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PAGE 2 The State Port Pilot Southport, N. G. Published Every Wednesday JAMES M. HARPER, JR Editor (On Leave of Absence, In U. S. N. R.) Entered as second-class matter April 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Southport, N. C., under the Act of March S, 1879. SyBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.001 ! THREE MONTHS 75 1 Wednesday, October 11, 1944 ! Harvest Followed Seedtime For those who dould not look on the bright side of things, last spring presented the most gloomy outlook that Brunswick farmers had ever faced. On all sides strong and able-bodied young men were rapidly leaving the farms for military service and other able-bidied men were engaging in defense work by the hundreds. It is doubtful if there was a farm in the county that had assurance of sufficient labor to plant and harvest crops. To make matters even worse, the planting season arrived in the midst of one of the most continuous rainy seasons the county had ever experienced. At a time when both seed and plants , should be in the ground hardly a lick of farm work had been done. With the lateness and the terrible labor shortage there is small blame for any farmer who saw the dark side of the situation ?nobody could see how a crop could be made. But the rains stopped suddenly and a month behind in the work, farm men, women and children waded into things with a determination to carry on on the home front. The planting, cultivating and harvesting seasons Saw Brunst wick people working as they had never worked before. With their unceasing toil they made good the shortage of labor, overcame the late start and have produced about the greatest crop that has ever been grown in Brunswick. A Fine Institution There should be general satisfaction throughout Brunswick county over the fact that the Southport branch of the Waccamaw Bank & Trust Company ,has passed the million dollar mark in deposits. With previous local banking deposits never exceeding half a million dollars the present high level indicates nothing so much as a generally prosperous condition in the county. With practically all industry of the county centered within a few miles of Wilmington it naturally folows that institutions there have heavy Brunswick bank deposits. It also follows that Brunswick citizens have an enormous sum invested in war bonds, far more than the county ever received credit for purchasing. Recognizing this banking that is done elsewhereand the heavy investment in securities, it is a striking tribute to the usefulness of the lnrnl hanV that, it now has denosit.s of over a million dollars. Wonderful Post-War Work The post-war program best adapted to Brunswick county is that of interest. ing good farmers from the more thickly " populated farming section in BrtmsIwick farm lands. We have the acreage for several i thousand more small farmers, and it ts ' not just waste acreage. It is as good o'r ; better than the average farm land soil ; found anywhere in the United States, ' Back of the fine soil is a wonderful long growing season in a climate that is hard to beat. i Recently a gentleman from New !Bern was talking to County Agent Dodson. He has traveled throughout the State and has had the opportunity to observe farm lands and the prices prevailing in the different sections. He volunteered the statement that Bruns- . wick apparently had more fine unused lands than any other section of the state. He went further and added, j "compared with other lands, your prices on farm lands are the lowest that I have found in the State." While it is not the purpose to urge any Brunswicker into giving away hard earned lands, it can be pointed out here . that the holding of such lands at a reasonable figure will go a long ways J| towards interesting newcomers. A gocd farmer is an asset to any D community. There should be organized Ii* efforts to interest newcomers in the ; various communities in Brunswick. 