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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
Entered 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,
March 17. 10:17
I It is far better to think without saying
than it is to say without thinking1.
| Sometimes it requires an emergency to
bring out the truly fine qualities in a person.
We are a bit doubtful about these men
Who are convinced that they are right
and the world is wrong.
We criticize others most severely for
mistakes of which we ourselves are guilty.
It takes two to make a bargain, but
one person can break it.
Older boys probably are beginning to
.Wish that their girls still believed in Easter
eggs and bunny rabbits.
We doubt if there was anything that
happened to a horse and buggy to compare
with the feeling one has when the
motor of his automobile goes dead ten
miles from the nearest garage.
Road Repairs
Attention of members of the State
Highway and Public Works Commission
is called to the bad condition of the
South port-Supply road. Deep holes that
are a serious menace to safe driving have
appeared in the hard surface in several
places.
The oil surface road from the Southport-Supply
road over to the inland waterway
also is badly in need of repairs. It
is important, too, that these improvements
be made before the summer trafficis
turned on the road.
These repairs, if made within the near
J future, will be of little expense. The savings
they will effect will be great.
Good Idea
iSome time ago the county mechanic, at
the direction of the county superintendent
of schools, took a number of old
school bus bodies and placed them at
various places on routes in the county
where a large group of children gather
each morning to meet the bus.
These bodies offer ideal shelter from
the weather, and often make it possible
for some of the children to start their trip
to school warm and dry.
With very little trouble and expense,
parents in the communities where these
bus bodies were parked could use them to
construct ideal waiting- stations. Since
there were not enough of the old bodies
to have one placed everywhere it was
needed, other parents should go to the
trouble to build little shelters for the
waiting school children.
Supreme Court
No issue since the World War has
brought such a deluge of debate, argu!
ment and bitterly opposed controversy as
j the President's judicial reorganization
proposal which, to all intents and purposes,
would give the Executive Branch control
over the Judicial Branch to an unpre/,
cedented extent. Publicists have written
article after article upon various phases
of the question. Public men?save for
that group which hesitates to say "yea"
b or "nay" to anything until it has decided
which side has the tide of public sentiI
ment in its favor?have come out with
their opinions. The open forum sections
of the big newspapers are crammed day
T after day with conflicting views of the
J; "average citizen."
The President's action has brought into
Lf the limelight a many-sided and very old
question concerning fundamental governII
mental theory. There are two kinds of
democracies in the world. One, such as
the United States, has a written constitution
by which the Legislative Branch must
abide?or be reversed by the courts. The
other kind of democracy is best exemplified
by England which has no written
constitution. It has instead what might be
termed a "fluid constitution"?it can be
changed at will by Parliament. In Eng
i land the courts' simply interpret legisia
live ails?I.hey cannot over-rule them.
Those who support the President's pro
posal, or some other plan which wouh
substantially change the role of the Judi
eiary in our life, are of the opinion tha
the courts, and especially the Supreim
Court. ael as a barrier to progressive leg
; islation.
I All this controversy has naturally led h
I he widespread belief thai the Suprein
Court has negated acts of Congress oi
many occasions. Put rather surprising ar
the facts concerning this as presented ii
a recent article in the United States New
Since 1789, Congress has enacted 2-'l,
'902 laws. Of that number, precisely 71
have been declared unconstitutional b;
the Supreme Court. And of those 7.'!
only I(> concerned bills of national econ
omic or social significance.
First major decision of the court hold
ing a Congressional act illegal was tin
j famed Dred Scott decision in 1857. Tlii
decision said that a slave was property
and that he could be brought back Iron
I a "free" state to the slave state fron
i which lie had escaped. The slavery amen
dment following the Civil War represen
ted ordered constitutional procedure t<
change a condition that was repugnan
to the people.
The next decision occurred in 1870
when the Court decided thai greenback:
j printed during the Civil War were no
legal tender for debts contracted prio:
to their issuance. This decision was after
wards reversed by the Court itself wliei
it was enlarged from seven to nine jus
tices.
The Congress passed the first income
tax law and the Court held it unconstitu
tional. Again tlie people adopted orderec
constitutional methods to remedy matter:
and the 16th Amendment, specifically
authorizing the income tax, resulted.
