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r| Wednesday, March 6, 1940
If Gossip is conversational canibalism.
Too often a diplomat is just a glorified
ill hypocrite.
A truly clean candidate will refuse to
II soil his own hands with mud slinging.
It is amazing the length to which some
women will go to be sure that no one
else has a hat like theirs.
.
Plenty of drivers have their foot on
the accelerator when it should be on the
I: brake.
fSome people have sat in the seat of the
scorner for so long now that any place
else would be uncomfortable for them.
Library Service
This business of assigning a traveling
D library to Brunswick county for a period
of eight weeks is a kind of trial balloon
I that is being sent up to determine if
there really is a demand for service of
this kind.
We do not intend to convey the idea
>1 that if the people use the library and like
j' it it will be continued. It probably will
not?not now, at any rate. But those who
read the books while they are available
will be enjoying themselves by their very
act; and an enthusiastic reception for the
bookmobile might conceivably be used as
a basis for a future permanent service of
I, this kind ^or Brunswick county. *
So our advice is: Read while you can,
and hope for the best.
I Basketball
The 1940 Brunswick County Basketball
I champions have been crowned and, save
i for the Star-News tournament which will
be played this week-end, the season is
li over.
It is safe to say that there was more
t interest than ever before in scholastic
! basketball in Brunswick county this seasi
on. Each of the consolidated schools had
a gymnasium, and so home games were
played before home people this year.
Some people cry out that there is overemphasis
on athletics in our schools, and
this may be true in some sections. But, in
I our opinion, Brunswick county is not one
of those places. Basketball has aided in
bringing clean, wholesome entertainment
to thousands of Brunswick county people
this winter; it has been instrumental in
building strong bodies and strong char
acter for scores of Brunswick county boys
j and girls.
IWe take it as a healthy sign when the
school and the community stand 100- per
cent back of any program.
Smash Hits
Many of the most dramatic smash hits
!of 1989 were not viewed on the stage or
screen but on the highway, according to
*-&e tenth annual safety booklet just issued
by The Travelers Insurance Company.
The booklet, entitled "Smash Hits,"
records pictorially and graphically the
facts about accidents in which 32,100
persons were killed and almost a million
and a quarter others were injured last
year.
"America's street and highway system
is a vast stage on which is being presented
the longest and most lavish procession
in history," the foreword states. "In a
pageant of such magnitude there are
, bound to be mistakes, usually caused by
some actor who becomes confused or forgets
his part. In the great spectacle' as a
whole these interruptions are scarcely noticed,
but to those who by accident or indiscretion
become involved, these unrehearsed
by-plays often assume the proportions
of a major tragedy."
Highlights from the annual report,
i biased on official records of the 48 states, j
j (j include the following interesting facte:
Exceeding the speed limit was responsiL
;
MgaBggaea^Bgg-g; ' " ''
ble for 36.5 per cent of the fatalities and
22.5 per cent of the injuries in 1939.
Nearly 40 per cent of all traffic accident
victims were pedestrians.
Almost 87 per cent of the fatal accidents
occurred in clear weather and almost
80 per cent happened when the road ~~
surface was dry.
More than 93 per cent of the drivers
involved in fatal accidents were male and ^
less than seven per cent female. ga
More persons were killed on Sunday Pr
than on any other day of the week, while
the heaviest injury toll came on Satur- to
day. Wednesday was the safest day for
travel. The period between 7 p. m. and
8 p. m. was the most dangerous hour of
the day. n
The motor vehicle death rate, based on h
mileage, is at least three times as high by S|
night as by day.
The report views with growing concern s
the increase in automobile-pedestrian ac- u
cidents, particularly in metropolitan g
areas at night, and devotes an entire section
to the problems of the man on foot. sj
One graphic illustration shows that while
a man takes one step and advances one ,
yard, an automobile being driven at 30 coi
miles an hour advances nine yards. An- He
other shows that a pedestrian in dark ^
clothing is all but invisible to the driver to
at night a mere 100 feet away but is *>w
clearly visible in light clothing up to 200 J]?1
feet or more. ju
Failure on the part of both drivers and fel
pedestrians to appreciate these and many k
other facts was largely responsible for the ai
record of 12,470 pedestrians killed and u
almost 300,000 injured in 1930, the re- ^
port states. fi
Special features in the booklet include ?
statistics and editorials on such phases of *
traffic safety as truck-passenger car accidents,
compulsory motor vehicle inspection
plans, night driving, and an article ma
oy ur. ueorge ^anup vn mate vs. lemaic 01
drivers.
