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Wednesday, October 16, 1940 m
Someone has called dependant children
weather strips?they keep dad out of the t'1
draft. ^
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Some people have found that you can C(
net a pood brush-off somewhere else be- at
sides in the shoeshine parlor. aj
hi
Having a bee in your bonnet is just a ^
nicer way of saying you've got ants in *r
your pants. w
of
Are You A Pack Rat? ^
When it comes to accumulations of use11
less odds-and-ends which are found in '
profusion in many homes, here's an ex- 's
cellent motto: "Burn the junk up?before '
it burns you up!" '
A good many of us have characteristics
of the pack rat. We hate to throw any
nlnrhae nM mnp-flzines. I
ininjf wivi vivw.vu, v?
old furniture, even old newspapers?all
go into informal storage in attic or base- ci
ment or closet. They may stay there for
years, collecting dust and mold, with ai
nothing dangerous happening. Again, a5
they may not?fire, which feeds on such
accumulations, may find them. And then g(
all your possessions, no less than the ^
junk, may go up in smoke. g(
Once or twice a year it would be an
excellent idea to make a little tour of m
your home to ferret out such hazards. cc
Charities will be glad to have old clothes, er
furniture and reading matter. Anything j,.
that is useless can go to the junkman or ^
be destroyed in the incinerator. Be especially
alert in going through workshop
and garage?it is a common habit to cc
leave cans of paiht, Garnish and other in- m
flammable liquids open. Cleaning rags m
should always be kept in closed metal
containers. Spillage of gasoline or oil jn
should be at once mopped up. th
Perhaps your home is free of such dan- jn
gers. If it is, it is very much the excep- jj
tion. The chances are that hazards exist ai
of which you know nothing?hazards that
can be easily eliminated once discovered.
Look for them now. Don't put it off until
tomorrow?for tomorrow could be too gj
I late. Fire can strike tonight as easily as Sl]
next week or next year. cc
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Japan s Place
?
The new Japanese-Italian-German axis
aawa na o nAwnlofo
1 ci^ietinciic uiu nut tunic a.o a, vum^itbt
surprise to experts in this country. And,
by the same token, the President's em- fc
bargo against shipments of scrap to Nip- ^
pon was hardly unexpected. The vast g.
weight of American public opinion is
known to favor a strongly pro-Chinese S
and anti-Japanese policy. The embargo ^
would probably have been effected some w
( time ago, but a few dissenters in the state
department delayed matters. It may be bi
that the San Francisco speech of Wendell t!
Willkie, in which he pledged himself to G
help China and to oppose Japan's empire ci
building ambitions, was also a factor. h
It was apparently a coincidence that A
these two events should have taken place jg
"within the same week. In one way, it is
a good thing thy did?coming together, tc
thev served to clear the air and put Jap- h
anese-American relations on a more re- m
alistic basis. There is no more pretense st
here of regarding Japan as a friendly tl
power. Instead, we regard her as a poten- w
tial enemy of American interests. And h
now the question is, What are likely to ol
be the results of the scrap embargo and 0!
the axis military pact?
The embargo is without doubt a hard a
blow to Japan's militarists. We have pro- e
vided her in the past with some 90 per p
cent of the metals she must have to keep a
her vast military establishment going and 1<
growing. She has no other possible source ii
of an adequate supply now?her totali- c<
tarian friends, viermany and Italy,
haven't enough for their own needs, to ti
say nothing of exports. It is the American t:
hope that, totally lacking as she will be tl
from now on in essential scrap, her mili- o
tary activity will gradually bog down, c:
And there are other steps we can take
if this one does not prove sufficiently ef- a
fective. We could, for instance, refuse to e
K' ' ( -
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rlrnit Japanese silk info this country, j
rid by that single act deprive Nippon of
er biggest and most profitable foreign
larket.
