THE STATE PORT PILOT I
Southport, N. C.
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lu iujWfe&tJHunS*WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 24, 1940
Most people can pet too much credit.
If we devoted as much attention to our
own affairs as we freely give to those of
others, we and others, too, would be
much better off.
Forbidden fruit is no attraction until ,
we know that it is forbidden. ,
A critic is a person who knows better
than anyone else bow a thing should be j
done that he is unable to do himself. ,
1
Criticism grows faint in the presence i
of successful achievement. j
Too often generosity consists of giving
to others things for which we have no ?
use.
People with half-hour to spend usually i
spend it with someone who hasn't.
We are convinced of the righteousness
and reasonableness of majority rule?
when we happen to belong to the majority.
Father And Sons
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Ed Newton isn't here very often on
week-ends, but when he is he usually
| sings in the choir at Trinity Methodist
Church 011 Sunday morning.'
lie was in the choir Easter Sunday,
and when the last anthem was finished,
he removed himself unobtrusively from
his place in the choir loft and came down
into the church auditorium, where he
took a seat with his boys.
fit was a small thing, quitely done, yet
it was a beautiful example of comradship.
Anybody in town will tell you that Ed
and Annie Lou have some fine boys; and
there's no discounting the value of this
) father-and-son relationship.
Splendid Record
They were checking up the record of
religious activities for the Wilmington
Presbytery at the spring session in At
kinson last week, and the discovery was
made that 426 members had been added
during the last year through profession
of faith.
Some statistical minded delegate then
reported that of this number 202, or only
a very few less than one-half, of these
additions to the church membership had
resulted from revival meetings conducted
by Rev. J. R. Potts, of Southport.
Now that's what we call pretty good *
work for one man. Repeatedly we have
heard that the pastor of the Southport
Presbyterian was a convincing preacher,
but these facts speak louder than praise.
Not only does Mr. Potts do good when
he is holding a revival, he is building a
strong church here, and his congregations
are among the best in town each Sunday.
Not Without Honor
No longer is our friend W. B. Keziah,
Brunswick county's publicity-minded Moses,
without honor, for Aycock Brown,
jj who fills a similar role in Cartret county,
last week had the following to say about
him in a column which he writes for
up-state dailies:
"Maybe I have said this before, but
again I say, the person down at Southport
who has made thousands of fine
fishing friends for the Brunswick coast
and the nearby Gulf stream of that territory
is W. B. Keziah, who is a one-man
chamber of commerce?and a good one.
He is a busy man, too. He writes that he
has to get up at midnight in order to attend
to fishing correspondence to be free
i to meet visitors during the day.
W. B. says F. P. Summers and Seth
Dinggle and Dr. Karl Gunter, Charlotte
^^h?mists, are the greatest Gulf stream ,
J,, fishing combination of the lower Cape
[ Fear region. Sailing for the Gulf stream
( early one morning last summer aboard <
[ the "E. M. Lewis," they returned at midb.
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day instead of during the afternoon and
brought in 74 large dolphin, 18 barracuda
and dozens of amberjack and other
species. What a day of sport that must
have been. They started fishing first at
the wreck of the Mount Dyfres (the
Greek vessel loaded with iron ore which
got Wilmington, Dela., mixed up with
Wilmington and piled up on Frying Pan
shoals as a result), 18 miles off Southport
and were continually hauling them in
with rod and reel from that point to the
Lightship 35 miles off shore. They caught
so many fish outward bound that they
did not wet a line on the cruise back to
town.
"This year the anglers who made the
catch still the talk of the town down
Brunswick way will use the Sea Girl of
Southport?a 46-foot three-motored job
acquired during the winter by Captain
H. T. Watts, who owned the "E. M.
Lewis" last year. Last week-end there
were five boats suitable for Gulf stream
fishing ready to make the plunge for
blue water. Keziah's Brunswick county
chamber of commerce has received word
that other off shore cruisers will be cutting
their way through salt water to base
at Southport may not appreciate the fact,
but W. B. Keziah is the man who gets
their parties for them?the man who will
answer your letter by return mail or your
telegram or phone call pronto?when
you want bang-up fish dope from his sector."
