PAGE TWO . =^" THE STATE PORT PILOT f Southport, N. C. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY d JAMES M. HARPER, JR., Editor * ntered u second-claaa matter April 20, 1020, at , tr the Poet Office at Southport, N. C., under ' the act of March 3, 1870. *' .? sJ Subscription Rates ONE YEAR $1.60 a DC MONTHS 1.00 f( THREE MONTHS .76 . c< NATIONAL EDITORIAL. *' MAlJfcjlSSOCIATIoft f. Hir?4fcSe^??^u 1 fi Wednesday, September 22, 1913 /J. PILOT EDITORIALS 7 The Braggart Must Be Dead ^?ANT you imagine it ? For 20 years nothing pleased the braggart Mussolini e5 so much as to listen to himself thunder cc out denunciations against the rest of the world and praise of himself. Well, last 'n week some one read an allegedly MussoJini prepared speech over the German ram'n tvsipms Tn that sDeech Mussolini, if he had anything to do with the speech, called upon the Italian people to stand by - him and revolt against the present rule ve among the Italian people. Just a few days before Mussolini had supposedly been rescued by the Germans from the Italians, but there are pretty pf strong suspicions that the rescuers got . nothing but his defunct carcass. Many rumors credit him with having been killed ^ in the attempt to "rescue" him. ^ But that speech of Mussolini over the radio last week. Well, it had about as ^ much after effect, in the way intended, as ^ did the speech which the late beloved . Judge Winston, of North Carolina, made in New York. The telling of the story is ^ no reflection on Judge Winston, he loved to tell it himself as an illustration of how C6 a speech did not always pan out as ex- , pected. ^ The Judge, who was also Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, was invited to New York to make a speech before . some important society. In this speech he wanted to make a big impression, so he spent much time and mental effort in a]1 preparing it. The meeting and speech came off as scheduled and the next morn- en ing the Judge was standing on a street onr) liannonoH tn overhear a con- _i VU1IIC1 UJ1U ~ - pj ??~*ersation between two burly Irishmen. f 4 Said one of them: "Did you hear the j10 Xspeech that the Judge from North Carolina made last night?" "Sure I did." said the other, "And it ^ :* would have been a darn good speech if pj he had known what he was talking !jj about." wj Mussolini did not know what "his ce * speech" was about last week. In fact, ^ there are doubts if he knew what they m, ? were talking about. The braggart must be ta: J dead- m: w< fc Ceiling Prices Stopped er 1 Food Production ba fo IrriHEY say it is not a strike in any sense th X of the word. The shrimp fishermen an and dealers from Southport, in North fri Carolina, on all the way down through A1 the heavily producing centers of Louisiana, simply say that they cannot produce g( and deliver at the ceiling prices placed?on ? their product last week. AH of the food producing boats are idle. Here and there _ a boat may be going out to bring in a S catch for local demands, but the daily ?ri jg?y?ive and ten ton truck loads to the hungry th _ population centers are no more. ur fSf The shrimp fishermen are justified in asking for the removal of the ceiling or ge its adjustment to the point that wjll en- er able them to make a living. During WPA th days they got from $1.50 to $1.75 per ar bushel. The present ceiling price gives or them $2.00. The helper or helpers of the ye boat owner must now be paid 3 and 4 at times as much as he was paid during ly WPA days. The cost of nets, boats and every- angle of operations, including the a x boat owners own living expenses, has te more than doubled. He cannot pay expen- th ses when he receives a ceiling price that ta is only 25 cents higher per bushel than in w WPA days. A The expenses of the buyer haVe mount- oi ed even higher than the boatmans. His la- hi t bor must be paid three times as much as | in WPA days, the pickers now demand si 15 cents a bucket, where they formerly s? got a nickel; express is $2.50 per box, si where it was $1.00, and so on. u: With the ceiling price over his head the m , shrimp fisherman who has been produc- hi C ing food, is now standing in water up to tl his neck. The buyer and shipper is in even tl . a worse fix, the ceiling is so low that his vi m ead is beneath the water. In 1940 and previously, during WPA ays, WPA workers received $9.00 per eek as common laborers. They now get 40.00 to $50.00 for