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^Jk/NATtONAL EDITORIAL
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Wednesday, December 11, 1935
Only eleven more shopping days be- j
fore Christmas.
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Hunters are generally agreed that |
quail are scarce this year.
The cost of doing nothing is going
higher and higher.
Christmas spirit and Christmas spirits
are two entirely different things.
We still haven't seen any "two-fers"
done up in Christmas packages.
You can't appreciate tl*? good that
stop-and-go lights do until you get into a
traffic jam when one is broken.
Mussolini's attack upon the Ethiopians
hasn't done anything to popularize Italy
or Italian products.
Good News
When the daily papers are filled with '
accounts of brutal crimes that occur in
other sections, we find it a pleasing contrast
to be able to write a notice similar
to the one which appeared last week in !
The Pilot to the effect that the county
jail was free of prisoners for several days.
We are glad that Brunswick county
citizens, white and colored alike, are able
to go about their daily business without
transgressing to any great extent upon
the rights of their neighbors and without !
breaking the laws of their state.
It is toun hoi&st opinion that the residents
of this county are among the most
law abiding citizens of North Carolina, j
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The Farmers Of Tomorrow
One of the most interesting phases of;
present-day education lies in the encour-j
agement and knowledge given young j
farm people.
Contests are held for livestock and
crops raised by these budding farmers.!
Instruction is given them in scientific far-'
ming, marketing and distributing. Theirs!
is an opportunity that few of their forebears
had.
The result of this is to better the outlook
for the fltrriiMiltnre nf the future
and to make it inevitable that the farmer
of tomorrow will be a better crop scientist,
a better business man, and more
valuable citizen, than the farmer of yes-i
terday.
School Page
The school page, which has been a
feature in The State Port Pilot for the
past seven weeks, has met with general
approval. Principals of the schools, fac-|
ulty members, students and merchants
j have done their part to make these pages
a success.
We appreciate the following letter received
this past week from the Schoolmaster's
Club of Brunswick county:
"Dear Editor:?
"At a recent meeting of the Brunswick
County School Master's Club, the secretary
was requested to convey to the Editor
of the State Port Pilot the Club's appreciation
of the excellent support the
Brunswick County schools are receiving
from the State Port Pilot. Special emphasis
was placed on the weekly school page
which has been very helpful in that it
has brought the work of the schools to
the attention of the patrons.
"The School Master's Club wishes to
assure you of its fullest co-operation in
your work in Brunswick county.
"Very truly yours,
"ANNIE MAY WOODSIDE, Sec."
Basketball
The growing popularity of high school
basketball games has done more than
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i any other one thing in recent years t<
1 mate the citizens of this state sport
conscious.
At large consolidated high schools al
over North Carolina will be found indoo
courts that, during the winter months
j become a center of community interes
as the girls and boys play one or twi
games a week with teams from othe
schools.
We know of no faster, more thrillinj
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sport than a game between two well
matched basketball teams. And this i
one sport upon which the boys have n<
monopoly. The best high school game w<
ever saw was played by girls.
There was a time when parents lookec
with disfavor upon high school sports fo;
boys and girls. Readin', writin' and 'rith
metic were the three reasons for going t(
school; and as far as exercise was con
cerned, milking cows and bringing ir
wood before and after school would take
care of that part of their child's develop
ment.
Because there are certain scholastic
standards which must be met before a
player is eligible to play against a te*m
from another school, parents soon discovered
that John and Mary were bringing
home better report cards as they took no
chances of being dropped from their
team because of low grades.
Having heard so much about this
game that could cause such keen excitement
among the young people, parents
began to go to the gymnasium occasionally?always
with some good excuse. The
result is that fathers and mothers now
are the most loyal supports of a team,
and spacious gymnasiums are being packed
with citizens who, a few years ago,
would have scoffed at the idea of ever
attending a basketball game.
Schedules for the boys and girls teams
at the five consolidated high schools in
Brunswick county have been so arranged
that all games this year will be played
indoors, either in the Waccamaw high
school gymnasium or in the Southport
gymnasium. Those of you who still
haven't attended a basketball game have
a big surprise in store when you discover
how much you enjoy seeing your girl 01
boy playing for all he or she is worth
for the school while the crowd looks on
and cheers.
Good Will On The Road
The Holiday season is a peculiarly fitting
time to emphasize the obligations of
every motorist. It is of more than passive
interest that the Yuletide closes that
quarter of the year when automobile accidents,
deaths and injuries are at an annual
peak. How horrible is the thought
that as we approach the days when the
sentiment, "Good Will to All," is glorified
throughout the land, the carnage of
wrecks and broken bodies is strewn more
than ever over the face of our country.
A great deal has been said about the
necessity of courtesy in driving as an accident
preventive measure. Driving at
speeds reasonable for conditions, sharing
the road, passing properly, using correct
hand signals, avoiding all those actions
which make driving dangerous and uncomfortable
for the other fellow, are the
dictates of courtesy and manners. So, too,
are they dictates of the principle of the
good neighbor. Good driving, with a real
desire to safeguard the lives of those exposed
to the consequences of that driving
is practical Christianity. It is a kind oi
practical Christianity that followers of al
creeds can subscribe to as they join ir
the common rejoicing at this Christmai
season.
