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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
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JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor i
Bote red as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at ]
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under ,
the act of March 3, 1879.
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Wednesday, January 6, 1937
Back to school again; and the next 1
stop is commencement.
We are not rewarded for our good 1
deeds, but by them.
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Arguments usually end with each 1
party being more firmly convinced than
ever that he is right. 1
A bird in your hunting coat is worth
two on the covey, unless you are a mighty
good shot. (
Sex hygiene is taught in schools nowadays.
It used to be found on the walls
of the back-house.
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May every social function ever held
in Southport's new community center
building be as pleasant as the New 1
[Year's dance. '
There will be thousands of visitors J
here next week for their first impression :
of Southport. Help make it a favorable
one.
Every life is a book-each year a
page. Some of them turn out to be more
or less scrap book affairs, though perhaps.
Many of our public officials don't
ever have to clean their shoes?the bootlickers
take care of that.
Admirable Foresight
With the conclusion of the Christmas
holidays, Brunswick county schoo
children entered this week upon their
second-half year's work. Examinations
were completed before the holiday season
and the boys and girls now have a
fresh start, with commencement their
goal.
By way of contrast, students in an
adjoining county were faced with the
prospects of mid-term examinations the
very first week following the Christmas
holidays. How scnool authorities ever became
optimistic enough to expect these
students to be able to do their best following
a ten-day lay off is more than
we can see.
We commend our Brunswick county
school authorities for their foresight in
arranging their schedule so as to allow
Christmas to divide the two terms.
Unfavorable Publicity
When a national news-gathering
agency recently released photographs of
IWilliam Inman and Jesse Cox to news
papers throughout the United States the
cut lines which appeared with the pictures
stated that they were "seized at
Southport, N. C., by a band of 30 hooded
men".
Everyone in this county knows that
Freeland is more than 40 miles from
Southport, but there are residents of
North Carolina who probably have been
led to believe that Southport is an uncivilized
community where law and order
is held lightly.
The only satisfactory way to wipe
out this unsavory publicity is to be able
to print that the so-called Christian floggers
have been arrested and brought to
justice. The ability to do this, of course,
rests with the latv enforcement officers
of the county. But Sheriff J. A. Russ told
us last week that "I'll get them if they
can be gotten, and I have about a ninety
per cent chance to get them".
That makes the odds 9 to one against ]
the THightriders, Sheriff, so let's have
thei&
Singular Honor
When the U. S. S. Perch arrives at
| the U. S. Government dock here on the
morning of January 14th it will be the
first time that a U. S. submarine has
ever , visited a North Carolina port. Southport
and Brunswick county citizens should
be proud of this honor.
First credit for this visit is due Governor
J. C. B. Ehringhaus, who made the
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original arrangements for the Perch to
risit Southport and Wilmington on her
shakedown cruise. Local citizens are indebted
to W. B. Keziah, executive secretary
of the civic dub, for his efforts to
have the undersea craft stop on her way
up the river.
While preliminary plans for the entertainment
of the officers and members
of the crew have been underway, there
has been a commendable spirit of cooperation
shown. Their entertainment here
may not be the most elaborate they ever
saw, but officers and members of the
crew of the Perch are assured a hearty
welcome and plenty of friendly hospitality.
Sunday Mail
Sunday mail service was placed at
the disposal of patrons of the Southport
post office this week, and several local
citizens expressed their appreciation for
these facilities.
There has long been an agitation for
this Sunday mail, but only recently was
Postmaster L. T. Yaskell able to secure
the permission of postal authorities to
place it into effect.
When announcement was made that
there would be a Sunday mail on January
4, it was stated that this service
would be continued "until further notice".
Reading between the lines, we interpret
that to mean the service will be continued
if, and as long as, there is sufficient
demand to justify it. So if you want the
Sunday mail to be continued, break yourself
of the Saturday afternoon and Monday
morning habit of mailing letters. In
other words, if you want to keep it, use
it.
Where Does It Go?
