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nAQ^LASSOCJATlON
Wednesday, December 11, 1940
The Greeks say there are no Italian
soldiers left on their soil. Well, there are
a lot of them left under it.
The only time some people are good
listeners is when somebody is praising
them.
A long time ago we heard "My name's
Jimmie, I'll take all you gi'me;" but later
learning has shown us that free takers
are not restricted to folks named James.
It's a good idea not to spend the time
you're waiting for a break sitting down.
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They say never let a man be on the
jury that tries you if he's ever been guilty
tviinn- fnr which vou are being
Ui tuc nn?6 AW* ? ? _ !
tried. The same axiom holds for gossips:
Don't let your friends get hold of a meaty
morsel that might just as well have starred
them as you.
News Spreads
Bob Ruark, Wilmington boy who is
well-known in Southport, was in town
Monday, a fugitive for one week from his
duties as spoils editor of The Washington
Daily News.
"What's going on," he wanted to
know? "This town is the most talked
about place from a sportsman point of
view on the Atlantic seaboard. All these
tropical game fish I hear about, where
do they come from? When I was a boy
and used to come dow^ for a few days
in the summer I'd go and maybe catch a
mess of croakers and trout, but not the
fish I've been reading about."
It was quickly explained that there
really is something to all these new fish
stories; that trips to the Gulf Stream
were thrilling and fruitful for spoilsmen.
But then we spied W. B. Keziah, and
pointed him out. "There's the real answer
to your question," we said. "It has been
through his efforts that this section is
getting so much fine advertising." By this
time Keziah had spied Ruark, and was
giving verbal evidence of just what we
had been talking about.
There's 110 doubt about it, we're getting
publicity the likes of which money
can't buy; but we are not in position to
do the most with the good that should
come from it. Chief obstacle, of course, is
the matter of more modern and commo
dious facilities. Another hitch, come another
season, is likely to develop in connection
with boats suitable for trips to
the lightship.
But, with the visitors that continue to
come here, out of the group there is likely
to be one who will provftie the answer
to the hostelry need; and the boat business
is likely to work out its own salvation
on the basis of supply and demand.
Fine Departure
We commend the good judgment of
members of the Southport Woman's Club
for deciding this year to decorate a living
tree on the Garrison grounds instead of
sacrificing another giant cedar for the
sake of Yuletide decorations.
While this year's arrangement is not
ideal, it is, as we say, a step in the right
direction. Cedar is the official Christmas
tree for our section, and if several good
sized trees were planted in strategic
places about the city?and kept watered
and cared for?eventually we should be
able to provide a living cedar Christmas
tree as the centerpiece of the city's decorations.
Birds And Feed
We have hunted quail enough this yeai
to learn that the birds are where there
is feed for them. One place that formerlj
offered some of the best hunting territory
we know about lay out last year, and nt
peas nor small grain were planted. The
result is that the coveys that formerlj
lived thereabout have ranged off ir
search of food.
One farmer in another section of Bruus
I .. if
wick county has 75-acres of field peas,!
none of which he has picked nor turned I
under. The result is that there are morel
birds in that immediate territory than
may be found anywhere else in Brunswick
county.
j All this is useless information, unless g
| it is used for the good there is in it. J
There really is a moral. If the hunters j,
care to be anything more than merely i<
: good natured trespassers, they could ari
range to provide some of the farmers of
the county with peas for seed next year,
and through their combined efforts do
much to increase the game production
in the county.
Another important result would be in r
the attitude of the farmers, who would ti
feel a friendlier interest in having hunting
guests who had thought enough of E
I their privilege to help out with the ex- r
j pense.
a
What Should Be Done?
The A nswer Is Obvious 1
C
People generally are doubtless familiar
with the rapid strides which Brunswick
has made in agriculture during the past e
two decades, but what concerns us vitally c
is something on the other side of the picture.
J. E. Dodson, Brunswick County Farm r
j Agenthas compiled figures that should ii
prove nothing short of startling to those s
people who are really interested in see- ^
ing agriculture pushed forward in Bruns- r
wick county. ? ii
He showed that 25 per cent of all the t
farms in Columbus county have no chickens
whatsoever, 25 per cent have not a c
cow, 20 per cent have no hogs, 99 per J
cent have no sheep, and what was the jV
most astonishing thing of it all: 80 PER a
CENT OF ALL BRUNSWICK COUNTY e
FARMS HAVE NO MILK COWS. 1
It is surprising that only 20 per cent c
of the farms of Brunswick county are
blessed with milk cows. Milk is the es- r
" m ' " ' r> ;?1. t
sential part 01 any met. must, xjiuubwivjv county
people look healthy enough, so t
the obvious conclusion is that they must a
be getting their milk out of cans. 1
This picture of Brunswick county farming
shows how far we will have to ad- t
vance before we ever approach the ulti- s
mate in a balanced farm program.
