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I THE STATE PORT PILOT t Southport, N. C. t PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY j JAMES M. HARPER, JR., E<j|fr>r h Bntered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at ' the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under , ? I the act of March 3, 1879. s I Subscription Rates ONE YEAR $1.60 BIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS .76 f I ^ I Wednesday, April 28, 1937 Itis better to face an unpleasant truth 1 than to be caught in an awkward lie. We still must see our first insurance 1 Hj agent or magazine salesman who wasn't 1 trying to win a contest. I .?? i When a man tells you how busy he is, he usually is talking about things he' iw should do, not the things that he is doing, i Gjj Every person should do some traveling, 1 for travel sends one home with new ideas t about old things. * t It doesn't take much courage to take a J last poke at a man who is already down, r Even a mouse is unafraid of a cat with I a broken back. Some people are tolerated because i F their associates fear what they will say e behind their back the moment they are out of hearing. s I s Some people have worked for years jv and spent hundreds of dollars trying to cultivate flowers not one-half as pretty i as the ones growing wild about the streets * of South port. t s Danger Almost within the city limits of Southport is one of the most dangerous traffic intersections in this section of North Car- 1 olina. We refer to the junction of the i Wilmington and Shallotte highways at l the Sawdust Trail. c Buildings have made it a blind inter- 1 section for drivers coming from two directions. Bushes and weeds soon will 1 block the view from the third. It has been t reliably reported to us that one of the < leading petroleum organizations has of- 1 fered to donate one of its flashing dan- J ger signals for this place. We hope that 5 the proper authorities will accept this of- < fer, for this junction is a constant menace < to the safety of motorists who are not t thoroughly aware of the dangers of the '< i location. i rtM.fi j ii ope] ui The general sentiment among local of- ' ficials regarding the changes made in the State Highway board is favorable. They ' believe that the body appointed last week 1 I by Governor Clyde K. Hoey will be quick 1 to recognize the urgent need of eomplet- 1 ing the hard surfacing project between " Shallotte and Whiteville. ; I Good Neighbors Last week we made a trip down to 1 Georgetown, S. C., to see just what is go- 1 ing on in that little city since the big paper mill is under construction. We found the town teeming with acti- 1 vity, and the citizens enthusiastic over future prospects. These signs of prosper- ' ity were largely due to the new enterprise, we were told. Georgetown is much like Southport. There are towering live oaks beneath which stand homes that must be as old 1 as the trees themselves. The residents of the city have the same friendly spirit that 1 is so noticeable here. Everyone we met ; spoke with subdued enthusiasm of the j prospects of their community. We couldn't help picturing in our Hi mind's eye just how a similar change [ w$uld affect Southport and her people, | and we admit that we were a little en < vious of our neighbors. High School Seniors This week more than fifty Brunswick ? county high school students will receive ? diplomas showing satisfactory completion of eleven grades of public school. None of you will be able to notice any | abrupt change in your life. For many, school days are over; but the chances are that your education has been farther advanced than that of your parents. The ability to take up and carry new respon-: sibilities will have been the most impor-j I T ant lesson gained from your high school f' raining. Life is not hard, but it is exacting. It s important to know what you want to , lo, for once a definite objective has been istablished it is easier to work with a ingleness of purpose. Pick out something vorthwhile, then go get it. A college education is ahead of some >f this year's graduates, and we congratilate them upon this opportunity. Higher! iducation, though, is only a means to! some chosen end, and any boy or girl ; ,vho goes to college with no idea of what I le or she wants to do is worse off than ifj here had been no chance to go off to; school. More and more, we are living in a| ,vorld of specilization. You get paid for he things that you can do, better than myone else. Being a jack-of-all-trades! oassed on with the pioneers, so either ,vith or without college help, specialize. Wo "Labor' Question The labor situation has reached a point vhere it affects every citizen. The unlawful occupation of property J? jy workers to enforce their demands, and ia he break-down of our law enforcement ni tgencies in protecting the property own- " :r, is a new experience in