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THE STATE PORT PILOT f
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
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Wednesday, July 13, 1938
Advent of the child movie stars perfects
a contradiction to the old adage
that "Children Should Be Seen And Not
Heard."
Cash customers are the only one with
a right to complain.
Adolescents seem to think that it
sounds sophisticated to be tragic over trij
fles.
It takes a good man to think up smart
j answers when he is defending a losing
K cause.
B Moral victories are all right, but there
B is nothing immoral about being on the
| winning end of the score.
If you don't think the road to success
p is steep just watch the man who is slipSi
ping pick up momentum.
f1 One thing that a silver tongue orator
| never learns is that silence is golden.
If you are sacrificing your disposition
! to manufacture sarcastic humor then you
are paying too dearly for your wise
cracks.
The Pot A nd The Kettle
The other day a local citizen, obvious
ly in a bad humor, asked us "Is old man
Blank crazy?"
"No," we told him. "Not especially."
He proceeded to explain just why he
|! was sure we were wrong about it, and
I after he had gone we got to thinking,
j We never had heard anyone say before
f that Mr. Blank was crazy, but we have
R heard numerous expressions of doubt
p concerning the mental capacity of our
B querulous friend.
B1 No Handicap
B. The whittler's bench located down on
the waterfront is a famous gathering
I place for unoccupied residents of the
B Southport community.
The other day we were looking for
I one of our friends and were unable to deB
termine his whereabouts until we passed
B the whittler's parking place. There he sat
I carving on a piece of soft pine board.
Sensing an unspoken chiding he quickB
ly defended the favorite past time of him
I and his fellows by stating that "A man
" on/I Tirlii'HIo of fVlO CO TYIO f 1 YY\ Ct
I tail i/ii til iv anu nim-vic c?v vwv vuuv
all right?if he can think."
Saved By A Thread
It sounds incredible?but at least once
I in recent years a good-sized American
I .city was saved by a thread!
[ The thread in this case was that of fire
hydrant coupling. A great fire started in
I the city, and soon grew beyond control
I of the local department. Help was sum|
moned from another city a few miles
baway. The needed equipment arrived, atgS^ched
its hoses to the hydrants, and the
JWity was saved.
ga Here is where the thread comes in. A
Hbomparatively short time before, the city
I struck by fire had changed its couplings
I to the standard size. Had it not done this,
the out-of-town equipment could not have
used its hydrants, would have had no
water supply, and so would have been
'.worthless. And the probability is that the
-'City would have been destroyed.
1A city was saved by a thread! It's the
little things that start fires?and it's the
little things that make it possible to successfully
prevent and control them. And
those little things can be the means of
saving tens of thousands of lives and hundreds
of millions of dollars.
A Suggestion
Where there are WPA funds to be had
for worthwhile civic improvements we
should like to see the city sponsor a project
to extend Bay Street along the water
TK1
front, in front of the garrison up to the
point where it would intersect with Atlantic
Avenue. i
By using shells to fill in a driveway,
the cost of material would be maintained .?
at a minimum, and there would be a,
large portion of the project cost to go for A
man hours. ? Sha
The addition of two blocks of water- ^
front driveway would do much to beau- wa,
tify the town. The most important im- this
provement is that the unobstructed view PaI^
of the river would be more than doubled
and the visitors to Southport always are cati
intrigued by the water. ^'el
We aren't familiar with the methods 0pre
employed in obtaining WPA projects, but oni;
we do believe that the city fathers will a '
tha
be serving Southport a good turn if they nea
will make a thorough investigation into
the advisability of building this waterfront
street. v
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Reunions %
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What we need more of in this county ?
are family reunions and church home- v
coming days. h
Two weeks ago more than two hundred jj
members of the Sellers family, a name
long prominent in the affairs of Brunswick
county, gathered at the home of
0. B. Sellers, a kinsman who lives at inis
Supply and had a royal good time renew- lea(
ing family acquaintances, swapping fami1.v
yams and drawing fresh inspiration the
from the more outstanding members of Pla(
the clan.
me;
Sellers is not the only name that is swi
largely represented in the tax books of fri?