'AMERICA?THE FINAL HOPE"
(Alfred Edwards, M. P., in The North-Eastern
Gazette, Middlesbrough, England.)
In America lies the final hope of this country
and democracy, and it is no less true that
the hope of America lies in Britain.
Anybody who really understands America
knows that, despite a noticeable similarity
in language, the American mental make-up is
radically different from ours. Again, anybody
who understands American nolitics knows that
with the Presidential election immediately
ahead, no political leader dare risk an election
issue turning upon the chance of America being
led, persuaded, or forced into war.
Those of us who have studied President
Roosevelt's speeches see in them the fullest
sympathy for the Allies and the Allied cause;
and the way of wisdom for us is surely to
allow the President to develop his own
thoughts in his own way and in his own good
time.
Moreover, it is at least a moot point
whether it would really be to our advantage
if America became an active belligerent. I
found the opinion of influential Americans
overwhelmingly in favor of Britain. They talk
of the war as if it were their war.
If America came in as a belligerent she
would, of course, immediately mobilize her
resources to meet the needs of her own army:
and our suplies would be stopped at a time
when they were most vital to us.
The course of wisdom is surely to leave
America free to work out her problem in
her own way. If it be right and wise, as I
believe it is, that we should do to others as
we would have them do to us, then we can
lose nothing by leaving America free to help
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GLARING HEADLIGHTS
(Morganton News-Herald)
Bombarded with requests to "do something"
about the menace of glaring headlights on the
highways of this State, Ronald Hocutt, director
of the Highway Safety Division, this week
appealed to enforcement officials of the state
and individual drivers to co-operate in stamping
out this widespread traffic hazard.
"Glaring headlights are a menace to the
safety of all who ride and walk upon the
highways at night," said Hocutt. "The driver
who is blinded by the headlights of an approaching
car may sides-wipe that car, run
off the road, strike a bridge abutment, or run
down a pedestrian whom he cannot see. And
the really serious aspect of the matter is the
fact that so few drivers regard glaring headlights
as dangerous and attach no importance
to dimming their lights when meeting another
car."
"I'd like to see every North Carolina driver
practice headlight-dimming as a matter of
commonsense and courtesy, because that is all
it is essentially. But if the drivers refuse to
co-operate, then I hope the enforcement officials
and courts of the State will wage an unrelenting
campaign against glaring headlights,"
Hocutt said.
A roughneck is not always the person
ivho has a scratchy collar.
We have free speech all right?A lot
Df it nobody would pay for anyway.
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Just Among
The Fishermen
B* >v. tJ. KEZIAH
| J. J. MCKOY of Bolivia is our
authority that game wardens
Russ and Skipper have said that,
fishing can be carried on in Lock- j
woods Folly River, below the
bridge at Supply during the closed
season. These are commercial
waters, said Mr. McKoy.
LIEUTENANT John Malone
writes from Tennessee to say
that some of the fish stories of
our bosum friend, Yaskell, are so
redolent that they smell clear to
Knoxville, Tennessee. We don't
know whether the Lieut, means
1 to compliment us or to discredit
Yaskell.
IT IS only a matter of sixteen
days until the freshwater season
will reopen. Several good rains
since the season closed and the j
possibility of more of them be-!
fore the oh -ling date is giving
promise - a higher water level
in the lakes, and better fishing.
SPOTS, numerous and of good
size in the fall, are being taken
in fairly large quantities by commercial
fishermen this spring. The
fish are smaller than those that
are caught in the fall. The unusual
thing is that they are being
found at all at this time of
the year.
IN HIS "Let's Go Fishing"
column in the Washington Daily
Mirror, Bob Considine makes flattering
reference to the four shad
which Mrs. Frank Mollycheck recently
caught here with rod and
reel. Mr. Considine says that this
catch bears out what he has
often claimed, namely that shad
can be caught with hook.