Where do the 20 per cent of Brunswick
county farmers who have no hogs and c
who depend upon the soil for their su- s
stenance get the meat they eat? Where *
do the 25 per cent who have no chickens ^
get eggs and chicken for the family t
| table ? Where do the 80 per cent of the
I Brunswick county farmers who have not 8
a milk cow about the place get butter, i
milk and all the milk by-products?
Quite obviously, the answer is that they s
, have to buy them?buy them with the
money which they have raised from their
l tobacco sales or sales of other farm pro- c
| duce. With the dwindling tobacco prices, i
I the farm income, it would seem, on these s
farms could be balanced more readily if J
these gaps could be filled, if more of the i
"live-at-home" program were put into s
practice. ,
The Greeks have showed the Italians
. that the roads into their country are oneway
drives.
I ofl A i r* i "111
I snears /\na rasie
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THE "DIGNITY" OF LABOR j
(From The Montgomery Advertiser.) ,
A lot is said in. favor of the "dignity" of ,
labor, but not yet enough. Current Americans, '
descendants for the most part of hard-bitten, j
hard-working men, scorn work with their
hands. Most of the youngsters that walk out
of our schools want to walk intc soft snaps. i
The hammer and the lathe and the sewing
machine do not appeal to them. They don't <
want to be blacksmiths, machinists, carpen- '
ters, bricklayers, plumbers and plrwboys. They
want to wear pretty clothes and skip the work 1
that one does with his hands, forgetting that j
no hard-worker can perform well without employing
his brains.
Some of the wisest men in our democracy
are blacksmiths, carpenters, machine-workers
and plowmen. Some of the wisest women of
the land are not above darning socks, pedal;
ling sewing machines?whether Singer or New
Home?cooking a good meal of victuals, and i
hoeing the garden.
All of our people cannot hope to make their'
way in "professional careers." The way to
"dignify" labor is to convince all of our people
that the smell of the good earth and the
, smell of grease on tools, to say naught of the
. smell of a baby whose mouth needs wiping,
r comprise more agreeable odors than the rotting
grapes of wrath.
, Americans, born of workers, must forsake
their newly-acquired scorn of honest labor
^ with the hands?and the mind, as well as the
heart. If you have no reason to be proud,"
why not skip it and be content?
THE STATE PORT PI1
LELAND
SCHOOL NEWS
LIBRARY NEWS
We are very glad to report the i
ift of 45 books to the library. ,
hey were donated by Mr. and
Irs. T. D. Hall of Wilmington, j
r. C. Several books are listed be>w
that were given:
1. My four years in Germany,
y Gerald.
2. British Agents by Lockheart.
3. Queen, by Harrison.
4. History of U. S.
5. We, by Lindbergh.
6. Tolerance, by Van Loon.
7. The Library of Business
'ractice.
8. The Notebook of an ata.cke,
by Wood.
9. Houseboats on the Stx, by
tongs.
10. Young Peoples History of
I. C.
11. Cobra's Den, Chamberlain
nd Days of our years, by Nol
iassen.
12. The outline of History by
I. G. Wells (4 vols.).
13. The society of applied psyhology
by Helton 11th vol.
14. The World Great Events by
lingleton 5th vol.
15. Mental Efficiency by Laurnt
9th vol.
16. Around the World with a
lamera.
The library is proud of the gift.
LIBRARY CLUB
The Seniors sponsored a Christnas
program, at the club meetng
on Monday, Dec. 9th, in the
chool auditorium. The program
icluded readings and response.
Ihristmas songs were sung by all
nembers of the club. This is the
ist meeting the club will hold
efore Christmas holidays.
It is the Literary club that
ponsors the Recitation and Delamation
contest each year. This
'ear the members of the club
irish to get a good start on leaning
their pieces. The recitations
,nd declamations have been orderd.
We are hoping to receive them
>pfor#? wp tret out for tho holi
lays, Christmas.
FIRST GRADE
The 1st grade students are busy
naking their parents Christmas
fifts, with the help of their tea:her.
