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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. G.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH IX 1940
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The March wind doth blow ? and so
do the politicians. !1
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If the world is growing worse it may
be partly because of our presence in it. ''
It is easy to have conscientious scrup- (
les when they are profitable. !1
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Our self esteem averaged with our re- ' !
putation is usually a fair estimate of our
real self. 1
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Tell the truth and shame the Devil? '
also surprise him. 1
t
When some folks discharge an obligation
von can hear the report for miles! \
around.
When you see a man with a bee in his 1
bonnett be careful that you are not the 1
one who will be stung.
1
Chief difference between an actress on J
the stage and a woman not on the stage ?
is merely a matter of here and there. s
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Clean-Up Week ?
This is clean-up week for Southport,' *
and if our town is to present its fairest j
face for Easter, each of us must do his J
part to beautify his premises, clean up v
vacant lots and otherwise remove un- *
sightly rubbish.
The occasion will be a success, we be- c
lieve, if we will make a list of the things 8
we have been putting off about fixing
up our yards and get them done before
Saturday. "lT,f *3011HB !
Essay Contest .
Once in a blue moon there comes along *
a proposition that appears to be a winner
for everybody concerned?not merely for
the promoter?and the essay contest announced
last week by County Forest Warden
Dawson Jones appears to come under s
that heading.
In the first place, the topic, "WThy We 1
Should Protect Our Forests From Fire," 11
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13 Alio rtf vital lntovoot t a RinirieTirinlr
ao vtiv wi vivtvi iuwavov vv jl;i uxioi'ivn i
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county, hence to every resident. Ninety- [
two percent of the total area of the coun- ^
ty is timber land, and there are few of
us who fail to reap benefits from the forests
of our section. It certainly behooves 11
every citizen of the county to do his
best to control useless waste of our forest
resources through forest fire.
/ It is the business of the Forest Warden a
and his associates to encourage the pro- j s
tection of our woodland, and in promoting
the essay contest this subject is sure e
to be discussed in many classrooms and
homes of the county. The job of this de- p
partment is largely one of educating the 11
people to the importance of protecting c
our natural resources; and the contest 11
in which the children participate will 1
drive home this lesson.
Finally, we think the pr'ze list being
offered is extremely liberal. It gives four
children in each school an opportunity
to win cash for their efforts, and there
are separate contests for both the grammar
grades and the high school.
It is a fine idea and a good contest,
and if we were a student in a Brunswick
county school we'd already be writing our
paper.
School Athletics
Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, of the State
department of education and president of
the North Carolina Education Association,
speaking before the latter group in
annual meeting in Raleigh during the
week-end, charged that athletics is being
emphasized too much in both our high
schools and colleges in North Carolina.
To which the Charlotte Observer is
moved to comment: "But while this is
strictly the case, sports are not being
emphasized beyond the demand of the
public, and so long as this is the situation,
the schools and colleges may be said to
be more.sinned against than sinning in indulging
in this form of campus diversion.
The proper place for athletics in an educational
system is one, of course of physical
development of the students."
The News Reporter takes the view of
the situation that athletics should be
worked into the college or high school
schedule so that it should offer no conflict
with classroom studies, but that the
physical development of the student is
just as important as mental development,
and that the one generally reacts upon
the other. If you take a student who gets
plenty of exercise and is developing physically
as well as mentally, you find generally
that you have a happy combination
that makes for one of the best type of
citizens.
Plenty of exercise, furthermore, contributes
greatly to the mental faculties,
it is our opinion, and should render the
student more keenly alert than if he were
not subjected to physical training.
A fine sense of sportsmanship which
i student gets, on the basketball court,
in the gridiron or baseball diamond, certainly
prepares him to play fair in the
irame of life, and gives him a sense of
sportsmanship and clean, fair play which
generally follows him through life.
At the same time, one phase of the
situation may be overemphasized as easiy
as the other, and we think that the
lappy solution would be a balanced program
of classroom and athletic activity
ogether.
Seems Wise Suggestion
Senator Bailey may have struck on a
ikely solution of the tobacco farmer's
iresent dilemma in asking for a study of
he possibility of marketing American to
lacco in tne Latin American countries.
