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Wednesday, January 8, 1941 wh
' ?' the
It isn't enough that a dog shall not bite sto
the hand that feeds him; he should at am
least have the good grace to wag his tail '
in appreciation. to?
ha!
Figure of speech: So lazy that one of
drop of his sweat would cure a cancer. 62
on(
If you are after buildirig yourself a re- dis
putation as a wit you ought to be careful dre
to impress you? friends that you are more bet
than half right about it. sco
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British Strategy? the
It is obvious that the purpose of British pri
I strategv now is to eliminate Italy as a
H stit
major belligerent in the war. That
I thought unquestionably underlay the re- w
cent British naval invasion of the Adriat- sc"
is Sea?a body of water which, on the sco
I basis of fighting ships and manpower, Ital.V
should be able to control with ease. .
England is rapidly liquidating Italian milI
itarv influence in Africa. .
There seems to be little doubt that
Mussolini is on the down grade and that
the magnificent Fascist empire he enI
visioned has small chance of being realized.
II Duce has but two alternatives, both
I of them unpleasant from his point of view ^
I ?he must either surrender to England, or So
ask that Hitler save him. The first alternative
is extremely unlikely?Germany 1
H could not permit it without risking a tre- an<
B mendous loss of prestige. The second al- an)
tentative means German domination of
:; eve
Italy. The Italian people, going by the ^
judgment of the best observers, will not , .
like that, but there will be little they can
K do about it. Unconfirmed reports say that cflj
H Gestapo agents are already in Rome, and .
it is known that the German air force is pe(
B convoying troops to Albania. It looks as ^j,
if from now on Mussolini will be only ^he
| Hitler's stooge. wh
1 ' * ' ' J ..
It Jingiana aoes succeeu iu ciiiuiuov,..f ,
or greatly reducing Italian military and | enf
naval power, it will be a major victory. wjf
At the same time, it will bring with it in- thi
creased danger of a Gennan attempt at rea
invading England. The British blockade thi
is extremely effective, and the part of ees
Europe the Fuhrer controls is running wit
short of essential supplies. So, when [
Churchill said the other day in Commons thi
that he expected an all-out German at- wil
tack within two months, he was not talk- un<
ing through his hat. It is the logical move iht
for Hitler to make. And the fact that the lar
German air force has substantially re- the
duced the intensity of its raids over Brit- de<
ain also leads to the belief that Germany it
is preparing for a decisive blow against (w
England. i ]
pi England is superbly prepared to resist iss'
0 invasion, even though she is as yet in- we
1 adequately prepared to cany tVie war to re\
Germany on the Continent. Expert opirt- an
H ion generally holds that Hitler's great op- we
portunity was directly after the evacuat- Su<
I ion of Dunkirk?that England could not oui
t have successfully resisted a determined exi
P invasion then. At the present time, they
r think, Britain has all she needs to keep
| ? an aggressor from her shores. c'r'
r' Washington is more encouraged con?
cernlng British chances of eventually ^ri
ra winning the war. Our future policy will
V probably be to give England almost anya
thing she wants. There is little doubt that 0Vl
the laws preventing loans to England will
be repealed when her cash runs out.
*' The suggestion, recently* made by a
British cabinet member, that the U. S.
El turn over to England, German and Italian
i|: ships which are tied up in,our harbors, HI
H has caused a good deal of excitement in
Berlin. Nazi officials say that that would
M be an act of war, and would be rewarded
as such. So far, our government has made *
no official comment on the proposal. f
| England's greatest danger now is de- *
struction of her merchant shipping. The 4
K British Isles are consumers, not produc- ?
';v ers. Without ocean transport, they could 8
HB sustain themselves for only a limited per- c
H iod of time. The German submarine and 1
surface raider attack has been dangerous- 8
II ly effective. It Is likely that England will 4
|| soon tell us that she needs freighters even e
1
re thail she needs planes and puns and f
ler implements of war.
arriors Against Disease
American medicine, as an authority reltly
observed, has a weak spot. It is
; a weakness affecting the patient?
; sick man or woman anxiously seekf
a return to health. Curiously enough,
s weakness has helped the patient?
1 the weakness lies in the fact that the
dical profession has been so busy
htiijfr disease in experimental laboraies
as well as at the bedsides of the
that it has found little time to' tell the J
blic of its tremendous achievements.
The undeniable record is there for all
b wish to read it. And it tells, through
; figures, a dramatic and inspirational
ry of an endless battle against disease
.1 suffering and death.
