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I PAGE 2 j THE STATE PORT PILOT ca, (| Southport, N. G. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ' de JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Ecflgr " , ba Bote red as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under SP* the act of March 3, 1379. 3D Subscription Rates ^ ONE YEAR ? J1.50 : Pr BIX MONTHS 1.00 st? THREE MONTHS .76 ha do jet - ? rWednesday. September 29, 1937 ou Pessimism is expensive insurance against disappointment. ' ac I Conscientious scruples are easy to have if they are profitable. ri* ge What we think of ourselves averaged a with what others think of us usually is a th fair estimate. Tell the truth and shame the devil. You will also surprise him. Generosity usually consist of giving others something for which we have no use' j Criticism grows faint when heard amid ] the clamor that attends success. I f/v, I The Sino-Japanese war pictures have! toi completely pushed the bathing beauties fr< off the front page. fo; Our own success, we think, is due to th our indomitable will power and energy; Va that of others results largely from sheer, an blind luck. ce Tribute To South port In the following tribute to Southport ^ i S. M. Burke, veteran newspaperman from 'ei Village Green, Penna., has captured the ?f spirit of friendliness that is prevalent ^ here: "Peace and Contentment?these attri- ca H butes to good health; to a beneficial mode of living; to a friendliness that ful- J. ( I ly represents the good neighbor principle j ?are embodied in the everyday life of Southport, a community of whole-souled co God-fearing people, who, justly proud of their ancestry, are firm in their belief in , H Christian principles and apply the Golden 1 m Rule in their dealings with their fellow- j"e Iff beings. "The constant presence of good fellowship, of real neighborliness, appeals to the visitor, who is immediately impressed by the genuineness of welcome; a greet- 0 ing that covers every claim made for Southern hospitality. For it is real?a 1 uminnmo nf venepr of false intent. n ciwiav viv ? uiu vx i ????., ?? ? , or purpose?a welcome that makes one fully appreciative of the sincere friend- 'J ship extended by a gracious people." I Pay VP 3Z ? The Brunswick County Hospital is an 1 H institution for which we have felt a very p' friendly consideration ever since we came H to Southport to edit a newspaper. We ni look upon it as one of the greatest assets of the county. ? We doubt, however, if the citizens of j this section fully appreciate the value of the institution. A patient does, of course. ^ He sees the care and attention given him Q by nursps and doctors; he knows that in ' a larger institution not only would the s, expenses be much greater, but he would novor hp thp recinient of so much Derson- a |"w *v* "" " r" * u al attention. His attitude when he is dis- r charged is one of grateful appreciation 0 and of unswerving loyalty. y But not for long. No sooner is strength v regained than forgetfulness erases all j. memorj- of the unpaid balance on the f hospital bill. Before long there is developed a cold disregard for any financial ob- ? ligation to the hospital. And that constitutes the greatest , threat against the security of the Bruns- | wick County Hospital. Debtors often be- , come chronic critics. j If Brunswick county citizens would | only meet their financial responsibilities ( to their hospital, that institution will en- \ jl joy a long life of brilliant service. During , the fall season when there is cash on ] hand from the season's crops is a good time for a lot of people to do their part toward the support of the hospital. ( Challenge gj There was a farewell supper Friday I night at Camp Sapona in honor of a numH ber of boys who have completed their t term of enlistment and will leave the j mp October 1st. Several Southport citias were guests for the occasion, and ?t about everyone there was ready to clare that this was one of the finest nquets ever served at the camp. After the meal there were a few jeches from guests and from officers | d men at the camp. One of the men lied on for an expression was Sam Hill, oject supervisor for the company, who tted flatly that Southport people didn't ve any idea of the real work being ne by the CCC boys. "You are our friends, we know that," said: "but you don't even know what e CCC is all about so far as work pro-! :ts are concerned. You come out to I pper with us and you have a lot of :e things to say about the boys, but I int you to have a full appreciation for r real work; I want the men in this oup to come out in the woods where we e working and let us show you what is tually being accomplished." It seems to us that Mr. Hill hit the nail jht on the head there when he challend the business men of the town to make personal observation tour of some of e work projects. At any rate, as a conquence of the talk he made, plans are