The Pirate
Log
By: The Three Buccaneers
(Kat, Jan and Peg.)
We may well start off with
tlje ball game last Tuesday night.
The ' Loris Tigers trounced the
Pirates by a score of 29 to 31 in
the girls game and also won the
boys' game. High scorers were
Amelia Kirby for the Shallotte
girls, Ruby Floyd for the Loris
girls, and Billy Gray for the Shal
lc^tte boys and Grainger for the
Loris boys.
The rest of the week went as
ufual except that we couldn't
get our minds on books, because
it) was so near Christmas.
i Friday school turned out early.
We had the first two periods and
then we assembled in the auditor
ium for a Christmas program. It
was really a surprise too. Mr.
Stone played the records of
"pic ken's Christmas Carol." To
tjiose who had never heard it, it
vfas really a treat and to those
vfho had heard it, well, it is just
like a Christmas song. We never
tired of hearing it. After that |
we sang songs and some of the
classes had parties. Then with
everyone wishing everyone else
ai "Merry Christmas", school ad
journed.
j Seen Around: Some of the for
mer students who are now in col
lfge and military school. They in
cluded Rose Marie Holden from
W. C., Audrey Gore and L. L.
Hewett from Mars Hill, and Glenn
Russ from a military school. ?
Lois Pigott and Goody Holden
(Jpening presents from Sammie
Boyd.? Mr. Reese telling his
geometry class it was a good day
jor a test and to get out pencil
And paper. They had to see how
jnany words they could make out
Of "Happy New Year." ? Miss Ne
ville's typing classes drawing on
the typewriter. ? Marion Galloway
having trouble with tennis shoes
4t the ball game.? The basketball
girls having to play in their socks
when they leave their shoes at
home since the gym floor has had
floor seal put on it. ? The bus
drivers more popular than ever
since they got their bus checks. ?
And Mr. Stone telling us that
he wouldn't blame us a bit if
we didn't open a book during the
holidays. Wonder if he thought we
would. All we can say is that if
he did he has a surprise in store!
If the turkey, cranberry sauce,
fruit cake, baked ham, (ain't life
wonderful) and all the surprises
of of the holidays don't get us,
we will be back next week.
ERECTING HOME
Otto Hart is building a garage
apartment next to his home on
Rhett street.
BASKETBALL GAME j
The next home appearance of [
the Southport Independent bas- j
ketball team will be on Monday,
January 16, against Hallsboro.
!
GRADUATES THIS YEAR I
Everett Hewett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Burgwin Hewett of the
Boone's Neck community has been
spending Christmas at home. A :
senior at State College, he will [
graduate in agriculture in March. I
VISITORS FROM APEX
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pierce, Sr., j
and Miss Joyce Pierce of Apex j
spent the Christmas holidays at I
Shallotte with Patrolman and !
Mrs. J. C. Pierce.
SAW GRAND OLE OPREY
Mr. and Mrs. A. Earl Milliken '
and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Russ
of Shallotte attended the Grand j
Ole Oprey in Nashville, Tenn.,
last week. They were guests at
one of the programs.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Walker
of Wilmington, formerly of South
port, announce the birth of a son,
David Alan, at James Walker
Memorial Hospital, December 17.
VISITED SISTER
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of |
Laurinburg and Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Brown of Elizabethtown
spent Christmas at Supply with
Mr. and Mrs. Buck King. Mrs.
iKng is a sister of the Bro%vn
boys. Incidently, John Brown and 1
W. B. Keziah were school mates j
during the short time that Keziah ,
[attended school many years ago.
| NEW YEAR DANCE
j Commander Edward Redwine
states that free refreshments will
be served at the American Legion
Dance at the Hut at Shallotte on
New Years Eve. The regular
meeting of the Post, with some
important business to transact,
will be on Tuesday night, January
3rd.
