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PAGE FOUR ~~ THE STATE PORT PILOT _ Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER. JR., Editor Entered u second-class matter April 20, 1B28, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Rates uNE TEAR 31.60 BIX MONTHS 1.00 ! THREE MONTHS .76 Wednesday, November 29, 1939 Socially speaking, the masculine for cat is cad. A friend in need is a friend indeed i scarce. A drunk and the public debt have much in common?they're both staggering figures. Talking turkey is all right, but- on Thanksgiving, we usually have other business with him. Football players should be good natured chaps. They take all their kicking out; on a football. When people begin itching to get into politics, it's a cinch somebody's going to I scratch them. Russia doesn't want Finland killing! any of her citizens. It might deprive the Soviets of the pleasure. Some modern authors seem to think j that a plot is only a little square in which ' you plant flowers or people. Speaking of snakes, there isn't nearly so much danger from a cotton mouth moccasin as there is from a common mouth monger. A Good Mother When a mother knows that each of her children fills a useful niche in life, knows that each is a sober, enterprising good J citizen, then, indeed, may she "wrap the ! draperies other couch about her and lie down to pleasant dreams." How sweet, then, the peace and con? tentment that must have been her's Thursday evening when Mrs. Sarah Potter Ruark passed from this realm. Her fine character has been indelibly j transcribed upon the lives of her child-1 ren. Old River Road Project Hard surfacing of the old River Road between Southport and the Brunswick river bridge would be welcome to Wilmington. Not only would the project shorten the distance between Southport and Wilmington approximately four miles but open up a new field for industry within the Wilmington area. It is reported that last summer highway engineers discovered a new water supply of fortytwo million gallons a day on the route, with other sources of heavy volume nearby capable of being consolidated with the larger front. This could easily be the decoy for drawing industries to the area. Added to the water, a shorter highway to rail and water terminals would offer additional inducement to manufacturers in the market for factory and mill sites in the South. For these reasons, Wilmington is glad to learn that Southport citizens are deep, l.v interested in the project and that the city's authorities have united with Brunswick county commissioners in appealing to the state highway commission to make this the next improvement project in that county. A similar appeal from Wilmington and New Hanover governing bodies would be timely and helpful. Assuredly, city and county could not misfire in backing the undertaking forcefully. War Trade Now Available For All Alike (Charlotte Observer.) Now that the new neutrality bill has been passed, sealed, signed and made effective, European belligerents as well as neutrals everywhere, can coine over to the United States, buy arms and munitions of war and anything else that maybe directly or indirectly needed for war purposes, provided, first, the purchasei lays the cash price on the barrel head and, second, provided it sends its owr ships over to take the stuff back. That is virtually all there is in the new measure. The important design of the bill is tc have a policy adopted for the United States that is less likely to involve this country in that war than any other attitude that might have been taken. By no means, however, does this meas ure in any fashion make America im mune from becoming involved. As a matter of fact, the law bears neither waj with any finality on that issue. The only reason for support of the measure is that the President of the Unit ed States and his intimate advisers, the Congress of the United States and a con siderable majority of the people of the United States think this is the course te pursue that will diminish America's chan ces of being dragged into that hellish holocaust. To be sure, the law will not operate ir effect with equal neutrality toward al the belligerents for whom our war trade is now made legally available. Germany can buy in our markets il Germany can make the necessary finan cial and shipping arrangements just a: England and France can buy. But everybody knows that Germanj has little chance of getting anything home that it might buy in American markets. Sticking Our Neck Out While we haven't a doubt that Presi dent Roosevelt was motivated by the noblest purposes in his offer of mediatioi in the late Russo-Finnish differences, anc was prompted by a desire to see peac< prevail in those countries not already en gaged in conflict, yet at the same tim< we see little that the President's offei could have done but put America a litth further out on a limb, none too strong which overhangs the conflict now. Let u: not go too far out lest the limb breal and drop us down in the midst of th< bloody massacre. Certainly, it adds little to the prestig< which America has enjoyed for a centurj to have repeated appeals and offers o: mediation sent to quarreling nations, onlj to have them utterly ignored or answerec in defiant terms. We all in America sympathize wit! Finland in her hapless plight at the pres ent time, and deplore the rape of Polanc and the other small nations, and in ou: own minds condemn the