The State Port Pilot
Southport, N. C.
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, October 20, 1948
What Makes The
Wheels Turn
On Saturday a payroll in the neigh
borhood of fifty thousand dollars was
paid out in Southport to fishermen,
shrimpers and others who are employ
ed in connection with these two indus
tries. So far as can be learned, this is
the largest amount ever paid out here
in one day.
The result of this, of course, is good
business. This money didn't fall into
the hands of just a few men and stay
there. It was spread among a wide
section of the local population, both
white and colored, and the cash was
circulated among the business places
of our city.
This is the sort of thing we need
more of, and this taste of prosperity
has set some people thinking about
how to add other industries that will
bring in a regular, lucrative payroll to
the citizens of our community.
Fishing Fever
We do not recall that anyone ever
has successfully defined the driving
force which makes a fisherman fish.
Once it gets into your blood it is
mighty hard to control, and it fre
quently results in folks doing some
completely unaccountable things.
There is the case of the man who
will stand on the beach all day and
burn himself to a crisp while he vainly
tries to land the elusive big one. There
are those who will climb aboard a boat
time after time, knowing full well that
a bad case of seasickness awaits them
at the bar; but on they go trying for
the unpredictable catch they hope to
make.
There are others who get just as
much thrill from using a net to round
up members of the finny tribe. We
think that these people are in a special
category, and this decision was reach
ed during the past few days as we
watched men neglect good jobs to
spend days and nights on the beach to
fish for spots; and once they had made
a haul, spend hours at an uncomfort
able form of drudgery to which they
would not turn their hand under nor
mal conditions.
Yes sir, a fisherman is a strange
animal !
The Tax Foreclosures
Do you pay your taxes? We. didn't
ask if you like to pay your taxes, just
do you pay them. So you do pay. Don't
you think that your neighbor ought to
pay his taxes too, just like you do?
Well, that's what all these tax suits
you have seen advertised in the news
paper recently are about. Most of the
people pay their taxes each year. Some
folks have a habit of putting them off
for a year or two, but get around to
paying them in time .There are other
cases, however, where people either
cannot pay or will not pay until they
are made to pay, just as there are peo
ple in every walk of life who believe
in letting the other fellow carry his
share of the load.
As long as these folks can get away
with it, they never will pay their tax
es, and this means that the tax burden
on you and others who pay their tax
obligations each year must be great
enough to make up for this loss of re
venue.
The last Legislature passed a law
providing that all unpaid tax accounts
for 1936 and prior years will automat
ically be written off the books after
January 1, 1949. Since there were
thousands of dollars in these accounts
owed to Brunswick county, members of
the board of county commissioners set
up a system which they hoped would
see the collection of every one of these
unpaid tax bills before the statute of
limitations catches up on them.
Thousands of dollars have been paid
into the county treasury during the
current year, and other payments will
be made before January 1. We have
heard of very few instances where un
due hardships have been worked on
citizens of the county, and most of the
folks who have paid up feel pretty
good over their chance to start off with
la clean record. *
If everybody had paid his taxes when
he should have, there wouldn't be any
tax suits; but since there are, we find
no fault with the effort that is being
made to make every property owner
bear his fair share of the cost of our
county government.
On The Job
Enactment of peacetime Selective
Service will affect the American Red
Cross not only on a national level, but
even more so on a regional or local
scale. Although enactment of the Selec
tive Service Act directly affects the
Army, Navy, and Air Force, the opinion
has been expressed by'the Secretary of
Defense that for the next few mouths
at least, practically all of the selectees
will be assigned to the Army.
All soldiers who enlist or are induc
ed will be sent to a number of selected
;raining centers. At each training cen
ter will be stationed a training division
charged with providing basic training.
Red Cross field director coverage will
be provided at these camps, both for
(the able-bodied and for the hospital
ized. I
Of paramount importance to the I
thousands of young Americans destined
to don military uniform in the near ,
future will be the presence of the Red
Cross, which they will quickly learn is
"a bit of home away from home." The
inevitable personal and family prob
lems that develop in the wake of a
man's separation from home, not to
mention the pangs of loneliness that af
fect so many servicemen when they are
miles away, are some of the major pro
blems that Red Cross field directors
seek to alleviate.
As we mention the extra work that
Red Cross will be called upon to take
on, maybe it's a good time to remind
the families of these boys that they owe
it to Red Cross to call the attention of
their neighbors to the services that this
organization renders. Red Cross de
pends upon those it serves to be its
salesmen.
These 1948 prices seem to defy the
law of gravitation .
Raleigh Roundup
(By Eula Nixon Greenwood)
TRUMAN SPEECH?President Harry Tru
man has a 10-page speech for his Raleigh visit.
