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\ TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor stored as second-class matter April 20, 1023, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates ONE YEAR 11.50 BIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS .75 I ^jl^national editorial SB AA association <^YLej>iJua^ 193 5 Wednesday, April 16, 1936 When and if the Townsend Plan becomes effective a lot of young people will begin charging their parents for board. The Government can get things done. ,' That Florida canal was planned by President Jackson and they are moving dirt already. It develops that the oldest war on which our government is still giving pensions is that of 1812. Hurrah! The Revolution is paid for. Living was cheap in the old days. Junor's happiness required a penny stick of j licorice instead of gasoline. In the Eskimo language, "I love you," is "Univfgssaerntuinal finajuanjuarisiguejak." This explains why the arctic nights have to be so long. And when the early Americans objec-> ted to taxation without representation they didn't realize how much worse it would be with representation. Excellent Work The work of the Civilian Conservation Corps has, during the two and a half years of its existence, been far-reaching in the results obtained. The fact that this department of government relief work is making better forests in the country, better protected from . fire and storm, seems negligible beside the fact that they are making men. Boys, between the ages of 18 and 25,1 who have never before been able to geti I ahead to the extent that they were anything like normal, physically or hardly any other -way, have been dealt a new hand in the game of Life through this' agency. Young men, who leave home emaciated, pale, and perhaps often undernourished, return within a few months healthy, robust, and with the glow of health written in their features. Such a change did not just happen. It was brought about by regular hours, good plain, wholesome food, discipline, and all the things which go to make up Civilian1 Conservation camp life. This truly, is a work worth while. Easter Sunday There is a quiet sacredness about the anniversary of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus that impells Christian nannlA t/v off on rl nVinvnli eovirinoe on Poo. VW U1/11U V11U1 Vll kJV/i flVVU Vll i-ilVO ter Sunday. Sunday was a beautiful day that seemed to mark the threshold of Spring, and Southport people responded by turning out in large numbers to thuir respective places of worship. Special sermons were prepared and preached, special music was rehearsed and sung. The day appeared to be one on which God and man and nature were as one. Wet Weather It has been many years since Brunswick county farmers were as badly behind with their work as they were this Easter. A hard winter made farm work practically impossible for several weeks. Ther the rains set in and there have been few days during the past several weeks wher it was dry enough to plow. As a result tobacco plants are large enough to sel I out, the season is right, but few farmer! have been able to get their tobacco lane ready for planting. Meanwhile, no corn to amount to anything has been planted and other food and feed crops are doomed for a late start. i THE STATE The only consolation remains that the same conditions have been prevalent throughout North Carolina, and Bruns-! wick county farmers will be among the; first to get a break from the weather. Relieved Southport fund Brunswick county citizens will regret to learn that Captain Fred B. Leitzsey is being relieved of command of Company 427, CCC on April 16. His second six-months tour as commanding officer at Camp Sapona will expire on that date. The local camp is rated one of the best in North Carolina. During the past year under the direction of Captain Leitzsey many improvements have been made. His successor will have a proud record to uphold. The Last Lap Brunswick county school children soon will begin their final month of school work and commencement time is near at hand. The season for the presentation of musical programs, contests and plays is one sure to center the interest of parents upon the schools. In order that the readers of The Pilot may know in advance of the various features to be included on the commencement programs at the consolidated schools of the county, we are discontinuing the school page for the use of any single school in one week, but will place this space at the disposal of principals in order that they may announce their programs as they are scheduled. We shall do all in our power to keep you informed of school activities during , the iinal month. We Escape Daily we read of the terrible toll in life and property being claimed by tor-, nado and flood in North Carolina and her J neighboring states. Tornadoes strike without warning, with a fury before which man is powerless to defend himself. Floods give notice of their approach?then defy men to save themselves. We in this part of the state are very fortunate to have escaped so far the devastating fury of the elements. We are residents of a section that has been peculiarly blessed. With the faithful assistance of the American Red Cross, victims of nature's disasters are being rehabilitated. You probably will be called upon to make some small contribution to help carry on this work. When you are, be the same kind of neighbor that you would want if the conditions were changed and you yourself were the one in need. Sad Cases Lee Fun Howe is a Chinaman who came to this country, settled in Wilming| ton, where he attended public school, and became a good citizen. He enjoys- the trust and respect of many of the best people of that city. Floyd Gurganious is a man who held a ' responsible position with a large corporation in Wilmington. He is a man with a family, and was an officer in one of the j leading fraternal organizations. In many 1 ways he appears to be a typical American Oltl T ah w a/1 wi n v< ? v-iti?