The first concern of the churches 0
America is the saving of souls. By enter
ing with whole-hearted activity into th<
automobile safety movement, they cai
extend their activity to the saving of lives
without violating their first purpose. Th<
blot upon a soul as a result of killing 0
maiming another through careless 0:
heedless action, is one not easily erased
The churches have the advantage of be
ing able to appeal to a great section 0
the drivers of the country on occasion:
when they are most receptive to the ides
of good will as a driving maxim. Th<
good neighbor on the road could wel
serve as a theme for a sermon in everj
church at this time of the year.
So long as selfishness and stupid reck
lessness, so long as death and destructioi
exist on our streets and highways, th<
ideal of peace on earth, good will towan
men, will command little more than li]
jservice.
E PORT PILOT, SOUTHPOF
WASHINGTON
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. I Washington, Dec. 11.?Whi
veteran economists seldom agr
D and are frequently wrong in the
^1 predictions, there is significani
1 in the unanimity of opinion thi
recovery of boom day propo
tions will be under full stea
?' during the next eighteen month
. It is in full acknowledgement <
'this drift of affairs that has wii
Sjened the gulf between goven
j ment and industry. Briefly, tl
'situation may be summarized i
J a struggle between desires <
private enterprises to permit na
, jural forces to foster the uptui
* I rather than undergo further ii
f | tervention by political authority
. i in attempts to render artificii
.stimulation. In other words,
* | the government will minimize il
- j sphere of influence to the bai
j; essentials necessary to protei
the public interest, the industri;
' progress eliminating unemploj
ment and hard times now pent-u
due to uncertainty over reguls
(j tory policies will be unleashe
' and prosperity will be somethin
i j more than a mere promise.
! i Unbiased observers feel, how
i ever, that this highly desirabl
' | goal is far from attainment. To
much politics. The tact thatlarg
>j industrial groups have sounde
.jthe tocsin for militant resistanc
(to the New Deal projects has th
j inevitable effect of placing thi
1 vital issue squarely in the politi
. [ cal arena for 1936?a campaigi
I year. Only a fatuous optimis
would hope for complete freedon
from governmental intervention
What industry probably wants ii
assurances from responsible gov
ernment officials of the greates
j possible freedom to capital con
I sistent with business integrity
land social safety. They have beei
provoked by the arbitrary actioi
' of the Federal agencies durinj
the last two or three years whicl
| involved a large amount of in
j equity and mistakes. Unless com
i promises are reached at an earl;
date it is a foregone conclusioi
j that the nation will be throwi
into a turmoil as the gigantt
I forces of industry and govern
; j ment comes to grips at whicl
no strangle holds are barred.
I The politicians are preparing b
' 1 capitalize the impending conflic
>'of principles and policies. Sena
, | tor Hugo Black is out to inves
jtigate all opposition to New Dea
plans under the general classifi
: cation of "lobby probes." Clums;
| mud-throwing which spares onl;
jthe politically-protected willagaii
I take precedence over constructive
legislative matters. It is genu
inely deplorable but definitely i
part of a stacked deck. The prac
tical utility of these investiga
Mtions as campaign fodder i
j openly questioned. The curren
1 conference between the govern
; ment and private enterprise her
has brought this dreary picturi
out in bold relief. Efforts to con
I fine the discussions to question
; of taxation and unemploymen
.have been blocked by the stron;
j tides of criticism from withii
the meeting and outside.
' A few members of the Con
gress are coming to town in ad
vance of the January session t(
show the folks back home tha
i they are on the job. There ii
i another reason?escape from per
sistent demands of their consti
' tuents which are becoming in
' creasingly vocal as the lawmak
ers remain in their home towns
| Returning solons are loudly pro
' j testing the patronage distribu
|tion in their localities as a dan
, I ger point of their campaign fo
re-election. It seems that afte
> voting for huge expenditures o
! j Federal moneys that the dis
| bursing officials were ungrate
ful enough to reject candidate
' for jobs having Congressional en
, dorsements. This situation mini
p mizes the importance of the leg
. jislator and raises doubts as t
! his standing with the boys i;
II charge of governmental bounties
5 \ The dispensing of governmen
posts particularly on public work
projects has been a sore spc
f with the Democratic Senator
. and Representatives. The admir
a istrative branch will feel thei
" sting when additional appropria
1 ^ tions are asked next year.
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. real glad to have our forme
superintendent of schools, Mr. F
1 E. Scntelle, to drop in last Thurs
5 day morning and make us a tal
j t on "Why do we need an Educa
I tion."
1 The message was easily undei
stood and full of inspiration, an
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and we feel ourselves very fortunate
to have such a man in
Brunswick county, to visit and
lecture us on the great needs of
to-day.
We trust the time will come
again when he can serve us in
our schools in an official capaaiajaiafafara/HrafHrajBjgmamaiHJBi;
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in school work makes him
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