Thereafter, up until the present Ad
ministration, the Court held unconstitu
tional a few other important laws?oiu
Pi.-,minimnm \X'OrrPC fnr vvnmpii pm
J I A 111 ig i it i ilia 11 mil ?> ti^vn * vx ..
ployed in industry, two dealing; with chile
labor, etc. in the first 1 11 years of the
Republic eight such decisions were han
ded down.
Then came the New Deal?and the
part played by the Court became sudden
ly more important. In the last four years
the Court has outlawed eight major act;
of the Roosevelt stewardship?half of the
major acts declared unconstitutional ir
the whole of its life. Among these acts
are the railway pension bill, the Frazier
Lcmke law, the AAA, the municipa
bankrputcy act, the Guffey Coal Act?
and the NRA!
It will be sad if debate over the pro
posed reorganization of the judiciary de
scends to a level of rabble-rousing. Tin
issue is already being confused and mis
represented.
Granting that a change in the Supreme
Court now would better serve the public
interest, there is the vital question of pre
cedent. If we establish that precedent ir
the interest of what is termed "Progres
siveism," what is to prevent the same pol
icy being employed at some future time
to serve "Reactionism ?" It is significant
that public men whose whole lives have
"neei devoted to the "progressive" cause
such as Senators Borah, Wheeler anc
Norrts, have joined the "conservatives" ir
speaking strongly against the proposal.
If a so-called "conservative" court is
enlarged by adding so-called "liberal'
judges to overrule conservative judges
could not some dictator of the future en
laiw. the court in anv wav he saw fi1
with judges who would supposedly overrule
incumbents on the bench who mighl
be opposed to his policies affecting civil
"liberties and property rights?
The question has been honestly asked
"Why the haste about changing the Sup
reme Court? If it is necessary to change
it, why not proceed along lines alreadj
provided in the Constitution for enabling
states to ratify a constitutional amendment
that might be desired after being
fully presented to the people ?
Our constitutional form of government
provides a system of checks and balances
to prevent hasty action in the heat oi
political excitement, just as we are witnessing
in the Supreme Court issues today.
This is not a partisan issue, as it affects
sound government and the future
rights and liberties of citizens of all political
parties.
If judges past seventy are to be retiree
on the theory that their faculties are impaired,
congressmen, senators and public
officials having to do with law-making
administration of government, etc., shoulc
be retired for the same reason. This is i
matter to be considered calmly after <
long and full presentation of all the fact;
and should not be decided on snap judg
ment, merely in the interest of any fleet
ing and temporary "emergency."
The people now have a chance to stud;
democracy, self-government and the pro
tection of personal liberties first hand
j Theirs is the voice that should make th
j final decision.
~ THE STATE PORT frlLQ
- y/accamaw
' School News
ik r ? -- (Fdna
Mint/)
i Seen at the tournament:?
n: Mr. Wallace, the referee, eatj
ills' a" iw cream cone.
B M Crawford, of Waceamaw,
111 smiling and congratulating the
e : Waccamaw boys for their excel,j
j lent playing in winning the cup.
! Henry Stone, of Shallotte,
S
chewing gum and calling on his
": team to make one more goal.
>1 H. D, Pepting of Bolivia smilI
ing and talking in his usual
hearty manner.
' Mr. Pate, of Leland, calling for
- the game to hurry and start.
The Bolivia girls winning the
cup in their usual brilliant way.
C. A. Ledford, of Southport,
2 i encouraging the Southport boys.
S j The good sportsmanship of
1 every boy and girl taking part
' in the games being commanded
1 j by Mr. Wallace.
1 j Everyone at the games, both
spectators and players, having a
good time.
j Visit Raleigh
1 j The Waccamaw boys basket
ball squad, accompanied by their
coach, W. S. Morgan, spent Monjday,
Tuesday and Wednesday in
t) Raleigh, attending the Eastern
North Carolina Rural Basketball
s Tournament, sponsored by the
t Raleigh Y. M. C. A. The champions
of Brunswick county were
eliminated by Creedmore, the
champions of Orange county, in
1 a hard fought game. The boys
_ and their coach visited many
places of interest: Dix Hill, State
Penitentiary, Legislature, Wake
? Forest College, and many other
. places. The trip was educational.
