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THE STATE PORT PILOT
Southport, N. C.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor
to tared u second-claas matter April 20, 1028, a'
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Wednesday, April 21, 1943
Vitamin 4-F is about the best cure for
some of these selectees returned from Ft.
Bragg because of their health.
Some of the fellows chafing under the
restraint of the gasoline program might
be interested in a campaign trip, or in an
ocean voyage, all expenses paid?being
arranged by Uncle Sam.
Rev. Walter H. Pavy
NEWS of the death of Rev. Walter H.
Pavy came as a shock to friends
and followers throughout the county, for
this kindly English-born gentleman had
earned a place of respect and admiration
in the hearts of those wno knew him.
He was a man who enjoyed activity,
and so it is that even in their grief over
his passing his friends may find consolation
that he lived a full and useful life
until the very end.
We Must Wake Up'
IT is a sad commentary upon our people
when we hear that 'what we really
need to wake us up is a few bombs'?and
realize that this all too true.
Only the faithful few go up to wrap
surgical dressings, not because it is only
their kin and those in whom they are interested
who will use them, but because
others are not sufficiently aware of the
noed to make sacrifices to do this work.
A few bombs, and all this would be
changed,
At one time the program of having
persons sit up nightly at the control center
at Southport was working smoothly.
But there was too long a period of inactivity,
and now it is really a job to keep
this station filled every night in the week.
A few bombs, and all this would be
changed.
There are countless jobs in the Civilian
Defense organization that need to be filled
by capable personnel, who simply refuse
to take time from their normal activities
to do this work. If we are to avoid
chaos when trouble does strike, then
training and experience would be invaluable.
But with interest as it is, we will
have no chance to show a trained organization.
A few bombs, and all this would be
changed.
History's Biggest Job
IY^rHEN this war is over the United
States will be in no position to return
to isolationism. Hard-headed economists
agree that a broad program of international
trade is the only sound method
by which the American people can
hope to service the crushing war debt
now accumulating. In plainer words, we
will either trade with the world, thus
helping to maintain maximum production
and employment for American industry
and American workers in order that they
may pay the taxes that will be needed by
a debt-burdened government, or we will
retreat toward isolation, bankruptcy and
another war.
We have everything to gain by taking
the lead in establishing a just and permanent
peace, and in breaking down artificial
trade barriers between nations. Mil'
lions of men now in the armed forces wit
bring home with them a new understand
ing of the problems and need of the resi
of the world. These men will have seer
demonstrated the hopeless plight of peo
pie broken under tyrannical governments
They will have seen why our forefather!
fled the old world to set up the America!
Republic. They will bring home witl
them a realization that war is a destroyei
; of freedom; that recurring war abroac
will ultimately clutch with bloody finger!
at our own freedom.
As good American business men, thej
; will realize that we have ahead of us the
I biggest organizing and selling job in his
tory if we are to help prevent future war:
and save ourselves from bankruptcy am
enslavement We will have to help formu
late and enforce a lasting peace, whih
a
leading the way in rehabilitating tl
world through trade.
This job has already commenced und<
, the foreign trade policy of the America
government. It should be carried forwai
| in preparation for the day when peat
returns.
Fire On The Farm
>
' yT is the patriotic duty of every run
1 J[ community to promote organized fii
prevention on the farm. Farm organiz;
tions, the clergy, rural educators, th
press, women's clubs, and civic clut
should include fire prevention as a regi
lar activity. A year-round fire preventio
committee, representative of all group;
should be appointed. It should be the r<
sponsibility of this committee to organiz*
equip, train, and maintain a rural con
munity fire department. It should arrang
for a suitable fire alarm system to assur
prompt fire department service. It shoul
provide for the building of cisterns o
farms and near rural public building;
which fire department pumpers can us
as sources of water supply. It should pre
vide runways for fire department pump
ers to available streams and ponds and t
the farm itself to prevent miring. 1
should arrange to send one or two mem
bers of the department to annual stat
fire colleges or to short fire-safety cours
es.
Further, the fire prevention committe
should initiate a program of better educa
tion on such important phases of prevent
ion as fire control, protection from lightr
ing, proper construction, and the simples
common hazards found on the farm.
