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The State Port Pilot
Southport, N. C.
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 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAH $1.50
SIX MONTHS 1.00
THREE MONTHS 75
Wednesday, August 15, 1945
Slow If hen Haste
Is Desired
TPl.rt tn their homes of thous
X lie I t Uu H VV Wi.w..
ands of men from the theatres of war
will be slow compared to the haste desired
by anxious families and friends.
According to official statements made
this week it is expected that about five
million men will be released from the
service during the next twelve months.
For peace times it is hardly likely that
more than a million, if that many will
be retained.
It is understood that it is not the
plans of the army and navy to release
all who are to be released at once.
Such a course would play havoc with
the labor situation and create chaos,
even if it were possible. The understanding
is that there is still much
work for the army and navy to do and
releases from service will be gradual
but as fast as conditions will warrant.
Many will have to stay in Europe
and Japan for several years; many
will also have to be kept on both the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The men
will come home but the coming of
many will be with less haste than is
desired.
Where Planning Is Needed
The State has a post-war planning
board and some months ago it was
promising that great things would be
done after the vrar. So far as this section
is concerned there h^ve been no
investigations of possibilities; the lower
North Carolina coast is not included
in the plans for post-war activities of
the State Planning Board, it seems.
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as we see it, me lower i\onn C arolina
coast offers the biggest possibility
for real worthwhile post-war development.
This is in developing the sport
fishing along Frying Pan Shoals, off
South port. A little aid in securing better
boat and hotel facilities would wind
up with thousands of sportsmen from
other states being attracted to the lower
North Carolina coast. One of the
best sport fishing authorities in the
United States recently told us that
Southport has the greatest possibility
for sport fishing of any place along
the coast east of Florida. He unqualifiedly
gave it as his opinion that Southport
has the makings of becoming a
great sport fishing center.
Lessening The Damage
This year's high prices for low* grade
tobacco has undoubtediv irone far to
lessen the damage done by excessive
( rains during late June and July. One
I effect of those rains was that there
was an enormous amount of damaged
or low grade weed. Many growers harvested
this low grade stuff only as a
venture. During normal years the cost
of harvesting this damaged stuff would
hardly have been justified in view of
prices obtained.
But very few things are normal now.
This year the poor grade tobacco has
brought a profit-making price when
offered for sale. Its sale at a profit has
. lessened the damage done by the
rains, so far as tobacco is concerned.
Back Tor The Country
Right now the minds of hundreds of
thousands of American people are
turning back to the country, away
from crowded, densely populated cities.
Many of these people will follow their
lines of thought. The days of desire to
build and live in densely populated
areas arc passing, along with the coming
of swifter means of travel.
One argument in favor of big cities
has been that they provide employment
and, to some, much more desirable living
and recreational facilities. With
modern travel the people in the country
can easily go to the cities when
they desire, avail themselves of such
work as it affords and such recreational
.advantages as they desire. They can
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do this and retuni to their homes in
1 the country without appreciable loss of
time.
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Birth Of New Age
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Within the past week the world has
seen the birth of a new age, brought
about by the creation of the most
1 powerful weapon of destruction that
the world has ever known. Along with
its powers of destruction, the releasing
of atomic energy may also result in
developing untold power for the good
of mankind. This still remains to be
seen.
I One thing seems to be sure; long
, wars will never occur again. If future
wars come they will be swift, death
j dealing affairs, leaving seared earth
I behind them.
Yesterday we had planes with a
j range of but a few thousand miles and
i a speed of five hundred miles per
j hour. Tomorrow, powered by atomic
; energy, they may go at better than a
i thousand miles per hour and range
! from pole to pole. If war ever again
i comes in the face of the destruction
j that can be wrought by the atomic
| bomb, the targets will be military
camps and great cities. To build and
live in great cities in the world of tomorrow
will be to invite death and destruction.
Future wars will be aimed
at the task of killing the greatest num'
ber of human beings in the shortest
possible time and so shocking and
I paralyzing countries that they will sur
j render without a blow in return.
For Future Reference
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There have been three happenings
in Washington in connection with veteran's
affairs which ought to be looked
at togeather. The result may be useful
j for future reference.
First, Congress passed certain revisions
to the G. 1. Bill of Rights, de
signed to improve the Act in the light
of experience. Everybody knows what
the G. I. Bill of Rights provides?discharge
pay, re-employment rights, loan
i assistance for a home, a farm or a start
in business, aid for schooling, and other
things designed to help the veteran
get going again in civilian life.
