. In fact he is the "boss" of the family. At ' their birthday party last Tuesday the lads unbosomed themselves. Said scientific Johnnie, "I hate school!" Unscientific ^ Jimmie declared, "School is swell. You have spelling, and words, and stories." t Jimmie's great yearning is to "go out and falling in the mud," Johnnie's to "grow up to be the Prince in Snow White." We 'T must leave it to experts to solve the riddle, though, frankly, we wouldn't give five minutes of Johnnie's and Jimmie's - revealing chatter for a month of the pedagogic discourses. * Conscription (News & Observer) Resort of the English government to conscription despite frequent pledges of the Chamberlain government not to take that course is one of the most disturbing things that has yet happened. It indicates very clearly that the present British government is convinced that * the present tension in Europe will last ^ for some time to come. And such tension r cannot last indefinitely without a snapping somewhere that will plunge most of r the civilized world into war. ' The move also indicates that the Cham} berlain government is convinced that the temper of the British people is now such > as to support a step heretofore vigorously r resisted except in time of war. The Prime Minister's answer by oppo? sition members of Parliament to the charge of repudiation of a solemn pledge t is also most significant: "I believe that when people have had ' time to consider the circumstances in 5 which we are living, they will agree with " me that they cannot be described as i peace times." As long as the British government feels * that way, those who hope for a continua* tion of peace will be forced to mingle " fears with their hopes. e The question that concerned an ap-> v prentice in former days was "How"; the 1 question of the modem apprentice is 5 ''How Much?" e i Watches are round objects which afterdinner speakers take out of their pockets, t lay on the table, and promptly forget. i t Another problem for Mr. Wallace is to i prescribe some remedy to control the jitt terbugs vtfhich are sweeping the country. ~ THE STATE PORT PI Just Among Hie Fishermen FRESHWATER AGAIN The freshwater fishing seasor opened again today and it is very likely 'Fessor Stone, Cap'r Myers, Cap'n Busseil, "Slim" Osborne or Postmaster Yaskell will be coming around with the tale of catching some big mouth bass or string of goggle eyed perch before this week is over. When it comes to big mouth bass it can be said that Brunswick county leads all of the sta'te. The biggest fish, so far this year, has been the 8H pounder that was caught by Edwin Harrelson seventeen years old. Incidently it may be said that the | story of his big bass went all I over the country from Maine to California. OUT IN THE GULF We see by the papers, and also by a letter, that Bill Sharpe, Publicity Director for the State Advertising Bureau, is sending forth press heleases on the barracuda being | out in the gulf stream off Southport. Bill has put in a demand for pictures of good catches of these fish and the names of the sportsmen making them. He aims to give Southport some good publicity this year with regard to the barracuda. Incldently this seems to be the most northern point at which these fish are taken. WILL BE HERE OFTEN Doc Summers, pioneer in gulf stream fishing at Southport, will ! be here often this summer, acj cording to his favorite boatman. For three years Doc and Cap'n Hulan Watts have been consistent visitors to the gulf stream and when they go out it may always be taken for granted that *?* i? 4-L ( tney Will rjnrig in a tan.il ui big fellows in the way of barracuda, amberjack, dolphin, etc. Doc does not take many companions on his trips. Two or three are the limit. It is hoped that whenever possible parties bound for the gulf stream will contact your columnist and take a bundle of newspapers and other reading matter out to the men on the lightship at Frying Pan. MACKEREL RUNNING A party from Castle Hayne fishing here Sunday with Captain Hulan Watts made the first mackerel catch that has been reported to this department. The Mg spring run of these fish will be on at any time now and they add a lot of excitement to the local sport fishing. The Castle Hayne fishermen were A. Sandey, B. Van Bavel, J. Ganytruk, Pete Braak and Peter Brocoek. Counting all sorts, they brought In about 250 pounds of nice fish. CATHCHING SHEEP HEAD Almost any day now sees quite a number of folks gathered on some of the docks, engaged in the slow sport of fishing