The State Port Pilot
Southport, N. G.
Published Every Wednesday
JAMES M. HARPER, JR Editor
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
SIX MONTHS
THREE MONTHS -
Wednesday, April 10, 1946
Sunday Traffic
A
Did you notice the steady flow of
traffic through Southport Sunday af
ternoon? Hundreds of visitors were
here during the course of the day, and
many of them took time to d"ive around
the town.
Most of these people were visitors to
Orton Gardens, and having made the
trip to the famous Brunswick county
plantation, they drove on down the
River Road to Southport. This is just
a sample of what it will mean to this
community when the River Road is im
proved and routed so as to take South
port off its 'dead-end' location.
Bank For Shallotte
There seems to be very good reason
to believe that a branch of the Wac
camaw Bank & Trust Co. will be added
to the improvements for the town of
Shallotte sometime before tobacco sea
- son.
First must come the approval of the
State Banking Commission, but there is
" basis for hope that this will prove no
obstacle. It is just a matter that will
require a little time. Then, too, there
is the business of providing a suitable
building. Here again is something that
will not be permitted to block progress,
because R. D. White, Shallotte busi
nessman, has come forward with an
offer to begin immediately construction
of such a structure.
The town of Shallotte is one place in
Brunswick that is keeping in step with
the march of progress.
$1.50
. 1.00
. .75
Cancer Control
One 'drive' is hardly completed be
fore another one gets underway, and
sometime our people get a little tired of
repeated solicitation. Just in case you
are one of those, let us remind you
that an appeal for funds is seldom
made of any except those who are
fortunate enough to be more eligible
to give than they are to receive assis
tance.
On Monday of next week the annual
Cancer Control fund drive will begin
in the county. The chances are that
you will be called upon to make a do
nation. When you are, stop and remem
ber your close friends and acquaintan
ces who have died during the past
year. The odds are that at least one of
them died of cancer.
Then think how lucky you are to be
in position to help finance a program
that will help bring an end to one of
the greatest of all killers. We know
that you will want to do your part. We
urge you to make a generous gift to
this cause.
Some Plain Talk
Robert K. Godfrey, horticulturist at
Ortin Plantation, was guest speaker at
last Wednesday's meeting of the South
port Woman's Club, and during the dis
cussion period which followed his talk
on "Regional Gardens of the United
States," he spoke in frank criticism of
the lack of attention that is being paid
to the appearance of yards in this com
munity.
He pointed out that there are just
enough nice locking yards, with lawns
and shrubbery, to prove that these
things will grow here; he spoke of
some of the good things, and some of
the bad, that are being done along the
lines of beautification ; and finally he
contrasted what nature has done for
the beauty of this community with
what the people have done to help.
Mr. Godfrey got right dowri to cases';
and suggested that one thing to do is
to cut down privet hedges and China
berry trees and to grow in their stead
beautiful and year-round shrubbery.
Some of this, he said, can be found
growing wild in this region.
We weren't at the meeting, but we
liked the report we had of this young
man's bold criticism. It isn't that we
particularly enjoy having someone
squirm under the heat of criticism, but
if there is to be any material improve
ment in the beauty about the homes of
Southport, the women present at this
discussion can take the role of leaders
in this movement.
Shortages
One of the great advantages enjoyed
by residents of our section over folks
who live in our more densely populat
ed areas is that we are not affected by
many conditions that assume the pro
portions of a crisis for them.
^g^are thinking now of the fqod sit
uation, and of the likelihood that it
will get worse before it gets better. In
the city, when your grocer or butcher
tells you that he is out of food, then
not only is he out, so are you; and
after a few repeated encounters of this
kind you are face to face with the fact
of hunger.
Down here where we live food short
age means that not all of us will be
able to enjoy all of the things we like
best. Some sacrifice, grudging or other
wise, must be made; but from what is
still available there is sure to be plenty
to keep a human being in a state of
good health.
Conditions of this kind may well be
counted among our greater blessings.
There is danger, though, of having
thankfulness develop into complacency;
ano the day that we begin to take these
things too much for granted we are in
danger of finding ourselves eventually
in the same condition as our city cousin.
There is still time to plant a garden,
and every resident of this county can
find a place to plant one. There is still
time for our farmers to adjust their
1946 farm program to place emphasis
upon food production. We like to think
of our country as the land of plenty;
it is our responsibility to do our part
to keep this true.
Should Accept Offer
The magnificent offer of the Rey
nolds estate to Wake Forest college
should and will, we believe, be accept
ed by the trustees of the college and
the Baptist convention "of North Caro
lina. Nothing within the conditions set
forth by the benefactors places at stake
any principle for which Wake Forest
college has stood during its many years
of successful service in North Carolina.
Nor are there any such deep-rooted
traditions associated with the present
location of the college to cause serious
objection to accepting the Reynolds of
fer. On the contrary, there seems every
reason to graciously meet the only ma
jor condition set forth ? moving the
college to Winston-Salem ? so that the
youth of North Carolina may be able
to receive the greatly increased educa
tional opportunities such a grant would
provide.