1 Such efforts should be about the most F wonderful post-war work that any t Brunswick community can undertake. r( As a blatter of fact, such efforts should g be undertaken now and pushed ; still 11 harder when the war ends, as a major * post-war effort. S( The Week Of Awakening or Through every possible channel the bi message of Fire Prevention Week? 01 (October 8 to October 14,) is being earned to the publtc. Nothing that can h be said or written can adequately ex- w press the importance of every individ- tc ual taking part in this national cam- h paign against fire. Accidental fire has p done more damage to the war effort ? than most people will ever be able to b, comprehend. Much of the damage is t\ immeasurable because it involves in- p; tangibles. Among the measurable loss- p es, however, have been: Camouflage w manufacturing, railroad equipment, pa- j1.1 per mills, essential rubber products, k army ordnance depots and warehouses, lumber yards and important automotive F equipment. Vital food supplies also ^ were destroyed. Some single fires caus- p, ed damage running into the millions. oi The destruction wrought by these p' fires could have been kept to a mini- p ireum by well-known fire prevention C practices. In some cases the fire depart- F ment was not called in time. In others s< there were no automatic sprinklers or fire alarms and no watchman. H Proper supervision of hazardous tj work was lacking in still others or L there was insufficient fire fighting AMfinmAnl frw omnl/lVdc to 11SP or such cqui^iiiciiv , a equipment was not in good working order. Unsale building condition took ? their toll also, for in some structures s fire walls were totally absent, as was s the protection of vertical openings. Fire is an enemy agent?but one that A can be controlled by taking the well j recognized preventive steps. The pur- j pose of fire prevention week is to wake ? people up to this fact. F P Peace In Hands Of * A meiican People t] It With the end of the war in sight, people are beginning ,?o think of the ti day when readjustment to peace can n be made. Part of that readjustment L must include a new conception of the T United States in relation to the rest of ti the world. Hereafter, the problems of the world are our problems. If there is another War, we will be in it. It is our responsibility to help lay " the foundation of enduring peace by * seeking to re-establish equal trading opportunity and free markets. Admit- c tedly, this may take time, but failure " means another world depression and g another world war, in the opinion of J. o B. Condliffe, Professor of Economics in the University of California, who declares that: "The whole case for expanding international trade is that there is gain, not loss, to the national economies participating in such trade. In the circumstances of the immediate postwar period it does not require much reflection to realize that not loss but disaster, is threatened if the channels of tra<4e cannot be re-opened promptly. There is little chance of a relatively smooth conversion from war to peace economy unless this conversion can be carried out in an expanding system of international collaboration. "In the successive emergencies of recent years so much stress has necessarily been laid upon the regulation of all sorts of prices . . . that are more important necessity of maintaining active and healthy markets has come to be forgotton. The foundation of prosperity is abundant production and free interchange, not nicely regulated equity. "It is as unrealistic to consider national economic activity apart from its ' international repercussions as it is to draw a distinction today between the home front and the battle lines. The connection between domestic and international economic policy is so intimate that for many practical purposes they constitute a single entity." The future is in the hands of the American people. If they will but inform themselves and act wisely upon the strength of their information, lasting peace is within reach. No other people have ever been blessed with such an opportunity?or obligation. Tombstone Dealer (after several futile suggestions): How would just a simple "Gone Home" do for an inscription? Widow: I guess that will be all right, it was always the last place he eves went. THE STATE PORT PILOT, tElD SUPERVISOR ? )F SOIL DISTRICT (Continued from page One) v jet' the soil conservation proram in this district. He had tree years experience working j t the Edge Experiment Station.' g here he gained valuable knowl-1 3ge with regard to agronomy, n jils and pasture problems as they p pply to our coastal section. d In addition to carrying on his g ,vn farming interests he has tl een employed by the North Car- e, lina Department of Conservation a nd Development for the past h m years, in the forest service, ii lis work with the Department | as as Forest Ranger fo the Or-' tl >n Protective Association. ! a In his farming operations he| as been very successful. At the j j resent time he is one of the largst livestock raisers in the coun- j !. He is chiefly interesting in! ti eef cattle and during the past h vo years he has made wonderful,w rogress in the development of s, asturage for his cattle. 