THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
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Wednesday, December 30, 1936
Proper Reception
If Southport is to uphold its reputation
for hospitality when the officers and
members of the crew of the U. S. Submarine
Perch come here next month,
every citizen must be willing to cooperate.
No amount of formal entertainment
can overshadow genuine friendliness.
Southport people are famous for the latter
quality, which probably is the foundation
for the slogan "They all come back".
During her three-day stay here the
submarine will be visited by thousands
of residents of eastern North Carolina.
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Not since the Raleigh was Here several
years ago has there been another attraction
at Southpoit to rival it.
Within the week announcements of
definite plans for proper entertainment
will be announced. We urge everyone to
"do his or her part.
Wakes Up Fire
In the early morning a father was
struggling to get some heat from the
kitchen stove. Exasperated by the balky
fire, he said, "I'll wake it up!" and seized
a can of kerosene.
Then the sleeping giant did awake.
In the explosion and fire that followed,
the entire family of six were killed.
Fire accidents are particularly prevalent
at this cold season. People become
impatient, try to quicken a fire with
kerosene or still worse, gasoline. Needless
to say, this is a practice that is never
safe.
Fatal accidents from dry cleaning
with gasoline, benzine and other inflammable
liquids are also apt to occur.
Housewives who have been attempting
their own dry cleaning with these dangerous
fluids in their backyards are forced
to go inside by the cold weather.
Here an explosive mixture of gasoline
fumes and air is quickly formed in the
confined space and only a tiny flame or
spark is required to cause an explosion
and fire.
Ten thousand persons lose their lives
in fires annually, while an equal number
are seriously injured. The property loss
from fire averages about $300,00,000
each year.
"" Take every care to avoid fire and its
gainful and disastrous consequences.
Uniform Laws
Twenty-four thousand lives would
Jhave been saved and nearly a million
injuries prevented between 1926 and
1935 had the national trend in motor
J'ehicle accidents kept pace with the reductions
made in states having standard
drivers' license laws.
2' This conclusion is reached in a new
study of license regulations, entitled "Saving
Lives Through a Drivers' License
-Law", prepared for free distribution.
Here is irrefutable evidence that the
Jjuman element, not the mechanical, weather
or any other agency, is the principal
cause of highway slaughter. In states
without adequate drivers' laws?and unless
such laws are periodically overhauled
to keep pace with changing conditions
they are almost certainly inadequate?
persons who are congenitally careless and
incompetent have accident after accident,
and they keep on driving. Furthermore,
almost anyone can get a license to drive,
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jucspcuLive ui jus quauncauuns.
The standard drivers' license law,
which has been adopted by a number of
Sates, does not demand too much. It sim{2y
requires that no one shall drive an
automobile who is physically or mentally
ipcapable of operating it safely?and that
all drivers shall, through tests, show that
they are reasonably competent to handle
a car, and have a good knowledge of
traffic laws and regulations. Also, a
sound drivers' law must provide for the
automatic revocation of licenses of motorists
who refuse to abide by traffic rules,
QP who are continually involved in accidents.
The cold statistics prove that a modern
license law will save lives and pror.
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perty. Every state should have such a
law.
JSk Congress
Convenes
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The spokesmen of the people?that
is, the Senators and Representatives who
will make up the next Congress?are converging
on Washington. They are settling
themselves in hotel suites, apartments,
houses. They are meeting unofficially and
discussing the tasks that lie before them.
And they are looking forward, cheerfully
or otherwise, to a very heavy business
calendar. ?
Leadership of the Senate will not
be changed from last session. Robinson
of Arkansas, who was re-elected by a
staggering majority, will head the overwhelming
Democratic majority. McNary
of Oregon, one of the very few Republicans
of high public position who survived |
the Roosevelt landslide, will be spokesman
for the GOP minority. In the House,
the Republican leadership will also probably
be the same as it was last session,
but there will be a new Speaker. There
is considerable competition on foot for
this very important post, but it seems almost
certain that Administration-backed
Representative Rayburn of Texas (who
has been in the House for more than a
generation, but is not widely known) will
get the necessary votes. His chief opponent
is Representative O'Connor of New
York, 13 years a member of the House.
