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Wednesday, January 29, 1941
Some people must think that the only
reason for ringing: church hells is to wake
them up in time for Sunday dinner.
Knowing: the time, place and the facts
siii rounding- any given accident, it takes
no great mind to reassemble these circumstances
and show how it could have been
avoided.
You don't hear your dog: growl when
he's hunting; and the same is usually true
of a man when he's working.
. Tell Them Now
The Star-News Golden Gloves tournament
wi'l be held in Wilmington next
month, and a number of Brunswick counnlon
in nniplY
l-\ UU \ O {'Kill vv?
Some of these boys are now members
of high school basketball squads in this
county. The coaches ought to decide now
whether there is a conflict between the
R sports. If there is. in their judgment,
1 they should tell their boys that
'11 have to choose their sport; that if
want to play basketball they'll have
nit all they have into it and forget
To tell them now brings no hardship
nor disappointment, for it affords a
choice.
Looking Ahead
We are already aboard the band wagon
of optimism regarding the developImei
t of South port and Brunswick county,
we think that during the next two
ye,Irs changes will take place that will
our quiet community into a teemcity.
^^hat is why we presume to offer the
following advice to our political leaders.
We believe that it would be a wise idea
to divide Brunswick county into districts
of two townships each, with one commissioner
to be elected in 1942 from each
district. In this manner the present citizens
and property owners in the county
will be assured a continued voice in the
Bjjfc'c<Minty government, no matter what hapIas
things now stand, it will be pos^Hle
for Southport, or some other comHHnnity,
to have such an influx of population
that a land-slide election entirely
favorable to one special locality might
result. By acting now, each district will
be assured an equal voice in the government
of Brunswick county for the next
four years.
Hospital Savings
Elsewhere today we have an article
which gives an account of the annual report
of the Hospital Savings Association
of North Carolina.
First off. the publication of this article
smacks of free advertising. A closer scru
tiny, however, reveals that this is a mutual
association for North Carolinians
and one designed to make hospitalization
possible for persons who otherwise would
find it very difficult to receive proper
medical attention in time of illness.
Another reason for boosting this organization
is that we think it has been of
inestimable value to our hospitals in
bringing about cash settlements for accounts
that formerly were allowed to
drag along endlessly, or were never paid.
Our Policy
Brhe President has firmly fixed this
intry's foreign policy. According to
1, that policy has three facets: First,
are committed to an all-inclusive nalal
defense. Second, we are committed
support all nations which are resisting
aggression and, in the President's words,
"thereby keeping war from our hemisphere."
Third, we will never acquiesce
in a peace "dictated by aggressors and
sponsored by appeasers." The President
stressed his opinion th^t this policy is
completely non-partisan, and represents
the will of the majority of the people,
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whatever their political affiliations.
It is obviously the Administration be
lief that it would be impossible for thi
country to live in the same world will
Hitler, and at the same time maintaii
; democratic processes and principles. A
he has said on several occasions, then
would be no peace?there would be onl;
an armed truce, which would inevitably
1 result' in a ruinous armament race an<
1 the establishment of a permanent mili
tary economy for us, 110 less than for tin
j Axis.
It is probably that the President'
speech to congress, coupled with his "fin
side chat" of a week before, was tin
strongest talk ever given by the head o
a great nation to the heads of other grea
nations. It could be eas'l.v construed as ai
ipso facto declaration of war, evei
though Mr. Roosevelt said that he di<
not intend for it to be so taken. But Italy
and Germany were relatively calm ii
their comments. It looks as if they ar<
willing to take a great deal before for
mally going to war with us?which, ir
view of Italy's stunning reverses in Africs
is easily understandable. The Axis ha:
not lost the war, but its plans are not go
ing as scheduled, by any means.
The possibility remains of Congress de
daring war on Germany an or Italy
but rolls of Congress indicate that onlj
a small majority would vote for war ai
this time. The bulk of the lawmakers ap
parently feel that we can get away wit!
helping England with every resource ai
our command, yet not fighting, ourselves
Magnitude of projected aid to Englanc
will not be fully known for some time
As the budget message shows, it will rui:
far into the billions. It will involve tlu
construction and delivery of many merchant
ships to embattled Britain. And it
may very likely involve the transfer oi
| more of our naval vessels.