for sheephead. It seems to require quite a lot of skill and patience -c tu... r:.u n LU mull UUC Ul llltfSt* 11311. OUIIIC sportsmen appear to be able to take them with ease and in other cases there is just no luck. The largest specimen we have seer, thus far was a five pounder, caught one day last week. CALLING AGAIN FOR STUFF Repeating a call made last week, Bill Sharpe, State Publicity Director, wrote again Monday asking for reports of unusual catches of fish, the names of those making the catches and pictures whenever good clear prints of such are available. The stories go to many states outside of North Carolina and constitute valuable publicity for Southport and Brunswick county. With this fact In mind the Civic Club secretary asks for data on all good catches of fish made anywhere In tills county. When you make an unusual catch write the Civic Club about it, telling who, what and where. WANT LIVE ALLIGATOR An alligator is not exactly a fish, but there is some relation and a bit of interest may be attached to the fact that the big fellow shot on the Southport waterfront last spring has his picture on exhibit at the World's Fair in New York, as a part of the North Carolina exhibit. The picture was made by C. J. Newton, using a small box camera. The print from the negative turned out so good that Bill Sharpe of the State Publicity Department had an enlargement made to be placed on exhibit. For this next Saturday and Sunday when some 50 camera fans are to hold forth on Bald Head Island for a night and a day we would like to have a sizable alligator, alive if possible. If it is not alive it is at least desired that the demise be comparatively recent. A new potato planter, Which comes in 1 and 2 row sizes and in both team and tractor styles, | is designed to give better seeding iLOT. SOUTH PORT, N. C. ~ Personal Mrs. J. A. Martin of Lumberton and Mrs. W. T. Martin of 11 Raleigh were guests of Mrs. E. j M. Hall on Monday. Mrs. B. C. White of Sumter, S. C., is visiting her sister, Miss Elizabeth Murray. Mrs. Lou H. Smith and her husband, Fred Smith, will spend this week-end with her mother at Alcolu, S. C. 1 Miss Margaret Watts is spending this week in Whiteville with friends. Misses Marian Frink and, Doris Corlette spent today in Whiteville. Mr. and Mrs. John Gill are spending a few days at Winnabow with Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Johnson and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ruark visited her relatives at Delco Sunday. Pearce Cranmer and E. R. Newton of Raleigh and H. W. Hood, state inspector of weights and measures, spent the weekend here with their respective families. L. J. Hardee has returned here from Morgan City, La., and plans to engage in shrimping acticities between here and Georgetown, S. C? for sometime. Harper Vitou is spending sometime here with his mother, Mrs. Annie K. Vitou. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Styron made a trip to Columbia, S. C., Sunday to visit Rev. A. H. Mar- i shall who is a patient at the i veterans hospital. Mrs. L. J. Williamson is spend- m ing this week in Wilmington with ~ her daughter, Mrs. Willie Hewett | and is attending the cooking I school. . Mr. and Mrs. Ray Spencer spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Walter Sellers, at Supply. D( Mrs. Wess A. Cock of Baltimore, Md., is spending sometime 01 with her mother, Mrs. George of Walton. ol Mrs. W. S. Dosher has returned ' "?* M ?,t>*aia aha I irom DUSluii, Sfiaao., ?uv.iv was a patient for several weeks v? at Boston General Hospital where r Dr. Dosher, her husband, is do- st ing special study. ' NEWS BRIEFS : . | ar dpfkATIOX Miss Ophelia Moore, daughter c of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moore, wl of Supply underwerit an append- a ectomy Sunday at Dosher Memorial Hospital. to FOOT INFECTION pe Howard Chance of Southport Is in the Dosher Memorial Hospital with an infected foot. W( AT WORLD FAIR Be Dr .and Mrs. L. C. Fergus left _ Monday morning for New York ,c where they will attend the World Fl Fair. DOCTOR HERE Dr. Nicholas Polites, house phy sician at James Walker Hospital, Wilmington, is looking after Dr. L. C. Fergus' patients while he of is away. Mr _ j RECEIVES HONOR Elwood Mintz, son of Mr. and an< Mrs. H. L. Mintz of Shallotte, peJ has been elected president of the Gospel Band of Louisburg Col- a"( lege, where he is a ministerial 1 student. j CONDITION IMPROVES ?a; Mrs. M. R. Sanders is a pat- Be* ient at the Dosher Memorial Hospital but friends will be glad