IRONY is found in the fact
that the Frying Pan lightship is
anchored right in the middle of
the finest Gulf Stream fishing I
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and the crew eats canned fish.
All kinds of fine edible fish can
be hauled over the side of the
lightship. But nobody ever fishes,
unless you call spearing barracuda
fishing.
UP COAST crabs are bringing
three cents per pound and at
that they say the fishermen cannot
catch any. There always are
plenty of crabs to be taken at
Southport. We would like to see
the local crab production and
marketing developed into something
near the possibilities that
are offered.
.JUDGING by all they brought
in last year, Gulf Stream fishermen
operating out from Southport
could easily produce enough
barracuda to keep a good sized
canning plant running for several
months in the year. There are
some portions of the world where
the cuda's are much esteemed
for food, according to our friend,
Col. Wm. T. Chantland of Washington.
FROM Maxie Cooker, one of
our fishing friends? we have inherited
a twelve-pound chunk of
bone that originally belonged to
some fish, fowl or beast that
left this sphere a million years
ago. Cooker found the bone or
fossil on one of the beaches. We
will have to wait for some scientific
friend to come along and
tell us what it belonged to.
THE CHANNEL bass or drum
should be biting good at Cape
Fear on Bald Head island at
about this time. This is one of
the best favored spots for drum
fishing on our coast. Captain
R. L. Munn of the light house
advises us that no one has given
the waters a try yet to see if
the drum have arrived. Some one
should see what is going on,
right away.
IT'S A MUCH longer trip than
from here, but many sport fishing
and party boats came down
through the canal and went out
from Southport on fishing trips
last year. It is expected that this
year will see the number of such;
boats greatly increased. With the
contour in the coast good spots |
can be found for fishing off Fort
Caswell and Long Beach when it
is too rough along the Carolina
Beach line.
FISHING in the Wrightsville,
Wilmington, Carolina Beach and
Southport areas will ,get a substantial
boost this season by reason
of the fact that the hurricane
zone dead line is below, instead
of above Southport. This
zoning which arose from ignorance
of real weather conditions,
has heretofore been a great discrimination
against the above
areas.
WILEY SHOLAR'S idea of taking
carrier pigeons to the Gulf
Stream and sending in messages
via the birds regarding the fishing,
seems to be making a hit.
Various and sundry comment is
coming from diverse sources. The
idea had hardly been made public
before press photographers began
to inquire if they might be
allowed in on the stunt with their
cameras.
WE ARE on the verge of a
very active fishing season. From
now on through the late fall
months it is expected and hoped
that we will be able to fill
this column jam-up full of interesting
fishing news items. Sports
editors and writers of fishing
columns are welcome to use anything
appearing here, either with
or without credit, except to the
locality. Special stories, covering
any individual fishing party in
the Southport area, will be written
for newspapers or sports
writers on request. In fact, it is
SOUTHPORT
SCHOOL NEWS
HERE AND THERE
This seems to be a Blue Mon
day for everyone.
We hope those certain girls wil
go in for soft ball. After all th
practice they've had this winte
they should make good.
We hope all those diploma
that came the other day will b
used.
Well the seniors seem to b
headed towards the "Judgmen
Bar" next week. Then What?
Eloise St. George seems to b
taking advantage of this sof
ball. You should hear about al
those home runs.
Annie Margaret Watts am
Josephine Moore were the out
standing figures on the soft bal
teams last Monday. They seemei
to make all the runs for thei
team.
Coach Richards and the bas
ket ball boys have organized :
Letter-Mans Club. The officer
are:
President, Johnny Simmons
vice-president, Bill Shannon; sec
retary, Jack Christian.
They decided to get six incl
letters in red and white to weai
on their sweaters for the servic<
they have rendered to the team
If funds are available next yea:
the senior players will be give:
sweaters.
The senior class was giver
final exams last week. The othei
classes will take their exams Fri
day and Monday. We hope every'
one has the best of luck.
JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET
Members of the Junior class
entertained the seniors at a lovely
Mexican banquet last Tuesday
night in the community building.
