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PAGE 2 THE STATE EQJRT PILO? Southport, N. G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor *\ Entered u aecond-clu> utter April 30, 1028, at tha Poat Office at Southport N. C? under the act of March 8, 1870. Subscription Rates ONE TEAR : : -3US0 KX MONTHS 1.00 JHREE 'MONTHS '3ft RATIONAL EDITORIALwatfSae. . 11-* s ' i ^ Wednesday, November 4, 1942 IT you stick a pin in a ballooh It ?5bp$, and is of no more use. Let the aij* out slowly and you save it, as good as pew., And so it is with pompous individuals; if you take care and do not burst their pride, there is always the possibility of salvaging some good from them. Along with the neecT for folks who will not talk about their neighbor is a more pressing need for those who will not listen to malicious stories of this nature, for where there's one talking, there usually are a half-dozen listeners. i The proudest of us should remember that even the most humble servant in the town has knowledge that we flo not pos ? j iL-i u? Unn of Inncf rtrta ifih t.hjlt ' sess, ana mat hc a?a ?v?k.v j? ?;? j lie can do better than we could hope to do it without long and tedious practice! I No time spent in polite conversation ] should be considered wasted. ( Too many people have the attitude | that rationing may be a good thing if it ^ saves enough material so the nation wilt j not miss that pail that they are hoarding. ? ^ Transition WHEN we hear a businessman bemoaning his sad lot because of ^ price ceilings, shortage of merchandise ^ and the many other inconveniences that . have been 'brought on by the war, we ,like , to think of Mr. Lee Braxton, of Whiteville, who is the best example we know \ of a man who has changed the pace of j ^ his merchandising efforts to suit the times. ' When we first began to feel the pinch of the war effort about one year ago, Mr. 1 Braxton was one of the biggest automo- ' bile dealers in the town of Whiteville. In ! addition, he had an automobile service i place and sold gasoline and tires. Every i one of the first three rationed commodi- < ties hit his business squarely in the mid- ^ die, and many of,his less imaginative competitors folded up and went out of business for the duration. , t But not our friend Braxton. He reason- ( ed that this was an era of prosperity, and that people, being unable to spend their , money for the things they wanted, were going to spend it for the things they could get. So he set about the business ! of furnishing them merchandise that was still obtainable?and things that were of ! considerable service to most of the people. i You have to visit the former show room of the Braxton garage to understand just what we mean. ?\>r instance," i who'd believe that you could buy pastel 1 dishes in a place that formerly handed out bearings and piston ring's; that yon can buy electric ranges in the same department that formerly supplies mufflers and axles; that a two-horse'wagon could take over the spotlight place in the show room. ' " Last week Mr. Braxton told us that he was on a buying trip. "I'm going to buy snmp Af ovomrfViincr fViof T aom V- v.vijvunift ninu A. vail Oblll get and the people in this section can use. I don't know what it will be; and I know for a fact that it probably will have very little resemblance to a normal stock for an automobile garage. But as long as the people want to buy; and as long as I can get something to sell them; I'm going'tb be doing business at the same old stand." There's a lesson for us in that attitude. Planned, Housing WE suppose that it would be something of an exaggeration to say that there is an acute housing problem here in Southport, but we kfiow for a fact that much unphasant inconvenience has resulted from the limited ability of tliis community to provide suitable quarters for newcomers. This has been particularly true with re-1 gard to taking care of navy personnel, both enlisted men and officers. These fellows have been sent here on duty, and if v..I >' . ' ' li) ' JLJLfir . ... y. nfliaii THE ST tbey pap secure accarprno^tians for tjiei wiVM ahfj members of tneir family, tliej theirs is a happier existence, and thei morale is ,the better for it. The time .has come when there are n more houses or apartments in easy reac of these men, but there still are untappei facilities for taking care of as mapy mor a* have foupd homes here thus far. Thes roorps and apartments are in the home of'our citizens who have never consicfere renting a part' of'their house, arid wlic for that peason, have never given a prac tical thought to their ability to provid living conditions for another family unil Most of these folks would prefer t continue to live just as thpy bjtye ,bpe: living: but this is no time for a selfish "us four and no more" attitude.