ing made for a field trip this week. If there is any weakness at all in the ^C set-up it lies in the fact that the iblic knows far too little of the real )rk being accomplished by members of e Civilian Conservation Corps. oar Judgment It is likely that never before in the his ry of the newspaper business nave eairs been besieged with more pleas for >e publicity. Many of the requests are r worthy causes. If we ran all the mimeographed copy at comes to our desk weekly from the rious government agencies, colleges ,d advertising agencies it would be nessary to print two sections of The Pilot ery time we go to press. The biggest trouble with these socalled ws stories is that they are too long, isn't at all unusual to get a press rease that consists of three or four pages double spaced lines. The next stop for ese stories is the wastepaper basket. Publicity agents seeking to further the use of their organization, institution or mpany will do well to follow two or ree sound principles in connection with eir stories. It is best to tie them in with cal names; that gives a reader interest, is well to have whatever advertising is ntained skillfully veiled; otherwise a ary editor will surely kill his copy. Last, it not least, it is well to confine each lease to a single page; a one-page rease has a three-to-one chance over a m-page story. Government representatives seeking a >od model for successful publicity should llow the method employed by F. H. iter, at State College, and of W. H. ichardson, of the North Carolina Board Health. f Your House Catches Fire? If your house catches fire?keep your sad. Follow a simple but vital routine id your chance of escaping safely will e tremendously increased. Succumb to anic and thoughtless activity and your ext stop may be the hospital or the lorgue. Writing in McCall's, John J. McElliptt, New York Fire Chief, points out that vo-thirds of pur annual fire deaths occur 1 dwellings, mainly because the occu' 1 * J J- -L A ? J ants aon t Know now to get out. ahq tree-fourths of these victims are trapped n top floors, because they fail to recogize the danger signals of heat and presure on bedroom doors. The first thing the householder should o if awakened by fire, is to feel the bedoom door panel. If the wood is hot, don't pen the door unless you want to sign our death warrant?If there is an exii ia a window or roof, take it. If not, staj n the room with the door closed and cal or help. If the door is relatively cool, open it in inch, with your body braced againsi t so it can be instantly slammed if i ush of hot air follows the opening. If tin leat outside is bearable, move with thi itmost speed. Don't try to save belong ngs. Fire travels a thousand times faste ;han the uninitiated realize. A sairwa; ;hat is passable one minute, may be i roaring inferno the next. And once you'ri outside?stay out! Many a life has beei lost because someone rushed back insid a burning building. Chief McElligott recommends tha every family hold periodic fire drills, es pecially if there are children. The exper ience these drills provide may be a life saver if fire eventually breaks out? mind and body trained in the techniqu of escaping a burning building are no so susceptible to the deadly delay am panic. THE STATE PORT PILOT, ONE-MINUTE INTERVIEWS (By W. B. Kezlah) ' "I am pleased to learn of so J many fine people coming to j Southport from all over the [ United States for the fine fishing you have here."?J. D. Frlnk, Columbia, S. C. "You fellows have certainly been giving Brunswick county some valuable publicity this year with all the accounts of fishing."?U. L. P.ourk, Postmaster, Leland. "Congressman Clark proved the champion marsh hen hunter here last week."?L. T. Yaskell. "We certainly have good prospects of getting that nautical school for some where in our section."?Louis T. Moore, Wilmington. "Why not use the quarantine station as a temporary location for the nautical school?"?J. Berg. ' "* ' * "Remember October 20, 1934, when we organized Camp Sapona?"?Capt. J. R. Madden, Fort Bragg. "The most beautiful natural place in the world is on the Sprunt driveway between Orton and old St. Phillips church."? Dr. C. L. Wooten, Whiteville. "I certainly enjoyed my stay at Southport."?J. Bayard Clark. Fayetteville. "Mrs. Carlton got sore because I came off to Southport without bringing her along this time."? T. K. Carlton, attorney, Salisbury. "Down at Little River this past summer Captain Victor Cox told me of the great fishing at Southport and I just had to come down and try it."?E. E. Wade, Belmont. "You're doing a darn good job of this big game fishing publicity business."?Luke French, Wilmington. "Say. don't you want a mess of these trout? We caught more jthan we can take home."?J. M. | Waddell, Agency Manager, Pilot Life Insurance, Co., Greensboro. "Mr. Copp, Dr. Moore, Mr. Liles and I made a fine catch of trout Sunday."?S. B Frink. 