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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
Bntered as second-class matter April 20, 1928,
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under
the act of March 3, 1879.
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19 3 6- -MEVIBCRWednesday,
December 9, 1936
There is one thing1 that most men c
say for their wives. That's "yes."
Hunter's note: Kill a hawk and sa
a covey of birds.
The hickory stick is still effecth
whether you're disciplining children
curing hams. SUE]
A boy who stood at the foot of 1
class at least knows what it is to start
the bottom.
How George Bernard Shaw must
delighted with the manner in which o
newspapers during the Wallis Simps
controversary have lived up to the role
efforts.
The Wilmington Star-News appe?
much puzzled as to why Governor El
inehaus should wait this long to call t
- special session of the legislature. Shucl
anyone should know that he had to wi
until the football season was over.
A person caught hunting without
cense is like a man without insurance
a home that bums, except that nobo
feels sorry for the hunter.
Don't be surprised if the main topic
conversation at the high schools of t
county during the next two months
basketball.
About Detours
.There may be some excuse for taki
three weeks to repair the bridges betwe
Southport and the Bell Swamp inters*
tion (although that appears to be sui
cient time to have started from scrat
and build the bridges in question) 1;
there can be no excuse for the conditi
of the detour between mid-way and I
livia, in use during that period.
During the time when most of t
Southport-Wilmington traffic was turn
over that road, it gradually chang
from a fair country road to one that v
practically impassable.
* Correct us if we are wrong, but i
once during that time did we see a
sign of any effort on the part of a ma
tenance crew to do anything to imprc
the condition of the dirt section of t
detour.
News To Us
A prominent notice which appear
last week on the front page of one of t
best weekly newspapers in this secti
stated that in the future that publicati
would be unable to print the honor ro
for the various schools in its home coun
The fact that it took so much space
carry the list from each school was giv
as the reason.
We are mighty glad that we are i
too crowded to print this news. In fa
we would be willing to leave out soi
pretty important news items if it came
choosing between them and a list of be
and girls who had studied hard enou
to make the honor roll.
We may be wrong, but we figure tl
news from the schools of the county
just about the most valuable we ha'
Normal boys and girls like to read ab(
themselves and their classmates, and p
ents always like to keep up with the :
tivities of their children.
So the only quarrel we have with pri
ing the honor roll from the varit
schools each month is that the lists ;
too short. We'd like to see more stude
on it.
Alarmists
"Southport, Dec. 3.?A school bus c
rying 50 students was destroyed by i
near here this morning but all the yoi
passengers escaped unharmed.
"The bus, in charge of Stacy Selh
had been in use by the school board
about three years.
"Removal of the children from the 1
after the fire was discovered was carr
k
' out quickly and in an orderly manner."
Thjs above article, which appeared Fri*
~~ day morning in several state papers,
? aroused the righteous indignation of Miss
Annie May Woodside, County Superinat
tendent of Schools, for the story was
without foundation in fact.
Last Thursday the gas tank in one of
|the local school buses came loose and the
60 i tank dropped out on the highway. The
75 truck stopped, and some of the kids got
? out. Several yards down the highway
from where the truck came to a halt
there was a little puddle of gasoline in
the road. One of the school children,
with greater concern for excitement than
? for safety, struck a match and tossed it
ion the puddle. The resultant flare was
? I the nearest approach to a burned school
an j bus that day.
j Third-handed information was passed
i along to a reporter, whose only blame is
^e j that facts concerning news of this importance
should be verified. Others who
! helped create this bit of misinformation
*e>! cannot be criticized too severely. Every
or, mother and father in a rural community
If i who read that article must have uttered
i a fervent thanks that her child or his
llsjwas not on the bus.
at j Our state system of consolidated schools
1 depends directly upon the confidence
which parents have in the transportation
be facilities. The record has been remarkur
ably good, and should not be marred by
on undeserved black eyes.
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j Fort Caswell
trs1 We believe that it is no exaggeration
when we say that the greatest single loss
i ever suffered by Brunswick county came
with the decision of the U. S. Government
*s'jto abandon Fort Caswell.
| Nothing in recent years has held greatt
er promise for this section than the proposal
to begin at once to develope the
li- fine resources of this property for the
" - - * 1 "t ..-/ llnnitl. nPYt Klim.
