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Wednesday, June 25, 1941- j
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tyst let a man get the idea that the
wci-ld owes him a living and pretty soon *
he'll be expecting to have it served' to c
hiiji in bed. Is
the man who asks endless questions
about things he wants to know is no jj
liujsance at all compared to the map who
as|s them to see if you know the things
he i knows. 1
critic is a person who has slight *
knowledge of the path leading to perfec- v
tiodr but who can detect the slightest de- p
viation made bv anyone from that path, a
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Before you grow too indignant! over ja
wl*t somebody tells you he overheard c
about you, make him tell you the time c
an|| place it was said, and the tone and s
infection that was used.
Everyone is so happy when a pessimist
mioses his prediction that these harbin- a
gers of evil events are seldom called to ^
task for missing their guess.
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It^Tlie Pacific is
ti
Whether or not this government will
use the Navy as an active belligerent in
the. Battle of the Atlantic, is a question "b
that no one but possibly the President b
caB answer. Whatever the eventual decis- 1jj
ion? there are a number of important obstacles
in the way of concentrating our e
figjting ships in the Atlantic?of which fj
^Ji&most important is the stronge Empire j
|Hqf Bapan.
Sr1 For many years, the American people 0
jK have been accustomed to swift changes tl
status of U. S.-Japanese relations, e
Boil sides have done considerable diplo- S'
mafic bluffing. Many times alarmists have h
saii| that the two nations were standing t<
at the very brink of war. But, so far,
noting much has happened, outside of a I
few minor incidents which were swiftly ti
setfled, such as the sinking of the Panay f
some years ago. is
Blow, according to a number of respon- ti
sibfc correspondents who know the Jap- c
an?ee character and Japanese conditions, d
thdfre is a chance that matters will at last tl
raoR from the talking to the shooting,,
point. Here are the principal reasons they I
usqpto substantiate that position:
ist, Japanes leaders are confident
any will win this war, and they be- tc
that, therefore, the future of Japan v
depend on the future qf Hitler's a
order." So they are determined to s
out their Axis commitments to the h
is
:ond, they are convinced that this r
ry cannot be frightened or argued c
)f its present position?a position
1 says, in effect, that if Japan moves j
the South Pacific, we will' use force t
to itop her. Inasmuch as the Japanese c
Ies lers are also convinced that Japan 3
mi t dominate the lands andi great rer i
soi -ces of the South Pacific Islands if she
is ) survive as a first-class power, they t
ha e come to the point of view that pv^nr i
tuj war is certain and there is little use <
in jnger trying to prevent it. i1
' ViirH wnrlrincr An tV>o QccnmnfiAn fViof i
*"* vi?v WOUM1 lipvtvil VI1MW
^^^Ais.ingyi^ble, the Japanese strategists <
Erfe? that this is the time to fight it, while '
i United States has its hands full in 1
p thJ Atlantic and must attempt to domi- '
two oceans with a one-ocean fleet.
By? 946, the U. S. will have a formidable 1
twl-ocean fleet, and then, think Japanese
nafal men, Nippon's chances of winning
a ^ar would be extremely poor.
Fourth, Japan knows her position is
pr&arious so long as she must depend
foifithe bulk of essential' supplies, such
as Rsteel and petroleum, on the United
Stwes. Therefore, it is reasoned, the thing
to j|o is to strike out and qbtain by conquest
essential raw materials for herself;
Ihis government is taking Japan plenty
ser|ously. The bulk of our fleet is operating
in the Pearl Harbor area. The Atlanticgleet
is small and its few capital'shjps
arj mostly obsolete and slow. Large concemrations
of aircraft, particularly Flying
Fortresses, have been sent to Hawaii,
and^even farther east. Air-raid' shelters
.
b i
?Jll? T?W-Rll -* "?* '
lave been, built in the Philippines, and
practice air- alarms are set off period?ally.
The cool; heads in our naval high comnand
do not discount the Japanese fleet.
They think our ships are better, and our
junnery more effective. We have a defi-1
lite edge in the quantity and quality of
carrier-based aircraft. And we have a
arger fleet. Even so, the navy men feel,
t would, be a considerable job to lick
lap&n, and. would require all our enerjies.
for a considerable time.