-We hav reached the point where the patrioti v v' . : --I V . S* r, , thing to do is to arrange to have roomers or to have another family occupy ai apartment in your' home. ?his may no make for the greatest possible ajnount o comfort nor convenience for yon, nor, in depd, for your guests; bqt it will help" i lot of service men get situated pleasantl; and with their families. Farm Dangers ! i r X . THE Oxford Public Ledger sounds < warning note about tjhe dpn^er: which lie abouf the farm, whph it says "The farm is a very dangerous pljice? not inherently so, but carelessness make: it so, "Jfarm accidents during 1941 tool 18,500 lives, 7,500 of them, or two-fifth: of the total, were deaths resulting fron home accidents. Work accidents account 3d for 4,500 of the lost lives. "The National Grange calculated thai the work fatality total was the lhrgesi recorded for- any of six major branches of industry, amounting to exactly one fourth of all workers, so the indicatec frequency of fatal accidents on tile fpnr was above the average for the whoh country. The total of work hours lost from non ratal accidents wouia reacn a staggering :otal figure, for an estimated 225,00( farm workers were injured in accidents Were is possible to use the time lost bj these injured workers, they could have produced food enough to feed a substan tial portion of the armed forces for i fay. "Along this trail of farm accidents which cost so many lives and resulted ir ;housands of man-hours going to waste is * story of carelessness. These are times In which one can ill-afford to be careless In action, thought or talk, and' the farir sught to becoifie the relatively safe place ihat it is." Meeting Our Tax Obligations npHE Charlotte Observer wisely suggests JT that taxpayers begin thinking noy about the time not long hence when thej will be called upon to meet their fax obli gations. If they^ fail to do so, there is go ing to be a serious problem created, an< a lot of embarrassment caused somebody the ObserVer Says: "Since the Administration and Conpres: have turned thumbs down on a measure that would have taken an individual's pr< rata total tax bill out of that individual'] earnings, as earned, such is the pmy wis* course to be followed in facing this stu piehdous levy that is now to be applie^ against personal .incomes. "The pay-as-you-go plan was decidedly preferable as an organic partofthe 71'ev tax bill because, in that event, the Fed eral Government would have enforced i rule of eagier, surer and less painful pay ment which, left to private option, wil not be generally adopted." "Those who are thrifty and forward looking will, of course, take adequat< care in adVance of the load of taxes t< be dumped on them at some given dati in the futilre'. "But nine out of ten of the Americai people are not built that way. "They will continue to spend their in come for other things as it comes in, an< theft, when the date turns up for them t< pay Uncle Sam the full amount of taxe as stipulated, their pockets will be empt; and they will find themselves in the mid c(le of an engulfiftg mess. "It is far easier for an individual b pay his government $1,000 in taxes fn in Stallments of $20 per week before th bill comes due, than to wait until a givei siiigle date, or dates, months off, and fac the necessity of forking up the total ii four annual instalments as it now al lowed." bfl i ; . ????? ATE PORT PILOT. SOUTHPOl I WE home I J FRONT d I . '? - ?? ?! ?: ktir 6 ' 1 The devastation of Europe by e the Nazi hordes, like a destruc- b S tive flood, begins to sap the C j foundations of "the "new order" e : that Hitler has tried in vain to b '> erect. Typhus, scourge of World b War I, is on the increase in y ei Nazi-held ' territory and i'ri the s Balkans. The German army is J " unyaccinated because of a re- c 0 ported mistake ? German scien- h n tists triced to> produce vaccines of v superior- ' q'i/ality,"' btit failed to" '? achieve mass production. There '' e 4re reports, too, of decreased d wpr o'tftpiit by the Nazis' enslav- f ed^workers. ' Those ''in" oWiipied j lands weakened by privations fl ' &rid sullenly resisting "coopera- 1 tion" ? also deliver"far less pro- P t ducts of all kinds, including w f foods. Except for potatoes, this year's European harvest is below even v 1 last year's sjibnbrmal crops, but }, I the effects" of acute scarcities c are less apparent to the Germans, who'have'added to their larders j_ the foods stolen from" their vie- ^ tims. By this means the Nazis are able to' provide an average meat ration of 12'z ounces per : Week of the types of meats re- J; stricted in the U. S. But in Nor- ]( way, although the official meat w ration is 7.1 ounces, actual con5 sumptitA is far' less on the aver- h < age. 