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^ STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. <^HHED EVERY WEDNESDAY HARPER. JR.. Editor matter April 20. 1928, at poft office at South port. N. C.. under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates VEAR 5160 ??CftTHS 1.00 MONTHS .76 NATIONAL CDITORIAL. W ASSOCIATION it il ,,I ,c>day. February 1 o. 1943 TLrr is I Differ?nct> \ FT A1N Eddie Rickenhacker, after f . tjr from his gruelling exper South Seas and his inspection fronts, is the only man who w! at the American people needi in connection with production in the newspapers and in the ' lie said that if the soldiers transferred from the hell holes . on the battlefronts. to our ! ii' the employes in the facr . : bo transferred to the battlenet ion in this country would n ty days. r , -line of his voice and his expresuld see that he was disgusted Pollyanna talk about workers at classed as filling "battle staItickenbacker emphasized that ' people in this country can do . . measure equal what the boys tie lines are doing. They don't I e pay and they work day and : . : t : ocessarv. ; t ; i i>le agree with Captain Ricken.Just because some of us wear "tin * ?.dine, we don't want to become up with the idea that we are fill. - stations''?we are not. Battle -; re where the bullets fly and men . : where men work as long as - M.nethinir to do: where orders eyed: where overtime pay and : > . re not an issue; and where the - ::: m of liberty and freedom for ia! are the guiding stars. Hitler Couldn't Do Better iX : lent is taking place in Puerto A which should be brought to the : of every American citizen. As territory of the United States, V e used as a guinea pig for social i at the hands of socialist polij king under cover of emergency '' ' <. ! > granted by the people of this their government for the effi " prosecution of the war. It is an e <v I'niwer that should make a fair oipserver see red. e war is being fought to preserve reestablish the principles of repretive government and individual B ' the same officials who pay ; -mice to these war aims have pro' ape Hitler in Puerto Rico. As cN'ew York Times recently pointed out, :insistence of American government :'e:;;-s tlit Legislature of Puerto Rico in iist two sessions has: "(1) provided 1 ~i,veniment ownership of more than the island's sugar lands; (2) turned " the -,ugar mills into public utilities, to regulations of the Public SerCommission; (3) authorized the gov* ' ? .--.-I ? Ar?oj'Q + Q oil tu pu run use <tnu upvunv ?%** " of communication; (4) provided tfivernment owenrship of all means importation; (5) created a govern': ?k in which all insular revenues ''C deposited; and (6) authorized I'mation of a development company which the government may enany form of private business." e People of Puerto Rico have futilely ed the destruction of private owner'' American courts have condemned it, out that the emergency powers 'rjVernment were never intended for application. But the process contin''uerto Rico is fast becoming a soci tate under the jurisdiction of the States. What irony! il preview of "the brave new 1 XVf' may expect to see in expanded f. ? this country and other countries ' Hds nation is now helping to libeW ]yeek Lboy Scout week, and we could ave a finer privilege than to announcement found elsewhere >er that Douglas Jones has be rst Eagle Scout in the history rt. Hats off to this boy, and to his fellow members of Boy Scout Troop No. 35. They are a fine organization and arc a credit to our community. And while we are about it, this would be a fitting time to give Fred Ash burn the recognition he deserves as their leader. Much of the success of the troop may be traced to his patient and intelligent lead- c ership. ? I ^ |A Friend Moves Away c !ii IT isn't often that we have permitted | p personalities to enter into the subject i f matter for our editorials, and we wouldn't It now were it not for the fact that we|* know that we reflect the sentiment of so a ! many citizens of this immediate section C of Brunswick county. a Last week we learned that Mr. Bonnie c Williams had sold his farm near South- n port and was going to move back to his ? old home near Shallotte. Since then we 0 have heard dozens of the more respon-j^ sible people in our community express f, sincere regret to see him go. (] He first became well known to citizens ? of the Southport area when he moved " here about eighteen years ago to take n over the job of superintendent of the Brunswick County Home. It is doubtful I that the aged and infirm of any count* jc (ever were entrusted into the hands of a ^ ; kinder or more sympathetic couple than ci Mr. Bennie and Miss Carrie. a J Then the drudgery of their task began j^' to leave its mark upon their health, and p they resigned from their work at the a 'county home. They moved then into their little farm cottage on the Wilmington ti highway, and became a model of peace w ! and contentment. q I The nice thing about it is that his g friends in the other part of the county is will be just as glad to see him return, and ? so it is that those .of us here must be ir cheered by the thought that our loss is w their gain. p " 8< People who declare they like to eat ir j horse meat deserve to get the tiorse laugh. t? For all his pomp and strut, t( II Duce's certainly in a rut. ^ ' - j? Some folks think Hitler's dead?he*is, w S' but just from the neck up. b; F Probably the reason the guy is fat is because he always insisted on getting his just desserts. 