'You will just have to come to the supper out at the camp tonight. We count on your presence to serve as a restraining influence to keep Postmaster Yaskell from eating us out of camp."?Lieut. Sample. Camp Sapona. Over One Million For Birthday Ball National Chairman Of Birthday Ball For President Announces Figures For 1937 Nation-Wide Event New York, Sept. 25.?A total of $1,090,779.23 was raised by the 1937 National Birthday Balls for the president, Colonel Henry L. Doherty, national chairman of the movement since its inception, announced today in making public the report of the treasurer, Keith Morgan. Of this amount $952,293.89 was reported by the more than 3,800 parties neia in emeu anu ivnua throughout the United States Colonel Doherty said. Telegraphic birthday greetings to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, organized by the Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies, accounted for another $80.10.19 and the reImaining $59,379.15 represented private contributions. Under the plan of distributior local committees were permittee to retain 70 percent of the amount raised for their work ir ;Jthe fight against infantile paraly sis, while 30 per cent was senl 1 to the national committee foi - presentation to President Roose rjvelt for the Warm Springs, Ga. I Foundation. According to the seventy-thirti | per cent distribution, the Warn II Springs, Ga., Foundation thui , would receive $327,223.70, Colone Doherty continued. However, hi 1! said, this amount may run i j! little more due to the fact tha in some instances communitie; ' having no infantile paralysis pro -jblem remitted 100 per cent o p the fund to the national com mittee. However, in other in ' stances local committee remittei *,less than 30 per cent and in soin e | cases none of the fund, where th U | entire total was used for suf ferers in the Ohio Valley am e other flood regions last wintei this action being with the ful t consent of the national com ! mittee. Colonel Doherty said that Col onel Carl Byoir, national gene ,_|ral director of the celebration ? for the past four years, had r< ported to. him that the 1937 fun e is tfie largest amount ever raise< ^ With infantile paralysis read ing epidemic proportions in Ch cago and showing a larger nun ber of cases than during an V SCKJTHPORT, N. C. time in the past five years in other sections of the country, Colonel Doherty said he is especially - glad to be able to report the record breaking fund raised. He said he wanted to ex- j press the hope .of the national committee that funds granted by the President's Birthday Ball Commission on Infantile Paralysis Research would play a part ( in the development of methods 1 of control of the disease. During the past several months scientists, previously aided by grants from the Birthday Ball | I Commission on Infantile Paraly! sis Research, have repeatedly ex! pressed hope that nose sprays offer a method of control ror infantile paralysis. In making public the complete I figures on the 19.17 birthday cele-1 brations, Colonel Doherty announced that the check for the Warm Springs, Ga., Foundation will be presented to President Roosevelt shortly. He also expressed the national committee's gratitude to the local chairman, national leaders, radio, motion | picture and theatrical stars and , | leaders in the worlds of finance, (labor, science, society, art and music who devoted their time i and efforts toward making the; 1937 celebrations so over-whelm-: jingly successful. State !s Waging War On Syphilis Dr. Reynolds States The ! Health Dept. Will Use 1 Force If Necessary In ; Fighting Disease 1 | < Raleigh, Sept. 25?"Peaceably 11 if we can, forcibly if we must ' we will protect the innocent 1 against syphilils", declared Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, State Health 1 Officer. "Persons infected with ' this disease will not be able to evade compulsory treatment, or ] imprisonment, if they persist in . i their refusal," he continued, sim- ' ply by moving from one countyto ' another, or from one State to an- 1 other. 1 "I am in receipt of a letter from;' Virginia asking me to notify the < authorities here to be on the look-1; out tor a sypmiiuc rrom mat cum monwealth who left to come to > North Carolina. I am contacting 1 the health officer in the communi- i ty to which he is supposed to ' have gone, in order that he may < be located and compelled to con- j < tinue treatment, or go to jail. "In the future, when a syphilitic moves from one North Carolina county to another, the! health officer will be rojuired to notify promptly the State Board of Health and, in turn, the health authorities in the community to which he is supposed to have I gone will been notified. "So, you see, we mean business. The only way to see this thing through is to make a thorough job of it, and with the cooperation of our co-workers, we will do ] just that thing. I have a letter from a health officer who requested official