Have A L are
We note an increase in accidents in
North Carolina involving high school boys
and girls en route to basketball games
and Ronald Ilocutt, director of the Highway
Safety Division, appealed this week
to parents and school authorities to take
steps to eliminate accidents of this type.
"It is alarming to note," he said, "thai
four young people in our state have been
killed and upwards of a dozen others injured
while going to o>- from basketball
games in our state in the past six weeks,
Last fall, two other youths were kjlled
and several injured while en route to
high school football games. This slaughti
er of our young people must be halted."
Accidents of this kind are largely due
to overcrowding of cars, youthful exuberance
and impetuousness, distraction oi
the driver's attention, and excessive
speed.
"Coaches and school principals can
i help reduce such accidents by seeing thai
cars taking players to games are nol
overcrowded, by seeing that the cars are
drtven by responsible youths, and bv
cautioning the drivers against speeding
and carelessness," the safety director stated.
Parents can be helpful in this connection
by having serious talks with theii
sons and daughters before letting them
have the family car for the purpose ol
taking a load of players or spectators to
a basketball game away from home.
Certainly, if parents and school authorities
will take these steps, the chances
of such accidents occurring should be
greatly reduced.
Shears And Paste
THE UNCOMFORMABLE CLAM
(From The Christian Science Monitor.)
It is a curious phenomenon of the kitchen
uiai mere is no sianaara type or mat luxurious
dish which is called New England clam
chowder. Automobiles, bakery bread, razor
blades, and so many another article has been
standardized that people sometimes like to
brag of this as the "age of standardization."
Yet one celebrated seashore inn will dispense
a clam chowder which is pale as the moon,
another will produce a brew brown as autumn,
and in its rare mixture a third will submerge
crackers. Some have used bits of raw onion,
some crisply fried. One chowder will be all
milk and another obviously watered.
While savants have not yet reported on the
matter, it is suspected that this incorrigible
variety is derived in some contrary fashion
from the changeless character of the clam,
which?while silent and unprotesting?refuses
to be regimented into a single pattern even
as chowder.
For nearly 600 years of history, the clam
of the western world has withstood civilization.
It has never been taught like the dog
to sit up and beg for food, or like the trained
canary, to sing over the radio. Nor has it
adopted any household habits, like the cat
which likes to sit by the fire,
' THE STATE PORT PIP
! WASHINGTON!
LETTER
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1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.?Our
s I place in the war-torn world Is
2 still uncertain. Congressional <
V committees are wrangling over i
>' policy matters while tempers are 1
] rubbed raw by acrimonious debate
in legislative and other for- 1
urns. The situation is such that 1
2 veteran Capitol Hill leaders are
unable to forecast what form of j
s a lend-lease bill will emerge from J
the, legislative machine. With J
2 public hearings drawing to an |
B end, the House will soon have its);
f | say before the Senate taker over.
I The subject is a lively Issue which
t rates first place in private con- 1
1 venations so that now the stock
1 inquiry is "Do you think we will
get into the war, and, if so, '
1 when?" It is almost as common '
; as the bromide about the weather J
j in opening remarks. >
Judging from the noise, a visi
tor would assume that Congress
- is completely occupied with the
j proposal to implement the Presidential
powers. The fact Is that '
1 other activities of the national \
3 legislature are operating on even
keel but without the fanfare of J
publicity trumpets. The House ;
Committee on Appropriations is !
- diligently attempting to work out 1
the problems of allocating funds e
' necessaiy for running the Fed- '
1 eral government during the next 1
t fiscal year. The House Committee f
on Ways and Means, which initi- '
ates revenue measures, is patient- f
1 ly waiting for plans from the 1
t Treasury and other fiscal experts.
