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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
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the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under
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Wednesday, June 12, 1935
And after all, we expect the Popovich
we read about in the paper is just the
Russian for Popeye.
A chain is as strong as its weakest link,
and a chain letter is as strong as its lease
gullible victim.
The House has a ways and means com- j
mittee. They may be able to devise ways,
but finding the means is the important j
matter.
The fellow who said we could think
better on our feet, certainly must not
have had any corns.
If it weren't for the friends of politicians
to do the pushing, we doubt if
there would be any candidates for office.
A man who marries for money eventually
earns it.
We are beginning to understand the
Southport slogan: "They'll come back."
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Optimism is a necessary characteristic
of a good fisherman.
Somebody could get famous by discovering
a way to squirt toothpaste back in
a tube.
The biggest thrill we have had since
coming to Southport was the trip we
made on the speedy little pilot boat out
to a ship last Thursday.
Daylight saving time gives radio listeners
in this section the satisfaction of feeling
that they are staying up later than
they should when really they are not.
Popular songs are no worse than popular
fiction?and they last just as long.
No job is more obviously the work of
an amateur than a home-cleaned pair of
white shoes.
Welcome Contributions
We are well pleased with the response
to our request that residents of Brunswick
county send in news articles for
publication in The State Port Pilot. The
different communities in the county are
nrettv well renresented in the naDer this
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week.
That is exactly what we want The
Pilot to do?carry the news of the county
to the people of the county. We thank
you for your co-operation and interest in
the paper and for the many nice things
you have said and done to encourage us
in our efforts to give the citizens of i
Brunswick county a weekly newspaper of
which they may be proud.
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offer the following brief rules of correspondence:
Write legibly, on one side of
the paper; don't use first and second
personal pronouns, except in a quotation;
in writing an account of an important
story let the first paragraph tell who,
where, when, what and why; petty gossip
isn't news, so don't engage in personalities;
and be sure to sign your articles.
News for publication in The State Port
Pilot must reach the office not later than
Monday morning before the paper comes
out on Wednesday.
Bible School
The annual session, of the Daily Vacation
Bible School, which came to a close
here Friday night, was the most successful
ever held in Southport and the 141
children enrolled in the classes received
valuable training.
Much credit is due the Rev. T. H.
Biles, principal of the school, and the
departmental superintendents and their
assistants. These leaders made the school
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so attractive that the average daily attendance
was maintained at 125. The
manner in which their classes were conducted
was responsible for the outstanding
work accomplished by the children, j
Daily Vacation Bible Schools today are
called upon to serve a need that once was
filled by mothers in their family circle. '
: The meager knowledge that many of usN
have of the Bible is what remains of that <(
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early training. This influence and train- j<
ing is missing more and more in our n
home life, and that is the reason that the J
'Daily Vacation Bible Schools have such a {
I rich field for service. f
A knowledge of Bible stories and the j
principles of Christian living; memory 3
(work that includes the 23rd Psalm, The 2
Lord's Prayer and The Ten Command- J
ments form a wonderful background for t
youth education and gives the normal e
child the proper perspective of right and *
wrong. t
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Rural Electrification I
We have never been able to under- ^
stand why anyone preferred to live in a C(
city rather than in the country. A few ti
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modern conveniences me ??
can be counted in favor of argument for ?
urban life, and we never thought these j a
were worth the cramped conditions they j ^
impose. It
The program of rural electrification ie
which is now being planned for North j*'
Carolina will add these conveniences to n(
the other advantages of farm life. tt
Recently Dr. Clarence Poe, chairman w
of the North Carolina Rural Electrification
Committee, made a report to Gover- n<
nor Ehringhaus of a survey conducted
throughout the state to determine thei0)
electrical needs of the people of the rural; b<
sections and their interest in a program I
which would make power available in E
practically every North Carolina home, ai
In his report, Dr. Poe recommended that Pj
the governor name a board of six as a u
Rural Electrification Authority and this it
has been done.
The Federal Government has set aside li
the sum of $100,000,000 for the erection w
of power lines through rural sections of 1
the United States, and this state board, a
appointed by Governor Ehringhaus, is al- e
ready at work to secure a large grant for 8
North Carolina. The entire program has a
the support of President Roosevelt, who e
said that a program of rural electrifica- >
tion "can relieve the drudgery of the a
housewife and lift a great burden off the t
shoulders of the hard-working farmer."
We can think of nothing that would do J
more for the comfort of the people of <3
rural North Carolina. Bright lights would 1
put an end to hours of study by the dim, \
red glow of oil lamps; electric water a
pumps, electric radios and refrigerators 1
are conveniences that would be available J
for the entire family; but the greatest re- r
lief would come where it is most needed }
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?tu uie ianII nuusewiie. waaning
machines, electric irons, and the t
countless other electrical appliances ?
would be greatly blessed by the con- a
struction of power lines. When the ac-11
tual work of construction begins, we|^
should like to see residents of this county j a
share in the benefits of this fine program, li
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Another Bouquet a
0. 0. Mclntyre, famous New York col- p
umnist, recently paid the following tribu- r
te to members of the country press: s
"Much of the best stuff written in a
American newspapers reaches only a t
limited audience. This is because it is *
turned out for country weeklies and small 0
town dailies. It is a pity that more of it g
is not syndicated. J
"There are very few smart alec writers s
or exploiters of the personal pronoun a
among them. They write deeply, if im- 0
personally, of the things they feel. They a
are interested and believe in the triumph c
of right, the church and dignity of good ?
citizenship.
