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Wednesday, December 18, 1935 ye
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which to completely dispose of an old be
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camp is "Camp Sapona, the West Point
of the CCC. sei
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We don't see how a father who spends
much time hunting can very well refuse J pri
to let his kid have some firecrackers forith<
Christmas.
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You can save time and money whenj?f
doing your Christmas shopping if you ?
will read the advertisements in The State .
Port Pilot before you leave home. |ers
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"Better Off Dead" Th
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The nation is beginning to realize the del
horror of automobile deaths that reached j the
a total of 35,000 last year. Not so well
realized, but perhaps even more horrible, ^
is the situation of those who were invol- ^ev
ved in automobile crashes, were not killed?but
would be better off if they had cai
been. an<
Their ghastly plight has been described
in a new booklet by J. C. Furnas, au- ?f
thor of the famed "?And Sudden Death,"
entitled "Better Off Dead." Here is
an excerpt: de;
"They weren't doing more than 45 Fe
around a slight curve. But centrifugal Pr'
pull had dragged them a couple of feet co'
the wfconjr side of th<? whfte line . . . one Nc
of those semi-headon, angling crashes . . th<
Two passengers, bleeding, unconscious, ha
were loaded into the ambulance. They rei
were on the point of driving away when jm<
the policeman discovered the third. ;eri
"He was doubled up like a broken rei
stick and thrust halfway through the nar-1
row back window of the wreck, his head | l)a
between his knees. They didn't dare try
to unbend him till they reached the hos- *ei
pital. He was still alive and conscious. He ^
had proved that by stealing the police- ma
man's gun and trying to shoot himself. wo
I "The spine was snapped clean, bent at
an acute angle, and the bare end pro- Ft
truded from a rent in the skin like the
stump of a horrible, bony tail.
i "Thanks to the doctors that man is still yoi
alive . . He has been operated on 25 ha'
k times. He is always in acute pain and parIalyzed
from the waist down." dir
Too horrible, too nauseating for print? a i
Perhaps it is?but it's the truth. And it thi
doesn't describe an isolated example. An
Thousands of people have emerged from wa
automobile accidents to become helpless, *n?
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!pain-riaaen cippies an tneir lives, xney UUI
live on to remind us of the awful price
we pay for speed, for recklessness, for in- th(
competence at the wheel. Yet their agoni- ha
es will not be entirely in vain if they th<
teach the lessons that will save us from y?
becoming members of that tragic legion htl
who would be "Better Off Dead." ste
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Southport Shrimp ft]
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If all the shrimp that are caught by the
I fishermen of the local plant of the North
Carolina Fisheries, Inc., this winter were re
used for an educational program to culti- Sa
vate a demand for this seafood product Wl
in North Carolina, the Southport plant
could run full blast next season without g0
one complaint from the independent deal- th
ers that the co-operative was in competition
with them. Sp
Opened on October 7 for the avowed jjj
purpose of creating and supplying a new
demand for shrimp, officials of the local m
plant after the first week were forced to qi
resort to the old methods of packing 'and m
shipping green shrimp to northern mar- p(
kets. The sales organization of the North ru
Carolina Fisheries, Inc., had failed to pro- w
vide the promised markets within the ar
THE STATE
tte.
Independent dealers began at once to
mplain that the co-operative was nothg
more than a government financed
ganization operating in competition
ith private business. No later than last
eek, announcement was made by a
harlotte attorney that he, as representave
of more than a hundred North Carina
fishermen, would seek an injunction
rainst the North Carolina Fisheries, Inc.
We are taking no sides in this arguent
between the independent dealers
id the co-operative group. The thing
at we are interested in is a plan that
ill eliminate friction during the coming
:ar.
The reason that there was no demand
r shrimp in North Carolina this fall is
cause at least 85 per cent of the citins
of the state never saw a shrimp in
eir life. Even fewer people know that
ey are one of the most delicious of all
afood products. Practically none of the
sidents of the central and piedmont
3tions of the state know that the shrimp
ught in Southport can be delivered to
?m, fresh and ready to serve, at a
ice that will allow them to be a part of
; diet of the average family.
During the first week that the local
int was in operation a large quantity)
shrimp were cooked, peeled and pack-1
into gallon cans. These cans were)
pped in refrigerator trucks to various \
nts in the state and delivered to deal,
to be shown in refrigerated show cas-j
for the convenience of the retail trade,
e big trouble lay in the fact that too;
ir housewives were familiar with the
icious food value of this product, and
first shipment of these prepared
imp was the last.
iVhile local catches during the nexti
v months will not be large, some
imp will be caught all along. These!
1 be prepared at the Southport plant
3 used for demonstrations in towns and
ies in North Carolina to show members
Women's Clubs and other organizans
the many ways in which shrimp
ty be served as a practical food. These
monstrations could easily be arranged,
w organizations would turn down the
aspect of a free seafood refreshment
urse, together with a short talk about
irth Carolina shrimp?where and how
?y are caught and prepared. Once they
d learned how good Southport shrimp
illy are and how easy they are to serve,
smbers would become regular customs
of merchants who sold fresh shrimp,
idy to serve, at economical prices.
The expense of this educational camign
might seem to be prohibitive, but
i North Carolina Fisheries, Inc., is no
nporary organization. Any program
it will provide a North Carolina detnd
for Southport shrimp will surely be
rth the investment.
i
're Hazards
Have you ever had a serious fire on
ir property? The chances are that you
yen't, but you are lucky.