The new axis agreement does not menon
the United States by name. But it is
aviously aimed at us?as fascist spokesien
have exultantly observed. The meanig
of the agreement is crystal clear. If
e should joiii England in war against
ermany and Italy, Japan is pledged to
nmediately attack us, thus making it
jcessary for us to keep our fleet in the
acific and away from European waters,
nd, on the other side, if we should go to
ar with Japan, the other axis partners
e bound to help the Land of the Rising
un with "all political, economic and
ilitary powers" at their command.
These are strong words, but some feel
rat there is considerable bluff behind
rem. At the present time we are helping
ngland with everything we have. We
>uld hardly do more if we were actually.
; war. But Japanese newspapers, which
e government controlled and inspired,
ive said that she does not regard such
merican aid to Britain as the destroyer
ade, as a belligerent act. In other
ords, Japan, despite the obvious anger
' her military men, certainly hasn't
iown an eagerness to fight. And if she
d go to war with us, it would obviously
> impossible for her to get significant
d from her allies so long as England
fighting on?and the military experts
ire are coming to the conclusion that
ngland's position is getting stronger
lily.
Unanswered question so far is what efcts
this new pact will have on Russian
)licy, and that may turn out to be the
ost important question involved. Unoffial
Soviet spokesmen were shocked. For
. . n J Tor, I
e differences Deiween nussia mm o.i^1
are completely irreconcilable so far
; onyone can see now, and Russia has
vored China in the Far Eastern war.
>me experts are hazarding the guess
at this pact may negate the German>viet
pact of last year. If that should
ippen, Germany would have lost far
ore than she has gained. She would be
mfronted with the possibility of another
lemy?and an enemy which is potentialextremely
strong, even though it is
idly disorganized.
If the axis friends thought the new
rreement would throw a scare into this
untry, resulting in our reverting to a
ore* neutral attitude, they were greatly
istaken. Washinton's response was that,
anything, the agreement would result
giving even more aid to Britain. And
at policy will go on no matter who wins
November?both Mr. Roosevelt and
r. Willkie are strongly pro-English and
iti-fascist. So one result of the pact may
! to benefit England in her war with
-'o of the pact's three signatories.
Next thing to watch for now is what
>ain does. The axis is using every pres:re
to enlist her as their ally, but Fran?,
with a war-weary nation on his hands,
still dodging.
xit For Bundsmen
The Charlotte Observer voices our senments
precisely when it editorially calls
ir the exit from this country of German
jndsmen and other fifth columnists.
iys the Observer:
"Information of action by a New Jersy
grand jury against members of Geran
Bund in that State is inspiring, and
e hope, prophetic.
"Prophetic of similar action that must
e taken by the accredited agencies of
le law and the courts not only against
erman organizations, but against assoations
of any other race or nationality
ostile to the safety and defense of
merica in the present international cris"As
this country moves ever nearer
> what may soon become a decisive
reaking point in relations both with Gerlany
and Japan, it is essential, as a first
;ep to be taken for National defense,
lat unsympathetic citizens, no matter
ho they are, where they were born, at
ome or abroad, whether prominent or
bscure, be compelled to show Iheir coirs
and stand up and be counted.
"Not that a crusade of unintelligent
nd persecuting passion is to be defendd!
This sort of work should be accomlished
with as little hysteria as possible
nd exceeding care must be exercised,
:st in the heat of prejudice and passion,
ljustice might be meted out to the innoent
and unoffending.
"But, even so, there can be no toleraon
of German Bundsmen or any other
fpe of Fifth Columnists, even though
ley be found to be among the consuls
f Germany in this country, in such a
ritical emergency as threatens.
"Protection from the disloyal within is
s imperative as protection from the
nemy .without." _
THE STATE PORT 1
YOUR HOME
AGENT SAYS
HOME DEMONSTRATION*
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Thursday 17th, Winnabow clu
meets at 2:30 p. m. with Mr!
A. P. Henry. The' Home Agen
will distribute Mattress Tieks t
be sitched and Miss Mildred Mc
Donald will speak on "Farr
Security for Brunswick County'
All members are cordially ir
vited.