to know that her condition is 'ng much improved. ' J MRS. FRINK BETTER Bo1 Mrs. S. B. Frink is convalesc- nes ing at the Dosher Memorial Hos- J pital. Jur visl FOR TREATMENT Lai Reggie Piner of Southport is * in the Dosher Memorial Hospital Far for treatment. ''ar We APPENDECTOMY Hei Mrs. Henry Todd of Supply un- the derwent an operation for the re- eve moval of her appendix at Dosher * Memorial Hospital Friday. anc Ha NATIVE HONORED Th; W. L. Simmons, well known Mii in Brunswick county where he Ma was reared and educated, was re- gra cently elected president of the J Rotary Club at his home in San- Dei ford. itoi 1 MOVE mii Mrs. E. R. Newton is moving da> this weCk from her home on J the waterfront into the H. W. mil Hood home on Atlantic avenue. Sat BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT in"" Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Lanier of J Winnabow announce the birth of her a daughter in James Walker Hos- Hai pital, Wilmington, May 2, 1939. j ~~ 7" we* IN LOUISIANA Mr, Mrs. E. H. Arrington and wit children and Mrs. R. I. Mintz and da\ daughter left Monday for Baton j Rouge, La., to visit Mr. and Mrs. lvn E. H. Cranmer, Jr. gon ' ' But It's Trm ( Although 1.169 Mixes \ owf OfAMBtK/WMTO^ j HAN 1 HALF MILe IN TWO MINUTES AW> OH ? SECOND AT THe 46? OF HO- wen HE NO? \ OUT OF TRAINING ... i ~ & CWNUSsrvic* Most Indian girls marry before tbey are 12. 01 as ten years before they are born. There is a recc although, generally, the husband and wife live api NOT EXACTLY Is After practically living with horses tor ui 1st two weeks I should be qualified to elucida l the subject. For the benefit of late comers v 'fer this info . . . The local Riding Academy we 'ficially opened this past Sunday and the rati e half the usual rental fee. Many visitors froi irious points have given praise to the horse ight now there are three steeds for hire. Tt ables are located on the Supply road at tt d Lewis Dairy. At least the western picture ill be appreciated more after a trial at ridin . . Some local man received a letter addressc the "Fat Politician." Wonder who? . . . Accon g to early reports there will be five menhade sh boats operating around Southport this sea in. In addition to the two regulars, Morehea id Anderson?which is now under Thomas S sorge. Mayor Ericksen will have the new Cuba iat and Captains Ruben and William Gutheri ill work here . . . The Ericksen boat will hav capacity load of around 700,000 fish! . . . W e quite willing to donate a section each weel the disgust shown by the public over the Euro an situation. Given two weeks to prepare a re ttal and with the help of Propagandist Goebbles ;rr Hitler was unable to give an answer tha >uld show him as anything but a heel. Since Col ick's short but fiery tongue lashing even thi irman people are beginning to see the real Dei lehrer. ?< Winnabow News eml with the ' Mr. and Mrs ilr. and Mrs. George Richmon daughter, Loui Philadelphia ,Pa., are visiting|Mrs. Sol R. St . and Mrs. R. K. Smelser. mington spent ? with Mr. and M Lee Rye and son- Ray- Mr. and Mrs. i Mrs. Gilmes Kye were shop- children of Grai a In Wilminefnn Wednesday. t p diss Mary Taylor of Burgaw Harold Fraze 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vines of mie Fountain Imington were visitors here and Mrs. Fore dnesday afternoon. daughter of L Jisses Berther Reid and Julia Sunday at the ylor spent Sunday at Kure's j Mrs. S. O. C ich with friends. | er. Nell, Miss tesdames E. R. Hufham and , and Carl Gall id Roache left Tuesday even- spent Sunday to visit Mrs. J. B. Smith in sjde with Miss ksonville, Florida. Mrs. A. M. tr. and Mrs. B. M. Hornsby of turned to her 1 ivia were visitors here Wed- after a pleasar day afternoon. Mrs. p. G. G< trs. George Mcllvaine and son, Lillie Sandlin. lior Smith, of Jacksonville are Mr. and Mri iting her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Mr. and Mrs. lier and family. Southport visit larl Henry and Mrs. Arthur Johnson Monda; guson of Niagara and Miss Wil- Miss Fannie ns of Orange, N. J., arrived mington is visit dnesday to visit Mrs. T. W. Maultsby. ary and family and to attend Mr. and Mr: nurses graduation Thursday j and Mr. and * ning in Wilmington. mon visited Mi tr. and Mrs. J. L. Henry, Mr.! Miller in Kelly I Mrs. Henry Zibelin, Misses j nsey Williams and Rebecca TJ// 7 ,.i//? irp, Woodrow Sullivan and " is Gertrude Maultsby and Ed Visit ultsby also attended the nurses ? dilation. Solicitor Lee ohn Bridgeman and M. W. bus county an dne of Wilmington were vis- high school bi s here' Thursday. j spent from Thi tiss Minnie Payne of Wil- day afternoon lgton was a visitor here Fri-1 island fishing f f. I The boys, 15 tiss Catherine Linart of Wil-, the trip to anc lgton visited Mrs. J. L. Henry in rowboats. T1 urday afternoon. stiff work com 1. R. Foulke spent Wednesday in the river. T Santee, S. C. that Mr. Greer trs. Nellie Walker is visiting for sometime. 