policy of forc< as a means of obtaining objectives, but a the same time, unless we are willing ac tually to go to war for the defense o those hapless little nations against th< brutish larger powers, it's far more ad visablc to keep our mouths shut. President Pioosevelt has time after tinn reiterated his desire to keep America ou of this war, but his repeated injection; into the war scene, leaves an element o doubt in the minds of the many America] people. Ire Shall See Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwel last week announced rules governing tin operation of gasoline oil tankers an< other petroleum and explosive transpor trucks, which he said would result ii "maximum safe operation" of these car riers. Thereupon hinges the question: Cai these trucks be operated over the high ways at all with any reasonable degree of safety to the travelling public am ithose who live along the highways? Most of these rules are effective tin 15th of this month. After then, we shal see just what the rules laid down by Mi Maxwell and his co-horts accomplish | We haven't a doubt that, if the rules ar obeyed", we shall see a noticeable declin in the number of tanker mishaps, whicl is certainly a good start in the right di rection. Maybe if you're not getting along it because you're trying to curry favor lik |you would a horse. We haven't much sympathy for th man who takes an hour to explain ho\ busy he is. A cold is about the worst company yo i can have in winter, except a caller wh jis complaining about having one. When Russia gobbles up the land i Finland Stalin can't digest the Fins. You needn't think a man is a heel jus because he may be run-down. The best man you have working fc you is one on the alert for everythin but the clock. THE STATE PORT PILO i Just Among The Fishermen BY W. B. KEZIAH ? THE COONIN' CHAMPIONS j I Charlie Sellers and Taylor ; Swain, both of Town Creek Town- , ship, are undoubtedly the coon ^ hunting champions of Brunswick county, possibly of the whole ( . state of North Carolina. The past j | week they captured and killed , " J eleven full grown coons in one j -1 and a half hours. All of the 1 j I animals were taken singly and the feat was not as a result of ( finding them all denned up toi gether. Incidently a coon skin is . worth about three dollars more ; this year than it would have been ' last winter. There has been a - heavy advance in prices and a > No. 1 hide is worth from $6.00 to 6.50. ' Sellers and Swain were hunting hogs on Bald Head Island. , j They had a fine bull dog especially trained for this purpose and also three fine com- j 1 bination coon and 'possum dogs. | The coon hunting dogs were kept under leash to avoid their being injured by the hogs. Dur- j ing the course of a hunt one f morning it became necessary to j release them while Sellers and j Swain were endeavoring to get 3 a shot at a large hog that , the bull dog was after. The , hounds scattered in the woods j and at the end of the hour 3 and a half they had treed and ( the two hunters had killed the , elevep full grown coons. WANTED THEIR COFFEE The Coast Guard tender Orchid, from Norfolk, services all points - down the coast to the Frying Pan 1 lightship and Southport once each j month. These trips usually are at about the same time each * (month. Last week the Orchid ar- ! -1 rived here a week late as a re- ' " " * 1 IJ K? 1 ! sun or naving uccn nciu uy mjt rough weather at Diamond Shoals. P In addition to arriving late off , 3 Southport, the trip was compli- , cated by the fact that at Frying , ' Pan the tender was unable to J 3 board the lightship with supplies. ' C It was too rough. 3 Coming on into Southport the tender discharged supplies here and took 011 some ten thousand 3 gallons of water for the Frying , Pan and other points, remain' ing a day and a night before ( t clearing to service the lightship f on the return trip. She had 1 hardly cleared Southport before local radio owners, who were listening over the short wave, 1 heard the ship to ship phones ! aboard her and that aboard the Frying Pan arguing about ' where the tender was and when p | in blazes was she going to ara rive at Frying Pan. The Sparks aboard the lightship proclaimed t | indignantly that none of the . 49 men had had a cup of coffee in five days. POTATOES DOING WELL Charlie Mathews, head agriculturist, etc., over on Bald Head island, argued with us at length 2 the other day. The subject of t his contention was that in spite s of recent cold weather his acre and a half of open-air growing * Irish potatoes were all thriving. 1 He is still expecting to harvest a good crop of winter Irish po. tatoes, and the chances now seem in his favor. Other garden and truck stuff on the island is still doing pretty well despite the long period of drouth and a couple 1 of rather unseemly cold spells, a And Charley is looking for . ward rather eagerly to the ar' rival of about a dozen different t varieties of orange trees that j are now enroutc from California and should reach here this week. In addition to the orange trees there is a great assort1 ment of lemons, tangereens and other citrus fruit. Last, but not ' least, the shipment will embrace e a huge assortment of beautiful .j flowers for planting on both the island and at Orton Plantation, eight miles above Southe port. The outcome of the cf] forts to grow tropical fruits and flowers in this part of North Carolina will be watched I. with far