Taxpayers of Brunswick county want
to know where the money being paid
by them into the funds of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission is being
spent. It certainly is not being used
in this county, for with the exception of
minor repairs and patches to our roads,
there has been no evidence of activity
on the part of the commission.
Of course, they know that there is
a commission, for last summer a group
of citizens from Brunswick and Columbus
counties went to Morehead City to
appear before the body to plead once
again for a hard surfaced road from
Southport to Whiteville. Fair promises
which aroused false hopes was the only
result.
There is something wrong with a system
that will permit a group of men,
however high and mighty, to completely
ignore for so long a need as apparent
as that of a hardsurface road through the
prosperous farming section which lies between
Whiteville and Shallotte. We
should like to discover just what that
"something" is so the people of these two
counties may do what they can to remove
the cause.
Advertising Sells
Before Thanksgiving this year, pro
gressive food stores ot tne country carried
on an aggressive turkey sales campaign.
More turkeys were sold than ever
before, and at prices that were attractive
to consumer as well as producers.
Sales methods varied somewhat in
different localities?but the participating
stores seemed to appreciate the value and
necessity of newspaper advertising. For
example, here is an excerpt from the report
of one large system: "Newspaper
advertising was carried in all the principal
metropolitan and raral newspapers
in our territory . . . Before our Thanksgiving
demands had been filled there was
a decided scarcity of turkeys of the top
gTade in our market." Another reported:
"We have advertised turkeys in approximately
250 newspapers this week. Present
indications are that we sold about 30
per cent more turkeys for Thanksgiving
this year than a year ago."
Newspapers have been a potent factor
in other food sales campaigns?such
as the recent beef and real drive. Similai
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luuire campaigns?01 wnicn me nrsi win
feature grapefruit?are planned.
It is apparent that this is good business
all around?for the farmer, for th
merchant, for the newspaper and for the
consumer. In the past, some retailers have
attempted to eliminate newspaper advertising?and
they have usually found thai
it was the poorest kind of economy. "The
paper"?whether it be a daily or weekly?is
a fixture of the American home
and finds an eager audience
Stores?ch^in or independent?whici
have not yet joined in special selling campaigns
would do welt to take a leaf from
the book of the stores which have. Paj
the farmer a fair price, charge the consumer
a fair price, advertise extensively
?and consumption of commodities soars.
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THE STATE PORT PILOT, SO
Shallotte News Pj
Shaloltte Jan. 3?Mr. and Mrs.
3. Sage Worable and son, Joseph
E!verette, of Kannapolis, returned
to their home Sunday after
spending several days With Mrs. He
Womble's parents, Mr. and Mrs. (
E. Holden, Jr. 1
Miss Susie Kate Swain was |
a Wilmington visitor Friday. I
Eunis and Elmer Long, of
Southport spent last week at E
their home here. 9-3(
Mrs. R. D. White and son, hjs
Jack, were Wilmington visitors
Monday. an
Miss Lucy Swain returned to F
her home in Evergreen Friday Fn<
after spending sometime with rel- 1
atives here. at
Bill Teachey, of BeulahviHe, jmel
visited friends here during the jrow
week-end. |01111
Lennon and Wingate Swain! ,s
and R. D. White, Jr., returned wif<
to E. M. I., Salemburg, Sunday ry'
after spending the .past two on'
weeks at their homes here. m01
Dr. and Mrs. William Rourk, of J1'?
Myrtle Beach, S. C., spent Sun- br?1
day here with Dr. Rourk's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rourk. F
Mrs. A. C. Long, of Nakina, "ud
visited D. T. Long and family don
last week. c'en
Reverend F. V. Spence has returned
after a visit with his par- Gal
ents in Kinston. wil
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Mill Branch, Jan, <3?Mr. and mei
Mrs. J. L. Otterbourg and son lodj
have returned to their home in
Seagate after spending the holidays
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hewett and
daughter, Maggie, spent last
week here with Mrs. Hewett's
mother, Mrs. Olive Mintz. 1,141
Carl L. Mintz of Fort Bragg *
visited his parents during the T11
week-end. sh?
