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THE STATE PORT PILOT ' Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER. JR., Editor c tared &j second-class matter April 20, 1628, a the Post Office at Southport, N. O, under the act of March 3. 1870. Subscription Rates ONE VKAK |1.6? DC MONTHS I OC THREE MONTHS ,7C Wednesday, February 22, 1939 Deadbeat is the black sheep of the Tightwad family. Clothes lines offer a pretty sure method for taking a baby census. Credit is like whiskey; when you begin to use it too much it soon gets the best of you. Some people we know never find out there is more to office-holding than the honor and glory. Campaign Time ti,;o ion't ?lpption vear. but during the past two weeks a campaign as feverish as any ever waged in Brunswick county has been underway. And the strange thing about it is that leading Democrats and Republicans have been working shoulder to shoulder for a common cause. Political elections are necessary in our form of government, but we have received great satisfaction from the fine manner in which citizens of the lower end of the county have pushed plans for bringing rural electric lines into their several communities. From all present indications their efforts will be fruitful and it now looks like a matter of a very short time before electric power will be made available to almost every home in the county. Meanwhile, we are glad to see our friends forget their political differences as they wage a campaign for progress. They Do Come Back Last year a couple on its way to Florida from New Jersey stopped over here in February at South port for a day. The man got in touch with Captain H. T. Bowmer and asked about a fishing trip. Captain Bowmer was honest with him. "There's no need to go fishing", he said. "You won't catch a thing this time of year." "We'll have the boatride and some fun, won't we", the man asked. So off they went. Captain Bowmer found that the man and his wife were out to get some fun from life and he played his part. Fish don't bite here in February, but crabs do. So he helped them catch some crabs. Last week the same pair showed up again. Once more they were on their way to Florida, but this time with no thought of speeding by South port until they had stopped over for another day with Captain Bowmer and his personally conducted crabbing expedition. They Are Impressed One sure-fire way of entertaining guests on their first visit to Southport for a half-day is to take them over to Fort Caswell. We still have to see our first visitor who is unimpressed with the magnitude of the fortifications, the beauty of the place, its ideal location and the unlimited possibilities for development. - School Columns During the past two weeks each consolidated school of the county has been represented at least once with a school column in The Pilot. Three of these schools may be depended upon for a column almost every week. We have been well pleased with the reaction of our readers to these columns, but we wish that instead of telling us how much they like to keep up with the schools through their county paper they would tell the principals and teachers. These folks like to know your reactions to what they are doing, and they appreciate your interest. What's more important, if you let them know that you like the colurfins and read them they will make a greater effort to have them in each week. A t Home Safe Home Relieve it or not?the most dangeroi i place you can be is at home! According to the National Safety Coui ' cil, the principal causes of death fro home accidents last year were divided i ' follows: falls, 17,500; burns and expl* ! sions, 5,600; poisonings, 1,700; firearm i 800; mechanical suffocation, 1,000; pc i son gases, 1,100. The grand total w; 32,500 deaths?ninety out of a hundre of which were unnecessary, and coul have been easily prevented. The Red Cross, in company with oth< safety organizations, has been carryin on a drive to awaken the public to tl: danger of home accidents, and to sho how hazards may be easily removed an avoided. Take a look around your o\v home. Is there a loose rug at the top < a staircase ? It may easily cause a fa that will result in long agony in the ho pital, or death. Can unlocked medicir cabinets be reached by children? If s tfiey are in imminent danger of fatal po soiling by such a common first-aid acce sory as iodine. Are guns kept uiiloade and out of reach of amateur hands? You can think of many more such vit: safety questions. When you do, answt them at once?and not by guesswork, bi after a rigorous investigation of evei room in your home. And once you've elin inated hazards, keep them eliminate* 4-Urtl- o UAtvtA fliof Jr. co-p/\ 1 ntrineiuuci IIUU ci iiviijc umi 13 ocvicr