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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, 1028, at1 the Post Office at Southport, N. C, under thej Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS 75 j Wednesday, August 18, 1948 j Our 'Stock Market' Report^ The other day we had a visitor to pick up a copy of The Pilot, cast a critical "eye at its 6-page brevity and ask us cynically, "Where is your stock market report?" We have been thinking about it since and what we should have told him was: no. "The kind of 'Stock Market' we print is one that you wouldn't understand. We hav? few men of wealth, so news of the New York Stock Exchange really is of no great service to our readers. The kind we print is a detailed report of fishing catches, print them with the idea th&t people who love fishing will read abeput these successful trips and will want to make one themselves. A 'bullish' market for us consists of good prices being paid our tobacco farmers for their tobacco, and we devote a good bit of space reporting this good news. A 'flood of buying' in our section con sists of the sale of a home or perhaps the sale of a beach cottage or even a beach lot." "Our mind never works fast enough for m to say the right things at the right time, but we might well have ad ded that "We try to print the news of and for our readers that the city news papers are too big and too busy to bother with." Excursion The people who made the excursion to Manteo during the past week-end gave such a favorable account of their trip that they made everyone with whom they talked sorry that he was not along. From all accounts it was a pleasant experience which all of them long will remember. Primary objective of the trip was a visit to the pageant "The Lost Colony." This historic production is one of the truly great events of our time, and we believe that the day will come when North Carolinians who failed to see it will regret that they neglected the opportunity. For the majority of persons who went to Manteo on the W.B. & S. excur sion this year and last the trip would not have been possible had it not been for ike special arrangements made by the bus company. Just as important perhaps is the fact that in no other man aer would this trip have been so thoroughly enjoyable. hich reminds us to say once more among the finest services being ered by the W.B. & S. Bus Lines [these special side trips which open yew worlds of interest for many of citizens. remj are up our Th\e Last Home Run I- e smacked out 714 home runs in a bril ant 22-year career on the diamond and reached the baseball heights when he i watted 60 round-trippers in a sin gle season. Both are marks that have nev< r been equaled. And even if some one comes along to surpass these re con 3, he will in no sense dim the men ory of the one man who made the nati in forget the Black Sox scandal and sent the national pastime onward and upward to greater glories. A 1 sports fans remember that day in t le World Series when the Sultan of Swat stood at the plate and pointed a fiiger at a spot in the distant reach es of the ballpark and then a moment late^ blasted one of Charlie Root's pitches over the fence where his digit had! directed the eyes of baseball en thusiasts present on that occasion. On Monday night, the Grim Reaper point ed a finger at a distant Valhallia and Bab^ Ruth made that last home run. There'll be fans over there to welcome the of four-basers at hopie plate. Keep It Alive One of the projects for the Southport Woman's Club during the coming year ?will be to make a study of the Fublic Health picture as it affects Brunswick county and to discover if it is possible to wor^c out plans which will give us a full-fledged health department work ing in cooperation with the State Board of Health. It may well be that nothing ever will comc of this study. On the other hand, something might. When women set their mind to accomplish some objec tive, frequently they are hard to stop. If enough of our people get behind this project, we believe that something good may come of it. The Farmer s Stake An ever-recurring question to the farmer is "What is my stake in world trade and what will happen to my in creased production when the Marshall Plan and ECA are concluded?" Claud L. Scroggs, associate editor of Southern Agriculturist and well-known agricultural economist, has this to say in the September issue of that maga zine: "If farmers buy, they must also sell; if they sell, they can then buy." All this buying and selling includes products we must sell to other countries and items we must buy from them if they are to pay for their purchases from us. This means, then, -that we must not upset our place in World Trade as established by our Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act. This Act was extended for only a year by the 80th Congress, instead of the usual three, and the powers of the President to make agreements and lower tariffs were cut. Could this be the beginning of the upset we fear? We learned the hungry way what happened when our high Smoot-Haw ley tariff act was passed and we couldn't sell our surplus products to other nations. It is imperative that we not learn the lesson all over again at the conclusion of Marshall Plan activi ties. As farmers, we must produce to make money. And to keep our markets ready, we must allow other nations the same important privileges as we de mand for export of our products. Let There Be Light Most candidates for political office are a pretty decent sort and there's usually plenty of grey matter among their supporters. But their antics and their statements in campaign days are often amusing. The News and Observer of Raleigh this