It is significant that recent pronounce- 1
nents of Japanese statesmen have be- .
come very blunt. Premier Matsuoka scar- 1
:ely bothers any more to conceal his dis-J,
ike for the U. S. and his admiration for <
he Axis. Germany's successes in Europe \
lave stiffened Japanese spines, and en- '
couraged.Japanese saber rattlers. There- 1
lult is that the Pacific can accurately be
iescribed<as a tinder box today.
Warning T,o Motorists
With North Carolina already well on
ts way toward the worst traffic accident
ecordiin.its history, the Fourth of July
reek end this year looms as a potentially
aurderous three-day period on the streets
nd'highways of this state.
The celebration of Independence Day
J ways brings about abnormal traffic
onditions which result in many fatal acidents.
Six persons were killed in this
tate last July 4. i
"This year, however, we may expect a !
eavier traffic toll than usual because ofi,
lie fact that the Fourth falls on a Friday, |i
nd thousands of people will take advan- '
age of the long week end holiday to !
lake motor trips," says Ronald Hocutt, j
irector of Highway Safety Division, i
Then, too, the general traffic situation 1
! much more acute this year. Already j
raffic deaths in wortn uaronna are riming
around 50 per cent above last year,
his, together with the 4th of July celeration
and vacation travel, threatens to
ring the greatest July traffic death toll
1 the history of the motor vehicle."
The safety director pessimistically statd
that he fears a toll of 15 to 20 deaths
rom traffic accidents in this state during
'ridey. Saturday and Sunday, July 4-5-6.
"Think of it," he continued, "15 to 20
f the worst tragedies that can befall us
lireaten to mar a joyous holiday?unless
very person who drives makes it a peronal
and constant responsibility not to
ave an accident and not to cause others ,
:> have one."
This shameful situation need not be!
luman actions?actions that we can conrol?are
basic cause of nearly all our
atal accidents. We appeal to the motorits
of this state to exercise a rigid conrol
over these actions?thoughtlessness,
arelessness, and recklessness?not only
uring the week end of the Fourth but
hroughout the remainder of the year.
3ring Them Here
We have heard' reports of week-end
onvoyp qf soldiers to places where clean,
irholesome recreation can be made availhie
for them. It seems to us that these
tories are worth checking, and if there
3 any chance to do it, a concerted effort
hould be made to make the most of the
ecrpation facilities afforded by the coast
f Brunswick.
If the government cooperates in this
>lan to the extent of affording transporation,
and if housing problems are taken
:are of. through the. use of tents, there
eems to be nptjiing in the way of bringng
on the soldiers.
Although the possible points for enterainment
are by no means limited to the
mmsdiate area of Southport, folks in this
immunity remember from the World
War period how to be njce to boys away
xom home in training; and there are
lertain physical properties?the Comnunity
Center Building, the Army-Navy
Slub, etc.?which could quickly be pressed
into,service.
Pll n PO nf fKio />Ann+iT 4-?
M...WV A?u?wvuvo v* i/ltiO vuuu.J JJlClIl IU
cooperate actively with the United Service
Organization program it seems that
sve mpy, as well mpke the most of our
natural advantages, and there is no better
time for starting this than right away.
TURN ON THE HEAT
(From Charlotte Observer)
! Economie break-up in the Axis countries
may be nearer than the. outside world knows.
Japap has been making desperate gestures
I toward, the. Dutch Indies, first threatening,
I then coaxing?like a bully suddenly weakened.
Germany is gesturing toward the Ukraine,
generally, regarded as Europe's granary.
Shortage of. food as well as materials for
warfare must be pinching the armies now as
wejl as the civilian population.
THE STATE PORT PIL<
Among -JP*
FISHERMEN
BY Bll.r. KEZIAH
(
This week The Free Lance-Star ,
3f Fredericksburg, Va? had more j
than two columns of fine stuff ,
relative to Southport fishing. In
his own comment the sports
writer on The Star quoted Felix ,
Soret and Judge Henry Dannehl
sf Fredericksburg as saying that ;
Southport had "the finest fishing ,
3f any place in the world". ,
Thanks, old fellow. Your rating ,
is 100 for saying that.