These leaders and their followers
will have plenty to do between January
and June, or whenever Congress ends.
It would seem, in view of the great Democratic
majorities, that there would be
little trouble in approving or voiding legislation?but
unless all the forecasters
are wrong, there will be many a burning
speech delivered from the floors of both
branches, many a bitter wrangle in committee
rooms.
For example, one of the biggest questions
facing Congress is that of appropriations.
The President is said to favor
a reduction expenditures, is talking of a
balanced budget. Most officeholders pay
K*i4- mn'rofohr
him lip service m tm??u?
many of them have very different ideas.
Biggest spending bureau of the government
is the WPA. It is obvious that government
costs cannot be materially curtailed
without more or less drastic WPA
retrenchment. Word has already gone out
from the White House that the WPA
budget is to be gradually reduced, starting
with a 7 per cent slice.
So far so good?but when you cut
WPA spending, you must discharge thousands
and perhaps hundreds of thousands
of people from WPA rolls. Each of these
is a voter, and each voter may control
two or three other votes. Congressmen?
especially Representatives, whose terms
are only two years, as against six years
for Senators?are afraid of reprisals at
the 1938 polls if WPA beneficiaries are
given the gate.
Present WPA funds will run out
along about January 21. More funds will
be appropriated?but the President's
ideas as to totals are likely to be very
different than those of lesser officeholders.
So he faces some internal warfare
when that matter comes up. Probably his
wishes will determine the final outcome
?but there will be fireworks first.
As contrasted with the burning topic
of spending, it seems only reasonable to
presume that the President's desires will
be followed without m'uch argument in
most other matters. He wants the Reciprocal
Tariff renewed. It undoubtedly
will be. He also wants the expiring RFC
given a new lease on life?that too will
be done, unless ?a miracle happens. So
with the President's power to devalue our
currency, the hot-oil measure, FHA insurance
of defaulted mortgages, and other
measures which are now in effect under
expiring laws.
It is said that there will be no law
rejuvenating, in different legal terms, the
defunct NRA, and that the 30-hour week
bill will die a legislative death.
As for the Administration's attitude
toward the Supreme Court, there are
many guesses being made, but the only
person who can say definitely what will
be done, the President, has said nothing.
The recent Supreme Court decision on
the New York unemployment insurance
laws has led some to believe that the
Court is "following the election returns"
and becoming more "liberal". That remains
to be seen. There is always the
possibility that, should the Court void
measures close to the Administration's
heart, Mr. Roosevelt will ask the country
: to pass a new Constitutional Amendment
restricting the Court's power.
Business is naturally looking forward
to Congress convening with keen interest
and some 'trepidation. Leaders hope the
President will be able to keep all factions
contented. They naturally approve his announced
stand in favor of budget balancing
and debt reduction.
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THE STATE PORT PILOT, i
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(By J. H. Holden) |(
Girls Win
The Shallotte girls came out '
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victorious when they played Le- j
land on Tuesday, December 15, |
at Waccamaw. The score was (
24 to 8. The boys were not so ?
fortunate. Many of the first team ,
players were not eligible to play
and one of the players was hurt .
during the game. Leland boys '
j won 23 to 18.
Chapel Program
Miss Winstead's section of the
second grade gave a chapel pro- 1
gram on Wednesday, December j
16. A play was given entitled, '
("Marion's Xmas Party." Those in 1
the play were Zelda Milliken, J
Ruby Hewette, Virginia Pigott,
Wallace Hickman, Hazel Hick- '
[man, Peggy Swain and Joy Russ. '
The devotional was led by Rev.
Spence. There were also recita- '
tions and songs by others of the 1
second grade. '
Christmas Program
On Tuesday, December 22, Miss '
Ottis Holden's division of the sec- '
iond grade entertained with a '
Christmas chapel program. They '
presented a play,. "Christmas Eve
In The Land of Nod." on the 1
program were Dykes Hewett, '
Dorothy Redwine, Elmer Jacobs, '
Darald Frink, Floyd Hickman, '
Elton Cheers, Beth Bennett, Neli 1
| Faye Robinson, Francis Lee Stanley,
Fred Hickman, Alton Milli- 1
| ken, Audrey Cheers, Thurston [
j Meares, Jimmy Kirby, W. H.
j Hewett, McKee Pigott, G. L. 1
[Milliken, Frankie Bennett, Beth 1
[Long, Helen White, Dudley Watts !
