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PAGE 2 THE STATE SOUTHP Published Hiu JAMES M. HARI (On Leave of Abs Entered as second-class matter at Southport, N. C.. undci SUBSCRIPT ONE YEAR SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS Wednesday, Pe As Valuable As Steel More Useful Than St Day by day the value < being brought home to timb lie in general. The war is 1 never be forgotten. In the e; irarded as destructive. It is but, at he sime time they p structiveness. They want th must have it. In their effort carrying 011 the greatest edu try has even known and tl people the value of the pine In the days when ships were made of wood and men of steel America looked to its towering trees for the stuff to build a mighty nation. The loggers cut down giant trees but disdained the scrub timber, as useless and a waste of time. The big: felows are mostly gone now but with the nation at war that scorned scrub has become as valuable as steel, more useful steel, in fact, in the production of many vital weapons of battle. For, through the priceless gift of American ingenuity, one scrub tree can now be changed swiftly into the powder to fire 7500 rounds of ammunition from a Garand rifle or two huge shells from the 16-inch guns of our mightiest battle ships. One scrub tree, standing idle in your field or woodlot, can become as if by a miracle, 137 surgical field dressings, 350 weatherproof cases for blood plasma or 67 warm vests for our high-altitude aviators. One tree can be converted into hundreds of military products, capable of shortening the war a little. Some of us are too old to fight side-by-side with our neighbors on the battle-fronts. But few of us are too old to help get out the pulpwood so desperately needed by those fighting men. Drinking And Juvenile Delinquency Unfortunately taking of strongdrink is not limited to the Christmas season, for if it were it might be more tolerable, however it usually picks up during this Holy period and is quite evident among the younger tolk, the college set and the teen age groups.1 We have never been quite able to understand why this is so. Certainly to numb one's mind and senses with alcohol doesn't add toi one's Christmas Spirit, because I Christ never set any such example. We join the Sampson Independent in urging every adult in the County to assume his share of responsibility in bringing to a minimum the rising trend to take strong drink by the younger people and to decrease juvenile delinquency in general. The Independent says in part. "Social drinking among young' people in their teens is much more of a menace to the rising generation than many realize. It is often the case that older men invite the boys of high school age ' to 'have just one drink?it's only mildly alcoholic,' and the result is a bad habit formed. The boy, and sometimes, we regret to say, the girl, who yields to such temptation, feeling that to do so is 'smart or cute' begins, with that first drink, to travel the downward way. In a few short I years their physical fitness is impaired and their moral standards are lowered. "There is a ~reat deal of talk in organizations about helping the young people of the community, but it is often more preaching than actual practice. "Social drinking among young people is responsible in no small way for the rising trend of juvenile delinquency. Every man and woman in the community should feel the responsibility of the rising generation, and use their influence against this deadly foe to youth." The Irish Labor party is agitating for free schol books to all children in Eire. '-H m PORT PILOT '' ORT, N. <;. t. If ?ry Wednesday PER, JR., EDITOR ence. In U. S. N. R. > e f, April 20, 1928. at the Post Office s, : the Act of March 3. 