* *
Down here some weeks ago,
Bob Wilson, "Up The Stream
Man" on The Washington
Times-Herald, told us he could i
not go back on his old haunts,
but Southport certainly had all ]
fishing holes beat to the line.
Bob is still saying things like ,
that. His widely circulated
paper makes it necessary for ,
him to give attentions to all i
sections. Still, we are safe in
saying that Southport is get- ;
ting more mention in the hunt- |
ing and fishing columns of The i
Times-Herald than any other ;
fishing center in the United ;
States.
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Four corking good sport fish-1
ng stories relative to Southportj;
ippeared in the sport pages of
he big Baltimore News-Post j
)ne day this past week. Our old
'riend, J. Hammond Brown, Presdent
of the Outdoor Writers As- |
sociation of America, looks out
for the outdoor stuff on that
laper. When it comes to being (
l good fellow "Brownie" is na- j
tural. We are proud of his friendship
and the regard in which he
lolds Southport and many of our j.
people. We won't feel that this
'ishing season is going just right
lntil Brownie has come in and
las taken another whack at
:hings at Southport. .
* * *
Makers of high-grade fish- j
ing tackle are being rather nice
to us this year. We have been
acquiring quite a collection of
jitter bugs, bass callers, min
nows, spoons, etc. all through
the "with our compliments,"
route. The latest offering that
has fallen to us was a sur?i
hooker in the shape of a nosnag
plug that lives up to its
name. You can toss it into
waters that have growth resembling
a haystack and it
will come sliding blythely back
as you reel in. But, let a bass
rise and strike at that plug,
and there will be a fish on the
supper table. It is just the
thing a fellow needs on a water 1
lilly bedecked pond like Orton.
The makers, whom we have to
thank, are the James Heddon's
Sons, of Dowagiac, Michigan.
* *
During the past week all of
the Gulf Stream boats have
been on the railway getting
scraped and new paint. It is
gratifying to this columnist
that letters are received several
times eachfweek, all speaking
in the highest praise of the
service that the local boat
crews try to render their
sniests.
* * *
Charley Farrell of Greensboro
writes us that following a recent
fishing trip to Southport and the
appearance of a news story covering
the trip in the Greensboro |
Daily News, he was literally
swamped with inquiries regarding
the fishing at Orton Plantation
and Southport. Not only did
Charley get a lot of inquiries,
there have been several bunches
of Greensboro sports down at
Orton since the story appeared
in the paper,
* * *
With each fishing season the
ladies appear to go in for sport
fishing a little more strongly.
There is no reason why this
should not be the case. We
have seen many instances where
a woman proved conclusively
that she was just as good, if
not better, than her male companion
in handling fish. This
applies mostly to saltwater angling.
We are not prepared to
say how they make out when
it comes to freshwater fishing.
? *
Dick Shafto, C. C. Vogell and
the party here Saturday from
Columbia and other points were
rattling good sportsmen. They ran
into rain storms and had to anchor
and loaf around for more
than two hours. On top of that
an east wind blew down on them
during their entire trip offshore.
Nevertheless, they brought in
about 90 large blue fish and
mackerel and a determination to
come back and do things better
under better weather conditions.
Besides Shafto and Vogell, the
following composed the party,
Gus Kerlin and Herman Moore
of Charlotte, H. F. Whitmore,
Atlanta, Ga.; James Spann, Montgomery,
Ala.; John Linton, J.
Bannister Leek, James Dowe and
DT. SOUTHPORT. N. C.
' 'i ' u?.?i | j
This Week In ... .
