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I rHE STATfi K)RT PILOT
I Southport, N. C
I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
I JAMES It. HARPER. Jit, Editor ~
I mi?M aa a*v>nrt?alaai matter Acru M, IMS, at
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I NATIONAL COfTORfAL^
I ft ' ASSOCIATION 1
> IV ii-iivt Vyiun&iAu. I
I Wednesday, January 31, 1940
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I ? lit sad though i'a.1? ncc a - Ut w..>
I ii ;t no .ilist u junkin f
I transportation system that has worked
with remarkable effectiveness in our,
state. A coroner's jury comprised of soI
ber, mature men conducted a thorough
I invest iration of the circumstances sur-j
I . the child's death, and it was
I their judgment that the accident was un- i
! avoidable. Surely, then, this is no indictj
meat of student-operated school buses.
I Before we jump on our present system'
I of school bus transportation, let's be per-j
fectly fair about it. Let's sit down and
, I compute the number of passenger miles
i' Compiled during one year in hauling stuI
dents to and from our schools. Then, let's
J compare these figures with those of bus
companies and railroad systems. The reI
will, we believe, argue well for the
P Mfaty and efficiency of our student driv
We hope that no one will do us the inI
justice to say that we are callous to death
and injury and that we are unmindful of
the safety of our children. Nothing could >
I A be further removed from the truth. But
? we do believe that the type of school boy
M in nrkooiKio tn pmnlrtv at the existing
I, wage Male for school bus drivers Is much
superior in intellect, dependability and
responsibility to the mature man who can
be hired for that price for this work.
Tobacco Situation
r- '<" Vr now
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o-nl. 11*10 .iv
' ed into this country ol d c tv>re>.n
tion ;? complaining 11sr t 1. nc. ?t
; with us because debit balances in trac j
must be settled in gold and they cannot
.. j get the gold, or if they have some, they
iy cannot spare it. Great Britain is peculiar- j
ly in this position. She is carrying on the i
I most desperate war of her existence and
she affirms that she needs her gold for |
f: the purchase of the means of warfare j
; and of food necessary to sustain her peo- j
J; pie. She has two and one-half years' su"
| ply of our tobacco on hand. Moreover,
I the 140,000,000 pounds of tobacco pur!
chased last year is still in this country,
fc j The British money is at a discount of
about 20 per cent over here which means
K that Great Britain must pay 26 per cent
\ I more than, our market price for any com
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modity she purchases. She must pay
either in gold or cash.and since the trade
balances are against her, she must pay
very largely cash in the form of gold
and she has no god to spare.
What may be done? Well, that.is a L
matter upon which we are incompetent
to express an opinion just now, it may
be that a new and more flexible trade, to
agreement on other commodities is being fe'
sought by John Bull. It may be that he ?,e(
desires a different arrangement regard- i f*
ing purchase of war supplies and mater-!w
ials, and that this is one of the Bigi^
Sticks he is using to press his claim. Any re
of a dozen things can happen, and we Sv
have a feeling that something will. I ^
But, in the meantime, the best advice
are can give the fanner is to be prepared
for the worst. Make this your banner w
vear for live-at-home fanning. Raise T
>jt. ?y f 'ffs -' ;r ?!1 1* =0 f.?;* (
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a and set.
1 ! always v
.i c . Europe and1 v
' M-t'ul by com- J.
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this matter of deal-j s
. s across Ihe sea, adopt- b
of crossing hands in the ?
1 .. ocinv? ra!l:er, never letting the left
hand know what the right hand is doing.
When the gallant little Finnish na- tJ
tion, which has always paid its war debt ftn
to the United States, and supposedly w'
gained the undying friendship of Uncle
Sam thereby, the other day asked for ye
help in warding off the invasion of the an
mighty Russian bear, there arose in the ^
halls of Congress such a mighty uproar
that it reverberated around the globe. a
The hue and the cry that openly aiding J
the Finnish people against unprovoked p
agression would constitute an act of un- *
neutrality and therefore create a delicate j
international situation, possibly bringing h
repercussions from the Soviets in the case s
of a general European war, could be
heard from coast to coast.
Yet how the people of the United ^
States can now recognize that Uncle Sam bp
ia now furnishing Japan 70 per cent of ^
the war supplies with which to wage its m
equally unjustifiable and prolonged ag- p>
ression against China, and not consider ^
it equally as much an act of unneutrality
as it would be to aid the finns, we do 1
not know. 1
It seems that even in America the j
question of the big stick has a lot to do t
with who aids who in time of stress. t
Shorter Campaigns
The Democratic primary will be held
' *i 1:1" ' j'.j ' v nits to ' C
i'i ... . . .i icii many m
- . ; >' I -.i i v.i a steady ^
c v v.'vs v 'L know much ni
i jit bi (... ticians. may. The lat- J
- i ible figures to prove Se
" ' 10 tons of mud was il
id forth in the pre-primary Wl
'onger duration as hereto- th
. v wi. year and henceforth the ton- p*
nage may be reduced to 9,000.
