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PAGE TWO "... "" THE STATE PORT PILOT _ Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER. JR., Editor fettered m aecond-claM April 20, 1028, A fee Pcut Office at Southport. N. C, under the Act of March 2, 1170. Subscription Rates ONE TEAR lis EX MONTHS i 10 THREE MONTHS ,T| Wednesday, May 21, 1941 A real egoist is one who jumps at ( conclusion, then when, he misseg, claimi that the cluclusion evidently moved. The feeling of relief he felt after s hard job well done doubtless has fooled many a fellow into believing that he loves work. Worry is the sweat and .strain of tht white collar man. You needn't pay much attention when you hear somebody shouting. The important business of this world is disposed oi in normal conversation Seed Scout Troop Every time we see David L. Liles, Scout '* " 11 ^ TT* ... 1 Executive ior tne vape rear uuuiiku, um conversation drifts around to the need for a Boy Scout troop in Southport. He was here Saturday morning, and we agreed that the need is more acute than ever before. Without mentioning the value that comes to a group of boys who receive Boy Scout training under a good man, let's look at the tangible benefits that come to a community. Recently when it seemed that all Brunswick was aflame with forest fires, an emergency call was sent in to Wilmington one night for a group of scouts to help fight the blaze at Orton Plantation. Scout Executive Liles gathered up some boys and came rushing to the aid of the I weary firefighters. Last Saturday we were in Wilmington, and there were the Boy Scouts on duty at every street intersection, helping the city policemen with traffic problems. They were rendering valuable aid, too. . It seems increasingly possible that there may be some development down here that will create emergencies into which a troop of well trained Boy Scouts might well be fitted. But unless some group or organization takes the initiative in sponsoring a troop we simply will not nave tnem. Drift Toward War IOn the thiry of May, Joseph Alsop's and Kintner's widely syndicated Washington column said this: ''The Present I has reached the moment when he must make the most serious decision of his long career. Within the last fortnight the leading figures of the Administration and the most influential military and naval experts have all but unanimously ceased to hope Britain can win this war / without active American intervention. The President must therefore decide between war and peace for his country." It is extremely significant that a good many other Washington writers, along with men in high governmental circles, are making similar statements. The recent aggressive speech of Secretary Knox, in which he said, in effect, that America will fight if and when national interests make war advisable, indicates the way the official wind is blowing. And the President went farther than he has usually gone, in his speech dedicating Woodrow Wilson's birthplace, made on May 4. He said, connecting up the presenl crisis with that which confronted Wilsor in 1917, that this country would fighl again whenever its basic freedoms were in danger from any quarter. This does not mean that there is muct likelihood of the President asking Cong ress to declare war upon the Axis, it official circles, it is believed that there i no need for that?some think that w< might become active participants in th war without even completely severing re lations between ourselves and Germany What England wants now is our uniinul ed naval support and the British govern ment is making it clear to American re I preservatives in London that without tha support, Hitler will continue to hold disastrous advantage. Lately there were reports-that Amen r~ Toorts, had reached Suez, though the Navy . Department at once denied that our ships were being used for convoy purposes any? , where. To many observers, it is evident that the President's extension of our so| called neutrality patrol far into the Atlantic, greatly increases our chances of becoming involved in grave international ' "incidents." Theoretically, this patrol is ) simply supposed to spot German subs t and raiders and to then inform British > convoys and fighting ships of their lo cation. Actually, it would not come as any particular surprise if the Germans j attacked our patrol vessels?and our ves- r sels roared into action in reply. i: Some influential circles are in favor of d using the American Navy to convoy ships k right into British harbors if need be? lj they argue that it simply doesn't make * I sense to permit our planes and tanks and j, 5 munitions and other implements of war t to be sunk. The finest fighting