They are very excited over
heir new task and all of them
:eem interested because it gives
hem the Christmas spirit.
SIX GRADE
The 8th grade has organized
>asket-ball teams among themlelves,
and have been allowed to
>lay in the Gym, in which they
ire very grateful.
The 6th grade teacher, Mrs.
larrett, was supprised by her
itudents last Thursday when they
rave her a party. Lemonade and
:ookies were served. It was a
rery pleasant evening for all of
hem.
BASKET BALL
The Leland basketball teams
ire scheduled to play Burgaw
n their gym at Burgaw Thurslay
night. The first game starts
it 7:30 o'clock. Go to Burgaw!
Support the teams.
INDIANS
We have been studying about
Indians in the third grade. Some
if us drew Indian pictures; some
nade pottery, some wove rugs,
lome made bows and arrows and
lome made tepees. All of us
vrote a story about the Indians.
.Ve enjoyed having the first and
lecond grades come to our room
:o hear our* nrnp-ram and see the
hings we made.
The Third Grade
Winnabow News
Rev. George Richman of Wilnington,
Rev. W. E. Auger, of
?a., were visiors here Friday.
Earl Tharp, who is now stationed
at Fort Screven, Ga?
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Tharp,
lere.
Misses Ethel Satterfield and
Virginia Pope returned Saturday
:vening from a pleasant trip in
Mtoona, Pa., with their parents.
Miss Elizabeth Tryon returned
.vith them to spend awhile.
W. C. Savage and family spent
Sunday in Wilmington with Mrs.
Clint Daniels and family.
Adrian Phelps and Ray Kye
spent the week end in Franklinville
with friends.
J. E. Dawkins returned Saturday
to Biscoe after a two weeks
visit with his son, W. L. Dawkins
and family.
R. L. Foy and daughter, Miss
Mary Frances and Mr. and Mrs.
Roderick Sidbury of Scotts Hill
visited W. J. Freeman and family
Sunday afternoon.
Thomas Wolfe, who is in navy
in Norfolk, Va? is spending a
week here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hendrix Wolfe.
Virginia Visitor
Interested Here
An interested visitor here the
past week was John Stanley
Spangler of Virginia. Mr. Spangler
is one of the best known real
estate men and developers on the
eastern seaboard.
He was much interested in his
examination of Brunswick county
lands and informed Chamber of
Commerce officials that he expected
to return here shortly with
a possible view of further investigation
and development.
JOT. SOUTHPORT, N. C.
WASHINGTON
LETTER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.?It
seems that the Congressional division
of the Federal government
is taking the prevailing emotionism
about financial and other aid
to beleaguered Britain with a
grain of salt. While Mr. Jones
and Mr. Morganthau, the two
leading fiscal spokesmen, are paving
the way for an approach to
legislative authorization for this
program, the lawmakers themselves
believe the absence of President
Roosevelt, some of his Cabinet
and the Speakers of the
House from their official posts
augurs that affairs abroad are
not so desperate as propagandists
attempt to portray. In fact,
there is a pronounced demand for
displaying proverbial Yankee
"horse-trading" in the current
British negotiations for military
and fiscal aid rather than be
swept away by sympathy for the
English cause.
Credits and loans which require
approval by Congress are not
likely to receive the "go" signal
until evidence of swapping is
produced somewhat similar to the
exchange of 50 destroyers for
naval leases on vital British
islands near our coasts. Sentiment
is developing for outrighl
titles to the island possessions ir
preference to long term leases
Another dispute which must be
settled before our merchant ships
are turned over to the British is
their status after the war?
meaning whether they will be
flying the American or foreigr
flags when the struggle for foreign
trade is resumed in peaceful
times. The repudiation of the
enormous British First Work
War debt still rankles. Therefore
many advocates of assistance fee
that it it high time that the
English, a nation of traders
should be willing to barter foi
necessary supplies. Reports thai
certain sections of the British
government are opposed to exchanging
islands necessary foi
American defense for vital materials
is creating equal stubbornness
among the solons who fee
the people will support their demands
for deals along the precedent
established in the destroyei
matter.
