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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 751 Wednesday, February 9,1949 The Yoke Of America At the recent meeting of the North Carolina Press Association in Durham one of the principal speakers was Assis tant Secretary of State George V. Allen, whose job with the State Department is director of the Voice of America pro prams. In his address before the press group this distinguished North Carolinian le ported efforts that are being made daily to counteract the effect of communist propaganda about the western democ racies. This is done principally, he says, by straight news broadcasts in more than a dozen languages by means of short wave radio. It may not seem important to the ave rage American citizen who is accustom ed to have his news broadcast, pure and unadulterated, every hour on the hour, but the plain, unvarnished truth is a strange kind of reporting to the people of eastern Europe, particularly those who live in the region behind the iron curtain. Secretary Allen stressed the im pcrtance of giving the bad news with the good on these programs, because, he said, the thing which the Voice of Amer ica program has that no other propagan da broadcast before has had is a founda tion of truth. We were tremendously interested in this talk by the man who is directing these programs. For one thing, it long has been our contention that the most effective way to fight the spread of com munism is to make our democratic form of life so attractive that there will be no incentive for the restless masses of man kind to line up with the former group. For another, we had wondered upon what plane our foreign broadcasts were being conducted, since admittedly this constitutes a new phase in diplomacy. Having heard Secretary Allen's ex planation, we are convinced that this is a step in the right direction; and we feel sure that this important job is in the hands of a capable director. The School Program Few counties in North Carolina stand to gain more from the proposed school bills now pending before the North Car olina Legislature than does Brunswick. The last session of the North Carolina General Assembly took an important step in the right direction when it made provision for increase in teachers salar ies. Pending before the present session is a request that a minimum salary of $2,500.00 be established for the teach ers. If this is done that step alone will assure Brunswick county schools, along with others, of capable personnel who can afford to make teaching their pro fession. One provision of the new proposals is to decrease the teacher load, and by that very step alone Brunswick county will have 171 teachers to do the work now loaded upon the shoulders of 145 in structors. The most spectacular benefits of the proposed education bill as it affects Brunswick is in the building program. If the request for $50,000,000.00 is grant ed, then Brunswick county's share for re pairs, additions and improvements will amount to $666,000.00, and the county's contributing part will be only $28,000.00 in this program. No matter in what school community ycu may live, you must1 know already of the critical condition of our school plants. If our educational efforts are to keep pace with other activities in pro gressive-minded North Carolina, some drastic step must be taken. The bills now pending before the Legislature are not products of some fertile, fast-spending imagination. They | are based upon the factual report of a commission appointed by the governor to learn the true condition of our schools. We feel that it is the place of every good citizen to throw his full support be hind this educational program. We have talked with Representative Odell Wil liamson, and have been assured by him that he is prepared to go all the way in backing these measures. If you have a chance to see and talk to the Brunswick county legislator, let him know how you feel; and if you have any influence with a legislator from another county, try to enlist his support. Support Your Hospital Balancing the higher cost of hospital care these days is the consolation that your chances for recovery are much greater than they ever were before. This is the information furnished by Dr. Mal colm T. MacEachern of the American College of Surgeons. The chances of recovery are about twice as good as they were 20 years ago, the death rate having dropped from six to eight per cent to from three to four per cent. Also, your illness will be shorter, you will lose less time from work, and you are more likely to escape permanent dis ability or chronic invalidism than would have been the case had you got sick or met with an accident a few years back. MacEachern says your average hospi tal stay now would be eight to 10 days compared to 18 to 20 days about 30 years ago. One hospital administrator phrased it this way: "While the cost per ] day is higher, the cost per cure is low er." These facts are interesting and so is his observation: Every community should provide a standardized hospital for the care of its patients. And: "The people of every community should see to it that their hos pital is adequately equipped ... as a sound investment and as protection for its sick". Minimum Wage Problem The great increase in living costs has created an understandable demand for an increase in the minimum wage. How ever, we should realize the dangers that would result if the minimum wage were raised to too high a level. The minimum wage is precisely what the name implies. It is the bare minimum on which a worker can maintain him self. It is not supposed to provide for even the simplest luxuries. It is, in other words, the wage paid to a very small minority of workers who are completely inexperienced, are learners, or are con genitaliy incompetent and unambitious and cannot develop even minor skills. It is designed to protect this class of work ers from