Brunswick county. There are the Mintz,
the Clemmons, the Hewettes, the Russes the
- -?? hot
and numerous other families. We'd like ^'ug
to see everyone of these groups hold a effc
regular family get-together. ing
Nobody in the county has a better time
all year than do the members and former
members of New Hope Presbyterian E
church on their annual home-coming day. [
That occasion was celebrated Sunday, a a
large attendance was present and not a ^
person there failed to have an enjoyable i
day. J
New Hope is not the only old church in t
Brunswick county, and members of other t
congregations might well profit by the ?
yearly custom followed by the Presbyter- j
ians of the Winnabow community. c
May Be Good \
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In mapping tentative plans for a big
program for the Labor Day week-end in c
Southport W. B. Keziah, head of the
Southport Civic Club, is capitalizing upon Ch!
two natural human desires. Gr<
If all goes well, there will be a movie
news reel cameraman here on that day he
making shots for nation-wide release, fisi
Now practically everybody cherishes a
desire to get into the movies, and a mob p0i
scene at the Southport Shrimpa Derby is Ke:
about as close as most of us will ever get. Bei
In the second place practically everyone
of us enjoys the sensation of being an
active participant in something to which 1
we give our whole hearted support. It ?
was a master stroke of genius, then, that p
prompted Mr. Keziah to suggest that ?
spectators be given an opportunity to ride g
in the race staged between the local E
trawlers. Win, lose or draw, that is a a
thrill that will be long lasting with tbe wJ
extra members of the crew. ' g
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Example Of The Home c
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(Wilmington Morning Star)
Addressing an inter-racial meeting yes- j,
terday afternoon, Judge-nominate John a
J. Burney laid down this point: J
The people of the United States spend f
$3,000,000,000 a year for the support of
boys and girls in elementary schools, high
schools, colleges and universities. t;
At the same time it spends $15,000,000,000
for crime and the majority of *
criminals are approximately the age of t
students. n
Judge Burney says that the solution lies *
in the church, the school and the home. ii
Quite true, but of the three, it is our e
opinion that the home is the most impor- ?
tant. i
Precept and example count heavily in n
the home. The church and the school may
carry on admirably, and they do, but the
home is the fountain head of correct sinf,
, . . and
training. ^
Of course there are boys and girls from tun
the best of environments who go wrong,
but as a rule those from such homes make nig
the best citizens. ju?
The remarks of the jurist may be taken
to heart by every parent, regardless of eh
race. the
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We expect some of the "social leaders" the
of our acquaintance will be satisfied with tha
nothing less than special- made, gilt-edge
wings in Heaven. Iiy
! STATE PORT PILOT, S<
Just Among
The Fishermen
Goggle Fisherman
.ccordlnf to a letter from Bill
,rpe, State Publicity director,
jor Farrell, who made goggle
ling famous is headed this
j and may be at Southport
i week. In the more eastern
t of the state he, last week,
k 150 pounds of sheephead in
day. This was a pretty good
;h, considering that the fish
e taken by diving in the waand
spearing them. In his
rations the Major is attired
y in a bathing suit and wears
pair of water proof goggles
t enables him to see underth
the water.
Finds Part Jonahs Taxi
The rib of a huge whale
,'as discovered on one of the
eaches of the Bald Head
Poker one day last week,
le described it as being
bout nine feet in length and
s weighing several hundreds,
le has promised that he
,'iU bring the rib to town on
Is next trip out there, if he
as sufficicent help to get it
board his boat.
Easy Fishing This
lany people are taking a
at fancy to fishing in the
ind waterway at the bridge
iing to Oak Island. Some exmely
nice catches of various
ts of fish have been made
re recently. This is the same
:e where Ed Wells, one of
bridge keepers, got a big
3s of fish when a shark came
mming along at high tide and
,'htened the fish into jumping
ound in his front yard. As a
ult of this benlficent action of
shark Ed is understood to
re been able to gather up seven
hels of fine fish with no more
>rt than the labor of shovelthem
into baskets.
Waccamaw Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Prince O'irien
entertained a small
larty of friends on a fishing
rip on the river Saturday
fternoon, aboard the Bowier
boat. Afterwards the
arty had supper at the
lotel Miller with Mr. and
frs. K. C. Council, of Lake
Vaccamaw, doing the honors,
"hose in the party in addiion
to the above were Misss
Betty Bradfield, Charlotte,
)apne Pegram, Pendleton,
ane C. Council, Lake Wacamaw
and Alex Gregg,
.aurittburg, Rone Lewis,
Vhlteville, and Joe Brinkley,
Vilmlngton.