The nation can ill afford to lose th
I nrndilutive effort of a single farm. An
yet nearly $300,000 worth of farm prop
erty is destroyed by fire each day. Th
bulk of this daily waste is directly attri
butable to individual carelessness and ig
norance, just as is the bulk of fire loss -i:
urban areas. The farmers are bendini
every effort to produce the food to fee'
ourselves and our allies. They should like
wise bend every effort to avoid the los
of production inevitably resulting fror
preventable fire.
Shears And Paste
MacARTHUR APPEAL HEARD
(The Charlotte Observer)
War Secretary Stimson's promise that "we
will keep our American and Australian flyers
supplied with sufficient planes not only to replace
our losses but to build up our aircraft
to counter the increasing enemy air strength"
came as a gratifying reassurance to many
people in America.
Many had been disturbed by recent pleas
from General MacArthur and other authorities
in Australia for additional planes to meet the
growing aggressiveness of the enemy and the
increasing air strength of the Japanese in the
South Pacific area.
For two or three days appeals had been
coming from General MacArthur's headquarters
and from Australian officials, pointing
out with emphasis the increasing menace of
the Japanese. General MacArthur himself, his
air force commander, General Kenney, and
others had indulged in some rather plain
speaking, and their pleas appear to have had
effect.
Not only has Japanese air strength been increasing
and growing more aggressive in the
South Pacific, but a spokesman for General
MacArthur. said a great enemy combat fleet
is constantly being maintained in the Truk
area, "within less than three days sailing distance
of New Guinea." The statement followed
on the heels of announcement that the Japanese
had launched their third air attack in
force in four days on an Allied base in New
Guinea Wednesday.
It is of supreme importance that the war
be pressed to the limit against Hitler in Tunisa
and the Continent of Europe, but at the
same time we cannot afford to take chances
on permitting the Japanese to gain more territory
in the Pacific and possibly invade Aus;
tralia itself. In other words, we must not let
MacArthur and his forces down.
A lot of people who never raised anj
thing but cain before are now Victor
Gardeners.
Who said Paavo Nurmi was ever th
world's fastest runner? Marshal Envi
5 Rommel is that now.
7 If you just string along with th
J crowd, you're likely to find yourself in
- mighty bad tangle.
3
1 Men can be proud that in America yo
- can wear your stripes on your sleeve an
i not on your back.
THE STATE PORT PIL
el WASHINGTON j
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WASHINGTON, April 21. ?
' Wartime restrictions on travel
and shortage of hotel rooms have
blighted Washington's usual Easter
crop of visitors. The high j
sohool graduating classes, which |
have invaded the city for years, |
jl found train and sleeping accomo-|
dations unobtainable. Despite the j
e absence of young America asj
1- spectators from the Senate and |
ie House galleries, the lawmakers]
indulged in routine wrangling over
)s j foreign and domestic issues. Out1-1
standing development of the week
n has been the marked increase in
antagonism between the legislas?
tive and administrative branches
of the government without regard
a to partisan considerations. Though I
Congress authorizes expenditures
l" of billions for the war effort, it
e is noteworthy that the legislators j
e are apparently trying to keep
, their hands off the actual mili"
tary and naval operations. Hown
ever, a junket to the war zones
is. a definite prospect.
'? The much vaunted "Congresq
sional courtesy" has been thrown
into discard lately. The House
has just emerged from an exhibition
of inter-committee quarrels
about jurisdictional matters
0 which will leave a mark hard to
j. erase. The appropriation bill for
the Department of Agriculture
1- and related agencies was badly
mangled in the feuds which raged
without reference to party labels.
The Congressional axemen
centered their attack on moneygrants
to various farm agencies.
e It was reported that farm lobi
bies were active in the fracas.
The Farm Security Administration
apparently flaunted restric1"
tions on their expenditures as delt
vised by the lawmakers. The result
is that the House Appropriations
Committee singled them out
e as an example to other administd
rative groups which defy the sol,
ons. The functions were either
abolished or transferred.
e The action of this committee
i- precipitated a battle royal with
.. the House Agriculture Committee,
which insisted its prerogan
tives for legislating were set aside
g by the group holding the money(j
bags. The outcome of this strife
was the elimination of many important
farm projects. The thorS
oughness of the House Appropriaq
tion Committee's study is revealed
in 1700 printed pages of testimony
covering more than a month
of executive sessions. It is ex_
pected the fate of the F. S. A.
will force a whole some respect
for mandates written into appropriations.
