I ?THE STATE PORT PILOT
i _ Southport, N. C.
1 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Edjfeir
Kntered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at
the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under
the act of March 3, 1879.
Subscription Rates
DNE YEAR $1.50
BIX MONTHS 1 00
THREE MONTHS .75
Wednesday, June 30, 1937
What the Southport baseball team
needs more than anything else is a little
practice.
Now would be a good lime for some
J of the city people to investigate the source
of what they believe to be "easy money"
from tobacco sales this fall.
Life has just enough change of pace
to keep us from getting too pepped up
over the good or too depressed over the
1 bad.
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.Robert Brown Morse
\ -fv'
Death last week removed from this
community one of her valuable citizens.
| > He went about his daily life in such
<1 quiet, unruffled manner that even his
_i_.?i ?wJn'M Iaoo irflpV nf him
'TflOSt'Sl JltJlgllHIVI XUI^III xucv, W?v?
uTit il trouble made an appearance. Then
it was that the cool, clear-headed think
ing of which Rob Morse was capable was
I !at its best.
His neighbors, his friends, his commun|l
it.v have suffered a serious loss.
<
1 The Hospital
|
Ten operations for the removal of appendix
last week at the Brunswick CounI
ty Hospital aptly illustrates the impor
I tance of that institution in the lives 01
I people of this county.
I Skipping over the fact that several ol
the patients might have experienced difIr
jpculty in making the necessary financia
?,rrangements at some hospital outside
he county, there is the convenience aiu
economy.of having an institution of thii
I Jtind right here at home.
i:- The Brunswick County Hospital, undei
| Br. Arthur Dosher, made medical pro
j^ress that is history. The institution stil
Is in hands that are rendering faithful
efficient service.
t Photo Contest
The primary aim of the photograpl
ibntest which was announced three week;
I ago in The State Port Pilot is to get pic
I ^res of interesting places and peoph
Iifom all sections of Brunswick county.
' There seems to be some reluctance or
tihe part of amateurs to enter this contest
tjtyeir chief excuse being that their chanct
iji small against others who own expen
Sjive cameras.
! |The best pictures used this year in Th<
State Port Pilot were taken with a bor
<?jmera that cost three dollars. Two o
il^e pictures were taken by a person wh<
his never tried more than three rolls o:
flltrs in all his life.
jThis just goes to show that e very on (
does have a chance. The principal re
quirements for the contest are originality
of subject and clearness of photograph
I Any amateur His first time out lias
good chance of petting a prize-winninj
photograph.
;The only person who does not have ;
chance in this contest is the one wh<
vvfots too late to enter.
I Yacht Races
I If the proposed yacht races are to hi
run off here during the second week ii
August, then it is time some co-operativi
effort on the part of Southport citizen
wps being expended.
These races aren't something that cai
be quietly waited for and had without ef
fort. Contacts must be made with yacht
ing officials, boat owners must be invitei
and urged to enter, preparations must b
made to care for huge crowds that wil
ilock here if the event offers hope o
success.
While he has always shown a willing
ness to work tirelessly for anything h
believed to be for the promotion of th
1 city of Southport, these duties should no
bej saddled upon the shoulders of the Sec
I retary of the Southport Civic Club. Hi
efforts will be badly needed, but so wil
those of other citizens who usually man
age to find a nice, comfortable seat on
the sidelines until time for dessert to be
served.
The yacht races in August can be the
biggest event in the history of Southport;
or it can be the biggest bust. Co-operation,
or the lack of it, will tell the tale.
Seeing Is Believing
We have always had a sort of pity foi
'the men who make their living by going
out to sea day after day for fish 01
I shrimp in their season. The confinemenl
of a thirty-foot trawler, with the natural
(accompanying inconveniences, must, wt
I thought, make for a pretty uncomfortable
I existence.
j Now we know that we have been wastling
our sympathy. Last Thursday morning
;we went out blue-fishing with Captair
Parris Willis and his mate, Adrian Set
j lers. W. B. Keziah also was along. We
got an early start, and before sever
o'clock were about eight miles off the
point of Bald Head Inlet. A northeasterlj
wind was kicking up considerable sea, i
fact that was not at all good for the heal
th of an inexperienced seaman,
j After cruising around for a short time
Captain Willis spotted a small school o!
fish leaping from the water and diving
again to get away from a flock of sea
birds that marked their course. When the
j boat moved closer, it was discovered tha
the fish were mackerel; and the trip wa:
' made for blue fish, so no set was made,
rvv,. mmo i imp we cruised over the
X VI OVK1V V....V - . _
fishing grounds, but no school of blue:
showed up. The wind kept blowing, ani
the water was getting rougher. Finally
the skipper gave the order to head fo:
home.
