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The State Port Pilot Southport, N. C. Published Every Wednesday JAMES M. HARPER# JR- ? - Editor Entered at B^OTid-ciass matter April 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1948 -?Had Your Car Inspected ? Have you visited the inspection lane ? Although the program was started in January, it is doubtful if 25 per cent of the motor vehicles in the State have received approved stickers. And this isn't because so many have been rejec ted, but because owners haven't even gone about the lanes. The time is getting shorter and un less the matter is attended to at a more rapid pace there will be rushes ? incon venient ones at that ? just before each deadline. We call the attention of our readers to this situation because the long waits in the rush hours at deadline will be far more unpleasant than prompt han dling will now. That Fall Feeling Last week marked the first recent break in the intensely hot summer weather as the proverbial cold day in August started people shivering. Just one sample of this cool weather set us to thinking about the fall and of the wonderful season it is in these parts. Our summer visitors come, enjoy themselves and are gone before the most delightful part of our year ar rives. For the hunter there will be the marsh hen season opening on Septem ber 1 ; for the fisherman there will be increasingly good inside fishing, plus some mighty fine surf casting along the beaches. For the person who likes warm, sunshiney days and crisp, cool nights, the season coming, up is one to which they may look forward with a great deal of pleasure. Big Improvement The biggest improvement that has been made in the business district of Southport during the past week took place on the corner lot belonging to Robert McRacken Friday when he used a tractor and plow to beat down the rank growth of vegetation and prepare the- plot for sewing peas. , On the same day the Rev. H. M. Baker came in to tell us that he plan ned to add to the list of services being offered by the young people of South port Baptist church, and that as a re sult of last week's editorial on the need for a general clean-up, the boys in his congregation would contract for clearing away rubbish, old buildings and other unsightly objects ? not to mention scrap-iron. All of which means that our people gradually are getting clean-up minded and there is reason to believe that soon our visitors may have a better oppor tunity to see Southport at its best. No Time For Drinking We hate to see a farmer with a big handful of money he has been paid for a sale of tobacco who is celebrating his good fortnne by getting drunk. A man in this condition is easy prey for low characters, both male and fe male, who are looking out for an easy touch. For the most part, a farmer in this condition is a man not in the habit of being intoxicated, and he has littfe experience by which to get a true guage of his fading conception of right and wrong. We hate to see a farmer in this state because it leaves him in the position of placing money he has been paid for months of hard work in jeopardy for what he supposes to be one day or night of fun. It makes him liable to go back home a broke man. What brings on this feeling of festivi ty, no doubt, is'the experience of hav ing in his hand at one time enough money with which to do all the things he has been putting off until he sold his tobacco. He doesn't stop to remem ber that many of these things have been furnished him on credit by mer chants and business men who have been | willing to wait for their money; and j j that it is not his wealth but their's j j that he feels so free with. Finally, we think that perhaps the | worst feature of a sale day drunk is the fact that no farmer we know has been able to make his tobacco crop through his own efforts. The money he has been paid usually represents the sum total of the effort put out by mem bers of his entire family over a long and dreary spell. The fruit of their labor is something that should be shar ed by them all, and there is nothing more pitiful than the family who waits at home for the good news of a sale, only to hear that the head of the house has taken the money and gone off on a binge. Simple But Important This year, the state and Federal for est services are conducting a drive to prevent forest, woods and range fires, ninety per cent of which are caused by human carelessness. Four simple rules have been prepared ? and every one of them should be memorized ^ind remem bered by the people who go into the woods on business or pleasure. 1. Hold your match until it is cold ? then pinch it to make sure it's ou?". 2. Crush out your cigarette, cigar or pipe ashes. Use the ash tray in your car and never throw smoking materials from the window. 3. Drown your campfire in water ? then stir and drown it again. 