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" -*-> *'''-.'\~".'. ?i,... . / TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, a the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR ?...$1.5I SIX MONTHS 1.01 THREE MONTHS 1 .71 ^JL^national editorial Wednesday, July 3, 1935 Versatility murders genius. A man often feels like kicking himself when he wouldn't think of letting someone do it for him. " J ? ? v,rt?rt>rlavfi un You're noi wen uiesscu llvnuw^M less you have a smooth, brown coat of sun tan. Responsibility usually is placed upon the shoulders of those who can bear it. Unanimity at last! Every citizen of Brunswick county is agreed that what we need most right now is a good rain. Committeewomen Members of the Brunswick county board of education last week named Mrs. E. H. Cranmer as a member of the school board for the Southport high school. Some time ago, Mrs. J. E. Dodson was appointed a member of the board at the Waccamaw high school. We are glad to see women given responsibility in the administration of the affairs of their local schools. They are the ones who guide the home study of their children; they are the ones who, through their Parent-Teachers Associations, seek to bring about a closer relationship between parents, teachers and pupils. It has long been a matter of logic that they should have a voice in the selection of those whose duty it is to direct the educational development of their children. Drivers' Commandments The personnel of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol was considerably increased Monday as the number of patrolmen was increased to 121 on July 1. These officers will roam the roads of the state both day and night in an effort to rigidly enforce the state laws. The addition of new members to the highway patrol probably will do much to encourage safe driving. However, motorists may, of their own volition, do much more to help make the highways safe. Evasion of the law is no reckless game to be played with members of the highway patrol, with a thrill the only reward and death the penalty. Responsibility for safe driving still rests with the drivers. The Carolina Motor Club has issued the following ten commandments for the guidance of motorists who wish to show consideration for others and at the same time protect themselves: "Thou shall drive thy car on the right hand side of the road with no object before thee closer than 50 feet. "Thou shall sound thy horn and make sure that the vehicle operator in front hears the warning signal before attempting to pass. "Thou shall respect the rights of others and show courtesy to thy fellow motorist with all thy ability. **rni -1- -11 A. -J- J. .xl 1 inou snail noL stop or turn wnnoui executing a hand signal in keeping with thy intentions. "Thou shall not drive thy vehicle intc a moving lane of traffic unless it can be done without endangering thyself 01 others. "Thou shall question and determine the right understanding on any doubtful motor vehicle laws or rules of the road. "Thou shall not allow a minor to ope rate thy vehicle or allow thy vehicle tc be operated by a careless or irresponsible person. "Thou shall determine that thy vehicle is in good mechanical condition before operating this vehicle. "Thou shall not drive at a high dangerous rate of speed, pass on curves oi brows of hills unless the roadway is clearly visible five hundred feet. "Thou shall have no other object before thee than to create safety for thyseli and others in all of thy driving habits." THE STATE PORT 1 Fighting Fire Citizens in every section of Brunswick - county know about the forest fire that .'has been raging in the Green Swamp dur' ing the past two weeks. The fire reached such threatening proportions iast week " that W. C. McCormick, assistant state for 3 ester in charge of forest fire control, was ] sent to Brunswick county to assist ir I bringing this blaze under control, i Mr. McCormick returned to Raleigh last Tuesday when it appeared that the fire had been bottled up in the swamp land following is a clipping from the Ral"'eigh News and Observer for Wednesday ' * n /* .'morning, June 26, in which the state om! cial paid tribute to the work of County Fire Warden Dawson Jones, the CCC boys and others who aided in bringing ; the fire under control: "Three broken ribs don't mean a thing when there's a forest fire anywhere near ! County Warden Dawson Jones. "Supervising the fight against a ragiing fire in Green Swamp, Brunswick county, Jones broke three ribs and suffered accompanying bruises and lacerations, but he is still fighting the fire, W. C. McI Cormick, assistant state forester in charge | of forest fire control, said yesterday. "Mr. McCormick said more than 200 men are fighting the spreading flames in the swamp along a 15-mile line. Breaking I out early last week, the fire was gotten j under control Sunday, but was fanned i back to life by high winds. "Around 100 persons homes are di! rectly in the line of the fire, in addition I to CCC units from Southport and Waccamaw, but continuous high winds have | been a big handicap, Mr. McCormick jsaid, in checking the blaze." ) \ Hospital Insurance I Some time ago it was our privilege to Ihpar Dr. W. S. Rankin discuss the ad j vantages of a group hospital insurance jfor the state of North Carolina. Dr. Rankin is in charge of the Duke j Endowment for hospitals and orphanages 'in North and South Carolina and is thoroughly familiar with the problems of hospitals in this section. Impressive figures were used by him to show the critical need of hospitals for financial protection of some kind. He said that each year the American people pay about three and one-half billion dollars, or 4 percent of their total income, for medical attention. Of this amount, one billion and ninety million dollars is paid to doctors, this load being shared by 50 per cent of the people. The annual drug bill is six hundred and sixty-five million dollars and this is shared by 90 per cent of the people. The annual expenditure for dental care, according to Dr. Rankin's figures, is four hundred and forty-five million dollars, this being paid by 20 per cent of the people. The annual bill for hospitilization is six hundred and fiftysix million dollars, but this load is sadj died upon the shoulders of only 4 per jcent of the people. This means that five million citizens