Trolling, which had been engaged ii
' all this time, also had proved to be un
1 productive, and we were beginning t<
think we had' the fishing business prett;
' well sized up to begin with. As we drev
near Bald Head Island, Captain Willi
i saw signs which made him decide ti
make a still set before coming in to tin
dock.
The endless-looking gill net (it actual];
is 500 feet long) was reeled out over tin
- stern, and all hands aboard took a nap fo
I" an hour while waiting to haul her in
The catch wasn't large, but Captain Wil
f lis observed "it's dinner, anyway." W
- hadn't figured 011 dinner. In the firs
I place, we had noticed no place to cook
< then, too, we doubted if anyone aboari
I were well enough schooled in culinar;
< arts to prepare dinner on a tossing boat.
Surprise grew into amazement, whicl
> in turn was replaced with comfortabl
- satisfaction, as the skipper proceeded t
I do an expert job of cleaning and cook
> ing several mackerel that had been i
part of the catch. Without a fear that i
is an over-statement, we declare tha
those fish were the best we ever ate. Tei
minutes after the meal, all signs ,hai
i been removed and the equipment storei
5 away.
It wasn't a good day for fishing?ou
i catch showed that; but it was a good da;
for a green horn to be introduced to th
i mysteries of comforts and convenience
, aboard a small fishboat, and to have de
! bunked a lot of needless sympathy fo
- fishermen and shrimpers.
1 Foil The Summer Burglar
f Summer is here?and the burglar i
} getting out his housebreaking took
f There are six burglary, robbery and thef
losses for every fire loss, during thes
; months. The vacation months, when s
" many residences are empty and unguard
' ed, provide ideal working conditions fo
. <iio Vimicolirp?kp)\ He does not have to b
1 wary of sleepers who may wake momen
' tarily and sound an alarm. He need hav
no fear that a dog's angry barking wil
I reveal his presence. lie can work leisure
> ly and thoroughly.
If persons who are leaving their home
unoccupied even for a short time thi
summer will take the following precat
tions, they will add greatly to their pre
e tection and peace of mind:
i 1. Lock securely all doors, window
e or other entrances to the house,
s 2. Inform the police that your hous
will be empty. They can keep watch o
a it and try the doors and windows at re
- gular intervals.
3. Take with you or lock securely a
d jewerly, silverware, furs, valuable clotl
e ing and other articles easily converted ii
II < to cash by a thief.
f 4. Be sure to suspend all deliverie
such as milk, papers, mail. A heap c
newspapers or milk bottles on a pore
e is a sure sign that a house is unoccupiee
e In view of the increasing widesprea
it threat of the burglary hazard to prope
ty, local citizens should take extra pr<
s cautions at this time of the year. That
II the most effective way they can aid crim
i- control in the community.
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THE STATE PORT PILOT,
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The Fishermen1
(BY W. B. KEZI.VH) !
Sharpie
Allen Ewing is about ready
with the Nevah H. for
fishing parties. This is a two
masted sharpie and she will
t be able to accommodate a
| large number of fishermen.
, I One of the past difficulties
,I at Southport has been in not
having any large boats available
when big crowds came.
Mr. Ewing has recently had
r the craft remodeled. This
boat is the one that is shown
1 on the front page of the re-!
cently issued Civic Club
> booklet.
Bad Luck
1 Hard luck attended the Wells
i brothers last week. In addition
j to having their Summer Girt destroyed
by fire at Myrtle Beach
1 while on her way up here to be
- put in commission at Wrightsjville,
the Sunny South, a sister
[boat, had her connecting rod to
' come loose with a resulting alf1
most complete destruction of her
engine. This accident happened
' i just as the Sunny South docked
here Saturday night. Both boats
J had been fishing at Rockwell,
(- South Carolina.
Party Boats
3 While they are usually
blue fishing long before this
j' time of the year, stopping
only to carry out parties
3 i when they have charters, the
1 Eva Mae and Lewis of Capt.
S. W. Watts are giving all
their time to parties. They
'* do not expect to combine the
uiue iimiuig wimi n?v r?*-.*
1 I business until sometime after
the Fourth of July, accord"
j ing to Mr. Watts. Both boats
3 are fine and dependable fish,
ing and party craft.
