HE STATE PORT PILOT
_ Southport, N. C.
ByjftjLBHEb feVERY WEDNESDAY
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Wednesday, January 21, 1912
The treacherous attack on Pearl Harbor,sho\vs
the Japs' character the same
color as their skins,
i
Then, we are not to suppose that a
two? faced person is necessarily capable
of Rouble talk.
Dumb Dora thought a cross- section of
American life was a bunch of grouches.
T!here'll be one-inning baseball games
henfceforth. How now, are you going to
re-tire a side?
One or two days last week we wonder ?
!i? tu. + tivafUpfinn wn Qn'f". nut
ea 11 me wcatuci ... - , .
out just to fool the enemy.
Farm Outlook?
It is all pretty perplexing.
As recently as this fall co-operating
members of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration went to the polls and
voted to continue the restricted production
of cotton. Either still in effect or re-!
cently operative are limitations upon the
production of tobacco, corn, hogs, wheat
and^ sugar beets.
And now the same machinery which
coached and coaxed for several years
Ifrfu-- from big crops and surpluses is just I
fjhusy sounding the alarm for all-out
Fife thought we saw the point then; we
jiOw we see the point now. But the fargncertainly
is not to blame if he finds
program of about face somewhat beimple
Things
-W9T conditions are likely to cause us
inconveniences against which we shall
wa|it to rebel. Some of our people are goin?
to be bad losers at first, and may get
losj of luxuries confused with hardships.
But a good thing to remember is that
ou* pioneering forefathers got along
mighty well without most of the things
which we now believe to be necessities.
One by-product of the war may be to stop
theitrend toward the softening up of the
people of our nation.
Rt War Means?
i not possible at this time to detail
e events and circumstances which
Japan's victories in the Pacific. But
oad outlines are clear. We underesd
the extent and the striking power
Japanese air and naval forces. We
weije over-confident. We did not turn the
Philippines and the lesser islands into the
bastions which could have repelled^#
majpr attack. Further, we, like the
resh; of the democracies, were lethargic?
we jwishfully disregarded the writing on
the Wall. Accor&ng to Walter Lippman,
Japjn must have spent at least eighteen
moiiths preparing for a>? attack on so vast
a s^ale. But few Americans believed war
wa^':actually coming in the Pacific.
Bjright pot in the Philippine war has
bee? the superb fighting spirit shown by
the: American and Filipino troops commanded
by General MacArthur, who
seeqis to have fully lived up to his reputatioqj
as the ablest American general officerJMacArthur's
forces were tremendously
(Outnumbered. Their equipment was in
ferifcr to that of the Japanese. After the
early days of fighting, they had no air
poster to speak of. Yet they made the
enemy pay a tremendous toll in men and
material for every inch of ground taken
and; at this writing, they have entrenched
themselves on Luzon Island north of
lost; Manila and on the great fortress of
Corfegidor in Manila Bay, and are continuing
the fight.
Many have wondered why MacArthur
waanot given substantial U. S. naval aid.
In tlie opinion of the strategists, it would
havf been suicidal for the Navy to have
sent? major fleet forces in an attempt to
sav* Manila. Japan has big naval bases
in Ffermosa and on the mandated islands,
?om$ of which s_ well under a thousand
-W-i- -J- mvL-gBT- 1
| miles from Luzon. Our forces' nearest ma
jor base is many thousands of miles awai
from the scene of action, at Pearl Harbor
Furthermore, while Luzon is important, i
is not vital. What the Allied Pacific pow
ers must attempt to save at ajl costs i;
Singapore, which is the key to the en
tire Far East, including the rich Dutcl
East Indies. All possible Allied strengtl
must be conserved for the decisive land
sea and aii; battle w;hi<ch, sopn ta,k<
place along the Malayan peninsula. $h(
commanders of grea'. armies and navie:
must take the leng1 vi.ew, and lopk to th<
winning of the war, not t;b? scattered
costly victories which might Imperial th(
major campaign.
It is often said that the prime objective
of this war is the destruction of the Na
iris?that, once that is done, Japan anc
Hitler's other allies can be taken care oi
in their turn. The news which comes ouj
of Russia is immensely encouraging to the
Allied powers. The German rout continues,
and the destruction of German divisions
and German equipment is on an almost
incredible scale. The Russian command
now says that it means to press
forward until Germany itself is turned
into a battlefield. And in Libya, the British
have won a victory which may prove
of immense importance to the eventual
winning of the entire war.