"They run clean as the wind of their r
native hills or the waters of their local 1
streams. I commend to any newspaper f
reader fed up with shocking crimes, e
blackmail, law suits and Hauptmann ?
trials a careful perusal of their home t
town paper. c
"Many of the homely little personals '
may offer a comic touch, but no more so x
than a city society scribler's rave that the t
debutante Miss Gwendolyn Smith-Park is c
singing hotcha songs in a decadent night t
club. Or that Lovely Lacey of the chorus *
walked a baby lamb up the avenue on a *
platinum leash."
LOT, SOUTHPORT, NORTH
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Washington, June 12.?Various |
sxpeditions of thinkers are not
getting far out of the maze of
:onfusion created by the Supreme j
Ctourt decision in the NRA case. I
Sudden bursts of inspiration
vhich bring out situation-saving
tlans are usually squelched by
'actual conditions of the hardmd-fast
rule laid down by the
lighest tribunal. As a consequen:e
the alphabetical agencies esablished
during the last two
rears are working in the twilight
one between the shock of an adverse
court ruling and new legisation
to pave the way for fuure
activities. The town is floodid
with imperfect drafts of protosed
remedies. The politicians
.re doing their best to confuse
he real issues. The haunting fear
f other nullifying decisions of
he court is everywhere apparnt.
The best picture of the reignig
chaos here may be gleaned
rom random notes of private
onversations in official and poliical
quarters. For instance, they
ay the cold-shower treatment
anded the New Deal in its first
wai test could have been
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voided if Mr. Roosevelt had a!
abinet which dared say "no" to j i
rejects evolved by the "Brains- j
rust." In particular, Democratic ! _
aders are resentful that the At-1 ~
>rney-General, formerly a Demo- | ti
atic national commiteeman, did | 0:
at carry war into the camps of j
le young and untried lawyers! ,
ho fashioned much of the emer-1 a
ency legislation. These critics I ti
intend that a two-fisted Attor- t<
ey-General should have pointed 1 a
it the legal pitfalls even at the j
sk of incurring the displeasures "
f the President's "fair-haired ^
ays," who were happily engaged a;
i selling their pet theories to n
le White House. Even now the w
epartment of Justice remains C1
loof in a crisis when the major
arty chieftains feel they should n
e consulted freely on legal quesons
before rushing proposed lws
to Congress.
Another burning topic in the a
loakrooms at Capitol Hill is the ji
state rights" issue, once the a
?ar-cry of the Democratic party. )
"he Republican strategists are )
igging into the public records j
nd displaying Mr. Roosevelt's )
arlier views on the rights of j
tates and the intrusion of the
federal Government into their j
ffairs. The youngsters who have
njoyed a free hand for two j
'ears in experiments with a new
conomic and social philosophy
ire inclined to view the Constiution
as a fossilized document
ntirely out of keeping with new
iroblems of a complex age. As
dr. Roosevelt must necessarily
lepend on the loyalty of Southern
democrats, he cannot lightly lay
iside the question of state sovereignty.
His aides are moving on
ill fronts to escape the constituional
limitations on the activities
if the central government. Mil- !
ennial dreams of the young bar- )
isters and economists have been 1
mnctured, but they are search- !
ng around for more power. |
Organized labor's stunt of lamlasting
the Administration program
for extending the NRA has
he town puzzled. The question
.rises as to the probability of a
hird party movement with trade
mions marching under the ban-)
iers of the Longs, Townsendites;
.nd followers of Father Cough-1
in. If labor groups adhere to |
he threat of the American Fedration
of Labor to sponsor an
.mendment to the Constitution, j
hen the issue will be clearly i
Irawn. The success of a camiaign
of this sort would defiitely
enthrone a labor-controlled |
;overnment and probably hasten i
he dissolution of the Democratic i
,nd Republican parties as poli- j
ical units. Political leaders are
.nxiously awaiting the Presilent's
reaction on this latest plan
f the trade unions. There is a
mowing hostility toward the tacics
of unionists in pending legisition
on the ground that they
eek great power and immunity
.t the same time. The program
f organized labor for an amendnent
of this sort may have the
ffect of making the Chief Exeutive
change his views about
oing to the public for power to
imend the U. S. Constitution. j
The revision of the amend-11
nents to the Agricultural Adjustnent
Act forecast adoption by
he Congress. Taking a cue from
riends in Congress the proponents
of these drastic amendments
isked the Department of Justice
or advice. The troublesome quesion
growing out of the late
iourt decision is "just what is
nterstate commerce?" The court
lad a list of decisions over a
>eriod of years which set forth,
heir concepts of law in phraseilogy
which puzzled law-makers.
:t seems certain that in the anticipated
tests of the AAA
imendments the Supreme Court
vill be obliged to define just
vhen inter-state commerce begins
and where intrastate connec- 1
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to divest themselves of in:rstate
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ctivities within a state. The
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