Monday 21st, Mrs. C. H. Zibt
lin will be hostess to Town Creel
Club at 3:30 p. m.
Tuesday, 22nd, Lockwoods Fol
ly Club will meet at 2:00 p. rr
Wednesday 23rd, Boons Nee
Club meets at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday 24th, 2:00 p. n
Bethal Club meets 8:00 p. rr
Southport Club meets .with Mr!
Harold St. George.
ATTENDING CONFERENCE
J. E. Dodson, farm agent, an
Mrs. Marion S. Dosher, hom
agent, will attend a conferenc
of the agents of Southeaster
District, with district farm an
home agents and extension spc
cialists, in Raleigh October 1
and 19. 1941 plans of work wi
be discussed and requests for as
sistance from extension specialist
in various subjects will be mad<
MAKING MATTRESS TICKS
Those families having quali
fied for a cotton mattress shoul
secure their mattress ticking a
an early date and do their stitch
ing so they will be prepare
when notified to come to th
work center to make their mat
tress. Ticking may be secure
at Bolivia work room from Mr.'
Carl Ward or from the hom
ap-ent at local club meetings
Non-club members are asked t
observe the club schedule am
secure their ticking at the mos
convenient place for them.
HOME LAWNS
(By John H. Harris)
Extension Landscape Specialist
Many farm homes in Nortl
Carolina, especially in the coasta
plains section, have extremel;
poor soil in their .yards. The soi
has been allowed to blow am
wash away out along with tha
swept out by energetic house
wives. In most cases these folk
do not have the facilities fo
watering nor do they have th
money for buying improved gras
mixtures. The best solution t
their problem is the use of Ber
muda grass. This grass should b
propagated by planting the root
during the fall or early spring
There are a few farmers, how
ever, that refuse to use thi
grass. In this case the followinj
procedure is recommended. A on
to two inch layer of barnyari
manure should be used. The soi
is then scarified as deep as pos
sible and sown in peas. Topsoi
should be hauled into any place
that have been eroded. The pea
should be turned or disced inti
the soil in AugUst or September
After allowing the soil to settl
for two or three weeks the soi
should be raked level and som
commercial fertilizer applied a
the rate of five to six hundrei
pounds per acre. Immediately fol
lowing this operation 25 to 31
pounds of Italian rye grass shouli
be sown per acre. This should be
follwed in the spring with 21
pounds of common Iespedeza pe
acre.
Native grass, such as era
grass, foxtail grass and others
will automatically come up am
if kept mown will furnish a fair
ly nice summer lawn. To en
courage native grass, a mulch o
hay made from native grasse
spread over the seed area in th
fall should be used. This ha;
should be removed after Italiai
rye grass begins to grow. Ii
some sections where there i
enougdi moisture carpet gras
ohntil/i Via onum uri tVi VVia 1 <-? o t-v /a /-> T
oiiuuiu wc ounii wii.il UIV
In this case about 15 pounds o
carpet grass and about 15 pound
of common lespedeza should b
sown.
In closing I would like to quot
the most important phase in ob
taining at attractive lawn, "Con
stant and heavy fertilization plu
constant and frequent mowini
equal a nice lawn."
Approve REA
Loan In Count)
Brunswick Electric Mem
b^rship Corporation, Ser
ving This County, Grant
ed Permission To Borrov
$29,000
Application of the Brunswick
Electric Membership Corporatio:
for a new loan was approve
Thursday at a quarterly meetini
of the State Rural Electrificatio
Authority in Raleigh. The loa:
will be made by the federal gov
ernment.
The corporation was grante
permission to borrow $29,000 fo
38 miles of line serving 123 ne\
customers. It operates in Bruns
wick, Columbus, Bladen an
Robeson counties.
This REA division has jus
recently completed two project
for the construction of lines t
serve several hundred customer
in the four counties. It's head
quarters are at Shallotte.
Zip: "How much is one and
half dozen?"
Ztz: "Eighteen of course."
Zip: "Nope, seven."
'ILOT. SOUTHPORT. N. C.
