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Wednesday, December 16, 1942
About Hog-Killing *
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OVER and over we hear the rumor h
that a farmer cannot kill his hog j5
without: 1. Giving one to the government;
or, 2: Getting a permit from the
county agent; or, 3: Paying a sum of ^
money for a permit to kill hogs. |a
We are taking this opportunity to y
brand all of these rumors as false, and
we refer our readers to a release printed
in the Pilot last Wednesday from the of- g
fice of Dean I. O. Schaub.
When there is a change in the present
rules, you may depend upon seeing the I ^
official announcement in your county t
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School News h
s:
THIS is an open letter addressed pri- t(
marily to students of Leland, Bol- f
ivia, Shailotte and Waccamaw high
schools. _ c
Maybe you boys and girls have been y
reading the school column that is written ^
each week by high school students at
Southport. If you haven't, we want to f
commend it to you, and we want to invite ^
you to have a column for your own school v
just like it. fj
This news is written and turned in each v
week by a staff of four high school sen- u
iors. Of course, it is passed through the &
hands of a faculty advisor, who makes tj
suggestions and gives valuable advice.
But, practically speaking, it is a column ^
conducted by the students.
We'd like nothing better than to have j?
a similar school column from each school
every week. We'd like to have it written i
and mailed so that it will reach Southport
not later than Monday afternoon, and r
we'd prefer that it be typed. This latter
provision is not a necessary requirement, ^
however. y
Start taking about a column for your s
school, and beginning with the first of h
the year, let's have your school represent- s
ed each week in The State Port Pilot. p
Optimism Dangerous b
rO many people, because of the initial a
success of the Allies in Tunisia, have
been inclined to be overly optimistic with d
regard to the war, and lost sight of the
fact that a long, hard fight lies ahead. e
Even the Tunisian battle itself is likely
to take weeks and even months.
We hear reverberations about the low- s
ering morale in Italy and the impending
crack-up of the Fascists' government, but
if we are wise we will not take too much a
stock in it. v
It may be entirely true that there is dissention
in the ranks of Italy's populace, j'
and that there is seething unrest. It may
further be altogether probable and even
likely that after the Allied battle has s
been won in North Africa, Italy may be
next on the list of victims. c
Unquestionably, the recent heavy RAF a
raids on the cities of Italy have dealt
staggering blows at Italian morale, and
the constant threat of an impending AI?JJ?
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neu mvtiMuii auus iuei 10 me aireaay
flaming fire.
All these facts may be undeniably true.
It may be said that they conform entirely
to the plans of the Allies. Italy may be
now in the process'of being "softened up"
for Allied invasion.
But all these things are merely specula- ?
tive. Wc have no assurance that Italian
morale is near collapse, and even if it
docs crack up that doesn't necessarily
mean that the war is near its end. The
United Nations would then have Germany
and Japan with which to deal.
The safest and by far the sanest course
for the American people is to count upon
a war to last at least two or three years,
if not bnger, then if by some stroke of
good fortune, the conflict should be
brought to a victorious conclusion before
our expectations, it would be a happy
surprise, whereas if our expectations for
a short war did not materialize, we would
be in for disappointment, and the country
as a whole might suffer.
So you needn't count on the end of the
var bringing back the things you've had
o give up?at least not anytime in the
lear future.
Does The Administration
Want To Forestall Inflation?
rHE starry-eyed idealists in Washington
have an entirely different con:eption
of what constitutes inflation, or
nore specifically, what causes it, than a
ot of us here at home. Leon Henderson
nay slap a ceiling on the price of everyhing
that might possibly be purchased,
md that still will not forestall inflation
is long as wages continue to go up and
ip.
We heard of a Brunswick man last
veek who is making $170.00 a week in a
tearby defense plant. Truthfully enough,
le worked 80 hours to get that fabulous
imount, receiving time and a half for the
ast 40 hours that he worked.
We know of innumerable persons in
he county who, before the war were aveaging
perhaps $25 to $30 a week, who
,re now making in excess of $100 per
reek at defense plants.
We know that as long as such wages
re being paid, that people are going to
pend that money. Exhort all you wish,
iut as long as people have money to j
pend they are going to spend it. The Adlinistration
implores the public to invest'
heir surplus cash in war bonds and I
tamps, which would be a fine thing if
hey would do it, but how many people,
aving not had more than the bare neces- J
ities of life until recently, are not going
o try now to have some of the luxuries
rom the fruits of their labor?
This situation spells inflation with a
apital I. You cannot help it. That man
riio is making $170 a week cannot be
-fro* o-offinor Jill VlP fftll.
