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Z THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
Bntered aa second-claw matter April 20, 1928, at
the Post Office at Southport, N. G, under
the act of March 3, 1879.
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Wednesday, December 7, 1938
Speak about others as you would have
others speak about you.
Luxury is when you enjoy something
you can't afford.
We wonder what their monkey ancestors
would think of some of the so-called
_ social lions.
When you cut the inside of a blind
curve the only short cut you take is to
the nearest hospital.
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The more money some people make the
poorer they talk.
Too many of us do not want to be able
to see over the wall of prejudice for fear
we'll have to change our mind.
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Beginners do not want anyone to watch
them play when they are learning, but
after they get good they do not want to
, play unless some one is looking on.
i!, J. O. Lennon
After several days of anxious waiting
in which members of his family were
joined by friends throughout the county
news came Monday morning of the death
of J. O. Lennon.
Mr. Lennon was the kind of fanner
that you dream of finding in sufficient
number to start a model community. Sober,
honest, hard working, he clearly
demonstrated that it is possible for a man
to make a good living for and to educate
a large family on a Brunswick county
farm.
His duties there might well have claimed
his entire attention, but they didn't.
Service to his community took much of
his time. In 1926 he was elected a member
of the board of county commissioners
and was serving when money was
appropriated for the erection of four of
the five consolidated schools of this county.
Later he served as a member of the
Southport school-board. He has also been
a member of the board of trustees of the
Brunswick County Hospital.
Ever since the first AAA program
came into being the fanners of this county
have shown their faith in this man by
retaining him year after year as chainnan
of their county committee in the tobacco
program.
Brunswick county needs more men with
the foresight, determination and integrity
of J .0. Lennon.
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One of the most valuable lessons
taught home economics students is appreciation
of quality.
There are ways to clothe a family well,
/ yet inexpensively, but that goal is not
achieved by walking blindly into a store
and purchasing indiscriminately. It is invaluable
to know exactly what material
is best suited for what you want, know
the current styles and approximately
what is a fair price for your purchase.
Home economics teachers have an opportunity
to drive home these important
lessons to their students while they are
being drilled in the regular routine of
making their own clothes. The result is
that home economic girls are equipped
to make practical wives for men who
know the value of watching costs.
One place where this type of training
stands in particularly good stead is at
; one of these much ballyhooed sales. It is
a fact that in most of these events much
valuable merchandise is offered at moneysaving
prices. But it also is a fact that
most of the items are offered at no reduction
at all?that the merchant hopes
to capitalize upon the hypnotism of a bar>"i'\
gain sale. A housewife who will take her
? want-list into one of these stores and take
4'. h
k* time to carefully check quality against
price will truly profit by the education
that taught her these principles.
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More Suckers
Comes now a tale from Longwood of
medicine show that left the communil
with a bunch of worthless trinklets thi
cost from one to five dollars each.
The show, we are told, was good. Th
man who was chief entertainer was
master of the art of sleight-of-hand. Th
crowd came, gathered and enjoyed th
free performance. Then the medicin
! show man decided to stage an auctio
sale?one of these events born of th
desire the average man has of gettin
something for nothing. Using a masterfi
build-up of money changing and buyin
back, the slicker led his trusting audienc
into the deep water of folding money an
quickly clipped them for enough of thei
hard-earned dollars to insure the fir.ar
cial success of his venture for the week.
It's hard to understand why intelliger
people will let a man beat them at hi
own game, particularly when it is a we
known fact that men of this type mak
it a practice to live off the sweat of som
one else's brow. Temporarily, of cours*
the people of that particular communit
aie cured. The show probably wouldn
even make expenses there another weel
But rest assured that the outfit is sti
doing business, and that there will b
plonty of takers when these mock bai
gains are offered.
Because, you see, Barnum was right.
Latest Outrage
There appears to be no end to the abi
it.v of Adolph Hitler to perpetrate oul
rages that will shock the civilized work
First it was his ruthless seizure of Aui
tria, recently the annexation and almos
complete subjection of Czechoslovakia'
and now the Jews who inhabit German
are made target for his greatest exhib:
tion of barbarism.