1879. a r riON RATES $1.50 s 1.JJ " 7t) P ? DITORIAI i" iSOCIATION u/t I ' p cember 22, 19-13 ia __________________ c< I 01 ' eel LN o: of the southern pine trees is J10 er land owners and the pub- P' eaching something that willip irly days pulp mills were re-!0( true that they are cutting, j Vl reach against waste and de- ti e timber because our nation di s to get the timber they are jfe icational campaign our coun- w le campaign is teaching the!11 ^rees. j? i 1T1 SHEARS & PASTE | J i w tc VANDYKE ON CHRISTMAS cc n< : m (Wilmington Star) Henry Van Dyke's talent was j 0l exceptional. He knew how to put j a proposition in sucn piain leims n that it assumed profound propor- fc tions. Thus, his definition of the ,nJ ' 01 spirit of Christmas. expressed in | (]j the simplest of terms, springs I to from the very fountainhead of i truth. Says he:? |g2 Are you willing to forget what jn you have drne for other people and remember what other people 1 w have (irne for you: to see that ha your felltu* men arc just as real di as you r re. rp.d to try to look be- it< hind thein fates to their hearts, Pe hungry for joy? Then you keep d Chi istmas. ( Are you willing to stoop down [ and consider the needs and de sires of little children: to remember the weakness and loneliness of people who are glowing old; to stop asking whether your fiiends love you, and ask yourself whether you love them enough to bear in mind the things that other people have to bear on their hearts; to make a grave for your ugly thoughts and a garden foi your kindly feelings?are you willing to do these things even for a day? Then you can keep Christmas. And if you can keep it for a day. why not always? WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.?Homeward bound lawmakers regard the holiday recess with a mixture of relief and concern. Relieved of routine duties to be at family reunions, they still find it necessary to inspect their political fences. Some rushed to their bailiwicks before the recess gong was sound- | ed with a sense of foreboding. It tj seems that in several Congres sional districts the sitting legislators' local henchmen have discerned alarming symptoms of growing vote-getting strength among potential nominees for party standard-bearers. There are a lot of unfinished chores here which will require ample explanations as constituents call on their solon during the holidays. It was easy enough to adroitly side-step direct commitments or action by correspondence, but the elected representatives of the people know it is something else again in personal conferences back home. Among the many pressing isisues upon which the fnembers of | the national legislature must furjnish a satisfactory answer are the highly controversial tax bill now ready for the Senate and far from acceptable to the Administration as a revenue producer; the ballot law to permit members of the armed forces to vote in the next election; failure to provide adequate curbs on the enormous expenditures of the taxpayers' mon- i | ey by government agencies not rej lated to the war effort; the cost j and need of elaborate mustering j out compensation to war veterans I in response to pressure groups; the roll-back subsidy for food prices as an inflationary control and Capitol Hill dilly-dallying over other domestic policy matters. It l will require some nimble mental ! exercse for the incumbents to apI pease the groups of voters vitally interested in one or ail of these I measures now pending. It is freeI ly predicted that after hasty famj ily parties and a minimum of [necessary meetings the visiting [lawmakers will endeavor to es1 i ? ape back to the relative security f their offices in this city. Aside from the day to day inerest in battle trends on .all roots, the solons arc wondering iOw much of a detailed report bey can expect in the form of a ersonal appearance of President toosevelt now that he has returnd from vital and extensive eonerences with Allied lealTers overras. Sound thinking folks do not nticipate that any military serets will be revealed directly or idirectly to the legislative body, enators, in particular are watchg for clues as to peace plans hich will utimately require aproval by that body. They do not -ant another spectacle such as larked the failure of World War President Wilson's relations ith the Upper House wherein 'ongress was by-passed. As a Misequence of that episode in ost-war history, the lawmakers re a bit skeptical of political mnmitments by government leadrs. Holiday travelers, who intendI to stay with the folks over the few Year, are inclined to return irlier as a nation-wide rail strike ems. The normal adjustment rocedures for arbitration seem chausted. It is apparent that resident Roosevelt will be oblig1 to step into the breech to promt complete paryzation of the ansportation system. The wage spute which the operating unions el warrants a strike has been rider review for nearly a year, he railroad management left the ttlement to Federal agencies, he workers may find the settleicnt as one risking their