/cii ui muuciatc iiicaiiibt We wish that every motorist in Brunswick county could have heard Judge R. Hunt Parker Friday afternoon when he 1 sentenced these men to serve from one to two years at hard labor, to be worked under the supervision of the State Highway and Public Works Commission. Their punishment resulted from automobile accidents in this county, each ol which cost the life of a human being. No malice was involved in these kill. ings, no criminal act was intended. Fail5 ure to regard th^ laws of safety on oui public highways was alone responsible. In passing sentence, Judge Parker re! called the good record of both defendants r and expressed a reluctance to take away i their freedom. "However," he said, "so, ciety must be protected." There is no t doubt but that their sentences were exs amples of justice tempered with mercy. I The lesson to be gained from these cases is that you or any other average mot orist may become involved in a similar I case at almost any time unless we all ! assume a greater respect for the rules of safe driving. ^ ;r . ^jj - PORT PILOT, SOUTHPOIM Trees Help To Control Floods Forester Says That Program Of Reforestation Would Materially Reduce Menace Of Flood Damage In United States Flood damage in the South, such as recently threatened the Tennessee Valley, could be more effectively checked at its source by increased reforestation by governmental agencies and private landowners, according to Joseph C. Kircher, Regional Forester in charge of the Southern Region of the U. S. Forest Service. "Though the South is not a section of the country where the most destructive floods originate, large flood damage is caused from time to time by rivers rising in the Ozarks and the Southern Appalachians, and also the overflow of streams in the southern pine states ranging from North Carolina to Texas," Kircher stated. "I know that a great many people take the stand that it requires so long for trees to grow that reforestation, though it has value, is not important in acute j situations. This is not an accu-1 rate view. Soil experts freely ad- j mit that the roots of tree seedlings begin to function as effec-1 tive agents in holding soil against j erosion very soon after the plants begin to grow. "There are now 2,138,600 acres of national forest land in Arkan- I sas and Oklahoma which protect j important watersheds to a certain extent, but to do this job ade-1 quately 2,365,000 additional acres] of land suitable only for the pro- i duction of forests should be purchased, at a cost of about $7,-! 500,000. "In the southern pine states j q olrnnrlv nPArlv 4.000.000 ! M?V1W u-?V V... j ^ , acres of national forest land, but j so distributed that another 4,000,- > 000 acres should be added at perhaps a cost of $15,000,000 to effectively combat the flood menace to future generations. "In the Southern Appalachians: we have 2,063,000 acres, which j have been under protection for | twenty-five years and have been j a vital factor in checking floods in the rivers of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and northern Alabama. Here we should have an additional 6,040,000 acres of land that would probably cost about $25,000,000. "If steps were taken at the present time to acquire this land, it would not only be of prime importance in our national obligation to take measures to minimize the recurrence of floods that menace the welfare and happiness of thousands of persons each year, but it would have immediate relief possibilities." Says Ice Cream Wholesome Food Once Recognized As Delicious Luxury But Now Is Rated As One Of The Most Practical Sources of Nourishment Ice cream, once considered a delicate luxury, is now generally recognized as a wholesome food. It supplies all the foods of milk (for growth, body sustenance and health protection, said W. L. jClevenger, extension specialist in ! dairy manufacturing at State College. In addition, ice cream affords j opportunity for combining with its delightful flavor the blend of luscious fruits, piquant nuts, and tropical flavorings. Once the exclusive dish of royalty, ice cream is now available to every one . . . the "pick-up ? * ???aii dnum " PIpv | uiai wuji L ic*, juu ?v"?j ?"? enger stated. Ice cream usually contains about three times as much butter fat, milk solids other than fat, and sugar as an equal weight of jmilk. The milk solids consist of jhigh quality proteins and minerlals like calcium, phosphorous, land iron. Ices and sherbets, which arc , j deliciously refreshing during hot ' j summer months, can be prepared (with about 20 per cent suitable .'fruit juices, 30 per cent sugar and the remainder pure water 01 milk, depending upon whether ar ' ice or a sherbet is desired. Ice cream has another advan tage, Clevenger pointed out, ir that it satisfies the cravings foi I sweets and desserts and thus helps eliminate the temptation tc eat other such foods that arc not so helpful, i The easy digestibility of icc cream, he continued, makes it ? I good food for children and invalids. License Clerk: What is the lady's name? Nervous Man: Prudence Priscilia Peckingham. Clerk: Spinister? Man: No, indeed. She is a stenographer/ ?i?? aitta ?- - ; II! i oui SOUTP j I n jftrr: inf.i Uimi: ijf: ui f; i'jif:. Fnf; Ui; jjitV ir r, n. c. By PERCY CROSBY I ?M Y S - AND wh?|n H6 5AI0: ^ I WON' I lllllp' 60IN6TO STAND A 80Y TO TALK "into our uve. School Play At Supply Saturday Supply, April 11.?There will be a play given in the local grammar grade auditorium Saturday A * ?vm 1 1 OfVi Kan-inm'tiiy o t evening, AJLflil iaui, 1* w 7:30, entitled "Last Days At Centergrade School." It might as well have been entitled "Hold Your Sides"; because there is so much fun-provoking comedy in it yi 'immi'm iViw I i i'i> I w HtV i?i? i wS COI ? ' I i We are < I reasonable p tions, cards, > ; ill] Included !|| and equipme portable typ graduation p ' I ; il TU~ < I lie v ) I] * til I ?\7 w When There's r!' NOW ARE YOU k||gpj I BY AND ALLOW TO HIS M0TH?R J XOM? rain must PA i that those who see it may nee< hoops around them before it ii all over. A small admission wil be charged: 5c for children am 10 cents for adults. Proceeds wil be for the benefit of the schoo library. | PIGGY SPANN PRESERVES 'ALLEY APPLE' FOR LAV Bolton, April 11.?Piggy Spanr middle-aged colored man win 4MENCEM PRINTM quipped to do exp rices on comment programs and ban in our stock of < :nt are the newest lewriters. These a iresent Jtate Por r County News IPORT, NORTH Cfl EDNESDAY, APRH ^ Boy the Fam^y H( I operates a "'nickle-in-the-skr 9 amusement parlor in the kxai 1 colored residential section, j i preserving an "alley apple 1; (brick) for the law bt 1 say, because it was hurt through the window of his par- ' lor about three o'clock in the If l: morning, last week. From it be fc, V; believes Deputy Sheriff Chester Farley can extract flnger-prkti i,i which might pin the "outage" Igir crupon possible suspects. 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