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PAGE TWO THE STATE PORT PILOT Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY JAMES M. HARPER. JR., Editor fetered as second-clua matter April 29, 1928, i the Poet Office at Southport, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription Ratea bNE TEAR $U SIX MONTHS 14 THREE MONTHS NATIONAL EDITORIALIII AI ASSOCIATION Tednesday, April 17, 1940 Nothing looks as sheepish as a rur away horse after he stops running. Next time you give eager attention t some dirty gossip, ask yourself if you' be as anxious to hear it if it were aboi some of your people. Politicians never stoop to lying so Ion as they can plant enough half-truths i strategic places. Other fields look greener?from th highway. A lot of heroes were shoved into actioi by a situation of "nothing to lose." Jhi v Service We were impressed last week by th solemnity of the duties of a grand jur; as Judge Walter J. Bone charged th Brunswick county body of grand inques regarding the work expected of ther during the next 12 months. We are confident that herein lies on of the very foundation stones of our civi liberties. In the first place, the names o jurymen are drawn from a box which i filled with slips of paper bearing th names of citizens whose taxes are paii up-to-date. In the second place the draw ing is done in such manner that all sec tions, all political parties and all religiou denominations have equal opportunity fo representation. It is for a body of men drawn fror citizens such as these to declare if ther is cause for trial before a person may b brought into Superior Court. Judge Bon was careful to impress the men who be gan their duty last week with their obli gation to protect the innocent as well a to punish the guilty. His advice regarding the responsibilit; tf grand jurors to conduct themselves ii such manner that they will be above re proach; his solemn warning that upo! their shoulders rests much of the respon sibility for law enforcement in their re Ispective communities; his charge tha they look thoroughly into the affairs o the county offices and institutions; al these things make the members of th< grand jury the direct representatives o the people in checking the proper ad ministration of our county government. Use What We Have We have an idea that when the bo: in Mother Gbose's famous volume foun< that he possessed a goose which lai< golden eggs he pretty much neglecte< the ordinary products of other products members of his flock and waited aroun rather impatiently for the next pay-of from his more talented pet. That, it strikes us, is just what citizen of this section are doing about the de ' velopment of Southport and Brunswicl county. Our visions are of the suddei favor of some capitalist whose wealtl shall miraculously and instanteneousl; - change our beautiful, peaceful commun ity into a thriving industrial center. This is a progressive dreap, and we'i lay no stone in the path of its fulfillmenl But there is another and more beautifu picture we like to call up of the future That encompasses a countryside mad beautiful with the flowers that flourisl with small attention; a quiet and peace ful community where passing visitors ar ' made welcome and comfortable; an where fishermen, hunters and others wh would seek restfulness away from to worldly hustle and bustle would deligh to spend a few days. This last dream is practical, too, be cause already we have the essentia parts of all that is included. We need t realize that the tourist business is one c the biggest enterprises in which our stat is engaged today; that this is a busines requiring no great amount of capital; an that it is a community benefit in whic the greatest possible number may share. If we'd lend more of our energies t< ward developing the tourist attraction _______ THE STA" of our section, we'd be able to save it for ourselves and at the same time to sell it - to our friends ? the American tourists. "" . ft Marriage And Home The recent incorporation unSer the so laws of North Carolina of the Marriage 10 r6 and Family Council, Inc., has called at _ j tention of the Stanly News & Press t< i the fact that there is at least one organi j zation which is seeking to assist in mak ing marriage and the home the institu lions which they should be. Thus continues the Stanly paper: "Dr. Ernest R. Groves, who is accredit ed with being the first person to intro Jduce family courses in the college curri 1-1 culum, is the founder of the council. Th< formation