This country is now, for the first time,
realizing what modern war means. The
order freezing sales of new motor cars
and prohibiting the production of new
cars after January, indicates the way the
* .t.1 i_
wind blows, it may oe expeccea vnau yui
lives will be revolutionized with astonishing
speed. There will be no luxuries at
all, and many seeming necessities will be
foregone or produced in bare minimum
quantities. At this moment, we are spending
about 25 per cent of our national income
for war purposes. By the end of the
year we will, if the plans go through, be
spending as much as 50 per cent. What
that will mean to the civilan standard of
living is easily seen.
Yet there is no grumbling. Right-wingers,
labor leaders and big industrialists,
Democrats and Republicans alike, agree
that an all-out effort, with all the privations
entailed, must be made. There is
much criticism of Administration methods,
but no criticism of Administration
long-pull objectives. It is significant that
in the civil government, as in the armed
forces* changes are being made in executive
personnel, designed to weed out the
unfit and replace them with men who
will get results.
Time is the great factor now?time to
produce the instruments of war, and to
train the necessary troops. Japan got the
jump 011 us, as Germany did on Russia
and Britain in the early days of conflict,
because she had spent years PiiePai'ing
for war while we had done relatively Utile.
We have the resources to make up
for this, if only we make full use of the
time we have left before the decisive
f+on-o rvP tKo WQV 1C VADpVlPfl
A Fine Example
We heard this week of a most remarkable
bit of volunteer work in the interest
of the American Red Gross.
H. C. Stone, principal of Shallotte
school, mentioned two weeks ago a drive
for the Red Cross war relief fund among
the children of his school. They immediately
pounced upon the idea and patriotically
initiated a sustained push to obtain
funds. Students, from the youngest first
grader to the most dignified senior, entered
enthusiastically into the drive.
In a few days the drive gained great
momentum. The children showed a willingness
to help and. to give, and a fervor
to aid others which is remarkable. Little
tots from the grammar school seemed tc
realize fully the great cause they were
representing and vied with each other in
rheir earnest efforts to add a penny, s
nickel or a dime to the ever-mounting
total.
The students, did not enter this race
for money as a game. They realized the
direness of the need for the money. They
snowed that they are made of the stufi
all true Americans are made of. They
answered the call in an enthusiastic manner,
but in a manner that showed they
realized and accepted the responsibility
on their shoulders.
The final total raised by the childrer
reached the sum :f $242-. 1-2.
Fine Traders, These Argentine i
*
Argentina seems still to labor undei
the false impression that you can do busi
nocc wifVi XI ItloY4 +Ua -Portf
"too T?ini xxiw^-xy xcvvv una
once she had to take 8,000,000 mouth or
gans in payment for a lot of cattle ship
ped to the Nazis.
What you sometimes think is just j
flash in the pan turn? out to be brijjh
idea.
Then may be the reason some writer
always use eye shades is to protect thei:
eyes from the brilliance of their idpa^.
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' PpljMralf n
The
1 FISHERMEN
S ' BY BILL KBZTAH
? We have lately been hearing:
from a lot of our friends among
' the outdoor writers and all of
: them seem to have undergone
. some sort of a transformation
djiring the past two months. They
are trying to adjust themselves
' to meet war conditions and to
do theit bit while it lasts.
? ? *
A lot of the young men have
gone into out and out service
' for their country. Others are ti-yt
ing to get in, and if they are debarred
by age they are turning to
do all they can with civilian defense.
One thing is sure, from
i those that have been heard from,
they are all trying.
I- ? * ?
There is big Bob Wilson "Up
The Stream" man on the Wash1
ington Times-Herald. Bob writes
; u,s that *as nothing else caipe
' handy, he is carrying on with his
newspaper work and at the same
' tifne has enlisted with the Defense
Corps as an auxiliary i>oliceman.
Bob is a giant in stature
and an andois for looks, but we
have an idea he is too soft hearted
to be much of a cop, unless
it is in the matter of looking
after school children.
