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I PA HE TWO I THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY I JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor I Mbtarad u second-class matter April 20, 1028, a I Ifea Poet Office at Southport, N. C., under I the act of March 8, 1870. Subscription Rates BNM TXAB 81.51 I BIX MONTHS LQf I THHKS MONTHS , .71 NATIONAL EDITORIAL. n4|4fcASSOCIATION Wednesday, October 1, 1941 One thing sure, if you go down in life, you're not very likely to go down in his I Ahout the only thing the Italians will ever be able to lick is a candy sucker. The silk shortage in the United States States is likely to bring out some cold, bare facts this winter. Some of the stories put out by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry are not merely tall stories?they're skyscrapers. But things could be worse?you could have to pay tax on your outgo instead of your income. It's so hard to swat a fly on the wing, wonder how the guns ever get a fast airplane! Better Not Shoot The following clipping handed us by a local bird lover is hereby called to the attention of local youngsters who own rifles: "Shooting robins, bluebirds, catbirds, woodpeckers, and other song and insectivorous birds is a Federal offense, subject to a maximum sentence of $500 in fines, six months in jail, or both, according to officials of the Fish and Wildlife Service Department of the Interior. "Aside from the fact that song birds make a garden or farm more attractive," a government official explains, 'the birds are economically important.' "Many of the birds are beneficial because they eat insects that otherwise would be injurious to plants and crops. "Birds may be given credit for being one of the greatest controlling factors in limiting the development of insect pests and in preventing many disastrous outbreaks," says your government. Where Thrift Begins x ???? The easiest wav we know to erain a false idea of prosperity is to have a lot of money on your person or in the bank and forget or ignore the debts you owe. And that leads us to make the observation that thrift does not consist of hoarding somebody else's money. We say this because we know that there are cases right here in this county, among people we know and have been led to respect, where the apparent prosperity of the individual is based upon his failure to pay his honest debts. Now, in most instances when a man loses a loan or an account, he actually loses more. Many times he loses a friends or a customer, or both. A man can bluff and bluster his way along before the people who do not know the flimsy foundation of his financial structure, but before an evaded and put-off creditor his nerve fails him. We've said before, but it will stand repeating, this fall is a mighty good time to square up old accounts and to get your credit in shape for another time when you will really want it to be in good working order. Hostesses Needed It now appears that groups of soldiers will be camping in and about Southport off and on all this fall and winter, and if the hospitable efforts of citizens of this place are to be fully successful then some sort of-organization must be set up to be in charge of entertainment. First, and most apparent need at present, is the necessity for a group of hostesses to supervise local dances, and trips made by local girls in army trucks to and from dances at nearby places. Mention of chaperones and hostesses does not suggest that dances for the visiting soldiers are to be robbed of all their fun for the boys. That is disputed by the reaction of the visitors at the two dances I held in the Army-Navy club building. I There are two kinds of fun: The type L i that is good, clean, wholesome; and the kind that is not. The army, although its present personnel is probably of a higher type than at any time in the past 20 years, is comprised of red-blooded, norj mal men and boys, everyone of whom is a human being. Conditions surrounding our local efforts for their entertainment " will be just what we make them. , >i Freedom Of The Seas 51 The thoughts of many Americans who listened to the President's address of September 11, turned back more than twenty years. In long ago 1917, President Wilson laid down his famous doctrine of . freedom of the seas?a doctrine that held that any cargo ship of any neutral nation was entitled to travel the oceans of the 1 world without molestation. That, basical" ly, is the doctrine that President Roosevelt is holding to now. It is the doctrine which was one cause of our entry in ' World War II. And, in the opinion of many authorities, it is the doctrine which is likely to lead us into active shooting 1 participation in World War II. I Mr. Roosevelt has gone farther than did Mr. Wilson. He holds that the presence of enemy submarines and surface raiders