Mrs. J. E. Dodson visited Mrs. _
Perry Mintz on Sunday afternoon. yea
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones, of
Bladenboro, spent last week here
with relatives.
Sgt. Barney B. Mintz, of Camp sPa
Benning, Ga., spent a few days 11111
here last week with his father, tlm
Sam Mintz. F
Miss* Nancy Tyler, of St. Paul, ,a
is spending sometime here with Plb?
hpr hrothp.r. Reverend Fov Tvler. ?
Friends of W. B. Edwards will
regret to learn that he is a pat- wel
ient in James Walker Hospital, on
suffering with throat trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Ham- we{
mond of Bladenboro spent Christ- Ieymas
holidays with her parents, ^
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Phelps.
Miss Evelyn Mintz entertained
a small number of her friends at .1
a peanut shelling Saturday night. sie
Among the ones that were pres- Par
ent were Misses Myrtle, Dorothy, visi
Vera and Lucille Mintz, Leon r
Watts,, ^phnie White. Clyde Stou? a
Jt. C. Carlisle, Corbit Smith and r
Carl ancl Henry Mintz. c
Clyde Watts returned home J
Saturday after spending a while
in Duplin county with friends. 1
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Bald Head News
By Miss Bertha Reid ^
School opened again after the
holidays on December 81st, with
full attendance. We taught on
Saturday but the larger hoys j "
werd absent?could not get off "
from the chase. I made a mis- ?
take about full attendance. One .
of the two girls has not returned
on account of being ill.
The first and fourth grades
were eager to return to school.
Boys old enough to hunt were
not so eager.
We hope the men will soon ^
be able to get together to finish J
up our schoolhouse before we 01
have really cold weather.
The , children" enjoyed their ^
Christmas tree on December 22nd ^
in the afternoon after school. 1
We had our first visitors, five
of the women residents, every ?
mother of school children was
present evcept one.
Did you ever see or hear of
, a black coon? Some hunters kill- ?
ed one a few nights ago that Kii
was a beauty. chi
Capt. Dan Willis and son, Mar- stj
tin visited the station today. The J
Cint is exnected to return from nai
leave next week. Roland Styron ett
from Portsmouth has been of- j
ficer in charge during his ab- Wi
sence and will be bos'n mate 1st Mi.1
class when he returns. Mr
L,. R. Munn, Light House Keep- Tu
er, had his son, Ludvvig, and i
' family of Charleston, S. C. as Mai
guests during the holidays. He to
, returned just after Christmas ?
leaving his wife and two chil- Mr
dren for a Visit of two weeks ing
longer. chi
Gracie Varnura has not been the
able to return to school on ac- on
i count of illness. kni
Mrs. Nannie Sellers visited her ee\
I son, Ralph, Christmas week. She J
said she brought good weather ma
with her and wanted to get back frii
. over the water while it was good. ]
We think she took the good Ch
weather back with her. white tor
! here she walked the mile to the mo
> schoolhouse and back with a ]
short stop between to catch her kn<
breath. The school house is a on
ir. spot oi interest. Tt is uu^uc, i,
, nestling among the sand dunes Su:
with a full view of the ocean ]
' from the front When completed ing
! we hope to be able to do a little Sel
boasting about this building. We 1
may get a disappointment so will sp<
1 not mention what we expect vis
Mr- and Mrs. Hedrick Moore 1
spent Christmas with relatives at bui
Pink Hill. virt
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The short course far tobacco 1
, growers will be held at State Jr.
