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The State Port Pilot
Southport, N. G.
Published Every Wednesday
JAMES M. HARPER, JR Edito
(On Leave of Absence, In U. S. N. R.)
Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, a
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under th
Act of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAR $1.5'
SIX MONTHS 1-Ql
%THREE MONTHS 7;
Wednesday, December 6, 1944
Prepare Against Fires
The most dangerous forest fire season
is still a few weeks off. The turning
of the year and the preparation of
tobacco seed beds usually mark the beginning
of the most dangerous period.
It is begining to be generally admitted
that the most important crop grown
in this county is the woods crop. Many
farmers and landowners have been
slow in coming to this realization.
Those who realized it years ago and
acted for the protection of their woodlands
have profited and are continuing
to profit. The number of such wise
thinking and acting land owners is increasing
largely each year.
More than ever the land owners are
recognizing the forest fire wardens as
necessary for the protection of their
property.
A good plan to put into effect now
would be for the forest fire wardens,
the landowners and the critical and
often careless public to get together on
a realization that the work of forest
fire protection requires general cooperation.
It is never too soon to make preparations
to guard against foresi, Tires. It is
a good time now to begin such work
and deepen the forest fire prevention
consciousness on the part of the public.
We Must Not Fail
Someday the war is going to end.
Someday millions of American men will
come home from across the seas, and
again the danger will be faced that the
people of a war weary United States
will wash their hands of international
r>vr>r,1on-io Tf thov Biifcumh to that dan
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L ger, they will probably never have another
grace period in which to muddi?
through a "preparedness program"
such as they have had in the last two
Vars.
v Now, before the war is over, before
the danger of a weary reaction sets in,
is the time to help create an effective
peace organization and to help lay the
groundwork for dissolving archaic
trade banners.
The late Wendell Willkie spoke from
the heart when he said: "I was a sol*.
dier in the last war, and after that war
was over I saw our bright dreams disappear,
our stirring slogans become the
jests of the cynical, and all because the
fighting peoples did not arrive at any
eommon postwar purposes while they
fought. It must be our resolve to see
l^iat this does not happen again.
"While they fight, the people of the
world must come to a common understanding
of what they fight for and
what they hope for. Millions have already
died in this war and many thousands
more wil go before it is over. Unr
less Britons and Canadians, and Russians
and Chinese and Americans ahd
all our fighting Allies, in the common
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cooperation 01 war, una me instrumentalities
and the methods of cooperative
effort after the war, we, the .people,
have failed our time and our generation."
Christmas Seals
Christmas Seal time is here again.
This heartwarming practice of buying
cheery little seals to help combat tuberculosis,
began just forty years ago and
has since become a world-wide tradition.
The Christmas Seals are sold in 46
countries. This year, as usual, they
make their appearance. In a war-torn
world they are reassuring reminders
that we live in a civilized world after
' ttil and humanity has a streak of goodness
in it that will not be put down.
This year, as never before, the
Christmas Seals are needed. Tuberculosis
is on the increase. The steady progress
of medical science in the treatment
of the disease has not been sufficient
to stem the debilitating inroads of
wiar. Our crowded war production centers,
overwork and nervous exhaustion
ifeve >een an open invitation to tuberculosis.
The great tragedy is that too
iiiany persons don't realize it when the
unwelcome guest has found its way
into their homes.
Yes, the Christmas Seal has new
_ significance this year. It is one means
by which all of us can take part in the
_ fight against the renewed threat of
r man's ancie'ht enemy?the white plague.
e No Picking On Weather
For once duck hunters have been left
standing flatfooted, unable to pick on
jj the weather and blame it for poor
5 duCk hunting. For years they have been
- contending that with the duck hunting
season opening on the first of November
and closing the first of the year,
they have had no duck hunting weather
in which to prove their skill.
As a matter of fact, there is usually
very little duck hunting weather in this
part of the state until after Christmas.
Until about then the temperature selJ
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point.
This year thingrs are different. Folks
awoke Saturday morning to find there
had been a drop to the freezing point
during the night. All day Saturday
things continued cold. Saturday night
things went down to 20 degrees above
zero, which was plenty cold enough for
duck hunting.
Since the weather proved all right
for even this early in the year the duck
hunters have turnecf resourceful. Some
! made fine bags of the birds and some
did not. Those who did not blame it on
not having enough shells and accused
the other fellow of getting them all.
