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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
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Preparations For 1945
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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 <JU"
trends on the things that are about to c\
be produced. tha
ly
Po{io And Hickory 0"!
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The establishment of a polio treat- m01
ment center near Hickory last summer ing
within three days after the site had A
been chosen is called "The Miracle of the
Hickory." One day it was a small sum- liul
mer camp for underprivileged children.
Fifty-four hours later it was a function- whc
ing hospital, receiving polio patients. lou?
Within 48 hours after C. H. Crabtree,
North Carolina representative of the mU(
National Foundation for Infantile Par- thei
alysis, was on the long distance wire to he*
New York discussing the gravity of the at
polio situation in North Carolina, $50,- pen
000 had been sent to North Carolina to min
provide for immediate hospitalization s'0?^
of polio victims in whatever hospital Dor
facilities could be found. te)1
That $50,000 was merely the down
payment on the National Foundation's c
pledge that no victim of infantile par- tk>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.
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>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. As a result the school authorties
are having to bear down on
he offenders.
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