KVIU^U 4VX
The President's attitude toward labor
or a long time has been commendable,
ut now, it's practically reached the stage
fhere it's an obsession with him. His
irm stands against lengthening the work!
feek in vital war plants is bringing down
pon his head severe criticism. There is;
recourse. Why does not congress act in!
bis matter ?
In the light of the present attitude of
lie administration, we can question the1
enuineness of its desire to forestall in-1
lation.
A writing Rules
rHE Morganton News-Herald observes |
that the woods and fields have been
illed with hunters recently, and suggests
hat during the remainder of the hunting
eason it would be a mighty good plan for
untsmen to observe some simple rules of
afety while enjoying one of the most
lopular of American pastimes:
"Never carry loaded guns in automoiles
or other vehicles.
"When afield hunting birds, keep
breast of your companion.
"In loading never point a gun in the
irection of your companion.
"In climbing over stone walls and fencs,
first break or unload your gun.
"A bird quartering to the right in the
icinity of your hunting companions
hould never be fired 011 by a hunter on
he extreme left and vice versa.
"Never leave a loaded gun standing
.gainst a tree or lying on the ground
t'here a dog may get at it.
"Always keep your gun pointed away
rom your companions when you stop to
alk.
"In handing a gun to a person for in
pection, be sure it is unloaded.
"Never shoot in the direction of your
ompanions because you consider yourelf
a good marksman. You are taking a
langerous chance.
"Cany a gun pointed down to the left,
f you shoot left-handed, walk at the exreme
right of the party.
"At all times be careful."
Shears And Paste |
WHITE CHRISTMAS"
(Christian Science Monitor)
With everyone calling for a "war song"
along comes Irving Berlin's "White Christmas"
hitting an all-time popularity high in
Berlin tunes.
It isn't a war song .It isn't even a love
song. Yet it has sung its way into practically
every home and heart in the country. No one
seems to be able to explain just why. Even
Mr. Berlin himself is puzzled. "People read
things into that song I had never dreamed of,"
he admits.
It amazed the public-wise Hollywood producers
of "Holiday Inn", the film in which it
was introduced, who had confidently plugged
"Be Careful" to care for itself?which it did,
to the tune of more than 650,000 copies.
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The United Nations, it is esti- '
mated now are producing twice as; ^
much combat armament as the |
Axis, and by the end of next year i an
it is expected that the United i.
States, alone, will produce almost
as great a volume of fighting oi]
weapons as all the rest of the .
world combined. In order to at- j
tain that vast output of war W?
goods, civilian goods and services q.
must be cut to a bare minimum. | sil
Not more than 75 billion dollars 0(J
worth of goods and services will tic
be available, in 1943, to all the be
people of this country.
But at the same time our total J
national income has steadily been
[ rising, until it has reached a level
of about 115 billion dollars a year,
even with taxes taken out which
means that for every $1.15 that _
we have to spend, there will be J J
only about 75 cents worth of .
goods or services to spend it on. | c
Part of our 40 billion dollar sur-1 ex;
plus buying power will be drained
off by additional taxes, while ^
voluntary restrictions in buying
and voluntary savings also will c^'
help check the rise in living costs th<
caused by competition to buy I th<
scarce goods. If, however, we | nw
want to make our stocks of scarce | th<
goods go as far as possible?and sio
we do?if we want to make sure pe
they're evenly distributed, then! th<
we must rely on rationing. We ! pr<
must rely on both the coupon ra-1 in?
tioning with which we are now i Sa
familiar, and the new system of j inf
"point" rationing which will startj trs
after the frst of the year. j die
POINT-RATIONING IS NEEDED I em
The present coupon "unit sys- j W1
tern" is well adapted to rationing j tee
such products as sugar and coffee,1 a
which can be divided up on a sim- ; Ch
pie per capita basis, but it can- j ovi
not well hp nspfl for rntioninp* Hi- i lat
versified foodstuffs, since tastes
vary quite as much as do sup- on
plies, and not all persons want isli
the same items in their daily diet.' rai
By giving a higher point value to I rai
scarce commodities and lower ar<
ponts to those that are plentiful, inf
the consumer having a total num- a
ber of points to "spend" for a sU
particular group of products dur- th:
ing a given ration period is free lot
to "pay out" more of his points Aci
for scarce items, or to consume m?
larger amounts of low - point, j pn
abundant foods that may be sud- } po
stituted for the scarce ones. j Ca
Whatever the details of the j (lis
measures used in controlling pric-: wa
es, lit is inevitable that everyone' bo'
concerned with handling merchan-, ap
disc, from raw materials to finish- is
ed products, must keep records j thi
and engage in bookkeeping to an | P"
extent that would not be ncces- th(
sary under peacetime conditions. I po'
For price control, to be effective, | Co
must be based on accurate fig- j a !