of his council is to enable hin to give more time to the boys and girl: 0 in college. Other officials of the counci d will relieve him of the task of consultinj with non-college cases, of which he ha: been handling an ever-increasing number "It has always seemed to us to be i ? shortsighted civilization which gives litth 11 or no attention to the important problen of guiding young folks in making th< right sort of marriages and establishing e a home which is a fit place in which tc rear children. We teach the boys anc girls something about every other phas< n of life, but when it comes to marriage and the home, we pass it over with i "lick and a promise." "In another editorial today, we refei to the deep-seated problem of unemploy e ment and we want to say that the Mar y riage and Family Council, as well a: e classes on the subject of marriage anc <- itinmo ore atena in the vicht directior ?C tuc uumv, Wiv ?%-%? ? -o11 in solving this problem. "We want to join the thousands oi e others who are giving support and enil couragement to Dr. Groves in his greal f work." s e d Self Help At College s The shining example of Abraham Linr coin and other illustrious Americans whc educated themselves through their owr n diligence and energetic effort, has beer e .the guiding star for many a young hopee ful in this country who without pulling e himself up by his own bootstraps would [. i never have the benefit of a college edu[. cation. s It has often been said with more 01 less truthfulness, that any youth today y may obtain a college education if the fire n of ambition and hope burns brightly i_ enough in his breast. The same remains n true today. i- Professor J. L. Memory, of the chaii !. of Education at Wake Forest College, ir t I an address before his home-folks in the f Baptist church here recently, warned thai 1 the thing might be easily overdone, anc e that too many parents are prone to shirl f the responsibility which is rightfully _ theirs in the belief that a boy can be self-sustaining once he gets into college That obviously defeats the original purpose of a college education. It isn'i that we fear that the boys may overwork f in many cases, but in order to be selfi sustaining in college, a young man must i work the greater part of the day or i night, and what with attending classes, e there is little time left for study, d Professor Memory advised against * throwing youths upon the colleges of the land expecting them to make their own s way without any aid from home, because that cannot be very successfully done. ^ The door must not be closed upon any 11 ambitious boy or girl having a genuine 1 thirst for higher learning, but at the y same time parents must not try to shirk " the responsibility for affording their offsprings the education to which they are d entitled. il WHAT HARM DOES A e FOREST FIRE DO? h e (The Progressive Farmer) d 1. Fire kills seed and seedlings and pre0 vents reforestation. 0 2. It destroys plant food and in so doing it starves trees and retards their growth. 3. It scars and weakens trees, thus favor> ing attacks of rot fungi and insects, il 4. It reduces the ability of the soil of most 0 forest land to absorb and hold enough rainfull if fob trees to make rapid growth, e 6. It promotes the quick runoff of rain1S fall, thereby increasing floods that annuaUy d take heavy toll of life and property, h 6. It causes eroeion and loss of soil fertility. )- 7. It destroys the best pasture grasses, is 8. It destroys game. re PORT PILOT. SOUTHPOF Just Among The Fishermen B'i w. a. KEZIAH STILL they come, daily requests for information regarding i the fishing at Southport and out , on Frying Pan. Had an inquiry from Oregon this past week. RALEIGH Times wants legular J reports on fishing; Bob Thomp. son a little peeved at no reports that he can send to out-of-state press; Aycock Brown wants weekly fishing matter; radio station wants stuf for broadcasting. ROBERT Strange of Wilmington very much pleased with outing he and others of the elite " had here, praises Chamber of . Commerce, Southport, Bald Head a island. Fort Caswell. RICHMOND Hill, N. Y., folks 1 want to come to Southport on a 5 fishing trip soon. WOMANS CLUB has its flow' er show and the freshwater fishr ing season reopens on the same 3 da^ COLONEL George Gillette tells us he will do some of his fishl ing off Southport this season. The j colonel is civic minded, and is a great sportsman, in addition to 1 being a good Army Engineer. ; FRANK Sherrill tells us he r never before