in waters considered essential to American defense and security, will be considered prima facie evidence of the intention to attack. Just what these essential waters are is not defined. It seems to be the President's position that in modern war it is impossible to established fixed geographical boundaries beyond which out vital interests do not extend. It is, at i least, certain that the President considers the North Atlantic, where German warships are most active, within the sphere which this nation will defend. That means that American warships may convoy merchant shipping clear into British ports? and that any hostile vessel encountered may be fired upon and sunk, if possible. The order to carry this policy into effect has been issued under Mr. Roosevelt's immense powers as Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the United! States. And now this country is wondering just what to expect. The logical thing to anticipate is more?and more important?incidents of the sort that occurred when the U. S. Destroyer Greer encountered a German submarine. The position of American naval ships is no longer made public, but it is generally believed that we have a major concentration of floating gun power roving about the Atlantic. The Atlantic fleet will shortly be substantially bolstered by the addition of new battleships and cruisers which have left the ways and are being outfitted? the great man-of-war North Carolina recently successfully underwent her firing tests and is now in commission. There is little question but what the American Navy is today the most powerful on earth. And there is little question any longer but what it will be used to the limit in atterrmtinor fr> win tVio Rnttlo nt the Atlantic?a battle whose field of action is the Atlantic ocean, and whose greatest activity is found in the 800-odd miles of blue water which lie between American-occupied Iceland and the British Isles. German response to the President's speech was that Mr. Roosevelt was taking an untenable stand, and that under the rules of warfare, Germany was entitled to destroy, with or without warning, merchantmen carrying supplies to England. There may be some abstract logic in that Nazi position, but there is grim irony in Hitler's spokesmen talking about international law. Hitler has proven time and again that he observes the laws of nations when, and only when they suit his purposes. This is a war to the finish, and none of the combatants observe international statutes which were established long ago in times of peace. Some are convinced that the full participation of the American Navy will definitely prove a solution to Britain's crucial supply problem. The English Navy is big, but it has sustained major losses and it must attempt to police most of the world. There simply aren't enough British fighting craft available to provide adequate convoys for the merchantmen that bring the sinews of war, along with the basic necessities of life, from the new world to the old. There is little effective opposition to the President's position. The isolationists in House and Senate are becoming more and more in the minority. It is reported th^t Wendell Willkie will actively support GOP Congressmen next year who backed and voted for the President's foreign policy. America First Committee spokesmen have been talking to small, often unfriendly crowds. America hasn't been carried away with martial spirit yet, but that spirit is mounting. THE STATE PORT F I j g The FISHERMEN I BY BILL KEZIAII I Trout were reported as show- J ing up good in the river and bays ; I early this week. The last of this i week and first of next should see about all of the available row- j I boats requisitioned to assist in | handling folks who want to fish the river and bays while the trout are biting. .Moonlight fishing parties should also be very popular during the next few days. , * * I 1 We are expecting our friend ! J. F. Bryant, purchasing agent for the Raleigh public schools, to be in this week with a party1, for file gulf stream. Mr. Bryant;' is a native of New Jersey and has fished the North Carolina < coast from end to end. deciding j' finally that Southport offered ! the best possibilities of any place !' on the coast. While he was visit- > ing his folks in New Jersey this , < summer he was a self-appointed j booster of Southport among the ] \ captains of the sport fishing craft 11 at Beach Haven. * * * |1 Although he is an ardent salt-1 ( water fisherman, Dr. S. S. Hutchinson of Bladenboro had never visited Southport for his favorite pastime until early this spring. ( Since that visit he h is been back j several times and is apparently liking things here more each trip. He is scheduled to come in with 8 a party tonight for a try at the blues and mackerel out off Bald [ Head Island. Incidently, it was on his first trip