ures. Since last April, when the mc
General Maximum Price Regula- ly
tion went into effect, retail stores an
have had to file with their local i in
boards celling prices on fewer I He
than 200 items of food, clothing, i th<
furniture, hardware, and fuel?j mi
all of them of greatest importance j pa
in the family expense budget. If | CUi
extra time and labor are involved i inf
in these operations, they pay im-1wi
mense dividends in the billions of ca
dollars saved by consumers. And th<
everyone is a consumer. dc'
PLANNING BETTER USE
OF LABOR scl
In the meanwhile, more ef- wf
fient use of our present labor for- sh
ce is being developed through the | mc
work of labor-management com-; inf
miwces in i.yuu war plants ? ul<
by means of programs for train- 's
ing and upgrading workers and Ka
a multitude of time-saving ope- bu
rations. A labor - management
group, representing the railroads, La
is working on a plan for tern- ta!
porarily shifting labor from one exl
road to another to meet short- C01
ages, and another plan calls for fo1
organizing a mobile corps of ex- Ka
perienced farm workers, aided by se?
local volunteers, to meet peak-,a"
NOTICE!
See us for your Doors, Windoi
Strong-BUt Wall Panel, Paints, In
Certain-Teed Roofing, "Century" A
Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Flui
Building Materials.
SMITH BUILDER!
Castle Hayne Road
PHONE :
Mtorr.
Authorized Bottler: J. VV. ?
OT, SOUTHPORT, N. C.
ason labor demands.
Traffic on the country's rural'
ads in this first month of na- j
>n-wide mileage rationing is ex-1
cted to be 35 to 40 percent |
is than a year ago . . . Travel-!
g salesmen engaged full time I
the sale of products essential]
the war program may receive j
i to 65 percent of their last
ar's gasoline consumption, or a
ileage of 8,600 miles a year,
lichever is less . . . More coal
d wood-burning stoves are beg
made available for those who
mt to change over from fuel
i heating equipment . . . There
11 be no wartime regulations
[posed on Christmas trees, andj
ir workers are advsed to make |
iristmas Day a holiday, if pos>le,
since there have been no
her full holidays in war producin
since the fight for freedom
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WASHINGTON
LETTER
' National Editorial Association!
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. ?
iliday vacations taken by the j
piring Congress are of two I
ijor varieties. Those re-elected
the November hustings have j
lurned to their bailiwicks to I
sck on recent developments in
; political sentiment among
:ir constituents. The other seg-j
:nt-the "Lame Ducks" especially
ise of the Democratic persuan,
are in a more humble and
titioning mood. Hat in hand,
;se defeated Senators and Re
2sentatives are anxiously waitt
for Mr. Roosevelt to play
nta Claus in generously bestow;
high-priced Federal jobs. Coniry
to expectations the solons
1 not clean up the odds and
3s as a parting gift to the
lite House. The House Comit1
on Ways and Means shelved
bill intended to augument the i
ief Executive's wartime powers
sr immigration, tariffs and reed
subjects.
\ number of unfinished projects
the book for the incoming legiture
bode ill for many high-1
iking Federal officials. The top- j
iking leaders of many agencies]
2 fully cognizant that various j
luences will be responsible for
long parade on the witness |
ind. The word has been passed |
it the aftermath of the farm '
ibies resentment against Price
Iministrator Leon Henderson I
ly be found in the tentative |
igrani to probe his office and ]
licies. If the hue and cry of
pitol Hill investigations fail to
lodge office-holders, there is aliys
the second string to the
iv. 'An effective Congressional
proach to downtown officaldom
to-hamstring these agencies
'ough drastic curtailment of apipriations
and in grants of aujrity.
It is noteworthy that the
iverful House Appropriations
mmittee which usually conducts
series of hearings on next year's
>ney program has been strangeidle
this season. Of course, one
swer is that marked changes
the political complexion of the
iusc will require alterations in
: partisan balance on each comttce.
Budget agents of the Dcrtments
who have been acstomed
to free and easy spend;
expect to encounter trouble
th their estimates for the fis1
year of 1944. It all stems from
2 apparent "show me" attitude
eeloping among the solons.
Unions fighting among themves
for a larger share of the
tr worker's income in memberip
dues is apparently a major
>tive back of the current hear;
about the shop practices at
; famous Kaiser shipyards. It I
reported that when Henry
liser started his mammoth ship-;
ilding project that he signed
th the American Federation of
bor and saddled them with the
sk of finding all workers for his
pending plants. Because they
jld not meet the requirements
thousands of trained men,
liser recruited on the Eastern
iboard. The result was that
number of employees carried
NOTICE!
vs, Square-Deal Wall Board,
isulation Board, Rock Wool,
sbcstos Shingles and Siding,
b Lining, Lumber and other
5 SUPPLY, Inc.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
5339
Jackson Be%erage Oo.