Austria came easy, at a time when a
other European nations were too wrappe
un in home affairs to offer interferenc
to Herr Hitler's ambitions. The Chzec
situation was far more serious, and fo
an entire week the European situatio
tottered on the brink of another Worl
War.
But for sheer heartliess cruelty nothin
previously bora in the diabolic mind c
Germany's dictator can match the treai
ment being meted the Jews.
In Hitler's program of propaganda fo
the justification of this campaign he e>
cuses his action upon the grounds tha
the Jews of Germany caused that natio
ito lose the World War when they refuse
to lend financial support. Without pre
tending to know the i*elative patriotisr
of the German-Jew ve do know that un
der war-time emerg mcies no clique no
clan would be permitted to throttle th
cause of a nation, whether it be in Gei
many, England or in the United States.
Their property has been confiscated
daily measures are being passed makin
more and more intolerable their life i
their native country and ruthless killing
result upon the slightest pretext. Sad in
deed is the plight of the Jewish race?
friendly peace-loving people that ha
been a tremendous factor in the economi
life of our own nation.
ijujvi'ty i f/o*
When the question of safety comes ui
it is mighty hard for us to keep our min
off the school children.
For that reason we are more and mor
impressed with the safety walkway ove
the Shallotte river between the town o
Shallotte and the school house. A pictur
of this bridge appears elsewhere in tc
day's paper, but a proper apprecia
tion for the good it is doing maj' be ot
tained only by going to Shallotte eithe
before or after school and watching th
kids troop across this walkway, around
treacherous curve, in perfect safety.
We believe that we have been right i
.giving credit to Chas. E. Gause, forme
member of the board of education, fo
using all his influence with Highwa
Commissioner Alex Powell to have thi
bridge built, and it should serve as a las1
ing monument to his love for children.
On Right Track
We believe that President Rooseve'
and his Administration are definitel
headed in the right direction in turnin
to the South American continent in a
effort to preserve the peace and democn
cies of the world at the same time.
The European volcano apparentl
seems likely to erupt at any moment, an
it has been pretty conclusively prove
that striking a bargain with dictators r<
mains an extremely difficult task.
The Pan American conference, whic
is attended by such great American stat<
men as Secretary of State Cordell Hul
and others, should result in much good.
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STATE PORT PILOT. SOUTH1
| Just Among
y The Fishermen
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RANGING AFAR S1
'6 Menhaden boats from Morehead 3,1
a City and Beaufort have been ranging
down the coast all the way A
to Southport in quest of men- a:
1 haden during the past several w
ie days. Most of the fish seem to w
n have passed along the upper part ai
e of the North Carolina coast mov- j_,
ing southward. After taking all gi
they could close at home the ci
3 boats made longer ana longer
g trips and it was finally necessary
to come here to keep up with c
:e the moving schools. On account
d of the time spent in making the
. trips the Morehead and Beaufort s<
ir boats could only load up about nl
1- once in three days. The South- "
port boats, which are able to
make daily catches while the fish
't are here, will soon have to be
IS extending their trips to far down 33
]] the coast, often going as far as 3
Georgetown, S. C.
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e GOOD OYSTERS
i Oysters, at least those 3a
which we have seen, are ex- m
y ceptlonally large and good
t this year. There seems to be 3e
j, plenty of them and the only
jj trouble appears to be that
winter has not progressed far
'6 enough to create any great "
> demand. It Is expected that
quite a big crowd of fox 01
hunters will be here from
Virginia, Tennessee and all 5,!
over this state, sometime between
now and Christmas. e'
local birdhunters who are in- v
terested in fox extermination
are proposing to give these ^
t- hunters a big oyster roast.
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]' PLENTY TROUT AROUND al
3" Willie Cooker, who caters to pi
>t the local demand for fish, brought re
t in 175 pounds of fine trout one re
y morning this past week. They
were taken in a net. Nevertheless p|
the catch was an interesting one a
.. and caused some of the sportsmen
" to set up a bit of wondering if
d the trout bite around the old off- al
e shore wrecks which have not been a
j_ visited in a month or more.
T SMALL FISH TAKEN pl
A Shrimp trawlers have been
, finding their nets burdened
with great masses of small "
fish, mighty few of which
g were of edible size. Likewise,
^ they have been getting L
t mighty few shrimp in the I
hauls. This is not unusual for
this season of the year and
r the presence of the fish is
generally taken to indicate
that there is a great deal of D
it shrimp somewhere near by.
n Some of the boatmen believe
, they will strike good schools
of shrimp soon. The fish, they
!- say, are attracted by the
n presence of shrimp nearby.