612
The insurance company will distribute F?
two and one half million copies of the soi
booklet this year in the interest of high- ?P'
way safety. Single copies or quantities
are available through the company or pi
any of its representatives. c'
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V
Judge Defends Youth; 11
Censures Parents For it
Juvenile Delinquency ?
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Pointing an accusing finger at "old- ir
sters" in fixing the responsibility for ju- ,c
venile delinquency, Judge Ernest L.
Reeker, of Madison, Nebraska, champions 1
"youngsters" in his current Rotarian ma- ha
gazine article, and suggests that in a
majority of cases a warrant should be fre
issued for parents who would place un- Fo
qualified blame on their childx-en when a?
they get into trouble. go
"When people ask me, 'Judge, what's snc
wrong with the young people of today?' or
my answer is always the same: 'There's n
nothing wrong with the young folks? bl
the trouble is with their elders,' " he as- a'
serts. For 15 years he has been a juve- ir
nile judge, he tells Rotarian readers, and a
has handled 1,560 cases. "In my treat- ?
ment of juvenile delinquents, I have found u
that nine times out of ten a warrant "
should be issued for the parents of the K
child, charging them contributing to the in
delinquency of a minor, Instead of permitting
them to throw all the blame on
their offspring." go,
He declares that he is "sick and tired
of having 'holier-than-thou' prosecuting ^
attorneys, rough-and-ready police offic- mc
ers, and hair-splitting judges continue to th<
produce criminals" by sending youngsters ne
to institutions through a lack of under- di
standing. Of the 1,560 boys and girls jf
with whom Judge Reeker has dealt, only
50 have been sent to correctional institu- c
tions; of these only six continued in a ir
life of crime. He has little use for re- Jj
form schools since he discovered that officials
of one of them took more interest q
in a prize dairy herd and bull than in u
the youths committed to their custody. w
"The bull had better quarters and better w
care and its diet was more closely watch- i
ed than were those of the 300 boys in
the institution," he charges.
Parental neglect accounts for its share sp<
of youthful criminals, but "society itself ua
has a pretty rotten record," Judge Reek
er declares. Juvenile courts themselves Br
need cleaning up, lawyers and judges Un
must be trained to investigate back- 110
grounds of children in trouble, and the n<
conditions spawning crime must be elim- b
inated, he reasons.
He concludes by saying he'd like to ti
issue a bench warrant for every citizen,
and sentence each to "leave nothing un- jj
done that a people might do to make
certain that the children of today do not
populate the prisons of tomorrow." bo
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We hope Leap Year will prove all its
name implies, and help America hurtle ^
the hazard of war.
THE STATE PORT PI
Just Among
The Fishermen
Bk \v. is. keziah
SPORTSMEN WRITING
Hardly a mail comes in now
thout bringing an inquiry to
e Chamber of Commerce rerding
the saltwater fishing
ospects for this spring and
mmer. The inquiries from distt
points are mostly directed
the Southport Civic Club,
lich functioned actively last
ar giving out information to
ortsmen.
One Charlotte party wrote
"garding the possibilities of
andling a large number of
(Ksrtsmen each week-end. He
as anticipating bringing 50 to
00 men and women down each
aturday, returning Sunday af'rnoon.
His inquiry* was in reard
to both boats, board and
leeping accommodations and
e wishes to begin the excurons
about the middle of April.
gulf streamers
From Fredericksburg, Va.,
lies an inquiry from Judge
inry Dannehl. Last year the
idc Club had him and a party
fellow sportsmen on the line
make their spring and early
mmer Gulf Stream fishing
idquarters at Southport. The
e broke, or something. Anyhow
dge Dannehl and his cronnies |
1 off at Oregon Inlet.
The Judge now wishes to '
now if he has been forgiven
nd will be permitted to come
I Southport for some real
ulf Strtam fishing this year,
ie has already assured his
shing companions that he is
?t going to de sidetracked for
>me place other than South:>rt
this spring.
throwing sticks
Friday we were out with Postister
L. T. Yaskell for an hour'
fishine* for 2*oeele eves. With
iir paper-shell mouths, we lost
;ht or ten before we landed one.
iend Yaskell was also losing
ne, but he had nine great
;ckled beauties before we landour
first.
