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The State Port Pilot Southport, N. G. Published Every Wednesday JAMES M. HARPER. JR Editor Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS 75 Wednesday, March 10, 1948 Guard Against Fires One of the most valuable crops be ing produced in this county is pine tim ber, and regardless of whether you own one foot of land on which one single tree is growing, you have an in terest in seeing to it that our forest areas are protected from fire. We mention this because we are now approaching the season when the greatest toll is taken from our woods through fire,-most of which have been started through carelessness. We find it a very pleasing sight to see growing pine trees on lands which once were burned over and wasted, and one of the most important places where this improvement is reflected is on the tax books of our county. Tremendous strides have been taken during the past few years in our forest fire protection program, but most of these gains can be wiped out in one bad fire season unless all of us coope rate with the forest wardens. Want List It's Spring again, and although there likely will be more days of bad weather before the month is out, it is a season when our people start to moving about and getting things ready for the sum mer. This means preparations are being made for fishing and shrimping; for entertainment of summer visitors, both here and at the beach; and planting and planning in general for the future. And this is the season when it is good to have the influence of outsiders, of folks who can see the undeveloped possibilities of our natural advantages; things which we who have, lived here for too long have come to take for granted. Actually it should require no visit or to point to some of our most ap parent needs. These include more and better places for the entertainment of tourists and vacationists, with particul er reference to rooms for rent and places where meals are served. Also included is a need for docking space for visiting pleasure craft, both the kind which soon will be on their way northward from Florida and the kind which upstate owners might wish to have based here throughout the sum mer. There is need, too, for more guides who cater to sports fishermen, par ticularly in connection with inside trips which requires less time, less money and which are less likely to re sult in seasickness. And in this same connection there appears to be an open ing for the operation of sight seeing boats trips. All of these things offer an oppor tunity to those who seek some pleasant, profitable local employment; and all of them will help make Southport and this area a more interesting place for summer visitors. T he Safety T riangle The "ternal" romantic triangle has long been a favorite theme of movie thrillers and popular novels. The so called "other man" and "other woman" have caused millions of heart throbs in American life. But this is a more serious story about another kind of triangle?about the "other man" who disrupts traffic safety instead of homes, who causes auto ac cidents instead of broken hearts. The "other man" is seldom involved in an accident himself. But his careless ness and negligence cause tragedy to others. One night a North Carolina motorist was driving along the high way. Perhaps he was on his way home. We will never know?because no one can tell who he was or where he lives. MAYBE THAT MOTORIST WAS YOU. Chances are, this motorist was not a cruel man. As he drove along the high I way, he harbored no evil intentions to ward his fellowman. It was perhaps just forgetfulness that caused him to , neglect to dim his lights as he ap proaced an oncoming car. Perhaps he j remembered and was sorry the very ! minute he met the other car. As he passed he heard nothing unusual?he saw nothing strange. He drove on into the night toward his unknown destina j tion. ! But behind him, tragedy had struck I swiftly. The driver of the other car, j blinded by bright headlights, failed to see a pedestrian on the roadway in time. He did his best to stop, but it was too late. As the frightened driver stepped out of his car and stood over the crumpled figure of the pedestrian, the "other man" drove swiftly away, completely unconscious of his part in the tragedy. Sometimes, however, the "third par ty" is present to witness the horror which he causes. Such was the case with the driver who entered a well traveled highway without stopping. He had entered the highway in that very place a thousand times before. At first he had stopped. But as he grew more accustomed to the entersection he satis fied himself by making so-called "rol ling stops." On that particular day he made no stop whatever. How was he to .know that on that day of all days a hurried businessman would be driving past! As he entered the highway, he saw? and stopped. But he was already half way across the road! The businessman saw the vehicle blocking the right lane in front of him. He swerved sharply to the left, and his driving skill was such that he passed the obstruction successfully. But com ing up from the other direction was a large truck. The businessman tried his best to turn back into his own lane in time, but he failed. He died in the re sulting collision. As we have said, th& third man in this "safety triangle" is not necessarily cruel or vicious?just careless. Each one of us has in himself the potentiality of becoming a guilty third party to a traffic mishap. \ Supreme Test We witnessed the rise and fall of the League of Nations which was brought into being to create security for the world. More recently we built our hopes around the United Nations. We have not abandoned hope for the UN, but our faith has been sadly shaken by the dilly-dallying over the Palestine question. The Smithfield Herald discusses this situation with such clarity that we pass the editorial along to our readers: "Several weeks ago the decision to partition Palestine was hailed as the first bit of sunshine to pierce the dark clouds that have enveloped the United Nations since the Charter was adopted at San Francisco. Russia and the United States had reached agreement on a ma jor issue and that was news. "Just as the decision to partition the Holy Land was a shot in the arm for the UN, failure to enforce that decis ion will be a terrific setback for the international organization. And it is apparent that the organization cannot stand many relapses and still survive as an instrument for winning the peace. "TJie veto power held by the major members of the Security Council has been called the principal weakness of the United Nations. And Russia, most frequent user of the veto, has borne the brunt of attacks against the right of veto and its nullification of UN de cisions. But on the Palestine issue, it is the United States that threatens to make the partition decision meaning less. The American attitude on enforce ment of partition is as damaging to the UN as any Russian veto or decisions reached in the Security Council. "Just