01 c< We've heard much about dry humor, but some of that which comes over the n< radio could stand some dampening. f< t< SI Rationing us to three pairs of shoes a g year is all right, but who's going to help h us pay for the other two pairs. " bi I Shears And Paste I ? ! ti WAR WIDOW'S TAX {J pi (Omaha Morning World-Herald) ft Maj. Carl Siglin, of Michigan, has been de- ^ scribed as "the bravest man in the United p States army." He was killed in Africa while bringing in a wounded man under heavy fire. His widow is left with two children, aged b( 22 months and seven months. She also in- si 1c herits from her heroic husband a bill of in- ^ come taxes, estimated at from $80 to $100. h If Maj. Siglin had lived, payment could a; have been postponed until after the war. But " under the law, it is said, the widow becomes g( technically liable for the amount at once. Mrs. t< Siglin's friends have taken the matter to Rovpnup Rll Washington vvnere uie uiwmcu ^ reau is wrestling with it. hi Such strange situations would not arise P under the Ruml pay-as-you-go income tax ^ plan. Under this plan, taxes are paid when n the money is earned. When the breadwinner ,c dies, no tax liability is left dangling over the ! widow and children. w The Siglin case is deemed news because of & the circumstances of brave Maj. Siglin's death. Thousands of other widows are suffering without publicity as a result of the same defect in I the present income tax system. a 1 n QUIET POSSESSION e (Chattanooga Times.) a Deeds transferring property in Tennessee inelude an interesting phrase. They provide that ^ a person be left "in quiet possession." g It is a phrase which should be noticed in- h ternationally.' The little nations should be left n in quiet possession of their freedom, their pro- Si perty, rights to happiness. There are varying k degrees of possession. Certainly, "Quiet pos- ri session" is the sort we are fighting to win t( IT back for men and nations. p; THE STATE PORT PI1 THE HOME FRONT A check of the results of price ontrol in 194^ has shown that eilings on the prices of food, lothing, rents in critical war-inustry areas, and other cost-ofiving items saved the nation's onsumers around six billion dolirs. or an average of nearly $140 ier family. And it must be remembered that the majority of hese controls were applied during he last six months of the year, f present prices are held through 94.'!, savings will amount to bout $400 per family. There is a large "if" in our calulations. however. Pressure gainst the price structure is inreasing in every direction, mainf because tne nuge gain in our ational income?(expected to exeed $120 billions this year) is out f line with the growing scarcity f civilian goods and services, 'hat is, we arc constantly getting lore money, with which to buy ;wer goods and services. The competition of dollars for the reuced supplies of everything ould be far more severe were it ot for the rationing of many ems, and the knowledge that lany more will be rationed. l ASABL.IM'A SI'OTI.KillTS HOME FRONT The historic meeting of Allied tiiefs at Casablanca and their ledge that the United Nations ill accept nothing less than unanditional surrender of the Axis gain emphasized the vital im>rtance of every effort on the tome Front ? and keeping down rices, wages, and profits are mong the most essential of these fforts. Inflation, or uncontrolled ise in the prices of all commodies and in the cost of living ould be a serious threat to unualified victory. Rationing of all kinds, includig the point system of rationing, i a part of our war on inflation, nee it assures a fair divison of valable supplies, instead of perlitting those with more money or lore time to grab the lion's share f scarce commodities and foods, oint rationing, therefore, is no iheme for typing up purchases i red tape, but one of the few 'liable methods of halting the impetitive buying which leads ) pressure on price ceilings and > inflation. On March 1 commerally canned, bottled and frozen aits and veeethles inriiuUrin* - -o lice, all soups, and dried fruits ill be rationed under the point pstem. Retail sales of foods to s rationed will be suspended on ebruary 20. FOOD GROWERS TO RE HELPED A plan for stabilizing the cost f living and at the same time enluraging farmers to produce jfficient quantities of certain )ods for military and civilian ?eds being tried out with the )ur major canning crops ? imatoes, peas, sweet corn and nap beans. Under the new proram growers of these crops will e assured a larger return than ley received in 1942, but the ifference in costs will be absorsd by the Government through urchase of the output of certied processors or canners at pric3 allowing fixed minimum reirns to growers. The Governlent will then resell a portion of le pack to these canners at a iscount for civilian use so that le higher prices paid will not be assed on to the