Why We Should*
Protect Our
Forests From
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,j Fire
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(By Roy Rabon)
. ! Wy should we prevent forest
i- j fires ? This is a question which
| many people of North Carolina
I can not answer. There are few
people who have ever stopped to |
l_ think of the damage caused by
( forest fires.
I; If people who use matches or
cigarettes carelessly will stop to
1 think of the young trees which
j' are growing in the forests that
' will make timber for the future,
' | they will be more cautious of
! where they throw them down.
! Moreover, if the people would
c think of the number of things
e Today's forestry essay was
n written by Roy Rabon, memc'
ber of last year's junior class
class at Bol
8 i v i a high ;
" school. It was [
' | second place |T f
s winner in his ; J} 4M|L
' | high school;
contest. Roy f _
" j lives right on ;
' the edge of T ?
1 t'reen Swamp i
and he knows
' uhmit forestry
and forest ~? - ?*
" fires. No wonder that he is interested
ii\ the protection of the
' forests. When he finishes school I
e he wants to be a forester,
i.
which ore uciivcu iiuih uniuci, 11,
[j would help answer the question,
t "Why we should prevent forest
fires?"
While we are riding along the
highways or through the city,
we see large buildings or pretty
a homes which are made of brick
I or stone; but the first material
yj in building these comes from the
II forests. The framework of many
el' buildings is made of wood.
11 When we sit down to write a
. j letter or read a newspaper, we
s | are using material which comes
r I from wood.
e We go out on the farm and
s j blow up a stump with dynamite,
0 and that dynamite could have
- come from that same tree. A
e certain percent of dynamite is
s made from wood.
Not only do large forest fires
- reduce the timber production, but
s they also reduce the amount of j
y game. Fire kills hundreds of
e young animals which are used for
3 sport hunting and for food. It
1; kills many of the young birds or
. destroys the eggs before they
1 have hatched.
s j A hunter will go through the
s | woods this year and find several
a1 coveys of birds on a small hunt.
.[A large forest fire can sweep
e all through this territory before
1 next hunting season and destroy
e all the birds that were left. The
t hunter will come back to the
I same place where he found the
. birds last season, to find none
01 there. He will curse the fox or
[]! other animals which he thinks
-1 may have eaten or destroyed the
0 ' birds, but the animals which walk
r on two legs throwing cigarettes
or matches in the grass are the
b ones which are to blame for the
i, loss.
1 Since nearly all forests are
- man-made, man can protect them
- by using thought and care. He
f can teach his children to love
s and protect the bush which will
e grow into the tree and whichy
will be of so much value later,
n If the people want to see the
n woodland grow into greater value,
s give work and income; they can
s benefit their community and
a themselves by preventing careless
f fire setting and quickly stopping
s those fires that start,
e Forest fires kill small trees,
slow down the growth of sape
lings, and injure large trees. Good
i- timber grows in thick stands and
- if given a chance, new crops of
s trees come in quickly. The fu?
ture of the South is to grow
what is suited to the land and
can be sold. One of these cash
crops is pulpwood timber from
fast-growing pines. By preventing
small fires from becoming large
. ones the loss will be held down.
' If everyone does his part as a
good neighbor and citizen, the
fire damage can be curbed. Fire
prevention is mainly common
" sense in doing the things which
" we know we should do.
' One way in which we can bring
Brunswick county, or any other
county, out of her financial hole
11 is to protect the forest from forn
est fires and other defects.
' BOLIVIA
- SCHOOL NEWS
d '
Tv BASKETBALL
' Basketball got off with a bang
d here Monday as two large squads
of 32 boys and 33 girls reported
t to the coaches. Again, as last
s year, Mr. Rosser will coach the
0 girls and Mr. Chadwick will
,s coach the boys. Both coaches are
looking for replacements, as well
as a team which can settle a
score or two in the county toura
nament next spring.
CHAPEL PROGRAM
The fifth grade gave a very
interesting Columbus Day pro
- NOT EM
Don't be surprised if Southport comes forth
with a mounted police force ere long. Chief Rogers
was off prospecting for a horse last week . . .