of the United States are carrying the hospital load of our one hundred and thirty million inhabitants. The hospital insurance plan is aimed at this condition. Its purpose is to spread the cost over a larger group of people and over a longer period of time. The first objective would be to make it possible for at least forty million citizens to share the hospital load. > A committee from North Carolina is now in England, where the cost of hospitilization is shared by one-third the people, studying the group hospital insurl ance plan that is in effect in that country. The operation of a similar plan in ? North Carolina probably would begin in the larger industrial centers where a ' small part of each week's salary could be set aside for a hospital fund. Once in ! operation, the plan could be introduced I in small businesses and, finally, to the farmer and other independent citizens. It is easy to see how such a plan, suc> cessfully operated, may mean a great - deal to North Carolina citizens and to hospitals in this state. It not only will re duce the number of charity cases from ! 52 per cent to 20 or 25 per cent, according to Dr. Rankin, but will be an untold hlpCClTlOr f A fVi A ww wiiv lllOblbUtlVHOi It is likely that, sooner or later, there will be considerable discussion of the proposed state-wide group hospital insur ance plan. The matter deserves the care: ful consideration of every thinking citizen. \ 4 k. i PILOT, SOUTHPORT, NOR" Washington Letter I . { Washington, July 3.?Indepen jdence Day fireworks are mild ex j plosions compared to the pyro ; technics staged on Capitol Hi] j this week in connection with th '' tax program demanded by Presi | dent Roosevelt. The outlook fo [ an early adjournment is cloud; i! as a sullen Congress steps alonj II under the White House whip >j Legislators have stated publicl; land privately that they conside r the Chief Executive's new ta: j program neither prudent no practical at this time. Mr. Roose r velt's bold attempt to walk ou , from the responsibility of jam ming a drastic revenue measur through the Senate and Hous< without hearings has not endear . ed him to his fellow partisians o their chosen leaders. The Capito ' chieftains feel they have beei abused by the President, whicl means widening the breach be tween the executive and legisla : tive branches of the Federal gov . I ernment. A goodly number of the law matters would have preferred t< wind up affairs before the holi | day. Fourth of July celebration,' | usually afford a splendid oppor jtunity for speeches signaling th< : opening of the re-election cam ; paign. Only a few solons fron ! near-by states were able to sneal !away from their official dutie! to make addresses before theii : constituents. The magnitude ol the President's program is prov ing a source of embarrassmen! j to the legislators. Questions as t< j the comparable points of th< I Roosevelt "soak-the-rich" ta> J plan and the Huey Long "share ' j the-wealth" dream bring knott] I problems from the home folks iThe bromide answers acknowled jging the inquiry will not suffice ifor impatient taxpayers want di irect answers. The rank and file | of Senators and Representative! I contend that if the newest reve i j nue idea of the White House i! _ j merely a trial balloon to deter | mine public sentiment it is like ;jly to prove a boomerang. Scout! have advised the President tha , it is not an easy matter to neu tralize the antagonism whicl ' spring up among the law-makers i Instead of the anticipated earl] adjournment the present Congres sional program forecasts a lonj summer !?essia*L The energy dis I played in whirling through ma . J jor legislation is a symptom o: I the determination to devote sev eral weeks exclusively to th( Roosevelt tax scheme. If th< President insists that the legisla \ ture remain on the job they wil j probably make arrangements tc recess frequently. As the House Committee on Ways and Meant must originate all tax laws it it only logical for the other members to recess from time to time jThe Senate may follow the same | procedure. It is a parliamentary device used 10 awan. use action of committees. However, the recess periods are so short that members from the states west oi the Mississippi do not have time to go home. Prevailing sentiment among the party bosses is to confine the latest revenue measure to the three subjects outlined in the President's message. The increase in corporation taxes is the real i controversial issue because of the I strong possibility of enactment , stultifying industrial recovery. I The opposition to this -proposal in communications to the House [Ways and Means Committee contend that higher taxes on business leaves little or no incentive to maintain production and thus j relieve unemployment. Executives j of the larger corporations employing hundreds of workers are j faced with the problem of replenishing surplus drained bj heavy taxation. Whether the retrenchment policies contemplate wholesale discharges for employee or curtailment of wages depends i largely on the extent of the ta> burden. Labor leaders now armed with a new collective bargain ' ing law are alarmed as the rei venue measure may indirectly j block their demands for highei j wages and shorter hours. The j proposed levy on higher incomes On/S 'MaoH, tnwAn'l AM ? ? * L.il. IMIU uvaui lAACO ate 11UI. uuur ering the average law-maker because relatively few citizens are affected. i Congress will undoubtedly accede to the President's demand for authority to outlaw damage suits over the gold clause repeal ; The main purpose is to prevenl suits by foreigners holding American gold. The measure is sc technical that it has no populai appeal, which indicates earlj , passage. The Guffey coal bill which had been buried has taker on a new lease of life. The house will dispose of this issue before turning to taxation matters. The Administration is faced with a threat of inflationary amendments tacked on to the revenue | bill. The ship subsidy plan having passed the House by a close vote | is anchored in the Senate Com: mittee for the session. fH CAROLINA ; ? ^ J A OURS ytWM fi ' i ip* jj i ICiOTbkt W. N. 0.) c 3 r J Consideration of the amend ?! ments to the Agricultural Ad ' | justment Act this week stirs th ^ fires of controversy in the Sen ' ate. 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