Public reactions against strikes
in vital defense industries is now
subjected to close appraisal bj
our legislators. The Administra
tion is desperately striving tc
ward off the day when it will b(
obliged to take a position in regard
to restricting organized la
bor's right to strike. Experiencec
"trouble-shooters" have beer
drafted into the Federal service
as conciliators and arbitrators foi
current disputes. The A. F. of L
is reported as greatly disturbec
about the trend in Congressiona
circles, while its rival organiza
tion, the C. I. O., is apparentlj
making hay before the Federa
government is forced to step intc
the labor picture. Intensive drive!
for membership in major indus
tries are now staged by the C
I. O., which the A. F. of L. con
siders a dangerous policy in th<
face of prevailing public opinion
While the broad policies of th<
C. I. O. were defined at their re
cent convention, details as to this
union's operations will not bi
known until the executives mee
January 8.
The A. F. of L. crowd ar<
frankly worried over the possibil
ity that their friends in Congress
who have supported liberal labo
legislation for the benefit of tradi
unions, will turn against them ii
response to an antagonistic puo
lie opinion traceable to organiz
ing efforts and incidental strike:
in vital defense industries. Legis
lators, recognized as pro-union ii
their sympathies, find themselve:
in an embarrassing situation ii
connection with government con
tracts for defense. Numerous com
plaints have been received fron
their constituents protesting
about racketeering on many gov
ernment jobs in which some unioi
leaders obtain a kick-back fron
wages of employees on these pro
jects as a condition to securing
work or furnishing materials. Re
presentative Hoffman, of Michi
gan, introduced a bill a few day
ago for an investigation inti
these alleged practices of graft
ing in government defense con
tracts.
The Temporary National Econ
omic Committee, which has beei
spending the taxpayers' mone;
freely for several years, has ob
tained a new lease on life fron
the Congress until April 3. Th
passage of a resolution author
izing the continuance did not pro
vide additional appropriations bu
merely allowed the T. N. E. C. a:
extra three months in which t
make their reports. It is reportei
that a number of these report
will serve as a background fo
anti-business legislation at th
next session of Congress. Th
Committee recently completed :
study of foreign investments ii
American industry which disclos
ed the fact that British investor
had $366,547,000 invested i:
manufacturing in this countr
making their nationals the larg
est foreign stockholders in ou
domestic corporation. The tots
British investment in 193
amounted to $833,343,000. Cana
dian interests were the next larg
est holders of American secur
ities totaling $462,693,000 wit!
the Netherlands ranking a poo
third. The German investors ap
parently had little opportunity t
I
I A week ago Sunday night some not-so-good
sportsmen opened the flood gates at Brooks mill
pond at Longwood and hauled a seine through
the shallow pools until practically all the large
bass and perch were scooped up. No trace yet
of the culprits . . . Alex Bogie, who lost his shirttail
for missing four shots at deer the day the
Outdoor Writers hunted at Orton, has redeemed
i himself?not once, but twice.
Hey, Hunters: How'd you like to slip up to a
pond that was blanketed down with ducks?
mallards, black ducks, etc.? We did last week?
1 but there wasn't a shot fired. In fact, we didn't
have a gun. The pond is on the Pleasant Oaks
Plantation and is a sanctuary for migratory
waterfowl. Before we got away we saw a flight
of Canadian geese?about fifty in number?fly
over on their way to help Manager J. J. Ram1
seur with his peanut harvest ... A killer at
heart, we still got a big kick from just watching
i the beautiful birds.
In the midst of an indoor clean-up campaign
, he staged in his office last week Lawyer Ed
i Taylor found the parts of an old telegraph instrument
used by Vincent Stevens to transmit I
messages from here more than thirty years ago
; . . . . Incidentally, Mr. Taylor has bound copies
1 of Southport newspapers dating back to the turn
[ of the century and plans to send them to the State
i Library in Raleigh.
i
iirrii rrTrn 016 state-estab|
! IlLuLLv 1 LaU irresponsible fat
1 r i if II ICC 0,6 ** 031
rAMlLlLO me" be kept
and most of thi
I sent directly to
1 (By J. Leon Malone, Rector of think that it wo
> St. Phillips Episcopal Church) to separate a mi
( It becomes part of my un- ily that he coi
pleasant duty in every commun- support. They si
; ity I work in to deal with fam- ted to the campi
; ilies suffering because of irre- standing that if
* sponsible fathers. not give what tt
' I know some who will not ment considered
. work, regardless of the needs of portion of his in
their family, if the particular port of his fam
work available for them does not sent to prison.