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With all of this coffee rationing
makes a lot of people feel mighty 1
remember that 45,000 bags of col
last spring when a merchant vessel
within sight of land off Southport .
Who Came To Dinner," starring Be
be the feature attraction at the t
and tomorrow. Incidentally, the p
the past ten days at the local theat
good as have been shown anywhen
length of time. Twice recently '
movie house has had pictures that
week later at a leading Wilmingt<
Although many of the former voli
are now in service, the ones left a
smart job Sunday night in putting
C. I. O. cards and now the bitter fi
struggle for jurisdiction. Another a
union issue turned up on the 4'
desk of the President this wee^k. p
It involves the use of one word n
in a union dispute with the w
Montgomery-Ward Company. The 0
controversy has reached a point
wherein the prestige of the Warjg.
Labor Board is at stake. Being p
forced to sign with the unions cl
under White House instructions, n
the employer wants to insert the p
ominous word "duress" in their n
contract while the uoara aesires a
to substitute "protest." There is 11
a wide gulf in the meaning of the 01
words bound for a legal test. Ii
Just how selective service with-. b
drawals have forced a shortage of p
skilled workers in private indus- j a:
try is revealed in the survey of ] n
the age of all workers in each oc- n
cupation published this week by 11
the Bureau of Census. The data rl
gathered in 1940 required many t(
months to tabulate. It was found w
that three-fifths of the five mil- ci
lion men who were employed as tl
skilled craftsmen were between o
the ages of 18 and 44 years. The si
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It's going to be s
make your gift a subs
to friends and relative
serving their country f
than the home town
know and love ....
Only $1.50 a yeai
your own) for $3
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raiLYl
going on, it iat Lewis Hardee's
sad when they' local fire fighters
'fee were lost1 any group we hav
went aground j thing you could d<
. . "The Man' ball season was a
tte Davis, willjtween the Chicag
imuzu tonight j skins proved that,
ictures during> had a little revei
re are just as, 73-0 drubbing of I
i in the same ) The same bird <
the Southport J last week made
; turned up a another one a few
>n theatre. was black-and-wh
unteer firemen All reports to the
it home did a are some faithful
out the blaze ( believe there is m
igures show that within these
ge limits the draft would affect!
6 percent of the farmers and 70 j
ercent of the farm laborers. Four
lillion men in this age category!
'ere in sales, clerical and service
ccupations.
Flooded by protests from busiess
men and farmers the Conress
has attempted to halt the
ractice of administrative agen-j
les sending out their question-1
aires. The new measure which
assed the Senate and Houseis I
ot considered too restrictive as
srtain government aepaiuikuu
ke the income tax division and
ther fiscal groups are exempted.'
istead of dispatching question
lanks with a threat of heavy |
enalties to citizens failing to file I
n answer, the bureaucrats must I
ow justify their proposals before j
lailing inquiries. It was estab-j
shed that business men and ag-j
culturalists had been subjected;
> questions when the material
as seldom analyzed by the agenies.
The situation was so bad
lat many small enterprises were
bliged to employ specialists to
apply answers to technical1
Y CHRIST
ERY WEE
J ME AND OVERS E
i jolly 1943 for everyone o
cription to THE STATE PO
:s?and especially to men a:
ar from home ! There's no r
paper to greet them with
r?or three subscript
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iouthport, N. C.
SPAY, DECFMpr^
We alwa>'s
do the most with the ^
6 CVer Secn ' About th *
jpend upon during the
n upset-and Sundays
? Bears anU WaahiagC^
Anyway, the Washing^ ^
ige coming to them afler *
two years ago. ^
Jog that caught the fox ^
the mistake of trying to
days later-only the latter'^
ite. Pheu! You guessed it
contrary notwithstanding, ^
bird hunters here who d? ?!
uch of a quail crop this fa""
queries. ? ?
MEDICAL, PATIENT
Oscar Knox,of Bolivia sDosher
Memorial Hospital ^
medical patient last \v?w
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FOR TREATMENT
Mrs. Virginia jOhrJ0,
Southport, entered Doshe:^
orial Hospital Wednesci; i
treatment.
patient
Master Clifton Gore, of Lt#
entered Dosher Memorial Hig
al on Friday of last week si
medical patient.
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SURGICAL PATIENT
Ensign W. C. Cathey, 0; Q
well Section Base, is a mm
patient at Dosher Meir.onal ?
pital.
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HOSPITAL PATIENT
Joseph B. Willetts. of \v=
bow, entered Dosher Mens
Hospital Saturday as a nern
patient.
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