here that a member of Dr. Hutchinson's party caught the first sail fish of this season. They were out 011 the Torobil of Captain Victor Lance. * * * Last year when the officers and ' directors of the Outdoor Writers | Association of America were here | for a five day stay Charlie Far- 1 rell of Greensboro made a very interesting movie of some of the events. With the OWAA boys coming back and in more force just one month from now, Charlie is being invited to present himself and have that picture and his projecting machine along with him, as well as some more ready film. It is time for Charlie to show up down here, anyway. * * * Mentioning the fact that 50 of his friends had each purchased a dozen of his new booklets, Jake Wade, s|>orts editor of the Charlotte Observer, said that his friends must be crazy. We happen to be one of the 50 that were mentioned but we are not yet admitting whether or not we are crazy. We believe that we will leave that for Jake to find out himself. In the meanwhile we have taken the liberty of inviting him down to join up with the gatherirtcr fif Hlifilrwir W??5tore nf A mom vi *? IUVV fi IHV1.1 VI * * 11 If I ica when they assemble here on November 1st. * * * About twice every week someone or other out in Ohio writes us and asks all about the hunting and fishing and other things in Brunswick county. They are aiming to come down sometime or other. Invariably they tell us that Jimmie Stuber, International News marl and member of the Ohio Department of Conservation and Development, told them of the wonderful trip he had here last fall and for them to write us. We understand that Jimmie will be here with all of his feathers on when the OWAA meets here just a month from today. * * * They say that the big drumplenty of them?are now biting like everything on the point of Bald Head Island. Here's hoping they keep on biting right through the month of October and for at least a while thereafter. Last fall, on November 3rd to be exact, a SO pounder disregarded the prevailing bad weather and took the mullet of Dave Roberts of the Cincinnati Inquirer. Pictures that were made of the event are still In demand among newspa|>ers and sports magazines throughout the United States. We are counting on Dave or some of the other boys getting a much bigger fish this November. * ? ? There is some consolation in knowing that the many fresh water lakes throughout Brunswick county are verging on being full of water. Three or more years with a big deficiency in the amount of rainfall had about dried up half the lakes with the result that many fine game fish perished. Until the rains set in a 'ILOT. SOUTHPORT, N. C. r~ OPEN FORUM A column dedicated to opinions of 1 , the public. A mouthpiece for the views and observations of our friends and readers, for which we accept no responsibility. Contrlbu- J * tions to this column must not exceed three hundred words. I c - c Shallotte, N. C. September 29, 1941 * State Port Pilot ? Southport, N. C. { Dear Harper:? I am in favor of moving the Welfare office to Supply. My J < reasons are: Service to the most 11 people at less cost, more conven-' ient to the most people who use the welfare, the welfare workers i will be nearer the center of popu- t lation in which they have to j work. I think you will hurt your ' paper materially in the county if j' pou continue your opposition to ' the move through your paper. j Yours truly Cornelius Thomas ? ]t Shallotte j! 11 SHALLOTTE, Oct. 1?Mrs. Bai- j c ey Russ of the local faculty is a j ratient at James Walker Memor- e al Hospital, Wilmington, her j c nany frtends will regret to learn.! i Mrs. M. A. Shelley, of Loris, j { 3. C., is spending this week here j vith relatives. Mrs. L. G. Hewett of Southport! n spent Friday here. Mrs. Warren Swain, Misses' k an/1 A tinin T hiimo Cumin "V *"boJ ?,,u " vere Wilmington visitors Saturlay. y Miss Annie May King spent the G ,veek end with her mother at j11 Yeeland. Jimmy Lambro is able to he tome after having been a pati- ? :nt at Dosher Memorial Hospital. ^ Mrs. Dexter Matthews and chilIren have returned to their home I O n Durham after spending someime here with her Aunt, Mrs. " Lilian Oliver. Mr. and Mrs. J. Guy Womble md little son, Joseph Everette ipent the week end here with her ,r >arents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Holden. ew months ago it was painful to risit these great freshwater fishng places and note the unmistak-, ible signs that many fine game u ish were perishing as a result >f the drying up waters. Next ipring, thanks to the rains this c rear, shoould see much better.e' reshwater fishing than was to] >e found this season. di T I TALI Planter Fuqui 2 i Prices MANY I i -NOT EXfli When officers and men of the Anti-Aircraf >attalion from Camp Davis were here last Tues lay and Wednesday they were surprised at th< tordial