The plans were carried oul
quite attractively. The tables
were very pretty with their Mexican
cloths and dishes. The food
made everyone feel as if they
were really across the boarder
The waiters and waitresses were
dressed as gay senors and smilling
senoretas. The music was
supplied by two groups of boys
playing string instruments. The
first group wsis Bill Brown, Minus
Bowling, John Bowling and
the other group was Victor Earl
Cox and his boys from South
Carolina. Those taking part on
the program were Odell Smith,
Clarence Lennon, Victoria Lancaster,
Marcellus Cox, Miss Annie
May Woodside, Miss Louise
Ward, and Annie Margaret
Watts. Others were called on tc
speak and the speaches were enjoyed
by all.
After everyone had greatly enjoyed
the Mexican food the evening's
enjoyment was completed
with dancing.
the policy to send a story tc
the home town newspapers oi
all outstanding fishing parties.
^ THE GANG'S
\ \(ILL HERE...
Come On
Over!
An invitation that carries
thrilling promise of a
friendly get-together
with a congenial crowd.
But if you haven't a telephone,
it is difficult for
friends to get in touch
with you. They may be
forced to leave you out
of many pleasant affairs.
[Why let this happen? A
telephone will keep you
always in ready reach?
and in the swim! But it
wifl cost only a few pennies
a day?a trifling sum
for a world of pleasure,
for greater comfort and
security.
It just doesn't pay to
try to get along without
a telephone.
Order yours todayt
SouTHERn BellTelephoae
add telegraph coirparh
INCORPORATED
[[ -NOT EM
Twice lately it has been reported that some- .
body has poured kerosent in the pump on Frank- j
lin Square. The guilty party probably will need i
II his kerosent to take off the tar and feathers he 1
e will get if the right persons in town discover his [
I identity. . . . And speaking of the park, it is J
s just now at the height of its beauty.
e As usual, there is a small guest list over at the
e Brunswick county jail. One reason is the April
t term of court and the semi-annual house cleaning
it gives; another is the fact that most of the i
t residents of the county are too busy to get into
II trouble . . . Now it looks like the Catholics will
^ beat the Presbyterians to the first brick church I
. in the county. The first of modern times, that is. [
H Old St. Phillips at Brunswick is, of course, the I
' grandfather of them all.
r
William Powell, Myrna Loy and Asta (he's the
- Nick Charles' famous wire-haired terrior) come I
1 Monday to the Amuzu in "Another Thin Man." I
s
It's so good that those who have already seen
; it plan to go again . . . 'Taint any of our business,
but we hope J. B.'s boys get back together ) .<
j in time to toot the tunes for the Flower Show
r dance on May 10 . . . About one-half the names 1
in the guest book at Orton Chapel are from out 11
r of state. ,
i They were accusing H. O. Peterson of being a I
( lawyer here Monday after he had a piece to say i
- [ in defense of one of his hired hands who had
I , :.
117 4 t~*r* A 1K A ur ors were somewj
WALLAMAW a domineering v.'if
ty sister, afforde<
| SCHOOL NEWS
well, as did her 1
Entertain Seniors Kermit Pruitt D
J Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Mintz, en- Duval, the mothei
tertained the senior class and neering so well
I members of the high school fac- doubtful at times
, ulty on Tuesday evening of last and Father woul<
week. This fete was in recogni- top The entire <
[ tion of the fact that the seniors usually well.
[ had'' won the attendance prize ______
, awarded in high school each r ? ? /ii
! month. The host and hostess led L/6lutl(l C/ti
i their guests in a number of Hold
games and contests. Later in the
' I evening they served punch and Members of
I , 1? , ? Demonstration Cli
. cake to those present. jn the c,ub house
i Lighting System April meeting. M
The wiring has been completed wag hostegg.
. in our building and lights have ^ meeting ws
. been furnished in the main audi- by j^rg ^ g Dr(
, torium from the ERA. The lights
; in the remaining part of the ?
i building are expected to be con,
nected this week.