The battle has won victory after vie-'
y. In the period of a century and a
if, in this country, the life expectancy
man has nearly doubled?from 35 to
years. During that time, typhus, once
; of the greatest killers, has all but
appeared. Smallpox and diphtheria,
faded specters not so long ago, have
:n robbed of their terrors. Other great
urges?typhoid, diabetes, tuberculosis
lave been brought under control, ai d
ir mortality rates steadily reduced,
rhat is what American medicine?
vate medicine?has done. And all over
i land, in countless laboratories and inutes,
privately financed and managed
*' i - -x -Lj /
the most part, tne doctors arm me
sntists are fighting, day and night, the
urges which have not yet been con:red.
Medicine is not an industry. But, like
ustry, it has rendered its greatest sere
to the people under a system which
ces no brakes upon the achievements
the individual, and which encourages
r rrian, in any field, to develop his tals
to the utmost.
Reversed Situation
metimes Alters Cases
Dr. Albert Wiggam, eminent sociologist
1 author, recently posed an interesting
J illuminating question: "Is a person
:r justified in asking a sacrifice of aner
person he is not willing to make
iself ?"
rhptt* answering the question emphatily
in the negative, Dr. Wiggam eludes
as follows: "But vast numbers of
>ple spend their lives doing precisely
s. All criminals; all people who think
s world owes them a living; parents
o think they own their children?their
ie and money; children who think par;s
should launch them in the world
;h no return on their part; parents who
nk school teachers and police should
ir their children for them; bosses who
nk they should dominate their employi?the
world is full of just such people
;h this mistaken idea of life."
rhere are few people who haven't met
s sort of person. Young men, who are
tling to gamble with fate by getting
der the Wheel of an automobile while
oxicated, plead with the courts of our
id for mercy; Other young men run
> risk of losing their jobs by their mis>ds,
then ask the newspapers to hush
up so their bosses won't find it out
h:2h doesn't pan out.)
Dr. Wiggam has struck upon a vital
lie in thfe life of every person. Before
ask a favor of another, we should
rerse the situation in our own minds
d ask ourselves the question: "Would
, in his position, do this thing for us?"
ch a query of ourselves Would result in
r getting a new aspect upon our whole
istence.
Mussdlini might have been said to have
Dpped his candy, except thanks to the
itish blockade, he didn't have any to
op.
It may sometimes rain dogs and cats
er here, but that's preferable to bombs.
Shears And Paste
TLER AS A PROPHET
(Wilmington Morning Star.)
Although Adolf Hitler, in his address to
lis troops, again predicted an early victory
or Nazi arms, there must be times when he,
limself, has dark misgivings. As he looks to
he west he sees England still standing, relolute
and undismayed. In the Balkans the
ippearance is one of well-being but the shalow
of the Soviet is edging closer. Along the
Mediterranean and in Africa the Italian forces
ire retreating steadily before the foe and
hus weakening the military prestige of the
intire Axis.
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THE STATE PORT PIL
WASHINGTON i
LETTER 5
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.?Hard- 11
g
ly had the new congress settled ^
down to digest the President's J
annual message on "the state of j
the union" supplemented by the
budget report when their eurious h
minds turned to the forthcoming j
inaugural address for vital details q
of Administration policy not
covered in his earlier presents- j
tions. The evidence accumulates
that the lawmakers are, subconsciously
perhaps, gearing themselves
to a rapid adjustment in
this country's status in relation
to the warring world. So dominant
is the defense coloring here
that many suspect the session
will be known as a "War Congress."
I
With the recommendations of
the President for appropriations s
with which to arm the nation al- *
ready received, many legislators
seeking exact data as to trends F
look forward to the opportunities I
for quizzing high Army and Na- vy
officers who will shortly ap- ^
pear before committees explaining,
behind closed doors, the need a
for billions in money, ships, men a
and armament. a
It is clear that Mr. Roosevelt's .
demand for authorization for the ?
executive will not have green a
lights all along the track. The ,
Democratic majorities in the Senate
and House are considered j;
more in the light of "paper" mar- '
gins than actual votes. The bi- j.
partisan blocs, particularly in the s
Senate, are still functioning and
able to blockade many pet Presidential
projects. An epidemic of j
Congressional probes into various j.
phases of defense and foreign .
policy propaganda is another r
slowing down process. The Sen- j
ate and House coalitionists are ^
watchful for attempts of proponents
of domestic "reform" legis- ^
lation to attach "emergency" tags j
to proposals notably remote from j
defense requirements. And so the j ?