, The following made the trip:
' | Cleyon Evans, Addison Jen5
rette. Lora Smith, Ivan Bennett,
Thurston Hughes, Jack Dodson,
Garth Winstead, Rupert Walton,
Evan Hughes, Ervin Milligan, L.
" C. Stewart and Odell Williamson.
-! Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Morgan
, spent the week-end at Red Sprin'
| gs with Mrs. Morgan's mother.
" j Mrs. Wagstaff is spending the
1 j week-end with her husband at
j : r uquay ojn ">ga.
Miss Rawls spent the week-end
at her home in Laurinburg.
Mrs. Formy Duval has been
away from school this week on
account of the illness and death
I of her father. Mrs. B. M. Craw,
| ford has been substituting in her
,: place.
Basketball
; In the final game between the
11 girls teams played here in the
, i tournament, the Bolivia girls won
| the County Championship by a
"; small margin of two pdlnfs.
11 The Waccamaw and Leland
boys were the contestants in the
! deciding game to determine the
championship for the boys. The
. former won by a margin of three
points. The games were refered
by Mr. Wallace, of the Aurora
: high school.
On Friday morning part of the
chapel program was given over
to the recognition of the coaches
' and teams for their splendid work
; during the year, especially the
boys for winning the boys championship
of the county.
i
County Home Notes
> i Miss Satterfield and her help|.
ers held a service at the home
I on Tuesday evening of the past
| week, in place of the service
( omitted the week previous due to
i Miss Satterfield's illness.
S. B. Sellers visited relatives
' at Southport Tuesday, remaining
over till Thursday.
, Frank Sasser made a brief call J
, at the home on Wednesday afternoon.
, j B. C. Williams made a trip to
Supply Wednesday morning, takink
J. S. Hewett on his way for
' - ' --i-ti. i
an maenmie vicrl m onanuuc.
I* Mrs. Garvin Mercer, and Miss
; Nony Hickman visited the home
I on Wednesday.
Alec Williams, whose son we
are glad to learn is improving,
was a visitor at the home on
Friday. He and his brother, B. C.
Williams, went on a trip to Shal!,lotte.
7! Henry Jones spent the weekr
end with his brother, Johnny
Jones, at Oak Island life saving1
; station.
r Misses Dorothy and Sarah
J Creech visited their young nieces,
l Marie and Anna Lee Creech, on
" Sunday. Mrs. James Aldrick ac;
companied them,
f i Miss Bonnie Lewis visited re-1
latives and friends at Southport
on Sunday.
-1 Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Mercer
. i were visitors at the home on
i [ Sunday.
Rev. Nelson, of South Caro
(lina, stopped in on Sunday and
conducted services at the home.
. He was accompanied by Willie
Benton and Arthur Hewett and
-' Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Justice.
? They were on their way to
Southport, where Rev. Nelson
' j was to hold services at the Holi- i
I ness church during the present1
t week.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Sellers and
1 [ Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Clemmons
5 called Sunday afternoon to see
_tS. B. Sellers.
Wilbur Hewett called Monday
" i morning to see Hudson Hewett.
?' Voice of colored woman over
j the phone?"What is the fare to
" Durham No'th Carolina?"
New York Agent: $9.23 one
way, ma'am."
e Colored Woman: $9.25 one way
?which way's that?"
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>t; SOUTHPORT. N e
Shallotte
i School News
(ErmM Williams)
Lose Two
The bovs basketball team play-1
jed Long Creek-Grady Wednesday
' night, and were defeated by a
:score of 10-25.
The girls basketball team play-,
j ed Chinquapin Thursday night
I and were also defeated by a
I margin of one point. The score j
| lieing 20-21.
Traveling
I Last Tuesday the senior class.
| accompanied by principal Stone
: and Miss Taylor, home room tea,cher,
took a trip through the
I state. |
The first place of interest thai
1 they visited was Moore's Creek
| Battle grounds. The group was
i given the distinction of being the
'earliest visitors.