J. M. Broughton, Kerr Scott, and Gov. Chery
can usually wade through a typewritten page,
average sized and double-spaced, in about two
minutes. However, President Truman seems to
read a little faster than these gentlemen, and
will likely complete the written portion of his
talk in 15 minutes. Since his address will be
concerned mainly with the farmer's prosperity,
President Truman will have a wonderful oppor
tunity to talk at random about his old days on
the farm. He will go out of his way to be "fol
ksy." You may expect him to throw a few bou
quets in the direction of Farmer Kerr Scott,
too, with particular attention given to Scott's
plans for a rural road improvement program.
THE LAST TIME?Raleigh is seldom blessed
with Presidential visits. In fact, North Carolina
has not become known - as an important place
for Presidents or aspirants to the Presidency to
do any campaigning. The reason is simple. The
Democrats have taken this position: "We have
North Carolina, so let's spread our thunder
elsewhere." The Republicans have raid: "Oh,
what's the use!" The big share of the credit
for getting Truman here this time must go to
News and Observer Editor Jonathan Daniels,
who has accompanied the President on many
of his recent campaign trips and helped him
with his speeches. States' Rights Presidential
Candidate Strom Thurmond must also be given
some of the credit.
So, the President will be here on October
19. The last time a President spoke in Raleigh
was when Theodore Roosevelt appeared here
on October 19, 1905.
Speaking on behalf of the N. C. Literary and
Historical Association, he presented to 31-year
old John Charles McNeill the Patterson Memor
ial Cup in the ,chamber of the State Senate.
Two years later this young Scotland County
genius died. He left some beautiful lines dedi
cated to "October": "The thought of old; dear
things is in thine eyes, O, month of memortest"
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to college dropped to 12 and an i
equal number of negro students I
enrolled.
White schools had 96 graduates j
I this spring Trom high school and
23 negros graduated from the j
j same studies.
The State Department is place
ing more emphasis upon a strong
er health and physical education
program for the schools of the
State. A district meeting was held
in Payettevllle on October U. At
this meeting- plana were laid for
strengthening the County Health
Departments. Many problems were
discussed. The general idea ex
pressed was the need for full
time county physicans, giving ex
aminations to all children in
grades 1, 4, 7 and 9 with proper'
follow-up. .It is recommended that i
all students participating in sports
have a physical examination each
year.
The Federal average load for
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a nurse is five thousand. Bruns
wick county has a population of
approxibately 18000 people and
one nurse.
A health and physical education
committee has been set up for
Brunswick county, as follows:
General Committee, W. C. Step
henson, dial rman; H. T. Saund
ers, health program; J. T. Orahi,
physical education program; T&l
madge Page, safety program.
The school committees are as
follows: Shallotte, John F. Grahl,
H. C. Stone, Mi?s Elneda Stana
land, Miss Betty Hart, Waban
Thomas. Southport, H. T. Saun
ders, Miss Gertrude Loughlln,
Mrs. Annie Russ Weeks, Rich
ard Brendle and Mrs. Otto Hick
man.
Waccamaw, W. C. Stephenson,
Miss Edna Eldridge, Miss Jane
Farmer, Miss Mary A. Fussell,
Talmadge Parish and Mrs. Hazel
Purvis. Bolivia, Talmadge Page,
Miss Jean Stokes, Mrs. Reba Rog
ers, Miss Frances Galloway, Worth
Mercer and H. F. Mintz. Leland,
Holland Manning, Miss Clara
Strong, Miss Peggy Kuhn, Miss
Mildred Naylor, Miss Daisy Ganey
and Mrs. Dorothy Evans."
COMMISSIONERS IN
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in a cooperating fund from the
State for the purpose of setting
up the public health department.
Again the commissioners were
sypathetic listeners, and indicated
that if it is possible to show that
a public health department may
be financed under the present
budget set-up, they would favor
such action.
The committee was charged
with the responsibility of securing
figures to show taht the estab
lishment of a health department
is possible under the present set
up, and will meet with the com
missioners at tehir next session.
Other matters taken up during
the day consisted of routine busi
ness.
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bulk raisins, citron, fruit cake
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REPUBLICAN
SPEAKING SCHEDUlJ
The following speaking engagemei
have been arranged for Republic
Candidates as they carry the ca
paign before the voters in every co
munity of Brunswick County beii
the election.
ALL SPEAKINGS START at Ji
October 20, Lacy Dawkins, Winnabow
October 21, Coby Hewett, Supply
J October 22, Waccamaw School, Ash
October 23? Robinson's Store
1 October 25, Vance Gore, Frying Pan
October 26, Leon Norris, Hickman X Ro
October 27, Jesse Clemmons' Store,
Grissetto
October 28, Longwood
October 29, Vereen's Store, Exum
October 30, Lester* fiabson Store, Freelar
, W. A. KOPP, Chairman
CHAS. M. TROTT, Secretar
BRUNSWICK COUNTY REPUBLIC
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