straggle between the parnamen- t
taiy body and the administrative
wing of government opens again
under tense conditions. j
There are 82 neophytes in the
present Congress. Presumably t
many of these newcomers made j,
broad promises during the cam- t
paign, including a willingness to
use their best efforts towards se- g
curing war industries for com- t
munities in their particular Congressional
district. Veterans at
Capitol Hill have already told
their freshmen colleagues that j
the allocation of defense plants
solely because of political pressure
is a hard nut to crack. No
less authority than Senator Bark- ?
ley, of Kentucky, the majority
leader, recently explained to his j *
Kentucky constituents that he g
could vouch for the fact that
"not a single Member of the ^
United States Senate or of the
House of Representatives from
any State, can legitimately claim
credit for the location of any jj
industry among the forty which
have been located in various por- ^
tions of the United States." As
the Senate leader pointed out, ,
"the location of these industries
is not a political but a military,
naval, and economic problem."'
Many Congressional veterans and
newcomers could easily rid them- ;
selves of many headaches in pa- |
tronage if they could inform the
local pressure groups in their
states as did this Senate majority j
leader, who frankly stated, "The I
whole program would soon mire j
down in the miasma of political
scandal if any United States Senator
or Congressman had sufficient
null with the executive de
partments to determine the location
of any plant as a matter of
political favoritism."
National defense is the theme
song which runs through practically
all annual reports of Federal
departments submitted recently
to the President. For instance,
the Department of Justice
is asking a Federal statute requiring
nation-wide registration
of firearms as a national defense
measure. This agency is urging
legislation permitting wire-tapping,
which is now outlawed by
a Supreme Court decision. Justice
officials claim that this authority
is necessary, especially in investigations
relating to espionage and
sabotage. Apparently realizing
that some legal curbs are necessary
to prevent indiscriminate
wire-tapping by Federal agents,
the Justice Department agrees
that some modification should be
imposed so that investigators
shall be permitted to intercept
telephone, telegraph and radio
messages "when expressly authorized
to do so by a higher authority."
F. B. I. Chief Hoover
reports that thousands of communications
liave been received
from citizens giving tips and reporting
alleged spying. The F. B.
I. is making every effort to prevent
vigilante groups from taking
over law enforcement and to
avoid public hysteria and possible
injustices from such activity. Incidentally,
the F. B. I. had a
batting average of 96.46 per cent
of the cases which came to trial
as a result of their investigative
work.
During 1941 the National
Youth Administration will build
1,000 small vocational and agricultural
training buildings, mostly
in rural areas, for local school
authorities. These buildings, although
made to fit varying local
needs of the schools, provide an
average floor area of 3,000 square
feet, facilities for 33 individual
OT. SOUTHPORT. N. C. '
ork stations, and cost S5.200,
f which $3,200 comes from NYA
iinds and $2,000, or 38 per cent, 1
rom the funds of the co-sponsor- j
tg educational institution. Of the L
,038 constructed or in progress,
fie suiwey showed 297 were farm
hops, 478 were general voca- n
ional buildings, 145 were home p
conomics training houses, and
18 were combination types of if
ocational facilities, including C(
ome canning plants, wood-workig
shops, etc. These programs tl
re distinct for the "training- u
. ithin-iridustry" projects under
he auspices of the Defense Com- n
lission. si
IoIivia" :
school news ?
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FACULTY PLAV AT BOLIVIA ?
The faculty of Bolivia high "
chool is now practicing on a F
hree-act comedy which will be T
iresented in the school auditorium bi
'"riday evening, January 17th, at a
:45 o'clock. The comedy is en- ^
itled "The Henpecked Husband" t(
,nd will give everyone?young f.
.nd old?an evening of pure fun ^
.nd entertainment. You will be
bi
nterested in knowing of the poor
henpecked husband's" troubles !ri
ind how he lives through them. R
fou will see how he in the end 0
,rets ahead of his domineering
nother-in-law, and the French
lobleman, not alone, but by the 0
lelp of his supposedly insane fl
ister and her "reform school"
on. "
The cast includes the following:! tl
Jr. Dixon, the henpecked hus- b
land, Mr. Chad wick; Mrs. Dixon,
Jiss Brie-ht: Ellen Dixon, Miss s'
tobinson; the mother-in-law, Miss si
JcRee; the brother-in-law, Mr. _
tucker; Ellen's suitor, Mr. Roser;
Mr. Dixon's sister, Miss
Jibbs; "Reform School Harry",
Jr. King; an instructor. Miss I
lammond; "Cream of Society, I
tisses Greenlee and Maultsby;
he French Nobleman, Mr. Page.