the same common ibor. Thousands of them have graduated om the laboring ranks into allegedly cilled craftsmen and are now being paid II the way up to $125.00 per week*. To ?ed shrimp to these affluent workers, at filing prices that hang over the producrs heads, it will be necessary to establish foundation or a pool containing milons of dollars to take care of the shrimp shermen and buyers. I any More Setbacks Before he Thing fs Over rHE beginning of last week saw much real bad news from Italy, the reversi that General Clark's troops were en untering at Salemo. Things looked un? iniably bad at that point, the view beg strengthened by the tremendously exrgerated reports that came from Geran sources. These reports, which first had Ameri,n troops being slaughtered and forced to the sea, were first dispelled by auentic news that the Germans, themsels, were being forced back. General ark himself broke into the news with 1 ' 1 XV- -X L-. J _ statement tnat tne situation nau never en one half as desperate as it had been irtrayed. Force to his statement was veil at the same time by the news that ir men were advancing, instead of relating. Instead of evacuating Salerno, ey were being reinforced by sea and air id up the coast the British Eighth Army 5 General Montgomery, was advancing'* almost unbelievable speed to effect a nction. The junction of the two armies was fected. What then appeared apparent ems now to be assured, no force or fors that the Germans could center there Salerno could check the combined nerican 5th army and the British 8th., pecially so when these ground fighters ;re reinforced by the thousands of anes that went to the 5th Army's aid in s time of trouble. The air forces backed the land army id saved the day at Salerno, as it will do ;ain, many times over, before this war ds. The dark days of Salerno seem cometely over. We are winning on every3 ant in both the Atlantic and Pacific. We ive the right to feel jubilant, but we ive no right to think that the war is >n. Many another Salerno must be ught and won before Germany is cometely conquered. Even then we will still ,ve a war to fight in the Pacific, and to n. We can rejoice mightily in our sucsses so far; and we also can feel confint of the future. But, not for a moment ust we assume that we are going to atin that hoped for future without having any more dark days. Days like those i passed through when our sons, broth s and friends were fighting with their cks to the wall at Salerno. The air rce and the British 8th Army backed e attack at Salerno. It is up to the men id women who remain safe on the home int to back any and all attaicks that the lies make by BUYING WAR BiONDS. enator Wheeler Has Been onsistent Bad-Guesser lENATOR Burton K. Wheeler, the agu> ust gentleman from Montana, has inadnced a bill in the Senate asking for e deferment of fathers into the army itil January 1st. Our army leaders, testifying before the nate Military Affairs committee, stated nphatically and without qualification at if the armed forces of the country e not boosted to the required maximum = ?" 11 ? 3 ~ iguiciiiy jLJiaiuicu iui uy cue cnu ui cnjo iar, many of the momentous plans made the historic Quebec conference recentwill be thwarted. This is the same Senator Wheeler who few months prior to Pearl Harbor was lling us that Japan was the friend of e United States and would not dare atck us. This is the same Senator Wheeler ho tried to convince us that it was merica's first duty to prepare only for ir own defense, that Germany and Italy id no designs on America. For a man who has been consistently ich a bad guesser, Senator Wheeler sems hardly the man now to decide what mil be the size of our armed forces. For 5, We are content to leave the matter in iore competent hands ? namely, the ands of our military leaders, who know le situation. Congress should listen to lese leaders, because they know what ictory is going to cost us. THE STATE PORT PI1 THE ARMY GIVES COMPLETE RULES FOR THIS AREA (Continued From Page One) north by Ocracoke Inlet ;on the south by Drum Inlet. (e) Shackleford Banks and Core Bank, bounded on the north by Drum Inlet; on the south by the Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by Beaufort Inlet. (f) Bogue Banks, bounded on the east by Beaufort Inlet, and on the west by Bogue Inlet. (g) Smith Island bounded on the north by Corncake Inlet; on the south by the Atlantic Ocean; tfnd on the