saw anything like ' so much interest shown in local | > fishing and in the lower North 1 Carolina coastal country, in gen3 eral. Same thing here. This section has had a good build up. ; ARGUING for the River Road l improvement, our good friends, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sprunt and I the priceless advertising they and Orton have given the lower North - Carolina coast and the State in . general, R. L. Meares of Wilmington sends us a most interest5 ing copy of a letter he wrote | the State Highway Commission, i [ It IS expected that the invita- j tion to President Roosevelt to fish: in North Carolina waters will be J " extended shortly. THE North Carolina Navy, with I an up-keep running into thousands ,u ..nnn I ui uuiidia LdLii jcai, occiua w never get much credit from the press of the State for accomplishments. The only times we personally hear of the boats is when thoy carry visitors along our eastern shore line. BELIEVING that it will be interesting to sportsmen and the . public in general, the Chamber of Commerce has asked the University of North Carolina for ' information regarding the center 1 of North Carolina population and industry, and the relative distance from these centers to the ' upper and lower North Carolina | coast. ALL CANDIDATES for governor lossened their first political oratory in either the east or the western part of the state. Maybe they were only following precedent which does not give much ! recognition to either the central r part of the state or the lower coast. Thanks to the fishermen ' who have asked whom we would vote for. We are waiting to see. SASSA FODALE, a standby on the Southport shrimp market for 1 many years and who maintained ! residence here although he was also interested in shrimping in ' Florida and at other points, is ' now manager of a large seafood ; industry in Louisiana. r THE SHAD season will close on April 20th instead of April ' 15th, a 5-day extension of the . time in which these fish may be | taken was decided upon by the North Carolina Fisheries Com mission last week. SPORTSMEN are later than usual in getting started for the spring saltwater fishing. This is ; due to both the weather and fishing being a bit uncertain thus far. No effort has heen mnHe to bring parties, pending reasonable assurance of good weather and fishing. INTERESTING to note that . the water lever in the numerous fishing lakes and ink pots in 1 Brunswick county is still far be* low normal. In fact it is nearly a full year since the water level has been anywhere near normal. For the most part these ponds ! are fed by springs in their bot, toms. WACCAMAW SCHOOL NEWS All the rooms in our building are being dressed up in spring attire. In the spring the pupils fancies are characterized by the gay and airy work they do in art, and the ideas they are anxious to put into practice. The rooms are very attractive, which increases the children's delight in staying in school. ENTER CONTESTS Many of our students are participating in the Forestry Essay contest and judging from the time they are using and the interest they are manifesting, we feel that they will hand in some very good ones. We also have a number of participants entering the declamation-recitation contest. These students are also striving to do their best and afford pleasure for the people who hear them. VISIT RALEIGH A number of our high school students went to Raleigh Friday to remain through Saturday. These students visited the state 4 IT. N. C YOUR HOME AGENT SAYS _ Friday, April 19, Boons Neck | Club meets at 2:30 P. M. with th Mrs. Sermons Roach. gj Monday, April 22, Shallotte th I Club meets at 3:30 P. M. 0j Tuesday, April 23, Lockwoods Folly Club meets at 2:30 P. M. with Mrs. Clarence Varnum. to Wednesday, April 24. Longwood , Club meets at 2:30 P. M. with Mrs. R. A. Bennett. wl Thursday, April 25, Bethal ha Club meets at 2:00 P. M. with ^ Mrs. Herbert Swain. Southport Club meets at 8:00 to | P. M. with Mrs. Harry Weeks. 