The fact that you haven't suffered
ectly from fire loss shouldn't give you
"alse sense of security. A fire, like anyng
else, has to haDnen a fimf
4 A ? ?Wiiiiv. I
d the property owner who disregards
rnings concerning fire hazards, think:
that such matters may affect others
t not him, is all set for that "first time".
Unless your home is different from
; average, it contains a long list of fire
zards. Remember that old furniture,
)se ancient magazines and clothes
u've been putting in the attic little by
tie for many years? They offer a contnt
invitation to fire, no less than the
st of a real pack-rat. And the accumulions
of greasy rags or refuse in the
sement or garage?what more could
e force of spontaneous combustion want
get in its work? And those electrical
pairs you made yourself in order to
ve the few dollars an expert electrician
ould have charged to do the job pro:rly.
Perhaps you don't know that elecical
hazards are one of the most prolific
urces of fire. And that heating plant
at is going full blast these first days
winter unless it has been recently iniected
and overhauled, it is one of the
re demon's best allies.
Almost every fire hazard can be eliinated;
furthermore, it can be eliminatlickly,
easily and cheaply. Some of the
ost dangerous hazards, such as impro;rly
stored inflammables and piles of
ibbish, can be done away with entirely
ithout cost. Doing that may save lives
id irreplaceable property.
PORT PILOT, SOUTHPOR1
! WASHINGTON
LETTER
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I Washington, Dec. 18.?It hi
'been abundantly exemplified thi
! Federal agencies operating und<
I the last batch of laws passed t
Congress will proceed slowly f<
several weeks. The numeroi
j court challenges have impress*
even the zealous proponents <
'a new social and economic ord<
that judicial interpretations ai
more important than writing ar
^lobbying measures through tt
'legislative channels. This attituc
accounts, in no small measur
for the caution and care exercii
,ed by enforcement agencies lito
the Socity Security Board an
the National Labor Relation
Board which are promulgatin
i regulations and procedure. C
'course, political factors figur
j prominently in this new tren
as veteran party chieftains advc
: cate policies which will encoui
| age and stimulate recovery rath
er than those which may inflam
! and repress. Expansion of busi
ness volume before the election
| is vital to the men and womei
who must rustle voters into j
favorable frame of mind.
A tricky problem has been laii
in the laps of a Congressiona
[group. The demand for an appro
ximate equilibrium between gov
ernment expenses and incomi
continues to increase. If curren
talk is met with moves towarc
economy it will signal the stop
1JA?
|mgc ui luc guiucn uciiiucupie
from which bounties and othei
government gifts have flowed foi
two or more years. The House
Appropriations Committee is sitting
daily in an effort to revise
governmental spending policies
which will be acceptable to the
Congress. Some committee members
go about the task with a
feeling of futility. There are sc
many requests for money frorr
the multitude of Federal spending
agencies that it is hard to reconcile
economy to the insisten
demands. The mounting totals o;
expenditures and public indebted
ness are provoking uneasiness
among sober-minded officials. J
definite policy of curtailment wil
be held up pending a definitioi
I of government policy in thePres
i ident's budget message to th
| Congress next month,
j Foiled in an effort to obtaii
Ian effective industrial council a
a substitute foi^ the NRA, th
'Administration "W reported train
ing heavy guns on Congress fo
I the enactment of the Walsh bil
I which requires a form of govern
mental regulation of industrie
selling supplies to the Federa
agencies. The bill has passed th
Senate but was blocked in th
House at the last session. Severa
j changes are forecast when th
| House considers the bill again fo
'organized labor will press han
for a maximum week of 30 hour
j instead of the 36 or 40 hour pro
vision in the measure as it camjfrom
the Senate. When you con
sider that government purchases
relate not alone to the Federa
branch but to states and muni
cipalities which may have borro
wed government funds for relies
purposes, the scope of the Walsl
bill is unlimited in its regulators
powers.
In an observer's notebook wil
be found a report that the Ad
ministration is happy at the outcome
of the President's visit tc
the American Farm Bureau Federation
in Chicago last week. Instead
of a blast, nothing was
Sftid in tho fArmol rnonlntiAn
... Miv JLVOV1UWU1I
about the effect of the Canadian
treaty on agriculture. The White
House is counting heavily on the
power of Ed O'Neil, a Roosevell
follower and the Federation chief,
to ke6p the rebel element in line
until after the elections in which
the farm policies will play an important
role. Mr. Roosevelt has
been asked to clarify the New
Deal's position relative to ship
ping subsidies. His advisers have
recommended a direct subsidy t<
the American Merchant Marine
instead of mail contract aid. Oth
era have urged a measure to ef
feet the consolidation of all Fed
eral agencies dealing writh trans
portation. They argue that thii
unification is essential tostraigh
ten out the tangle between com
petitive systems of transport. Tht
Treasury has been informed tha
bankers are watching inflatioi
tendencies not so much in it
immediate effect but more writ!
j a view to the long-range plan
ning. Western legislators ar
coming to town armed with sug
gestions for changes in the gov
ernment's silver policies as ai
outgrowth of disturbances in th
world demand for this producl
Back of the annual report is
sued by the Bureau of Narcotic
are thrilling true-life stories o
"dope rings" and smugglers. Th
formal report disposes of hair
raising raids as routine matter
handled in line of duty. Rigid en
for cement of narcotic laws ii
shown in the official statement
to the effect that smuggling ant
sale of crude and prepared opiun
ns-s been checked although th(
price in the illicit traffic re maim
rt w. c
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creased during the last year as
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used by dope victims. Govern|
j ment agents easily identify users
51 of codeine as it leaves a "cement
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