'In the Netherlands, the ra- t, tion is fixed at 10.6 ounces, but ! a Ifpllander is lucky to get one3 third of that amount, and for Belgians the allowance is only w 4.9 ounces. Greece has no regular b i meat distribution, the Poles are t( 3 starving. Italians get from 3H> p to 5% ounces of meat, 1H oun- c ces of sausage. OUR RATION IS WEEKLY FEAST f! , The average' adult Briton's ra- y ? tion of' 31 ounces a week includ- jr t es meat of all kinds. He gets 70 j( j percent less fish' and a third less \ poultry than before the war, and g, ' 'only one egg a month. Compared n [ to meat ' allowaribes throughout c Europe, our voluntary share-the- F mblt ratiOn of' 2% pounds of ft i "fed meat" per person, with no 0! restrictions off liVbr, kidneys and other "variety" meats, is a' week ly feast. r Ride - sharing is a most im- ? ) pOrtant part of the five-tire pro- gi gram for saving tire rubber. No a extra gasoline rations will be is- & r sued to those who claim the need 0 t for additional gasoline to drive - to work Or for necessary busi Ttofle trine iinlpee thpv holnnir tn l" l a car - sharing group, or can prove that this is not possible and no other means of transporta; tion is available. Ail members of group ride clubs among war work1 ers', however, can get tires re5 capped,' if recapping is needed, 5 and if their tires are beyond recapping, they may buy new tires 5 of reclaimed rubber. The number I of those who may secure "prefer, red" or extra-mileage rations have been reduced, but among those S Who still have mileage privileges C are farmers carrying products to ? market, farm workers, commercial fishermen and marine work- n es going to and from their work, n doctors; Veteriharies,' nurses and tl ministers engaged in essential tl sfehiffces' aWay from their homes, "p J Everyone, however, will have to t< j give up for the duration all Sl thought' of drivihg from one va- p 7 calkin spot to another! The war - is tifmtning off all such luxuries. f( I' TO REALIZE WHAT 0 *TRI>IMING' MEANS 1 ' When 4 we start paying next ; gear's taxes, we'll begin to real- n ijze how far the trimming process M Can go. The Government's war ex- 9 S' henditures will run to about 55 " j billion'' dollars this year, around " 'BO billion dollars in 1943. A ffer _ v (?V -T'1 !1 I deducting direct war needs, there j? ? will be left over for our use at v ? hojne next yCar about 70 billion rr r 'dollars worth 'Of goods and serv- '' " iCCA'By the last quarter of 1943 b 1 we'll have Only about three quartCri of our ribrrrtal supply of civil- n ' ian goods t6 btiy arid sell. In the n 71 scramble' for scarce goods the a j\ small retailer is 'at a dlsadvant- it age compared With larger stores, si Bwced With dwindling stocks arid f' 1 loss ' of Clerks to war service, a . 'small shopowners will have to " j work harder, cut out unnecessary " Services to customers, increase Self-service wherever possible, be c careful in granting credit. V An important wartime economy p ' is brought about by reducing ? ) styles, types, and patterns of b a manufactured goods. Many lines n already .have been simplified. * Production of cast - iron kitchen- {J 1 ware has been cut from about a 200 different items to a dozen or n so, and similar action has been e - taken in regard to kitchen, medi- o } cal and hospital enamelware. The 81 number of sizes of railway and w transit service car wheels has f( S been reduced from 500 to 50. p W Men's and' boy's rayoh and cot- c ton garments have also been a simplified. <? " ? " , ' d AUXILIARY MEETS b 0 The Auxflihry of Dosher Mem- b l- orial will meet at Oie hospital on y g next Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock. a tl BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT ? e Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Taylor, a of South port, announce the birth ? 1 of a daughter at James Walker u [- Memorial Hospital Thursday, October 29. tl rr, n. c. _ With The^i|| Colors 49^"' * ? * ?*? i< VICTOR EARL COX, Southport loy, whose mother, Mrs. Mary 'ox, now lives at Ash. is report- c: d slightly ill or wounded' In a .. lospital in Australia. He has ieen in the army nearly two 0 ears and was at home for a a hort time early in the year, C( ust before embarking. In a re-- . ent letter to his mother he u ad not heard from her or his ir rife since early in July. This beig the case, he has not yet ?amed that he has a baby:n aughter, born late in AUgtist. | s< lis wife resides at Ash while he tl f away in service. The young ellow seems to take an optimis- .1 ic view of the situation. He exressed the belief that the war cl .'ill be over soon. ' . ? ? LIEUT. FRED COVINGTON', a ,'hose wife was Miss Roma cl foore. of Southport, ' has been, Si ' ' I; ?'