4-H. DRESS REVUE ? Any 4-H club girl may enter | the county dress revue and the N< highest scoring 159?. of all coun- ne ty entries will be eligible to en- ^ ter the State Revue next fall. It has been arranged to have girls | ed model their outfits as a feature pe of the spring federation meeting at Shallotte on May 20th. Girls, if you haven't started yet, it is time to get busy on thi your dress. You select your pat* tern, material, and accessories and make the dress which you bit will model. Be sure to select a 1 becoming style, and color; an in- . expensive but good fabric; and in addition to good workmanship, cel fit, even hems, etc., be sure that mc your posture is good and that na you walk gracefully. Practice marching to music. Gr You may make a club uniform, rei a cotton sport dress, a cotton party dress; a linen or silk best dress; or a wool suit, dress or ? dress and coat. However, I am suggesting that most of the girls keep to cotton materials that are inexpensive and practical for w summer use. This will be a good U opportunity for many to get a uniform made for later use at -j district meeting, short course or , of camp. If this is your selection be , Qje sure to follow instructions care- mo fully, so that each uniform will are be alike, in pattern and color. a Why not all enter this contest? INVITATION i All Home Demonstration Club ^ members are invited to participate in the Southport Woman's we( Club flower show which has been, ver postponed until Friday, May lOth. bes It is anticipated that by then Thi roses and many flowers will be and blooming. The show is featuring in addition to flower exhibits, 1 shadow boxes, a large art exhibit, and relics and curios of general in- ent terest, handicraft, and school ex- 5:3 hibits from the primary, gram- Ioc! mar, and high school depart- enJ' ments. Select the things that in- * terest you most and participate. ove For the afternoon program at wai 2:30 o'clock, H. C. Bragaw, of >ns' Orton Plantation, will be guest are speaker. Certainly all citizens will mei want to hear his fine suggestions 1 for home and community im- Fir provements. Following will be the children's program and an infor- ver mal tea. T*1' How splendid it would be to anc make this a truly county-wide show, with entries from every mm community and a large attendance of men as well as women. [" Won't you accept this invitation or. tne woman's Club? BETTER HOMES WEEK April 28th-May 4th, is fast ap- , preaching and "Procrastination is the thief of time." If you haven't / made those improvements yet or ? done that general clean-upwork you planned, be sure to get at it this month. J building and became more familiar with the capital. They were accompanied by Mr. Ray. CLASS ENTERTAINED The senior class was given a luncheon on Monday by their sponsor, Miss Huff. This was given as an April Fool gesture in the beginning, later came the real luncheon. The senior class entertained in chapel on Monday with a French program. They sang several songs in French and in English. Miss Myers acted as interpreter to the audience. This was greatly enjoyed. LEAVES SCHOOL Frank Stanley, a high school student, has recently enrolled in the C. C. C. We feel that Frank will be of great service. VISITORS Layton Stanley, a student of Wake Forest College, spent the past week end with his parents. Muriel Ward, student of N. C. C. W., also' spent the past week end with her parents. We regret that Mrs. Louise Formy Duval, a member of our faculty, wjls abscent for several days because of illness. We are glad she is able to be back with us. HI J|, WIRING COMPLETED The wiring of the school building is nearing completion. We hope to have our lights by next week. These will be a valuable asset to the school as our lights have never been adequate. * BOY SCOUTS A Plans are under way for organ- L izing a boy scout patrol in our IF school. We believe that our boys | will receive this organization with 1 great enthusiasism and realize its 1 value. SENIOR PLAY The senior class cordially in- IL. viies the public to attend their play "Baby Steps Out" on April 19, at eight o'clock. This play promises to be good entertain- . ment, so come see Baby help her hen-pecked father get along, and the father aid baby in getting her besires. When we spoke of golf last week it was with le idea of some sort of tournament in mind. A oup of the younger kids were gathered together is past week-end and had an elimination series sets. Deanna Durbin makes her initial appearance in wn with, "First Love." Of great interest to all her first screen kiss. Robert Stack is the lad ho handles this all important event. Mr. Price is ordered a billboard over five feet high for e front of the theatre and now has a contract show pre-vues to all pix. Hitler's lightning war carooined and struck him I ;e a bolt when he made the mistake of invading irway and questioning England's sea power. Thu I utrals can be counted on your fingers at tte ne being and the black war cloud will undoubtly sweep over the few remaining, changing