These recommendations will not c
[ be forthcoming until the taxpay- 3
' ers make their final returns for '
, the past year on March 15. The %
! procedure is necessary so that 1
the government may know what 1
' I income it may expect from this
. source before proposing new and
- additional levies. The tremendous c
J expenditures for defense running s
' into billions indicates that either 1
tax rates on individuals and cor- f
porations will be hiked or un- i
tapped sources explored in the c
search for money needed to keep r
L things moving. a
Sometime before the deadline B
' for filing income tax returns, it i
, is expected that millions will suddenly
become conscious of defen- 1
se costs. The defense tax rate of t
' ten per cent must be paid this s
! year and chances favor a high- 1
er assessment to meet the everincreasing
costs for preparedness.
' In the majority of states local 1
t tax collectors must be paid at t
the same time. The Council of ^
. State Governments meeting here *
' last week approved a plan of the 1
Treasury for a national commis- 1
| sion to devise an integrated tax i
program for State, Federal and a
local governments. Details of this
scheme and for better coordination
in relief matters will be sub- i
( mitted to state legislatures now <5
' in session. t
If additional evidence were ?
needed as to the headaches in- \
( volved in solving the housing I
problem the report of the Nat- 8
ional Resources Planning Board,
l submitted a day or two ago,
brought this puzzle into sharp >i
' I voliof T4- la notimotArl IVinf tvirvro F
icuci. IL u coi uuakcu inai M'viv
- than 2,500,000 non-farm homes 0
i are needed to make good the v
housing shortage and this does
not include requirements for de'
fense housing. The official re.
port admits that the Federal gov-1 t
ernment has no concrete answer 8
ready. Desuite the fact that ap- v
proximately 1,100,000 homes have e
. been built since 1937 the short- v
age persists in all localities. The o
' Federal report finds that high
; land values, high building and
! maintenance costs, high financing
charges, and high taxes all make
the cost of new housing high and
discourage its construct'on. It is
. recommended that government
aid should be extended to provide
1 good housing for people in the
lower income groups. f
Conceding that "immediate or h
quick solutions are not possible" \
the National Resources Planning u
Board expresses the hope that a v
"a continued attack in many sec- tl
luis, ui LCii UJI a uiai anu cuui y
basis, will work toward a better
situation." While this official suggestion
eliminates mention of the f
defense housing projects, this a
phase of government building is f
an important part of the general a
picture. This week the Price Di- e
vision of the Advisory Defense p
Commission has publicly attack- q
ed the lumber manufacturers for p
boosting prices on building ma- j
terials used for government stru- s
ctures. d
The suppliers of lumbeV counter-attacked
with the statement
that the Army's demand for y
speedy deliveries forced contrac- e
tors to raid local lumber dealers' t
yards in the vicinity of camps. It ]|
is pointed out that the govern- ti
ment's failure to give due notice
of its lumber requirements has
brought about this unusual situ- i
ation and a shortage in many lo- 1
calities. The scarcity of lumber o
raised prices to private consum- t
ers, while the government obtained
preferred quotations. Other
branches of the building trades
likewise insist that the Federal w
government is a competitor for t(
skilled workers and make it im- possible
for contractors to utilize V
labor on private projects. Some ?
government officials are threat- f<
ening to take over the lumber in- h
dustry in order to scare the trade tl
into filling orders ahead of pri- c:
vate home builders. The United >
States Army though in the World o;
OT. SOUTHPORTjJTC
LELAND
SCHOOL NEWS
EIGHTH GRADE NEWS
The former president of the
;ighth grade, Mildred Lewis, resigned.
Thelma Skipper has been
sleeted to fill her position. Joe
Verzaal still remains vice-presiJent,
Oneil Long their secretary,
md Delous Raper the treasurer.
A program committee has been
selected, from the eighth grade
,iome room members, which consists
of the following: Lynda
Lewis, chairman. Her followers,
Joyce Benton, Basil Wilson, Gola
iVilliams, and Homer Chadwick.
8th grade reporter, Orvin Perry,
Jr.