Accordingly he has asked Congress to
ippropriate $50,000 with which to make
mch a study of ways and means of pronoting
such sales. ?
With the sudden cutting off of the
British markets, Columbus farmers have
>een left without a market for about onehird
their tobacco.
North Carolina and other tobacco
Towing areas should not take this thing
vithout making an honest effort to beter
the situation. Perhaps some plaii can
>e devised whereby the Latin American
lountries will purchase our tobacco. At
my' rate, it seems worth investigating.
Hard luck is something that gets the
dame for a lot of mismanagement.
Those smiles aren't signs of approachng
spring, but the departure of income
ax days.
NOT EXACTLY NEWS
This is clean-up week, and the first poster we
aw was the one Robert Marlowe had on display
a the window at Ruarks ... It has been a long
ime since we had a feature article to attract
nore wide-spread interest than the one written
or us last week by Norwood Brooks . . . Mr.
icuuinie lemiiiuiis was 111 tile uince iviunuay aiiu
aid that for 53 years he engaged in beach fishng
during the fall along the coast of Brunswick.
Master Mickey Rooney comes to town Monday
a what is just about his finest role?baring the
lardy series. This time he co-stars with Judy
larland in "Babes In Arms," one of filmdom's
inest recent hits. The Amuzu has manipulated
. consistantly high standard since it reopened
everal weeks ago.
The Jay Bee band lost two men but gained an
xtra instrument for their last engagement. Bill
lourtney not only did a swell job on the saxaihone,
but doubled on the clarinet for several
lumbers. Bandleader Finch laid aside his own sax
in several occasions and caressed the strings of
lis banjo. Nothing wrong happened that a little
iractice together wouldn't fix.
Despite all these book facts about horses, it
ook W. B. Keziah to diagnose the apparent reuctance
of one of the town's saddle nags to take
he bit. "Somebody slipped a frozen bit into his
nouth one day this winter," he said, digging far
lack into his bodyhood spent on a farm in Union
ounty. "Here, hold the bit against his side till
t gets warm and he'll take it." Sure enough, he
lid.
The last surviving rice field in Brunswick couny
was up at Pleasant Oaks Plantation where J.
r. Ramseur had a crop year before last. He said
ecently that he might plant a small plot this
'ear. for duck feed . . . Speaking of Easter colors,
low do you like the pastel shingle hung out by
attorney R. I. Mintz? .
How does the prospect for a four team Softball
eague for Southport this summer sound? Games
:ould be played every other afternoon in some
:onvenient place?say the garrison. A live specator
interest is sure to develop, and at least 40
nen and boys of the town would be participating
n a healthy, vigorous recreation. . . /\ Up at
^eland interest is centered in this yeaf's entry in
he Tide Water League that functioned so well
ast year. The Brunswick county entry won second
lalf honors.
THE STATE PORT F
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Just Among
The Fishermen
B* >v. li. KEZIAH
HARRY LUSTINE, Washington
real estate man, who caught the
52^ound wahoo on Frying Pan
{last year, has just been heard
! from relative to this years fish'
ing.
THE MAUDE and Mable is
j being fitted out with a bigger
and faster engine and will carry
; passengers this year, including
Gulf Streamers, according to rej
port.
A WATCIT over the inner end
! of Frying Par by the Coast
: Guard will mean a lot to the
cbmmercial fishertm The sportsmen
will also have greater assurance.
INQUIRIES are coming in daily
to the Brunswick County Chamber
of Commerce relative to the
salt water fishing season. To us
I the year's outlook seems great.
ONE INQUIRER from Char'
lotte wants to bring 75 to 100
j down for fishing each Sunday,
I coming Saturdays in buses. Hotel
j accommodations is the local probj
lem.
JOHN FIELD, editor of Life
(Magazine, has sent us some beauI
tiful local pictures with the com!
pliments of the magazine. They
were made by Wallace Kirkland.
CHURCHILL BRAGAW, with
the best freshwater fishing in
North Carolina in his dooryard,
tells us he has not had time to
go fishing any this year. Tough
luck.
FOR GULF STREAM work the
' Watts boys will have two good
boats available this season. With
these and other boats the Gulf
Stream at Southport will make
news.