And speaking of horses, "Buck Benny Rides
Again" at the Amuzu Friday and Saturday. Its an
epic cowboy comedy.
There's some talk of staking a truly big dance
on one of the nights that the boatmen from the
"Southward-Ho" cruise are at Southport. Contact
already has been established with an orchestra
much more expensive than any engaged here in
recent years. Even if the big effort fails, we'll
settle for a good little dance . . , With the reach
he has, W. T. Fulwcod, the new soda-joker at
Watson's ought to make the best man they ever
had. A step and a stretch and he can get to any
corner of the store.
PIGSKIN REVUE:?The N. C. State-Carolina
football game at Raleigh this week-end ought to
be the best battl'e between those teams in a decade.
The Wolves have a good chance to win this
one. They rested last week-end while Carolina
went all out to down Texas Christian 21-14 in a
game they'd pointed for . . . It took a good V. M.
I. eleven to down Davidson, but again the Wildcats
were too light for the tough going . . The
manner in which the Clemson thunderbolt smashed
Wake Forest leaves us unbelieving. We saw
the Deacons the afternoon they spoiled Carolina's
brand new football season, and the hirelings looked
miirhtv good. Those home grown South Caro
gram in assembly last Friday, were delighted to
As the fifth grade wa3 studying, Gilbert visit their
Columbus, they exchanged assem-|day.
bly periods with the ninth grade , NEW SCI
The eighth grade has charge; b a '
of assembly next Friday. I we DOg our
SCHOOL PAPER {dule last Monday.
We are hoping to have a school j have been runnin
paper this year. The first copy schedule so thai
is being worked on now. The would be home ea
staff consists of the editor-in- the work on the
chief, Juanita Lewis; assistant- i
editor, Mildred Gilbert; business TOO LATE L
manager, Billy Robbins; and a The glee club
reporter from each room. 27 for organiza
P.-T. A. practice, for whi
The P.-T. A. met at the school est among the
presided over by the president, shown. So great
last Thursday night and was they this year th;
Mr. Lindsey Clemmons. A new likely that two
secretary, Miss Daisy Bell be formed. The fi
Maultsby. was elected. The trea- >?d was spent on
surer is Mr. Norman Chadwick. j Bless America",
Some chairmen of committees learned with muc
were appointed and the others I Mr. Rosser, whc
are to be appointed at a later)a committee on i
date. The following were appoint-1 >s planning an
ed: Membership, Mrs. M. B. Rob-j gram of educatio
bins; program, Miss Mary Bright; the various grad
hospitality, Miss Marie Hammond; ments.
~ I Qovarfll Pdtica
publicity, Mrs. ueo. uannon. i
COUNTY COUNCIL i have bben shown
The county council will meet going to be show
at the Bolivia high school Thurs- The French els
day night. The glee club will picture in which \
sing at this meeting. of the most interi
IMPROVEMENTS France.
The home economics depart- The French cli
ment is very proud that they ning to correspoi
were able to add another ma- students?that is,
chine to their department last European situatic
week. They are hoping that they vent,
can get an iron this week ,and We regret tha
other equipment during the year, our librarian, is s
MOVE STORE for her a speedj
The students are very glad to Mr. and Mrs. 1
have the school store moved over Robinson, sixth gi
to the school building this year, j tended the distrii
for it will be more convenient' the North Carolini
for everyone. j sociation in Lum
VISITOR {ber 30.
Bolivia high school students! We are glad to
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A
Regist
f
The public is hereby nc
books for the November el<
following three Saturdays in
SATURDAY, <
SATURDAY, <
SATURDAY, <
Saturday, November 2,}
Registrars will be at the resj
these dates for the purpose of regis
may have changed their precincts si
have changed their residence from
register, and must present their nev
previous registrar.'
If you registered while the boc
last June, at which time a new res
be necessary for you to register.