blanks. He has in formally notified to take treatment. If he refuses, he will be put in jail and he will stay there | until he becomes non-infections > and will then be treated until he lis cured. | ( "There is law enough on "the (books to wage an effective catnjpaign or eradication, if it is enforced; and, so far as the State ! Board of Health is concerned, the provisions will be utilized to the j limit. We will muster all the j force available to fight this dis-1 I ease from now on. No one who I wishes to cooperate, whether infected or not, need have any fears?but, once again, Peaceably, if we can, forcibly if we must. That goes!" Says Diphtheria t n i ? Is Preventable [ Dr. Knox Says The 192 Deaths In N. C. From I Diphtheria Last Year Could Have Been Prei! vented II J, Raleigh,?'I am tired of treati ing diptheria, not that I mind the | work but because I hate to see t j little children suffer and die from i* j the effects of a disease that is 100 per preventable." . I Thus, a prominent child specialist living in an eastern North ' Carolina town wrote Dr. J. C. i Knox, Director of the Division of| s Epidemiology, State Board of I j Health. This physician, in his -1 private practice, insists upon the , 1' immunization of all children com-| II ing under his care. 3! "I agree with him absolutely," - Dr. Knox said. "Diphtheria is one f of our most serious childhood - diseases and, as this doctor points J - out, it is strictly preventable. By: I i immunizing the child we not only e insure it against suffering from eithis disease, but cut down the - death rate as well. In 1936 there d 192 deaths from diptheria in \j North Carolina. These could have II been prevented. Of those who - died, approximately 85r/r were under six years old. In some of I- our counties immunization against !- diptheria is required before a s child can enter school. This is a ; step in the right direction, and d the requirement ought to be state j. wide, that is, every child should i- be made to present a certificate i- of immunization before entering i- school, but the fact still remains y' that a majority of those who con_ _ I ? ; TH'.S fella ? - ?/ DON'T LOOK z-~j SON - - BUT ==-=nr=r FOR A STAJ ?==Si MERE'S TH -^r-r\ y0(j eO AB( | % i:3m\ \ %'&*& 'H' 'jM "3^ ' I itHa tract the disease and die from it ire of pre-school age The age 'or immunization, therefore, should not be six years but six 1 months. It is well to bear that jf :he earlier immunization is dor.'" i the less discomfort is experienced ind protection is offered at the ? '*v"> nt the child's greatest su- g jceptibility. Despite the fact that we have {nown about immunization since 1914, there were 2,300 cases of Jiptheria in North Carolina iast pear. All this suffering could lave been prevented if parents had seen to it that these chilIren were immunized. Immunisation is attended by no danger ind very little pain. I heartily igree with the physician from vhom I received the letter above referred to that parents should svake up to a full sense of their duty in accepting this 100 per sent guarantee against diptheria." Social Occur!ty | o d Question J^ox p in tr ut As another service to its n[ readers, The News Reporter each week will give nuthorita- w tive answers to questions on til the Social Security Law. By m special arrangement with Stace.v W. Made, Manager of 01 the Social Security Board office at 116 S. Salisbury Street in Raleigh, the Social Security Board has consented to pass et on the accuracy of answers to questions on Social Security, 'n which mflv he asked bv em ployers, employees, and others, 1 through The News Reporter. tr Address inquiries to the Editor, The News Reporter. An- er swers will be given here in n' the order in which questions re are received. This is an infor- ? mational service and is not ff legal advice or service. In s< keeping with Social Security Si Board policy names will not be published. A THE EDITOR. eI fr di Question: Will you please tell c( me how much there is due me by the Old-Age Pension Law. I am ; ( , 69% years old. They don't want fc to give me but $5.00 per month. I have not accepted anything. y( Answer: Doubtless you have g, applied for assistance under the q Federal-State Old-Age Assistance C( program. Title I of the Social Security Act sets up provisions bl wherein grants are made to the 0j States for old-age assistance,; al based on State participation. The jr State of North Carolina has avai- c( led itself of this provision of the cj Social Security Act and has pass- b( ed a law providing for assistance g to the needy aged. The amount f, you may receive under this is r determined soley by the State itself. The law provides that old- ^ age assistance shall be adminis- ei tered by the State and county fj welfare departments. For detail-1 w ed information relative to your rights under the State law you b, should consult your county wel- P( fare department. R Question: I work part-time, g waiting on customers and deli- q vering orders, and doing other things My employer thinks I b may not come under the Social fj Security Act because my employ- a ment is "casual labor". Is that t correct ? Answer: No. Any person I j engaged in any employment1 s, which is not specifically expected ir under Title VIII of the Social ? Security Act must have a social { security account number and is n hable to the taxes and benefits ri jof the law. "Casual Labor not WEDNESDAY., SEPT ^ J | Summer Pests ^--KJOW HtV, VOU \ml IE WAV / / MOSQUITOES-)UT IT is-'l WHAT IS THIS? J~A GO ON , BEAT ~ ^B b |W' i ' " ^ ~ l ^ 1 ' -?