Locals Honors
). J. Coffin, director of the
ool of journalism In the Unisity
of North Carolina at
ipel Hill and a member of the
lensboro Daily News staff, was
ved last week to write a limet,
the gist of which was that
had always thought that in
ling matters Ben Dixon Mc111
was the biggest liar in the
te. He is now doubtful on the
nt, saying that "Southport's
ziah is a foeman worthy of
i's steel."
Women Sports
We do not hesitate to say
hat North Carolina women,
ind this also applies to wonen
from other states, are
ractically every party from
iouthport nowadays has some
,'omen members. Last week
, lady and her husband drove
.11 the wa} from Everts, Ky.,
distance of over five hundred
tiles, for just two days of
ishing. The husband was a
Apartment store manager,
i?;<jptUd not stay longer. As
. :fli&tlir of fact, he hired a
ouple of young men to drive
l'm on/1 Uln mioeiia rlA,?n
>*? ?u>u "it IlliOOUO UUWII,
raveling all night and startng
fishing when they got
lere. The return trip was
lso made at night, the party
saving here at 6:00 p. m.
.fter a strenuous and proitable
day of fishing.
Honors To Slim
C. W. (Slim) Osborne of
he dredge Comstock has
ieen taking honors for fresh
rater fishing during the
ast week. One afternoon he
might in six beautiful big
louth bass, the largest
weighing three pounds and
he others closely approachig
that. Other days he had
qually good luck despite
he fact that he seldom
tarted for the country beore
4:00 o'clock in the afteroon.
Negroes Singing
Southport has some great
jers among its negro citizens
I in this connection it may be
1 that it will not long before
es will come floating up from
shrimp picking houses durthe
late afternoon and early
ht hours. The melody is not
t from the shrimp pickers,
ws of some of the menhaden
.ts are wonderful. Mayor John
cksen claims that his boys on
W. P. Anderson can beat any
in!h of trained, professional
gers. The Civic Club means, if
y will cooperate, to see to it
t this local singing is incor ted
in the pictures that the
c Film Corporation will shortmake
at Southport.
\.r iiyJWWIl TfiTT wmfmrnra ,
JUTHPORT, N. C
WASHINGTON I
LETTER
Washington.?Nicely timed for
the purpose of grabbing headlines,
the current public hearings before
the LaFollette Civil Liberties
Committee are expected to pave
the way for an intensified membership
drive of trade unions.
The President is taking a vacation
at sea and the world fliers
no longer compete for the public
eye and ear. Consequently, the deliberate
stirring of ancient feuds
between capital and labor under
the auspices of a Senate Committee
takes on more prominence
than would be justified if
the Washington political waters
were not at low tide. The parade
of nationally-known figures under
subpoena from Mr. Follette's probers,
which began this week, offers
a special summer sideshow.
Unfortunately most of the testimony
has been published long
ago, but the rehash is now highly
spiced with sensational seasoning
to make it attractive to the
public palate.
No group of thirsty citizens
ever loitered more avidly around
the village pump than do the
hordes of special committees seeking
millions in bounties from the
Federal till. The political situation
in many Congressional districts
has forced lawmakers to
return with the applicants for
government largesse. The outgrowth
is that the official dispensers
of project money are under
constant pressure to lossen
the purse-strings. Delegations I
camping outside the offices of
Secretary Ickes for Public Works
authorizations are not so numerous
as those knocking at the portals
of WPA Administrator Hopkins
who, thanks to Congress, has t
several billions available for work
relief. The scarlet line of politics
runs through all the petitions
with little emphasis on the econo
mlc justification for sucn expenaitures
in various localities.
The Department of Labor,
which will temporarily house the
Administrator of Fair Standards
Act, is another beehive of bustle
and turmoil. The law does not
become effective until October
but there is considerable preliminary
work in the offing. Not the
least of the new Administrator's
headaches is the selection of a
staff. The law says, "The Administrator
may, subject to the civil
service laws, appoint such employes
as he deems necessary."
Therein lies trouble of the first
order. The Politicians have been
hovering about awaiting the nomination
for the sole purpose of
getting the inside -track In the
matter of patronage. The requirement
for a civil service rating
struck hard at the ambitions of
many former NRA officials who
were bidding for better paying
jobs. The civil service annoys
many office-seekers by demanding
merit tests and ratings and
then resorting to the state system
positions on the Federal payroll,
sometimes without regard to
Congressional endoresements.