future, ying up the network of railroads ' a nation at war merely for age increases is a serious mat r. The prospect of government mtr/%1 nrwl nnprnfinn is An Alter itive not wanted by unions or anagement. The experience in le last war was convincing enlgh. Though millions will be away om home serving in the armed irces, it will not be for lack of oney that makes Christmas a ue day this year. Reported cash vidends in November amounted SI27.5 millions. November payents brought the total for the "St eleven months of 1942 to $2,:8 millions, closely approximat-1 g the comparable 1912 total.' ages are at an all-time high-! ater mark. The farming districts ive plenty of cash. The only fficulty is the scarcity of luxury >ms in civilian goods. Many ople who wanted to lay away a i - (i I yfl # J1943 4 MERRY Q ?1< ALL OUR C SHALLOTTE^ Hobson Ki Shallotti Come Her< CHRISTMA We have a good suf We have also reci can take care of you ODELL B SUPPL' mmammmmmmmmmmmmm f$f IBr, R. GALI General M Supply THE STATE PORT PII | number of these items before the j new tax bill with higher rates is effective found the supplies on hand had been exhausted. A sales I gain of 10 per cent for November, 1194:> compared with November, 11942 was reported by 14,483 independent retailers in 34 States. ! lor^E ti ?i '> >i ;< -u Steps Taken On Livestock Leeil As part of the government pro! gram to conserve livestock feed i and make the best use of availi able supplies in producing the maximum volume of livestock products, WFA has taken the following steps. (1) elimination Of the ; subsidy the Commodity Credit : Corporation has been paying on !corn moving from surplus to eastern and southern deficit areas; !(2) an increase of 20 cents a bushel in the price of feed wheat on How Can They Do It Public Asks Question? Whiteville, N. C? December 13, j We hear it every day from people everywhere from hundreds of miles from Whiteville. They remark that we have a larger stock and larger variety of Christ- J mas toys and other merchandise than they have seen anywhere. We admit we can't do the impossible, but if merchandise is available l.nnvwliprp. we can and will | find it. Our buyers have made many trips this year to New York, Baltimore, !Chicago, and other markets jto secure merchandise for our store. We have just received a very large shipjment of toys and other IChristmas goods, this was some merchandise "that we had not anticipated, but it is pood luck for the late shoppers. It is our suggestion that you do your Christmas shopping this week: but regardless when you do your Christmas shopping be sure to come to our store. Make it your headq uarte rs when in Whiteville. We have convenient rest rooms for all, and we appreciate your business. BRAXTON'S. (adv.) 'mW0.W0.m0.mM0. % , : ||KOT6sL 7 104^ (' IRISTMAS ' LISTOMERS - , rRADING CO. i /by, Prop. N. C. 5 For Your > ? FRUITS. j )ply of good quality., eived anti-freeze and' r car in this respect. iLANTON Y, N. C. THE VER Y MERRIEST CHRISTMAS FOR ALE OUR lOOD FRIENDS. I X .GWAY i Merchandise , N. C. .OT, SOUTHPORT, N. C. and after December 6: and (3) an offer to buy corn during the re- \T A'P mainder of this month at the old mmm |\l I I I ceiling price in approximately 150 X 1 w X counties on the fringe of the corn belt where the new ceiling on corn Although school authorities jl (effective December 6) represents ed the u.eather man (le.|s a reduction in prices. OPA raised students ': the maximum price of corn 9 1 ,, ? , , _ . . i, I cents a bushel at Chicago to cor- are ^tlng the?' .lon? Christmas j rect inequities in the previous holidays . . . Ensign and Mrs. 1.1 'regulation. At the same time, the R- Roberts must have decided ji j prices of oats, barley, and sorg-jwhen they arrived Friday that's | hum grains were "frozen" at the the Southport climate is very dif- j f highest prices of the fire day per-j ferent from that of their sunny j |iod. November 29 to December 3, J California. They arrived in the j < | pending issuance within 60 dayslmiddle of 0U|. unusual snow . . . , J of a permanent regulation on these j from Chicap0 the men of'f | ee s' ' ! the 'Hyman Michaels Wrecking j [ 1 i j q ? m Company did not mind the wea- 1 May Sell I O ther except that it kept them t Other Farmers trom working for one day. - The snow was worth thousands i Peanut growers may sell farm- of dollars to Brunswick county 1 ers' stock peanuts of