FISHING PARTIES like to remain
together. This year, as last
year, local fishing development
will be handicapped by inability
to handle the big fishing crowds.
LOUISANA has declared a
I closed season on shrimp for the
1 J * '?
I next lew weens. *..<*jji i mciuu
Moore has come to his home in
i Southport during these enforced
j holidays.
BOATMEN are reporting plenI
tiful flocks of seabirds. They are,
J the boatmen say, feasting on menhaden
just off Southport. No
fishing is being carried on here
now.
APRIL was the month when
the record catch of sea trout was
made at Southport. Fishing at the
j old wrecks of ships on Frying
1 Pan shoals will soon be in order.
GOOD FISHING Extends all
along the Brunswick coast. Why
not send reports of exceptional
catches and other matters of interest
to the chamber of commerce.
FOR FIRST TIME publishers of
| fishing guides and northern sports
magazines are writing in for news
matter for their publications. This
means good publicity.
CHANNEL BASS should be
biting good on the Bald Head
island point at about this time.
Exceptional catches have often
been made in late March and
April over there.
THE UPPER reaches of Lockwoods
Fooly river have been and
are affording fine sport to the
early freshwater fishermen. Bass
and jack predominate in catches.
PLANTING of oysters encourages
the outlook for future winter
work. Exceptionally good spring,
summer and fall fishing is being
anticipated.
POSTMASTER L. T. Yaskell
failed to eet a. sinede hite Thnrs
day. And fishing alongside of him
we got 12 beautiful goggle-eye
perch and lost seven more.
FRESHWATER lakes are still
five to eight feet below their
normal water level. This seems
strange in view of all the rains
since Christmas. Fishermen are
puzzled.
CAPN' BILL Wells has about
i completed his new home with
Mrs. Capn' Bill keeping a careful
supervision of details of construction.
CHARLIE FERRELL Wiley
Sholar, Oscar White, Henry
Wooten and various and other
Greensboro folks have sent individual
and separate notice of an
early visit.
HALF of windy March is gone
without there being much in the
way of winds. The time for the
beginning of all sorts of fishing
activities is about here now.
WHEN you are fishing for goggle-eye
don't forget to use very
small minnows if you are bent
on bringing home a good string
of the beauties for the kitchen.
FRESHWATER season closes
for 40 days on April 1st. Only
this and next week left. Plenty
of saltwater sport will be going
on by the time the season winds
up.
WE STILL HAVE those proposed
fishing piers at Long Beach
and Caswell Beach very much on
our mind. They will be a big
attraction for sportsmen in this
area.
BEAUFORT BOATS have been
passing through bound for the
spring Florida menhaden fishing.
Many Southport colored fishermen
are serving among the crews.
THE GREENSBORO NEWS
Accuses us of being the author
and maker of tall fish stories.
Huh! Those fellows just don't
know anything about the fishing
in Brunswick.
TO CATCH the sparrow, you
first sprinkle salt on his tail.
For the fish, you catch him first
and salt him afterwards. It makes
all the difference.
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ILOT. SOUTHPQRT, N. C
YOURHOME
AGENT SAYS
SCHEDULE
Monday, March 25: Shallotte
Club meets at 3:30 p. m. in the
Home Economics Department.
Tuesday, March 26: Lockwoods
Folly Club meets at 2:30 p. m.
with Mrs. Carrie Mann Varnum.
Wednesday, March 27: Longjwood
Club meets at 2:30 p. m.;
, with Mrs. Lacy Bennett.
I Thursday, March 28: Bethal |
i Club meets at 2 p. m. with Mrs.
| Knty Cox. Southport Club meets
J at 8 P. M. with Mrs. Annie K.
Vitou.
Friday, March 29: Boon's Neck
Club meets at 2:30 p. m. with
Mrs. W. E. Bellamy.
MARCH REMINDERS
March is the month for checking
up on goals, analyzing the
I canning budget and planning the
garden accordingly. Garden leaf-1
lets are available for each person [
' and our efforts should be redoubled
in making year-round
gardens a reality.