CONTEST PRELDUNARIES
On January 21st at the regular
\-T. A. meeting the English de- S(
lartment will present as part of s<
he P.-T. A. program a prelim- tl
nary recitation declamation con- si
est a first and second prize will
le offered to both girls and boys, a
i number of which are expected o'
0 be competing. The boy and the w
;irl winning first places will then
epresent Bolivia school on Febuary
8th in the County P.-T. A. el
leclamation-Recitation contest. ti
SENIORS HAVE CHAPEL bi
FRIDAY Hi
On Friday morning the Senior qi
lass will present a chapel pro- M
;ram consisting of the dramatiza- tl
ion of a scene from "Macbeth",
ome present day humor, and a si
latriotic feature. Parents or 0
fiends are invited to attend. oi
BALL GAMES Ol
Some ball games are to be tl
ilayed this week. Thursday night tl
1 church team from Wilmington
vill play; Saturday night, there
vill be a game in Y. M. C. A. ci
;ym in Wilmington between the p
i Juniors and Bolivia boys.
TO ATTEND BALL L
Cornelius Thomas, Jr., will take n
>art in the figure at the Inau- si
;ural Ball for the new governor A
n Raleigh Thursday night. vi
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Clarfcton Tabor (
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Member Federal Depo
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- HOT EXJC
Rumors persist that Southport will become a
aval base of some sort under the new defense
rogram, but as yet there is nothing definite. At
iast there has been no official word. The public
antinues to show interest and to discuss it, and
lere is a good chance that something may turn
p . . . The navy and naval reserves are making
lany attractive offers to young men and in this
;ction many are already signed up and many
lore are preparing to sign. Brunswick may well
e proud of the spirit of willingness shown . . .
MOVIES: Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean put in
leir first appearance here for some time Friday
ite at the Amuzu when they star in "IF I HAD
tY WAY." This is one of the best made under
le current trend of naming movies after songs,
or those who love music there can be no kick,
here are eight selections that go over with a
ing?we mean Bing . , . Many new composers
re getting their chahces now that ASCA^ music
i off the air. The beloved music so we llknown
) all has been banned from the air- until the
ght between ASCAP and BMI can be settled,
ome of the famed composers whose music is
eing banned are Irving Berlin, Sig Romberg; Jejme
Kern, the Gershwins, Robin and Rainger,
odgers and Hart, Hoagy Carmichael, ahd niahy
thers. . . .
News from the Greek front h?s been most enDuraging.
Unless Germany should' step in with
' -i.atat.iol abn I
ill support (iney nave tuieauy a?i? n ?,
. will soon be a case of Athens again conquering
le Romans and the shout "On To Rome" will
ecome the watchword of the Greeks. In their
:ate of mind we wonder if the Germans them;lves
can bring' the Greeks to their knees ...
I 171 A Wn | two riew pupils,
r.r.lvft 111' I from Atkinson, I
SCHOOL NEWS K'-"
Ihere. .
We are very happy and glad I . FptSfc
, I The first grac
> have with us this semester
press their appr
sveral new students. Many \
:hools are represented. We hope '
ley will learn to like Leland the undernourish
ihool. BASKE
The high school is glad to have The Brunswick
new student from New Han- games begins t
irer high school, Zelphia Holt, month. Leland
ho is in the ninth grade. DiaViner their f
EDUCATIONAL PICTURES Pyg ulelr 1
Both the high school and the Shallotte at Shai
ementary school are enjoying) We are proud
le Educational pictures that are! our teams have
21'ng shown in our school. We ly over last year
ive already enjoyed "Hie Con- pect to meet w
aest of Diphtheria" and "Hie competition in t!
taking of the American Consti- We are in full i
ition". and will meet th
Some pictures we expect to see games happily.
>on are: "Dixie Land", "Beneath EX/
ur Feet", "Hie Life and Works Everyone is bi
f William Jennu", and many- making plans f
thers. We cannot over estimate It will be our
le good we feel we get from them Thursday
lese pictures, v ,, tljis week. ,
10TH GRADE ^
The iuniors have recently re- BACK TO
;ived their class rings. They are Miss Wilna Ji
roud to possess them. returned to Wo
7Td~ Glt'ADE the University
Leon and Alex Hayes, who left Una and Cornell
eland school before the Christ- has returned to
las holidays, are greatly mis-1 of North Carolin
;d. We hear they moved to the Christmas he
.cme-Delco. Leon's and Alex's j parents, Atr. am
acancies have been filled by! Thomas.
le American
Goes Credit For Helping
To Build A Great Nation
on? recently defined democracy as being
groceries"?and tlie more you think abo
it becomes.