Then, we went to town. We
ulled them in as fast as we
>uld bait. Yaskell only got one
lore to make ten on his string,
ilien he saw his catch was
kely to be bettered he put on
blitzerig, or whatever you call
, and began throwing chunks
f wood. We dodged around and
uight our 11th fish, one more
tan he, before he could get
ito the car, drive off and
:ave us there.
CATCHING MINNOWS
During the past few years we i
ve built up a pretty good repu:ion
for our ability to catch
s right sized minnows for
ishwater fishing in the spring,
r 'both bass and goggle-eyes,
thing makes better bait than
industrious live minnow. For
ggle-eyes the minnow must be
lall and it is just as good alive ,
dead.
This spring our resourcefulbss
as a minnow catcher has
sen badly taxed. The blooming
ngelings haven't yet put in
ppearance in numbers that
takes the taking of a supply
quick and easy job. It has
Ben pretty hard to catch the
linnows, and on top of that,
le fish are biting so fast that
takes about twice the norlal
supply of bait.
VASION FROM GREESBORO
As a result of Charlie Farrell's
:ent visit to Southport and his
0 catches of 47 and 48 bass,
ggle-eyes and crappie, this
ek is promising to bring to
uthport a strong invasion of
eensboro sportsmen. Charlie
ide some excellent pictures of
1 catches made one day. The
xt day's catch was taken home.
It happened that the first
ivs catch was all of bass and
oggle-cyes. For the second
ay, the catch, whleh Charlie
>ok home, there were many
rappie. While everyone
i Greensboro admired the
sh, the pictures of
?e goggle-eyes and crappie in
erson gave the non-informed
reensboro sportsmen a chance
> confuse Charlie as to what
as what and which was
hich.
SEASON OPENED FRIDAY
rhe New Hanover Fishing Club
ened its 1940 fishing season
iday. Shucks, Brunswick county
jrtsmen opened theirs on Janry
1st. 1840, and it will last
til January 1, 1941. Hie fresh.ter
fishing season is on in
unswick county at any and all
les when you can catch minws
for bait.
It does not always take mlnows.
This bait is simply the
est during the early part of
le year. It Is best for goggleye
perch and crappie at all
mes and the bass are also
>nd of them. The big bass,
owever, begin to prefer a plug
arly in March.
NOTES
After Postmaster Yaskell had
ught a new car and used it two
>nths he found it unsuited to
m as it had nothing on the outie
to which he could tie his
ne fishing poles.
One ambition of Charlie Farrell
LOT. SOUTHPORT. N. C
YOUR HOME
AGENT SAYS
SCHEDULE
Friday March 8, Myrtle Head
Club meets with Mrs. Murrey
Long at 2:30 p. m.
Monday March 11, Bolivia 4-H
meets at 11:40 a. m. Bolivia H.
D. Club meets at 2:30 p. m.
Tuesday March 12, Shallotte
4-H meets at 11:10 a. m. Exum
H. D. Club meets with Mrs. J.
E. Dodson at 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday March 13, Waccamaw
4-H Club meets at. 11:10 a.
m. Ash H. D. Club meets with
Mrs. Z. G. Ray at 3:30.
Thursday March 14, L. Folly
4-H meets at 10:45 a. m. Mt.
Pisgah Club meets with Mr. W.
J. Sellers at 2:30 p. m.
SOUTHPORT
SCHOOL NEWS
CAN YOU IMAGINE
Freshmen and Sophomore girls
playing ball with a dignified
Senior's hat?
Miss Ward not smiling?
Students going around with
Brunswick county on their brains
and book reports in their hands?
Arvil Cottrell not talking about
the European war?
The funnies in the library getting
a rest?
Some one not quoting Con
fucius ?
A watch that will keep time
with Harold Aldridge's?
Edmond Newton with a piece
of paper and a pencil and not
drawing ?
Wililam Sellers as a bad wolf?
THIRD GRADE CHAPEL
PROGRAM
Last Wednesday Mrs. Willis'
third grade students presented a
very interesting program. The
devotional was a Bible story by
Mary Frances Floyd and a song
by the group "In The Temple".
After this they appeared in sailor
suits and dresses and sang a
very interesting sailor song. The
name of the play given was,
"Jack Writes a Composition".
Those taking part were: Jack
Swan, Mary Ann Reese, Lois
Dean Coleman, Bobby Davis,
Richard Brendall and Joe and
Jimmy Cox. The program was
centered about Longfellow and
brought many of the interesting
parts of his life to one's mind.