College, January 18 to 22, and wil
, hundreds are expected to attend, at
UTHPORT. W. C.
comment Man
Dies In County
nry GaHoway, Resident
Df Supply Community,
Died Tmsrsday Morning
Allowing Lingering 111less
Eenry Calloway, 75, died at
I o'clock Thursday morning at
home near Supply after being
invalid for 10 years,
uneral services were held on
lay afternoon at 2:30 o'clock :
'Jew Hope Presbyterian church
Winnabow, of which he was a
nber, by,the Rev. J. D. WifhInterment
was made in the I
rch cemetery.
orviving Mr. Galloway are his
;, who was Miss Hettie Henof
Winnabow; three sons, LeJames
and Lawrence Richid
Galloway: one daughter,
s Frances Galloway, and a
ther, Richmond Galloway, of
ipiy. j
allbearers were: honorary?
ge E. H. Cranmer, Robert W.
es, Joe Lennon, Luther Hoi,
Green Lewis and Floyd KirActive,
all nephews, Vinton
loway, Adrian B. Rhodes, of
mington; Grover C. Gilbert, of
mington; Ernest and Henry
>ert and Elbert Kirby, of Super.
Galloway was a charter
nber of the J. O. U. A. M.'
je at Supply.
ASH NEWS
,sh, Jan. 6?The weather was
/ pleasant during the Christi
holidays in this section,
[iss Ruby Stanley had a
lstmas tree at her home and
invited her friends to come,
lid Santa Claus made his
rly visit around and, was very
d to the boys and girls of
i section.- ?
Ir. and Mrs. C. L. Stanley 4
nt Christmas in Wilmington ia
h friends and reported a good
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'riends will regret to learn er
t Sibye Tripp is in the hos- fre
il at Lumberton at the pres- gr
<eighton and Frank Stanley ^
e in Whiteville Christmas Eve ^
business. =
I iss Dessie Ludlum spent the
sk-end with Miss Ruby Stan- |m
l group of boys and girls were jf
Christmas mgnt piaying
istmas tricks. [
lisses Ruby Stanely and DesLudlum
were in the higher
t of Ash Sunday afternoon .
ting.
fewman, the little son of Mr.
1 Mrs. J. W. Stanley ^s sick
the present time with a ' Cold.
!. R. Millican and family arc
ving to Hickman's X roads
i week.
iyron Stanley is continuing his 1
rk at the CCC camps.
OCK ON JAIL ill
FAILS TO OPEN
The look on the Columbus
rnnty jail failed to respond
BStcrday and had not been
jened around supper time
at evening. A mechanic,
owever, from one of the local
itomobtle garages went forth
Ith a drill to locate the
ouble.
An officer said that ft was
ipposed that someone among
le prisoners in the runaround
ad tried to pick the lock,
luaing it to hang.
It Is understood that the
rteonere <ua not get meir
,'ening meal until the me oh- i
nic finished drilling.
SUPPLY NEWS"
Too Late Last Week
Supply, Jan. 6?Mr. and Mrs.
by and Mrs. Floyed Kirby and
ldren visited Mrs. Rebecca
rron Monday afternoon,
rliss Alice Hewett of Southport :
d her mother, Mrs. Carl Hew,
a visit Christmas,
tfrs. Geirge Hewett and son,
Iber Brown, of Wilmington and
9B Elizabeth Sellers visited
. and Mrs.. Carl Hewett last 1
esday.
jee Clemmona and John WH- |
n Sellers made a business
Whiteville Saturday,
the little child of Mr. and
8. Archie Robinson was play;
in the yard with some more
ldren Sunday, when one of
i children got mad and cut it
the back of the neck with a
tfe. It took three stiches to .
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V H. ly. It|
T. P. Moore spent the Christ- It
a holidays in Wilmington withjjl
ends. lit
Mrs. Etta Clemmons spent ft
ristmas holidays in Wilming- [2
i with her son, Irven Clem- Jt
ns.
-Yiends are aB very gtafl to [1
ow that Mr. O. B. Sellers is it
the road to recovery,
rohn William Sellers was a [J
nday visitor in Delco. II
Miss Beth Clemmons is spend- ||
\ a few days with Miss Lucille ||
Hers.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Moore Is
:nt Christmas in Wilmington II
iting friends and relatives. [1
"apt. W. T. White made a [|
tineas trip to Tabor City Sat- ||
lay.
Mr. and Mm. G rover Sellers 11
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Sellers, II
spent the Christmas holidays If
th Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Jones H
Fort Caswell, Southport. ? , fl
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laces about over the farm Rill
Ive future returns from the nuts
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