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DUCK HUNTERS d?
Y A lot of the summertime vis- $j
e itors to Southport are coming re
again. This time insetead of be- d<
ing fishermen they appear as duck it
hunters. Sometimes a little more h<
I, variety is added by individuals
g and parties being after deer and re
n turkey or to go fox hunting. At p(
any rate the summer time friends fo
s are holding Southport and Bruns- cc
I- wick county in their regard of
a through the winter. of
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s MAY HAVE BIG HUNT re
C While this column was c.
originally intended for fisher- jr,
men and their doings, there vi
are times when a little deviations
from a steadfast rule is r,
permissible. This Is one of the he
times and fox hunting Is one 0c
*> of the things that is due some ha
d attention. Brunswick has the j0
foxes by the thousands wait- gr
ing to provide real sport for na
e the hunter with hounds. The in
r destruction of some of the f0
f pests. It Is believed, will save w
a lot of quail. Taking everye
thing into account, we be- fi|
>- lleve that every Brunswick f<
sportsmen will gladly wel- 0f
come the invasion of fox- in
hunters and their dogs. With wl
1 this Idea in view, plans are n
e being made to try and pull of ed
3 a big fox hunt sometime be- bi
fore Christmas. Letters have ac
just been written to several ve
n owners of fine packs of til
r hounds. Friends among the
j, sports and outdoor editors of la
the North Carolina daily pa- jz,
y pers and some papers out- de
13 side of North Carolina are la:
gladly cooperating In the ef- tr
fort to make contact with fox pi
hunters and arrange a date in
for a big hunt. The long and m
short of this is that It is vi
believed that this paper will ni
be able to make announce- fii
It merit next week for a big
y hunt that will bring a hundred
or more of the best
? known fox hounds in and out gi
n of the state to Brunswick for th
l_ several days of fox hunting. 18
It is hoped that local sports- bj
men will cooperate in this tu
y effort. . ~
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GOT A GOOD DOG? ef
d Anybody in Brunswitk who has gc
exceptionally good fox, coon, 'pos- tic
sum or deer dogs are invited to wi
write the Fisherman's Column, bi
h State Port Pilot, something about m
;- the exploits of those dogs. Just dc
1 give us the facts, name, breed, ne
' age and some little data about a ar
hunt in which the animal or an- in
i nam?
?ORTt N. C.
BOLIVIA
SCHOOL NEWS
The pie supper, which wa
jonsored by the P.-T. A. an*
eld at the schoolhouse last Fri
ay night, was very successful
11 of the pies were quickly sold
fter which a number of contest;
ere held. The prize for the caki
alk was won by Bobby Robbin;
id Travis Danford. Maggi<
ewis was voted tne pretties
Irl and was given a box o;
indy. Mr. Tucker received th<
ar of soap for being the ugliest
'.r. Chadwick the jar of pickle!
ir being the most lovesick.
The regular monthly meeting 01
le P.-T. A. was held in th?
:hool auditorium last Thursdaj
Ight. The regular program topii
as "Physical Education". Mrs
osher also spoke on the topi<
' "Home Recreation".
The eleventh grade won foi
le second time the picture foi
le highest percentage of mem
!rs present. The ninth grad<
on the contest In membership
ir the month and will be enter
dned by the membership com'
ittee with a social.
The boys' and girls' hasketbal
;ams are scheduled to play th<
iams of Long Creek?Grady higl
ihool there on December 13
tudents hope that their teams
ill bring home a victory. Th(
ays' team will play New Han
;er high school Friday night.
The boys of the basketball teair
ive received their new suits
hey surely are pretty. Fans ar<
cpecting you to shine when yoi
ear them.
Mary Lee Mercer of the fiftl
rade and Ruth Moore Lesh ol
le eighth grade underwent oper
dons for appendicitis last weel
: James WalKer Memorial nos
ital in Wilmington. Both an
scovering nicely, Mary Lee al
sady having returned home.