? ? ' 0i ommissioned a Captain. He is b, ow serving <A? tne West 'Coast. d Te was formerly itt corrltnand of a .'amp Sapoiia' at 'SouthpdrtV '' w * ,* tl WESLEY HOLD EN, injured in s| ac attack oil c the Solomon Is- w ihdd. Who hAs b&n a'thbrte oh tl Jive tdf tfiC jitist two1 'Wfcelfs, t( '111 leaV'e sflortty tb serve ort an- hi thcr ship. The smalj destroyfer "> e'was on dtiirinij "the fft&t a't- w Ick on the Solb'tfion" Islands Was r< u'rik' by S' 'cfbiSe'r. ' ''' ? t I- *>< ? 1 ? a: A large group of colored men p, 'ere inducted ' Info the service s< y the Ideal' draft board and sent w 5 the trainihg cafhp' from here 'riday hibrning.' Congressthah y 'laude AbernatHy, who \Vds pre ent When they boa'rded the bus, "c emarked to a newsman on the s ine spirts these men were in. ti Without exception, they were jok- g> lg and laughing. All were seem- ti igly anxious to get into service, h * w tudying radio operation and lechanics at the Army Air Fore Technical School in ' Sioux 'alls, South Dakota. He is the on of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Paden f Lelaiid. ' # * * | JAMES T. PADEN, has re- . orted at Shaw Field, S. C., for asic training prior to being asigned to a squadron to train for s< viation mechinist. "He is another on of Mr. arid Mrs. W. L. Paden f Leland. * rr OPEN FORUM : A column dedicated to opinions of the public. A mouthpiece for the views and observations of our friends and readers, for which we accept no responsibility. Contributions to this column must not exceed three hundred words. Southport, N .C. October 27, 1942 OUTHPORT COUNCIL IF CIVILIAN DEFENSE OUTHPORT, N. C. IENTLEMEN: A few weeks ago I received a ew assignment, in addition to ly work here at Southport. At iiat time 1 called a meeting of tie local Defense Council, comrised of the County Co-ordinair, Mayor, Board of Alderman, 2vera 1 local attorneys and other rominent Southport citizens and ubmitted my resignation as Comlander of the local Civilian De- ; ;nese organization, my term of ffice to expire on October 31, 942. At this time I wish to submit ly resignation in writing, and 'ould like to say that my reaon for doing so is explained by ly necessitated absence from the ity of the first two weeks in ach month. I believe that the ature of the work of our Civilin Defense organization is so ltal to the safety and public lorale of a community that it is operative that the Commander e m close touch with his organlation at all times. It is with a feeling of personal ' egret that my professional duty ecessitates my resignation from work that I have grown to >ve, despite its distinctively pasive characteristics. Yet I can . eel that most Of what has been i ccomplished here In Southport l the way of Civilian Defense, i largely the result of the untirlg efforts of Mr. Charles Trott . . County Co-ordinator; Dr. Roy Daniel ... Chief Air Raid /arden; and the Rev. Howell, astor of Zion A. M. E. (Colord) church. These men have een a source of inspiration to le and, I'm sure, to the other ctive Defense workers in Southort. Each of these gentlemen as given tirelessly of his energy , nd time so that the community j light be prepared to meet any i ventuality which might arise out ' f this present war. They de erve your praise and continued rnoiehearted support. It should be a source of comsrt to each of us heTe in Southort to know that we have a ontrol center, properly equipped nd "manned" with trained peronnel twenty-four hours of each ay. These women have voluneered their services as have all tie others connected with our >cal Office of Civilian Defense, rithout pay or material renumertion, to receive and Hash signIs of warning to sleeping resients when enemy ships or planes re spoted in the vicinity or near ur shores. They, too, deserve nfeigned thanks. I wish that I might mention he .^arae of each defense work- g - NOT Thoifias Ru"ss filially landed" in "th lass w^ien he purchased a fine look! ist week About the most si ically is the Plaxco poney pulling On the early maps of this eour reek on the Vyilmington highway \ Jacques" Creek ... If you want ptimistic some people have been bout the phance of development [insider that at one time a good ar ig west of Bethel church was divid 1 g lots. Everybody who has been out in th mch says that there are plenty of i on. In less than one month we hope i V - >' 'i(. ft4 ; iose who find out . . . Incidentally ime in Monday?but duck-hunting v There's a real effort being made lestra for a dance here oh Armisti iter?we hope . . . Use of bicycles fad locally, and included among lasers