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The State Port Pilot Southport, N. C. Published Hvery Wednesday JAMES M. HARPER. JR. ..? Editor Entercl as wcond-clMI matter April 20, 162S, at the t'oxt Offlc* at Southport, N. C.. under the Act of March 3, 187?. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR J 1.50 SIX MONTHS 1-00 THREE MONTHS 75 Wednesday, March 17, 1948 This May lie I* r o fir ess YVe spend so much of our time look ing for the big things that often we permit a number of important little things to completely escape our atten tion. Now it may he a little farfetched to say that catching a few thousand pounds of small crokers comes under the heading of progress, hut there is evidence already that the extensive ex perimental fishing in which Southport hoatmen have engaged during the past few weeks may have an important hearing upon future operations off this section of the coast. Catching crokers may not amount to much when there- are plenty of fish to l>e had for the choosing, hut in the dead of winter when the weather has shut down most operations and people still have their appetite for fish, the lowly croaker is in good demand. And it*may seem that we are over enthusiastic about experimental efforts to produce truck plants down here for northern truck growers. But it is our contention that any activity which brings a payroll to our community, par ticularly during the dull season, is something to nurture along and to en courage in every manner possible. These things may be evidences of progress; not the kind, perhaps, which comes by leaps and bounds, but a good, substantial improvement in busi ness conditions which help to give our people money to spend the year round. Congratulations We do not know what is the record collection for a single church service in Hrunswick county, but when members of South port Baptist church contribut ed in cash on Sunday even ing they must have established a new mark of some sort. This money is to apply to the build in? fund, and work of remodeling the old church buildings and construction of the new education building addition will continue. It took a lot of faith to begin this work; it has taken self-denial and generous giving to finance it to date. Hut our Haptist brethren will see this job through, and the church and the community will be the better for it. A l ine Tournament Year in and year out we do not be lieve that there is a more enjoyable event in Brunswick county than the Annual High School Basketball Tourna ment. (Everything about last week's pro gram in the Bolivia high school gym nasium tends to bear out this belief. We have nothing but highest praise for the boys and girls who comprise the squads which have competed for the county championship. They have fought through a tough schedule and along the way have picked up train in? which not only has increased their skill as basketball players, but wh.ch has had a lot to do along the line of developing better bodies and stronger characters. We particularly commend the good sportsmanship which always was in evidence on the part of the players, and in this connection we wish to single out for special praise the members of the Shallotte boys squad and members of the Waccamaw girls squad, winners for the third successive year of the sports manship trophy. We can think of only three thinks which might be done to make the Brunswick county basketball program more enjoyable. First, we think that this matter of good sportsmanship should apply not only upon the playing court, but among the spectators as well. The price of ad mission is not great enough to license some of the evidences of poor citizen ship too frequently seen among the '? fans. Second, we believe that more atten tion should be given the very impor tant matter of obtaining officials for regular season games. We think that it was evident during the tournament that good refereeing speeds up the game, keeps the players in better spir its and has a tendency to quiet the stands. Third, some provision should be made for taking care of the ever in- j creasing crowds who like to attend j basketball games. It is a wonderful thing to have indoor playing courts at l each consolidated school in the county, j but the comfort and convenience of the spectators must be given more consider ation in years to come. Better Record From the Department of Motor Vehi cles at Raleigh comes this news re lease : "During February, 637 persons lost their driving licenses in North Caro lina because of drunken driving .... This was a considerable drop over the 803 persons convicted of drunken driv ing during February of 1947. "The February convictions also show ed a big drop over January when 934 persons lost their driving privileges be cause of tipsy driving." Why operators of motor vehicles con tinue to risk their lives, the lives of others, heavy penalties in the courts and revocation of their driving privi leges for the sake of a few drinks is beyond comprehension. If drinks must be consumed, lock the car door and give the keys to the baby. The better record of the past month may be merely a sign of less money in circulation or just a happen-so, but it is earnestly hoped that it reflects a greater conception of the risk of drunk en driving and will, therefore, continue. Old Fashioned Truths A list of "old fashioned command ments" has been going the rounds of newspaper offices in Kansas and Aik ansaa, picking up stamps of approval along tbe way. Referred to by one newspaper as "a voice out of the dim, dead past", thase comments on the eco nomic and social scene first appealed in the Arkansas (lazette, and have been quoted frequently since, as tlicy appear below: 1. You cannot bring about prosperi ty by discouraging thrift. 