[Page 2 The State Port Pilot Southport, N. G. Published Every Wednesday JAMES M. HARPER, JR Editor (On Leave of Absence, In U. S. N. R.) Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1S79. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR ..' $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS 75 Wednesday, January 17, 1945 W ar does not determine who is right ?orly who is left. No one is ever too old to learn, either. T:-uth is elastic. And if you stretch it too far it will fly back and sting you. Gossips always burn scandals at both ends. Violent Deaths The exact number of Brunswick county men who lost their lives in service in 194-1 is unobtainable at this timo nwincr to the fact that few reports of casualties during the month of December have been made public by the War Department. Coroner W. E. Bell and other Brunswick officials are inclined to think, however, that violence and accident? claimed the lives of fully twice as many residents of the county as were killed on the field of battle in 1944. "Accidents and deaths by violence" embrace everything from murder on down to deaths in wrecks, in burning buildings and drownings. In one wreck in 1944 three lives were lost. In the burning of a house, near Wilmington, three lives were also lost. Quite a number of people in Brunswick met sudden death in various forms during the year. Tkings Move Faster Perhaps it is the preparations that are being made to re-examine and reclassify a lot of men who have not been in essential work. But at any rate things are moving faster at the saw miUs and dvjth pulpwood production ? efforts in this county. Durir.g the past year we frequently visited a saw mill that was in continuous operation, when the logs kept coming and the mills own labor supply was sufficient to keep things moving after the logs arrived. At no time m 1944 was it noted that there were enough logs on hand for more than one full days work. Frequently the log yard was entirely bare and the mill force was semi-idle. This week an ample supply of labor was handling things at the planeing mill and lumber ward. The sawmill was rushing things with more than a week's supply of logs on the log yard and trucks were coming in hourly with huge loads. Somewhere back in the woods, one of the key points, plenty of men were felling trees, cutting them into saw logs and loading the trucks as fast as they returned. , So far as could be noted, and from information at the office, that mill is f now really making a show of production. Other saw mills in th,e county also have labor more plentiful and more dependable. Pulpwood producers are also finding greatly improved labor conditions. There is beginning to be an understanding that it is work or fight this year. The Useful Blacksmith Humble as his labor often is, thpre have been times in the history of the United States when the blacksmith was the most important man of his community. A great deal of dependence had to be placed on him and he was seldom found wanting. E?uring the past few days the "Smithy" with his anvil has given away largely to the "mechanic," which can and often does apply to anybody who can handle a pair of pliers and a screw driver. The village blacksmith has been going the way of many other things,"gone but not forgotten," and often sincerely mourned, like other worthwhile things that have been lost. The war, more than any other thing, has caused the few remaining blacksmiths to again be recognized at something like their real worth. This is especially true in farming communities. Many a farmer, hard pressed to get needed work done and unable to buy THE tools, has turned to his friend, the In blacksmith with simple but highly essential jobs of repair work. far The farmer who had reasonably good machinery when the war began and son has handled that machinery with re- the asonable care, does not worry at pros- tba pective breakdowns so long as he Py knows a good blacksmith. The county it is fortunate in having several of them. RjC tite Preparations For 1945 Mc] Pointing out that this is the begin- H. ning of a new year and that it is impor- b?y tant that farm men and women know grE something of the outlook for prices and bigi production of certain crops and animals, the county and home agents are Bn now busy holding meetings with the ob- ^h( ject of getting and giving information the for 1945. Z Such gatherings are timely, and they ket should be generally helpful. The work of preparing tobacco seed beds is now una about finished. At the moment there is wic as much of a lull in farm work as is E ever found on the farms. The folks who Bm will make the 1945 crops can well af- woc ford to take a couple of hours off from *av real labor to gather and learn some- |gr... thing pf the general trend of things. of Farming is no longer done blindly. Practically everything must be studied woc and consideration given to everything T from labor to weather and the price r alysis shall lack care, regardless of ^ age, race, color or creed. Whatever 0f more might be needed would be forth- Si f coming instantly. had On June 21, it was decided to estab- a?* lish a hospital at Hickory in Catawba sen county because it had been determined that that area was the center of the not epidemic. On June 24, the "Miracle of pici Hickory" began with the opening of the the hospital, less than three days after ^ Crabtree and two doctors had decided m upon its site. The story of that hospital has been well-publicized. Life magazine featured it in one of its issues. The people of Hickory, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, county and state officials combined efforts to achieve a a miracle in the treatment of infantile paralysis which has scarcely been equaled in this country in the treatment I of this dread disease. Post-War Possessions J When Hitler yiras riding rough shod oyer Europe and the Japanese were H sweeping soythward in their campaign ^ of conquests, and the United States ap reared sl.o\y in converting its industries ^ to yyar production, we heard daily, and with some reason, that we were liable to do. too little too late. But once we @1 struck our stride pur prydyction be- is came the maryel of the world and the banp 9* the enemy. jn^ The Associated Press announces that ijg the Foreign Policy Association surveying the world situation finds that when p thp war is over the United States will have: 60 per cent of the world's war in- h( dustries. 