J. J. H
Chairman Brunswick Co
-n,
Wednesday! octorfp j
n NEWS
linians went to war when they
30-0 Saturday. m|
Add Chesapeak Bay retrievers: Robert M H
has one that is a dead ringer for the pup p
Thompson received last week. Same size
build, same color. The same, save for a lrt|,
ter of sex. Marlowe's dog named Lady
Is a funny election year. People from nut county
are mighty slow about telling yr?.
political gossip. Every time they'll feel yrltl
carefully to determine first where your symrm!!!^Bj
lie. Everywhere, the war has the election
second fiddle.
One of the finest animals in this county j, ..^E
young Jersey cow that Charlie Matthews has !^E
at Bald Head. She's from the State College
and is as good as there is in Eastern
. . . . It's a little late in the season to
about flowers, but the ones that Mrs p U^E
Thomas raises over at Ft. Caswell are
mentioning out of season.
If the tides do right, this week-end should h^^K
another good time for marsh hen hunting
year, instead of the tides being host at fun
the new moon tides have proven the ones for
hunting . . . The resurfacing project betws^B
Southport and Wilmington, now nearing convJ^R
ion, is in charge of Charles Parker, of SouthrJ^E
.... It's an unusual profession for a woman
Mrs. Eva Wolfe is an expert paper hanger
have Mr. J. E^ County Council ofPar^T^B
classes last Fri- Teachers Thursday r.ight. Got l^B
Our own P.-T. A. will meet Lh^B
IFDT'I.E coming Thursday night Oct ;i^B
long day sche- Hope that everyone will |>
Before this we cnt. NK
g on the short 4-H DF.PT, j?
t the students Helen Willetts entered tb^B
rly to help with State Dress Review for 4-h r ,fl|
farm. I girls last Friday. Oct. 4 nMI
was a contest for club girlj v.^^B
AST WEEK are carrying clothing projecu^K
met September and is held each year in P.avy^B
tion and first There ^B
ch much inter-1 presented. BR
students was! Helen has been a member '^B
in number are the Bolivia 4-H club for fv^H
it it seems very years, sewing in various
glee clubs may | We are very proud of her fo^B
rst singing per- Winning our county
the song, "God to her we say?better luck nesHj
which is being year in the dress contest. ?
h enthusiasm. 4-H members are looking fcrHj
> is chairman of ward to having Mrs. Marion
visual education,'Dosher with them ' Tr
interesting pro- ( plan to have at least fiftee^H
nal pictures for (minutes at every meeting fj^B
es and depart- j their own demonstrations ar^B
1 programs. kB
tional pictures We had several scientific finr^H
and others arc shown in our science classes
n this week. j ing the past week. These wcr^f
isscs enjoyed a educational as well as er.tertax^B
vas shown some! ing. We feel that we receii JH
;sting castles of a great dent of value from thuHj
' timely films. flD
isses are plan-. "Clouds", a one reel film
id with French j the causes and formation c^H
if the present, clouds, was shown to about or^H
- hundred tu'Pntv-fivc SttldWltS 0!^H
>11 UUC3I) b |>IG-|?u..u.vH ?
| Wednesday. On Friday "Marvd^H
t Mrs. Willets, |of the Microscope" was si:or^H
till ill. We hope ;This dealt with cot tain phases
r recovery. tiny animals and plant life i^H
ticker and Miss well as some of our higher fertMj
ade teacher, at- of life. SB
:t meeting of This week "Conquering
i Education As- Jungle", the story of the rclte^H
berton Septem- plant, and "The Story of the
1 ship" are to be shows in
be host to the ' science classes. |Hj
ICE I
? jfi
ration I
)tified that the registration jjjH
action will be open on the 9
October: I
3CT0BER 12
OCTOBER 19 I
DGTOBER 26 I
Will Be Challenge Day I
iective polling places all day on H
stering new voters and those who H
nee the last election. Persons who
one precinct to another must re- g
v registrar a transcript from their M
>ks were open before the primal'} M
ristration was ordered, it will not ?0
AWES I
unty Board of Elections