'r( Serving six years on the Bruns- 0 ick County Board of Education jj ad actively interested in all pub- j c matters, Mr. Reid is well n nown throughout the county. j\ ISH GETTING 'ERY PLENTIFUL t? (Continued Frcm Page One* ti ounds of fish he had purchased, tl aly to find that ice in which to 2 ack was not available. | n ii INE GATHERING OF s :OUNTY LEADERS b IELD AT SUPPLY c (Continued From Page One) jntatives were in attendance: ti Carl S. Ward, G. Rutherford' b [olden, C. B. McDowell and R. H. e icDowell, representing communi-! e es in the Bolivia section; Thos. 8 i. Long, Robert Somersett, W. j [. Redwine, Herbert Rus, C. S. b iflligan, G. M. Bennett and Miss j b ertha L. Pierce, of Shallotte. jn Ralph M. Edwards, Weston iv vans, D. Bert Edwards, Elroy In iing, C. O. Bennett and B. G. | immons, Freeland; Paul Brown, j11 . L. Purvis, H. O. Peterson, Le-! ind; B. A, Russ, Longwood; Luler J. Carter, Wampee, S. C.; ^ .. J. Walton, Jr., George D. 8 mith, William Matthews, Ash; ' . W. Sellers, Dennis R. Hewett, f: . J. Hawes, W. H. Varnum and n Irs. Ada Varnum, Supply; A. ^ reston Henry, Winnabow. h /IcRACKAN MAKES h 1UGE PEAR CROP (Continued from page One) lat the product brought five dol- v irs and up per bushel last year. ^ The crop last year was almost; * total failure. However, at that! me Mr. McRackan had only a f jlatively small number of trees, ast fall he bought the farm, jrmerly owned by his brother. e Tie greater part of his pear 11 rees were acquired in this deal. Winnabow News Larnell Willetts, who is attendig State College, spent the week nd here with his parents, Mr. ! nd Mrs. A. L. Willetts. j Sgt. and Mrs. Lee Kye and two , hildren, and Miss Leatrice Clem- | ions, of Bolivia, left Sunday to | ( pend several days in Winston-' 1 lalem with Mr. Kye's sisters and ' ther relatives. I j Miss Rebecca Thorp spent the' reek-end in Jacksonville, Fla.,} r1" MHMCMOitfiaMBtf SAVES 50% OR MORE j MANY USERS SAY Burn Wood ?? Jgi&y H?v. | I g^g^%Continuous V ^giKKv Thermostat Be Sure the | fj Y| Name Ashlej if ^ vr-1 No fires to build oil cold mornings. t Kemove ashes 3 times monthly on average. J Over 3,000 sold In one. locality. ?iA WE ALSO HAVE COOK STOVES (Any Type) HEATERS (Any Type) RUGS (Any Type) CITY CUT RATE STORE SOUTHPORT, N. C. SOUTHPORT, N. C. ith friends. i Mrs. J. L. Thorp ofWilmington isited- Mr. and Mrs.! 'Henry Ziben Sunday. i I j ; 1 Miss Fannie Henry gpent Sunay with Mrs. Nida Henry in lolivia. Mrs. Jerry Newbold of Wellington held services at New tope Presbyterian church Sun- pC ay. Services will be held each1 w unday morning at 11:15, during le winter months. All are invit- s 1 to attend these church sei-vices P< nd also Suncay School, which is j1 eld each Sunday morning at et 5:30. j P1 Friends will be sorry to learn e( rat Mrs. W. H. McKeithan is ill al t her home here. bi st 50LIVIA CLUS P' The Bolivia Home Demorstra- tc on club met last week '&!; the A ome of Mrs. Frank Mintz. "On- ] P1 ard Christian Soldiers" was ung. This was followed by the IA ipeating of the Collect, calling ^ f the roll and reading 6i the in linutes of the last meeting. |pi Business arrangements were ar lade for the fall term Federation j ieeting, which is to be held atj lolivia on the 3rd "orf November, j Mrs. Bill Kopp gave an in-! cresting report about the trip1 3 Raleigh, where She attended! he State Council Meeting on the 1st of September. Among the lany things that the Clubs ate do-: ig is the haying of a hospital hip t o bring wounded soldiers] ack home. In this the Brunswick' lubs are playing a good part. | At the conclusion of Mrs. Kopp's ilk the meeting was turned over: "> Mi SSI Wftpflsp't u/hn flpmnnetrot. 