_ _ ^^ er Doctor's Invention Saves Infants He A new type respirator device invented by Dr. Joseph Kreiselir.an d Washington, D. C., has proved itself efTcctive in saving the lives o! ciai ren dying of pneumonia, and malnutrition. When a baby bum u a Washington couple recently did not breathe at birth the respirator ra I pplicd in the same manner as Dr. Ted Mandy, a Callii.. >r j hysician, is demonstrating in the above picture and in a few seconds tbe I ! oungster was crying lustily. ' the course of the employer's of the social security aicount tru-H i ade or business" is excepted ber assigned for your father: ider Title VIII. But labor does you can'get the information int >t mean part-time work; or Nte Social Secut Board Ril , , . . , Office. Rverv assistance will I* ork irregularly performed by . .. m given vou hv the field office e individual; or work which filing a c!aim f,?. wIl.? j, .. ay be done by a temporary your father's estate under tk I nployee who may have been hir- Socinl Security Ac K J J ? r?.i?stinn- When ,i ' M I more or less haphazardly. The *- - hy st is whether the work per- to be mcreascd a.,1 H irmed is in the course of the m"ch w11 the now rate be nployer's trade or business. Answer. An , Siting- on customers, deliver- employees, M.-e.. " g orders and such things seems recfived i" covered empl^w ? early to be labor performed and an tax on, n the course of the employer's based on wages pa . I . ,, ,T , ,, in covered emplovmer.ts. are it. ade or bus.ness'. You should P f nf - H ive an account number, your POSLCl, u",lel ' " . p ... nployer should record your Soc:aI SecuntyA, amber on his books, and he is income and exc:s. :,,,; > sponsible for the payment to ^ p, i H re Collector of Internal Revenue uecenirM,' o1' 1 ' r ir his district of taxes pre- a year from one , mPl rribed under Title VIII of the fate of me? ' , , v I ecurity Act. taxes 18 the sam! , E 11 Question: Mv father died on calendar year IP... ugust 15, 1937, having been one percent. Tim mt>' nployed in a covered industry tinue to be one percer. ' I. om January 1, 1937, to that 1938 and 19'iP Til. r ite. He did not have an ac- rate will be inereas. : >unt number but his employer one percent each dime ! id deducted the Social Security until a maximum oi t:u . ^B * - . nnnt is AffOCtiVC ('- ?l ' 1 4 j IX. MOW can 1 get a numoer -- S'l ] ir him in order to file a claim? January , _ Answer: Your father's employ- ' mu l'JTVI I* VTIKN^;r should apply to the nearest " ' '' % ~~ scial Security Board Field ffice for a Social Security ac- J*?01 ^ .'J,,. ;i .ii:i ,unt number for your father. Brunswick M c should use form SS-5. which h<)>n1TIAI. 3 can obtain from his post 0 p,,.).,., 'fee or Social Security Board , itted ' H ad should file this Form SS-5 ^"^"spiUi, for n ' ;,U' * i accordance with instructions * * mtained in the Treasury Do- kk('K1M> : l;' ' ' sion 4704, copy of which can 3 obtained from the Social was bl.ought to th ecurity Board Field Office or County Hospital Sun " t om the Collector of Internal nu>nt ' )' I evenue. ' ? {. The employer also is required a) > file a special tax return in fr ill (/',*>'<"" 1 ich case in which an employee EfiWOI'tr L*"S ios. This return shoud be filed ' ithin 10 days of the death of p,ans fo|. tl?. le employee. Form SS-3 should an Epworth Leugu. ' :he s used. This form can be obtain- peop[e 0f t!ic Trinity AUl ft?| 1 from the Collector of Internal cllurch aie being dievenue or from the nearest ' Th., "f i,-st nice tie, aS ,aCr.-Hw ocial Security Board Field Sunday evening !'?"' B f"5e' ing services. 4,1 .11 ' M id B The employer also is required meeting is scheduler to m H v the Social Security Board to this week iir.ine. ritelv 1 ^.lCj. B le with its nearest field office regular Sunday evening ' f special report on Form SS-1001. ing scrvice. Sj his simple form should be fill- - ?"T, y1 out in accordance with. In- Mrs. Duff: "I nlv;lV ffi tructions printed on it. It will better after a good ri" ? ^ B ;rve as the basis for determin-, Mrs. Jawson: "So ' ' B ig the amount of the lump-sum of gets things out "i . * ayment due the estate of your tern." n, B ither under the old-age benefits Mis. Duff: "No. it rovisious of the Social Secu- anything out ol my ' iV jut j^H ty Act. it does feet things out < ' g|_! The employer can inform youiband." n