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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, November 10, 1948 Action Promised Two years ago largely through the efforts of State Senator R. I. Mintz, the sum of fifty thousand dollars was ap propriated by the State Legislature for conducting a survey of the shrimping industry off the coast of North Caro lina. Thus far nothing of any practical im portance has been accomplished, but on Friday morning the North Carolina Shrimp Committee will meet in South port and we have it upon the authority of Chairman W. S. Wells that some thing will be done. We plan to be there to see for our selves. Lost Dogs Brunswick county is a big place and there is a lot of room in it for a good hunting dog to get lost. Right now dur ing the deer hunting season is a partic ularly bad time, and it is not at all un usual to be riding along one of our county roads and see a folom looking hound that seems unsure about which way to go. Because of the very nature of the spirt, there always is great danger of losing one or more dogs on a deer drive. Many of these animals are very valuable, aside from the affection which their masters have for them, and the joy of bringing down a prize buck is no greater than the relief that the hunter feels when the last dog in his pack has been rounded up. There is little that can be done about this matter of lost dogs except to fol low closely the precepts of the Golden Rule. If you find a good looking deer dog, do what you'd like to have some one do with your own if he were lost. Make every reasonable effort to see that he is returned to his owner. A Change Is In Order We believe that it will be a mistake to permit interest in last week's Gen eral Election to die down without making some changes in the present Electoral College while the spotlight of public opinion still is focused upon this outmoded method of electing our president. On three occasioils candidates hav ing a majority of the popular votes cast in an election have lost. No longer ago that last Wednesday there was considerable speculation over the pos sibility that one candidate might have the greatest number of popular votes while his opponent showed an advan tage in the electoral college. It is this possibility which should be eliminated from our election system. At least one proposed constitutional amendment would have electoral votes cast in proportion to the popular vote. It should be noted that this proposal would not eliminate the electoral col lege. It wisely retains the spirit of the "great compromise" in the Constitution which protects the position of the small states. Another big advantage of this particular proposal is that it would bring an end to the dominance of states with big electoral votes. We never advocate making a change for the sake of parting company with the past, but here is a dangerous and unfair practice of our election system which should be corrected now. Education Week If there has been anything left un done by the teaching profession in the past, perhaps it was the lack of an ag gressive campaign on their part to ac quaint the general public with the facts about the educational problems they Jiave faced. And it hasn't been entirely their fault because it hasn't been so long ago that their efforts in that direc tion were often cold-shouldered if not given outright snubs. But education needs the dissemina tion of information about its needs and problems, and it also needs a selling campaign about what it has accom plished. No executive secretary of a promotional organization, no matter how good a job he did, would draw his salary for long if he didn't sell his i membership on his accomplishments in | their behalf. He must let the people who pay him know how he's putting j across the job. If the people of North Carolina ever come to realize what a job the teachers have done, there won't be any need for a lobby to get decent salaries for them. It doesn't seem right that the teachers must do this job of selling, but appar ently they must take the lead. If the people of the State know just what the teachers are up against they'll demand that something be done about the inadequacy of equipment and other needs. If the public is educated to the sad state of affairs that exists because many of the better trained instructors have left the