1 sister, Mrs. G. W. Ball, in in their teens. 1 mlet. a great time. tiss Kate Evans spent the : :k in Wilmington with Mr. and TO PRE.}. Will Duncan. They returned Dr. Mortimer h her Sunday and spent the mington will pri < at her home. at St. Phillips trs. Watts Ashley, Miss Eve- in the absence Baxter, David and Bob Wil- Marshall, who I of Charlotte spent the week-j Veterans Hospil I ! | WEDNESDAY, MAY B ^" r? '"'jPi |A gjM: SL^S * ften they have been promised to their husbands B ird of a child having become a mother at the a;tB art until the girl reaches the age of 12. 4EWS . By Gene O'bI ie This week's movie bill at the Amuzu .fi te ed by "The Three Musketeers," with the B re ing Ritz Brothers and Don Ameche . . . X- B ih can boast of few advertisi B ?s W. B. Kezlah. He turns more public -B m i Southport and Bald Head than probably B s. publicizer in the country, in relation to sB te Speaking of New York, their custom of :B ie in the heart of the city has been shati Hi >= t?iB oitv within a citv?Rockefeller Cer.teB g ire springing up along Fifth Avenoo. d OUTTA THIS WORLD: Tommy Dors-: ' for the legion of fans in Chadbourn on ti n teenth . . . Correction please. James Johr.I not at Lake Waccamaw this summer i | Ocean Drive . . . REPETITIONS: Hitlerti at writing a book should be entitled, "I 71 pie." . . . Famous remarks: 1933, Roosi-ve shall reduce expenditures." Hitler: "We h e territorial claims to make." Tr f I tell . . . Speaking of horses, Sonny Jim F: k mons, owner of the last four Wood ll< - winners, saddles them himself. His first - win the Derby, though, was Johnstown. Las i, | urday was the 65th running and the post f 11 winner is $50,000! Strangely, enougli noa ! won the Derby yet . . . John Boyd Fin ; written two more ditties that are destined | r J "Hit Parade' 'as soon as they are print-: j brings us down to a slow trot where we ci raylors. Comttlg D i. Vanderwall and: ^ ^ se and Mr. and ernberger of Wil-! Home.comlng dav wi? Sunday afternoon ^ at sha)0n y. tra Jim Finch. j church on Sunday, May I Fred Ivester and ner wi? ^ served at thf ntsboro spent Sun- and a]I mem|5erSi forme: Fields and family. ber3 and fr(ends arp invi?. lie and Miss Ma- present of Richlands. Mr. A Mothers Day progra: st Humphrey and be presented by the m oris. S. C. spent gbaron churches. Seivice Goodman begin at 10 o'clock. Rev raven and daugliL- philips, the pastor, urges Hansey Williams attend> loway of Bolivia afternoon at Sea- 0 . . ~ , jeida Brooks. Scientists Are Frazelle has re- ViSttitlg I lome in Richlands it visit here with The Smithsonian Institi xximan anu wiias i Washington, D. C.. sent a ] of its experts here yesteri 9. John Gill and ^en (jayS of study of hi! Ed Taylor of animai nfe in Brunswick ed Mrs. D. R. especially at Bald Head Y afternoon. Two additional men are Burnett of Wil- j rlve Friday from the satw ing Miss Gertrude tutlon. The men here are Wats i. R. K. Smelser rygo and Greg Rohwer. Tl trs. George Rich- traveling in one of the . and Mrs. Orvls tions field trucks and 1 Tuesday evening, j complete camping layout [plans of the Southport Civ ' FioVS |are for them to be > joi' r> 1JTT 1 scientiests here Si If,did Head ;and to go to the island for j al days. Greer of Colum- ? d his undefeated HOSPITAL GIFTS ays boxing team Friends of the Doshei M< ursday until Sun- Hospital are urged to vis on Bald Head j institution on Friday, vvh tnd swimming. i National Hospital day, in number, made bring gifts that will be of 1 from the island ical value there. The f?' ley had a bit of list of gifts is suggested: [batting the tides cases, sheets, towels, wash his trip was one bureau and tray covers. has had scheduled The boys were all Further improvements on hey said they had ton harvester have brciigN a point where it has ha! : 197 per cent of the cotton tCH HERE seven varieties at Colic?' Glover of Wil- tion, Texas, and 98.8 Pfl sach Sunday night from 13 varieties at L" Episcopal church Texas. of Rev. A. H. : -?t f ; ? " 9 a patient at the Ch&Stity is the cement of :al in Columbia, sation and progress.?Mai>'
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