COMPLETELY RECOVERED
Mr. and Mrs. David Watson
and children of Berea, Ohio, near
Cleveland, are spending the week
here with Mr. Watson's mother,
Mrs. Ida Watson. Mr. Watson is
a member of the F. B. I. and it
will be remembered that he was
seriously injured in an automobile
wreck between Raleigh and Louis
burg in October. For a time it
was feared his injuries might
prove fatal. He has now complete
ly recovered and will resume his
duties with the F. B. I. in the
next two or three weeks.
ROGER BABSON MAKES
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1950.
8. We, therefore, advise going
easy on inventories. 1950 is a
time to get out of debt and stay
out of debt. Speculation in com
modities should be discouraged in
1950.
9. We believe that the cost of
living index has turned down for
the present. The average for 1950
will be less than for 1949.
10. Practically all retail prices
will average less in 1950 than in
1949, notwithstanding the excess
of money mentioned under 27-28
and 29 below.
Farm Outlook
11. The total farm income for
1950 should be less than that of
1949, which means lower prices
on the average for wheat, corn,
pork, poultry, eggs and certain
dairy products. Farmers should
diversify more In 1950, get out of
debt and put their surplus money
into savings, in preparation for
the next crop failure.
12. The supply of certain can
ned vegetables and fruits (except
citrus) should be greater during
1950 than at the same time dur
ing 1950 than at the same time
during 1949. The prices of these
products should fall off, barring
some weather, insect or blight
catastrophe..
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Start .....
THE NEW YEAR
BY OPENING AN ACCOUNT
With The
Southport Building & Loan
Association 1
Serving Brunswick County Since 1911
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
? ? Optional Shares
? ? Installment Thrift Shares
? ? Full Paid Stock Certificates
Now Being Issued In Limited Amounts
? ? Current Rate Of Dividend
Three Per Cent.
? ? Direct Reduction Loans.
- Member Federal Home Loan Bank System
OH! FO* .
HEW V?AAS.'
England's- r/Rsr Christ
mas TREE, INTRODUCED
IN /840 BY QUEEN VIC
TORIA AND PRINCE
CONSORT ALBERT, WAS '
trimmed with ediblz
SPUN-SUGAR. ORNA
MENTS AND GINGER- -
BREAD MEN. %
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CHRISTMAS I
?
SOME SCA ND/NA VtA NS~ *,
LEAVE FOOD FROM
CHK./STMAS FEAST FOX
JULAN/SSEN, A Tiny, tj
MYTHICAL HOUSEHOLD
GNOME., WHO EATS
WHILE THE FAM!L\
SLEEPS'.
Copyright /#4? J. V. C'ark ?
?fkmufkhhe aqtA..
/N EARLY MED/El/A L
TIMES', CHRISTMAS'
WAS A FAST DA Y.
NEW YEAR'S WASTHE
DAY OE FEASTING
. AND PRESENT GIVING.
MOST FAMOUS
ENGLISH CHRIST
MAS' TREAT SINCE
CHAUCER'S TIME
(1340-1400) ARE
YORKSHIRE CAKES
SERVED WITH ALE.
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13. Poultry and dairy products
will especially increase in volume
during 1950 with prices averag
ing less than in 1949.
14. Farmers will continue to
work to hold present subsidies. It
is popular to criticise the vast
amount of crops which the
Government owns or is making
loans on, but this surplus In
storage may be a great blessing
when the next crop failure or
war comes.
Taxes
15. The Federal Budget will be
increased during 1950 over that
for 1949.
16. Over-all Federal Taxes Will
not be increased during 1950 and
there may even be some readjust
ments to encourage venture capi
tal. Moreover, some of the
nuisance taxes may be eliminat
ed or reduced.
\7. The long-term capital gains
tax of 25 percent will remain un
changed.
18. There will be many in
creases in local and state taxes,
and more reaching for relief by
"sales" taxes or other forms of
raising needed funds.
Retail Trade
19. Goods on counters will te
of better grade in 1950 than
they were in 1949.
20. Markdown sales will con
tinue during 1950 as consumer
spending slackens due, to a de
cline in employment and other
factors.
21. The dollar value of all re
tail sales in 1950 will be moder
ately downward, and the unit
volume of retail sales will also
be less in 1950 than In 1949.