Two Great Assets
About the greatest asset that Brunswick
county has is its fertile farm
lands, supplemented by a climate that
permits the growing of any sort of crop
from peanuts to pulpwood. The possession
of this asset is not well known outside
the county and is too little known
and understood here.
We may expect to see the county develop
rapidly with the developing of
the farming lands and a general
spreading of the knowledge that the
county has great farming, truck raising,
dairying and other livestock possibilities.
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ge of the county's possibilities, we have
two great assets that the average citizen
of the county does not appreciate.
These assets are Bald Head Island and
Orton Plantation.
Both places are already known
through practically all of America and
in many foreign countries. Anywhere
that you may go in the United States
you can hear Bald Head Island spoken
of as the semi-tronical island with its
wonderful varied vegetation on the
coast of Brunswick county, N. C. The
island is a powerful drawing card for
the creation of interest in Brunswick
county.
The same thing can be said of Orton
Plantation, in ah even greater degree.
Before the war this wonderful Low
Country Plantation with its magnificent
mansion, wonderful flower garden and
great nursery, drew many thousands of
visitors to the county. It still draws its
thousands despite war and travel restrictions.
It is known far and wide as
one of the most outstanding beautyspots
in North Carolina. Much of the
publicity of Orton reflects itself to the
behefit of Brunswick cOunty.
It is doubtful if any place in North
Carolina has received more pictorial
publicity than Orton Plantation in
Brunswick County. Only a week ago
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me American caning company issued
its December issue of '"The Merita
Family," a trade journal that goes
among many thousands of its dealers
and the public. This issue was devoted
mainly to pictures Of scenes in North
Carolina. More than a hundred pictures
were carried. Of that number only two
?Bald Head Island and OrtOn Plantation,
in Brunswick county, got full page
displays.
Preparing Land Now
Mindful of the shortage of labor that
existed this spring and the continuous
rains that prevented them from getting
any plowing done until the planting
season was actually here, a great many
farmers have been busy plowing or
discing their lands during recent weeks.
Apparently very few tractors have
been idle. When they have not been in
use for the sowing of small grain they
have been pulling plows or discs to
turn lands for next season's crop. Such
work at this season of the year is not
a bad idea.
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THE STATE PORT PILOT,
CAPITAL
By Thompson
FRIENDS?If you read Drew
Pearson's Washington Merry-Go- i
Round column, which runs in :
about a half-dozen North Carolina j
Dailies, you have frequently been''
surprised at the apparently close
relationship between Mr. Pearson!
and Former Governor O. Max
Gardner. Well, that relationship Is 1,
very real.
A few years back, before Drew
became so famous, he hurt the
feelings of General MacArthur,
who has a tpretty good opinion of i
himself?as you might have guessed
by watching the Pacific war :
news. j:
MacArthur sued Pearson for a
cool million dollars. Gardner, who J
has worlds of respect for thej
press, went to the columnist's re-1i
scue?and charged him not one1
red cent, according to reports, j
The suit was eventually thrown}
out the window, and Pearson con-'1
tinued his merry way until now j
he has become so important as
to be called a "chronic liar" by!
that man in the White House and j
to be voted the Washington col-j
umnist having the* most influence
on these 120 million Americans.
And as for Gardner, his defense
I of New Dealish Pearson has
I meant thousands and thousands of
dollars to him in one way or another.
RBCEIPTXON?Gregg Cherry's
going into office next January
reminds one of Governor Gard-,
ner*s first receptions in 1928. Do
you know who were the ranking
members of the receiving line ?
not Supreme Court justices, or
any fellows like them, but regular
old newspaper guys?"Fleet" j
Williams, who now helps Josep- L
hus Daniels write editorials, Bob
Thompson, now editor of the High
Point Enterprise, Charles Parker, i
who is now associated with Allied j
Military Government, and others, j
This may give you some idea of |
the appreciation Gardner has for
the press.
DOC?If you keep up with
sports much, you know that Doc j
Blanchard, Army freshman, is
probably the most famous football
figure in the Nation for 1944.
Well, Wake Forest had Blanchard
all set to be a good Baptist, but'
in spite of everything he became f
an Army man.