equipment a ever made is of no service to the demoi cracies, on the bottom of the ocean. ' What opposition may be expected to 1 the steps that might lead us to war? At the moment, it looks as if Congress will back 6p the President in any course he may decide upon. The leader of the official opposition, Wendell Willkie, said on May 8, that he is absolutely in favor of delivering the goods to Britain, "whether . it be by convoy, airplane accompaniment or any other method deemed best." He is 11 authoritatively reported to have sent the ^ President word that he would support j, him in any such move. The isolationist a groups, of which the America First Com- v mittee, with Colonel Lindbergh as its " I best-known speaker is leader, will fight 0 any further aid-to-England steps, as they c have fought all such steps i|i the past. ? But, judging by the polls and the temper t of Congress, these groups have relatively t little public or official support. * b Japan may cause trouble?if she threatens Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, French Indo-China, or the Phillippines, it wi|l be necessary to keep a large part of our Navy in the Pacific, where it cannot be used for convoy duty. However, we probably could spare the bulk of our , destroyers for Atlantic service, and it is these speedy little craft which are most needed for fighting the U-boat menace. Both this country and Britain are also remaking ships into improvised aircraft carriers for use for convoy work. The airplane is an effective weapon against the submarine, both for spotting and attack, y , , a h Shears And Paste I - "i . 1111... ti WAKE UP, MISS PERKINS * (Fayetteville Observer) "There has never been a time in the history of the country when there was more unity of purpose, more unity of understanding than there is tonight." , The speaker was Frances Perkins, secretary of Labor in President Roosevelt's cabinet. She was talking to a gathering of AFL electrical workers. And Miss Perkins did not mean a unity of purpose to sabotage American's defense effort and a unity of understanding to call cap- ^ tious strikes wherever there appeared a good 0 possibility of closing down an airplane fac- p h tory. u It is unfortunate that she did not mean n just that and say that because the inability c of Miss Perlcina and her camp followers ip * the high places of the United States govern- v ment related to labor are endangering the e freedom of this country as nothing else. b Time magazine, commenting on Miss Perk- , ins' speech, says: "Facts, as they often do, bore her out. With the soft-coal strike ended, the number , of people on strike in defense industries had 1 dwindled to 7,500." That i? 7,500 too many because it represents exactly the same damage to American defense as would be caused by the destruction in actual combat of three or more fighting planes. One gets the general idea that this is ex! actjy the purpose for which the strikes are . called. - Nor can anybody be optimistic that this sabotage of American defense effort will reX main at the "low" level mentioned by the magazine. Just as there are periods of pause 1 between the blitz military blows struck by the 5 Axis powers against the embattled democrae cies of Europe there are periods of pause bee tween the blitz strike blows struck by the - same powers against America's efforts to V build a military machine to preserve the freedam of this continent. iWe have been in one of these periods for ? the past several days, but on every hand we a can hear and see the saboteurs bringing up their heavy artillery and mobilizing their sybi. versive dive-homhers for another attack on 5_ the American production line. THE STATE PORT Pit Among FISHERMEN BY BILL KKZUH Hammond prpwn of the laltimore American' and Baltfaore News writes us he is comng to -South port about .the midlie of June. He tells us that when le was ill in the hospital recenty a young lady here at Southlort came darned near loosing a ancing partner. Brownie is prescient of the Outdoor Writers association of America and is , mighty good sort of a guy. * ? ? And Bob Wilson, the "Up The Stream" fellow of the Washington Times-Herald. He said to us, among a lot of other things, "Bill, I can't go back on my old haunts, but Southport has them all beat. I am coming back about the middle of June." Bob, like all guys who love hunting and fishing and the great outdoors, is a swell fellow. ? ? ? Among all those who were here ist week was Don N. Carpenter, unting and fishing editor of The Washington Daijy News. He beieves in the Southport fishing nd preaches it by radio and writing, as well as by word of uouth. He can really be said o be the first outdoor