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PAGE TWO I THE STATE PORT PILOT I Southport, N. C. I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ?! JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor I * attend u aeeond-claja matter April 20, 1028, at tea Pott Office at Southport, N. C., under the act or March 3, 1879. I Subscription Rates I ONS TEAR 01.60 I HX MONTHS _____ 1.00 I! THREE MONTHS .76 national editorial. 04! association I Id TO I Wednesday, February 28, 19-10 I Nobody speaks more brusquely than a K little man from beneath his new cloak of Ijf authority. I Social vultures are people who prey upon the reputation of their neighbors in |j| their gab fests. In your list of best friends aren't there i] one or two names which stand out in bold nj relief because of some thoughtfulness or 1 if kindness long ago? Yes? Well, that's Hf reason enough to be patient and tolerant with young people. ( The economic set-up of our small American family is peculiarly elastic. It , takes everything we have to get along, and we usually are able to get along on || what we have. , , Some people we know like to be early 1 for appointments so they can berate ] 11 others for being late. ] , jl Rules Of Safety ' ;! ' _ 1 No other one thing in connection with 1 our public schools is more important now ; than the matter of safety, so a letter got- < ten out recently by H. C. Stone, principal . i of Shallotte-Lockwoods Folly schools, is I very timely. < i L. C. Thornton, who was hei'e last i week checking up on transportation pro- i j blfms in the interest of the State School tXommission, saw a copy of this letter and < I was so favorably impressed that he asked \ iP}~ one to carry back to the office in 1 S* Raleigh. ? We re reproducing the letter for the *''4>$i)efit of all parents whose children 1 ^ travel to and from school each day on a 1 Dear Parents: 1 Below is a copy of the State Regula- J tions governing the Pupils Responsibilities in riding the school bus to and from school, found on page 7 of bus drivers manual, "Public School Transportation in North Carolina," published by the State i School Commission, Raleigh, N. C., 1940. A copy of these rules is being sent to : J each parent in an effort to improve our bus service, in regards to safety, conduct, etc. It will be appreciated if you will dis-1. cuss these rules with your children and |i see that they understand each rule, and ; appreciate the importance of obeying Eg them. A clear understanding of these ; rules bv the children might be instrumen tal in saving their lives. Bus drivers are being required to learn I the rules and regulations governing their |i duties and responsibilities in operating the buses. 1. To obey the bus driver promptly i and cheerfully concerning your conduct i on the bus. 2. To be at the place designated both j morning and afternoon ready to board 1 the bus at the time shown on the posted i schedule. The driver is responsible for ; the maintenance of this schedule and I cannot wait for tardy pupils. i 3. To stay off the roadway at all times while waiting for a bus. 4. To leave the bus only with the 1 consent of the driver. 5. To wait until the bus has come to a dead stop before attempting to get off 1 the bus. 1 6. To enter or leave the bus only at the front door, except in case of emergency. 7. To cross the highway, if necessary, after leaving the bus, in the following manner: (a) Make certain that the bus is stationery; that the door is still open; and that the stop signal is extended. (b) Cross in front of the bus within sight of the driver, look both ways, and stay out of line of traffic until the path across the roadway is free from any danger. (c) Upon signal from the driver or , from a personal escort, proceed across the highway. 8. To keep head and hands inside the i ^ bus windows at all times. 9. To observe classroom conduct (except ordinary conversation while getting on or off and while riding the bus.) 10. To keep the bus clean, sanitary and orderly, to refrain from damaging 01 abusing cushions or other bus equipment, Eating is not permitted in the school bus during the day. 11. To occupy the seat assigned by the driver or principal and to refrain at ali times from moving around while the bus is in motion. 12. To request the driver to stop the bus in case of personal emergency. 18. To refrain from the use of tobacco, and from profane and indecent language while riding the bus. 14. To cooperate at all times with the bus patrols who have been appointed by the school principal or driver and to assist the patrols willingly in fulfillment of the duties to which they have been assigned. Please be assured that your cooperation in making our buses safer and better for the children will be appreciated. Very sincerely yours, HENRY C. STONE, Principal. Safety In Commercial Flying (Charlotte Observer) The record of safety achieved by the commercial airlines of America over the past year is impressively significant and becomes a remarkable tribute to the engineering skill and operations efficiently. Notwithstanding severe handicaps brought on by winter weather hazards of unusual severity, air services have functioned with but few intei-ruptions. Hie lives of passengers and crews have been almost free of distressing accidents. Even near-accidents have