* * *
[ Then, there is Arnold Stewai;t,
of the Wilmington, Delaware,
newspapers and a very competent
, outdoor radio commentator. The
last we heard of him he was giv1
ing naval recruits the cold eye,
was disdaining the age require'
ments and trying to enlist in the
i navy, where he could show what
he could do with a gun. We are
not sure of his exact age, but we
hope he will make what he wants.
*
Bill Garrison of Washington, a
frequent fishing visitor here the
past summer during which visits
ho dispensed choice cigars, (afterwards
nullifying their potency by
passing off loaded matches with
which to light them) has gone
for all out aid. He has volunteer1
ed and is contributing his service
to the government on the big
salary of $1.00 per year. If Bill
ever gets Iwek down here we will.
1 forgive and forget the loaded
matches.
* * *
The other day while looking
through a trade journal we came
across a double page pictorial and
i, reading spread of a fellow whom
we have been rating as a personal
friend. He is Chas. S. Osborne,
the sage of Possum Poke in
Possum Lane at Poulon, in Worth
County, Georgia. Charlie is 82
years old, but the pictures testified
to activities on his part that
' would shame any middle-aged
guy. Charlie made millions as a
1 prospector for iron ores as a
" young man. He gave the millions
' away to churches, charities and
schools and took as the setting
for the closing days of his exl
tremely usful life a rural Georgia j
; surrounding. Each summer, how-J
. ever, finds him back in Michigan
for a few weeks stay. He was at
: one time governor of that state.
* ? *
The outdoor boys, and every>
body else, love and venerate the
, sage of Possum Poke in Possum
, Lane. At one time last year we
hpd hopes of having him at
L Southport for awhile, as he wrote
r us and stated he ho|>ed to come
' here some time.
* * *
Thanks to plentiful rains, fresh:
! water fishing in the streams of
[ Brunswick should be a great deal
: better this year with increasing
' prospects each year if we do not
- have another protracted dry spell
f to come along. All the streams
r and deep holes in which fish for
stock survived during the dry
I years. Restoration in suqh places
will be handled by nature. But
When it comes to the lakes, hundreds
of the smajler ones dried
5 completely up. They are now filled
again with water, but with.
out any fish. They will afford
no fishing until they become restocked
in some manner. The
t larger lakes that did not dry
. completely up are comparatively
few.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Potter
j and daughter, Miss Marjorie Pot,
tsr, and son Ralph Potter and.
^ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, Willetta
pent' Sunday with relatives in
Little River, S. C.
Juljajj Soyjthertand returned to
JJelaware last week after spendr
ing ten days here with his mother,
Mrs, I^lzzie Soutberland.
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PILOT, SOUTHfroRt, N. C.
r SHAUOtTE
SCHOOL NEWS
I In cooperation with the national
preparedness program CStone,
principal. has arranged
for two classes in fir3t aid to be
taught at ^hallotte school. The
afternoon class will begin immediately
after school has ended.
The students will cop^st of ttye
teachers who have not had- the
cpurse and of all the commupity
people interested. The night cl&^i
will be taught by H. M. Morris,
agripulture teacher, apd the Students
wil) be men connected with
, the W .P. A., teachers, and other
people who because of their work
do not find it convenient to ipeet
the afternoon class. The first
class begins Monday afternoon
and the second that evening q,t
7:30. All the surrounding communities
who can possibly arrange
to send delegates to these
meetings are heartily invited and
earnestly interested, in the interest
of self-protection, to do, so.
A series of general safety, programs
has also been launched by
Mr. Stone. In connection with
these programs the main topic
discussed is usually the necessary
things to know about, air-rajds.
Mr. Stone stresses the fact that
we are in the immediate environs
of Wilmington, a city rated a
number one target in case of a
raid. In a night, raid planes often
wander off their specific targets
as much as 50 mjies. The main
rules stressed in these prograrps
are those issued by Mayor La
Guardia of New York, in charge
of civilian protection.
CANCEL PLA\'
The senior class play fya? been
called off due to the need of aav
ing fuel required at night practice
and to the lack of transportation
arising from the tire problem.
This is only one of many
sacrifices at this school rpade
necessary by the war crisis.
SPORTS
The last three games have bpen
with Waocamaw and Convyay, S.