west by Cape Fear River. (h) Oak Island, bounded on the east by Cape Fear River, anil on the west by Lockwood Folly Inlet. The corporate limits of Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach, and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina shall be excluded from this area, except the areas thereof seaward of a line parallel to and 100 yards west of the line of mean high tide of the Atlantic Ocean, which areas shall be restricted. Zone B-61: This area consists of all islands, keys, beaches, coastal strips, banks and reefs, on the eastern coast of South Carolina bounded as follows: On the north by North Carolina-South Carolina border; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and the sounds, coves, gulfs, bays, inlets and indentations thereof; on the south by Dewee3 Inlet which lies between Dewees Island and the Isle of Palms; on the west by Inland Waterway north along a meandering course to its intersection with bridge US Highway No. 17 at George-1 town. South Carolina, and US | Highway No. 17 from such point] to the North Carolina-South Carolina states boundary. The corporate limits of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina shall be excluded from this area except the area thereof seaward of a line ] parallel to and 100 yards west of the line of mean high tide of the! Atlantic Ocean which area shall ( be restricted. Any person entering upon or found within the Restricted Zone shall, whenever called upon by any member of an enforcement agency, identify himself and otherwise explain his presence there-1 in. In all cases the burden will be' on the individual questioned toj establish his idendity and explain j his presence and activty ni the | Zone. No person not in the armed forces of the United States engaged in the performance of official duties shall enter upon or be found in the area seaward of a line one hundred (10) yards inland from line of mean high tide during the period between sunset and sunrise. Exceptions to the restriction will be made in the cases of: (a) Personnel of Federal, State and Municipal law enforcement agencies in the performance of their ofifcial duties. (b) Personnel of utilities (electric companies, gas companies, gas companies, water companies, etc.,) in the performance of their duties. (c) Personnel of emergency agencies (fire, police, hospital, doctors, etc.) and necessary wehicles thereof, in the performance of their duties. (d) In cases where residences, hotels, dancehalls, piers, or other public or private buildings lie within or project into the area defined above, said buildings and roads and walks leading therefrom landward, shall not be considered to be within the area but egress from said buildings Seaward shall not be made during hours defined above. _ Hereafter no person in this Restricted Zone not in the armed fotces or a member of an enforcement agency may possess bombs, explosives, radio transmitting sets, codes, or ciphers, pictures, sketches, drawings, or maps of military installations. Nor may any person use or operate any binocular, field glass Or similar instrument in the nature of a signal device. No person not in the armed forces of the United States engaged in the performance of his official duties shall, without autary authority, use or operate any camera while engaged in any flight in any aircraft. No pesron not in the armed forces of the United States engaged in the performance of his official duties shall, without authorization by competent military authority, make any photograph, photographic negative, sketch or other representation of any area heretofore designated by the Comfense Command and First Army, as a Prohibited or Restricted or Restricted Zone, or any part or portion thereof, or any object within any such area. No person in control of lighting shall fail or neglect to regulate and control such lighting in accordance with the terms of restrictions imposed by porclamation and orders issued by the Commanding General, Eastern Defense Command and First Army, and of regulations issued by the Commanding Generals of Service Commands and Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, pursuant to orders of the Commanding General, Eastern Defense Command and First Army . No person not in the armed forces or a nmember of an enforcement agency engaged in the performance of official duties shall enter upon or leave this Zone L.OT, SOUTHPORT, N. C.. by