been so few as scarcely to attract attention?except to the skillfulness with which they have been avoided. ' i i n l l isesiaes severe weainer, mere nas ueen an increased tax on the lines by reason Df war demands. Air travel has grown in America with the coming of war. To the South, where both commercial and tourist travel have had, sharp increases, the story of successful operations is the same. Despite the absence of wireless reports an weather conditions Regularly given by ships at sea, which the war has silenced, even the transatlantic service is marked with records of safety. Co - ordinating mechanical genius, weather reporting, experience, and every possible factor which can make for safety and dependable service, the air lines of today serve the public with a performance eliciting universal acclaim. Preserve Democracy With the approach of open season on political candidates, it seems opportune that some thought and consideration should be given to campaign methods as practiced in this country. There has never been a time when the American system of government was put to such a severe test as today. Dictators are claiming that democracy will soon destroy itself, and designate that form of government as a molly-coddling, blundering, groping system, wholly inadequate as a ruling body. Americans have a different view of una iuiiii vi aeiJL-gu vci iiiueiii/ which naa been the bulwark through the years of American history against the ravages of intolerance, oppression, and abridgement of personal liberties. We believe in our democratic form of government?so much so that we desire to see it survive. The best way to preserve our present system is not to adopt a sort of blind faith in its infallibility, but rather to detect its imperfections, and make every honest effort to correct them. And there is no denial that there are innumerable remedies which might be in order. One of the most outstanding defects of the American system, we believe, lies in present practices during political campaigns, of maligning, defaming and otherwise besmirching the name of all and sundry who seek public office. In our American system, the truth is ever to be sought. A man's eligibility should be based on his own qualifications, and not on the disqualifications of his opponent. Plain facts should be presented to the people, but oftentimes during the heat of political campaigns the actual facts are so distorted as to hardly be recognizable. Mud-slinging in political campaigns has no part in our American form of government, and itself offers one of the most serious threats to our democracy. A monument will no doubt be erected to the man who first offers to repay a borrowed cigarette. THE STATE PORT P Just Among The Fishermen I B* w. B. KEZIAH j = GOGGLE-EYES BITING While spending most of the | past week at Southport our good 'friend Charles Farrell, proprietor of the Art Shop in Greensboro, 1 went freshwater fishing twice, and his already strong interest in Brunswick county was thereby greatly increased. Mr. Farrell's first trip out was made in company with L. T. Yaskell and Dawson Jones. They brought in 36 large goggle-eye pearch and II big mouth bass. The catch was a beautiful one for this season of the year and the sportsmen were naturally proud of it Mr. Farrell, who is a master of the camera, made a number of beautiful pictures of the fish. Some of these pictures will appear in up-state papers and will constitute valuable abvertising for Brunswick county, as it is not generally known that bigmouth bass and goggle-eye pearch bite in this county the whole year round. Saturday afternoon Mr. Farrell and Harold Smith, also of Greensboro, went again. They had a dinner engagement for that night, and other matters prevented them from getting away from town until 3 P. M. On this trip we accompanied them and the results of an hour of very strenuous work totalled 47 goggle-eyes and 1 big-mouth baas. The fish almost bit faster than hooks could be placed in the water. Only the necessity of an eirly return to town prevented the taking of a bushel of the goggle-eyes. GULF STREAM IDEAS Our good friend, E. K. Glenfan Mnrfnl Ir onnrtcmo n pqiyip q long way out of his way Saturday afternoon to look into the local Gulf Stream fishing prospects and to state that he and a lot of other Norfolk sportsmen were going to give Southport a whirl this summer, without dwadling along on the upper part of the North Carolina coast. Mr. Glennan and other Norfolk sportsmen made a start for Southport once last year and were held up by great tales of fishing on the upper end of our coast. The tales seem not to have been so well founded. Anyhow, our Norfolk friends mean to come all of the way this year. They believe the fishing starts much earlier on Frying Pan than it does on the upper coast and they intend to make a try for the fish here ' in April. GREENSBORO CHAMPION Our good friend, Joe Stone, of Greensboro, veteran member of the North Carolina Fisheries Commission, has long maintained that he was the champion fisherman of all sorts in North Carolina. However, Joe has always done his fishing within the North Carolina east-west political lines. And he does not know what the lower North Carolina coast has to offer. After what he did here last week, we nominate Charles Farrell as the