profession because they can't live on their present pay, the tide will turn. It is now, a job of letting the people know. The teachers are doing a good job with the tools they have. It is up to us to learn about it and aid them in pre paring the minds of our children for the tomorrows. Raleigh Roundup (By Eula Nixon Greenwood) HEADACHES?Bill Sharpe is having his headaches this year. With words, pictures, and anything else at his disposal he strives to give the rest of the United States a favorable view of North Carolina. Although most of the states have their press agents, Sharpe is now some thing of a pioneer in the business and succeeds in placing favorable 'publicity in the national magazines and in the large newspapers and is recognized as one of the best in the business. It is sometimes difficult to get the play he wants on his articles. However, when polio hit North Carolina again this year, the news spread like wildfire. The papers snapped it up and tne radio had a big time with it. Just as this epidemic was sub siding, along came the snake-handlers of Dur ham. Chesterfield is running in four-color ads a picture of its new factory in the Bull City, Duke University is stil near the top as an edu cational institution and as a football power house, but Durham, N. C., this fall is better known for its snake-handling than anything else. GOOD BUY?Each school library and each home in North Carolina should have a copy of Bill Sharpe's new book, "Nortl^ Carolina?A Discription by Counties." Recently released by the Warren Publishing Co., Raleigh, N. C., It can be purchased at $5.00. Virtually every day in the year some State department here receives a request from a school kid like this: "Please send me at once all the information you have on Caswell Coun ty." No one county has a corner on these big orders. They come from all the 100?in almost direct proportion to the number of school chil dren in the various counties. When term paper time rolls around in the spring, Raleigh is flooded with these "at once" requests and it requires much time and effort to answer them. Now, in one volume, all the information de sired is supplied: population, industries, ave rage weekly wage, history, crops grown, etc., etc., and each school treasury?should be dip ped into for a few dollars to purchase one or more of these books. aPrents who want to get their children real worthwhile Christmas pres ents should order -this book. ?FOR SCHOOLS?Although the State Board of Education has refused to make public its appropriations request (decided upon about a month ago) for the next fiscal year, the figure is $11,000,000! We are getting so we talk in millions of dollars so gUbly these days that money terms have ceased to have much mean ing. Perhaps this will help you: This year, . . . July 1, 1948 to July 1, 1949 . . , appropriations to schools total only $65,000,000. Here's some thing else that should aid you in your fiscal thinking (as quoted above): All expenditures from the General Fund (that's where the school system gets its money) amounted to only $48,417,123 in 1937-38. That's what you might call real educational progress. With our per capita tax payments the third highest in the nation, is it sur prising that outside industry looks us over and locates elsewhere? Rovin' Reporter (Continued from page one) the vote in the state and county boxes are usually counted first. The results of this voting was brought or phoned in late Tues j day night while the presidental jbalotting was st'll being counted. I With poor phone service outside of Southport no reports could be obtained before the paper went to press. The only election comment we have to make is to quote Charlie Trott, candidate for county com : missioner, who was on the casuality list. We asked Charlie i how come everything? And his [reply was: Some folks say that j Mr. Dewey went to acting like , he was president before he was .elected." This is pretty much like I the case of a Democratic candi date for governor in the primary ' election. He was said to have everything in the bag. For the past week or longer i fish houses at Southport have been busy making or buying rigs for fishing in the gulf stream this winter. A fleet of big boats are getting their equipment ready. Some of the nets are New Bed ford type and others New Jersey. The first trip to see if the fish .are in the gulf will be made some 'time soon. Meanwhile the Cater pillar Tractor Company of Peoria, 111., has advised us that if fish are found now and fishing is assured for the winter, they will send a photographic crew here to go out with the boats to get picture records of the work. These pictures will be given both the State News Bureau and a local source for the purpose of publi cizing the fishing industry here. This will naturally help greatly towards building up extensive markets. When Bill Reynolds .moved from Shallotte to Florida a year ago he apparently took with him some reservations that the Caro lina's were as good as Florida. Recently hurrican warning went up in Bill's area and he prompt ly loaded the missus and some other perishables into the family fliver and set out up the coast. They got as far as Paris Island, S. C., and from that point the hurricane warnings did not sound so bad. Bill remained there five vance of Armistice Day. weather reports.When it became certain the storm had gone off he loaded up and returned to Florida without having come as far as Shallotte as planned. MAKING NETS FOR USE Continued From Page One the difference between a shrimp trawl and a fish trawl would be to say that a fish trawl has a mouth shapped pretty much like a funnel. The shrimp trawl is also shaped pretty much a fun nel but with its mouth mashed nearly flat and with wings to allow it to make a wider sweep. The Cape Cod fishing nets are said to be on slightly diffenent style from those of New Jersey. Bill Wells sent to New Bedford, Mass, and purchased one of the | big Cape Cod nets. It has arrived and will be used as a pattern for; others to be made here. This New! Bedford net, according to Mr.' jWells, will get its initation in! southern waters this week. With, the net makers having once got i the hang of it, it will no longer j be needed for a pattern. W. Kerr Scott Led As (Continued froiu paie one) I only one of the four which were i voted on last Tuesday that was: able to get by the local voters! i was the fourth, calling for reter mining special elections by major ! ity vote. The margin was 1109 j for, 876 against. i There were no material changes I resulting from the canvas here j Thursday of the vote by the | Brunswick County Board of Elec tions, and the following vote-tot-1 ! als were certified: ! State Senate: R. J. Hester, 2436, j 'and Gilbert, A. Shaw, 2416; Wil liam King Skinner, 1989. House: j Odeli Williamson, 2351; James B. i ! Hewett, 2234. Congress: F. Ertel : Carlyle, 2689; J. O. West 1744. U. S. Senator; J. M. Broughton, 26 69; John A. Wilkerson, 1878. Governor: W. Kerr Scott, 2758; Prichard 1851. Recorder: W. J. McLamb, 2424; W. A. Kopp, 2194. Register of Deeds: Amos J. Wal ton, 2526; B. A. Russ, 2137. Com missioner: B. C. Williams, 2501; R. L. Rabon, 2447; George B. Ward, 2488; Lonnie Evans, 2150; Chas. M. Trott, 2124; Geo. W. Swain, 2077. President: Harry ?. Truman, 2052; Thomas E. Dewey, j 1896; Strom Thurman, 715; Henry A. Wallace, 20 Township officers elected were: [H. D. Jenrette, Republican, just !ice of the peace, and J. E. Lewis, Democrat, constable, Northwest; Frank Rabon, Republican, con stable, Town Creek; A. W. Smith, Democrat, justice of the peace, Smithville; Herbert Gray, Repub lican, justice of the peace, and Luther C. White, constable, Lock woods Folly; J. Wes Stanley, Re publican, T. L. Long, Republican, Earl Long, Republican, justice of i Democrat, constable, Shallotte; ; the peace, and William H. Todd, Democrat, constable, Shallotte; W. C. Wilson, Republican, justice of the peace, Waccamaw. REV. L. D. HAYMAN (Continued from page one) J. D. Cranford; Garland, D. C. j Boone; Hallsboro, H. M. Jamie son (S); Jacksonville, L. L. Par Irish; Lumberton, F. D. Hedden. j Lumberton Circuit, N. B. j Strickland, j Maysville, J. D. Stott. Pembroke; Bethel, Dewey Lock ;Iear (S); Calvary, A. C. Edgers; ' Community Center, J. W. Smith I (S); Fairview, J. A. Wilkins (S); (First Church to be supplied; Pro jspect, D. F. Lowry. Richlands, W. A. Crow; Rose j boro, E. R. Wheeler, Scotts Hill, |j. M. Carroll (S); Shallotte, Rich [ard Braunstein (S); Southport, JUNIPER ?POST or POLES, any length. Plenty of Piling for Beach construction. Also oak boards, SVi-ft. long. We will deliver. SEE OR WRITE? L- G BABSON FREELAND, N. C. Th# ?mart. modem ttyllng cud tbe wonderful