are Rev. R. S. Harrison, Gu: r on our fine and capable staff, 101 ut to Write-out Some three hun-'isred names would take consider- j ?. ble time and Space! Vet I do ish tt}"thank each of y6u from! le bottom of my heart for your'st ilendld and wHling cooperation 10f ith me and my staff during: le past months, and I urge you ^ ) continue steadfast at your;al. ard days ahead. Those boys, out-yonder" have nd rest, no' arm homes, ahd no time for taxation. With God's help we P? t hohie'shall not fail them . .. in >r we must and we shall protect! ne ltd defend their most cherished k? ossessions: their homes, their, ihools,- and their freedom of: orship. . In concluding let me inform," ou that the Rev. Russell Har- f0 Son has been ,chosen as myi01' iccessor as Commander of the iar ' ^^?froniootiA?i in IflT lVlliail LJKlCliae \zigdiuwvw I ? outhport. This was a wise selec-! on, fOr Mr. Harrison is a1 entlerrt?n and leader with quali-es of discretion Let us give im our full support and ithusiastic cooperation! Respectfully yours, C. L. ALLIGOOD : SOUTHPORT | SCHOOL NEWS The outstanding event of the^ :hool .season was the Hallowe'en irnival given Friday night in the igh school auditorium and the ymnasium. The first part of the carnivalj lade up of stunts given by each f the grades was held 'in the uditprium. All of the stunts 'ere very good, but the most THIS \ ann News aboi . v. T*' t <\ V Brunswick Coi marily for the i ted k> B^unswi Send in yc - -- ? r- - v you will not mi The Pi THE ST "YOUR 1 ( h i WEfrNl BflCfLY N1 e Ko>se-6wner R0y Swain. In at ng saddle nag conveyances have tylish turn-out ty. a buggy. With no inters ity "Jackies" ing followed in p vas known as us like a good ti to know how iums of the oounl in the past j renter of comrau at Southport I months. We knov ea of land ly- [ a project here in led into build-1 ing to see a lar j weren't ready to e county very j show at the Ami ijutfil this sea-1 the recording of ' ! to be among gan playing. , duck season First there was veather didn't, bullets in this sect to get an or- to get . . . Charl ce Day. More made a good cro] is more than county home. . . the late pur-1 sawing up his gia 3 McNeill and I converting them itstanding was the negro mintral presented by the third ade. These small boys and girls id worked very hard on their unt. and under the supervision Miss Kent, their teacher, this ass won first place. Among the her classes who received honorile mention were the ninth and eventh grades. After the stunts, the costume trade was held, the winners beg Jean Thompson, dressed as a gro mammy and Charles Par;r dressed as a pumpkin. SCRAP DRIVE We wish to thank the patrons j Southport, teachers and pupils r their unselfish cooperation in' ir recent scrap drive. Also we e indebted to the city officials id State Highway officials in f i>r> t%r.n yV'tf BUSINESS A] Whether your or< whether you shop ee always be assured tl a,t our store and that -i I I t .. J ? t?. ' t . ! * patronage. R. GALI General M SUPPU r'f f"wr--v*<rtr%" ri-y <rfrr*tb?? Ylff VEEK # .i+r* 9ta#rr<? t EVERY ;* A l- t*f - t * it people, places i inty gathered and Information of per -*. ? ???r i-.r r;5-.P? *i A"2< ck County. J ' lur subscription tl # 4 9 I ss another issue f o 7 ' "ice Is $1.50 A ?; ATE PORT XHJNTY NEWSP touthport, N. C. -?i ..' lSDay, NovtMarp 4 .,M IT| Idition, many " I been purchased out in the cr.u8. H cholastic basketball -r-hedule h,.>B runswlck this wintet it i0,-,ksH me to convert the five gytr.nss. ty into indoor play i . H nity activity durii , ... H , that there is H Southport. ... 1' encourw. ge numher of ? . . H leave stand foil it .... H izu Saturday nighr the moment The Star Spang H i a shortage of .22 < allbte tide I .ion; now shotgun shells ate hug H ie Hickman and his rovrd haVi H p this year on the farm at the H . Robert Jones is talking about H nt wooden silo Into eettau uj H into modernistie chi ken houiti H helping ds move tin- scran from one place to and We have already livere.l li.H 487 pounds of this metal to tWilmington J i approximate H about 257 pounds p-i pupil, OurH goal is kOO pounds or over are still working hard on th.sH drive to obtain it Teacher Resigns Trow Faculty Miss Charlotte Young. member of the Southport high school ft. culty, has resigned and has accepted a position in the W^t). ville high school. Her place here is being taken by Mrs. Fields. PPRECIATED is Iflrdp nr email ?? ? * ** " xiiiuii, trly or late, you can lat you are welcome : we appreciate your vO W AY erchandise N. G. WEEK II ityd events in II ! written pri- I ++ * 1 ID sons interes- II IH his week, so I H ir a full year. I Year I PILOT I APER" I ?Z1
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