Service
V It is doubtful if any of the loS
cal fishing party boats have secured
more charters this year
than that of Capt. H. T. Bow3
mer. One reason for this is that
when he takes a party out they
invariably get fish and go home
well pleased. Captain Bowmer
e said last week that his parties
X had to get fish or would not get
ashore until they did. The ef'*
forts of the Southport boatmen
- to render good service and please
e their patrons are a highly com.
mendable spirit.
I New Boat
II Capt. Fred Haynie. with
] the menhaden industries here
_ggveial years ago. Spent Sat^
urday night here aboard the
' Mary Ellen, a brand new
I menhaden boat 130 feet in
j length and with a capacity of
| about a million fish. The
0 boat was built in Florida and
_ | will not get her first dip in
at the menhaden until she
a reaches northern waters. She
t i was the largest and nicest
^ i looking menhaden craft that
has docked here in several
11 years.
:1 Disturbances
^ Grounds swells, said to have
originated from internal disturbances
coincident with the full
r moon, put a kink in the fishing
party business here last week.
Mackerel could be found close
e enough inshore to make fair
S sport, but blue fish apparently
put to sea and did not return until
Saturday and Sunday. Fortur
nately, few parties came in from
up - state and all managed to
make at least a fair catch.
Popular
Indications are that additij
onal boats for fishing parties
will be needed before long.
s j The period right around the
5.! 4th of July will naturally
< call for more than are available.
But it is not just this
e | period that will create a
0 i heavy demand. The indications
are that there will be
an unprecedented call for the
1" craft all summer and fall.
e Blue fish and mackerel trolling
on the shoals is rapidly
becoming a popular sport
e among up-state fishermen.
|] Prices Right
The recent rise in prices for
boats for fishing parties was
wholy justified and those who
s come to Southport and go fishi?~
?'Rma 4-l-? ! m felltf Tn tVi a
I nig rcaiiz.c una juii^. xii cue inoi
s 1 place, the present prices are still
I-1 only about half what it costs to
. (go fishing at other points on the
coast. Secondly, there is no disputing
that the shoals off SouthS
port offer fishing twice as good
as can he found at any other
I point within a hundred miles in
e, either direction. The local boatn
men are very dependable and fully
experienced. When they take
out a party it is their aim that
the party gets plenty of fish and
|] disappointments are rare. In fact,
| they never occur except in ini
stances when the parties were so
1- unfortunate as to come during a
period of unusually bad weather.
Outboards
s> The Civic Club has had
if several requests for good row
h boats, suitable for operation
, with outboard motors. These
' requests are coming mostly
d from people who will be at
Fort Caswell soon for the
summer and who have outs'
board motors that they will
is bring with them. Naturally,
[e they expect to pay reasonable
rent for such small
boats as they may desire.
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
OPEN FORUM
A column dedicated to opinions of
the public. A mouthpiece for the
views and observations of our
friends and readers, for which we
accept no responsibility. Contributions
to this column must not
exceed three hundred words.
Juno 27. 1937.
Editor State Port Pilot:
Southport, N. C.,
Dear sir:?In an editorial last
week your main cause of dissatisfaction
with the removal of
the cutter Naugatuck and the
abandonment of the (quarantine
Station and Cape Fear Coast
Guard Station was the loss to
the town in the way of the pay
roll of government employees.
Of course the town hates to
lose this business. But. to my
mihd, the business loss is not
sufficient to be mentioned alongside
that which attended the abandonment
of much needed public
facilities.
j The cutter Naugatuck was a
powerful little boat, capable of
working anywhere on the shallow
icoast, the inland waterway and
the Cape Fear River. With her
removal, we have nothing here
to protect coastwise shipping and
traffic on the waterway and river
except the Oak Island lifeboat.
The Modoc at Wilmington is not
to be counted on for anything
except at sea. Yet her presence
at Wilmington has been ascribed
as sufficient protection for this
area.
Morehead City has two small
and serviceable cutters witn a
larger one at nearby New Kern.
Southport, at the mouth of the
biggest and busiest river in the
state, has no river or cam I protection
except the Oak Island
! lifeboat, as already stated. The
Modoc is a mighty fine thing for
[affording a large pay roll at a
i point where there is a big vote.
But. when you get down to brass
I tacks, she is not worth a hurrah
for shipping. She can do nothing
on the river above us. It takes
her two hours or more to get
| down as far as Southport from
Wilmington. Many things can
happen to a ship in distress at
sea in two hours.
If the Treasuiy Department
cannot afford a small and serviceable
boat at Southport and
maintain the costly political pork
barrel at Wilmington at the time
time it is the pork barrel that
should be given up in favor of
protection for river, inland waterway
and coastwise shipping.