FIRST GRADE
Miss Comers first grade says,
"We are learning about the people
who live in Holland. We have
made tulips, windmills and Dutch
boys and girls. We are making
pictures about Little Black Sambo
and are learning to tell the
story."
Miss Asbury'3 first grade citizens
have made a lovely spring
sand table on which they situated
flowers, trees etc., they made
themselves.
Now that they are studying
spelling they have begun to make
spelling booklet*, which they
hope will help them.
These children are studying
about the boys and girls of Holland
and to make things more
interesting they have made a
Dutch village. They have made
it very attractive and realistic
and they enjoyed working with it.
They are also making beds of
the three bears of which they
have learned the story.
SEVENTH GRADE
The seventh grade is planning
to make a picture show of Africa.
They are studying about Africa
and thus decided to make a show
to make the study more interesting.
They will make the screen
and all parts necessary. We assure
you they will enjoy this
activity.
PREPARE PROGRAM
Wednesday morning, March
13th, the sixth grade will present
a St. Patrick's Day program.
Visitors are cordially invited to
attend.
ESSAYS
Many Southport high school
students are participating in the
county-wide contest of writing
essays on Brunswick county. They
are looking forward to the time
to come to enter their essays in
the contest. Those who wish for
their's to enter had better work
hard as the time is drawing nigh.
P.-T. A.
There will be a P.-T. A. meeting
in the Southport high school
auditorium to-night at 7:30
o'clock. All parents and friends
are urged to attend.
SENIORS
The Seniors have been devoting
their time to their commencement
exercises. A play committee
has selected a play which the
class will present in April. The
title of the play is "The Haunted
Schoolhouse." They have selected
their invitations and will place
their orders this week and have
also ordered their caps and
gowns. Several days ago the class
selected Rev. R. S. Harrison to
deliver the Baccalaureate address.
Hie Freshman class is making
a home room constitution. They
have already made seven articles
and are now working on the
amendments.
ECONOMICS
Hie economics class, under Mr.
Lingle, is making booklets dealing
with their study of everyday
economics.
of Greensboro is to have an airplane
so that he can fly down
to Southport and go fishing every
I
| - NOT EXfll
Shades of David Harum! That Yankee horse
trader was just a piker compared with the swapping
that went on here Thursday. Dr. Fergus
traded his two saddle horses for a piano, then
bought an automobile and swaped it for Cherry
I McDonald back before the proprietor of the local
j music house could get her out of town. Happiest
person in Southport was Mrs. Fergus when she
returned from her bridge club and found her pet
returned to the corral.
There's talk going 'round about an Azalea
Festival Ball to be held the latter part of this
month. This could be made an annual feature,
and now while it is still in the formative stage
is a good time to add in a few ideas . . . John
Boyd Finch and Prince OBrien collaborated mi
two swell tunes recently that have been sent to
New York for an on-the-level audition. Don't be
surprised if "The Same Old Story" (that's the
one introduced at the last dance here) comes
swinning out of your radio loud speaker one of
these first evenings.
The Bolivia girls repeated in the BrunswickCounty
Basketball Tournament, and they are our j
I nomination in the Star-News tournament in Wil-1
And it will take a better j
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VEDNE5DAY,
rLY NEWS - I
than fair boys' team to whip the ShallntteTh^
ions .... Up in Raleigh over the week-eM ^ H
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mack, Carolina's 6-foot 5-inch center pa^, ^ H
Tar Heels to a well deserved victory. T5:p ^ i H
so near sighted that he can't even read the SC0!f H
board, but that didn't stop his piling up 2S p,^ H
in the semi-finals, and a total of ?2 p,.mts H
three games.
Herr Hitler is claiming allies from Atheij.
SUlin to Divine Providence. Now if could clajj. H|
sanity he might have something thet . . . K,;
Kyser's novelty, "It's Swell to Sing a Spell," 3 H
self explanatory ... No quarrel I., re with tfct B
Motion Picture Acadamy award Vivien u&H
for her "Scarlet O'Hara," nor with Hatty y,. H
Daniel's "Mamy." We're sorry they missed Clark H
Gable whom, we thought, out Rhe d Rhet
ler. And there ought to have been sometl^H
extra special for Olivia D'Haviland. H
Miss Emma Lou Harrelson is a g i s at behy H
able to pick and pack rare flowers and sorr?. Hj
time you should hear her reel off the proper H
names of the various types of camellias to |* ||
found in orton uaraeu . . . JUuN5 lne (1Uj^
handy-man at the care-taker's lodt
of a typical plantation darkie. H
y Fellows I
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