Back yonder around World War |
I days, Doc's father was a real j
Athlete for Wake, both on the
gridiron and on the diamond. |
Known as "Big Boy," C. W. Blan- [
chard was a familiar figure around t
Wake Forest. He and L. Y. Bal-[
lentine, your next Lieutenant Gov-|
ernor, were good buddies, playing !
?fr?ai
LET US HAVE YOUR
FALL WOOLENS
TO CLEAN
Promptly
AND
Efficiently
SOUTHPORT
GLEANERS
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
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SAVES 60% OR MORI
$ MANY USERS SAY
: turn Wood
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?g|j ifi Fotonted
Thermostat
^H^@UEK&B?Lrw Control
Bo Euro the h
jf ^ ^ |
No flm to build on eoM
moraine*. J
Bcmove asheo 8 tlirrta
monthly on average. i
Ovtor 3,000 bold In oat]
locality. jbttil
WE ALSO HAVE
00K STOVES
(Any Type)
HEATERS
(Any Type)
CHRISTMAS
DECORATIONS
AND
PRESENTS
CITY CUT RATE
STORE
30UTHPORT, N. C.
SOUTHPORT, N. C. _
"*~ as one of the few really big men'
T I 1' I'n North Carolina. Self-effacing |ai
I jVj J_ Jl l > b\ ( 1 and gracious, a real citizen, he is.
Greenwood an excelIent attorney, and, so far g)
as anyone knows, he has no poli- _
II tical ambitions whatever. I
baseball for t'ne Baptists in the
spring and continuing for some NOTES Governor s first apmill
team during the summer. pointment will be a secretary,
"Big Boy" left Wake, went to but at this time he does not know
Tulane to study medicine, played who it will be?John Harden, who
three or four more years of foot- bandied his publicity, is first
ball under another name, became ^"ice-In Omaha, Neb., last week
. . . M n to attend the annua! session or
a physician, settled in South Car- the Conlmissioners of Agriculture,
olina, died about a year go. His Commissioner of Agriculture
boy at West Point io tarrying on cou|d nQt ,ocate one spitton hig
e name . hotel. "Doesn't anybody chew to~
bacco in Omaha?", he asked, reROSES
In his speech to the ach, for a cigar_Plans are bemembers
of the Citizens Associa- ing Iaid for a beautifuI 4.H Club
'n Ra!e'gh last weck- Gover" camp at the new test farm at
nor Broughton alluded to a line, Waynesvi?e _ You ought to see
from the famous Negro drama, the colorfoto of that Goldsboro
Green Pastures, in telling of the lovel jn tho Deccmber Esquiretroubles
of being Governor. If you Garland Porter former state
recall, De LaWd had worries; jqews Bureau man, will marry an 11
aplenty in that play, remarking I Edenton girl in January-The last
one stage that "even being de bor situation in printing plants "
Lawd aint no bed of roses." Gov-|wilI Jikely prevent a ha]f.dozen
emor Broughton said being leader | annual State publications from
0 the State is no bed of roses. appearing this time, if law will
Maybe so but. JMB has certainly permit-If you know of anyone,
enjoyed it as much as any Gov-,or any three or four, having 50,ernor
we have had. 000 gallons of apple cider for sale,
_ . __ T ? ? . 'get in touch with the N. C. D.
1 ? , G ?hrin?haus said Agriculture?Leo DeSola, a talent'aS,
^e?k: A ,throu?h my hfe ed musician, and WPTF (Raleigh) f
ad though t that the happiest have come to the parting of the;
? e would come the ways?too temperamental ? You I
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uajr j. wa.? o vy ui u ui uo uu ri-inui. Illciy tJApcCL XV. U. l^cjr luu vw wii"
Well, I can tell you it was the' tinue as assistant director of the I
most unhappy day of my life." | budget under Mr. Cherry?Cher- I
North Carolina was on the: ry, now writing his Inaugural Ad- 8
verge of bankruptcy when Gov- dress, is getting in touch with
ernor Ehringhaus, desperately ill'various departments for their
with a kidney ailment, arose from' ideas .
a 3ich bed to take the oath as' . ?
Governor in 1933. | A timber farm is any woodland
Those who kicked Ehringhaus that is protected from fire and
in those days love him now. Soon-1 cut in a manner that will keep
er or later he will be recognized' the land highly productive. I
NEED CASH??
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For Your Christmas Shopping, Borrow on your Car.
12 Months To Pay.
#10 TO #1,000
CASH IN YOUR HANDS AT ONCE !
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