C. In the first game the bpys
dashed ferociously out on the
court confident that Waccamaw
didn't have a chance. They t)id
have a chance. In fact they won
in no uncertain term?.
In the next game the Shallptte
boys had a hearty respect for
the Waccamaw's team's playing
ability, but they alsp were determined
to win. They did win. The
Shallotte girls lost their game,
their first loss of the season.
Long and varied had been the
talcs that the Conway teams
wans invincible. When their girls'
team crashed with Shallotte they
hit a stone wail and were overwhelmingly
defeated. Their boys
team, though, seemed, to live up
to their reputation. In spite of
a heroic effort on Shallptte's
part they soundly thrashed the
boys' team. A return gamp with
Conway was temporarily postponed
due to uncertain transportation
facili ties.
DAIIUli
DUU VIA
SCHOOL NEWS.
PIANQ RECITAL
I The piano students of the Bolivia
school held their second recital
of the year in the auditorium
Tuesday evening. Pupils taking
part on the program were: Pa,tsy
Ann Tharpe, Mary Lillian Potter,
Marjorie Hickman. Kathleen
Clemmons, Wetona Tharpe, Mary
Louise Burriss, Doris Johnson,
Betty Flo Reid, Mary Elizabeth
Kye, Christine Willets, Retha
Hart, Laurice Hickman, Frances
Lesh, Eula Garner, Egthleen Caison,
Mildred Gilbert, Mary Lou
Earp, Rosa Gilbert, Lillian Rahon,
Inez Mitchell, Virginia, Lewis;
Kenneth Tucker. Eileen IjUcEman,
Emmer Lee Sellers, and George
Lanier.
DEFENSE
The third in a series, of Civilifui
Defense meetings was hel(l in toe
school auditorium Monday evening.
Many officers, for the Bplivia
District were appointed.
Classes in nursing and first
aid will be taught in connection
with this defense program. These
classes will begin at an early
date.
N, C. E. A. MEET
The Brunswick county unit of
the North Carolina Education
Association met in the Bolivia
high school auditorium Friday
afternoon at three-thirty o'clock.
i Guest speakers were Misa Mary
Langston, Field Secretary of the
N. C. E. A. and Dr. Luddington
of State College Education Uepartment
ATTENDS MEET
Glenn Tucker, principal of the
Bolivia School, attended a physical
education meeting for secondary
schools in Elizabethtown Saturday.
Miss Claire Brooks, history teacher,
spent the vyeek end with
her parents in Evergreen.
Winnabow News
Mr. and Mrs. Everett McKeithan
of Wilmingtoh were visitors
here Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. R. L. Sullivan and little
son sjjent Fridfty. with Mrs, Ij>.
j m urn 1 1 u i .ii ?m
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[ -NOT H(flC
Best selling item* In the candy case' at Quark's
.are the hqme-njade brown-dogs which Miss Eva
brings down . . . Despite the fact that the law
requiring a witness to kiss the Bible as testimony
of his good faith as be is being sworn in has
been repealed?the. kissing clause? ippat of the
people sworn in in count here Monday made a
quick brush in the general direction of the Good
Book.
Southpprt is likely to be well represented, Friday
night at the wrestling card in Wilmington which
. finds Abe Yourist grappling Frederick Von
Schact, American-bom German, who is heir-ap|
: parent to the Frown Prince title formerly held by
L. Ganey at Leland. visited the Taylo
' Mrs. Douglass Padgett and lit- n0on,
'I tie son of Kure Beach spent Wed- ,? .
nesday here with her mother, Mrs. ena" Dl
Isaac Gope. ton and Mr. Net
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tucker and Vere Visitors hen
son, Kenneth, of Bolivia, visited 'nSthe
A. P. Henry family Sunday, ' h J- Zibelin of
afternoon. '
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Reynolds
and daughter, Miss Mary ' __
Bonner and her little friend from E 1
Wilmington yisjted- the Taylors. I J
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and. Mrs. John L. Thacp, SflC UiS
jMiss Christine Coley and VVjhjz .