SENIORS
The seniors have recently revived
their class pins they ordered
about a week ago. They
ire all very pleased to get them.
They carry L. H. S. and numerals
41. as a guard.
RECITATIONS
DECLAMATIONS
The final dates have been made
for the schools in the county
eciting and declaiming contest,
rhere are ten girls that have
mtered the contest this year,
rhey will appear in chapel next
fhursday morning at 9 o'clock,
vhere the best five will be chosm.
These five will recite, and
he two boys declame, at the
3.-T. A.'s regular meeting, the
allowing Tuesday night. The
jest boy and girl will be selectid
to represent our school at
Bolivia in the county contest.
There has been some real work
in preparing the selections this
rear, and we know there is gong
to be a close race for the
vinner. We invite all of you, to
:ome hear our girls and boys
ecite and declaim.
SHOW
We saw an interesting picture
in "Louis Pasture" last week. It
ihowed how science has done
nuch to help the world. How the
amous people, have discovered
rerms?their causes?and have
liscovered a way to kill the small
nicrobes. We can all see how
icience has helped to reduce the
imount of misery that develops
rom sickness.
The school is proud of the picure
machine project, and every
ine, I believe, looks forward to
eeing these educational pictures,
hat we are so fortunate to have.
FIRST GRADE
We are sure the first grade is
hankful for the picture machine
he school has, because they have
vritten letters of thanks to Mr.
Jarrett. Mr. Garrett was greaty
pleased to know the small
hildren have taken such keen
nterest in the pictures they have
een.
JUNIOR-SEXIOR BANQUET
The Juniors are busily preparng
for the Junior-Senior Ban|uet
which they hope to give in
he latter part of February. They
ire planning to send out the in'itations
in the near future,
lere's hoping everything goes off
moothly.
NEW STUDENT
We are happy to have enrolled
n our school Monday morning,
lohert Uhennis. from New Han
iver. We sincerely hope Robert
rill learn to like the school. He
s in the eighth grade.
BASKETBALL
Both boys and girls basketball
earns have gotten off to a grand
tart this season. The boys have
/on over all their opponents?
ight in a row. The girls have
/on over all opponents except
>ne, having won seven games.
BOLIVir
SCHOOL NEWS
FLU
There has been a great deal of
lu in our school, but as yet it
ias not been necessary to stop.
Ve are glad to have back with
is Mr. Tucker and Miss Cibbs,
/ho have been sick. We hope
hat Miss Hammond will soon be
/ell again.
CONTEST
Tuesday evening at our regular
?.-T. A. meeting a recitation and
. declamation contest was held,
'irst and second prizes were
warded to both girls and boys.
Silly Robbins was awarded first
rize and Roy Rabon the second,
he winners of the girls were
t'_th Rabon, first prize and
uanita Lewis, second. There were
everal other contestants and all
id fine.
FIRST AID
The Red Cross First Aid Course
rtiich is being taught here, is
njoyed by the pupils. They seem
o be interested and are also
aiming some very practical
hings.
CHAPEL
The ninth grade had charge of
he assembly exercises Friday,
"hey gave a very fine program
f music, humor, and a short pep
alk.
BUSINESS TRIP
J. A. Loughlin, of Wilmington,
'as in town last week attending
) business matters.
/ar only a short period requird
the equivalent of six billion
set of lumber. How to build
omes and cantonments without
he government outbidding the
Itizen is something which must
e solved shortly. Yet, it is only
ne phase of the questions ahead.
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i - NOT EXflC
Evelyn Loughlin's grandmother and grandfather I
Loughlin observed their 52nd wedding anniversary
on last Wednesday. Two days before her grandmother
and grandfather Brinkman observed the
48th anniversary of their marriage. The singular
thing about it is that all four grandparents are
alive and are living right here in Southport . . .
We'll nominate Marion Fredere as the best young
horsewoman in this county.
The Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce
Folders are nice, all right, but they do not represent
the most elaborate job of color printing ever
undertaken to boost this section. The honor goes
to a map showing a real estate development un- j
dertaken by J. J. Loughlin, Sr., about 25 years
ago. Included on layout were several scenes in
color showing interesting places in Southport?