Mildred Hardee, Glenda jenrette, 1
Connie Frink, Juanita Ruby Jean '
Bennett, Mary Milliken, Evelyn
Gore, Polly Bennett and Horace 1
Todd. |
Songs by the class and string11
music by Sherman Register, Ho-!
mer Phelps and Talmadge Phelps '
made up the rest of the program.;1
Exams :1
The last four days of school '
before the holidays, the high '
I school and seventh grade were!
very busy taking their mid-term j'
exams. Most of them are over 1
their fright now and have en- i
joyed the holidays free from any 1
worry of studying.
Christmas Party
After the chapel program on |
December 22, the students enjoy- j
ed a Christmas party in their
home rooms which were gay .
with Christmas decorations. Much 1
fun was derived from the exchange
of gifts, practical and 1
silly. School was adjourned fop J
the Christmas holidays with the
begtf wishes for a Merry Christ- '
n'lMP And a Happy New Year for '
everyone.
Shallotte News I
Shallotte Dec. 30?Mr. and :
Mrs. Maxwell Terry of Sumpter, i
S. C? visited Mrs. Terry's grand- i
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. ,
Ruark, during the holidays.
Reverend F. V. Spence is spending
sometime at his home in
jKinston.
j Misses Letha and Lucy Swain
I of Evergreen and Don Gore of
Tabor City visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Swain Sunday.
Mrs. Lillian Oliver and Miss
I Gladys Tyre left Thursday of '
[last week for a visit with relatives
in Durham.
I The first quarterly conference
!of the Shallotte charge met at :
the local Methodist church Sun- ;
day afternoon at three o'clock.
Presiding Elder, W. A. Cade, of
Wilmington, presided.
Bill Teachey, of Rose Hill, i
spent the holidays with friends i
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Long and
family of Clarendon visited D. T.
Long and family Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Rourk |
spent Friday at Mrs. Rourk's
home in Mayesville. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Harrell Fields,
of Southport, spent last week at j
Mrs. Field's home here. i
G. T. Rourk and D. T. Long
were Wilmington visitors Mon- j
(day.
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MILL BRANCH \
Too Late Last Week
Mill Branch Dec. 31?There is j
lots of sickness in our community
at present.
Friends of Mrs. Fred Allen re- (
gret to know that she is very (
sick at her home.
Mrs. D. P. Mintz returned home ,
Saturday night from the James (
Walker Hospital where she went f
for treatment. Her many friends
are glad to know she is slowly
improving at her home now.
Clyde Watts is spending a few ^
days with friends in Duplin conn- '
ty' <
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carlisle an- ,
nounce the marriage of their I'
daughter, Evelyn, to George
White on November 29, in Conway,
S. C.
Mrs. O. D. Smith is very sick j
at this time.
Mrs. Levering Rubl left last
Saturday for her home in Balti- (
more after spending sometime ]
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. G. Watts. She was ac- i
companied home by her sister, j
Miss Katy Lee Watts, who will
spend the winter in Baltimore. ]
Charlie H. Caison visited in
this section Sunday afternoon. ]
Brevard Simpson, who is stationed
at North Wilkesboro in i
the C. C. C, is spending a few <
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SKETCHES |
Hurrah for. Christmas! The
ast time that we saw Gleen
jlisson he, was smoking a pipe
10 contentedly that we naturally
issumed that he was contemplatng
an early marriage.
Bud Bordeaux was enjoying a
lomfortable fireside looking over
i Pennsylvania Grit . . . Dave
Wells had grown specifically tired
>f his porkers running around
n his pasture and, was building
i pen to enclose them for a pickng
party.
Everett Frink was making
eady for a pleasure trip to Florda
where he will probably greet
Santa in sunny Miami . . . F. B.
Richardson was in a jubilant
nood of his new subscription to
rhe News Reporter . . . And
\ochy Lennon was complaining
of a pain in his tummy.