i>\sv*ci may be filled with dangers tomorrow. Keep safety in mind at all times? you want to keep your name and th name of your loved ones off the fu'tui lists of home accident victims. Important Courses Considering that 85 per cent of tt boys and girls of the State have to d< pend upon the high schools to prepai them for their educational equipment i the world, we think that it is entire] fitting that more vocational work is h ing added to the high school courses eac year. A majority of the jobless persons in tli United States today, a recent surve showed, are trained to do no certai thing. While we could never advocal dropping such subjects as Latin an French, and higher math from the hig school curriculum, since there will alwa.i be some pupils who should have the 0] portunity of such courses, we do thin that it is wise to render the high schoo more inclusive in their training courses. One of the most important courses i the high school today is Home Economic ?where the housewives of tomorro' learn to become more efficient and bett( housewives. And for the boy, no subjec is more important to Columbus coupt than the courses in vocational agricu ture, where the farmers of the futui study the business of farming on a pra< tical as well as a scientific basis. All this practical training will bea fruit in the future life of Columbus cour ty, and will have a definite bearing upo the county's future destiny. Here's One Answer (The Charlotte Observer) There may be several answers to th present and unsolved problem of cottoi none of which can be relied upon to el . fectuate a complete solution, but one c the clearest, it seems to us, lies in th fact that this year this nation is exporl ing less than four million bales of cotto to foreign customers. This lucidly reveals that American col ton has seen one of its most profitabl customers fold up and quit the field. According to The Texas Weekly, th last time the United States exported les than 4,000,000 bales of cotton in a yea was in 1884, or 55 years ago. Even during the height of the Germa submarine warfare, in 1917, it says, whe every inch of shipping space was neede< for less bulky and more preciotts carg than cotton, we exported considerabl more than four million bales. Even durin the scourge of the boll weevil, when i 1921, we were able to produce only 7 954,000 bales, and in 1922 only 9,760,00 bales we shipped more than five millio bales of cotton abroad. The best way for some people to sta out of bad company is never to be alom A man who talks to himself just to ge somebody who'll be in agreement wit him perhaps. Give some people an inch and they'! take a mile?but not if it means they'l have to work to take it. ~~ THE STATE PORT PI I Just Among The Fishermen n- ? m SURF CASTING CONTEST IS To our mind, the surf casting contest, now being sponsored for s Southport this year will result in the greatest pictorial publicity | that we have ever received. Real IS j sportsmen will be drawn here i from distant parts. So will sports | writers for newspapers and fish ' | ing and hunting magazines. The j cameramen will not let themselves 3j. be left out. It is a matter for congratulations on the part of ? Southport folks that sponsors have ie been secured with connections \V and a determination to put it , over. CI 11 FRESHWATER FISHING Big mouth bass, goggle eye .. perch and others of the freshwater tribe are biting evcepS tionally well. One sportsman ie Is credited with already having taken his days limit of both bass and goggle eyes, 1- 1 all in the same day. Ineidentg j ly, the biggest bass in the j days catch went to five pounds. Dawson Jones, county forest warden, if credited jl with this performance. He only happened to be passing a pond and stopped to try it out his luck for an hour or y two. I SALTWATER MINNOWS ! Local fishermen long: ago found iy out that about the best and most easily secured bait for freshwater ... fishing were the saltwater drum 'I | minnows. At low water ditches ie and branches running into the e river are swarming with these tough little fellows. A person acquainted with their habits can quickly capture a days supply for a large party of sportsmen. These drum are tough and active on the hook. So far as we know, ie there is nothing better during the spring and summer months for e" bass, goggle eyed perch and e jacks. They can easily be used on a fly rod. in |y SHAD FISHING GOOD Shad fishing is continuing e* good. A lot of fishermen are now employed all along the river between here and Wilmington. Southporter's are lg chiefly interested in the commercial offshore phase of the >y work. Catches of over a hundred of these fish have been brought in as the result of -e one ^ days o|>erations by a (] trio of local