Second, General Bradley has been
appointed head of the Veterans Bureau
with the expectation that this vast
organization will be overhauled and
tuned up for the big job ahead. Almost
everyone knows what the Veterans
Bureau does. Over and above a host
of minor facilities it administers aid
to those who have been discharge
from the armed forces handcapped by
war, and to the dependents of those
who have lost their lives,
duced a bill to pay a bonus to everyone
who serves in the armed forces during
this war. The bill was killed in committee,
and it is doubtful if its author
expected it would pass?now. But it
would be worth while?now?to examine
a few things a bonus can do.
In want of other aids to retiming
veterans it can be of some crude
help in readjustments. But there are
many and better aids, most of them
already provided. Because a bonus is
paid to everyone who wore a uniform
it can reduce by much the money
available for those who really re
quire help. Because a veteran bonus
is so sweeping and so costly it can lull
the public into thinking the job is done
and into forgetting the many who must
depend on the Nation's care for a very
long time. Because 13 million veterans
mean 13 million votes the gorgeous
plum of a bonus can tempt pressure
groups to go after it, mislead even ablebodied
veterans into thinking of themselves
as a class apart, and can, in a
sense, corrupt or cow every politician
not endowed with moral courage be yond
the ordinary who touches the
question.
That is what q veterans' bonus can
do.?The Christian Scince Monitor.
The War Department says mankind
nas successfully made the transition to
"a new age, the Atomic Age." On the
international scene, this could well be
an important deterrent to future wars.
On the domestic scene, it could become
a factor in the debate over the purposed
Missouri Valley Authority and other
public power projects. First dispatches
cautiously suggested that controlled
atomic energy may come to
"supplement" other sources of power.
Determination of the extent to which
atomic energy will come to be used in
the next half century must await study
of data not yet made public?011 coasts,
output capacity, etc.
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Community Spirit Growing
Around The Leland School
(Continued From Page One;
a very gratifying response. These
contributors, with the amounts
given opposite their names, are
being listed below:
Mrs. D. J. Skipper, $20.00; Mrs.
John R. Sellers, S5.00; Bill Lackey,
$5.00; H. W. Benton, $10.00;
I Willie Williams, $15.00; W. C.
King, $10.00; J. T. White, $10.00;
I Mrs. J. A. White, $2.00; Thurman
(Skipper; $35.00; Robert Babb,
' $2.00: J. H. Childs, $5.00; J. T.
| Sellers, $10.00; C. E. Scales,
| $10.00; C. T. Simmons, $20.00;
| Carl Galloway, $5.00; I. T. ClemI
mons, $5.00; E. D. Evans, $10.00;
' Jessie Knox, $25.00; E. V. Evans.
, $25.00; Arthur Sue, $10.00; Dan
| Morse, $10.00; G. S. Bordeaux, j
IS 10.00; Thurman Rivenbark, $5.00;
Joe Verzaal, $20.00.
Mrs. Virlia Mintz, $5.00; Mrs.
Blanche Watson, $2.00; Mrs.
Viola Shrew, $5.00; C. B. SkipI
per, $5.00; E. J. Skipper, $5.00;
j Cecil Thompson, $2.00; F. B.
Jacobs, $3.00; James Skipper,
I $5.00; Howard Skipper, $5.00; M.
j V. Skipper, $2.00; Picks Place,
$5.00; Harold Williams, $25.00; J.
M. Jacobs. $25.00: G. W. Lcnnon,
$25.00; Mrs. Kate R. Marks,
$5.00; Mrs. Herbert Brew, $25.00;
I Mrs. Vinie Robbins, $5.00; Mrs.
W. C. Biggs, $15.00; Leo Medlin,
$25.00.
Mrs. Nellie B. Walker, $5.00;
Alvice Watkins, $5.00; Henry
Willetts, $5.00; W. S. McKeithan,
$20.00; Robert McDougal, $10.00;
Mrs. S. D. Craven, $20.00; Dr.
E. G. Goodman, $10.00; H. T.
Lewis, $25.00; G. T. Carroll, $5.00;
D. T. Brew, $25.00: B. J. Walker,
$10.00; J. M. Johnson, $10.00;
Mrs. Mitt Marks. $10.00; R. L.