1 d the making over of old cloth-1| s. Many good and helpful sugestions were brought out. One of the most active memers, Mrs. Amelia Eichorn. has| een absent from the last two !, neetings. The club is looking forward to her being present at the ext meeting. Mrs. O. T. Lewis, a faithful, lember, has moved to Wilmingt>n. Due to the fact that the hostess Irs. Frank Mintz, and her little randson, Ronnie Thomas, were I, refreshments were omitted rom the meeting. The November leeting will be held at the Home Iconomics room at the school ouse, each member to act as hosess. Mrs. John Danford will ave charge of the recreation pro- j ram. Those present at the meeting ,'ere Mrs. Bill Kopp, Mrs. Early ianford, Mrs. John Danford, Mrs. Tomer Holden, Mrs. C. C. Russ,1 Trs. Frank Mintz and Miss Norleet. j: The average person is estimat- j d to walk 18,098 steps or 7 7-8 liles a day. IF IMOCflLUUF YOUR j|U||LT0NI'HT Do this?Try 3-iiurpos* Va-tro-nol. 1 It (1) shrinks swollen membranes, [2) soothes irritation, (3) telijves transient nasal congestion ... And | brings greater breathing tomfort. You'll like yrrirc ' V t. Follow directions n folder. VA TRO IIOL Repi All voters ore a places. Gome out a of Representative sp Supply?Capt. Jesse Supply?Willie: Grif: Grissel: Town?Pari Lelandl?Beek Mints Shallotte?Vance G< Shingle Tree?Hicki Longwood? ... Ash?Asa McCuirib F reeland?Garfield Supply?Coby Hew< Lelanc!?Penn Bent< Exum?Vereen's Stc Freeland?Lester Bi f n said Willis. Yields owcfct rotato at 105 VT* 1 1 II* 1 September 1, compi Yield nidier : bushels on August ? T1 1 lhif>'year S y1e'd ?f 97 Than In 1943acre RALEIGH, Sept. 25. ? Sweet >tato production for this year L/tl l\ L/GS as estimated at 8,400,000 bu- 7~, _ . , _ . . ,. RALEIGH, Sept. I lels on September 1. Ihis is five ? , . .. u, u ... . . fice of Price Admil :r cent higher than the August i forecast, eight per cent high-, today the prohibitic than the 7,760,000 bushel crop! ceptance of off-high -oduced last year, and about jual to the 10-year (1933-'42) rerage production of 8,362,000 "Wnvnp Fp ishels, according to C Z. Willis, feedint- gervic atistician with the N. C. De-' *5eamK servic irtment of Agriculture. | Hogs, Poultiy, Growing conditions continued tise and recon i improve during the month of ' tion of Milk a ugust, and the crop made good weight, and f< ogress after having had bene-J CTi/fTI cial rains in mid-July and early oJVli . ugust. Soils toward the end of! ,e month, however, were becom- j g dry, especially in the Upper WILMINGT iedmont and additional rains e needed ot size up the crop, I To be prepared for adversity is t serving one's assets. A SAVINGS j builds not only a each reserve but a s ing credit. BTi I j . K' M H'ViVlliWfliliBlill ublican Spe otdiatiy invited to attend our speak: Od heat the Hon. Clarence Jenrett >eak. Robinson's, Thursday fin's Store, FVids cer's Store, Motida d Home, Tuesda jre's Store, Wednesdi nan's Store Thursda Fridf er's Store, Monda Simmons' Store, Tuesda 2tt*s Store, Wednesda m's Home, ., Thursda >re, Fridi ibson's Store, ..... Tuesda CHARLIE 1 F.L.LEWI: m - ?" ? - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER per acre were pons at filling bushels as of since April 1. will ho {? "MWKR. 3red with 100 tember 22. % 1, and last , Beginning with that d? bushels per stations ** *( accept the coupons in for gasoline for nor-hi^. The ban on accept^ ?S Rilling coupons by many service 1 1>B Coupons ZJT^'SS.**, * ? - o jr-j-j* nistration said wide the plan was tried Vr'^H"r' in against ac- two months in Georgia way "R" cou-1 Ida, where it worked succejj^'^B , eding Programs" provide a complete IK ^ nomr 'jnn ( ' *" e IUI xsaiij ouu faille ATiil- r Turkeys, Rabbits, Dogs, etc. You I^" Bi< lmend Wayne Feeds for high m-m?? H nd Eggs, rapid growth, quick gains ? B jr more profits. 15 I'H'S CASH SERVICE Castle Hayne Road < Hi ON, N. C. DIAL 2-1218 H B VBWYOKMB v.#. H;ii '< ^ a ^%tpe pr epa red i for war /s one m of the most effectual means v of preserving i pea cf. i ;he most effectual means of pre- H ACCOUNT, steadily increased, H olid foundation for future bank Uz/ 7a/esu/ I IMMMMI 1 akings I ings at the following named R :e, Candidate for the House /, Oct. 12th, 1944 at 8 p. m. E iy, Oct. 13th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 16th, 1944 at 8 p. m. I y, Oct. 17th 1944 at 8 p. m. B ay, Oct. 18th, 1944 at8 p. in. E iy> Oct. 19th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B iy, Oct. 20th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 23rd, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 24th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 25th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 26th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B iy, Oct. 27th, 1944 at 8 p. m. B y, Oct. 31st, 1944 at 8 p. >" B ("ROTT, Sec. I 5, Chairman, I
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