Inside Germany
On the top levels in the Allied gov
erning body in Berlin, personal rela
tionships are all harmonious. The
American, British, Russian, and French
generals all get along well with each
other. This friendship, however, does
not obscure deepseated differences in
national aims. The British want to
build up the productivity of German
industry, not for the sake of the Ger
mans but to restore the German market
for British goods. The French don't
want to see any major restoration of
German industrial productivity. The
principal American aim probably is
unification of Germany. This is backed,
in principle, by the British and the
Russians, and opposed by the French.
The Americans, the British, and the
French oppose the Russians on German
political development. The Russians are
actively driving for a merger of Ger
man Communists with German Social
Democrats, who are very numerous in
all zones. The German Communists
have been making headway toward the
merger. Leaders of- the Social Demo
crats who formerly opposed the merger
now are speaking for it.
The result would be obvious. The
well-organized Communists would run
the combine and Germany would be to
all intents and purposes a Communist
state. Certainly it would be within the
Russian sphere of influence. "Up to now,
the Americans, British, and French
have done nothing to counter the Com
munist political drive.
Rovin' Reporter
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when we didn't have any business
with him, anyway. Left the drug
store and went around to R. E.
Bellamy and Sons place and saw
Roney Cheer's wife.
Left Roney's wife and went
over to Ikey Reynold's black
smith shop, where we saw several
of our good for nothing friends,
including Ikey. Left them and
went up to Dr. Fred Mintz's em
porium, where he keeps a very
nice looking clerk. She asked us
what we did with the bumble
bee that we were carrying around
the previous Saturday. We told
her we turned him loose.
Walked up street and stopped
to talk with a lot of our fisher
men friends, including Amos '
Stanley. Was highly gratified to I
see Bob White in perfect health j
and later in the day, in response j
to an inquiry, Mrs. White told us '
he had been a good boy.
Bascom Pierce informed us that
there was too >nany mosquitoes
for him to bother with catching i
any more freshwater catfish. He !
also gave Dr. Wingate Swain a j
very high recommendation for j
having treated a skinned shin- j
bone, incurred when he fell over
a log while trying to run down
and catch a horsefly to use as ,
! fish bait.
James H. Todd advised uS that j
i his neighbors thought so much of
' their paper that he could no long
I er borrow a copy. He subscribed
I . . . B. G. Ludlum, who is one of
the 12 tribes of Ludlum's raised
by our good personal friends, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Ludlum, vtanted to
renew then and there although '
his time was not out until the
end of May. W. A. Reynolds was
all for doing the same thing, j
Everet Holden met us with one
hand outstretched.
On up street Mrs. M. W. I
Hewett was scornful of the wea-j
ther looking cloudy. She took us,
around to her highly prized bar
mometer, which was loudly call-,
ing for fair weather. Sure enough
it got fair in a few hours. We
went on and said howdy to one
of the Hubbard boys who was
busy working on a car. Looked
for Odell Williamson and failed to ^
I find him. . I
| At the Shady Park Service Sta
tion Travis Browning of Long
wood was waiting to subset ibe
for the paper. Boss Hewett was
under a car, doing a grease ^ mon
key job. His son gave us the keys
to his place. A piece on up street
and we saw Jimmy Stanley.
Going back down street we ad
mired the improvement brought
about by a new coat of paint on
\ r d White's Shallotte Theatre.
Saw a couple of ladies in a yard
admiring a rosebush that was
woithy of admiration. Mrs. Willis
was keeping A. B.'s place while
he was absent somewhere. A col
ored man came in and asked if
we would take a 6-months sub
scription. He did not complain
when we told him not if we could
get one for 12.
Mrs. J. W. Chadwick stopped
us on the street to make sure
her subscription to the paper did
not run out. W. H. Milligan came
up and broke a brand new $10.00
bill just to see the paper eveiy
week. Dr. R. H. Holden. who sub
scribes for one and sometimes
two of his friends every itme we
see him, as met up with and he
had the paper sent to a bird m
Durham. It was at just about
this time that Mrs. W. M. Gray
reminded her husband that he
could spare a dollar and a half. I
Some one or other told us that
Rice Gwynn, of Longwood, start
ed transplanting tobacco last
week. We were not going to be
lieve anything at all, either way,
about Rice.? LeRoy Mintz invited
us to go on a short boat ride
with him, but the water looked
a bit too cold for swimming back.
Met up with Joe Maultsby, Jr.,
of Whiteville and we both had
to recall the numerous times he
used to come to Southport with
Lee Greer and other Whiteville
boys. Also met up with J. C.
Maultsby, whose father was a
good friend of ours years ago.
Met up with Dr. Swain and Dr.