. suit their tastes or likes. There The profits fr
are those who will not work for stores, which o
a low wage when they feel that about, could be
, their work is worth more. There such a progran
are those who indulge themselves of liquor, legali2
; in drink to such an extent that \ is so largely re
f their families suffer as a result, conditions we ai
r They suffer not only the hiimil
iation of a drunken father and 1st Negro Bo
; husband, but for want of things his companion <
( that tKe price of the drink would! ther he was 4
buy. There are those who when J you doesn't knoi
they receive a pay check go im- 2nd Boy?"No
I mediately and spend much of it 1st Boy?"Has
l for drink and the balance want- about women?"
, only while drunk. 2nd Boy?"N<
"r This group of men, larger than 1st boy?"The
we like to admit, is one of our I'se 5."
j greatest social problems. We have
I them and their families to deal
with and look out for. Our pres-! I
r ent system is not taking care of j I
j the situation.
l oeneve trie suxuuuji ia tu uc
J found in our government, perhaps
buy our securities because their
total holdings for 1937 only
amounted to $54,985,000. Senator
Nye recently introduced a reso
lution to create a special commit- /
- tee to investigate foreign owner
ship, but the proposed probe is M?
3 likely to end in apigeon-hole JM'
5 because another Senate committ
tee already has this authority. 4 \
The Senate committee investigat
ing campaign expenditures also 4
- received an extension of time for
i. their reports on the elections.
r Their findings will probably re- m,v
i suit in the display of soiled politi- X
i cal linen.
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I WAGONS TH1
: WHEEL TOYS
CANDY /i gift su
? NUTS . . FRUIT
y is really
I Everybody Can lucky re
: AH?rd A Merry \ minute
t Xmas This Year! i .
II i every do
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMRfd ? B
TLY NEWS
MIXING BOWLS:?Nebraska h:\s beerT"^ B$
to represent the "east" in the Rose Bom ."^^B
Year's day as Stanford's oppon,:
Nebraska, beaten only by Minnesota
nessee plays a fine Boston College eleven at
Orleans in the Sugar Bowl classic, and ^Br
by the south . . . Mississippi state meets r
town in the Orange Bowl and v. n stlc)t , ^^B
South . . . Texas A. & M. plays host to p0!
in the Cotton Bowl, ditto.
Last week we picked some of our favorite,
the musical world, sticking mainly to the "!^B
side and to the great classics. Let's tak. a J*^B
at the other side now. For swing there u ^B
King Benny Goodman to be ranked at the BE
His new outfit reads like an all-star band,
Shaw in a little higher class type of swing ^'EB
him the hottest competition with Woody p- ^B
topping the blues section. The latter**
of 'Beat Me Daddy' founders through to a iZ^B
arrangement and corny vocal but is saved in^^B
last chorus by some terrific section work." Z^B
of the best new bands to break out is the
of Joey Kearns. It really kicks. Back in the n?^B
circle, those who missed the All-Girl orcher^H
presentation of Cole Porter and Romberg ;. HH
can take time out to kick themselves B
MOVIES: Untamed plays this week-end at tii^B
Amuzu and is the best entertainment scheZ^I
for the week. Patricia Morrison and Ray jjjjuj^B
star in this outdoor saga. 9(|
ishing camps for |JJ 1 s\r ^ ~H|
hers, similiar toWeeK Ul H
mps, wnere these! ? T />i
and given work,| LOIIieS I ft ( UJ2
;ir pay check be IU
their families. I ... BQ
ulil not be wrong Women Of Soutliport Bip^R
an from his fam- f,8t Church Closed An^R
will not nual Program Tuesdt^|
lould be commit- Evening; Offering Take^R
s with the under- For Missions jfilR
he left and did ??? |R
le welfare depart- ladies of the Woman's Ka^R
an adequate pro- sionary Union of the Sotthpor^R
icome to the sup- Baptist church observed the Det^E
lily, he would be ember Week of Player last wed^R
i a special offering being tak^R
om the A. B. C. for foreign missions. B|
ur Boards boast On Tuesday evening they rr.^R
used to carry out in the church annex and er.joyi^R
1?since the sale their annual banquet, following ^R
:ed and otherwise short business session, at wbi^R
sponsible for the1 session a report from each ad^B
re speaking of. 0f the Union was made and ci^B
cle leaders, officers and cor.ni^R
y (Amused when tees were appointed for the^R
lidn't know whe- work during the coming year ^B
or 5) You mean ? R
v your age ? "Yet. I had a beard like
i, I don't." once, but when I realized hm H|
you ever thought made me look I cut it off.
| "Well, I had a face like ycu^R
j ? once, and when I realized the'. RH
n youse 4, cause couldn't cut it off I greu
beard." RR
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