Allen, $5.00; J. W. Williamson,
$2.00; E. J. Millican, $10.00; Kimmer,
$5.00; Buddie Wagner, $3.00;
E. B. Russ, $5.00; W. L. Per-:
kins, $10.00; A. H. Ganey, $50.00;
j Rivenbark, 50c; T. C. Barefoot,
$25.00; Mrs. Chas. Robbins.
$15.00; Johnnie Raftery, $100.00;
E- H. Hickman, $25.00; E. L.
Krahncke, $25.00; Ross McKee,
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7:30 9:30 4:30 8:30 Supply
7:45 9:45 4:45 0:45 Bolivia
8:00 10:00 5:00 7:00 Wlnnn
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8:15 11:80 4:45 6:45 Bolivia
8:30 11:45 5:00 7:00 Wlnnu
8:40 11:53 5:15 7:10 Tiinvul
8:55 12:10 5:30 7:25 IVilmlE
SOUTH l'ORT
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5:00 1.30 9:30 SoutPp
5:25 1.55 9:55 Mill Cl
5:45 2:05 10:15 Wlnilal
6:00 2:20 10:30 l.anrul
6:30 2:50 11:00 Shlpya
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4:45 1:15 Sliullol
5:00 1:30 Supply
5:20 1:50 Bolivia
5:40 2:10 Wlliuul
5:00 2:30 T.anval
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1THP0RT N. C.
$7.0iQ: Mrs. R. M. Meeks, $5.00;
M. E. Smith, $10:00; E. J. Aidrich,
$10.00; A. C. Morris, $5.00;
W. W. Knox, $15.00.
James D. Edwards, $50.00;
Henry (Buddy) Anderson, $10.00;
Harry A. Hope, $15.00; G. C.
McKeithan, $25.00; Lillie Maski-!
lize, $1.00; C. D. Edwards, $5.00; 1
L. W. Long, $5.00; VV. W. Highsmith,
$5.00; Roy Martin, $10.00;
O. W. Perry, 515.00; Geo. Parker,
510.00; Mrs. Hines and Dorothy
Jenkins, $10.00; S. J. Cooker,
$10.00; Mrs. W. R. Hinson, $15.00;,
L. B. Cottle, 515.00; Dawson
Jones. $25.00; Cail C. West,
$25.00; Mao Floyd Jones. $25.00;
female" help wanted?
Woman, high class, mature, to;
be trained at our expense,hrdl
be trained at our expense, for
' professional corsetiere, no can-,
vassing. Only corset in the
world sold on a money back
I guarantee. Yes, we have elastic.
' For personal interview, write
j "C" care State Port Pilot.
"reward
$500 reward for return of
hound do'g or information as to
its whereabouts. Formerly belonged
to Steve Mintz at County
Home, recently purchased by Otto
Hickman. Description: White
with small black spots on one
side, two on other; large ears;
was wearing black collar. Communicate
with undersigned if
found. Otto Hickman, Chief of
Police, Southport, N. C.
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Electric and Acetylene
Welding
2nd and Wright Sts.
Wilmington, N. C.
All WoMirwr
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Tanks, Machinery
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ick bungalow, 2 baths, also
plenty of shrubbery. Double
ug. Automatic heat. Located
10 miles from Whiteville in
trds of good school, church
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A. Montgomery, $25.00: S. A.
Causey, $5.00; Chas. Skipper,
$5.00; Doris Cafe, $5.00; Rev. L.
F. Cowan, $25.00; Herbert Long,
$15.00; Robert L. Bordeaux, $5.00;
Mr. Robbine, $5.00.
Wilmington Contributors
Sunshine Laundry, $100.00; Wilmington
Beverage Company,
$25.00; E. W. Goodwin and Sons,
$50.00; C. S. Newton, $10.00;
Smith Builders Supply Co., $25.00;
Fountain Oil Company, $35.00;
MacM'llan & Cameron. $25.00;
Mills and Allen Feed Store. $5.00;
Rubens Shoe Repairs, $2.00 Peoples
Grocery Co., $5.00.
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in the community have had an
opportunity to contribute to the
cause. The organization appre-j
ciates the very liberal response i
that has been made to the need
and feels that with the existing
community spirit and the leadership
of a courageous person. One,
who is able, efficient and honest
in his dealings, school and com-1
munity work is destined to make
great progressive strides in the
Leland community during this
and future years.
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to swing over from war to peace.
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period . . . May we suggest the
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