DEFENSE
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President Roosevelt, in a spe-1 (
cial message to Congress, said
that Germany had tried to drive J
the U. S. off the high seas by '
the "ruthless" sinking of the U. f
S. merchantman Robin Moor in .
the South Atlantic and proclaim?d
this country will not yield to (
3uch "outrageous and indefensible"
acts of an international ,
outlaw." The President said if",
the U. S. yielded on the issue,
"we would inevitably submit to <
voild domination ..." J
The President froze all funds .
and other assets in the U. S. of
Germany, Italy and all invaded '
or occupied European countries
and the State Department direct- (
ed the German Government to
close all its consular establishments
here not later than July *
10. i
The President said he froze
German financial facilities here
to prevent their use in ways (
harmful to national defense. The (
State Department said German ?
consulates were ordered closed
because their activities had become
contrary to the welfare of
this country. . f
The Justice Department / in- (
structed customs officials and
imigration officers to prevent '
Germans from evading the order '
freezing German assets by leaving
the country. The State Department
ordered U. S. diplo- t
matic officials "in certain countries
in Europe" to deny Amer- ?
ican entry permits to persons c
likely to become agents here for f
foreign powers.
SUB-CONTRACTING
Donald M. Nelson, OPM Direc- ?
;or of purchases, speaking in
Pittsburgh, said the problem of 1
plants faced with a shutdown be- v
cause of shortages of materials *
for civilian goods can be met by f
the cooperation of local business, '
labor, government, civic groups c
and banks in seeking defense *
work.
"No manufacturer is likely to '
get many defense contracts un- r
less he is willing to display the r
same# ingenuity, persistence and
energy in going after them that
lie would in seeking normal business,
"Mr. Nelson said.
PRIORITIES
The OPM Priorities Division
announced establishment of reg- 8
ional offices throughout the coun- r
try to advise businessmen on r
priority problems. Offices in Bos- 8
ton, New York, Philadelphia and
Chicago were opened this week *
and others will be opened soon.
The rationing of rubber was '
announced to cut down the 8
amount going into civilian con- 1
sumption in the form of auto 8
tires, inner tubes, boots, garden
hose, shoes, and 30,000 other con- 8
sumer items. The OPM said there
is a sufficient supply of rubber J
on hand but it wished to build a 1
large reserve.
8
John Watson of Columbia. I
* * *
Weather, good and bad,
marked the week end opera- I
tions. At this a boat would re- i
port fishing blythly in calm
waters and perfect weather
while only three or four miles
away other craft would be in
blinding rainstorms. About all
boats got a taste of the same
thing Saturday. In addition to
rain here and there the east
wind blew all day.
? * ?
Everything that lays pretense
to being a fishing craft went out
Sunday and there was need for
more boats. The real .fishing
season has hardly begun, and
the great rush of parties certainly
has not. July, August and September
will bring sportsmen, flocking
to Southport in unprecedented
numbers and there is bound
to be a lot of trouble in supplying
them with good boat?. Don
N. Carpenter of the Washington,
D. C., Daily News, summed up
the local situation in his paper
Friday by saying that Southport
was "in a dilema, with plenty
of sportsmen, plenty of big fish
and not enough boats."
* # *
Only a few of the many
who went over to Bald Head ,
Island Sunday had fishing in
mind. Along with the surf casters
there were picnickers and
sight-seers galore. Captain H.
T. Bowmer, who looks after
most of the island parties, had
to shuttle back and forth all
day, getting the folks on and
off the island. In the number
of visitors, Sunday was the biggest
day the island has had
recently.
? * ?
Thousands of people have seen
the Brunswick county folders.
Among its illustrations is one
showing a catch of fish and the
five Chapel Hill men who made
the catch. Sunday, fjour of the
five men shown on the folder,
came back to Southport and made
a big catch. This time they got
4 barracuda, 5 amijierjack, 10
albacore and 27 dolphlln. Two of
the amberjack were lin the 36pound
class. The mf>n on this
trip were, Albert S. Twfts, Arthur
Ward, Tom Goodrich i and Everet
Neal. N I _
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! - NOT mi
The world will be saved a lot of-trouHe and r
nisery if, like the gingham dog and the calico f
:at, Russia and Germany will just "eat each (
>ther up." . . . And, speaking of pets, Harold c
Mdridge has a Great pane, pup that's going to f
)e a whopper if, and when, he ever grows to his
'eet . . . Little Charlene Newton has a Chow pup
r *
hat's as perfect specimen of the breed as we f
ver saw. ?