Hufham, of Wilmington visited ?1I1m QfOp
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ht Zibelin Sun- . i
day evening.. I np?(,
m Mr. and Mrs. W- A, lyopp and lnf?,.
children of Bolivia visited the I w '
D. r! Johnspns Sunday afternoon.
. George Cannon and family of
Bolivia visited the Taylors Sun- \1
day afternoon, \
Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Young of
Wilmington, spent the week end ?
here with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs, J. Mercer Taylor BOUYIi
and Dr. and Mrs, R. M. Fales and,
Mrs. H. E. Fales of Wilmington
I' STATEMENT Q
SQUTHPOR1
dCLOAN AS
of Southport, N. C.,
I ? A s s.
THE ASSOCIATION OWNS-?
Cash o? Hand and in Banks ....
Stock in Federal Hojne Loan Ba
11| Mortgage Loans
Money loaned to shareholders for the
own their homes. Each, loan secured
improved real estate.
Share Loans
jjj Advances made to our sjiarehojdsni
loan exceeds 90 e/c of amount actuall*
Accounts Receivable ......
Temporary Advances for Ipsurapce,
Office Furniture and. fixtures ..
; | Real Estate Owned.
Real Estate Sold Under Contrast
HJ Other Assets
; | TOTAL
l 1 A ? M
THE ASSOCIATION' OWES:?TO SHARI
Funds entrusted to our cape in the
InstaRnj.ent Shades
Full-Paid Shares
Running Shares
Other Shares .........
Notes Payable, Federal Hoijiq Loan
Notes Payable, Other
1 Undivided Profits
Ill Earnings held, in. trust for distributi
U Unity ot their shares.
Reserve for Contingencies...............
To be used tor the. payment of an;
reserve increases the safety and str
Other Liabilities
TOTAL .....................
State of North Carolina, County of
Jj. E> Carr(1 S^dr.et^y-Treasurrr of the
p^d. before rpe t^iis day. qj)d, being duly
is true to the best of his knowledge and b
Sworn to and subscribed, bgfftRe me,
this Jflth day of January, 1942.
EtACljML TGEft (pOJ^JfTTE, Notary ?ul
(My Commission Expires April 5,
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frfeftnfcsftav, january 2, ,
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TIY NEWS ~
Cow-boy Luttrell. Principals in the second7)^
the bill will be Etl (Strangler) White vs e."
Barto Hill . . . Some of the hoys from
have been talking- about getting into lhf ^
bowling league.
"Devil Dogs Of The Air" is a
Uia,
starring James Cagney and Pat OErien. A
issue of a former hit, it is making the
again in this modem, natural setting an,|
Friday and Saturday of this week to the A? "
.... The Phillip. Allen, t,ract above South^
been looked over and surveyed for so many
Jecta during the past few months that it ts i,Jl
ly, checked with trails.
rs Sunday after
? -1 ited his brother C. H.
Tuesday morning.
el*1? i?r PE,h" sm'"m i
Vlrgi{ua Pope returned tw,
e. iugsd^y morn- aft)erncon {rom a vjsjt ^
Wljmington via-Vrenls in Altoona' Pa'
ERTILIZER
i i?ujvediately for your fertilizer
food. Materials are available
tfiey be mighty bard to get
& A- KOPP
General Merchandise? ||
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# CONDITION
F BUILDING
ISOCIAHON
as of Dec. 51fst, 1941
?- ?
?s ?
> f ,
3,197.22
ijk 2,000.00
, . 119,06,3.81
purpose of enabling them to
by first, mortgage on local
5,384.00
I against tl)<;ic shaijes. No
i paid. in.
....................... 677.19
Ta^gs, Etq.
496.21
87,531.10
- Hfm , 7,531.10 ;
597.91 (
.....$138,917.77 I
I
?JOW?S?S- I
fOCP p? pajojierjta pn? shares as follows: ffl
$59,386.50 I
58.900.0Q. 1
$.420.57 J
None 124,707.07 I
. JJaijk 4,880.00 I
None j
5,104.6:4 4
oi}, to share-holder* at ma- J
3,7.51.7.2
y losses, if sustained. This
ength of the Association.
504.35
1138,947.77
Brunajttipkss.
i above najpgd, q^pclatiop personally aP"
sworn, say* Ujat the foregoing statement
elief. |
J. Eh CARR, Sec'y.-Treas.
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