?' ?? (attmox (LA MWAJS.AAJ
uo io mv. a HI U1V1 y iHC pvuuvcr (II UUI 1UVI
greatest bulwarks of otir1 great democrat;
and in hand with hith are banks all over t
ng him to produce and market his pre
we might go on living in a free and pi
try.
*MAW
mum Roschill < M
^Ity Sonthport
sit Insurance Corp.
WEDNESDAY, Janit^/^T
iet
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Gag of the week comes from the rrrT~>slKi
Winchell. Mussolini phoned Hitler- 1- *"'' * BP
Wfiftlf BSBfe'
said: "You've been promising to be " ^ Bl
since October. When are you gr,i?s J
you say?" To which Hitler replied,
Benito, are you speaking from Athens? ""'^B
Prettiest sight in this country js th?
route No. 130 starting at the Shnllotte , '^Ka
and running about six miles toward \v.. *^Bia
The shoulders hem in the highway wit;- - '^^B*
of rye grass . . . Belated Christmas
the 6-months old Chesapeak Bav retn aBS
lr*ver
Evelyn Thompson gave Robert He's a 'B"
finest specimen of that breed we ev?- "
is a strapping fellow for his six months ^^Hro
Recently when loaning a gun to a fnenl. ^B"
Major Baxter Durham said: -Be sure r/^^Ba
thing: Dont you shoot this gun toward 1
unless you are mad with him; and if you'^B^
. with anybody, don't borrow the gun. E^^B|
: Edwards of Exum was in town Monday am '^B*8
of seeing the Exum News in The Pilot laj-'^Bt,
"Somebody ought to send it in every wee^^Bj
; said. "It's news like that from the comrr.ur/^BC
about the couhty that makes people want to-'^Bi
the paper." He never said truer words. H
Not to be discouraged by his first uro-^Bt
effort tb resume church attendance n -- "MB
V.* . 4 of
last week's paper) W. B. Keziah attended
morning and evening services at T:inity if..-... KK
ist Church Sunday . . . And speaking ofd^^B
activities, no finer tableau of the work of <>^B
junior choir could be presented than the wavfr^B'
young menmers in meir wnne vestments i^HI
Sunday night as they kneeled at the altar [rBi
communion, their young leader, Miss Leua
bard, in the center. Sh
"Elmer Buffldh, Negro Minstrel '1
and Susan Dick- . 7r ?K
ilaville, we hope
attending school The junior class o{ waccairi7^L
high school will present tbf^V
GRADE "Darktown Strutters Mirstrs'^V1
le wishes to ex- ghow" on the Waccama-.v <*v. Ha
relation to Mrs. at 8:00 o'clock Thursday r.:st;K|
sending milk to January 9. Mi
;ed children. juniors' "urP?*
ll,. j the show is to raise money fr?Mb
' county series of Junior-senior banquet r:|
they desire the whole heartM^K
he 21st of this SUpport of the public. B
is honored at The minstrel is being
irst game with by Miss Jeanette Dillard r Bfl
, .. Mrs. Dave McKeithan. MS
llotte. U
to say that both , D 9Bj
improved great- JxfSei Se BE
's work' an?ex" Men Get Hnwmt
ith some strong |n
le county games. The several Naval Reserve itr Bj
basketball swing, 8 or 10 of whom were caleli from
e opening of the Brunswick county last week, it.'
have frequent opportunities v. ME
IMS come home for short visits a M?
isy receiving and their families. Stationed at Cur- HE
~r examinatipns. leston, they will have every other MB
task to master week-end off. HS
and Friday of About the first of March sot* K
35 ships will be assigned for pi- Mr
trol work manned by regulwMj
i SCHOOL and naval reserve men in thS I
ine Thomas has district. No announcement ta HB
mnn<* CVilleD1** of hut it- iniiterstood ^^M
of North Caro- that a supply base for these atn!
ius Thomas, Jr., other ships will be at Southrcr
' the University gK
a. after spending I BUSINESS TRII' BB
ilidays with their I R. 1. Mintz, Southport alter- HB
1 Mrs. Cornelius ney, spent Thursday in Rated HB
'on business. |j|
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