week jumped all over Senator Taft for refusing to pass up normal pro cedure on Cabinet appointments and thus confirm Maurice Tobin of Massa chusetts as Secretary of Labor on the final day of the Senate session. If it was so important that Mr. Tobin be confirmed, what was President Tru man doing during the two months after Secretary Swellenbach's death? How come it was necessary for Mr. Tobin's name to be sent to the Senate on the final day of the session? It seems reasonable that Mr. Tobin could have been persuaded to accept the appoint ment a month earlier. The handling of the Tobin appoint ment was very similar to the case of the man who rushed into the newspa per office 10 minutes before the dead line and insisted that his story had to appear that day, and the editor found that this rush story only happened a month earlier. Lesson From Experience The most effective law enforcement agency created in recorded history is the Federal Bureau of Invesitgation. No comparable group of manhunters is known anywhere or at any time. But FBI agents do not go throughout the country operating in gaily-bedecked uniforms and in pink or baby blue automobiles. If FBI agents went hunting the na tion's criminals in gold-plated cars, there is no doubt that the fleet of foot would t^ke advantage of the foreknowl edge that "G-Men" were in the neigh borhood. They should not be forced to operate under such a handicap. Neither should State Highway Patrolmen -be re quired to go hunting for criminals of the roadways in tell-tale conspicuous ness. Earthquakes occur on the average of every 14'/fe hours, a major earthquake every 6ya days. Call Meeting of REA 'Continued From Page One) organization. Now with continued expansion and increased demands for services, there is need to bor row funds with which to provide [these needs, and it becomes ne (cessary to increase the authorized debt limit to $5,000,000.00. All members are urged to at- j tend in person, and if this is im possible, they are urged to send their poxy. EXECUTIVE VISITS oroma like the one I saw there, the vast undeveloped sand high lands and high river banks, all covered with myrtle bushes were worth going much further to see." Mr. Price was surprised at one thing he found on the coast. He ROBERTSON REMEMBERED... "I've marked this place that they be known. That silence need not watch alone, With mem'ries shrined in votive stone, I have remembered them." With flowers, a symbol of sentiment, we send a message in words. The ccmetery memorial is a noble symbol of sentiment, and should be properly inscribed to become an inspiration to the living, no less than a tribute to those who have gone before. Memorials we erect are from quarries producing ttone of recognized monumental quality. KING MARBLE & GRANITE CO. 802 S. 17th Street Wilmington, N. G. 'Authorized Dealer SPORT FISHING Capt. VICTOR P. LANCE -"MOJA" Phone Southport ? 2747 COMFORTABLE TWIN MOTORS MATHEWS CRUISER Bluefish . . Mackeral . . Sailfish . . Barracuda, Etc. ? Excellent Catches Recently ? ROOM ACCOMMODATIONS - RADIO PHONE KCZF LUBRICATION... THAT'S THE SECRET OF THE LIFE OF ANY CAR OR TRUCK ! ? . . and that's our business. Let us take care of this important detail for you regularly. WILSON ARNOLD U. S. No. 17 Supply, N. G. The lefa/fVat/ is the Sens/Me way In practicably all North Caro lina counties, beer is sold by licensed dealers?sold the legal way. This, we know, is ihp&nsibU) way. It cuts the ground fromlmdei the bootlegger. It assures to counties and mu nicipalities a steady flow of revenue, without which public services would have to be cur tailed or taies raised. It serves the cause o( mod eration by making legally available the beverage of moderation?beer. i Our purpose is to see that beer is sold in clean, law? respecting outlets?and no where else. You contribute to this end, and help protect the millions in beer tax revenue, by giving your patronage to those dealers (the overwhelm ing majority) whose establish ments are a credit Jo their communities. NORIH CAROLINA DIVISION UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION Slit* &3S Isidtmh BiQdUli RsMfh, N. Carolina could not understand why the government had not provided any deep water channels between the ocean and Intracoastal waterway for the hundred miles between Southport and Georgetown, S. C. "With five million people in the two great commonwealths," he said, "they should have inlets that will permit boats of commerce to go and come in safety between the waterway and the ocean. I think that the North Carolina and South Carolina Congressional de legates should unite to demand in lets between Southport and Geor getown." GET A Jeep 9 Use the all-purpose -'Jeep" as a tractor to pull your farm implements; as a truck to tow 5,500 lbs; and haul 800 lbs.; as a runabout to take you to town or through the pasture; Use the "Jeep" power take-off to run your farm equipment; Fleming Willys COMPANY 304 N. Second St. WILMINGTON, N. C. HERBERT JOHNSON, SOUTHPORT, N. C. ROOFING MATpriaT Just Received?Carload GALVANIZED ROOFING See us for your Requirements SMITH BUILDERS SUPPLY, fo Castle Hayne Road W'ilmington. V SCHEDULE W- B- & B- BUS LINE Southport, N. C. EFFECTIVE TUES., JAN. 21) ]% WEEK-DAY SCHEDULE LEAVES SOUTHPORT LEAVES WILMINGTON ?? 7:00 A. M 7:00 A.M. *9:30 A. li 9:30 A. M. 1:3o 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. Get New...Long Lasting PENNSYLVAN P-IOO TIRES Here's a timely tip ?or summer driving. Stop in today! We'll set you up for 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*! SERVICE STATION TIRES . . . WHEELS . . . RIMS . . . RECAPPING Phone 110-J W. C. BLACK Whiteville
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