SERVICE CLUB BANQUET
A banquet is scheduled to be
! given Tuesday evening, April 2,
at 8 o'clock at Bolivia lunch
room for the purpose of reorganizing
the County Service Club,
j Bolivia Home Demonstration j
j members will prepare and serve
1 the meal with Mrs. Melvin Smith 1
j as chairman. Recreation will fol'
low.
j Boys and girls that are seniors
1 or who have finished school, and
i young married couples, are eligible
to join' and are invited to do!
so at this time.
Monthly meeting of the club
will be held at night for the,
benefit of working persons. The
topics for discussion will be chos- j
' en by the group as will the!
speakers. Recreational features
will constitute a portion of each j
| program.
I The chairman wishes to have a j
I final check on the number plan- i
;ning to attend in ample time to
prepare favors, the menu, etc.j
Banquet tickets may be purchas- j
1 ed until March 27th from any of
the following persons: Pauline
Lewis, Winnabow; Mary Alice
I Lewis, county agent's office, Supply;
Jack Dodson, Ash; Any of
'the 4-H Club Presidents at high
I schools; or the home demonstration
agent, Southport.
STORAGE SPACE
j "Storage space often presents a|
I major problem in many farm1
' homes," states Mrs. Dosher, county
chairman of the Better Homes!
i Campaign.
The closet should have suffici- J
j ent natural or artificial light for
its .contents to be easily seen. If
the light from the room is not
sufficient, no electricity available, j
g
NOT
1
I will be a
for the purj
gins on 193!
Exum?Bennt
Freeland?Sii
Ash Post Offi
ILongwood, M
Hickman's C
Thomasboro,
Grissett Towi
Lockwoods F
Lock woods F?
Boone's Neck
Lockwoods F
North WestNorth
West?
Winnabow?I
Bolivia, Marc
Shallotte Post
this can be accomplished by the j ation demands
use of a flashlight hung on a j new drivers
cord and tacked just inside the thoroughly an
door. responsibility r
Sliding doors may be used to high school, a
save space in the' room or to has been plac
make the contents of the closet teacher's hand!
more accessible. Doors to walk-in other subject
closets should fit tightly at the be more thriili
bottom to keep out dust. J Every twentie
A cabinet with horizontal shel- i ster eagerly lo
ves is very satisfactory for shoes. j time when he
since it can be converted into i ate an autonn
many other uses, particularly hope that this
when the closet is rearranged to j everyone to di
meet children's needs. Mrs. Do-1 the highways
sher states. Tilted shelves or j North Carolin
racks require less floor, space j TO PRE
than horizontal ones, but lack I The D. A.
the advantages of convertibility, j will present a
Drawers or trays are more con- j to our schoo
venient than shelves for the stor- j are planning
age of folded clothing. The rod j program. It
on which to hang clothes should the R. O. T. <
be placed high enough to allow us at that tir
six inches below garments hang- IMPRi
ing from it, and to permit clean- The drivewa;
ing the floor without disturbing been much im
the garments. Hooks should be been installed
placed as near the door as pos- j to the ditches,
sible, never back of the rod. | beauty to ou
j very grateful
LELAND CHICKI
SrHfini NFW^ | teachers were'
JLlll/UL llLiTTlJ | chicken suppe
I the school ce
WIN DEBATE j verV, much inc
The annual county-wide debate iMakin' Mrs. ]
was held Tuesday, March 19. We an(* Mrs. Robt
are more than glad to say that HOLD
our affirmative debaters, Barbara j. The 1'terary
Adams and Philip Dresser, won Iits contest Tt
over the negative team from j aud'ance heari
Shallotte at Leland. Our negative | deba'e- Millie
team, Gertrude Mills and Roy | r?e Thomas R
Hall won over Southport's af- Jec* '?vely stei
firmative team at Southport. To Ifor hein& the
them we sav: "We wish you luck, declamer. They
in the State Debate!" tne ot(ler scno
STUDYING CAR SAFETY county champ:
The 11th grade has begun the _ ~ "
? To relieve t
study of "The Man and The .
? ' ? ? . _ .. tons of corn
Motor Car". The present day situ- _
Eire recently.
REPUBLICAN TO
NORTHWEST?March 25?
TOWN CREEK, March 26?
SMITHVILLE, March 27?
LOCKWOODS FOLLY, March 28?
SHALLOTTE, March 29?
WACCAMAW, April 1?