Q]l enicnauiiKiciu ui *
dy mer#
The first time we ever visited the fort
property we were impressed by the negf
lected possibilities of developing it into
,? [North Carolina's most beautiful resort,
\e To begin with, there was the natural setsiting.
With the Atlantic ocean stretching
away into the distance on one side of the
peninsula, there was the broad expanse
of the Cape Fear River on two other
sides to insure a cool breeze at all times
n?j during the summer-.
en1 True, North Carolina has more than
3C"!200 miles of frontage on the Atlantic?
f'" some of them more accessible than the
ch Caswell property?but nowhere along the
,ut coast is there to be found a site where
011 beautiful maple trees line the walks and
*?" native North Carolina grasses cover the
;ground.
he But this does not begin to represent
the true possibilities of Fort Caswell. Unj
believable was the fact that twenty huge
as dwellings were standing there unoccupied,
deteriorating as rapidly as buildings
l?t constructed of expensive materials posny
j sibly could. Every one was covered with
in- a slate roof, each'had a hardwood floor,
've' all were wired for electric lights and
he modern plumbing, connected with a central
pump and power house, was already
installed.
Our opinion is that had the people of
North Carolina known that such a place
ed existed, and still was not at their disposal,
he public demand would have caused an earon
j lier decision to make available this sumon
mer paradise for vacationists. The reaclls
tion of every person we have ever taken
ty. over the grounds has been similar to ours.
' ! " * .1 .! 11
to Why don't they do sometning witn an
en this?
And now they are. There really is no
lot fooling about the decision to renovate a
ct, number of the houses and to have them
me j ready for occupation by summer. Ultito
mate plans call for making the place into
>ys;a year-round resort, but owners are leadgh
i ing with their ace?refuge from swelterling
summer heat. There may be more latlat'
er about the balmy breezes from the
is nearby Gulf stream to invite refugees
ve.(from winter weather.
>ut | The future of Southport depends upon
ar- the development of the tourist industry,
ac- one of the five leading businesses in
North Carolina. The section is blessed
nt- with natural attractions, and our fore)us
fathers left us material for reams of hisire
tory when they chose this section as the
nts first seat of colonial government and scattered
forts and other interesting landmarks
around.
And while the development of the Fori
Caswell property will be done by agents
ar- of the Caswell-Carolina Corporation, anc
I /? i ? vi i t i? i v i v
ire promts snare a oy tne individual stocking
holders of that organization, Southporl
citizens will be the greatest gainers.
;rs, With the new development as a foca
for point of attraction, tourist dollars wil
roll into this section rapidly enough tc
bus make it one of the most progressive ir
ied North Carolina.
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OUTHPORT, N. C
RACEY |!
SKETCHES I
Have you ever noticed that j
alph Kennedy enjoys smoking
s pipe . . . D. C. Jolly la alays
wearing a jolly amile . . .
iiat Grover Skipper is an excelent
wood sawyer . . . Velt Lew-1
has purchased nother mule . .!
ugene Dew is fond of hunting |
rds?
Have you ever noticed that
ike Reeves is fond of deer j
eat . . Jesse Ward enjoys ridg
. . Dan High likes to sleep
the day time . . Elery Hobbs
in kill a deer with a lightwood
lot . . Ruf Bullard can climb
light pole like a yellowhammer
. . R. C. Osbourn is fond of j
atermelon on Thanksgiving and
at Willys Mooney can fly?
Did you know that B. P. Harlson
is a songster who can
ally sing . . That Pat Koons
ove a team of mules from Ne-1
aska to Columbus county . . .
lat Bill Andrews is an interest
g conversationalist? And have' I
>u noticed that A. W. Lewis I ,
in play almost any kind of a |
usical instrument?
Have you noticed that O. M. j
iwler is building himself a new [
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(By Gertrude Simmons) ve
I Visit Community
Misses Margaret Clark and | *
Evelyn Wilson, former teachers
' of Waccamaw, visited the teachi
ers during Thanksgiving.
Receive Class Play
The senior class is working on jrc
1 their class play entitled, "Here J ,
Comes Charlie." It is a very good
play and they plan to put on
an excellent performance under
the leadership of their sponsor,
G. M. Lecka.
Resume Work
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Morgan Ri
have this week returned to re- sp
sume their teaching after sev- er
eral days absence due to the illness
and death of her father, G1
Mr. Baggett, of Red Springs. The it<
faculty and student body extend
to them and the other members D<
of the family their greatest sym- J.
pathy.