It is believed that the Administrator
will lean heavily on the
advice of Secretary of Labor
Perkins, who had much to do
with his selection for the $10,000
berth with all its accompanying
responsibilities nd power over
employers and workers. Every
utterance of the new wage and
hour boss will be closely studied
for the Act is far-reaching in
its social and economic effects.
Unless the official is pretty levelheaded
and cautious at the outset
he is likely to run against
many snags, which hit the Blue
Ei&gie la uuier uaya ui iemulating
hours of work and wages.
The controversy between the C.
I. O. and the A. F. of L. as to
control of the unionization movement
is something not felt in the
N. R. A. The Administrator must
be mentally agile to sidestep the
whiplash of this bitter rivalry.
Then the question of wage differentials
between the North and
South, which delayed the enactment
of the bill for two years
will soon come out for plucking
from thorny stems. Here is one
high Federal official who will
earn his salt. j
A statistical analysis of unpublished
data from the Census
of American business just compiled
by the Department of Commerece
shows that 64.4 per cent
of all retail stores have less than
$10,000 a year in sales. Contrary
to popular beliefs these outlets
are not on the road to extinction
and as the government says,
"Their number today, as always,
is very large, and third disappearance
seems extremely remote."
This type of retailing employs
nearly one and a half million
people as clerks and proprietors.
Though the small stores dominate
numerically, their total sales
volume only amounts to 14 per
cent of the nationally retail sales.
According to the Department of
Commercee "The small store exists
because it provides services
for which society is willing to
pay."
Black Drum Fishing
During the past week various
small fry have been bringing In !
some sizable black drum, tak- !
ing them in the bay only about !
three hundred yards off from I
Southport. Specimems weighing I
II, 14 and 16 pounds have been
brought around for the inspec- i
tion of this writer. The boys that
caught ijhem were scarcely any
bigger than that. y
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Urge Farmers To Price Of I
Sell Best Weed Better Tl
AAA Officials To Encour- North Carolina
age Growers to Use Quo- ons Are Brir
ta Allotment For Selling Prices on Ma
Better Grades I Ra1pi(rh
- , , ., . , . lina watermelons
AAA officials said today that .,materlally bette
they would encourage flue-cured season compared
tobacco growers in the Carolinas, "principally becaui
Florida, Georgia and Virginia to
use their quota allotments for Officials said th
lisposing of their better grades. cess of 1uota3 we
They said they were not alar- 50 Per cent penall
tneo over a July 1 forecast of rner Would stand (
301,700,000 pounds compared with he Paid ,the PenaIt
i marketing quota ot 733 000.000 brought h?g
pounds If all the tobacco actual- report showi
iy were harvested, they asserted, Carolina expectec
some would be poor in grade. pound decrease tl
It was pointed out that in the last and South Ca
svent a farmer produced more a 17,180,000 pound
than his quota he could hold year's forecast fo
back his poorer grades, disposing lina was 529,87(
uf such tobacco, if necessary, out- South Carolina
side the quota. pounds.
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friends"?the ones
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advertising during
are like that, too. T
trade during montl
plenty of money in
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If Ions from the Southeastern states H
HelOnS 1 are being kept off the market I
, vr by agreement," Harry T. Weit- H
tllS X ear cott' marketing specialist of the H
State Department of Agriculture, I
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i Watermel- Growers of North Carolina
iging Higher South Carolina, Georgia ani H
rt This Year Florida have a federal agreement H
prohibiting the shipment of me- H
1. North Caro- ions lower than U. S. No. 1 grade I
are bringing from points within the states to M
r prices" this markets outside the states H
with last year "Under the agreement all me- H
se inferior me- ions must be inspected and cer- H
tified as to grade." Wcstcott said. H
at sales in ex- ' State Departmenet of Agncul- B
re subject to a ture inspectors are now located
ty but the far- at principal shipping points and
a gain more if growers outside the principal
y on the lower shipping points should contact
better grades their nearest' inspector or the
her prices. Department's division of markets
>d that North at Raleigh before they plan to
1 a 56,905,000 n.arket outside the Southeastern
lis season over states. Melons lower than 1*. S.
.rolina expected No. 1 grade are subject to sei,
decrease. This zure by melon control agent?
r North Caro
1,000 and for Window glass is blown first in
was 90,900,000 a cylinder, then split open and
flattened.
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