reaching Interest. C LOOKING FOR VISITORS Now that the football season h is over we are expecting quite a i- number of good sportsmen friends from various sections of up-state to come down to go duck hunting in the near future. Among these S is Wiley Sholar, president of the Southern Football conference, and all-round good referee. In fact, his work of refereeing football games has been calling him hither and yon for the past three months. V But, he writes that with the football season now over, he is planning to make Southport for several days of hunting and, U perhaps, some fishing. He will q be around just as soon as the weather gives indications of being rough enough for good duck shooting. Mr. Sholar made, many fishing trips here the past summer. SHORTS it They are planting lettuce seed in cold frames on Bald Head island this week. This is a reminder of the fact that in anil other month Brunswick tobacco growers will be busy with their * seed beds. With the hunting season in full T. SOUTHPORT. N. C. Your Home Agent Says! SCHEDULE Friday, 8th, Myrtle Head Clut meets at 2:30 with Mrs. Wrenl Mintz for a Christmas party. Monday 11, A. M. Bolivia 4-E Glirls Club meets. 7:30 P. M Bolivia-Antioch club meets wit! Mrs. Carl Ward for a Christmai Party. Husbands are cordially in id ted. Tuesday 12, A. M. Shallotte 4-E Club Girls meets. 2:30 P. M Exum club meets at the home o) Mrs. D. J. Ray for a Christmai Party. Wednesday 13, A. M. Wacca maw 4-H Girls meet. 3:30 P. M Ash club meets for a Christmai Party at the home of Mrs. W M. Matthews. Thursday 14, 1:30 P. M. Lock wood's Folly 4-H Girls' Club. 2:3< P. M. Mt. Pisgah club meets witl Mrs. J. N. Lancaster for a Christ mas Party. AWARDS OF MERIT Congratulations to the threi Home Demonstration Women wh( completed requirements for ai Award of Merit in House Furnish ings, and received Certificate! from Raleigh. They were: Mrs. G. A. Losser of Leland Club: Mrs. J. E. Dod son of Exum Club and Mrs. Laci Bennett of Longwood Club. Their work and records weri continued over a period of thre< years. SOUTHPORT SCHOOL NEWS Editor-in-Chief?Annie Margar 2t Watts; Associates Eula Mat Smith, Doris Hickman, John Sim mons and Gilda Arnold. OUR FLAG There can be no question tha we should salute the flag. Thert is one flying from in front of oui school building. Do we respect i is we are supposed to? At tht present time, and at all times the American flag means a lo to us. As long as our flag fliei we are free. When the flag of i foreign nation is raised on ou flag poles we are no longer unde; a democracy. We then have < dictator instead of a president. A 3uch a time we would realize tha; we should have paid more tributi to our flag while it waved. Fron this time on let's pay proper re gard to our flag. Students, whi not salute the flag as you ente the school grounds each morn ing? CHAPEL PROGRAM The student body was please; to have the ninth grade presen a Thanksgiving program for u: in chapel last Wednesday morn Ing. Presented also were a fev numbers by Miss Asbury's firs grade. There seems to be talen in the lower grades. Good pros pects for future dramatics am glee clubs. ON PLAYGROUND Seen on our playgrounds durinj the holidays were several higl school boys. They were not act ing disorderly. Oh, no! just enjoy ing mcmseives 10 me greatest ex tent cn some of the seasaws. A number of people wondc why we have basket ball goal erected on the playgrounds. Th purpose is to give the lowe grades a chance to learn the fun damentals of basketball. Whei these youngsters enter high schoo they will be ready to play basket ball. STUDENT OF THE WEEK The student of the week wa not announced in chapel this weel but Annie Margaret Watts wa selected for her work as chie of the school news column. Fo the past two weeks the outstand ing students have come from th senior class. FORFEIT VICTORY The boys and girls basketbal teams claim a forfeited victor; over Wampce, as a result of th latter failing to apear for a schc dulcd game Monday night. WE OBSERVE THAT The Southport high school bas kctball teams will play Wampee S. C., high school at Wampet Thursday night, December 7th. The students of the Southpor school enjoyed the Thanksgivinj vacation which ran from Wednes day lunch until Monday morning The seniors have received thei class rings. A friend advance some money so that they coul get the rings earlier. Mid-term examinations wil start on December 21st The dramatic club is going t present a Christmas program an the glee club will supply th music. FIRST GRADE We, the first grade, hav turned our attention to Christma and its activities. We are makin dolls, toys and toy booklets. A of our extra curricular activitic arc related with our school worl We arc looking forward with great deal of anticipation to th arrival of old Santa with hi many gifts and peace and goo will. FIFTH GRADE Mrs. Hood's fifth grade wi blast and with the woods as dr as they are, it is a timely matte to suggest to hunters that the cooperate in forest fire prever tion work. ""? i - NO Except for the Bowl' games it ball has wound up a very succe pite the many upsets and cold i The Service game, Army-Navy, t big crowd even tho the importar tively small. More than 100,000 1 watched them this year .... i Christmas bids to dawn fair and ' ers have been in evidence for tl good to know that our casult [ will be counted only on our finge will be counted by the bodies . . t 5 trologer predicts the