\
Over on Bald Head Island peaches ripened two <
veeks ahead of the same variety that is produced
n the sandhill section . . . There is a present
it
;raze among the young boys. of the tpwn for
ceeping pet cows. Their owners hope to. bp, able
:o teach them to talk, but so far, they, have , only
aught them to take. (Cows are notorious thieves.) ^
i ?
Holt Pumphrey, boohing agent for fourteen or. hestras
who serye most of the resort spots for 1
he Middle Atlantic states, was here Sunday, night 1
ind outlined a plan for furnishing, some mighty r
ine bands for Long Beach during the remainder c
)f the summer. Because he had; been out of the 1
jffice for several days he was unable to say Sun- s
lay who he'd send here for the July Fourth dance 1
1 u tkot it nrobablv would; be I S
LI lilt 1/CaiU, ks-u\. aatu ?* *?? -- t -frr ?
lhan Chandler, Little Joe Hajrt or the. Coquettes, e
Rossie Russell and Melvin Douglas will be seen s
ueding in "This Thing Called > Love," feature at- v
raction Monday and Tuesday at-the Amuzu, 'Tie t
laid to be good entertainment . . . Red j Rogers, f
PRICES record of 70.8 cei
OPACS Administrator Henderson more than a year
innounced he intends to hold retary also reporte
iread prices "to the absolute ing in large cities
ninimum reflecting cost in- cent between mid-,
ireases" and asked bakeries to May, making, an i:
onsult with his office before ing costs of- m
aising prices. Mr. Henderson al- families of 2.4.perc
10 stated rumors of ceiling prices 1940, and 4.4 percf
or scrap iron and steel have J ust, 1939, with fo
aused some hoarding and unless j than 5 per cent
his practice stops the OPACS I year aS? an<J 9
rill take "vigorous action". The than two years ag
lepartment of Justice announced AGRICUL'
i Federal Grand Jury in Chicago Agriculture Seen
ndicated 69 companies and in- Issued a statement
lividuals on charge of fixing we have been abli
irices in the pea canning in- half the amount
lustry. The Department said the wanted by the enc
ndictments were the first in a | lend-lease activities
lation-wide investigation of food I two-thirds of the a
narketing and pricing. ' porated milk. The
LABOR creased but. we ne
The President, in a, raeraorap- j Wickard said;increi
* a. -rr . milk p-oinp- into ci
Ura l() nun iy111-i lui .1 niiuujrii | o ,j
ind Hillman, stated that "indus-1 porated milk, supp
ry must take initiative in open- [ ernment purchases
ng the doors of employment to J farmers a higher ri
ill loyal and qualified workersj other dairy produ
egardess of race, national origin, 1 Speaking at Sy;
eligion or color . . . Our Gov-! Mr. Wickard said
rnment canot countenance con- j ation in Europe is
inued discrimination in defense i the war continues (
>roduction." j the issue may. fii
The OPM Labor Division an- j can feed the peop
lounced a two-year agreement' cracies or the
>y the Gulf shipbuilding induS-! Therefore food res
ry to provide wage increases, a | more important tl
itandard base rate of $1.07 an reserves."
lour for skilled mechanics: time OIL
ind a half for overtime; double President Roosev
ime on holidays; adjustment of petroleum products
vages at specified. periods accord- licensing control. I
ng to living costs; and no strikes eum Coordinator 1
ind no lockouts. The OMP has to overcome the s
ilso submitted a similar agree- on the. East Coast
nent to 55 Atlantic shipyards. age of. transport.
LIVING COSTS quested oil shipper
Labor Secretary Perkins re- petroleum product
>orted average hourly earnings shipme.pt without
n manufacturing industry at a with him. He, also
WAR]
DOG OV
Unless your dbg ha;
Rabie&v before My 1, 1
prosecution. The pena
roads or a fine of $50?00r
The Follpwing Meo Wijl
NORTHWEST ]
TOWN CREEK
SMITHVILCE
LOCKWOOJpS FOEEY
SHALLOTTE
WACCAMAW
A fee of, 75-cents for eac
vaccinations, at; regujarly apt
dog inspector is forced to ca
is $1.00 for each do^.