champion fisherman, in place of brother Stone. Charlie made a wonderful catch and his heart is in the right place. He knows and loves Brunswick county and the lower North Carolina coast That's sumpin' that cannot be sum ui immi 01 me memners of the North Carolina Fisheries) Commission. Commissioner Stone will have to come down here and show us his catch before we will believe or admit that he is worth a darn when., it comes to fishing. NOTES It comes to us in a roundabout way that we must be a lucky piece for the Southport postmaster. One day this past week he went with someone else and fished and fished. He never got a bite. Meanwhile his two companions were pulling them in hand over hand. 1 Theatre Opens Following Fire Large Crowd Of MovieStarved People Were On Hand Monday Night For First Show The Amuza theater reopened Monday night after being closed for several weeks following a fire which destroyed the equipment and caused considerable damage to the building. A complete set of the newest and most modern equipment was purchased by Proprietor Price Furpless in getting his show house ready for its re-opening, and those who attended the first show Monday night were of the opinion that the acoustics were better than ever. A half-hour before the doors were opened the side-walk in front of the building was crowded with move-starved people who have sorely missed the nightly diversion afforded by the local movie house. / ILOT. SOUTHPORT. N. C YOUR HOME AGENT SAYS ? SCHEDULE Thursday, 29?A. M., Wilmington, agent's conference; 2:30 P. M.?Longwood Club will meet with Mrs. Dave Bennett; 8:00? Southport club meets at the home of Miss Lottie Mae Newton. Friday, 1st?1:30, Leland 4-H club meets; 2:30?North West club will meet with Mrs. E. R. Skipper. Saturday, 2nd?Office. Monday, 4th?Office. Tuesday, 5th, 11:10?Waccamaw 4-H club. Wednesday, 6th, A. M.?Office; 3:30?Woman's Club; 7:30?County Service Club meets with Miss Pauline Lewis at Winnabow. HEADS COMMITTEE Mrs. Marion Dosher, county home demonstration agent, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the Brunswick County Better Homes Committee. Mrs. Dosher's appointment to this post was made from the National Offices of Better Homes in America at Purdue University. Better Homes in America is an educational movement attempting to bring to the attention of the community all that modern methods and invention can offer homemakers of moderate means and to show individuals how they can accomplish something worthwhile with the resources at hand. The emphasis is on the home and the improvements which can be made that are within the reach of families with low or modest incomes. Although the Better Homes program inevitably stimulates house building, home improvement, the purchase of garden tools, paints, labor-saving devices etc., this fact is not the reason for such a campaign. The purpose of the movement is primarily I civic and educational. Wage-earn! ing families are helped to a knowledge of the least expensive and most satisfactory and practical means of making, improvements in their own homes. The result is the development of pride in home and community, of good business and of sound constructive citizenship. The Brunswick county committee was organized to bring the service and program of the national organization into every community of the county and to adapt the program to fit local needs. Chairmen are serving in 15 communities throughout the i county. Effectiveness in the movement is secured by correlating the efforts of all civic and educational agencies and specialists, interested in home improvement, in a comprehensive annual campaign. The 1940 National Better Homes j Week will be observed from April i 28th to May 4th. The Brunswick j county committee invites the cooperation of all organizations whose purposes are allied with the encouragement of home bet- J terment, including gardens, home ibuilding and furnishing, remodel- ] ing, home management, home re- | creational activities, as well as | general community clean-up. j Two Plays To Be i Given Tuesday ! Two One-Act Plays Will Be Presented By Members Of Southport High School Dramatic Club On Tuesday night, March 5, at 8 o'clock, the Dramatic Club, of Southport high school, will present two one-act play6. The first of these is a comedy, j entitled "Thanks Awfully." This ] play has a cast of 13 girls and j only one boy. Richard Montague J (Bill Willis) hates women, so re- j fuses to meet the members of his j sister. Dot's (Doris Corlette), j bridge club. To prove to her that ] "You don't have to talk to a j woman," he wagers his sister ] that he can get through the par- j ty and use only two words. The j ladies come chattering in. They j all go for the one man. He gets j along very well until the girl he j once loved and quarreled with appears. He has a rather rocky time especially when he tries to propose on his two words. Be on hand Tuesday night and you will see that even then "Thanks Awfully" is sufficient. The second pjay, "Dead Or Alive," is a tragedy of stark realism. Oppressed by the drabness of her life, A<ja Rand attempts tfr improve her condition by earning the reward offered for the capture of an escaped convict. She brings about the capture of the convict only to learn too late ] that he is her own father. This play