Eugene Peterson was enjoying
the sensational strains of sweet
music as he drew from his favorite
pipe the essence of sweetsmelling
cut-plug . . . J. H. Gaioey
was definitly after a cat, trying
to give the kitty to a little
boy to whom the kitty already
belonged.
Hardy Croom was in a tobac30
barn sorting out some deli:io?s
sweet potatoes while Rufus
Lennon and Andrew Woolard
were playing havoc with a lightwood
pile.
S. P. Haws was cutting down
leliciously upon a fresh chew of
tobacco while in the act of saying,
"Did you hear that one
about?" . . . W. R. Bordeaux
was just as congenial as usual,
and looking forward for old Santa
to bring him something to go
into his socks.
Juddy Moore was crawling in ?
and out of a potato bank as
spryly as a cat squirrel runs
in and out of a hole in a tree .
. Cleron Marks was whetting an
lis appetite for a d'nncr of quail
an toast . . . And H. D. Stanley th
was passing over some news that hi!
a reporter was eagerly wanting |
to write.
And so we take this oppar-!
tunity to wish you a merry Gc
Christmas and a happy New =
year . . . Wishing that we could |
bear from Vcrle Thacker. $
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Farm Questions jj
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Q: What fertilizer should I use ?
in my young orchard? ?
A: Applications of barnyard
manure, poultry house sweepings, J *
or a 5-7-5 commercial mixture 11
will keep up the fertility on most ?
soils, but where the trees show | jj
a weak growth, additional side I ?
applications of nitrate of sodajfl
or other ready available nitrate jg
fertilizer should be made. For I ^
apple trees, the rate of applica-1 ?
tions should be one-half pound A
for the first year and an increase ?
of one-half pound for each sueceeding
year. Peach, pear, plum, 2
and cherry trees require a quart- 4
er pound of soda with an increase
of the same amount each
year. Two pounds of the 5-7-5! J
mixture should be applied to the j 5
apple and one pound to the other J Jj
fruits the first year with in- u
creases each year of like g
amounts.
Q: Can chickens and turkeys ?|
be raised together? |||
A: Occasionally they may be ?
raised for a short time without j S
ill results, but eventually the tur- jg
keys will come down with black- si
head. Most chickens have small, g
round worms in which the germ | A
causing blackhead in turkeys livejjj
before affecting the turkeys and ^
all chickens are therefore danger- jj
ous to turkeys. For this reason R
turkeys should be kept entirely jg
separate from the chickens at all jg
times and not even allowed to: ^
range on ground where chickens "
have been. j|
Q: Should ewes be fed a grain jg
ration before lambing ?
A: Under ordinary conditions S
it will not be necessary to feed ?
ewes any grain except in bad g|
weather as there is usually suf- u
ficient temporary and permanent J
pastures available in this State. A
When the weather is severe and ?
no grazing is available each ewe . j
should receive about two pounds
of good legume hay each day. In A
addition to the hay the ewe sho- ?
uld receive a small ration of! L
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g^rain lor inree to iour wccnn before
lambing. A mixture of '?
Dne-half pound of corn and oats, ?
or corn alone for each ewe a ^
lay will be, satisfactory provided *
legume hay is fed. Otherwise, A
the grain ration should contain ?
from 30 to 35 percent of coiton- ^
seed meal or linseed oil meal. J
The avefage cost of building ?
broad base terraces by the Anson
County soil conservation unit J
during the year ending November A
30, 1936 was $2.08 an acre. ?
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Club members of Wilson county j
ire setting black walnut seed- i*
lings and planting the nuts in jjg
fertile spots about over their ^
lome farms . I f*?
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lays with his parents, Mr. and ?
Mrs. Chas. Simpson,
Miss Evelyn Mintz was the1A
veek-end guest of Misses Lina A
ind Atlas Simmons, of Freeland.
Mrs. Kate Mintz was in Wil- j S
nington Monday on business.
Miss Lena Mintz called on Mrs.
Ernest Milligan Sunday. g
Reverend Tompkins of White- 5
hlle was visiting in this section J*
luring the week-end. 'A
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