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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
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Wednesday, January 29, 1936
Small persons often are more aggressive
because they want to prove theii
superiority.
A barn door slamming in the wintei
wind day after day talks louder and
meaner than the town's worst gossip.
"T :? mill Ka rioppssarv for A1
VVG CIUUUL 11 it win kj\, ? Smith
to turn down any more invitations
to spend the night at the White House.
We hope that the dogwood trees set
out along the streets of Southport last
week are females. We are told that male
trees do not bloom.
Any hunter that kills a hawk each
time he goes out is doing birds and other
wild game a favor?even if he succeeded
in getting the bag limit.
Tear It Down
While work on the WPA project for
the beautification of Franklin Squire is
moving along at an encouraging clip, one
eye-sore stands out in bold relief.
It is the old school building. Not only
does this building mar the looks of the
square, it contains lumber that could be
used to good advantage in constructing
a much-needed colored school building in
the Lockwoods Folly district.
The building will be torn down and
moved eventually, and this should be
done while men are available to smooth
over the old building site and include it
in the city square.
J. J. Garrett
The death of J. J. Garrett marks the
passing of one of the better citizens of
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SOUtnporT. A line iauier, a iu^ai wiuimiman,
a valuable public servant, his in.fluence
will be sorely missed in this
community.
Having enlisted in the army prior to
the Spanish-American War, he completed
his full 30 year enlistment period and,
upon retirement, made his residence in
Southport, where his family resided while
he was stationed at Fort Caswell.
He was active in church affairs, civic
and fraternal organizations and was honored
by being named to many positions
of trust and confidence during his residence
here.
Southport and Brunswick can ill afford
to lose a citizen of this man's calibre.
Fine Record
The low fire loss record for the city ol
Southport for the year 1935 is something
for citizens to be proud of. Property damage
resulting from fires during the pas!
twelve months was only $86.00.
One of the most important reasons foi
this record was the promptness and effi
ciency of the Southport volunteer fire
men. Their quick response to alarms am
the business-like manner in which the?
set about their work once at the seem
of the fire did much to cut the cost.
A tribute also must be paid the citizen
of the town for their care in preventim
unnecessary fire risks. This element o
safety has been particularly striking dm
ing recent cold spells that have sec
chimneys and stove pipes overtaxed i
the grim battle with the weather.
By exercising the same care during th
present year local property owners ca
again keep their fire loss down to a lo-\
figure.
Ruining The Country
Stocks listed on the New York Stoc
Exchange increased $1,994,991,204 i
value in December.
This fellow Roosevelt is ruining th
country.?News and Observer.
THE STATE P<
\^Quick Action
A bouquet (of dogwood blossoms) for
Mrs. J. W. Ruark, Alderman J. J. Lough.}
lin and other city officials who made it
;i possible for the street crew to spend aj
jday last week planting young dogwood j
-|trees on both sides of two of Southport's
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principal streets.
'I Mrs. Ruark is chairman of the citizen- re
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Iship committee of the Southport Woman's |d<
jciub. She has been active recently in|"?
trying to stimulate an interest in the tree liy
i planting contest being sponsored by her V(
-(organization. Not satisfied with the re- c?
[suits being obtained through individual ai
" efforts to beautify the streets of the town, U*
Mrs. Ruark approached Mr. Loughlin, ti
chairman of the street maintenance com- P'
mittee of the board of aldermen, relative ti(
to having some of the relief labor spend pi
a day or two planting flowering trees
1 that would add permanent beauty to the
town. w
j Action resulted, and the trees were 01
secured and were set out last week. ^
This, of course, doesn't put an end to'ty
the Woman's Club contest. There are
many streets that still do not have any
(flowering trees or shrubs. Citizens are ov
(urged to follow the example set by the;re
city fathers rather than to feel com- ^
placent over results already obtained. iir
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Education And Cooperation ye
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"Intelligent co-operation and -educa-jj^
tion must go hand in hand," said Dr. Co
(Frank P. Graham, President of the Great- 3ti
er University of North Carolina, recently.