fishermen. Not : having been in muddy waters, " | the offshore shad are shiny ,s and sparkling. > CHANGE OF WEAPONS k Hounds, bird dogs and guns are ]s all going into retirement for several months. In their place, rods, reels, and even cane fishing poles 11 with hooks and lines are being .s brought, into play. There is always something for the outdoor man in the way of sport. Except for the ?V on/l/lori nnmintr on nnrl nff nf tho hunting: laws it. would be hard for some sportsmen to decide when ^ it is a time to hunt and when 1- to fish. When your hunting license e ceases to be effective there is al, ways fishing to fall back on. CHANCE FOR THE LADIES ir The record drum, caught , by any member of the New Hanover Fishing Club, weigh11 ed 54 pounds. Still, there have been plenty drum caught off Southport almost every summer that would top the above. The fishing club Is this year offering a prize of $100.00 in cash to any member who breaks the 54-pound record, ? provided the particular catch 1, Is also the biggest one for f- this year. This looks to us to - be a good chance for either Mrs. R. L. Vlumi or Mrs. e J. E. Pinner at Bald Head Island to make some easy n money. These ladies know the art of snaring drum and pulling the mout and the big t- fellows are right at hand, ale most at their front door. We suggest that. Mrs. Munn and Mrs. Pinner join the fishing e club and go out for the hun;s dred dollars and the glory of the Bald Head Island flsh1 ing. Should Mrs. Munn and Mrs. Pinner fail to take up, D here's a gentle reminder to other prize winning aspirants that Bald Head Island and u its most southern tip of 0 North Carolina land is the ,, beach off of which the big fellows run. S? n TO STAY AN ISLAND A canvass of recent expressions ? of sentiment regarding Bald Head ^ Island shows that Brunswick peon pie are solidly for the place re. maining an island. They neither want it made into a national park nor into just another bit y of coastal property through a highway being built. Astonishing as it may seem, there is also an overwhelming sentiment outside of Brunswick county for Bald h Head Island to remain an island. We think it will so remain. It will be a second Bermuda: Few automobiles and plenty of horses li and saddle paths; hotels and Ij homes, a wonder spot in North Carqlina and Brunswick, where sportsmen and sportwomen may LOT. SOUTHPORT, N. C. I BOLIVIA SCHOOL NEWS Good Record The second grade had the lowest percentage of absences for last week, the percentage being only 2.5 The first grade girls and ' 11th grade boys, however, each had perfect attendance. 7th Grade The seventh grade is interest; ed in making a bird book and a | safety poster. New Students Florence, Margaret and Hilda j Reynolds are new students in the second, third and fifth grades, respectively. Safety T'nit Mrs. Fant's section of the 41h grade is working on a safety unit, i Many interesting posters and 'booklets have been made. New Building As rays go on work is progressing on the new agriculture building. It is very gratifying to see it take on such a nice appearance. Good Program The 9th grade English club. "The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Audiences," had a most inspiring and enjoyable program Friday on popular American songs. The history of several songs was given by various members of the club, after which Mr. Tucker spoke on why we should today try to make ourselves more conscious of the meaning of our patriotic songs. Several numbers were then sung with much enthusiasm. English Club The program of the Senior English club last Friday was on current events. Some interesting reports were made. k French Club TUtt nrnffram ftf tVlP SPTlioi' A IIC pufel"'" French club, "Jeanne D' Arc" last week was on the life of Joan of Arc, in whose honor the club was named. Visit Fort Members of the two basketball j squads and some of the faculty | enjoyed a visit last Thursday afj ternoon to Fort Caswell. That night they met the Southport teams on their court for the final series game of the season. Extra Seats Plans are being made for the addition of three or four hundred seats in the gymnasium for the coming tournament. Double-IIeader The Leland basketball teams will meet the Bolivia teams in a aouble-header on the Bolivia court on Friday night, March 3. WACCAMAW I SCHOOL NEWS Lunch Room New linoleum has been put on the tables in our lunch roonr. The walls have a different ap| pearance because of several posI ters on health made by pupils of I different grades in the elemen- j j tary school. Nearly a hundred ' meals a day are being served, i The drainage system of the lunch room has been renaired. and it is giving better service. In The Shop Tables, bookcases, woodboxes and self-feeders