4. Make sure you know the law be fore burning grass, brush, fence rows or trash. Theres' nothing in those rules a child cannot understand. There's nothing that will cause anyone trouble or ex pense. Yet their observance would save for ourselves and our descendants a very large part of the millions of acres of fine timber and grazing land that fire destorys each year ? and save with it human and animal life, and the breeding grounds of wild creatures. Found Wanting ? Tests given to North Carolina school children indicate that urban children as a group are more advanced in sub ject matter than are rural children, the office of the State Education Commis sion has reported. The committee reports that the pres ent offerings of too many schools are confined within too small a compass and thinks the offerings and services of. the school should be extended. "They lack vocational offerings; ade quate experiences are not provided for the all-round development of children and youth; community services are lim ited; pre-school services, adult services, offerings for out-of school youth, and special offerings and services for excep tional children are practically non-ex istent," the committee found. The committee said that the achieve ment of children was higher in school units which have supervisory services for teachers. "North Carolina lags behind most states in provision for art, music, and shop work," the report continues. "The lag is due largely to lack of money for facilities and staff. Other factors ac counting for limited offerings and ser vices are tradition and the large num ber of small high schools." Achievement tests were given in grades four, six, nine, and twelve in certain selected school systems in the State by the instructional program com mittee. Test data inducated that rural white children in all four grades are more advanced in all subjects than are rural Negro children. The greatest vari ation in average achievement' is in the twelfth grade. Urban white children in all four grades are more advanced in all subjects than urban Negro children, and urban children, as a group, achieve at a higher level than rural children. The importance of supervision for the teaching staff was shown in the results of the achievement tests, according to the report of the committee. It said that in a North Carolina county which has had supervision in the elementary grades for several years, 95 per cent cf the children were promoted for the school year '46-'47, while in a neighbor ing county with no. supervision, only 88 per cent of the children were pro moted. ENGINEERS UNABLE TO Continued From Page One tain, by dredging, a channel such as you desire through the ocean I bar at the mouth of Lockwoods Folly River. A dependable chan nel would have to be stabilized by jetty construction and the ex isting project does not provide for jetties. Such construction is very costly and as you know, before Vork of this nature could be un dertaken it would have to .be au thorized by Congress. "The first step in obtaining an authorization of this kind is to request either your Congressman! or Senator to sponsor a Resolu-I tion authorizing the .Board of En- j gineera for Rivers and Harbors j to review previous reports on Lockwoods Folly Inlet, to determ ine whether at this time a stab ilized channel should be provided from the Inland Waterway through Lockwoods Folly River inlet to deep water (say the 12- j foot contour) in the ocean." FAMOUS BAND (Continued from page one) musicians form the Cincinnati SCHEDULE WB&BBUS LINE Southport, N. C. EFFECTIVE TUES., JAN. 20, 194S WEEK-DAY SCHEDULE LEAVES SOUTHPORT _ LEAVES WIOflNGTOJ* *? 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. Symphony, which he directs. Al though famous in musical circles, he is very friendly and congenial and a fine mixer with all who meet him. He and Hie Pilot's re presentative are planning a fish ing trip this week. Honoring the Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Johnson, of Mt. Airy, and their son, Dr. Thor Johnson, con ductor of the Cincinnatti Symp hony Orchestra, the Brunswick county committee of the North Carolina Symphony will hold a reception at the U. S. O. Building Tuesday night at eight o'clock. The reception will be for adults and no children will be invited as j it may be unwise to stage gather ings of the young folks. | Rev. and Mrs. Johnson and Dr. Johnson are spending three weeks at Long Beach. Southport music lovers who have had the good fortune to meet parents and son are charmed with all and are an xious that other music lovers may have an opportunity to meet the distinguished conductor. SOUTHPORT LADY and it yas a well-known fact that it always was open house at the Dosher home, Jxith while the family lived in Southport and la ter when they moved into the colonial home on the beach road. Mrs. Dosher is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert L. Jones, and two grandchildren, Robert L. Jones, Jr., of Southport, and Mrs. Ray Holdcraft, of Elmer, N. J. Funeral arrangements were not complete this morning. SOUTHPORT MAN S. W. Holden, Southport; two sons, Monroe and Fred Barnhlll, both of Southport; one half sis ter, Mrs. 'J. W. Guthrie, and one half-brother, M. E. Skipper, Wil mington; and five grandchildren. Get New. ..Long lasting PENNSYLVANIA P-IOO TIRES Here's a timely tip for summer driving. Stop in today! We'll set you up ?or perfect, trouble-free summer motoring with new, dependable Pennsylvania P- 100's. And . . . you can save up to 25% the purchase price with your old, winter- worn tires. It's an offer you can't afford to miss so . . . come in today for your new Pennsylvania P- 100's. BLACK'S SERVICE STATION TIRES . . . WHEELS . . . RIMS . . . RECAPPING Phone 110-J W. C. BLACK Whitevilto BRUNSWICK COUNTY) farmers! Now Is The Time To Sell -IS THEPLACi TO SELL 9? SALES DAILY- 9 Continue Hig t OVER 5120,000 Lbs. Tobacco Already Sold On The J WHITE VILLE TOBACCO MARKET
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