will be given in Tabor City on March 8, as Southport's entry in the Caroling Dramatic Association contest play. FULLWOOD FUNERAL I Funeral services for Charles R. Fullwood, 59, were conducted on Sunday afternoon in Wilmington. Mr. Fullwood, who was a brother of Mrs. Cassie Jorgens?n. j Mrs. Blanche Larsen, Mrs. Rebec- j ca Reece and W. T. Fullwood, of J Southport, was a former employ- j ee of the Atlantic Coast Line j and had been confined to his bed ! for several years. - NOT EM Robert Marlow, the Southport boy who chauffeured Bill Payne and Wash Turner on a wild ride through rural Brunswick a few weeks before the famous outlaws were captured, still receives inquiries about his experience. One night recently some radio listeners in Southport heard a dramatization of the Payne-Turner chase in which young Marlowe figured. Kids are cruel to their playfellows. Recently a group at play was heard making fun of one boy who is a cripple. He was a game lad, and struck out defiantly in hie own defense: "Well, God made me this way and I reckon that's the way He wants me to be." Peggy Creech, whose father was drowned last week, was too young to understand what had happened. The afternoon before the funeral she stood before the candy counter in one of the stores a long time before she timidly approached the proprietor. "Will you please, Sir, let me have two pieces of that candy. Daddy'll pay you when he gets back from fishing." The store keeper stabbed at a drop of water wending its way down his face and gave the child more candy than twocents ever bought before in modern times. P'He ??i?< HI SINI i! A Chance To Get Youi ii I; paper And The ^ ! BOTH FOR I FOR ON THE PILOT?YOUR COUNTY NEWSPAPER ? f- ? Now during the first months I This Spe of election year is the time to make sure that THE STATE mi i \ ! PORT PILOT will come into W1" De m your home every week, for in no other way will you be able limited ti ! to keep in closer touch with f [ the political trend and the qi ,i manner in which it will affect ^ ^ our county. THE PILOT goes into hun- ParentS, ' dreds of farm homes in Bruns| wick county each week, and you want through its columns the editors hope to keep the farmers P T 1 jj informed of the farm program 1 and the outlook for 1940. This newspaper should go into to come every progressive home in the county. t ; house eve Ask your mother about her , Home Demonstration Club. Ask her if she has seen th^ ; YOU Will column written each week by 1 The Home Agent. This is her ( personal message to club wo- joy the men whom she is unable to 1 see as often as she would like. Most of the clubs report their Finest ' monthly meetings to THE PILOT. Of course, you have seen MAGA your school column. Next time your name is in the column, t take it home and show it to I your parents. They'll be proud > of you, and proud of ypur l school, too. Show them Die ! tures of boys and girls in your OFFER J school. I Don't you like to read about ON NE [ your friends and relatives in ( other parts of the county? ncvrr - Host of us do. And we like to ^ see our own names in the community letters that appear. SubsCTlf Tell your parents that YOU want THE STATE " PORT THE I PILOT every week, and show them what they miss when it fails to come. Editor, State Port Pilot, i Southport, N. C. Enclosed please find Two Do ' please send The State Port Pilot fc ! Name Please have The American Boi , Name lntii<ii?KiiWKKmwit?KmKiiHii f WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2/J [LY^NEWS | Charlie Farrell, who was in <; ~ "7"?jl gram for Southport Woman's Club last ' I sent to Mexico City several years ago hv " H m the leading camera manufacturing company fiB open up that country for theu product p I speaks Mexican like a native. Harold Sm|th compainon on the trip down here, has ambit S to be a news photographer. B One and all will welcome the re-opening ?f H Amuzu, and "Thunder Afloat" surely got ^ ^ H started off with a bang . . . Everybody with. H price and a rids to town has either gone ,t planning to go to see "Gone With The Wim. B Best criticism we've heard so far is that it IB does miss being great. H Jason Hewett, man-mountain mechanic of H livia, says that if he were a young felio-.v B be willing to walK to new xoyk just to w (H Chance to knock out Joe Lewis . . . Elias ^ H Southport's giant fisherman, is a patient at ^ H sher Memorial Hospital where he is resting c?fortably?on two beds that have heen straps H together for the occasion. y Fellows! ERE'S THE BEST NEWS I fOU'VE SEEN I CE CHRISTMAS"! I r Home County News- I imerican Boy... I ONE YEAR I LY $2-00 I AMERICAN BOV " H MAGAZINE COMPANION : H TO THOUSANDS j H C13.1 offer Hundreds of thousands of boys and young men read THE [ 1 e AMERICAN BOY Magazine JI HUC lOr Q. every month and consider it 11 more as a living companion II I than as a magazine. m illC only. "It's as much a buddy to }I me as my neighborhood chum } I writes one high school senior. !H S tO yOHr "THE AMERICAN BOV seems !l to undestand a boy's problems , j | -i and considers them in such a ! LvU tnem sympathetic and helpful way. |UH It gives advice and entertain- II .1 ing reading on every subject II tne in which a young fellow is l-- II terested. It is particularly II _ helpful in sports. 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