the United !w 5tates. It is but one step removed from Iw evolution. If one class of citizens can dispossess j. oio? of tho use of their t)ronei*tv. ar t is only a step further to take over suchj"u >roperty permanently. We have witness-1nc d that in Russia and Spain. If workmen stop and think, they will [ ee that they are destroying their own afety and liberty when they employ re-J olutionary practices. Thoughtful persons who have the best nterests of workers at heart, can only 3.1 varn them against such tactics which in P he long run will lose unless government bi lability is destroyed?then what? rw Clean-Up Time ta ^ g< n You can see signs of spring fever al- g< nost everywhere. Farmers are plowing, tnd sowing their fields. Town people are Wanting their gardens. Housewives are leaning and revamping homes. Commulities are starting improvement projects. Winter is apt to be a time of general leglect?partly because of severe weath>r and partly because of the press of * >ther matters in that busy season. Vacant ots, yards and even streets become unsightly. Now is the time for a thorough spring cleaning, extending through thej lommunity, in the interest of health, safety and civic progress. Such a clean-up campaign is a splendid ictivity for civic clubs, Sea Scouts and ^ similar groups to sponsor. Every town a should emulate those communities which, a through a spirit of fine co-operation, have succeeded in gaining the name of "Spot-1 si lesstown." 'p When a movement to paint up, clean- ^ up and beautifuy sweeps a community, it ei leaves in its wake a healthier, happier.. town. From the standpoint of fire safety E alone, the movement pays big dividends c ?as the records show, many a disastrous fire has been caused by rubbish and litter. Drop a cigarette or a cigar butt into an accumulation of trash and a conflagration may follow?furthermore, piled rubbish is always susceptible t<5 spontaneous ignition. Carry out the clean-up campaign by carefully burning all trash under close p supervision. Every citizen and every busi- ? ness will benefit?socially and economi- ti cally. f W a Welcome News > F Welcome news to farmers of Brunswick p county and surrounding territory should ti be found in the announcement last week s' that promising remedies for treatment of the Blue Mold have been developed by Government experts through experiments here. This dreaded malady which attacks the weed plant beds at a time when the tobacco plants are young and tender, has taken a terrible toll through Brunswick t< this year. a Any remedy which will successfully ]i combat this scourage should be welcomed!,1' by Brunswick weed growers. i v A road hog is the lowest form of ani- a mal. He can't even be eaten with any de- d gree of pleasure. c S' Nearest some people ever want to come to labor is to find a good sit-down strike' which will work. Many a man has been stripped of his power, but with Gypsy Lee Rose, stripping is lier power. /-V HE STATE PQRT PILOT, ????* Just Among j The Fishermen (BY W. B. KEZIAH) j From Alaska It took folks all the way from Juneau, Alaska, to inaugurate the 1937 party fishing season at Southport. The folks were Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Council, and they drove in Saturday in a brand new car with a brand new Alaska tag on it. With them were Miss Mary Lee Council, of Brinkley, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Council, Miss Jane Cole Council and Jack Council, of Wananish. Mr. J. B. Brinkley, of Wilmington, was also in the party. Rev. A. H. Marshall and Skipper H. T. Bowmer piloted the party out. They did not catch much fish but the younger element in the party reported on their return that they had a great time picnicing out on the deep, which was somewhat frolicky. Beery Shows Up Bill Beery, of Wilmington, a jy who swears by the surf shing for drum on Bald Head land, showed up Saturday eveng for a week-end over there, e is pretty much of a lone wolf i his trips and seldom returns ithout a dozen or more fish eighing from 15 to 16 pounds ,ch. This trip he brought with m B. G. Page, J. N. Brand. Jr., E. Shannon. A. R. Hardwick id H. T. Newland. No contact as made witn tnem on uieir rern Sunday afternoon and it is it known what they caught. Made Good Catch A party of 12 or 15 people from Concord came in early Saturday morning and were piloted out by Cratie Arnold. They brought in 200 pounds of nice fish. Blue Fish Season The blues are out on the cape id trolling is now in order, rospects for bith mackerel and ues are fine. In the catches ade by commercial boats during le past few days half a dozen presentatives blues have been .ken and weighed and found to > over five pounds each. The shermen say they are striking >od at the trolling lures. Talking Fish Fry H. H. Thomas, master of ceremonies in the reconstruction program at Fort Caswell, has been sort of whispering to the writer that he plans