Professor and Rev. Z. G. Ray N
preached the funeral of Daniel ar
McKeithan, Monday afternoon,
i Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Crawford w<
, spent the Thanksgiving holidays fa
at her home in Montgomery
county. Mr. Crawford brought m
back a very bad cold.
The basketball game which was D.
scheduled with the Wampee W
teams for November 21, was called
off because of the absence of to
the boys' coach, W. S. Morgan, so
Although it was very unfavorable
weather the teachers all at- la
tended the county teachers .meet- re
ing at Bolivia, Wednesday afternoon.
fa
Mrs. J. R. Bates, and little ar
daughter, Ella Dean, of Asheville, th
Mrs. Wm. Tinsdale and daughter, j
Mary Sue, apd Mrs. Chas. T. j
Steppe, of Old Fort, visited Miss w
Nelle Allison, Thanksgiving.
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RETURN HOME b?
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney H. Vea)
zey, of Wilmingtob, returned durj
ing the week-en^ from their w
honeymoon trip to! places of in- n
terest in the South4 et
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THE STATE PORT PILOT, S
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School News R
L?hj
(By Llna Gray)
Chapel Program '
| Miss Susie Kate Swain's room, j jS
j the third grade, entertained the; E
! student body with a chapel pro- j bi
gram Wednesday, which was en- ^
joyed by every one. Those taking m
part were: 'in
Bible Reading, Melva Lehue;jin
morning prayer, by the class; ca
poem: "What I'd like to be", by;kl
Maxine Hobbs; Song: "It isn't a
any trouble just to Smile," by
school; song, "When We Grow w
up," by the class: song, by Al- tb
bert and Madie Leonard.
Play: "Old Mother Hubbard | re
(and her Dog." jre
. Old Mother Hubbard, Virginia; dI
jPigott; Dame Tucker, Hazel br
Hickman; Mother Hubbard's dog, 1^
Elroy Leonard; Joiner, Etheridge'jn
Leonard; butcher, L. T. White; |yc
cobbler, Kendall Bellamy; Tailor, co
E. J. Bellamy; Fairy, Alberta j m
Leonard; Goat, Johnny Brown-1
inS- |F,
Special music by Fred Brown; bc
and Earl Milliken (from the ^
seventh grade.) H
The following high school students
made B-plus and above on j bc
their subjects, which enable them j rj(
to be on the honor roll for the \ m
13rd month: Senior: Virginia
! Bishop; sophomore: Vertilee'jj
jstanland and Roney Cheers; pe
I freshman: Clarice Russ. 'l,
Moves bl
) Bob Schultz, one of our soph- R(
I omore students, has moved to br
j Wilmington, where he is attend- jw
i ing New Hanover high school. !
Attend Meet j R|
The Shallotte school faculty at- SQ
| tended the county teachers meet-! th
, ing held at Bolivia, December 2. [
Mrs. H. C. Stone, fifth grade, R]
teacher, is the secretary for this;
year.
j Tough Break ch
"Rrtfh hnakpthall teams are n
t ^
missing a lot of needed practice Wl
1 because of the rainy weather this j
, week. The teams consider this a Uv
streak of bad luck since the offi-i
cial games are to begin Decern-;
f ber 8th.
Photographs
Combs and compacts were j
much in demand by the students,
> Wednesday, December 2. Guess
. why? A photographer was here I pi
. to take the pictures of all who j O
were willing to pay a dime. I hi
Xotes j Si
You can always determine thej St
, j number of years a student has j
! been a member of the high
> school: A freshman or sopho- sr
more will be busy with his arith-1 m
metic or Algebra while you will V
1; find the juniors and seniors: m
pouring over his French. jsc
. If you stand by a radiator and l se
! close your eyes you will think re
1 July is here. A certain shoe
! company will not get the pat-1
| ronage by the high school teach- in
ers because it has given tin al
1 crickets to the students. The tea- j p(
chers find them annoying, but we1 si
think they would like to play I w
| with them, too.
Our library suffered a loss ofj
a number of good books when' ai
, we shipped the State Library' p;
books back to Raleigh this week, hi
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ffiaccamaw l
C /~l-i y-"\/-wl "\T/?\170
fiadbourn? . . . That D. W.
ughes is an enthusiastic pecan
ower? . . . That R. A. Lineirry
enjoys raising strawber
es? . . That M. F. Lowe enjoys
eeting new friends?