reception accorded them by Southpor jeople. One gesture that made a particularl; trong impression was when Fred Stevens, man iger of Magnolia Dairy, went by camp Tuesda; vening and said that he had 48-quarts of mill le wanted to give to the soldiers. Roy Swain, ii charge of the Southport ice plant, went out o lis way to be nice to them, and his telephone wai ised as a sort of outside contact for the camp tlso making an unusual contribution to the en ertainment was Dollie Evans, who loaned thi ilayer victrola from her place for use at the danci n honor of the visiting boys. She not only loanei he machine, but helped move it. Brunswick county furnished its share of spec ators to the record-breaking crowds that attendee 3ole Bros. Circus in Wilmington Thursday, am hose who went made those who didn't go sorrj vhen they came home with reports of the sizi ind general excellence of the show. Throughou his stage of its present tour the circus has beet ivershadowed by memory of the Barnum & Bail y-Ringling Bios, outfit. Actually, Cole Bros, ii >ne of the two largest circuses in the world, anc t is only after seeing it that a circus fan realize! hat anything that would make it larger woulc Mrs. A. B. Willis was a Wil- in Burlington lington visitor Friday. panied Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Frink and Miss Vio- on account of it Hewett, of Southport visited i grandmother, frs. Roger Clemmons Monday. j Mr. and Mrs Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Anthony, j Currie were vii Irs. D. F. Bowen and Mrs. M. > morning. !. Cheers of Wilmington spent | R. E. DeWi le weeK ena nere. cj oeguuuu, v. A very interesting and well at- here Monday al ;nded revival meeting was held r6V and m t Chapel Hill Baptist church ]eft Monday ] ist week conducted by the Rev. a<jelphia Pa., foodrow Robbins, of Leland. J wonderful revi\ Mr. and Mrs. J. Pearlie Russ, the Wayside G< nd Mrs. J. A. Russ were busi-1 Miss Ethel S ess visitors in Wilmington Tues-Jand two 8jSters ay- ! of Altoona. Pe Mrs. C. A. Russ and doughter, noon to visit I ay, visited Mrs. C. A. Thomas ginia Pope, i Wilmington Friday. Rev. J. R. I was a visitor h Winnabow News in& j The Home C Mrs. W. D. Briggs of Raleigh | E. church Sun as a visitor here Tuesday after- j derful day for son. | large number ] W. S. Mitchell of Columbia, S. | I'ghtful picnic c '. was a visitor here Thursday [ Exilll rening. Mrs. Preston Savage and 2 chil- j Mr. and Mrs ren spent Saturday and Sunday' Mrs. Paul Tipl - SELL THE BALANCE OF OB AC -WITH,E Y Bros. Operators Of s and Talley Bros. ay Sprini Sets of Bi ENABLES US TO GIVE PROMPT SA Advance E FARMERS AVER/A WEDNESDAY, OCTORr.R 1, iTLYNEWS- 'I T just be something else he'd he T"^ Thanks to publicity man Cornv.y.: . matinee crowd in Wilmington w, 1 t the season. One of the best shows con - | Amuzu is "Blondie Plays Cupid B f ' Wednesday and Thursday and K. t ! Lake and Penny Singleton as n H i ! comics' famous Mr. and Mrs. Bu f the current series of ngmgeme. 3 1 at Lumlna first it was swing I then it was sweet (Guy Lomb i j night of next week it's sweet - * 3 I a big shot of twenty years stunning v H 5 i You'd think that anybody who W 1 I as many fish as does Mr. Jim W wouldn't have such a keen appct.t. ' ' Mrs Robert Maultsby (Adrea An H 1 ! up waiting to buy some spots ? J ' Cooker one day last week after & [ i down on fish production : ! ! all sUrved for a mess of fish. Although first night runs on pi ? ! without exception best from point s the Amuzu. Manager Price Furpi H 1 on one picture recently he K , : amount to the penny on the sew. H I | received on the first. ZZeTTtoey accom-to their horn- :,t !: j| Mrs Melvin Smith fornia. aftei a the iUness of their here^^^ W. 8. Pri^gen of T. R. Phelps sitors here Monday bed with parahw IS j Mrs. W. B. Euw.,: fi tt and family of ering from a 1 ,'al. were visitors Ivan Bennett, n 1 t !. E fternoon. son. S. C.. spent tl: . j. ,, R rs. 3. S. Ottesson here with h's pat \;. jf norning for Phil- Mts. J. L. Bern 1 R after holding a ' Miss Opal Bctai :al of 2 weeks at Southport white gy ttspel Mission. work in the ! e K atterfield's mother HosP'^!l- g another friend I * S; Mcl5e" arrived Sunday |at h,s ho,m' ht" S ler and Miss Vir- Mr. and Mrs. I 35. and little son. Lair >,|, S >otts of Penderlea'?" > < ' B ere Tuesday morn- x IM ''1 ' 1 W-: tng the week end. K Mrs. \V. HL oming at Zion M. Waccamaw, visit i h t BR 'day was a won-|T ^ Phelps, leivuiv fil all. There was a A reviva, wj]| , S present and a de-,at New Ljf(> B;1|.t]R ,inncr' ! on Sunday night ?>. i-. 12> H 1 News {Rev. M. L. Mint;: B ! be in charge and l: < p H| . Albert Russ andjver from Lauringimi H ton have returned i preaching. IE OUR I CO I &BECK Warehouses I js, N. C uyers I YOU I iLES I Very Day I lGE OVER 43C I
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