putting a couple of hundred bucks into a big fish fry and roast pig event at , Caswell in the near future. Some big folks from all about up-state are going to be invited down and the 1937 fishing season for Southport and Fort Caswell will then be on. It is understood that the fish will be served to the up-state folks and the down homers will get the pig. Okl Friend Attorney John Wessell, of Willington, was in town Saturday ,t one time he dreamed of being newspaper man, but turned om it to the law. While he was a the Wilmington Star about ix years ago ne tame iu ^uumort one day with the big and ttle bosses on the Star. They ent out on Skipper Patty Jons' boat and the writer still afrms that they became the sea ickest bunch he has ever seen, Ix-columnist Wessell recalled the vent Saturday. True To Form Those Whiteville Boy Scouts, who camped at Bald Head Island two weeks ago and came ashore to report that peaches were ready to ripen on the trees over there, deserve to be classed as first class fishermen. Fnturistic "Some day," says the Southort Civic Club, "we will have ig game fishing off Southport. lany of those beautiful yachts lat you see stopping here on leir way to and from Florida, oil be putting in for long stops t Southport, the mid-way point etween New York and Miami, 'rom here they will cruise out long Frying Pan Shoals to a oint near the Gulf Stream and tiere find fish that will test the toutest tackle." Inspection W. C. McCormick, assistant state forester, came down the other day to get some accurate information from Postmaster L. T. Yaskell about when the fish will be biting good. Contrary And still those contrary winds o keep the boats off the seas nd the state game laws which ikewise prevent you from padling a boat around in a fresh sater lake looking for a strike Tie open season for the fresh /ater fish opens on May 10th nd this column is hoping for a hange in the wind most any ay. When these two changes ome to pass there should be omething to full up this column Oddity Some one caught a huge all-mouth fish off Frying Pan and placed it on exhibition at the Burris fish house. Oddly enough, a mere sight of it reminds us of one of our fresh water fishermen. Fugitive It is very property against the b ? - f_ " SOUTHPORT, N. C. ?????? Bald Head News The fame of Bald Head seems to have reached other sections, if we judge by the number of people who have been coming to look it over since it was taken over by the county. The last I prospective purchaser arrived ear! ly Wednesday morning with his j wife. They spent most of the j day here apd expressed them-1 i selves as much pleased with the | island. Miss Ethel Satterfield spent iMonday and Monday night with! I Mrs. R. K. Sellers. Mrs. L. R. Munn's parents and 'other relatives from South Caro-. 'lina are spending a few days' with her. j Walter Winner and a party! from Fort Fisher visited the isi land Sunday. Bill Berry, of Wilmington, with I five friends came in Saturday I for some fishing, but the Northeaster and rain gave them bad jluck. They hooked a drum that, ! they failed to get a shore. Two I sharks were all they had to show I for the trip. Mr. Berry left an j" | order with surfman Sellers for i a 'phone call when the fish get to running, then he expects to re! turn and, no doubt, will really .have fish to show, for "they say"j 'he always catches something. Mrs. Herbert Davis, of Hark-1 ers Island, visited her sister, Mrs. j Dan Sadler, last week. They took j her home Saturday and are spending the week-end with relatives. | Mrs. J. H. Quidley spent the j week-end with relatives in Boaui fort. She was accompanied by her i son, Ronnie. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Varnam j visited relatives in the Supply I section last week. Sunday they called on friends at Cape Fear j Coast Guard Station, bringing! ; their children, Grade, Milton and j i IT.. ?i thom nuun i. vyiui uiv.? " ' | County Home Notes Alvin Mercer, Garfield Sullivan and his sons, Walter and Willie, j ! called to see Henry Flowers on Monday evening of the past week I Johnny Jone3 stopped by on; Tuesday afternoon and took Hen-1 ry Jones on a trip to Wilming-1 ton. Miss E. Satterfield and a num- ( ber of her helpers held a service j i at the home on Tuesday eve- j J ning. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Williams went on a trip to Supply and Shallotte on Wednesday, j Oscar Garner and Mrs. Leslie , Garner stopped by in passing on , Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Adkinson (and children called to see Henry Flowers on Friday. Anthony Hewett called Friday j evening to see Mrs. Amanda J. Rabon. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Williams visited Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Mer-j cer at Bolivia Sunday afternoon. | ; law to trawl for shrimp or fish | ; in the Cape Fear river or its j bays on Sunday. A couple of lo-1 ! cal fellows overlooked both the j j moral and legal aspect of this j and went trawling a few Sundays | I back. Seeing them afar off, an- [ (Other fisherman with more res-! pect for the Sabbath took on j several passengers and camoflouged them so that they would 1 appear to be Deputy U. S. Marshall. He then set out full speed for the point where the boys were blissfully at work. Something about the oncoming boat looked suspicious to the fishermen. They bailed in their trawl j with great speed and one dashed 1 into tne engine room anu sianeu : | the chugger to work. His com'panion seized a scoop and began ; to shovel fish and shrimp over; board. They had a pretty good j engine and what they did to it Jin the way of feeding it gas j brought out all of its goodness. J They headed straight seaward 1 and it is reliably reported that : th'ey did not slip back into port \ until three o'clock the next mor| ning. Hanging i Half a dozen young gen! tlemen came down from ! Fayetteville to go fishing late 1 on a repent Saturday. The tides were full, and there is no tides at Fayetteville. They tied up tight fore and aft with short lines and along about the time they began . ( to dream of the next days 11 catches their boat began to ', swing in the air. Wrecks From right about now until 'just about next December those 'old submerged wrecks of ships out on Frying Pan Shoals are i gbing to be intensely interesting ! objects to thousands of people. This in spite of the fact that . you can't see the wrecks. Trout, blues, mackerel, sheepshead and I what have you, are prone to >; cluster around these barnacle i bedecked derelicts and the sound of a whirling reel paying out a l line is usually quickly followed by either satisfied grunts or exi ultant yells of some fisherman , overhead in a boat, busy reeling i them in. For real sport fishing 'j no better spot can be found than i' over one of these old wrecks. The ! fish are always there and you .; can get them at high or low tide. Periods There are three periods attached to a days fishing trip on the briny deep. There is the anticipation at the start, the indifference when mal de mere catches you and the relief of getting your foot ashore again, when the boat docks at home. i . . ' ' ... i,'- . . t - By PERCY CROSBY I "" 1 1 ' "' III II W the man who harer civ AMY OTHER OlJH, pf?AU/N6 H | f/NIXH IN c evert I ' I a I * <S cVisitors to see Henry Flowers Bolivia, visited re! on Sunday afternoon were: Mr. Sunday. and Mrs. Garfield Sullivan, Mr. Sgt. Forney A' and Mrs. Willie Sullivan. Mrs. Benning, Ga., is h Oliver Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. ,layS Wjtj, j,js f.lUl Brown Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. ' . , , _ ... , ..., who is reported I Jabe Sullivan and children. .jl Charlie Roach and John E. 1 ' ? Robinson called Sunday afternoon de'nboro t ^ to see Miss Fairlee Lewis^ her * Henry Williams called Monday mc ? , , ~ ?if.11 Mr. and Mrs. J tovfe B' . ? near Shallotte. spe Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Arnold ^ hep motho,.P, stopped in to see s. a. oeuers on Monday afternoon. z'_ . , * ? ? i Friends of Mrs. m k 11 i ? t i will be glad to ki Mill liranch INeWS proving after an t S. E. Memory, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Evers, of i ville, was ir. this Btadenboro, spent the week-end! ness Friday, here with her parents, Mr. and i Mrs. J. L. Otte Mrs. R. M. Edwards. i gate, spent last v Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mintz, of [relatives. AND IT PUTS YOU 1 Big, roomy and smart, with the last 1 word in safety and modern features , ?a car you'll own with lots of pride and drive with lots of pleasure! I Owners say there has never been a car before < like Ford's Thrifty "60."- They report 22 to ] 27 miles per gallon of gasoline. An "econ- j omy car" that asks no apologies for beauty, , KTi' BR-. 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Due to rainy weather farmers ohn Hewitt, of of this section are late in plant nt Sunday here ing. Mrs. Olive Min Bobby (short of money): "Pay, Layton Mintz Dad, have you any work you'd now she is im- like me to do?" xtehded illness. Father (taken by surprisei: Jr., of White- "Why?no?but -er? section on busi- Bobby: "Then how about putting me on relief?" rbourg, of Sea reek here with Subscribe to The State 1'ort Pilot?$1.50 year in advance. 7 MILES 1L0N!" N THE V'8 CLASS! bigness or comfort. A money-saver?with mod tm, smooth V-8 performance. This car is the same size as the brilliant "85" Ford V-8: Same powerful brakes with "soft," easy pedal. Same noise-proofed, all-steel structure: Same Center-Poise riding comfort. Same big bodies, with outside luggage compartments on all sedans. It's a car so fine and priced so low you simply can't picture it until you see and drive it! Come in and do this today. 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