65 per cent of the naval units. 70 per cent of the merchant marine. 01 75 per cent of the transport and \yi commercial planes. 60 per cent of the fighting and bomb- ' ing planes. 60 per cent of the silver 80 per cent of the gold. It is this supremacy that has brought I^itler to the verge of defeat and will finish the job of destroying Japan's military uprising and threat to the peace and development in the Orient. When used in a marriage ceremony, the wprd "yes" can be a long sentence. m : STATE PORT PILOT, SC lie Rovin' Reporter (Continued from page one) mer with being the largest wer of the weed. Even that J (ht not settle everything. It i1 letimes happens, especially in ' se days of labor shortages, j i t some of the growers do not 11 nt their full allotment. I. Ve have always thought, and is still our impression, that ' e Gwynn, of Longwood, is en-!; d to the ribbon for being the j gest producer of the weed.11 lers to be considered are J. W. Lamb, also of Longwood; J. i1 Milligan, of Ash; the Euss s at Shallotte and probably a at many others. i iegardless of who may be the !; jest producer of the weed in j county it is an undisputed (i t that a lot of it is grown in t inswick and much of it is tops commanding the highest prices an placed on the market. With :j heavy producing it is a little i zling why no one has ever | ce up and built tobacco mar- i ing warehouses at Shallotte. A | pie of warehouses there would i plenty of upper South Caro- j i tobacco, as well as the Bruns- j k crop. I espite the heavy production of , inswick wood for lumber, pulp- j id and pilings, towards the | effort, the pine woods that I e been untouched by fire are | ( wing so rapidly that the rrri't I, the lumbering peations is j ( m is easy to believe especial-j] vhen one notes how rapidly the 11 ids regenerate themselves, he scars of lumbering heal | :kiy, especially on lands that i s have been kept off of. The j p is continually growing and i t which is harvested is quickreplaced. As Brunswick people v ome more and more conscious i the value of their timber lands ; y will also become more and i *e alive to the need of prevent- < forest fires. 1 . lot of appreciation is felt for t Brunswick folks who give us f 1 e news items concerning ser- j < i men, both those who are i ' serving overseas and those ( i come home on leaves or fur-j < jhs. A great many people are j urally interested in hearing of | se men and it is felt that too j ] :h mention cannot be made of j n when they are at or are t rd from. i ' your soldier boy or friend is! home or has something hap- c to him you should keep in h d that we are unable to men- \ i it in the paper unless you or s le one else tells us about it.1 a I't be bashful in such things, t us of the men in service and < will do our best to see that j a Y are mentioned. J h ine matter that should be men- f. ted here is the fact that the; i er tries to use pictures of ser-! t i men each week. The making! cuts from photographs costs >0 each. Naturally, if the paper] these plates made at its own t there would not be space for thing but the pictures that are t in. As much as the paper lid like to, it would be overtimed with an expense it could stand. In all cases, except of tures of very general interest, cuts for printing pictures are d for by those providing the tures. rimru tt a OIL HEATERS I l ir j, i - -1 [ ' VM| >eration of these heaters simplicity itself. Burners contain no mov? parts, no wicks, no hting rings. Burn No. 1 Furnace Oil, nge Oil or Kerosene. ALSO )T WATER HEATERS lAL RANGES L RANGES OOD COOKSTOVES ood or Coal HEATERS FOR 1945 City Cut-Rate Store SOUTHPORT, N. C. >UTHPORT, N. C, FREELAND MAN DIED SATURDAY (Continued from page One) ton, N. C.; Raymond Theodor* Simmons, of the Navy; Jessie Oliver Simmons. Jaygold Sim mons, Harold Simmons and Patrick Hubert Simmons, of Freeland rhe daughters are, Mrs. James Smith, of Nakina; Mrs. Willian Midget, of Morehead City; Mis." Dorothy Virginia Simmons, oi Wilmington. Several brothers ant sisters also survive. TAX LISTING PROCEEDING WELL (Continued From Page One) understanding the taxpayers al seem to want to get the job ovei with as soon as they they possiblj can. Usually many of them wait unti the last moment and then fine themselves in a jam, owing to the inability of the tax listers to wail on them promptly. It appears thai the early listing will save trouble for a lot of folks this year. VOLUNTEERS ARE BADLY NEEDED (Continued from page One) their dependents by providing .the Veterans Administration with social histories needed in determining diagnosis and treatment anc for rating purposes. Home Service assist servicemen ex-servicemen, and their dependents in applying for family allow stnees and in presenting claims foi pension and other governmenl benefits. Home Service offers consultation and guidance in persona ind family problems to servicemen, ex-servicemen and theii Jependents. Home services gives financial issistance to servicemen, disabled ix-service men, theri dependents, ind their dependents of deceased servicemen on the bases of need ind within certain limitations. If there is any one who would ike to do volunteer work along ;his line, contact rs. P. Ruark, Sxec. Sec. Brunswick County Chapter, American Red Cross Southport. The office is in front )f the post office. Volunteers tc lo typing and filing are needed. NON ATTENDANCE LAWS EVOKED (Continued Frr.ra Page One) heir assurance of future attendince of their children. It is understood that in some >f the schools the prncipals are laving much difficulty in getting arious students to attend. In iome cases this is due to sickness, is appeared to be the cause in he above cases. In still other ases the children simply will not ittend and the parents appear to lave no disposition to make them fo. 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