2. You connot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 3. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. 4. You cannot help the poor by de stroying the rich. 5. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. 7. You cannot further the brother hood of man by inciting class hatred. Endangering Everybody "One-fourth of the Negro tubercular patients die on the waiting list." This is not a layman talking but the superin tendent of the State Sanitorium. Dr. Willis in his address to Whiteville wo men spoke plainly, telling his audience that there are not enough hospital facilities to keep T.B. patients isolated from the mass of the people. * We are in full agreement with Dr. Willis that as long as this condition exists, "our State is disgracefully out of debt." It is like a father who boasts of his huge bank account and lets his children go blind for want of eye glas ses. Three patients died in Columbus County last year while waiting to be admitted to a hospital for treatment. As much as a human life means and as much as we dislike to see physical suf fering, the loss of three lives is insig nificant in comparison to the potential danger from the lack of hospitalization. Cases which arc not .isolated endanger the masses. They spread the disease and not one of us is safe until this situation is remedied. We believe the State is going to do something about this matter. But it probably won't without a public up rising. Meanwhile, isn't there an emer gency solution? Isn't there a way to take this matter up right here at home and find a place to put our T.B. suffer ers? The least we can do is give serious thought to the possibilities. COMMISSIONERS IN i I (Continued from page one) lieved of {498.00 valuation due to error In listing; W. G. Gurganus, relieved of S200.00 valuation due to error in listing; M. L. Watts granted permission to pay 1932 and prior years taxes on the basis of the 1633 valuation; taxes due the county from James Mc Millan Estate were settled for $20.00, valuation of the property to remain the same. The Monday following Easter has been declared a holiday for county offices. G reomulsion No matter how many medicine? yon hive tried you <et rel.ef from your couth or your money back. *? ? LEGGETT'S (LOCAL RESIDENT I (Continued from page one) Jther. I Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday afternoon at 3 , o'clock from the residence of Col. and Mrs. William B. Rodman, Jr., :520 West Main street, Washing ton. The services were In charge i of Rev. Richard Sturgis of Wil | mington and Rev. Stephen Gard ner of Washington. Interment fol i lowed in the Oakdale cemetery in ! Washington. SUPPLY BAPTISTS (Continued fcrom Page One) Rev. Ira Britt; presentation of I church member handbooks and of fering envelopes; charge to the |church: Rev. C. E. Brisson; Re lationship to other churches and denominations: Rev. W. G. Phelps; dedication prayer: Rev. H. B. Bennett; hymn: "How Firm a Foundation;" special music; ser mon: Rev. H. M. Baker; Hymn: "Lead on O King Eternal;" bene diction. H. L. Clemmons will serve as secretary of the meeting. For some time Baptists in the CATHOLIC INFORMATION Let's get down to dots on Science Scicnce! Hark to the advertise ments! By a "scientific" process one cigarette makes us a perfect 36 and another keeps us kissable. List to the news columns! One scientist states that 'there is no God, while another writes?as St. Thomas taught?"where Science ends, Faith begins." What conflict! What confusion! What are we unscientific folk to believe? Thank God for our com mon sense. Let's use a bit of it here to clarify matters. Theories and facts are not the same. Let's remember that. Scien tists are mere men?some honest, who seek only the truth?others biased, who regard not the truth if it interferes with their pur poses. The true scientist proclaims scientific "facts" only when they can be proved. The pscudo-scien tist, under the prestige of a uni versity degree, by a wave of his hand changes mere theories and guesses into "Scientific Facts," teaches them to his students, and, If sensational enough, finds a ready market for them in the modern press of "Modern Thought." Let us laugh at the "scicntific" advertisements; but let us deplore and denounce the pseudo-scientist, who would cast God Almighty from the heavens without the slightest semblance of knowledge, cause, or proof, and substitute for His worship a cult of self-crea tion, self adoration, immorality, and destruction. The Catholic Church and its relation with science is widely misunderstood, probably because it refuses to recognize theories as facts; and perhaps too be cause it forbids its children to teach mere hypotheses as facts, until they can be proved. In truth the Catholic Church is the great est advocate and sponsor of scien tific Research that the world has ever known. It seeks the truth unafraid because it is well aware that both the natural and super natural laws are God-made and therefore cannot possibly disprove one another. From the earliest days Catholics have been pioneers and leaders in all branches of learning. Below are just a few devout Catholics whose names will ever live in the history