Have you ever noticed that
lomas Williams has a winning
rsonality? . . . That Harvey
>ng is becoming a successful
isiness man? . . that Major
;eves is always looking on the j j
ighter side of life? . . That
alter Lee Bordeaux was never j
lown to frown ? . . . That: J
DCky Smith and Dr. J. N. Daw-1
n are excellent marksmen on j
e wing ? ?
Have you ever noticed that i
"of. J. R. Marks has ever been j
ipular with his school pupils ? |
. . That John Ammons enjoys
lewing strong tobacco? . . That 1
C. Applewhite keeps himself tei
ell read up on national affairs ? j,e:
. . And that we have missed i
,'o more shots at a deer? ... I
not, au revolr. I
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Freeland News tn
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(By Gertrude Simmons) co
Woodrow Simmons, who is em-; cu
oyed by the Carolina Sales fei
jrporation, Greenville, visited j ev
s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. j fe'
mmons, Saturday night and' ne
inday. j to
Move ap
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Babson and
nail son, Ogden Sentelle, have ?
oved to her former home in
irginia. Mrs. Babson was a forer
teacher in Waccamaw high
ihool. All her pupils regret to I ffc
:e her go. Their neighbors also w
gret to see them leave. I A
Undergoes Operation f W
Mrs. Luther Inman is a patient ^5
the Brunswick County Hospitwhere
she underwent an ap-15;
:ndix operation. She is progres- ,v
ng nicely and her many friends | jjS
ish for her a speedy recovery. W
In Hospital j ^
Jupior, the small son of Mr. / ui
id Mrs. Marshall Long, is a j
itient in Duke hospital, Dur- J jj
im, where he is receiving treat- [
ent for infantile paralysis | ,v
hich he contracted last winter, ffc
!- *-4nlonff ftnp and ' tl?
e is gelling
reryone wishes for him a speedly <s
icovery. , *
Enjoy Party
Miss Clara King entertained a jrt
imber of her friends at a party w!
; her home Saturday night. All S
lose present enjoyed the party i?
iry much.
Mrs. Hyman Edwards visited v
r. and Mrs. G. C. Simmons and ?
:r mother, Mrs. Jane Simmons, ^
inday afternoon.
Miss Bessie Inman is suffering *!<
ith tonsilitis, her friends will 5j
gret to learn. gtl
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Long ^
sited relatives at Old Dock, on 'ss
inday. ?
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Shallotte News fi
? $
Shallotte, Dec. 8?Dr. William
3urk, of Myrtle Beach, S. C? *.<
ient Sunday here with his par- Si
its, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rourk.
Mrs. Lillian Oliver and Miss
ladys Frye were Southport vis>rs
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Leitch, of
elgado, visited Mr. and Mrs.
A. Russ during the week-end. ><j<
Mr. and Mrs. George Ward, of
akina. spent Sunday with Mr. |fj
id Mrs. W. L. Swain. ^
Miss Lee McKeithan, of Longood,
visited D. T. Long and
mily Sunday.
Mrs. H. L. Stanley was a Wil- \ jjjfa
ington visitor Saturday. {
Reverend F. V. Spencer and XI
, T. Long spent Saturday in JS\
ilmington on business. ^
Miss Lillie Rabon has returned VSj
her home here after spending
metime in Whiteville. Vjj
Mrs. Annie Mae Hinson spent fg\
st week in Wilmington with te?
latives. X
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Stone and JtR
mily of Lumberton, visited Mr.
id Mrs. George Danford during 'if,
,e week-end. S
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"Be kind to insects." says a
riter.
We never lose an opportunity ^
' patting a mosquito on the
ick. fci
Vji
Many of the political speakers vj!
ho' make addresses over the X
idio should be taken off the k\
her and put under it jgg
t
When There's a Boy
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Farm Questions ,.
3- How long should I wait af- t
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vaccinating nogs iui wiuicm
fore killing them for the home ?
;at supply ? t
A.. Where the animals have e
own no reaction such as fever e
d other disorders from the, t
?atment, they may be killed i
0 weeks after vaccination is j
mpleted. The meat will then; e
re out well with no after ef- <
:ts from the vaccination. How- <
er, if the animals have had anyU
ner or have shown signs of1 s
rvous disorders, it will be best c
wait until the trouble has dis- 1
peared before killing them.
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