writer, utside of North Carolina, to dis-1 over Prying Pan Shoals. We are joking for Don to be back soon, le and his party had bad weaher this trip, but didn't faze hem. They made a good catch, nyhow, and they are coming ack soon. * * * We never get a letter hearing the return address of The Charlotte News without knowing in advance that there is something good inside from our friend, J. E. Dowd, the editor. Two such letters last week and we were not disappointed in either. In one of his letters he sort of implored us to cultivate Managing Editor B. S. Griffin of The News. This means that both the boss and "B. S." want fishing stuff from Southport, especially pictures. * * * Come to think of it, Bill Baker, rho is tops with a news camera nd who spent much of last week ere, should be sending us a layopt or twp of extra good fishig scenes taken on Frying Pan hoals last week. He came down o go out with Don Carpenter nd Bob Wilson and both Bob nd Don took a liking to pill. ? ? Frank O. Sherrill, the S. & W. cafeteria man from Charlotte and other parts, wrote us the past week and kind of swore he was going to be down here more this year than he was last. He said he knew the fish were biting good now and would keep pn. He wanted to come down this last week, but it seems he was sick or something, and Just could not get away. last week a charming young Washington matron, a bride of nly a few days, came to Southort with her husband on a fishyg trip. In fact, they were mak\g the fishing trip their honeyloon, "despite the fact that they ould have afforded to go to lurope, if they had wanted to. Ihe did not understand why we ?ere so glad to see her until we xplained that husbands always ehaved better on a fishing trip rtien their wives were along. ? Hie summer long visitation of flying fish out on the gulf and nearer inshore has not yet arrived. At least none of the boatmen have reported them. In a week or two they will he in these waters in swarms. Their coming will mean that the barracuda and dolphin are also here, to remain untH late fall. Predictions, also, are that wider ranging of the boats will result in blue martin and sail fish bein? taken this year in considerable numbers. ? * * Our good friend Charlie Farell of Greensboro writes us he ims to be down some time soon. ie and Mrs. Ferrell have just eturned from a picture making ind fishing jaunt into other haunts. In his letter he laid slaim to having made a most ixiraordinary catch of freshwater ish and challenged L. T. Yaskell o beat if- Bob Wilson carried UiSiiie'a letter off to Washington ind we don't remember just what t was that Charlie caught. * * United States Marshall Jet Young of Georgia was in town ISSt .week, and one of his first questions was regarding the fishing. We never found him any good at saltwater angling, but he always did pretty well With the freshwater specimens. jQT. SOUTHPQRT, N. C. This Week In ... . DEFENSE Maj. Gen. Hershey, Selective Service Qeputy Director, speaking in Lafayette, Ind., said that misguided patriotism of employers was allowing many men to be drafted who are more useful- in industry. Employers and registrants should not hesitate to appeal classifications, he said. "All of us should carefully consider where we are best fitted to serve", Gen. Hershey said. "It is certainly neither desirable 01 necessary that egch man dedicate himself to a future in the armed forces." Selective Sendee Headquarters directed immediate classification of the 10,000.000 remaining registrants in order to obtain complete data on skilled workers and potential soldiers, and amended its regulations to permit induction of some of the registrants previoualy barred because of comparatively minor criminal records. Gen. Hershey proposed amendment of the Selective Service Act to Congress to allow deferment by age groups so that those selected are of an age that will permit them to serye effectively in the reserve forces for ten years, as now required. He said only 11 per cent of the men inducted before March 1 were from 31 to 36 years and the greatest number were from 18 to 27. LABOR TRAINING President Roosevelt asked Congress for ?158,0OQ,OOO to train 3,000,000 additional defense workers, of which 268,000 would be trained in engineering, 10,000 in chemistry, physics, and production supervision, and 500,000 in courses teaching rural youths inrliiafrrinl skills DEFENSE PLANTS OPM announced the Government, up to March 30, committed itself to pay for 331 new defense factories, costing: an average of $5,750,000 each, and estimated the number of new privately financed defense plants I reached 904, costing an average 'of $729,000 each. SUB CONTRACTU?G Francis J. Trecker of the Defese