the acefuls into piecemeals. "The destroyer Roe was strong reminder of the menace Yurrop bears us. . The canine population is ever increasing and s latest comer in the sport class is a distinctive j sh Setter, "Mike." Still in the puppy stages he j Is fair to turn hunter 'ere fall. There has been a noticeable and commendable | provement in the appearance of Northwood netery at Southport during the past few i inths. And can somebody tell us the proper ' me for the old Southport cemetery? . . . "The ' apes of Wrath" is supposed to be a shocking relation of the misery of some of our fellow man beings, but there was no need for South- ' LELAND j planning for a | ~ri _ _ . _ (banquet, which CHOOL NEWS j The Third gra Tie first grade with the help interesting progr their teacher, Mrs. "Knox, won Tuesday morning attendance prize for the past Gretel was the t nth. We understand that they The small boys to celebrate this honor with some very good nartv. nrop-ram was en CLEAN UP WEEK *""" ART K Tie pupils of Leland High . . , The Grammar ool are having a clean-up Sk. (April 22-26, They are all * y busy striving to have the day night. Man t looking school in the county. articles were rr s clean-up includes the inside g00d was accom I outside o fthe building. FISH FRY nr Tie faculty, Seniors and boys | *V lfllluDO I girls basketball teams were : ? ertained Monday afternoon, Mrs. Geo. Mel 0 at a fish fry given by the sonville, Fla. is vi il school board. A large crowd ter, Mrs. Henry 1 oyed the party. ily. ilthough basketball season is Mr. and Mrs. I r and the weather is much daughter, Miss ] rmer, the Leland Tigers still Capt. J. B. Chui ist on playing basketball. They were visitors hen planning on having a tourna- noon, nt among the grades. Miss Mary Elk he essay contest on Forest ton spent Thurs es is expected to be a success. Mr. and Mrs. Gee > ones entering, which was Rev. G. A. Wi y many, worked very hard, ton was a visito ; papers have been handed in morning. 1 the judges are judging them. W. T. Lirely ar JR. SR. BANQUET ly of Ivanhoe we f\\ WW naUHV! VACuwwowa mrr yf X On all models of no extra / ' a?t. Only Chevrolet hat this marvelous Exclusive VacuumilJrlft\f^^ Power Shift... supplying 8056 of the shifting effort automatirC?L. ***' ""ffr#<,wirin?on'y20% ftiAUIUEDC El1 I nvniihiiii Features like The:, I Chevrolet for '40 Is tin only cor In th I comblrlng oil the modern features I here. 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No. 17 and the Bell Swamp ra4J ^ presses us as a fine location for a roadside room and 24-hour station . . . One of the ^ dates for governor, Tom Cooper is a tnxpayet^JH property owner in Brunswick. He cultivates farm at Town Creek. H| There is a real estate deal pending that t-jS| open up another four-mile stretch of the Br^^B wick county coast before the summer is . . . The shadow the groundhog saw this must have given him an awful fright. Looks winter just won't lay off. BM The Brunswick county WPA must not be af,w of anything. Their forces are pouring cement |fl| a highway widening project on U. S. No. "4, officials in charge Began worn at ue Colus^MI county line?right next to where a paid contrvj.Hj or left off. The funny thing is that the WPa :,,H[ looks just as good as the work of the iirofx. HH onajs. MM ,nd Seniors are | Saturday morning. BE great event, the Sergeant Lee Kye is will take place relatives in Winston-Salem. HI iril 19, 1940. Miss Kate Johnson spent Jail PROGRAM urday with Mrs. W. A. Koppi^Hj de gave a very famiiy at Bolivia. 3H ,r Hansefand John Bridgemen of Wi.min(M itle of their play. was a visitor here Monday . .. j,j Geo. Cannon and family (HI ? Bolivia spent Sunday acting and the Taylors. BW joyed by all. Miss Mary Elkins of S1HIBIT ton was supper guest of Mr Grades seemed Mrs- Geor&e Rlchman , i evening. rt exhibit which Mr(J Leora Garner Robba? . Bolivia who has been Visiting her pHj y worth while ,enU Mr and Mrs y 6c C^K ia.de and much ,eft Monday morning for Ho? P"shed' 1 derson. H ? Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Campbell W NeWS |Alamagordo, New Mexico, Mti^B Rnhert T.ecmdn and little dauok^H [lvaine of Jack- ter, Celeste, and Mrs. Annabel siting her daugh- Pieper of Wilmington visited the Lanier, and fam- Reids and Mr. and Mrs. J. L Henry Tuesday, t. F. Plaxco and | Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crouse of Bess Miller and I Florida are visiting Mrs. Crousei ch of Southport sister, Mrs. E. F. 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