the 1943 'farmers, especially those who : crop to other producers for plant-1 Kr?w small grain . . . The 4th ,1 ing, according to an announce- ~ ment-today from E. M. Johnson, "Gold Stars in many homes at- * J manager of the Growers Peanut test the sacrifice of life that has , J Cooperative. Inc., who quoted an already been made on the battle- ' [amendment to Commodity Credit fronts to preserve our Nation ? , [Corporation Order No. 4 as his but there are no Gold Stars for , [source of authority. the more than 700 traffic deaths The amendment permits one on our highways this year, producer to sell farmers' stock "Hie call of our Country on the peanuts to another "for planting home front is to conserve and 1 [by or for him." The buyer can produce. Every hour lost from in-L not however, Johnson said, buy jury or death in accident is lost j, [the peanuts for seed and then re- in production. Every vehicle dam- [ sell them for seed. |aged or demolished is lost to con-.. While there is 110 stipulation as servation and transportation." to the quantity of peanuts a "Hie December fatality rate on grower may sell for this purpose our highways is high and unless | ( and no fixed scale related to the it is stopped, what Yuletide hapquantity a producer may buy. piness can emerge from a back-1 ] Johnson said they are assured ground of war. will yet be shapermission to buy enough to fill dowed in many homes by hightheir needs. way casualties on the home front." "I urge every motorist, every Qnfo citizen, to put forth every effort J n/11 n a- to make this Yuletide Season at Should itC Attn safe one," concluded Mr. Hocutt. "A safe Christmas on the f,;afs Waller Dies heme front should be the interest U A I. of every citizen as the season of (J) ll A ttClCR increased travel and additional [ winter highway hazards approach- Fats Waller, jovial Negro com-f es," declared Ronald Hocutt, Di- poser and band leader who began rector of the North Carolina High- playing the organ before he was, way Safety Division, today. 10 years old. died Dec. 15, ending We appreciate the many kindnesses of our customers and we take this means of wishing them a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. J | GALLOWAY'S j SOUTHPORT. N. C. j Merry ' TO ALL OUR FARML jfj^ Happy A We appreciate the loyal jl VjL/ Ctts/owiers an*/ hope to serve yo %" FARM*7^ L. R ' WARE JACKSON A. H. (Bk Whiteville, N- C. V WEDNESDAY., DF.C. I mCTLY NEWS iVar Loan Drive will soon be on .Clans this \ ind all who can should buy bonds, never has mi<\- . ind thus do their bit to back thcipended on to n toys who arc' fig-htingr overseas, just as usu,: ; The Shallotte school has orga- Just before the lized to send clippings to men in jght Tiipp service overseas . . . This week, pound ftvshw i ind while the most snow South- tain II. T. p. tort has ever known was 011 the good fisher in troitnd. Mrs. Ruth Clark, of W01- thiee ten- 1 ; ;hington. Ohio, wrote to tell us shot. ;he was in search of the perfect Mack's C.ifi dace in which to live. Somebody House ate 1 tad told her that Scuthport was'forts to pi. . hat place. |lie at South;-.1! , 4 If there is any profit in carry-1 Resolution- will ^ ng Christmas cards the post of- week and " 'ice department should be coming should be . 1 tlong fine alxait now . . . Vci-y understand in ittle h.f been heard about Santa our country 1 i 25-year professional career. He (OVER ( Ito si j jj" ' vas .">9, and died in his berth The USDA h; loard a train en route from Calif- 1941 progiiin ii nia to his New York home, crop seed which v. Deputy Coroner Edward Robinson ' cs on hairy v.-l ; :aid preliminary examination in-. crimson clove: , lieated death resulted from a seeds at le-. ' . 1 icart attack. cent higher than list year. Known privately as Thomas tVright Waller, the 278-pound mu- WHEAT .ician enjoyed playing the piano The wheat t >r organ whether professionally S. on July l tlri- v . .. )r in the ptivacy of his home in million bushel : it. Albans, Long Islands. that it will be r." ? same date in 194 ! i Heavy clay soils are improved stocks were 1 i n- . ^ >y fall plowing. A baby whale maybe be as More peas at. . ^ ong as 20 feet at birth. eonsin than in ; : y . / We Hope You U'ill Have ' V/v Merry (Christinas ! G- W- KIRBY & SONS SUPPLY, N. C. I ? ?hi iniiiiiiiniiiiiin *" ?4r> e?' 4 Qr >" >as e*0 *>_"**>? A M
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