The Stuart House, the old school house (city hall),
garrison, etc. The only copy known to still be in
Southport is hanging on the wail at the city
hall and is well worth a trip to see . . . The
cobbler's children went without shoes again last
week when Dr. Roy Daniel, whose hobby just now
is poultry and poultry products, had to go to
Winnabow News Jis"ed M,ifes.,Po
field at Wayside
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Jones and on his wa
daughter, Miss Ophelia, of Chase
| City, Va.. visited Earl Earp ana|at the Wayside
family last week. M Qarnett Sai
Rev. and Mrs. McLamb and Mr. mjngt0n was a vi
and Mrs. Wilkie of Lumberton neS(jay>
were visitors here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Colborn of Pitts- Miss Margaret
burgh, Pa. are visiting Mr. and Raleigh visited M
Mrs. Ralph Crum at Dunrovin Friday.
Farms. Mr. and Mrs.
Ivanhoe were- vis
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Withrow da
and little son of Leland spent
Wednesday with the Reids. Miss Clarice S'
Mrs. Alice Craven and little week end in Gi
daughter, Nell, and Mrs. Carl Gal- friends,
loway were visitors in Southport Mr. and Mrs. X
Thursday. I children of Wil
Charles Harian of Altoona, Pa., Sunday with Mis
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TLY NEWS~"j
the store to buy a down eggTTft^^s
last one of his own to a regular custom* " ?g|
Up until this year Ed Wells was one 0f ,r
bird shots in town. Following a st*li t, *
^ 01 'ICWMS
in the spring Ed has refused to sin
" SliMv. MBS
stronger than tea. and this year he can - ; Bflj
side of a barn ... At the Amuzu tonight
morrow Is "Private Affair." with 3
stars.
In traveling about the county during the MB
two or three months it seems to us that *, '""MB
never seen the secondary roads in better el?
.... Charlie Mathews has a Jersey buii ^Hfi
the fine herd at N. C. State College t0 BP
breeding purposes on Bald Head Island ~ KB
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ty Agent J. E. Dodson, who raised lespefa SB!
rfl?m loot cninmov #??" 'u
ma i?i ??* oo^a uiai mis crop ye ER
be one of the most popular hay producer,
county within two years . . . After having f>?H|
Wolfe, Bill Courtney an.l Call Gunners* n Ml
in succession, local patrons are wondering?M|
their company manages to keep such an un^BS
number of courteous, efficient employees. HB
pe and Satter- ents, Mr. ami Mis. j.
Gospel Mission augh. ffs
there.F'?rida t0 MiSS Katherlne JohW?l
rs spent Friday c<* Saturday from Waycro* & HK
Gospel Mission. A. C. L. hospital where 4, ,,.EE
jnders of Wil- been undergoing tieatmer [?H|
sitor here Wed- sometime.
Miss Rebecca Johnson of
Measamer of staff, James Walker Hosiu HE
rs. J. L. Henry spent Tuesday at her home timR
Miss Bertha Gore, daughter
John Moore of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Gore jig
itors her<? Fri-1 Douglas Padgett, son of Mr. r Hs
| Mrs. J. P. Padgett, tm TI
lied in Conwav, S. C.. Saturfa^K
wain spent the afternoon. They will rnake
eensboro with home in Wilmington. ffl|
Aibie Kelly and BK
mington spent Government distribution of r
ss Kelly's par- cessities is being urged in BolinHt
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. for the year 1941, all the Real '9
ch they own on the first day of
iges of 21 and 50 years must list
except those exempt by law for
)ing applies who fail to list their
or Poll Tax will be guilty of a J9
imprisonment upon conviction. 9
tices of appointments in public j^B
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Leland, N. C.
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Bolivia, IN. **
Southport, N. C. 5
RD Supply, N. C. |H
Shallotte, N. C. fl
Ash, N. C. jBl
J Review will meet at the Tax
1941. Any complaint about valu- <&| I
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