The giving up of the Cape
Fear Quarantine Station was another
blow at Southport. I am
saying this without any consideration
of the loss of pay roll.
It appears to me that if disease
.is to be kept out of the state it
should be kept out at the point
of entrance and not looked for
after it gets in at Wilmington.
The going of the Quarantine Station
from Southport was simply
another move by Department
heads in Washington, who probably
acted in good with and
upon information and belief, centralizing
things at points where
there is a big vote?without regard
to service and efficiency.
To illustrate some of the information
that is dished out to
executives in Washington, T have
a letter signed by the Secretary
of the Navy. He tells me that
"Since Southport is only 60 nautical
miles from Charleston, S.
C., Etc." Now it happens that
from the Cape Fear River bar
(outside Southport) to thp Cooper
River bar (outside Charleston)
the distance is 120 nautical
miles. We wonder if it was the
representatives from South Carolina,
Virginia or our own North
Carolina, who gave the Honorable
Mr. Secretary of' the Navy
the above information which he
passed on to us in the way of
an explanation of the non-suitable
location of Southport for a
certain matter.
And for the sake of cutting
down expenses at points where
j there was no vote to emphasize
| the need of service, all to keep
j a huge pork barrel wallowing
j around in sight of and gratifyj
ing a voting center, someone has
i probably told the head of the
Treasury Department that the
Oak Island Coast Guard Station
!is over on Bald Head Island and
overlooks the Cape Fear shoals
and in the fullness of this belief
tho Trensnrv Denartment has
proceeded to trim the trunk from
the tree.
There was no Coast Guard
Station overlooking the shoals
when they were first discovered
and they were named: "The Cape
of Fear." In time this shortened
to Cape Fear. There is no station
overlooking the shoals now and
mariners and fishermen should
revert to the original name and
underscore it. making it what it
is: "The Cape Of Fear."
Some day when a lot of lives
I are lost on The Cape of Fear,
the public will send a hurry call
to Washington to ask why no
watchful eye of the Coast Guard
was maintained there. They may
also ask why it took so long for
a cutter to arrive on the scene.
We recall that just six months
from yesterday a large and costly
Greek freighter went aground
on the shoals at eight o'clock in
the morning and it was 3:30
o'clock p. m? before the nearest
cutter glided past South port from
where they keep her up the Cape
Fear River.
I am not kicking at the loss
of the Quarantine Station, the
Cutter Naugatuck or the Cape
Fear Coast Guard Station on account
of the loss to Southport of
But It's True.
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crossed the north american j
continent from sfih frfiucisco t? ' ~~i
TO MEW WORK ClTV IN EIGHT
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rpcttlss^ake / ! j
pou.k1d dead msak l /
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At no point did Mr. Yates have to wnlk more than or
The 41-foot snake was perfectly marked. Authoritil
1 fcrcd from normal rattlers except in size.
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pay rolls. The pay rolls went to ! W. E
j Wilmington, anyhow. I am kick- Executive Secr(
ing because the present scheme j Civic Clu
of things is to maintain and j _ _ _
building temporary political fen- * jOUllty I~1C
ces. and without any regard to ?-?
need and efficiency. The people Mary Claud ine
, most effected live far and near. | brought as a res
1 They are widely scattered and it past week.
| will be a long time before they Mr. and Mrs.
J get together and realize that and children calle
! protection at the mouth of the Flowers Sunday s
I Cape Fear has been lost sight of Willie Potter's
in favor of "P6rk barrel service" in Sunday evenin
to a heavy voting center. < Mr. and Mrs.
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paper for rules.
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| the 3 KODAKS that v
prizes, and for the grai
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CARRIED HALF A HIILE / / j
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le block to get the next car.
:s could find no manner in which the specimen Jif. ft#
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5. KEZIAH, itook a trip to Shallotte Smu atl
>tary Southport nftern0on. wc
b. ntf)
Mrs. Alex Williams, Miss C -. ,
ime IVJnfpc <lya Williams' Jimmle ?' I
IMC i^ULCS jHarry Duvis and Miss Ma, I
> Smith was Wolfe stoPPe<1 b>' for a fw m I
lident here this ules Slm<Iay afternoon. " '
B. C. Sullivan Husband: "Don't you thinky.
d to see Henry ought to keep account of voir
ifternoon. household expenses?"
sister stopped Wife: "Why? There's n--^B
g. anything left at the end of t|> I
B. C. Williams week to account for." rp
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