_ Some banks in rural sections
are seeking the aid of Congress
in checking the competition from
so-called production credit corporations
financed by the Federal
government. It is claimed that
these Federal agencies are soliciting
, loans at rates of interest
that these country banks cannot
meet and remain in business. Officials
have stated, however, that
they have no intention of modifying
their practices and, in fact,
would like additional funds to extend
ther work. The Farm Credit
Administration insists that they
will require more than the allotted
$220,000,000 for farm loans.
It is their contention that local
F. C. A. representatives have
been instructed to inform farmers
to use all other means and
avenues of credit before turning
to the government.
The increased cost of operating
farms was revealqd in t he Agriculture
Department's statement
that monthly farm wage rates
are now at the highest levels of
record. Department reported that
the monthly rate with board was
$56.84, an increase of 37 per cent
from April 1, 1942, while the
monthly rate without board was
33 per cent higher than a year
ago. It is estimated that on April
1, 9,308,000 persons were employed
on farms, including 7,433,000
family workers and 1,875 hired
hands. This represents a 7 per
cent decrease in hired workers
from a year ago but very little
change in the number of family
workers.
Automobile owners and riders,
who have cherished the hope that
the tire situation would improve
within a short time, have received
a deflating report from responsible
sources. A compilation of
various government agencies interested
in the subject definitely
states, "the great bulk of the
nation's 27,000,000 civilian passenger
car owners are not going to
get any new synthetic tires before
at least the last half of
1944. It is expected that some
synthetic tires will be available
for essential civilian driving by
September, 1944, but how many
is still, an open question." The
r- rubber situation has been a sourv
ce of confusion to the public.
So many conflicting statements
have been issued that most people
assume that the shortage of
e tires are not real. They fail to
realize that with the ad 'ent of
n synthetic tires only preferred
plflSSPC rtf xtamM ?
wi unvcio vtruuiu iv ui a
position to qualify for these articles.
Significant is the official
ie summary which states, "But even
a with 100 per cent cooperation by
car owhers, there is a possibility
that the rubber picture will be
darker before it lightens." 'iiie
lU outlook is not as cheerful as it
, has been hinted by many officials
a and tire owners, especially with
regard to synthetio tires. Plants I
v'l
OT. SOUTHPORT, N. C.
have been built and are being
built from scratch, so that the
whole question of obtaining synthetic
rubbers in adequate amounts
in 194.1 and 1944 actually
hinges on the rate of construction
of the plants, plus the rate
of arriving at a realistic production
point.
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EDITOR,
STATE PORT PILOT,
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
Dear Mr, Harper:
On behalf of the boys and girls
of Bolivia High School, and for
myself, I wish to express through
the press our very sincere grief
in the death of our friend and
counselor, Rev. Walter Pavy.
Walter Pavy, as ne always insisted
upon being called, was
more than just a preacher. He
was truly a friend of man, without
regard for race or creed.
On his way to conduct his
semi-monthly devotional in our
school, he died of heart attack by
the road side. I heard a colored
man say of him while standing)
there beside his body, that "Mr.
Pavy always said something to
everyone he met." That was
Walter Pavy! He touched the lives
of more people by mixing and
mingling with them than most
any man I have ever met, and I
believe that wherever he went
and wherever he was he had a
burning passion to cheer and lead
humanity.
We shall miss his leadership in
the Church( in the school, in the
gymnasium, in the community
and in the homes, but we shall
not forget the man, and his admonitions
to discard trivial grievances,
and fears, and turn to the
brighter, happier side of life, and
into the fellowship of the Master.
Yours sincerely,
GLENN M. TUCKER,
Principal
McDonald To Run
For Governor
Educator Resigns UNC Faculty
Post To Make Run
In '43 Democratic Primary
CHAPEL HILL. ? Dr. Ralph;
McDonald, Winston-Salem eduta-'
tor, resigned today from the University
of North Carolina faculty
and announced that he would be
a candidate for Governor in next
year's Democratic primary.