AI1 meetings are scheduled for 7:30
to attend. Township tickets will be disct
F. L. LEWIS, Chairman R<
ICE
"HIRD CALL FOR
it the places cited below at
pose of collecting taxes. 3
9 Taxes April 1, 1940. Pay
jtt's Store, March 26th,
nmon's Store, March 26th
!ce, March 26th,
[arch 26th
ross Roads, March 26th,
March 26th,
n?Parker's Store, March 26th ..
oily?Varnum's Store, March 2/
oily?Roach's Store, March 27th,
?Robinson's Store, March 27th
oily?Kirby's Store, March 27th
-Lonnie McKoy's Store, March
-Mrs. A. M. Chinnis' Store, Ma
lenry's Store, March 28th
h 28th
c Office Square, March 30th
GHAS. E. G/
Tax Collector Of Brunswic
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20.
273 bouvui
SCHOOL NEWfl
nd in our case it, ^ HE
ed in the science H\
3. There can be no SECOND grade
found that would Second grade students are i ^B
ing to the student, that we had the least n?r
th century young- absences in the grammar
oks forward to the for the week of March |.g
can capably oper- The third grade is
Dbile. We sincerely ready for its chapel
course wilt inspire which is to come snor. "
ive more safely on | pupils are also c:>ioyin.
and help decrease | bird study. SB
a's mortality rate. FIFTH GRADE H1
SENT FLAG ; The fifth grade ?aw nne
r. of Wilmington | the best chapel programs 0f tvHt
United States Flag year last Friday. Tin- tly-r^^K
1 Thursday. They the program was famous 'jjJ^H
a very impressive in.ps, which were well portrj^j^l
is our desire for by students. M
3 Band to be with The fourth grade win gjVf
ne. I chapel program this Friday
OVEMENT I are planning to present "an
y to our school has teresting phase of
proved. Pipes have study,
to conduct water' CLASS BASKETRAti H
This will add much I A tournament will he run
r school. We are next week at the activity
to the State High- and noon hour to determine
>n. champions in basketball.
CN SUPPER tices for each class are
ball players and duled for each day of this
entertained at a Cups will be awarded to the IV
r Friday night in ners. IK,
ifeteria. They are BANQUET PLAN'S |B
lebted to Mrs. Mc- Plans are being made now tgr^H
Hinesr Mrs. Gancy the junior-senior Ir.nquet v.^^B
>ins. will be on April 5 The
CONTEST lis the "Gypsy Car :" "
society sponsored SEVENTH GRADE
lursday night. The On Friday afternoon ' J
i an interesting 8, we had a debate in our'ry B"
Williams and Geo- The subject "Which deserves'ivHl
ourk were present- most credit George Washinetm
ling silver metals for defending America o* CotaH!
best reciter and bus for discovering it?
will compete with affirmative or negative wor
ols, April 12th, for judges decision tied. Some of
ionship. members of this grade p|a
enter the school exhibit.
lie shortage, 7,000 ^ (B
were snipped into The Bible is an all-time best^l
1WNSHIP MEETINGS
? Hi
Martin Skipper's Home H
M. B. Bobbins' Store \ K
Dunbar Clemmons' Home H
Hi
Tom Clemmons* Home H
* Grissett'ovn |B
B. G. Simmons' Store H
P. M., and all interested voters are invited 3R
issed at these meetings. M
publican Executive Committee H
NOTICE I
TAXES I
I^H
the time designated I
Per Cent Penaltv Be- I
Now and Save Costs! I
10:30 to 11:30 A. M. I
11:45 to 12:30 A. M. I
12:45 to 1:30 P. M. I
2:00 to 2:45 P. M. I
3:00 to 3:30 P. M. I
3:45 to 4:30 P. M. I
4:40 to 5:30 P. M. I
rth .... 10:00 to 11:00 A. M. I
11:30 to 12:30 A.M. I
12:45 to 2:00 P. M. I
4-nn p M. 9
.............. hi ?i/v IV I ?VV A * ? III M.
28th .11:30 to 12:30 A.M. H
rch 28, ..1:00 to 2:00 P. M- I
2:30 to 3:15 P. M. I
3:30 to 5:00 P. M. I
2:00 to 5:00 P. M. I
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