consumer. Thus, irmers will receive more for the lur major crops, but the houseife will pay no more for canned roducts than she paid last year. Although very little butter is lipped out of this country except >r our men overseas, there has sen a neavy cirain on nutter :ocks, resulting: in wide-sprearl ical shortages. Butter production ust year totaled more than two illion pounds, but men in the rmed services, on the average eat lore butter than civilians ordinrily consume, and an ample re;rve must be maintained in order ) assure their supplies. In addion, with civilian war incomes p, more people have been eating irger amounts of butter, and ave been consuming more evaorated milk, ice cream, and dairy roducts?all made from fluid lilk?thus cutting into butter lanufacture. In 1943, we'll get iss butter than usual?an averge of about a quarter of a ound per week per person?but 'e'll know that our fighters are etting the butter fats they need > carry on to unconditional vic5ry. GLYCERINE NEED IS CRITICAL The wartime needs for glycerine re many and urgent?distilled for ledical supplies, in a raw state s a lubricant for such machines s gun mechanisms, steering ears, uepui cimige uring pieces, nd as an element in the manuire of explosives. Since waste itchen fats contain 10 percent lycerine, every ounce of fats and reases should be saved in the ome and turned in to dealers . . Every kind of metal replacelents for the home is getting :race or already in cff the maret. Homeowners should prevent jst and corrosion of metal gut:rs, rain-spouts, window caselents and other exposed metal arts by applying a coat of good ^OT. SOUTHPORT. N. C. 'quality metal primer, followed by one of the new finish coats that don't contain critical coating materials . . . And even transparent wrappings for bottles are becoming critical. But it has been agreed that news reels, as vital orj gans of public information, must ! be curtailed as little as possible . , . Wooden bowling balls are on I the way, some laminated wood balls already are on the market,, land 20 tons of scrap rubber will ! go to the making of 720,000 base- j 1 bails with rubber-cushioned cen- j ' ters. Ping-pong balls are now made of low-grade celluloid, pad-; dies come without rubber faces.1 Bows and arrows are plentiful but i [ the new arrows lack metal tips j I. . . All men of draft age work! ing in 29 occupations classified as | non-deferrable, and .05 types of j j businesses or services similarly j classified will be liable for mili-' tary service on April 1 unless' they are engaged in an essential waitime occupation on that date. ! WASHINGTON | LETTER WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. ? | While anxious eyes are turned to the ups and downs of our armed forces abroad, the marked changes in manpower policies has quickened public interest in the relai tive standing of able-bodied men. ; The rationing of civilian labor has I brought an avalanche of mail to: the lawmakers within the week, j Another topic inspiring a heavy j barrage of telegrams and letters i jis the pending proposal to revamp I ! the income tax plans so that tax-j os due on last year's income willj be "forgiven" and a higher as-;, coQcmnnt roto imnAoml r?r? tho ' citizens' 1043 revenues. Both subjects are so close to the people that lawmakers, desirous of keeping in the good graces of the I voters and responding to these urgent inquiries, have little time fcr other routine duties. ! The legislators have several ; committees investigating various phases of the manpower problem, i The major issue of providing statutory authority for the compulsory transfer of workers from non-essential to essential work is handled with kid gloves. The Con, givss is apparently satisfied at present to permit the War Man-1 J power Commission to impose the directives. Under this plan of1 probing rather than enacting, the j solon3 are in effect shelving the j responsibility of errors and subsequent bad feeling squarely on the shoulders of the War Miyi- , power Commission. If the1 &itUhf i tion eventually slips out of hand I the national legislature will be obliged to step into the picture. The list on non-deferable jobs ; released a few days ago has swamped local offices of the U. | S. Employment Service. Corres! pondence discloses that Senators and Representatives are asked to help the home folks clarify the status of many workers engaged i in industries not yet listed as | essential or non-essential to the j war effort. The employees in this twilight zone within the draft j age are taking no chances of de-1 j lays in the rulings. They are rush-} I ing helter-skelter to official em- j (ployment centers seeking posij tions which are on the preferred list of temporary deferment from the draft call. A ticklish angle is , that which in many industries j requires a man to pay high initiaton feps and trade union dues to j ! qualify for a war job. Employers included in the list- i . cd non-essential group are franti-j cally seeking replacement among | women and youngsters. The hasty ; departure of employees seeking jobs carrying a higher rating for j deferment threatens the closing i of many plants and ships. A joint ] statement issued February 