featuree will ?uiely appeal to men of action. The famou* Helbroe movement awuree enduring accuracy. It's a marvelou* volu?, Meni See 111 easy terms KING'S EJectrJp Sales Go. SHALWTTR, n. c. L. D. Hayman; South Robeson, J. P. Edwards; Swanaboro, J. K. Worthington (S); Tabor City, H. F. Surratt; Town Creek, R. H. Caudill (S); Waccamaw, H. A. Bizzell, Jr., (S); Wallace-Rose Hill C. P. Rogers; Warsaw, R. L. Crossno; Whiteville, D. A. Clarke. Wilmington: Epworth, Oiris-' tian White (S); Fifth Avenue,; B. C. Reavis; Grace, J. A. Rus-] sell; Sunset Park, C. H. Mercer; Trinty, E. B. Fisher; Wesley Memorial, J. L. Hartz. President Pembroke State Col lege, R. D. Wellons. Director Leadership Educat ion, Central Board of Education, M. E. Cunningham. Sabbatial leave, P. H. Fields. District Director of Evange lism, L. L. Parrish. District Missionary Secretary, R. E. Walston. ? Retired. | J. W. Harrell, C. A. Jones, F. R. Lowry, J. A. Martin, J. A. Tharpe, J. F. Usrey, W. C. Ben son, J. W. Potter. j During the annual conference !which began last Wednesday and closed Sunday many matters of business were handled including I the election of Rev. Leon C. Lar kin as superintendent of the Meth-I odist Orphanage in Raleigh sue-1 ceedlng Rev. A. S. Barnes, a for mer pastor of the Whiteville I Methodist church. Mrs. Homer Lyon, Sr. of Whiteville was re elected as a member of the board of trustees of the Orphanage. Saturday's session brought the approval of two resolutions by the body opposing all forma of gambling and urging the 1949 General Assembly to outlaw whis key, beer and wine or authorize a Statewide referendum were ad opted today by delegates attend ing the annual sessions of the North Carolina Methodist Con ference here. Attending the session from Col umbus county were the following lay delegates, Dr. M. A. Waddell, Fair Bluff; D. D. Bruton, Chad bourn; H. B. Frink, Clarendon; Sam T. Gore, Tabor aty and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie S. Thompson, Whiteville. Ministers attending were, Rev. N. B. Strickland, Halls boro; D. A. Clarke, Whiteville; H. F. Surrat, Tabor City; W. G. Lowe, Concils; J. W. Lineberger, Chadbourn. PRESBYTERIANS IN Continued From Page One i and run through Sunday, Novem ber 21st. Assisting Pastor J. M. Waggette will be Rev. A. K. Dudley of Wilmington. Rev. Mr. Dudley is very popular ais an evangelist and he will do most of the preaching. For these service* a fine' choir has been secured, with several singers from denominations volun teering their services. The music is expected to be exceptionally good. Dr. Waggette states that a most copdial invitation is being extended to the general public to attend the services. Blacktail deer are excellent swimmers and will take to the water for five or six miles at a stretch to escape pursuit. Unlike whitetail deer, elk are gregarious and migrate in large herds.They are curious animals and will approavh any strange, motionless object. F0RECI.08CHE ITOTICE Notice 1? hereby given that by vit tue of a decree of the Superior Court of Brunswick County, N. C.. dated the 20th day of October, 1948, In an action entitled "Brunswick County versus Winnie( Waddell and husband Wad dell." ? the undersigned commissioner will ex pose at public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash on the 6th day of December. 1948. at 12:00 o' clock noon, at the Courthouse door. Southport, N. C, to satisfy the de cree of said court to enforce the pay ment of 1208.46. the following described real estate, located In Town Creek Township, Brunswick County. N. C? bounded and described as fol lows : Bounded on the north by Willie Dudley, on the south by V*. A. Pulp Co.. on the east by Willie Dudley, and on the west by Simon Small, containing 5 acres home, and known as the Charity Purdy Estate. All sales subject to report to and confirmation by the Court. Ten days allowed for raise of bid before re port made. Cash to be paid at sale. This the 5th day of November. 1948. E. J. Prevatte, Commissioner. 12-lc FORECI.OSl'HF. NOTICE Notice Is hereby given that by vlt tue of a decree of tly; Superior Court lof Brunswick County v ? the 20th day of action entitled "SJ* ?t>*i(k versu? \dS?"? Wa4<Wl ar"1 , ipoM at i?i **?? i I fiighept 1 i?Mt ? ; ' to | i day of December. na .J Vlock noon. ? the South|?rt. S. 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