That truism is especially applicable to iej
co-operation by farmers. The co-operative na
movement is essentially an educational ^
movement. The most enthusiastic group Ve
of farmers in the world will make a fail-}
[ ure of a co-op if they lack knowledge
and purpose?precisely as the best informed
of farmers will fall short of the 01
'greatest success if they refuse to co-ope- ^
I rate. ed
It is an encouraging fact that the bet- tu
ter farm co-ops have given greater at
'tention to the educational factor in re- CJ)
'cent years. .They have taught farmers th
much concerning the laws of supply and tr
i demand, tariffs and embargoes, currency g'
and monetary problems, and so on. The fe
[farmers have learned that there is much of
more to prosperous farming than planting tll
a crop one season and harvesting it the 01
next. They have learned that their welfare
is affected by a great number of t},
[national and international issues. And to
I they have learned that education plus
co-operation is the solution to many prob- j D(
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Aggressive "safe-driving" campaigns j
are being inaugurated by students of a;
: number of American universities and col- is
leges. The old idea of the average col-j
1 ndinfoH Vii'm as a rin- hi
lege kJ\jy , VVUlVii puiuvvu ? --tr i ?
roaring irresponsible, driving his flashy p
roadster at incredible speed while one
arm encircled a blonde and one hand w
held a flask, was doubtless much exag-j"1
gerated?but it remains a statistical truth :T'
that the most dangerous drivers are those |o
in their late teens and early twenties. If iU]
the menace of automobile accidents canl*|
, be brought home to these drivers we will | ti
p have taken an important step in curing n
[ the problem. e]
One of the campaigns is being conduc- g
ted at Yale, where the Yale News, as dis- 18
. tinguished an undergraduate newspaper ^
^ as the country possesses, has issued a ir
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pledge for students to sign, signers 01 inei*"
j pledge agree to follow such simple, obvi-|tj
. ous, and yet vitally essential practices as v
to drive always at moderate speeds, never
to pass on hills or curved, to stop at stop'
signs and not "jump" traffic lights, and c
_ to be fair to all other drivers. Any driver, c
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f young, middle-aged or old, who follows
. these rides has a relatively small chance f
njof becorr'ng involved in a major automo- i!
'bile accident, due to his own carelessnc . s
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It would be a great thing for the nation c
a if every university saw the inauguration t
11 of such a campaign. During the last two e
v years we have killed more than 70.000 t
people in automobile accidents, and prac- i
tically every one of these accidents was ?
preventable. In every one of them human s
error, human failings, human irresponsi- ?
k bility, were the greatest contributing fac- '
n tors. The university students who are
fighting auto accidents are setting an exe
ample that should be emulated not only =
bv their fellows, but by their elders. jt
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3RT PILOT, SOUTHPORT
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NEWS
Washington, Jan. 29.?Need for
iplenishing tne government treaire
chest to meet the growing
;mands by favored groups, boni
and farm relief beneficiaries,
ntinues to plague the political-minded
crowd. Faced with the
-eary reflection of making the
>ters "tax conscious" during a
impaign year, the legislators
id administrative revenue spec.lists
are searching high and
w for an effective alternative,
he problem is complicated by
irely political considerations as
. the wisdom of exacting addional
tribute to the state. Peoe
whose partisanship makes
tern indifferent to governmental
lending policies show intense
jrsonal interest in the subject
henever the tax-collectors tap
leir pocketbooks. It is a human
action which bodes ill for the
iliticos obliged to sell their par'
policies to the electorate.
FARM LEGISLATION
The task involved in getting
it stop-gap farm legislation is
latively easy. The Adminisation
wants something definite
' February 15, which is adeadle
set by the Secretary of Aglulture
for making farm polijs
effective for the current
ar. It seems likely that the
mpromise measures will have
uch to say about state action,
it the Federal agencies will
ntrol for a two year period as
ates are not in a position to
nction along, these lines at
esent. Whatever agricultural
jislation is drawn must be fi.nced
and this requirement rais ho
tav nuestion. CoUDled with
e demand for cash payments to
terans the expenditures will
n into many billions.
DEVALUING SILVER
The fiscal experts have hinted
at the Administration could
ietrack the tax issue by devalition
of silver. It will be recallthat
the devaluation of gold
ro years ago netted the governent
a profit of nearly two bilins.