Forestry Essays
The pupils have shown much
. interest in the Forestry Essays, X XV_y J
[ and competition ran high among
them. There were seven from the j am m_
. elementary school to enter and
I miuhI fwvm Viio onSnnl Tr? fVio natlAn fftr R
elementary school it was found 1 t mialif
that Allison Bennett won first j "
place, with Jacqueline Bennett office. This
taking second place. Leslie In- ,
man took first place in high j y?ur employ
school, and J. P. Mintz won sec- your busines
ond place. .
Senior Play best man. 1
The seniors presented their j am m
play, "Baby Steps Out," Friday >
evening to a very large audience,
who seem to enjoy it immensely.
The "Morris Family" of which
Baby was a member, and her
father, whose ideas and endeav a?????????
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WEDNESDAY,
CLY NEWS
run afoul the law and was up before
ter Stanaland . , . When he saw Mrs p
Farrell, who is visiting her sister, Mrs r tffi
Taylor, Tax Collector Chas. E. Gatis. r#
his earlier days when he worked with th "Bb
Mr. Farrell as printers' devil in the old Son-. ^ B
Standard, which Mr. Farrell edited. '
Interest seems to have cooled in the ?9
for a softball league in town this summer ? ^B
how's about a golf driving range? Theie's a
that will give plenty of exercise for both
and boys. And speaking of golf, what happ-MB
to plans for the nine-hole course scheduler .fljS
Fort Caswell ? S^B
The Leland baseball team is off to a ?ood ?.
in the Tide Water loop this season. Lefty p BjB
Brew has what it takes to handcuff the leag-j.-" Bh
best hitters, and his own men have been g:- 'Bjg
him plenty of working margin . . . Spring
it's the season for spoiling for something to^^B
If we lived on a farm, work would take ?Km
of this feeling; but in town it'll have to a Km
sports or recreation.
Someone has said that cool spells will rrnfai-. Bl
this year until August. They won't, of eoa^ ^95
aut when there was frost Monday morning, thj. B9
,vas moving winter uncomfortably far over ?. Rhh
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Spring s territory, iruc* lannwo mu mn io tajjj
i beating. |M
Ho! Hum! MHB
lat subdued by I dent, and following the
'e and a haugh- {session, in the adsence of y.,BK|
1 many laughs, j Dosher, a social hour was espi^Ett
played the part e<*- Sm
? Refreshments were served ,M
exceptionally ^ hoatess to the following cyEk!
ather, acted by w 8
e Lena Formy members: Mrs. Lee Blake, MnHB
, did her domi- K. B. Dresser, Mrs. a. tWB
that you were Thomas, Mrs. W. S. Cook.
whether Baby Douglas Cook, Mrs. J. C. a^HIS
1 come out on wick, Mrs. Ernest Peterson,
:ast played un- H. A. Branch, Mrs. J. D.
row, Mrs. Rufus Williams, X-i.lbifi
E. J. Millisan, and Mrs. Joe ; Bk|
lib Verzaal.
. _ _ , The next regular meeting ^
S Meeting be in the club house
May 20th, at 2:30 o'clock. #j
Leland Home at ;
lb met Monday Speculative hoarding and :~.l ri
in their regular fiteering are boosting prices i
rs. W. S. Cook necessities in Shanghai, China, m !
Germany shipped nearly 26)'.H \
ts presided over 000 phonograph -records to o'.vl |
esser, vice-presi- countries in the last year.
VESTY, FOLKS: I
iking the race for the Democratic nomi- En
egister of Deeds because I believe thai
ied for the responsible duties of that
is your county, and its officials art Eis
rees. When you vote, you owe it to
s judgment to cast your ballot for the B]|
hope to be able to convince you that
BURNICE RUSS I
IOTICE I
rd of Aldermen effec- M
of Southport will add I
in oil AaQnf fqvae Ml
>U till uvilllljuvm lUAV-O jWH|
;d to make immediate I
considerable interest H
,HL1N, Jr. I
X COLLECTOR I