7, by [ government agencies dealing with' manpower points out the limitations demanded where youths are wanted for vacancies. Attention was called to the fact that "their services must be used in such ways as to bring their maximum cullli iijuliuii tu iiiaiipuvvci ticcuo I consistent with the protection of their health and welfare and the I fullest utilization and development | of their aptitudes, abilities, and J interests." Complicated national and state regulations regarding minors must be satisfied before j youngsters can be hired as substiWhen You Need j Battery Service Or A NEW BATTERY Call BRAXTON'S GARAGE Globe Batteries are Famous | For Long Life And Spinning Power. -NOT Date for the weekly wrestling mington has been changed from week to Tuesday night . . . The si for Brunswick county about forty at Southport. Funston and Regan. After today, boys, your bird dog grown pets . . . And speaking r the wire haired Scnttic owned by k lins for the past 8 years, died It may be just dogs, but we hate to i We noticed that a lot of colce in the county, particularly in the s hood, are making improvements o and some are building new tiwellir Lady Has Plans," starring Paulett Ray Milland, promises to be a swe night and tomorrow at the Amuzu. tutes. , While Congress and Treasury Department wrangled over the j Ruml pay-as-you-go plan, it was revealed that methods for simplifying income tax returns were under consideration. A House com-1 mittee was advised that experts believe they can eliminate many; confusing questions hereafter. The annual report required tor those j under $3,000 cannot be minimized, but imnrovements are nermissihle ? 1 for taxpayers receiving in excess, of this amount. The earned in- i come provision is considered one j j of the confusion items which j needs attenton. Treasury special-; ists claim that the most of the complexity, curiously enough, is the result of demands on the part of taxpayers who feel that the application of a simple rule would discriminate against them. They ask for special provisions which will permit adjustment of the tax j to be made to their situation. Government agencies are under heavy fire from Congress. The legislators contend their criticism of administrative agencies is based on constantly increasing complaints from their constituents. The House is now ready to conduct a sweeping investigation of those who make the many rules and regulations which confuse the public. Illustrating the mood of Congress is the search inquiry by the House Appropriations Committee into the antecedents of Federal policy-makers with emphasis on their actual experience before going on the government payroll. One probe disclosed that the av<1 Turnf TRUI TIR1 Reca We can r capacity is ov sured in 24-ho Black' PHONE 110- J WEDNI HflCTLYNI shows in WU-, They ray that Friday of en oh and beans for nee ?ats of learning j too much money years ago ware I fall . . . With toi chief emphasis at s are just over production of feeci >f dogs, Trixie, AWS observers lias Lillian Col- last issue of Life ist week. They i my Kay, may 1h> iee them go. on a eitagette sh< d residents out People got a k upply neighbor- j leading name ban n their homes: jcf them liked Gi igs . . . . "The | thought that J. D e Goddard and ! most winsome . . II attraction to- j before long to ei jjects for home co erage age of "key" planners in the Treasury Department was 32 years with little experience in business. Lawmakers were indignant that so many officials are drawn from teaching jobs in college. representative Ludlow, of Ind'ana, tummarized the sentiments of his colleagues on the Appropriations Committee with this observation about Treasury economic analysts and tax policy experts, "It seems to me your KEEP ON Our farmer friends 1 to do their trading a mighty good plan t< when merchandise i: anywhere, we are p ailr share of it. G. W. KIRE SUPPI," ______ V i like |i CK I ES 1 AND MODERN pping Se e-cap any size tin er 100 tires a day. urs. s Servii W. G. BLACK 1 Jf SPAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1943 m - ; [ there will be a shortage of peks tl this year. People were making to mess with picking them last Lirist travel a thing of the past, Orton this year will he on the I crops. got a nice bit of credit in the Magazine . . . Our friend, Samheard on Wednesday nights now nv. ick out of seeing several of the ids in recent movies here. Most lenn Miller's music, but they orsey's gal singer was about the . There'll be a movement made icourage backyard brooder pronsumption of poultry. staff is very strong on the academic side, but perhaps weak on the practical side." To which Representative Taber, of New York, added, "You might have a steno- * grapher who has had business experience." Because of the short corn crop last year, a large number of Martin County farmers have ordered both corn and wheat with which to feed their hogs, reports Assist ant Farm Agent J. I. Eagles. COMING # rave made it a habit t our store. That's a 3 continue, because s available for you rctty likely to have vl !Y & SONS G N. G. > ^ x i I ; rvice i. Our plant Delivery asze Sta. WHITEVILLE >bb^?_ ly:. . .
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