employer exploitation, and that is all. Any worker, with a bare minimum of aptitude, and a desire to get ahead, soon passes out of the minimum wage bracket. He is given higher pay for the sound reason that he is worth more, can do more things, can produce more. It has been argued that a relatively high minimum wage would make little difference because it would affect com paratively few people. But past exper ience indicates that this theory just doesn't work out in practice. For exam ple, when minimum pay is raised, the unskilled worker may receive nearly as much as a skilled worker. The latter na turally becomes dissatisfied, and de mands more for himself. So it goes, all the way up the line of job classifications and pay scales. Inflation gets another big boost forward. Boys Become Men "Boys will be boys," they say. But we're sure you'll agree they'll be better, friendlier, happier boys if they're in the ranks of the Boy Scouts of Ameri ca. For 39 years, the Boy Scouts have made an increasing contribution to a better America through a well-planned, up-to-date program to meet boy's in terests. ? It's a program of adventure that ap peals to every boy, when he knows about it. And there's the rub. Many a boy of 12 or over still needs to be informed of the exciting activities of Scouting. Many a parent needs to dis cover the values of Scouting for his boy. Many an adult needs to find out the en joyment to be derived from helping boys find themselves through Scouting. Many a civic institution should look into the merits and advantages of sponsoring a Troop of Boy Scouts. For these reasons we're taking the op portunity to fulfill our obligation as an information-medium, by reminding you of your responsibility to the boys of Am erica?the Men of Tomorrow! SHALLOTTE SETS DATE (Continued frrm Tage Onei resolutions passed by Mayor Leon Galloway and the board of alder men early in the year. Much of the election expenses will be saved by hclding it jointly with the ? regular town election. ; EXCITEMENT IN I (Continued from page 1) | a distance of 30 or 40 feet. He I fired two shots at the man but I is unable to say whether or not i I he hit him. On his first call ten days ago the prowler actually gained en- j trance to the homes of two white J families. Mrs. J. A. McNeil was awakened by someone standing at j the foot or her bed and looking | at her with the aid of a very, | small flashlight. She thought it | ? was her husband and when shej j sj?oke the intruder fled. Mr. Mc- j I Neil was sleeping in an adjoin* ! ing room. | An hour later on the same! ! night Mrs. Johnnie Tadlock, sleep-' ing her home in j different part of the town, was awakened by something touching her face. She screamed and the intruder fled. Mr. Tadlock, asleep in? the same bed, gave chase but lost track of the fleeing man in the dark ness. A No. 9 "loafer" shoe was found where the intruder jump ped a hedge as he ran. A hand kerchief soaked with chloroform and the cork from a chloroform bottle was found in the Tadlock home. Last night only one attempted molestation of a home was re ported. Two ladies spending the winter here from an eastern state and occupying a tourist cabin, heard someone prowling around. They called out to ask who is was. A man is alleged to have approached the door, knocking on it and asking them to let him in. They screamed and the man fled. Ormond Leg gett, Dan Early Wells, Malcolm Frink and Red Farmer, who is serving as an extra night police man, heard the screams as they were riidng around in Leggett's car a short distance away. They investigated but the man had fled. ! MARCH OF DIMES (Continued froiu pate one) , la al chairman, and also to elect the executive committee and chapter officers for the ensuing year which begins the first of March. From the director of the colored population, reports are coming in that speak encouragingly of the fine work Prof. A. C. Caviness, and his staff of workers are ac complishing. County Director Hayman urges every worker to make all possible effort to grive everyone an opportunity to con tribute. The schools are doing a fine job for the March of Dimes, and will complete their canvas by February 15. LITTLE SYMPHONY Continued From Page Ona sible through the efforts of Mrs. E. H. Arrington, chairman of the local symphony committee of the N. C. Symphony Society. The Little Symphony, composed of 22 musicians, began its annual season last Thursday. The season will be concluded on April 1, to be succeeded by the regular sym phony season when the entire orchestra of more than 70 music ians will tour the State between April 11 and May 20. The Little Symphony tours the State's smaller communities, while the complete orchestra is heard in the cities and larger towns. The orchestra have a combined schedule calling for more than 100 concerts this year in approxi mately 70 different communities. DuPont DYNAMITE For Ditching & Stumping Fuses & Accessories COLD STORAGE EQUIPMENT We have a real bargain in one complete commercial type Cold Storage unit that goes with a 10-hp compressor. M. C. GORE Longood, N. G. OCEAN VIEW TAVERN OPEN THE YEAR ROUND REGULAR MEALS . . . SPECIAL DINNERS Really Cooked By An Expert Dining Rooms, Bed Rooms, Furnished throughout In The Best Obtainable. Open Every Day In The Year ! ! OCEAN VIEW TAVERN HOLDEN BEACH BRUNSWICK PLUMBING SERVICE We go anywhere in Brunswick for the installation and repair of plumbing. Experienced workmanship and satis faction on all jobs. H. V. Gore D. L. Bowen Shallotte, N. G. SCHEDULE W B &B BUS 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 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 tfO P. M. 6:10 P. M. 6:00 P. M. 10:20 P. M. Not Exactly News John Neal, Towles-Cllne bulldozer operator ivho made a couple o fnew city streets up at Deepwater Point last week, is the best man we have ever seen in the driver's seat of one of these big machines . . . Ceasar, giant German