And, whereas before there were 7,584,- us
893 harsh words exchanged during the w
campaigns, under the abbreviated cam- ^
paign there might be only 7,000,000. n
So even though the unsensitive voter tn
may be unable to detect the difference,
he will be benefitting from the shorter hs
campaign unawares. bi
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Girls now-a-days don't have ladies-inwaiting,
but their boy-friends spend tii
quite a while at it. ai
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The only way some people will ever be
conspicuous is by their dbseuee or. a
bright red dress. A
rtie state Port pilo1
Just Among ,?. Will
Hie Fishermen |S
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BIO Motrra Brtmc
Extraerdioniiry AA it may sound pCSt
up-state sportsmen, who have and
eently been passing through wtel
riods of unusually bad weather, , ,
% mouth baas are biting in the i
ahwater streams of Brunswick, | P(
hlle the worst of the cold spell . '
is on last week Supt. Churchill ...
agaw of the Orton Plantation ?
ported that he and Earnest ?
vain, the fire warden, had S!
ught four of the big mouths ?r
twelve minutes of fishing.
The fish weighed about twoounds
each, according to Mr. 1 p ^
iragaw. His report of the catch t^p
,-as so exciting to postmaster kepi
.. T. Ynskell, in !>ed ill with j
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: - i. remgmjier that fcod
oini-nV J: :s:. Mid "us having at of
nv-'tme ') ! rated ri' of the villi
pry, best gunners at Fort fas- a\ j
\o ;;;vn! and sudden mlssrtmie
has ever befallen the j
imily. There was just no ant- i
ition or spirit. The husband,
ife and children have all just
lid backward. In this case the ?
acksliding has been unaecount- ?ive
ble to us for neither the has- ! ciay
and or wife are intemperate. and
Mr.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW and
White far from being a fan- ?
: on the subject of temperice,
the moment often comes f
ten we find ourselves looking
ckward and recalling at least
dozen Southport men of fifteen
ars ago. We came to town, met
id liked them. We even envied
me of them; they had health,
ility, energy and youth.
And now when we look bock
nd recall them it is to remem- j
er that some of them are dead.
thers are living, but are aparenty
entirely out of any plcure
of being worth anything
0 themselves or society. They
List surrendered to weakness,
lellevlng that just another
;lass would not hurt them.
WATER TURKEYS
We understand that collectors
om Smithsonian Institute will
1 in Brunswick county this
iring for the purpose of getting
iecimens of the water turkeys..
' snake birds. While the bird9 are
it uncommon here, the quest
omlses to be attended with
me difficulty and to require
itiehce.
The bird Is of European or*
gin, or rather It is native to
England and other countries in
Europe. It Is found infrequently
n states to the South of us.
Irunswick county has the dlsInntinn
ftf Halm* fJiA Anlv rfinn.
y in North Carolina where the
tlrd is ever seen. It generally
wims under water with only
ts long, snakelike bill protudng.
n> r> y TH r* ?
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.1. Tf a new roof is not
it oit this week school will not
open next Monday, unless the :
Bother forecast indicates dcfi- j
tely that there will be no rain >
snow. It is not only unsafe,
it almost impossible to find dry j
ats for all of the children, when j
rains. At least five rooms get. j j
et all over.
At first it was thought that ' |
le leaks could be stopped by 1
itching, consequently four rolls
tar paper and about 3% gains
of tar and Asphalt were
led. Just at the time this work
as completed another Sudden
op In temperature caused more
isures than ever to appear.
Hen it was definitely decided
at the best thing to do is to
ie a completely new roof. In
e meantime several contractors
ive looked at the Job and have
d for it; but they say the work
ust wait until it Is warmer.
Ie is hoped that the colds or
n will have disappeared by the
ne the school reconvenes. Thus
folding an epidemic at school
tch as lias been suffered by
ime of our neighbors.
Junior Way
The junior ptly: "The Man In I
Orson Shirt," Which was sells- \g
r. SOUTHPORT. N. C.
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d for Friday night, February I' .
t postponed and the new date . ,
be announced. The juniors, Mir
mined to present the best mmm lull
' of the season, have contin- " V/ i
practices while school is clos
One local horse owner said las
postP?ne<1 couldn't see where the idea got sta
asphalt is at a standstill. .. ? . . . ,
g&tM With Waccamaw was wa9 4 time for borse-back ril
poned first by Waccamaw catch on to what he meant, a
thea by Bolivia. It is our weather of the past week, but fx
?#?l ?< OUW ?.? Ml Ulwm 1(WP anA ,
Teacfcets Away By the time the Cape Fear Horse
Jftie of the teachers went around interest in horse flesh w
e Saturday when It waa fi- ,
y decided not to reopen last r
iday, Those going home are | We'll wager that there are mo
> Anne Brower, Wadesboro; clubs doing business in Southpoi
man Chad wick, Straits; and , . ... , . ...