BOARD OF COR
Brunswick
WEDNESDAY, JUNr 2j H
IX NEWS 1
na'nager over at Long Beach H
our letterman at Atlantic Christian Coiw, r KB
)'Brien (who did not write thisi is gftlir, J ?
in the trumpet. Maybe music is the art IJ
ords his field for-.conquest. H|
Pessimistic Prediction Dept.: If somebody I J
ilunges through the stationary hi ijg,. ,t_, 1^
looting menace) on the beach road this v - BE
ve won't be surprised H
Vilmington, is one lot owner who .. H
nuch. persuasion to build a cottage at Lon.ii I'hf
^ Hj
his summer. 1*
V(e pulled as.hard as anybody ei?. H
loija to stay out of harm's way long CIU,.,,?|. I '
Vednesday night to take the heavyv eight I
irowv which tottered for a time on the W I j
>rpyvn (of Joe Louis, and we are particnlm I
(ressed with Joe's later admission that iw H
night, beat: me some night." A lot of the ,V
>f that- late, bjow he administered ' I
yas wiped i out during the Conn brawl when L,
itepped back and deliberately refused to tat> Bj
antage of a break when Conn partially s
end was completely off guard during one .-II
larlier rounds . . . Jack Livingston, for , .^1
ichool teacher here, was a Southport visits JB
veek. apd said that hU draft number is %U!H
op of the shuffle. Thinks he'll be a soldier K
alL j
its. 7 percent toms officials t
ago. The Sec- ment of 240,000 gallons offl
d. cost of liv- from Philadelphia to Jawrose
0.7 perVpril
and mid- 0rcUr t0 C0Merve oil in
ncrease in liVr T*le Maritime Commission
oderate-income nounceil no American owe
ent since June, I controlled tankers am t
mt since Aug- oil t0 ^ J
od costs more "r i
higher than a Pnce and Civiliai
percept higher Orator Henderson asked
0 eum refiners not to raise pr^H
TURE without prior consultation
etary Wickafd hts office- | F,
that "to date Census Bureau repon^B'
? to buy only titat if the 30,000,000 Amem^^H
of cheese we motorists would reduce
1 of June (for speed 20 percent thei^H
? and less than nual saving in gasoline eor&^K
.mount of eva- tion would amount to 4,600.I|H
output has in- 000 gallons. f
ed more." Mr. AW } ^
ased prices for Assistant Secretary of
reese and eva- Lovett, in a radio addtat ml
orted by Gov- "within a year we shall be
, should yield ed to turn ?ut 50,000 rlaresH
?turn than any year for as long as the er.e^W
ct. ency tasis. Mr. utveti >>.;
racuse, N. Y., A'r Corps is increasing 1
the food situ- her pilots in training ^B
1 such that if *2,000 to 30,000 a year and
or a long time number of. mechanics from ^ra"
lally be 'who f? more than 100,000 Ht iH
lie, the demo- *he Air Corps is already :-cM
dictatorships? one-fourth of the entire r^B
lerves may be, und only the Infantry is iir^H
hap, munitions ARMY I
The War Department annoc^l
ed trainees will be permittri^B
'elt placed all volunteer as parachute ttoq^J
under export Heretofore, only Regular
defense Petrol-190'diets were chosen. The
ickea, wording partment authorized
portage of. oil bf field houses at 25 Army pi^H
due to short- to provide facilities for inh^ra
facilities, re- ball, boxing and wrestling, t^ra
rs not. to. sell other indoor sports Each ft^B
1 for foreign h?use will accommodate betn^B
consultation 2,750 and 3,750 spectator; i^B
ordered Cus- co?t approximately $77,0t'? -t^B
MING I
{'NEBS I
i been vaccinated for I
141', you are liable for I
Ity is 3Df-days on the I
or botta I
Vappinate Your Dog:? [j
GEORGE GAINIiY 11
T. W. SWAIN M
GOLEY LEWIS U
S. O. HEWETT ?1
WARREN, MILLIK1N
, LAFAYETTE JONES I
h dog, will be charged for I
pointed clonics. Where the 11
ill; at residences the price H
tMKSK)NERS I
County, I