At Raleigh they had the honjor
of being presented to Governor
Hoey by Brunswick County
1 Representative Sentell, and be- j
; ing recognized by the House of
j Representatives, which was in j
session at that time,
j The class was also honored by
a short interview with Superintendent
of Public Instruction, j
Clyde Erwin.
j At Durham the class was
j shown through the entire Liggett
and Myers factory. It proved
very interesting and informing to
j all the class. They then proceeded
to Duke University where they
| spent most of their visit at the
Chapel. Another place of interest
I was the stadium where they saw
{some of the students practicing
; football.
At Chapel Hill the class visi-1
ted the stadium, the library, the
Ghym Ghaul Castle and the dormitories.
Working On Play I
The 10th grade is still work- [
ing on the play "Look Who's
Here." This entertainment is to i
! raise monev for the iunior-sen-1
ior banquet. (,
looking Ahead
The high school boys and girls '
are busy working on their com- 1
j mencement music at their glee 1
! club practices.
Gardening
Some of the primary and gram
i mar grades are planting flower
gardens on the school grounds.
The students are bringing plants
and seeds from home. This is
I not only to beautify the grounds,
! but to arouse the children's in- ,
terest in gardening and beautify- ,
ring their homes. Miss Chadwick ;
and Mrs. Stone's sections of the ,
fifth grade, Mrs. Russ' section j
of> the sixth and Miss Russ and
Mrs. Hewett's sections of the 4th ,
grades, all have gardens on the
right of the school building. Miss
Otis Holden, Miss Brightie Hoi- J
| den, Miss Swain and Miss Wintead's
sections of the third grade
have a garden on the left side
of the building, near where the
buses load.
Attendance
Mr. Stone is putting on a drive
for better attendance. The grade
that has the highest percentage
each month will have a half holiday.
The grades that won the
half holidays' for the sixth month
were: Miss Riddle's section of
the first grade, Mr. Hendren's
section of the seventh, and Miss
Taylor's eleventh grade.
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OLD RESIDENT
Hurtsboro, Ala..
March 8, 1937.
Editor State Port Pilot,
Southport, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Herewith my check for two
years subscription. This is the
best way I have to keep up with
my old home county. I always
read everything in The Pilot,
even to the advertisements.
It makes me sad when X don't
see the names of the people I
knew when I was living il:-re.
The major portion of them have
passed on. I would be glad if our
Shallotte correspondent would
give as much news as she can,
as I am very much interested in
that neck of the county.
.With best wishes for old
Brunswick county, I am
Yours very trulv,
J. B. GORE.
Bald Head News
Everett Willis returned Sunday
from a visit to his mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sadler and
little daughter, Patsy, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Odin at Oak Island
station over the week-end.
Landing Party
Coast guardsmen Sadler and
Willis piloted the 'Paliwac' over
from Southport, leaving about
noon. However, that was not
early enough to catch sufficient \
tide on the bar at the mouth of:
I the creek. The boat floundered
j around for a bit in the shallow
j water and when the boys decided
we could not make it into the
I creek they got her afloat and
headed for the beach opposite
I Bald Head light. They put her
in on the beach as far as pos- 1
[aiWe, pulled off shoes, and waded J
I PLE
Good
III We have a barn
full of fine youn?
Tennessee Mules,
all are well broke
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III kuT a mule or
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ashore with the luggage and chil- tion Saturday,
rlren, then returned for the wo- j boys nothing
men. Tliis was a new experience ing change re
for some of us, but they most j guard stations
gallantly assured us that this! be done. Evei
was an easy task compared to hut no one kn
some they have. They gave us ,)e w^en ^le
choice of waiting for the tide, The families ai
wading out, or being carried out. the uncertaint
They tell us one may expect just tion. Some saj
such unusual happenings on trips lighted to lea\
to the island, so we shall try not; ers are perfect
to be surprised, at any rate we joy living hen
feel safe on the water in care of left where the
sucn good ooatmen. recently tranai
Visitor tion, seems m
Captain Price, District Com- located here, t
nissioner, visited Cape Fear sta- "I am the haj
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