Albert Rosser, Broadway. other town thU size m North
Improves lists frequently reveal that one pt
re> are- glad^ that Betty Flo at three parties during the week. ,
troa
i 19 now niuy recuvervu nwu i club is one en ax jior-r? v?c?
attack of pneumonia which , _
t her from school last week. ! Johnnie Simmons, Walter Jones
Take Care t lis are expected to give a good a
' pp.*? on9 rre ,-i7TT""?d take , y v- * ri]
* . ji / C jip V,1 r - - '?? f.' 'I.'
r it- -wfa of flv. It .;h*1
nn .recc:
t; -10 .. e sehor.
: by sending*-a s:.ck child t- * ,
, .. , , .- u >No -130 . . . And while on the.s
I thrn by keeping him a
c until the danger of compli- we believe there has been more p
-nr. has passed as well as the jj,e n, nntenancc and constructioi
rer of infecting others, thus .. , , . .
ing them to have to stay at roads ln Brunswick in the past
e. Your careful consideration ?"i "" ???
this matter is solicited and I and Mrs. Liston Trulove, Mr. and j
be appreciated by all of us Mrs Peck cheatam, Miss Ray
school. Rhodes, Mrs. Lotte Bradley, MesGLENN
TUCKER, Principal. sers John Carter j B Brinkley, |
. and John Furlong, all of Wil-1
Seaside News mington and Arnold Edgerton ofj
Goldsboro.
nests at an oyster roast-dance
n by the Brooks family Satur- In a qui2 given at W. U. reevening
at Seaside were: Mr. cently, one of the questions was;
Mrs. Roderick K. Houston, "Name two ancient sports."
and Mrs. C. David Jones, Mr. A freshman wrote "Anthony
Mrs. W. Louis Fisher, Mr. and Cleopatra."
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WEDNESDAY. JANIj/?v .Jj
r EXflTLY NEWS 1
t weefc that he In the past ten years before that. >> H
rted that winter Banker Prince O'Brien says that there 0
ding. We klnda noticeable falling off of business activ ; ^B
fter seeing the week while it was so cold. la the fw^ H
onv now on the Deeds office they caught up with thoi,. v HI
. Cir recoM' I^E!
;e hope, mlfter. an unheard of thing for the month r<
Show date rolls . . . Most of the political fanfare we've
111 again N at far has come from candidates for governor W * ^B
will surely be races In Brunswick this y^J** ^B
re active bridge office of Register of Deeds and for Reprew '
rt than in any So far, B. J. Hokien is the only avowed c ^B
Carolina. Guest we have heard of. He'll seek the job now he^^B
irson has played Harry I* Mlnia, Jr Republican plans'"'* ^B
. . The Pinoch* are a deep secret.
it after year. Judge W. M. Stflnaland is a staunch .-,UD B
and Billie Wfl- of the newly organized Brunswick c unty q^^B
-A a?H if tVlprA U'flc o ,
ccount of tnem- oer 01 wnjmisiv>, ?? -- ?. ? ,mB ^
- ; > /? r bllsty in each rural community \vith ED
m... -liusiism for the organization, th-.... JS
rr this group, once it set i - nrin,j H
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\. L.-Brown formerly was a Hf
. Ft. S. Harrison finds a neat j>.
I.ring jack-leg carpenter . . . n, -m. 3, H
vcrrcr, the position of Bryan Dash 'H
i irpenter and also preaches
snrfe -id We didn't know until our feet hit i floor j Hj
ubjeht of roads, day morning just how the Finns and p.^.. ^B
rogress made in feel , . . And though we probably aren't the^. flE
of secondary to say it, it looks like the war with P.usjj^^H
two years than going to be a fight to the Finnish. H
PIGS TO OTHERS MORE THAN NEEDED H
Two Pasquotans 4-H club boys Johnston County tobacco H
given pure bred pigs last year by ers are P^paring their plant
? and will seed more than rtonr.ii HI
the Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club M
. requirements to be assure! c ^B
have returned four piga to be gupp,y of ^ ^
given to other deserving boys and want to be able to set our ere?
thus the pig club chain is used ear]y ancj j,ave plants of the ??
to build the swine Industry of the #ize ^ dtnus maxe a oetter qui. ^D
county. ity of tobacco," they say. H
y DOUBLE THE M
f RESULTS 1
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;3 BUY THE ' I
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iiO ARE WILLING ill
Y For THE STATE
BUYERS OF MER- I
tising To Build Sales I