Contract Service, speaking in San Francisco, said that not more than 50 per cent of the nation's machines are being used in defense production. He said if contractors do not voluntarily farm out their orders, sub-contracting would be made mandatory because there is so much work to be done all machines must be used. LABOR DISPUTES The Defense Mediation Board announced settlement of 5 strikes, including controversies involving 61 plants and 160,000 employees of the General Motors Corporation and 8,100 employees of the Bendix Aviation Corporation. The U. S. Conciliation Service reported settlement of 33 strikes. AGRICULTURE The Department of Agriculture, in a general crop report, said conditions indicated: (1) a wintor.iirVinot ovnn aP oV>/-viif CCO AAA I bci-?ucav viwp vi avuuu uvv^wr 000 bushels, larger than 25 of the last 30 years; (2) a good, but not exceptional, rye crop, about 12 percent above last year; (3) a hay crop, probably larger than last year; (4) better pasture conditions in 43 of the 48 States; and (6) milk production and egg production per animal at new high records as a result of higher prices, an early spring, new grass an<t liberal feeding. The Commodity Exchange Administration requested exchanges to study additional curbs on speculation in all agricultural commodities. Price Control Administrator Henderson asked four commodity exchanges to confer with him regarding prevention of undesirable speculation in cocoa, pepper, rubber and coffee. AIR PROGRESS Maj. Gen. Arnold, Chief of the Army Air Corps, speaking in Washington, said the air force "is well on its way and will be ready when called on." The War Department announced the first 21 of a large number of "flying fortresses" had flown to Hawaii to strengthen the Island defenses. The Navy asked Congress to enact legislation permitting training of Reserve enlisted men as pilots. The President asked Congress for *61,800,000 to expand the Civil Aeronautics Administration landing field program from 260 to 300 projects. He was pained to hear of the three-year long dry spell that has seriously affected some of the choice freshwater ponds and lakes. ? ? The North Carolina and South Carolina fishing parties are beginning to get numerous. Most of these parties fiah just offshore. but an increasing number are calling for trips to the gulf We hope to shortly bare enough boats here, equipped to handle all aorta of parties, whether they are bound to the gulf or fishing just offshore. i Iin - NOT EXflC Uncle Jim Lewis, who has been absent for more i than two weeks from his duties at the postoffice i while a patient at Dosher Memorial Hospital, is j considerably improved and has the best wishes j of everybody in town, both white and colored, for ' a speedy recovery . . . Aunt Mary Ann Galloway, ' aged Southport colored woman who may be the State's oldest living person, was reported ill the , first of the week. . . . There's talk of moving a i couple of bowling alleys to town. Here on a visit the first of the week, John P. j [ Wonsavage, former member of the high school ; faculty, said that he planned to defer the visit until next year at commencement, when his first j class graduates. But, it seems that Uncle Sam,has j other plans for Johnnie's future, and since he j , fears that he will not be able to manage a fur- j , lough at that particular time he decided to come j ahead. In other words, the music that's ringing in his ears is "Johnnie, Get Your Gun." Big week at the Amuzu is being topped off with ; . "Love Thy Neighbor" Friday and Saturday. This ' j is to the rest of the week's bill like cream on , strawberries. Carry your worries with you and j leave them. Jack Benny and Fred Allen carry on their famous feud amid gorgeous surroundings. Rochester is on hand as usual ... It would be | impossible for anyone to put his finger on an ' [ orchestra and declare it the best. We have insisted | ' on the merits of Inconsistent Artie Shaw for sometime and while we still relish his music, we have lately heard lots of the drummin' man, Gene Krupa. He has recently acquired a no: ciarinenai ARMY 1 shipping pool for The War Department announc-1 and aid to Britai ed that it has selected the loca- (sion also conferi tion of camp sites needed for i Lakes shipbuilding "possible expansion of the Army" ' garding the con and is ready to start work on | of sea-going vess the new camps immediately if be moved to the necessary. The Army announced j Mississippi, its anti-aircraft strength had' The Senate pan been more than tripled in the ed to the House past year and a large portion of I in amendments i anti-aircraft regiments are equip- j ing the Presiden ped to transport every gun and foreign