Culpepper and about a hundred I
others, with all of whom we talk- 1
ed more or less. R. D. White just
finished telling us about his plans j
to start work right away on a !
new brick building, when we found
it was bus time. We got over ,
to the bus stop and just had j
time to write a receipt for D. C.
Best, of Ash, before the Grey- ;
hound came along. Joe Whatley, I
the driver and a very good friend j
of ours so long as he still thinks j
we will take him fishing some
day, told us that he was running
on time again as they had built j
a temporary bridge over the j
Cooper River span at Charleston i
and he did not have to detour. |
The Greyhound being on time,
we had 30 minutes for seeing
Harry L, Mintz, Floyd Kirby, Mr. ;
and Mrs. R. Galloway and other j
people at Supply. Came on home j
on the W. B. & S. with an as- ,
sortment of folks. Unloaded stuff
at the office, went to the post
office and got our mail. It con
sisted of a circular and several
nice letters, including one from
Miss Elizabeth Norfleet, former
home demonstration agent who is
now executive secretary of the
Wilson County chapter of the
American Red Cross.
Judge R. Hunt Parker, who '
held court here last week, was a
good sport. After the week's j
business was finished he went j
fishing with us and L. T. Yas- j
kell. The fish were not biting, j
We fished and fished for five j
hours with poles and cork lines. |
The Judge caught one small bass
while we got four medium sized I
perch and Yaskell drew zero. Just j
as we were quitting at sundown j
Dawson Jones came along. We 1
have since learned that he caught
twelve nice fish in a few minutes, j
fishing in the same place where
we spent the afternoon with
hardly a bite.
Walking from Claremont to I
Woodburn Friday, we missed see- j
ing our friend T. C. Barefoot by j
the barest of chances. We were [
just going to cross the highway j
to his mattress factory when |
Robert Hawes, aboard the Bruns
"wick county school gasoline truck,
stopped and insisted on taking us
the rest of the way to the home
of the Mac's. A little latter we
were hoofing it back up the high
way and just as we arrived op
posite the mattiess factory and
were about to turn in, the school ^
gas truck stopped again and
I Robert Hawes again induced us
to get aboatiT VhSTT^f^
headed for Southpoit, so We c
home and went fishing.
Oliver Smith, son of M = M -
Smith, of Woodbum, was bttt?
on the heel by a water r.-.ocast'n
while fishing one day the p^t
week. After being treated by
doctor he is now alright.
NEW MERCHANDISE !
Not even during the war was it so diffi
cult to find stock with which to supply our
customers. However, we are doing our best
to maintain our reputation for merchandis
ing service.
R. GALLOWAY
General Merchandise
SUPPLY, N. G.
FOR EASTER...
WE HAVE SOME NEW
READY - TO -WEAR
That will help solve
the needs for the entire
family. . .
Come in to see us
This Week !
SHALLOTTE TRADING CO.
Hobson Kirby, Prop.
SHALLOTTE, N. G.
We Have, When Available, A Complete Line Of
LUMBER and BUILDING
SUPPLIES
See Us For Your Requirements
SMITH BUILDERS SUPPLY, Inc.
DIAL 2-3339
WILMINGTON, N. C.
FOR 1 J and
Btfto y_( Bieger
Crop, ? Profj(J
Place Your Orders Early for
Delivery at Farm Sheds.
ODELL BLANTON
AGENT
SUPPLY, N. G.
GOOD SERVICK
You'll find fast, friendly sen-ice and you'll yet
the very finest products when you stop here.
J.M.PARKER
On The Corner Supply, N. C.
SEE US FOR:
DOORS
A few good glass doors included.
BOOTS
Storm and Hip Length
TRANSPLANTERS
In stock and ready for delivery
? and most of the other things that
the average Farm Family needs at
this season of the year.
MINTZ 8C CO
MARRY L. MINTZ, JR., Mgr.
SUPPLY, N. C.
FARM MACHINERY SUPPLIES
PARTS AND EQUIPMENT
-JOHN DEERE
Farm Equipment
-GENERAL MOTORS
Diesel Engines
-TRACTOR SUPPLIES
and Parts
-NEW and USED
COMBINES
Front and Rear
-TRACTOR TIRES
In st Sizes
We also ha^Aa few Weeders
WE SERVICEkny MAKE TRACTOR
POWER UN [for DIESEL ENGINE
WHITEylLLE FARM
EQUIPMENT jCOMPANY
Phone 36-J ? j South of Whiteville.
ANNOUNCEMENT
-FOR SHERHFR
I hereby announce myself a candidate lor the Ke*
publican nomination for the office V>f Sheri^ \ of Bruns
wick county in the May Primary election. I
This announcement is in compliance vvlth the
tion of the Republican Convention at Suppl4 on Ap' '1
9th, 1946. * }
I have served the county as Deputy Sheriff j*>.r
several years and I feel that my experience as an c'!!'
cer qualifies me to make the race for the office of Sh^r"
iff. I will appreciate your vote alnd support in l'1L
Primary. ' 1 j
H- L- WILLEJTTS |