of scientific achievement: Albertus Magnus, Leonardo da Vinci, Mendel, Nicholas Steno, Nicholas of Cusa, Mulle'r, La marck, Copernicus, MacEnery, Schwann, Fabre, Morgani, Pas teur, Galvani, Volta, La Verrier, Klrcher, Dr. John B. Murphy, de Chardin, Braile, Foucault, Taricelli Marcini, Abbe Lemaitre, and hun dreds of others in every century of the Christian era. If it's anything Catholic, ask a Catholic! P. O. Box 351 Whitevillc N. C. [immediate Supply community have been working to build a church organization, with the building of a church as the ulti mate objective. The store building next to the post office has been used for Sunday school services since the first of the year. [ Recently considerable building ! material has been acquired and j delivered on the proposed site of ! the church, a short distance east of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. j J. J. Hawes and on Route 17. I From interested parties it is I learned tliat plans are on foot to | construct a nice building in the I near future. [PRODUCING PLANTS | (Continued from page one) I den's Creek. This week county j soil conservationist C. D. Potter and a representative of this paper went out to see the plants. They presented a beautiful sight. In connection with this Long Island truckers plant growing ef forts and others being made by New Jersey interests, a Pennsyl vania man who is connected with the canning industry recently made the statement that in a matter of a very few years thous ands of acres of Brunswick coun ty lands would be devoted to early plant growing. NOMINATED FOR Continued From Page One ) Tucker, Jr. of Whitevllle and D. R. Johnson of Bolivia were named alternates. Named to the State executive! committee were H. E. Rodgers j of Wilmington; Thad Pope of Dunn; J. A. Maultsby of White ville and D. R. Johnson of Bo livia. Dr. L. Baggett of Whiteville was elected presidential elector] and was re-elected chairman of ! Columbus county executive com mittee. Charles M. Trott of South- j port was elected secretary of the executive committee. Listed on the district executive committee were D. EX King cf Dublin; J. J. Laughlin of South-' port; I. B. Ticker, Jr. of White-' ville; Geo. W. Hair, Fayetteville;, [J. O. West. Dunr.; H Ed Rodger*. Wilmington and ' | Keith of St. Paula. Mrs. Lillian M B. RodgerJ Wilmington was elected I chairman of the district execJ committee. The meeting was reported one of the best ar.d most thuaiaatic held in several yel .. he's dlling out his entry blank for the Pepsi-Cola 'Treasure Top' Contests ?it's a family affair and he's certainly one of the family." Enter Pepsi-Cola's great $203,725.00 "Treasure Top" Sweepstakes and Contests. Over 15,000 Cash Prizes! Every entry gets at least a Treasure Certificate for the big Family Sweepstakes?First Prize, $25,000.00. 0 Look for hidden design under the cork in every Pepsi-Cola bottle top. Collect 'em! Swap 'em! It's fun! GET ENTRY BLANKS AT YOUR STORE Pepsi-Cola Company, Long Island City, N. Y. $ Franchised Bottler: Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Wilmington, N. C. SCHEDULE WB&BBUS 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 T. M. ? 4:00 P. M. 4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M. 6:00 P. M. 10:20 P. M. *?These Trip? 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. 1:85 P.M. 4:00 P.M. 6:10 P.M. 6:00 P.M. 10:20 P.M. You Have Been Waiting For A MaytaJ NOW THEY ARE HERE!! That's right. We have several models in stock and can deliver one to you this I week. No Waiting... ?.. No Delay Come in, pick out the machine that you want and we will let you take it home |with you! i ROBINSON'S Southport, N. C. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS Appreciating the cooperation that I have received from the people of Brunswick county while serving as your Register of Deeds, I wish to announce that I will be a candidate in the Democratic Primary election to succeed myself. If you have appreciated the service that I have en deavored to render you and your neighbors, I will ap preciate your vote and support in the primary election. AMOS J. WALTON Notice To The PUBLIC To all persons who are interested in filing for any of the various county or township offices to be voted for in the coming primary of this year, will please take notice that due to certain changes made in the 1947 Election Laws you no longer have to see the chairman in person to file your notice; but you can now sign your notice before a Notary Public, the Clerk of Superior Court, or a Justice of the Teace, who will of course, affix his or her certificate. A self-addressed, stamped envelope sent to me with your name and address and the name of the office to which you aspire will bring you a blank form for filing, also the fee that you will have to pav, which must accompany your notice in the form of a personal chock, postal money order or registered mail addressed to the? BRUNSWICK COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, David Rots, Chairman, Freeland, N. C. Of course if it is more convenient for you, you may file as usual before the Chairman or Secretary of the County Election Board. Please remember that if you file for a Township office you must put the name of your township on your form. Keep tuned to this paper for filing dates and other items of in structions as to the time for filing. DAVID ROSS Chairman of Brunswick County BOARD OF ELECTIONS
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