His announcement said the University
had requested him to
continue his duties with its Ex- i
tension Division until June 1. He
added that he did not plan to
begin active campaigning for several
months.
BICYCLES
Sidewalk Bikes.
Juvenile Bikes.
Boys' Jr. Bikes
Ladies' Deluxe Bikes.
Men's Deluxe Bikes
All with balloon tires.
Pre-war models.
No more when present
stock is sold.
Also, Victory Models
in Stock.
Ladies' and Men's
models $32.50
We have largest assortment
of pre-war models in
the United States. A $100
War Bond to anyone who
will prove otherwise.
No certificate required for
Sidewalk, Juvenile, or Junior
size.
BRAXTON
AUTO SERVICE
Whiteville
LOOK YOUR BEST
in the
EASTER PARADE
SOUTHPORT
CLEANERS
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
DOGWOOD LOGS
WANTED
4Va INCHES AND UP
IN DIAMETER.
For Specifications and
Prices . . . Write?
Jos. D. Cox & Sons,
(Incorporated)
HIGH POINT, N. C.
or Box 826
SOUTHPORT, N. C.
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- NOT EXilC
There's a mild sort of agitation for another t
dance. The difficulty will be to get an orchestra, i
what with the draft and travel restrictions ...
And this leads us to wonder what, if anything, |
will be done about operating the beach this sum- j
mer. j
"The Courtship Of Andy Hardy" is the attrac-ji
tion tonight and tomorrow at the Amuzu . . . .;
Looks like a shame not to have some kind of1,
competetive sports program here this summer. For
instance, there is a natural set-up for a baseball
league, with teams from the navy, coast guard,
army and the town. Or the same league could be,
used for a tennis program?if and when the courts 1
are fixed up.
The soldiers stationed in this area literally had
Dr. McDonald, who was runner- f nMEKXaXft'Sia
up to Clyde R. Hoey in the 1936!
piimaries, is the second announced
candidate for Governor. Superior' 1^1
Court Judge Wilson Warlick of]
Newton made a public statement Investit
last week saying he would run. vnm,
Political gossip has frequently " '
mentioned Gregg Cherry, Gastonia small moiltl
legislator, as another likely candi-j
date. J
TO ISSUE STATEMENT DD A
"Having reached a definite de- j U1Y/V
cision to be a candidate," said Dr. j
McDonald in a statement tonight, i
"I have resigned a full year be-1
fore the Primary to protect the 1
University from political criticism. J
I shall issve a formal statement! PPr
in due course and shall make the]
most effective campaign within
my power in the interest of things i r
I believe in for North Carolina. I
"With such a host of assurances) rationing l't
as I have received in recent I would be ea
weeks I could not conscientiously. p
do otherwise. The ranks of my . But we
1936 supporters are practically) tion, built U
solid, and literally hundreds of in-1 WE'LL 1
fiuential leaders who opposed me)
before have pledged their full!
support.
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E. C. Snyder of Forsyth Coun-1 IV* '
ty has turned a broom sedge 11
farm into a war food factory for I
the planting of sweet potatoes j 1
and soybeans, according to Coun-' I
ty Agent R. W. Pou.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1943
TLY NEWS - |
their baptism under fire recently when they helped
bring the blaze on the river above Southport
under control . . . Mr. Fred Spencer, who has
coon hunted up and down the swamp, savs that
the head of Lockwoods Folly iS on the l ight side '
of the Supply highway just this side of Midway
station.
From what the boys over on the Long Reach
Station of the mounted patrol report, there ought
to be plenty of material for some fox hunts on the
Swain land. As a consequence, there is practically
no small game . . . Eustas Russ had two of the
prettiest fish we've seen this season last week.
They were two of the three rock fish (striped
bass) that he had just pulled from Shatlotte river
right there at the bridge.
FED MONEY" ,
jate our friendly loan service. Cash on
5 minutes?19fl7 - '12 models. Pay hack
ily payments. g
LOANS MADE?$10.00 UP
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strictions as they are now, it really | |
isier to close up shop lor the duration.
have a service to perform and a reputn- j
p through the years, to live up to.
3E OPEN AND DOING OUR BEST
UNTIL THE LAST!
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Supply, N. C.
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