how does the United States ra tionalize its present attitude? We say we are for partition, which would give part of the Holy Land to the Jews and part to the Arabs. But we say we can not join other nations in using force to implement a political decision, and par tition is regarded as a political decis ion. By hairline reasoning we say we can only participate in the use of force "to keep, the peace." It is argued at the State Department, where from the start there has been considerable hos tility to the Truman policy of support-, ing partition, that if we use force to enforce the partition of Palestine, we could also use force to enforce partition of China or Iran or South Africa. FOREST WARDEN (Continued from pate One) starting fire at times when they and cigarett, or by purposely may sweep out of control. The forest fire authorities and a lot of land owners will ap preciate it if reports are phoned or sent the nearest fire tower when and wherever a bad fire breaks out. ! SUPPORT OF RED (Continued *Tom Page One) j the most unselfish of American good neighbor causes. "The Red Cross has demonstrat ed our American way of life again and again through its voluntary services to unfortunate people throughout the world," Charles W. Armstrong, president, Kiwanis International, declared. Brig. General Benjamin O. Davis termed it a great privilege to express his approval of the Red Cross. Other endorsements from Ne gro groups included church lead ers and the National Urban Lea gue. C. A. Barnett, speaking for the Associated Negro Press said, "The Red Cross deserves the ut most in support." As spokesman for large farm and rural groups, Allan B. Kline, president, American Farm Bureau Federation, asserted that for more than three generations the Red Cross has served humanity mag nificiently in times of tornado, fire, flood, and pestilence. The people of Texas City, stricken by disaster last year, ur ged support of the Red Cross | through Mayor W. C. Steed. [ The National Fraternal Con 'gress of America stands 100 per cent behind the Red Cross pro 'gram, according to T. W. Midkiff, 'president, while Charles P. Taft, head of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in Am erica, declared "its unique contri bution to human welfare deserves the support of every American." Earlier this week organized la bor, through national officers, gave full backing to this year's : campaign for $75,000,000. The | campaign, which will continue I from March 1 through 31, will be i officially launched in a broadcast lover major networks by Presi dent Truman Sunday evening, Feb. 29, at 10 o'clock EST. Southport Girls, Bolivia (Continued from page one) j presentative, D. D. Haskett. The | chief objective is to stimulate in I terest in making good on free j shots during contests, a depart ment which sometimes appears to be much neglected. Mrs. Haskett, an ardent sportsman, wanted to do something which would en courage the boys and girls in this | department, and has made these j trophies available to winning con testants without cost. Hie finals for the girls will be held on Friday night and will' be run off between games. The boys finals will be run off Sat urday night. Much interest has been reported by the principals in this contest. POST OFFICE AT i (Continued from page one) was later also adopted by the (town, has been dead a good many | years. His widow, Mrs. Peter Cox, j is still living and enjoying fine 1 health although she will be 95 |years of age on the 16th of next August. Despite her age, Mrs. Cox cooks and washes the dishes, does household chores and works in her garden. Mrs. Cox has 7 children; 24 grandchildren; 39 great-grand children and 3 great-great grand children. Local Fish Factory I? * (Continued from page one) from getting around. Easily removable ice pens will solve the unloading problem of the shrimp trawlers. Another year will find plenty of the boats able to quickly change from shrimp ing to food fishing operations and from that to trawling for men haden. WELFARE OFFICE Continued From Page One her department has no fund from which to provide ' clothing in cases of this kind. "It is a mat ter where donations from more fortunate homes can help prevent a lot of suffering and hardship," she declared. "If any of our more fortunate people have used clothing which they are willing to donate, we shall be glad to see to it that it is given proper use. Or perhaps some of the merchants have old stock which they wish to move. We shall be very happy to have any good, usable articles which may be included in this group of merchandise," she concluded. GRADING STARTS (Continued rrom Paee One) farmer, stated Monday that the heavy rains Sunday had prevent ed the start of work on this pro ject thus far. WITH SUBMARINE GRoi p Dillard H. Price. mate 3rd class, son of Mr Mrs. F. D. Price, of SouthpoJ now serving with Subma Group One, Texas Group 0f Atlantic Reserve Fleet. He is gaged in inactivation of sur, Navy ships. 1 SCHEDULE W. B. & B- BUS LINE Southport, N. C. EFFECTIVE TUES., JAN. 20,1948 WEEK-DAY SCHEDULE LEAVES SOUTHPORT LEAVES WILMINGTON ** 7:00 A. M. 7:00 A.M. ?9:30 A.M. 9:30 A. M. 1:35 P. M. " *1:30 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 10:20 P.M. *?These Trips on Saturday Only. **?This Bus Leaves Winnabow at 6:10 Daily. - SUNDAY ONLY - LEAVES SOUTHPORT LEAVES WILMINGTON 7:30 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 10:50 A.M. 1:35 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M. 6:00 P.M. . 10:20 P.M. Your PARTY LINE NEIGHBORS have problems, too! keep calls brief This assures better service for you and your party line neighbors. aire others a chance A 'Time Out" between calls gives others a chance to use the line. release line in emergencies When another party on the line has an emergency, please release the line quickly. hang up gently When the lina b busy, pleas? "Hang Up Gently." SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY lacarporsrMf You Have Been Waiting For A Maytag NOW THEY ARE HERE!! That's right. We have several models in stock and can deliver one to you this week. No Waiting... I ... No Delay Come in, pick out the machine that you want and we will let you take it home with you! ROBINSON'S Southport, N. C. Notice OF MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION and REVIEW MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to sec tion 1105 of the Machinery Act, Public Laws of 1939, a meeting of the Board of Equalization and Review will.... BE HELD ON THE 15th DAY OF MARCH, 1948 The Board shall, on request, hear any and all tax payers who own or control property assessed for tax ation in the county with respect to the valuation of such property or others; and shall perform such other duties as required by the Machinery Act with respect to assessing and listing property for taxation. No notice will be mailed to Taxpayers except in case of an increase in valuation of property. W. P. Jorgensen TAX SUPERVISOR Brunswick County
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