police dog which Mrs. Anna Miller Davis keeps a pet and protection, performs more tricks than any dog we have seen in years. Get Miss Anna to have him put a show for you some time. Ceaaar's size belies the fact that he is only a year and one-half old. Sign of Spring: A group of Southport high school boys pouring over several issues of The Sporting News, the baseball bible. Which re minds us that Southport has the material with which to field a cracking good high school nine this season. . . The pretty Christmas tree on the grounds of Southport Baptist church which was so attractive during the holidays was planted there several years ago by Mrs. W. G. Butler, a good Baptist, and a tree just like it was planted at the same time in the Trinity Methodist church year by Mrs. C. G. Ruark, a good Methodist. Mr. Willie Fullwood has fallen heir to Cherry McDonald, fancy five gaited saddle mare of a decade ago ,and on a Sunday morning triiTt town this week there was evidence ap! ^ that Cherry isn't ready to have "The Old r ^ Mare" song sung for her. She still steps J!? Featuring Spencer Tracy and Van jllhr^! "State Of The Union", which shows Thursfo" and Friday at the Amuzu, has plenty of tafef They tell us that it is top-flight entertain^' If they have a high school band in South port next year little Barbara Bomberger, ^ already plays an acordian, may be one of ^ youngest members. . , And speaking of music Carl Watkins, one of the owners of the Lon. Beach pavilion, is keeping up his hot with the bass fiddle during the off season. He is playing with a dance band. "Aces 0' Rythmn", and recently sent tis a recording "Confessing" and "Stardust" made by group. They'd like to come down here for a dance engagement sometime before the beach season opens. Unless prowling is more fun than we think it is, the operator who has been using this territory had better go out of business before he runs out of luck. . . And so to bed?vrtth the front door and the back door locked." Free afternoon concerts for ( school children feature the or chestra's appearance in each com munity. The North Carolina or ganization is said to be only classical music group in the nation which adherses to such policy. COMMISSIONERS IN Continued From Page One Piney Crove to the J. W. Flowers place be taken over for improve ment. A resolution also was pass ed asking- the highway commission to take over for maintenance three blocks in Bolivia running past the Bolivia Lumber Company to the Knox place. Lacy Dawkins was relieved of $320.00 valuation on land from which timber has been cut. Albert Strangle was employed at a fee of $50.00 to clean the septic tank and grease trap at the county home. The sum of $25.00 was granted for relief of a wel fare client. RECORDER HAS Continued From Page One Commodore Jenkins, assault with deadly weapon, continued. Hugh Ephraim Danford, speed ing, fined $10.00 and costs. Lee B. Pollock, operating car without license, ordered to pay costs. Collins McLamb, driving drunk, allowed to plead guilty of reck less operation by prosecuting at torney and arresting officer, fin ed $50.00 and costs. Claude Lewis Smith, speeding, I capias. James McCone, speeding capias, j Lusian Dean Williams, speed ing, capias. Alice Mahorly Fitpatrick, speed ! ing, capias. Jacob Newman, speeding, capias. Henry Datz, - speeding capias. Edward Ross, speeding, capias. Charl-n Ale\ Ford, carrying | concealed weapon, fined $50.00 j and costs and gun confiscated and given to arresting officer. James B. Pelham, worthless check, 90 days on roads, sus pended on condition that defen jdant make restitution and pay j costs. I ANNUAL PAYMENTS (Continued Krom Page One) $2,560.00, covering the yearly pay [ment on the bonds .interest and ! insurance. Each of the teacher jages cost $20,000.00 and nearly [half of this borrowed money has already been repaid. Superintendent Denning said last night that wihtout the teach erages at Waceamaw and Sha|. lotte it would be partially in possible to obtain and keep teach, ers at those places owing to the lack of housing and rooming facilities. The buildings provide the teachers with excellent rooms at a cost of only $7.00 per month. By clubbing together, renting a kitchen and employing a cook the unmarried teachers find their monthly room and food expenses only about $37.50 to each teacher. The principals have apartments in the teacherages, paying $25.00 per month. The Waceamaw school has 4 such apartments for the principal and marH?;?. ieachers. The money for the yearly pay. jments comes from the rents o( the rooms and apartments and through various local projects and entertafnments put on at the schools. Read The Want Ads ESSO The Last Word In Gasoline & Motor OIL WILSON ARNOLD U. S. No. 17 Supply, N. C. BUILDING MATERIAL LUMBER We Have Plenty Of Good Sea soned Lumber For All Purposes. Bring Us Your Bill Of Material, And We Will Save You Money. BUILDING MATERIAL % We carry a stock that will take care of most of your building needs, including doors, windows, nails, shingl es, cement, brixment, sheetrock?in fact, just about everything you will need for your new building or re pair job. SHALLOTTE LUMBER CO. Shallotte, N. C. Notice Of Sale The undersigned administrator and trustee will of fer for sale at public auction, for cash, at 10 o'clock A. M. on February 19,1949, on the premises, the following real and personal property belonging to the late R. T. C.aison: 40^cres of land, 18 acres cleared, and known as the R. 1. Caison home place, with a 3.1 acres tobacco al lotment, and including the home of the late R. T. Caison l" _a K surrounding same including tobacco fairoinff twltTand equipment!"1"" ?utbuildin^ and a" es the^riJht'ac^m'n^strator and trustee reserv ful bidder must J aiK* a^' ^ids, ant* anV success" zJEtssisssr*'of the purciiasc pricc ^rustee And Administrator Of The Estate Of The Late R. T. Caison
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