are some of the things which the agriculture instructor and his boys are making ing in the vocational department. Mr. Mintz has rendered service here and there in the community. Library Our librarian is busy cataloging our high school books. She recently purchased a large .picture of George Washington, which she expects to hang on the wall as an inspiration for our students. Wedding Percy L. Weeks, our science teacher and Miss Catherine Hayes teacher of 6ne section of our second grade, were married Tuesday evening, February 14, at Georgetown, S. C. The groom is a graduate of Wake Forest college and his home is at Wade. The bride graduated from Meredith college \ and her home is at Mullins, S. C. The faculty and students wish for them a long and useful married life in their chosen profession. Valentine Party On Valentine evening at the home of Mrs. .Z G. Ray, the junior class was entertained by the hostess, their sponsor, at a lovely party. The house was decorated with valentine suggestions. The evening was spent in playing games of different kinds. Heart-shaped cream cheese sandwiches and fruit salad with punch carrying out valentine colors in the refrshements were served at the close of the party. INFANT ILL The two-weeks-old Infant of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ganey of Leland is a patient at the Brunswick County Hospital. MARRIAGE LICENSES A marriage license was issued during the past week to Miss Mildred Kirby and Hobson Davis, both of Supply. gather <and seek relaxation in fishing/lboating, bathing, golfing and kfodred attractions. Bald Heal Island will remain an island. & : r ' ? Sound Advice to "It Is Incumbent Upon Everv Person of Every Description to Contribute -'tyfjrn to His Country's Welfare." ! I W. X. P. "" ? ? NOT EXA( The Prince has ntxlieted! Long live the column We'll be willing to wager that not one of th< many courting couples who pass under it know that there is mistletoe growing on one of our trees right down town .... We wouldn't want to spoil anybody's fun, though, by suggesting that it's not even fifty feet from the "stop" signal . . . It's interesting to note that Mrs. Corlette won the prize the other day at the Woman's club meeting for recognizing the most nursery rhymes and she was the only lady there who used to make up her own tunes to sing her children .... So far as we know, Mark Fargerson is the only man in South port who takes his own paraphanalia with | him when he gets a haircut. It seems he prefers his own clippers to those his barber provides . . . , Mrs. D. M. Davis has the only "Crown of Thorns" in town that we know of. She's trained this unusual plant in the shape of a cross .... Please, does the name of Franklin Square have anything to .In u-ith "Prior Richard? We'd like to know about it ... . Mrs. L. J. Williamson wants to know what has become of the correspondent at Shallotte Village. "Just a little news from each community makes our county paper a lot more interesting," she says .... And she's right . . . . ! ^ ^ if?They are Healthier nn< if?They have many type if?They are worth lookinf if?Back Numbers Aren't i if?They Aren't Afraid To if?They Can Make Or Br< if?They Have Much Influ if?They Carry News Whe if?If they know anything Kvery Guy Should Hat Neighbor's Alone! . . . The State "YOUR COUNTY :tly news j ! There's mourning going on nr<niml : theatre .... Podner, the black-and-white shepard, died Sunday moming. There haw 1 store-bought coffins no more elaborate than it^H crepe-paper lined box that his master, B L Fui.^| pless, pr epared for his burial .... We intensified gardening that Mrs. Willis fon-.s|y^| did in front of her home near the garrison ... JaB Southport would )>e a beautiful place if ewiy rr^H tried as hard as she did to grow flowers i-iHS i shrubs .... Did you know that : 1 rocks used for walls, walks and rock gardes Southport were dumped overboard here from <iilfl| boats that had used tjicni as hallast? . . . The.'.^B 1 Berg home formerly stood on the garrison r 1 was used dining the Civil War as a troop linsp&iHj .... Soul lipoid negr oes are in demand up down the coast as members of fishing crews. ..^E They have a reputation for skill. depeniisliliBH and strength unrivaled hy any other grou| Fat Marr is employed by a marine tr.ins|mrtiili(HH 1 line in Charleston, S. C SB Keeping notes on some speeches is likrH| trying to follow a wild liog titrough 3rH underbrush. H B Girls I A . ? 'Hi Are Like Newspapers I i ^ 139 1 Stronger than they used to lie jjSI faces \m r over jgg n Demand -3 Speak Their Minds H Jak A Man 9 ence m rever They Oo JH they tell it 'e One And Leave His 9 Moral?Subscribe Tte is Port Pilot jl NEWSPAPER" B H
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