death of H of 1940, but from the looks of t on his life he may not last that j ing newsreel last week showed . Springs eating turkey and mak cripples happy and also showe ) Munich beer hall blast and Hitle i of fallen soldiers. Here we are : the badly injured, while they the strong ones alive . . . . Soi markable number of pedigreed the latest is a Scotch Shepherd L. Furpless. The Charlotte Observer held sary, Thanksgiving. Celebrating 200 page edition. A very nice present a program this week or the topic: "The good Americar Citizen". The whole fifth grade ~ " * " - 4- T?. is included in uie cast, n ? a musical show. The main characteristic of the show is that a full school day is portrayed musically. It should be very interesting as well as educational. Exum News EXUM, Dec. 4.?A very successful service was held at New t Life Baptist church on Thanks, giving. A large crowd attended "r After speaking and music dinnei t was spread. A collection was , taken for the Baptist orphanage at Thomasville and Kinston ? About $10.00 was donated. Miss Myrtha Phelps has accepted a position in Charlotte r She is employed by W. H. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Hall motored tc l Exum for her last week. ^ Mr. and Mrs. Brazier and son t Harold, from Fresno, California % have arrived here to make theii ^ home. Mrs. Brazier is a sister ol J. H. Fearnside. Perley Vereen, Frank Elliotl j. and Rex Bennett, of Bolton, were here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Edward.1 | "SAY/T1 t J e Turn through your your gift troubles i showing interestinj Ads describing the telling you of all tl n to visit. Special gif s can send Aunt Sue t. issue of The Pilot a as your Christmas ! The y :r y immmm* WEDNESDAY, DECEMro rHS IT EXflTLY NEWS - | , locks like foot- graced the front page of one sectiorT"">Mj ssful season des- Speak To Strangers leads the parade of Saturdays .... Your Life which will give you two always draws a reading hours ... At the Amuzu: Spenceice is often rela- liked his last Academy Award so well cash customers a very determined bid for another in Sl; J At this writing Livingtone" with able assistance from clear. Firecrack- Kelly and Walter Brennan. "Fifth AvenJ"? le last week. It's is a rousing comedy that Ginger Rogers K S les With powder ter Connolly caper in Friday. M-G-M Pjc:,AB rs, while Europe's piaCe RKO in about two weeks, while F . . A certain as- soon start sharing the middle week rur '^B itler in the spring Universal. Some new Paramount pi* hsrfB he past few tries scheduled also .... A number of sites hit.fl long. An interest- suggested as possible landing fields for ,.B F.D.R. at Warm Mail sendee while the plans are still ' :ing thousands of . . . . R. D. White says t.ie next project id scenes of the low the rural lighting, one of the countys ;r saluting graves boons, will be complete paving of the able to save even tween Supply and \\ hite\ ille . . The can hardly keep fleet following the weather as well as the athport has a re- have pulled stakes for Florida again . dogs and one of Finch, as this corner predicted some months purchased by B. was one of the leading writers in the ;lT writers contest held by a nationally r-n^H it's 70th Anniver- mag. In all probability he would have bv putting out a one of the first place brackets had picture of Orton more songs . . . See you a little late" land sons, Max, Lester and La-'serious condition ir. r verne, of Shallotte visited rela- Memorial Hospital in !ltives here Saturday night. .. i I Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Edwards, M,nU s;et H . ' and children have recently moved Thanksgiving honuays L | into their new home here. j wife who holds a tea''. . j Mr. Roy McKeithan has his.' tion in Orange eouiuv. :3r . I new home almost complete and W. B. and Clarence r will have it ready for occupancy were at Shallotte or. in the near future. Wednesday. Miss Violet Simmons, of Wili mington, visited her mother, Mrs., ? J. A. Simmons, on Sunday. HEN'S N'EEI) I'LEMV of Miss Anne Elizabeth Bowden WARM DRIN'KINi, r and brother, James Bowden, of Prepare for a shock \v;B Wilmington visited their grand- percent of an egg is uaie . parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. R. doesn't mean that eggs Phelps Sunday. one of the best foods bet" ) The Rural Electric line has mean that the kind and ! been constructed through this of water a hen drinks . | community. Most of the people important, says C. F. Parr*^B have their homes wired and are tension poultryman of SutH anxiously waiting for the pro- jege_ . ject to be completed. The crops in this section are For this reason he recraa^H > nearly all harvested. There are the warming of drinking i^B lots of sweet potatoes and a bum- for the laying flock . I , per corn crop. Hogs are plentiful winter months. "It is well iB , and farmers are busy killing and member that egg protarB r curing pork. As yet we have: be greatly reduced and OK B f heard of no cholera in this com- Winter will dip heavily im^H munity. egg profits if you t Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leavie drinking fountain to frees i Babson of Ash, Rt. 2, are very or the water to become * B | sorry to learn of the illness of the birds refuse to (hid; 3; their small daughter. She is in a ly". Parrish said. B ; im sm ms m s iE STATE PORT PILOT HAS I ALL THE GIFT NEWS!" I [aMaMaMaMaMtffl*4
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