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Page 1 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 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS ^ .75 Wednesday, August 29, 1945 Points At Deject In this week's paper is a letter from Mrs. Lena Robinson, of Supply. She j writes concerning a matter which is j * much more serious than the average i parent realizes. As she points out, the j average school, child of this county of ten goes to school and remains there J throughout the day in a very under- j woritea oui in certain special saiety and service equipment, which will require time, but it now seems almost certain that as equipment and instruments become more plentiful, dependable telephone service carried on power poles in rurals areas, will become as commonplace as electric service. Haid Facts A nd Soft Thinking Soft thinking may be able to gloss over some unpleaaent situations for a time but always, in the end, it's the hard facts of reality that mankind has to face. President Harry S. Truman realized this when, in those first jubilant moments following his announcement of Japanese surirende^, he said nourished condition. Some means should be devised lor I seeing to it that the school child gets a proper lunch. Money given to the child for the purpose of buying something to eat will not serve the desired end. Any person who lives near a school | cannot fail to have noted the manner ! in which lunch money is spent at the j nearest stores. Ninety per cent or more j of it goes to buy candy and drinks, as | Mrs. Robinson says. Like Mrs. Robinson, this paper j doesn't know the solution to the pro- j blem. It is something that patrons and | friends of the school children, as well | as of the schools, must work out among | themselves. The matter deserves serious consideration and action. Source Of Employment One of the most potential sources of post-war employment in this immediate section will be created when prioroties are lifted 011 building material. Hundreds of new homes are awaiting to be built and with them hundreds of others are awaiting repairs. When lumber and other materials 1 become available for the prospective | builders it follows that many workers will be required in the woods and at (he mills, getting out the timber and j making the materials. Many more will be required for transporting and for the various stages of building. To build a fair sized home it takes a considerable number of men hours from the time the Irees are felled in the woods until the finishing touches are nut on the struc ture. When the bars are finally let clown on private construction a fruitful source of employment will be opened. fiuproving larm Telephone Service The telephone companies of the nation have been quietly experimenting with the problem of running telphone lines on electric light poles. In the past, the noise caused by power lines has made this combination service on one pole unsatisfactory. During the war period, while it has been impossible to get equipment to make telephone extensions in rural areas, electric companies and telephone companies have been carrying on experiments to provide telephone service to rural homes after the war by utilizing existing power line poles, and thus save the expense of building a separate pole line. One of many such tests is being con ducted by the Alabama Power Company and the Southern Bell Telephone Company. Indications are that the practicability of the plan will be demonstrated. There will be "bugs" to be i i a i _ l r a / "We are faced with the greatest task we have ever faced. The emer- : gency today is as great as it was on Dec. 7." I I The victory celebration is all over. The cold grey "morning after" the facts j are that we face the greatest economic ] crisis in our history. Unemployment is mounting. It may J reach 5,000,000 by the end of Septemj ber. A reservoir of 8,000,000 unem- j plo.vment has been predicted for next I Spring. Of course, it takes time for industry to reconvert from war back to peacetime operations. When new products i finally start to roll off great assembly lines it will make a difference. And if industry gets going "full blast," the 1 unemployment problem is bound to ' shrink to nothingness. An important danger in the months ahead rests in the fact that industry will not produce any more of its products than can be distributed. And there may be a serious shortage of paper and paperboard for boxes, car- | tons, containers, wadding, packaging and wrapping, without which there can be no adequate distribution. In a real sense it may be said that our nation's economic future depends loiwo iinnn this jiiiH other nuln lit inigb I'ltl V U(/VU V11IV ? ? , r wood producing areas. The time for soft thinking is past. The hard facts are that mills