22. Less wil be spent on new
building and equipment by stores
and factories during 1950.
Foreign Trade
23. Our exports wil be down
during 1950 and our imports will
be up during 1950 ? comparing
both with 1959. This will partly
be accounted for by the devalua
tion of the English Pound and
other foreign currencies.
24. Foregn credits will con
tinue to be granted during 1950,
but some of these will be direct
by American business firms and
investors. If our Government will
jget foreign governments to agree
j that such investments will be
| exempt from any new tax or
' other legislation by the foreign
country in which the investments
are made, considerable progress
would be noticeable along foreign
trade channels.
25. American interests will
S(S Over 5 million Maytags sold?
far more than any other washer.
Corns I* and place year eider new
$124.95 to $179.95
Kings Electrical
Sales Co.
Shallotte, N. G.
have more competition from
foreign producers of raw mater
ials and of manufactured goods
during 1950 than they had during
1949. This ? wil benefit some
American concerns, but be harm
ful to others.
26. Fear of war with Russia
will continue during 1950. World
War III will come sometime; but
will not start during 1950. Those
in large vulnerable cities should
use these years of peace to get
some small farm or country
home to which they can go in
case of war. Such places will be
almost unobtainable when war
actually comes.
Dcficit Financing
27. The supply of money will
be increased durig 1950, but the
price of Government bonds will
not change much one way or the
other during 1950.
28. In addition to the antici
pated Federal deficit the $3,000,
000,000 being distributed as in
surance refunds to veterans will
be mostly spent. I
29. Congress wil ( not change
the price of gold during 1950.
Stock Market
30. Most Stocks will work lip
and down in about the same
range during 1950 as during 1949.
31. Stocks of companies with
assets mostly in natural re
sources, known as inflation
stocks, should have the greatest
demand.
32. There wil be more invest
ment buying for Income during
1950 and utilities and companies
making labor-saving machinery
may be more popular than other
industries or railroads.
33. The wisest investors will
keep a fair amount of their
funds liquid throughout 1950
pending the great break in stock
prices which wil come someday.
Bonds
S4. High-grade taxable corpor
ate bonds bearing low coupon
rates should continue at about
the same prices during 1950, but
of course, they will sell for much
lower pricos when money rates
AMUZU
THEATRE
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
Admission ? 14c and 30c
Two Shows Nightly ?
Effective October 3, ? 1st Show
will start at 7:00 P. M.
Saturday ? 1st show starts
at 6:30 P. M.
?
Thurs., Fri., Dec. 29-30
"STREETS OF LAREDO"
(In Technicolor)
William Holden and
Mona Freeman
ALSO ? Cartoon
Saturday, Dec. 31
"BIG SOMBREO"
(In Color)
Gene Autry & "Champion"
ALSO ? Cartoon
Mon., Tues., Jan. 2-3
"TAKE ME OUT
TO THE BALL GAME"
Frank Sinatra and
Esther Williams
ALSO ? Selected Short
Wednesday, January 4
"PAROLE, INC."
Michael O'Shea and
Evelyn Ankers
ALSO ? Chapter No. 4 ?
"CONGO BILL"
?COMING?
"DON'T TRUST
YOUR HUSBAND"
increase.
35. 1950 will see a further fad
ing off of certain tax-exepmt
bonds due to the new Housing
Authority Obligations to be issued
during 1950.
36. The Federal Reserve will
continue during 1950 the same
general policy which it followed
in 1949.
37. The importance of diver
sification will be given more at
tention in 1950 and wise invest
ors wil watch their bond maturi
ties to see that they are either
short or systematically stagger
ed.
Real Estate
38. The city real estate outlook
is uncertain. It should continue
to hold firm throughout 1950 due
to less available rental space
caused by pulling down old struc
tures to save taxes and to pro
vide parking spaces. Owing to
high costs and the fear of World
War in, there will be little in
clination to build new city pro
perty. On the other hand, the
continual movement out of our
large cities ? in the interest of
decentralization ? may cause
prices to soften.