A number of the rooms hav<
at up some nice Christmas decor
lions, which reminds us thai
le holidays are not far off.
The high school science classes
-e enjoying the use of the neu
bratory equipment which cams
icently.
A new filing cabinet has beer
aced in the office.
The ninth grade is working
ik. on the play, "A Poor Mar
ed Man", which is to be giver
ecember 16.
tecent Forest
Fire Loss Fell
amage Resulting From
Forest Fire On Pacifit
Coast Estimated At $5,
000,000.00; Impresses
Need For Care
Recent forest fires raging or
se Pacific Coast and resulting ir
image already estimated at over
i.000,000 have brought home th<
alization that fire is a ruthless
sstroyer and that on a rampagi
gives little heed to foresl
rmes, man or beast.
"People of the southern states
ad with great concern the rents
of destruction caused bj
rest fires in the West, as reirded
in the daily press. Few
them realize that 90 per cent
the fire damage in the entire
nited States during 1937 occurd
in the South," says Joseph
Kircher, Southern Regional
orester of the U. S. Forest Serce.
Southern fires, according to the
jgional Forester, seldom attract
;adlines due to their frequent
icurrences and their seeming
irmlessness. However, the marity
of these fires destroy young
owth and reduce the chance of
itural restocking so necessary
providing timber and pulpwood
>r the South's ever increasing
ood-using industries.
Mr. Kircher discloses that
gures complied by the U. S,
arest Service show a total loss
$20,668,880 from forest fires
the United States last year,
hile $18,728,444 was credited to
southern states. 185,201 reportforest
fires in these states
irned over an area of 21,211,910
res. Losses shown in this sur:y
are based on the value of
nber resources only.
The placing of private forest
nds under protection by organed
state forces, elimination of
istructive "woods-burning" by
ndowners and tenants, and exeme
caution by the general
ibllc in the use of fire while
the woods, are steps recomended
by the U. S. Forest Serce
in reducing the South's anlal
losses resulting from forest
es.
GRAPES
Larger average production of
apes during the next few years
an the 1927-36 average of 2,17,000
tons has been indicated
r the U. S. Bureau of Agriculral
Economics.
lals figured prominently and
fort will be made to make a
>od story out of it. For excepinally
noteworthy dogs we
ould like to have a good picture,
it the senders must bear in
ind that a picture of a dog or
>gs cannot be reproduced for
iwspaper use unless it is clear
id sharp. A dim or faded picire
is useless.
The Least of
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; 1 FOURTI
i Several newspapers, in addition to this on
f make a specialty of running unusual front pas
^ stories, usually under a double column head I
. the bottom of the front page. Couple of weeks ag
: j the Whiteville News Reporter got off such
story, and it was a peach. It has gone me rour
> of everything from newspapers to national magf
- zines and is still going. We are not prepared 1
t say whether the story in question was written fc
Editor B. Gordon Lewis, or his most efficient ar
; ambitious advertising manager, George O. Butle
5 All we know is that it was a mighty good stor
1 We are still lamenting that such an esteeme
r paper as the Greensboro News is not better a<
- quainted with this part of the coast. Saturda;
1 in its review of interesting stories to be carrie
the next day, the News placed a story comin
from here as, "From Way Down In Blade
County."
One item in newspaper work is the vast amour
of time spent by the offices reading the sti
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e, vaster amount of stuff that is sent in ^i^H J.
writer not having siened his name aid ,^H Frank
lt cannot be published because of that. The '
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also wastes a good deal of time and J?Ja
d without being read just as soon as it L< H
j. that it does not contain anything to idcr.tdr^l H
to writer. MR
'<1 If Dare County ever had a newspaper. I I
' to about three years ago, we did not hear f j
/ At that time Victor Meekins saw the need|$ kM
acted on what he saw. He star Hj ||
:d Dare County News, getting it published in E^B flT
beth City, as he had no equipment of his M
V' This year he bought an outfit and is prir.t.rr^B I
ld paper at home. We have watched that little p^H [
& from the start. We have also watched the
n gress of Dare county. Meekins and his Vf
have kept pace with Dare. To do him fullja^H Q|
Mr. Meekins and his paper have more thrl^H nj
pace with Dare. They have been good !<
11, everything pointing towards progress.
s 'Til Christmas I i
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