must have more top quality pulpwood NOW. In the words of Mr. Truman. We are going to meet it (the unemployment problem) and it will take the help of all of you to do it." Radar? Virtually coincident with the end of the war, the United States and Britain lifted most of the secrecy from the nature and development of radar. The nature of radar is.the nature of an echo. A person standing not far from a cliff can usually get an audiable echo from the cliff by shouting toward it. The nearer the cliff, the shorter the time interval between the shout and the echo. Radar works the same way, expect that a radio wave is used instead of a sound wave, and the returning echo wave is picked up by a special radio receiver instead of by the human ear. Radar?and the RAF?won the Battle of Britain in 1940. Britain didn't have enough planes to keep in the air in standing patrols. Radar spotted the German bombers long before they approached the British coast. It gave three-dimensional location ? distance and direction plus altitude?and an estimate of the numbers. Armed with this data, the RAF was able to send out interceptors?and radar operators were able to follow the course of the air battle on their receiving screens. A later development was artillery radar?enabling a gun to aim itself and follow a moving target automatically and unerringly. Anti-aircraft batteries aimed by radar shot down 80% of the Nazi flying bombs which were destroyed by gunfire from the ground. Artillery radar is now so accurate that its error is less than the ballistic error of the guns. In other words, if the target is not hit "blind" with the first shot, it is the gun itself, or its charge, which it at fault, not the aim. Friction Ahead? President Truman has enjoyed a long "honeymoon" in his relations with Congress. Public opinion polls appear to indicate that his personal popularity with the electorate is higher than the late President Roosevelt ever enjoyed?and the samplings were taken i before the public knew the results of the Postdam Conference, before the development of the aotomic bomb was announced, and before the Japanese asked for peace. However, Mr. Truman faces inevitable difficulties after Congress resumes its lawmaking next month. The Republicans have little time to lose if they are to launch a drive to win. control of the House in 194(3. In his own party, the President's apparent middle-of-the-road course won't please everybody. Heated political tensions will rise on the Washington scene before the autumn leaves ! fall. The Japanese drove Mac Arthur from the Philippines in the spring of 1942 but had to come back there to take orders from him in. 1945 I i THE STATE PORT PIL< The Rovin' Reporter i (Continued From re-je One) dication of the post-war trend of j things. Acting on this belief, we are asking our friends in all sect-! ions of the county to send us news | items regarding sales or purchases of farm lands in their communities. When some one from another county or state buys a farm with the intention of moving here and engaging in farming, the fact makes equally interesting news along with the purchases of land by service men. The term, "little shrimp," isj often used to express derision. As J a matter of fact the term is appropriate as one of contempt. Nothing irritates a seafood dealer i or those employed at the packing 1 houses so much as the boats bringing in a big catch of little shrimp. The pickers detest handl-1 ing them and often deliberately waste them to the point that the J dealer sustains a loss in handling them. This results in a mutual dislike of little shrimp by eveiy-) body having to handle them. County Agent Dodson was tell-' ing us a day or so ago that it was now time to plant Austrian winter peas. "Just as soon as it gets diy enough," he said. The Agent is wondering how the returning service men will look upon farming. Most of them have been doing things in a big way and to many of them farming may look dull and slow. Things would noli be quite so bad for these fellows j if plenty of modern farming tools and machinery were available.' However, such things are not nowj so generally available. YASKELL WINS BRONZE STAR incident in which she mentioned j at one time to Pete that he seemed to be taking an enormous number of pictures of her. Pete replied: "It's not often that I find a Luce on the loose and I have to make the best of it." The citation which accompanied the Bronze Star award reads as follows: BRONZE STAR MEDAL Peter Yaskell, Technician Fourth Grade, Signal Corps, USA. For meritorious service in support of combat operations from 6 Sept. 1944. to 2 May 1945, in Italy. Technician Fourth Grade i Yaskell, as an Army Pictorial1 Service photographer, secured i many outstanding still photo-' eranhs of the action of 5th Army 1 