The revaluation for curren
purposes is not understood by
e rank and file,, but it is a
ick which helps swell Treasury
ofits. Talk persists that the
(vernment will be obliged to ofr
a manufacturers' sales tax
two or four per cent or lower
come tax exemptions and hike
e rates on smaller incomes,
tfice-seekers frankly fear the
st proposal which would add
500,000 citizens to the list of
xpayers. The prevailing idea is
lower exemptions for single
srsons to $750 and the married
$J,500 and at the same time
>ost the rate on normal incomes
oni four to eight per cent. This
an would make seven million
xpayers contribute as compared
ith four and one-half millions
>w paying their share.
LIMITING COURT
The Federal Trade Commission
the latest government agency
aking an effort to hurdle Suptme
Court restrictions. Two bills
ive been introduced in Congress
iving the Commission complete
jwer over "unfair or deceptive
2ts or practices in commerce"
hich is a sweeping authority to
ivestigate anything and everyidy
at their own sweet will,
he present law restricts the
ommission to investigation of
nfair methods of competition
id the Supreme Court in 1931
sfinitely prescribed this limitaon
on their authority. The comlission
is largely an investigative
sdy reaching the top of its powr
in the probe of utility propaanda
methods, an inquiry which
isted seven years and cost the
ixpayers nearly three million
ollars. They are now making an
lquiry into the agricultural injme
and are seeking more fields
) conduct their "fishing expedions"
into private files of indiiduals
and corporations.
FIXE PATRONAGE
Data furnished congressiona
ommittees by the Civil Service
iommission is carefully studied
tiese days by the legislators. II
3 election year and the pressure
or patronage from their districts
3 so great that it cannot be re
isted by a solon who seeks re
lection. The latest report of the
Jivil Service Commission shows
hat there are more than 220 00(
mployees of the Federal Gov
rnment who are not subjec
0 Civil Service requirements
heso emergency jobs keep fav
red friends of the politicians or
he government payroll at leas'
;x months with the possibility oi
1 slight extension over that per
od to complete special work.
BIG DEMAND FOR JOBS
The demand for jobs is sc
geat that the Civil Service Com
nission has suggested the imposi
ion of a small fee for admissior
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;The law now provides for open $
I competitive examinations and a a
slight change in the statute
{would be required to permit this
j assessment. Approximately 600,- v
000 applications were received by
the Civil Service Commission last
jyear. And a fee for entrance to
, the examinations would undoubt|
edly diminish the enthusiasm of j e:
{government job seekers. New a
{York State has recently imposed E
ja $3.00 tariff on all applicants,
lit is noteworthy that civil ser- G
jvice tests caused a great shrink- n
age in the list of eligibles for N
jobs. For instance, there were
j 3,673 applicants for a government v
position as field examiner and p
only 490 survived the mental test. S
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the skilled trades between applying
for a job and qualifying is s]
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4,600 salary and attracted 1,971
pplicants. Only five were eligi
le for entrance on the Civil Ser
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Winnabow News
Mrs. Marie Brock and daught
r, Virginia Marie, of Richlands
re spending a while with Mrs
G. Goodman at Lanvale.
Mrs. Pet Walker and Mrs. E
(. Goodman spent Monday after
oon with Mrs. Lizzie Henry anc
lr. A. P. Henry.
Mrs. Radcliff, of Dixon, was ?
isitor here Monday. She accom
anied Mrs. L. J. Dawkins t<
outhport to have dental wori
one by Dr. R. C. Daniel.
Miss Mary Elizabeth McLear
pent the week-end at her home
1 Laurinburg.
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2 children, of Southport, spe-t 3H
. i day afternoon with Mr ard 9
I A. P. Henry. ' ^F"
The home demonstration t^F"
jmet Thursday afternoon Sor
I Mrs. E. W. Taylor. Delicious^Bat
| freshments, consisting of ctffl
j cocoa, salted pecans and ox.fl sh
. were served. ^Hde
, | Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Good^Bi
. moved to Wilmington Thnri^BnS
Friends are very sorry for^Bca
. will miss them in the commiE^Buc
. I Messrs. Earl Earp and C^Bta
1! Lewis left Thursday evening i^B
a load of hogs for Richmond
1 returning Friday afternoon. TI^B
. j were well pleased with . St
:1 Mr. and Mrs. W. E. GladKo^fc
I of Vass, were visitors at Mrs^Bir
1 L. Henry's Friday evening.
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