39. There will continue to be
a fair demand during 1950 for
suburban real estate with a shad
ing of prices for large places; but
the residential construction boom
should continue well into 1950.
40. The demand for large com
mercial farm acreage will be less
during 1950; but small sustenance
farms, especially those located
close to established communities,
will hold up and, perhaps, in
crease irf price.
41. There wil be some decrease
during 1950 in industrial and pri
vate building. The cost of such
building will decline a little and
the quality of workmanship will
improve. There should be an in
crease during 1950 in publicly
financed building.
42. There will not be much
change in business rentals dur
ing 1950, but residential rents
will average higher in 1950. Only
as property owners are granted
higher rentals wil there be more
houses built for rental purposes.
43. Mortgage interest rates
during 1950 will continue about
the same as during 1949.
44. The growth in industrial
pensions should help real estate
sales in Florida, California, New
Mexico and Arizona.
General Business
45. Many business concerns find
their operations sliding down to
ward the break-even point. There
will not be as much margin be
tween costs and selling prices
during 1950 as during 1949. Un
employment wil) gradually in
crease due to the installation of
labor saving machinery and other
causes.
46. Military preparedness will
continue to bolster general busi
ness and employment during 1950
but this is not a healthy de
velopment.
47. Excluding Government own
ed commodities, the physical
stock piles or manufacturers will
1 remain about the same during
1 1950 as during 1949.
! Politics
jq
48- 1950 vviiT^^
year. The Henuw "
relmaInin th*
ministration wiu^T)
?"??>? ?nS?
the so-called ^
stx-2S
continue to
gamzed labor unR*
John L. Lewi, JZ*N
that event, such a m 1
made the whipping
the consent of othl "
labor leaders. tr *
nf50' !Je Con?resslOR?i ?
of 1950 will not '
political status of
any great extent.
CATHOLIC INFORMATION
The Crossroads Of Tima
A mother lays her new born
'child in a crib . . . angels appear
on a hillside . . . shepherds hurry
quietly into Bethlehem. . . .
Somehow, the world stood still
that night. Time was at the cross
roads. Men took a long last look,
at the Old Testament and turned
their faces toward a new era ? an
age of love and brotherhood. With
the first gurgle of that Jewish
baby, Christianity drew its first
breath on earth.
But why? ? who is this baby?
Let's go over and look into that
crib!
There he lies ? a little boy. His
mother has him so wrapped that
all we can see is his face ? but it
seems no different from other
baby faces. . . .
The strange, the mysterious fact
about this baby boy is that the
? Jewish world has been talking
about him for the past 1,500
i years. Long ago ? 500 years before
? the prophets had lifted up their
voices and said: t
"Behold! A virgin shall be with
child, and bring forth a son, and
they shall call .his name Em
manuel" (Matt. 1:23).
"Then shall the eyes of the
blind be opened, and the ears of
the deaf unstopped. Then shall
the lame man leap as an hart and
the tongue of the dumb shall
sing."
"And he shall feed his flock like
a shepherd, and he shall gather
| the lambs with his arm and carry
them in his bosom, w
lead those that are'*.!:
Five hundred ycjjj
words were uttered i
before Mary laid her ch ;
manger!
This baby then-ifo .
He the Prince of Peace'-i
Mighty? Yes, because
grew to manhood, He a
was God and He proved m
pure history. 1
And that is the manji
festival. It's that wtiei
the Christian world to a
every year: the spectaeltJ
mighty God in the (lest; t,
vout adoration of those ta
gers? fingers which
mountains and set the ?,
her place, now reaching*
lessly for Mary's face; a*
which pronounced the fa|
Creation, now tiny and iq
cold.
j Is it any wonder that 14
raise our voices with iqj
J archangels ? Today our Cka
I born. Today our Saw ^
ed. Glory be to God in a
est, and on earth, ptiai
of good will!
"Come and behold Hi
the King of Angeli'-j
must do more than bead
must adore our God, a!
now in the manager, soai
Cross.
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