water except from places cusstomarily used for such purposes. Restricted Areas will be posted when the necessary signs become available, but restrictions are already in effect. Any person who violates afty restriction or order issued or adopted by the Commanding General, Eastern Defense Command and First Army, pursuant to the authority cited in the preamble of this Proclamation, applicable to the whole or any part of the Eastern Military Area, nicluding any Zone thereof, is subject to the perlalties provided by PubHC Law No. 503 of the 77th Congress approved March 21, 1942, entitled, "An Act to provide a penalty for violation of restrictions or orders with respect to persons entering, remaining in, leaving, or committing any act in military areas or zones." In addition, if two or more persons conspire to violate Public Law 503 and one or more do any act to effect of such conspiracy, each of the parties will be subject to the penalties provided by Title 18, Section 88, United States Code. In the case of an alien enemy, such person will, in addition, be subject to immediate apprehension and internment. All civilians of this area are asked to cooperate in the enforcement of these restrictions by reporting any infractions thereof that may come to their attention, to the military or civilian authorities, thus assisting where possible in he defense and protection of this coastal area. Copies of Public Proclamations may be found at every Post Office, Selective Service Local Board at every Court House; and at every Town Hall in the Eastern Military Area, where persons directly affected by these regulations may see them. Second Survivor Of Helent Arrived Home Friday Night (Continued from Page 1) Frank estimated that more than 50 of the Rising Sun craft pass ed overhead, quite near them. The boats, all of which were trying to keep together, would scatter at the approach of the planes, expecting to be machine gunned. For some reason, the Japs made no attempt to do this. They merely cruised around overhead and then continued their journeys. When the boats finally reached the island the 160 men managed to land without being detected by the Japanese who occupied it. Practically unarmed and defenseless, they took refuge in the woods and wherever they could find cover. Without food, except for coconuts, they dodged the Japs as best they could until they recognized a U. S. Navy plane flying over the island. By signalling they were able to attract its attention, adcise it of their plight and ask for aid. The plane quickly communicated with the fleet and warships steamed in and took the stranded men off just seven days after they landed on the island. From exposure and lack of food, the entire 160 men had to be placed in the hospital following their rescue. Every one of them survived. Frank Potter remained in the hospital for 26 days and was then brought back to the states and allowed to come home on a 20 days leave. He still shows the effect of the ten days at sea and on the island without food, but is looking forward to the time when he will receive orders and be given another warship. Although he and Bryant had been on the Helena together from the time both enlisted, nearly three yars Ago, neither of the boys expect to be together again on the same ship. Bryant has already been assigned and has joined his ship. Town Creek Lady Died On Thursday Mrs. Minnie Drew Knox, Widow Of Late Sheriff John Knox, Passed After A Long Illness, Was Greatly Beloved Mrs. Minnie Drew Knox, widow of the late Sheriff John J. Knox, who also served several terms as county commissioner for Brunswick and was widely known, died at the Knox home at Town Creek Thursday afternoon. Her death followed on a long illness, she was 75 years old. A lifelong member and worker of Zion Methodist church in Town Creek township, Mrs. Knox was generally beloved in her community and as widely known as her late husband. The funeral services were conducted at Zion Friday afternoon, with Rev. David Conyers in charge. Assisting him were Dr. Paschal from Wilmington and Rev. R. S. Harrison from Southport. Active pallbearers were: W. W. Knox, Jesse J. Knox, Robert McDougall, Odell Evans, Russell Johnson and E. L. Krahnke. Honorary pallbearers included C. Ed Taylor, C. E. Cause, F. W. Lewts, W. S. McKeithan, E. V. Evans, D. R. Johnson, Henry Zibelln, Dr. W. S. Dosher, J. L. Henry and Kyle Bannerman. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ed C. Newton, of Southport, Mrs. F. L. Galloway, Mrs. P. R. Fulcher, and Miss Sallie Betts Knox, all of Town Creek, ? I - NOT m There appears to be a concealed weapon ca brewing agains some junkman. At any rate, oi of the big old Confederate Cannon that was d nated to the high school by Thompson McRacki last spring, has disappeared. It weighed five to: and must have made a sag in the pants of tl party who carried it off . . . Speaking of thieve: the postmaster claims that somebody stolen 1 fishing boots and fishing tackle. Maybe It wi just somebody recovering what he had loaned. Nesting at some residences pigeons become nuisance. With two shots from his bow, at a di tance of 60 feet, Douglas Jones, local Eagle Scoi brought down two of these birds one day th week. Both were struck squarely through tl head . . . John Saunders, who elected to be tl first boy up in the saddle on Rebel, fell off. I was not thrown, It was just another case of pri coming before a fall. Folks never before felt the urge to set up stov so early in the fall, coats also came back in style with a very unusual suddenness .... Ha' you noticed the resemblance between Judge Bur ey and Solicitor Moore . . . The Probation Offic was right on the job, too, last week . . . The W< fare office will get a new case worker the fir of October, if she can find a place to live. With the reopening of schools there is a resum and Mrs. E. F. Goldston of Frank- of Ash, are s! lin; five sons, William C. Knox of r,rrv- ... Dallas, Texas, J..L. Knox, of Wil-'C?"ese' Mias mington, George E. Knox, of nursing, and Washington, Et C., Dr. J. C. Knox ec?nomics. Rnloiah Qnrl far! n Knox of ? Claude Fo Atlanta, Ga. * and by 18 grand- yp gp,gir children and one great grand- ? child. ON SEA DUTY TflZ Leonard M. Davis, son of Mr. |\ j~! and Mrs. D. M. Davis, has been assigned to sea duty aboard one of the newest cruisers. He enlisted in the Navy just a year ago and it was discovered he had a mark- A. ed aptitude for mechanics. This resulted in his being placed in i ij. . one of the training schools for nuDlt I airplane mechanics. During his i , year of training he has studied j 1 llUt S day and night and has not been able to make even a week-end DCCUUSi visit to his parents. It is understood that the present cruise, for VOt aboard a ship that carries planes, will conclude his training per- jq iod. VISITING Miss Eula Mae Long, of Shallotte, and Myrtle Beach, left Sun- | day for a brief visit with relatives in Fayetteville, N. C. STUDENTS Miss Annie Laurie Swain, of Shallotte, and Miss Wilma Phelps,, mm MM mm ^hi "t3i fa Ihnmy'l or#r there I# now, fighting our enemies to keep the Sters and Stripes flyir "Before he left, he told me th< Ore going to need more equipmei more ammunition and more food f INVASION of enemy lands. <* "'The more bonds the folks at hon bay?the more they'll be helping t fighters to win.' Thai's what Jimmy said * * * * The 3rd War loan of 15 billion dolla mast produce the money to pay for these essentials to icfory. Buy at least one EXTRA ^ $100 Bond besides your ^ THIS ADVERTISEMENT SP COAST ROAD S SHALLC 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22_?&11 WB CTLY NEWS -- I se 1 tion of the daily post card requests frorrTT^^^B ne for literature on Brunswick county. South' o- Orton. Since they make the requests or. . in they are unable to inclose postage to he], ns the mailing of what they want. be The local record for early rising was ry by the late A. T. McKeithan, Joel M,,ore ? lis one or two unmentionables like the wri;,r 13 the honors go to William Wade, with holding to the close second place a fishing was put under ceiling prices s 0. . 3" ber before Pearl Harbor. R. F. Piaxco ll' of the local plant, tells us that it opera,j'^^B' 113 hope .... The day before the ceiline tie; placed on shrimp we were told y to invest thousands! j 3 it, Don't think that what you do isn't fm- k 4 or portanl It will take all every individual E 9 in America can raise to put this 3rd War B j te loan over the top. So buy more bondt I I as out of you* pay?out of extra incom*" K J L" out of "rainy-day" funds! I The quicker you do that the mora I :a rs A you'll help Jimmy and our other boya | 7V smash through to Victor?. K 1 W What do you say? I''1 I 3 the safest, soundest invest- | Jj ment you'll ever make! I M j**** jH WAR iff Jtiak ONSORED AND PAID FOR BY (1 ERVICE STATION I ?TTE, N. C. II