ships in every man in one movement. j FOREIGN' R The Army announced it will President Roose construct five new recreational voluntary Frenc camps in the South Atlantic with Germany, ise States. WPA announced nearly "it is inconceival 1,100 WPA library employees are people would coll assisting in the operation of li- power seeking "i braries serving the Army. of liberty, freedc NAVY institutions every The Navy commissioned the same time the P 35,000 ton battleship "Washing- 13 French ships ton". The Navy announced it ac- taken into prote quired 26 auxiliary vessels dur- including the "h ing April at a total cost of $11,- The President t 750,000. j ference that Gem The Department directed that j tion of a cambat men enlisting in {he Naval Re- j Sea presents a c serve be released from active duty | man ability to n after the emergency regardless effective there. 1 of the length of their enlistments. U. S. has fought SHIPS wars to maintain Maritime Commission launched seas?against Bai six new cargo' ships and asked the Mediterraneai operators of American inter- British, French ai coastal vessels for 40 of their ateers in the Wi 108 ships for the 2,000,000-ton HOtIS V j5B5t.?5? The sound of ro They're getting louder and louder . . the throbbing, pulsing, beating roars of America in the air. They're heard around the world. They speak louder than a dictator can shout, for they're the voice of free men. Sure, there have been delays, misunderstandings, bottlenecks?but the job is being done! . . . HPSl Life isn't smooth or simple either, Da but it marches I i . WEDNESDAY. M \y ?] TLY NEWS - and the A11-American negro trui ridge. Biggest surprise is his small s r, 1 ?| breaks. Formerly a drum playing background, he now is probably i swing band lp existence. Section , band is tops, even down to the chick with a 'get with* voice . . Ben records aret Teddy Powells and IIi:,,- p versions of "Blue Danube, Spi\ d, "Int. and Louis Armstrong on "Peanut Accordint to the prophet Nostra. will win the current war. She will i . ^^^Bt daughter of her empire.' His pi : ? . past four hundred years have b . der how Lindbergh feels about t local library, while very good f. i community, needs fiesh contribui it abreast of the times. Paymen be a big help . . Glad around town. We saw a newsreel h ., running and would have beer, i , . our shirt on Porter's Cap. who v ,.. away's dust. Cap is easily the most 1 of horseflesh since Seabiscuit. Ar ^^B1 is King Cole, who ran second ii p and won the Wither's stake tl ];. ^^Br be the greatest threat to Whirlv i ;. at Belmont . . . Taft Wright of th. Sox, formerly of Lumberton. has . tion most Ot me seaauii. ne ivuii two weeks ago, however, anil at ti.: I a battled in runs in every game. ? I I national defense Defense Housing ' ""]] I n. The Commis- Palmer announced <.;.tr.: . red with Great awarded for 2.800 n % companies re- dwelling units, bra struction inland 163.200 the number ^ lels which couldlaiso reported comply : Atlantic via the unUg makjng g t0Ul f. ..V 10,000 now availabi ed ana return- ("This Week In i f i: for concurrence marizes information . ft J a. bill authoriz- portant developmer.i.i i the t to take over made available by offie.nl : U. S. ports. through and including F .' Hi H JELATIONS 1 hvelt ?f To Be Here To Hi h collaboration, o n med a statement! S tg H AfO'llitHa >le" the French laborate with a Lieut. Commander B a G-jH ? itter destruction ball of the Chariest": X im and popular trict has advised he ? E where." At the Southport Saturday. May ti "I ? resident ordered the purpose of enlisting - sM 3 in U. S. parts the offshore patrol * n-;? ictive custody? is especially interested formandie". ienced boatmen who w . old a press con- to be in a branch of servic lany's proclama- their homes, in prefer "ire area in the Red waiting on the selective ."i-.r^^K [uestion of Ger-|and being drafted : lake a blockade, the army camps. He recalled the. Men who enlist in tb. jH J two undeclared patrol will be in service < freedom of the I coast of North ami South bary pirates in lina and Georgia i and against I 8 f id Spanish priv- [ Damascus, the famou? city iH i est Indies. the Holy Land, is shaped ?IING I tennis racket. J KM . Eh\ B y^H aring motors . I right along with births, deaths, tn* HI umphs and defeats. See that tin) in silver "V" way up there? . . {hats Ifl America and the blue sky all around I 9 is time. America is going places . I 3 in a hurry as usual . . . going ahead li with that slap-dash energy and drbe that has made this country what it 1S j IJ I ? . that will keep "5 || ahead, and going- IS rt Pilot 1Vs good to be II an American. 1,3
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