troops. He voluntarily acconi- j p-anied leading elements of the infantry in combat with the enemy; and constantly exposed himself to heavy fire to exploit the fullest \ possibilities of his mission. Regat dless of personal safety he successfully obtained pictures which were of great value to the War Department and widely used by the Army and news services. I ARMY BOATS TO LEAVE TODAY Officer J. E. Mansfield called at this office yesterday and asked that his appreciation and that of his men be expressed to the people of Southport and the comM. M. NICHOLS Electric and Acetylene Welding 2nd and Wright Sts. Wilmington, N. C. All Types Welding Auto, Farm Equipment, Tanks, Machinery and Household Articles FOR SALE I MILK Cows AT ALL TIMES ! A. G. Lewis BOLIVIA, N. C. WANT ADS ON YOUR WAY to ShaUotte Pomt stop at Bob's Place. Open | all.night. Plenty gas, no stamp) required, fancy groceries, cold drinks, and a' welcome. H. D. Williams, ShaUotte. FOR SALE: At reasonable prices for breeding purposes?30 head of nice Hereford heifers. Most of them have been bred and acclimated. Reason for selling: want to change to steers. Can be seen any evening at 7 o'clock at Oaks Plantation. J. J. Ram-1 saur, Winnabow, N. C FEMALE HELP WANTED Woman, high class mature, to oe trainee a'- our expense, -or professional corsetiere, no canvassing;. Only corset in the world sold on a money back guarantee. Yes, we have elastic. For persona! in ten-lew, write | "C" care State Port Pilot. FOR SALE: One Superfex oil burner refrigerator In good condition. Can be seen at my hoiise any time. Harvey F. Hetatt, ft 1, Box 47, Supply, N. C. 3T, SOUTHPORT, N. C. munity for the friendly spirit and kindness they and their families have received while the boat was here. It can be said that the Southport people have found them splendid and welcomed citizens during their residence here. SOY BEAN LEAVES A FINE HOG FEED Mr. Dodson is of the opinion j that the soy bean leaves really J make better feed than the beans themselves. At any rate the Jones' pigs have made remarkable, progress on the pasturage. In relation to pigs, the county agent says that a mixture of two parts limestone, two parts acid phosphate and one part salt j should always be kept before pigs when it is desired to maintain! them in a healthy growing coni AMUZU THEATRE I SOUTHFORT, N. C. Thurs., - Fri., Aug. 30 - 31? "FOREVER YOURS" Also?"WHEN I YOO HOO" Cartoon. Saturday, September I? "THE SUSPECT" ALso?SELECTED SHORT .Mon., - Tuc.s., Sept. 3 - 4? "ESCAPE IN THE DESERT" Also?CARTOON Wednesday, September i>? "FRISCO SAL" ALSO?CARTOON I C O M I N G :? "THE SOUTHERNER" HnHBraB P R () M r T EFFICIENT S E R V / C E SOUTHPORT CLEANERS SOUTHPORT, N. C. WSM I aII Rod Be co Rock W roof ane rooms a proof, it and will stalled i longer ti Keeps Youi RC In Cei The Flui No Draf Makes Y Find Ou Coll F. O. EOX 272 I tei >.! W TTJ'ti . art,.7a. i Read The Ads In Th ( HOW MUCH LONGER) ( / WILL MY JOB J I LAST ? y f getting 01 in pulpwo good pay VICTORY PULPWOi JOHN B. WARD LENDON CLEMMONS DON'T WASTE PRECIOUS TIME f San w k 'Wool Ins mfortable this summer. Have a coo! home day ool Insulation. The sizzling daytime heat, 1 I walls, just can't pass through Rock Wool Ins re up to 15 degrees cooler . . , Rock Wool In loisture-resistant. It needs 110 care, no upkeep, last a housetime, so it is a lifetime investmen n your home in a few hours. The cost is small, 0 bring this comfort to your home. r Home Up To 15 Degrees Cor ?And Warmer This Winti CK WOOL INSUL ilings Protects The Joists, Guarding Them Fro e-Like Spaces Between Studs In The Walls So t To Accelerate A Fire. We Also Do Metal W< rour Windows and Bool's Air-Tight. THE COST IS LO t For Yourself How Little The Cost Will Be F Phone 52-J For A Free Estimate imbus Insulati WH!T?V!LL?, N C WEDNESDAY, AUGUST . ie State Port Pilot AND ILL TELL ) *"T YOU WHY..V ' MR - J VOOD is a business with' a | oetime future. The pulp and j ustry hasn't any re-conver- * lem. It can start in today proie things all the civilians and service men are hungry for. iftfore we even eet cauaht nn w ?--- -r ack-log orders, the new uses developed during the war will for more and more pulpwood. ob is just as sure as any job and if you have any friends it of the service or out of war 1 them there are plenty of jobs od?healthy, outdoor jobs with and as much security as you ;t anywhere". }D COMMITTEE FRANK C. LENNON H. O. PETERSON CUT TOP QUALITY WOOD ;ep Your Home ifortable imer and Winter ;ith Our Genuine ulation and night with beating at your ulation ? your isulation is fireWill not settle 1 it. It can be inWhy wait any >ler This Summer or ci ia ATION I m Fire. It Fills H That There Is S satherstripping. jfl IH or Ycur Hone. B Oil C>Oe l FHONL 19 ,iI, i
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