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The State Port Pilot Southport, N. C. 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 $1.50 SIX MONTHS 1.00 THREE MONTHS 75 Wednesday, February 12, 1947 Revaluation We talked with the commissioners Monday about this matter of revalu ation of property, and after our session we came away convinced that they are sincere in their purpose to get all of the property in the county on the tax books at a fair and equitable valuation. In the first place, we discover that their primary objective is not to raise all values, but to raise those which are obviously unfair as they now stand to the point that all property-owners will share alike. A second source of taxable value lies in the hundreds of pieces of property in existance in the county which are not listed at all for taxation. It has been no easy job to secure capable men for this work, and men who were well qualified to serve re fused to accept the responsibility of the undertaking. A standard set of rules for valuation has been prepared, and if the men into whose hands these du ties have been entrusted will do a fair and honest job, practical good may result from this work of revaluation. In the final analysis, responsibility for the success or failure of the ven ture rests upon the integrity of the in dividual taxpayer, for with their coop eration and honest effort, the details of this job will be completed quickly, efficiently and fairly. And one possible result of this opera tion may be a lower tax rate for the county in years to come. That's a goal toward which each citizen should be willing to strive. Christian Race Relations I I ? n^? ? (Sunday was Race Relations Day in the Methodist church, and we were particularly impressed with the remarks of the Rev. Paul H. Fields, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, in connection with this observance. We have asked the Rev. Mr. Fields to serve this week as our guest editorial writer, using some of his thoughts from his Sunday morning sermon.) A definite part of the program of the Methodist Church in America is the observance of Race Relations Day. It is wise for us to make a study of our attitikles toward people of other races. In the\ight of our findings we may reconstruct our entire outlook and method of procedure. In the United States we find the melting pot for all races. We are faced, however, with severe problems of rela tionships and adjustments. Much would be gained by a careful study of Jew ish-Christian, Latin-American and re cent immigrant group relationships. As we come closer home, it is in the area of Negro-white relationships that we find a constant, everyday need for Christianized attitudes and emotions. It is time for us to give honor where honor is due in the realm of personal and cul tural greatness. Our very souls are stir red as we think of the valuable accom plishments of Marian Anderson in music; George Washington Carver in science; Agusta Savage in art; Mary McLeod Bethune in education; and Doctor John Hale in surgery. There are 132,000,000 people in this country. Thirteen million of these are negroes. Ten million live in our South land. George Washington ?arver, truly representative of the progressive best in his race, rose in stature to be count ed among the ten greatest citizens of his day in America. In the light of liv ing illustrations of unselfish service, Negro student education should offer to all of us a thrilling challenge. The en couragement and educational uplift of the Negro race through its youth is es sential in the total program of the Christian Church. As a result of the Christian education of Negro youth, conditions are steadily improving throughout the nation, and particularly in the South. At the very ce iter of Christian education is the Christ, Master Teacher in the school of life. He is the Friend and Guide of Negro youth in their struggle for an educational opportunity to grow in wisdom in stature, and in favor with God and Man. We follow Jesus Christ as we help to make available the type of education that will enable Negro youth among us to teach, heal, feed, and build for Christian living. Dr. George Washington Carver has made one of the most amazing con tributions in modern times to our world through his scientific research. One day as he stood with Dr. John Owen Gross of the Board of Education of the Meth odist Church looking at the products of his research in the Museum at Tuske gee, Alabama, Dr. Carver, said : "Every thing here is the result of a vision I had while attending Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa." "Just what was that vision?" Dr. Gross asked. "At Simpson College the kind of pecpie there made me believe that I was a human being," was the moment ous reply. Christian race relations are depen dent on cooperative friendship. Inter racial friendship will break down the barriers of misunderstanding, prejud ice, ill-will and hatred. Dr. M. S. Davage, head of the De partment of Institutions for Negroes, gives this challenging word on race re lations: "How greatly the sorrowing bewildered world needs the comforting, vitalizing message of good will and brotherhood. Despairing men and wo men need to be reassured that faith, hope and love abide and will surely tri umph over the desintegrative forces of hate." Bishop Lambeth at one time was lost in the jungles of Africa. All day long the mahogany drums sent out their somber notes, "white friend lost in for est." The white man was a friend of the natives. The natives were friends of the white man. The white man was lost and in need of help, the practical expression of friendship. The natives realized the need and responded with the help that saved. Is not that a real lesson for us in our inter-racial relation ships? Cooperative friendship will pave the way to mutual helpfulness. The Spirit of Christ teaches the white man to be a friend of the Negro and the Negro to be a friend of the white man. A Christian man does not harm his friend, no matter what the color dif ferences may be. The eternal voice of the Son of God and son of man is summoning us to the highest, the truest and the best in all of bur race relations. The main points of emphasis are these: Good will and brotherhood, fairness and cooperation, sympathetic understanding and faith, encouragement and unselfish service. In the Spirit of our Lord and Master and in the spirit of the words of John Oxenham we rest our cause for the New World Order: "Join hands, then, brother of the faith, whate'er your race may be who serves my Faither and Son is surely kin to me." The Farm Bureau When approximately 1,000 North Carolina farmers convene in a North Carolina city and talk intelligently about their problems during a three-day convention, that is an inspirinjg spec tacke. It couldn't have happened a few years ago. At least it didn't happen. For farmers then had not learned the importance of organizing for the sake of looking after their best interests. But since 1940 the Farm Bureau, an organization for farmers, has become a powerful force in North Carolina in particular and the nation in general. That was evident last week in Asheville when the 1947 annual meeting of the bureau was held. Because Winston-Salem hotel facili ties were inadequate to take care of the attendance, it had been necessary to transfer the convention to Asheville. Despite the fact that Asheville is in the far western part of the state and the, further that winter is not a very desir able season to meet in ? mountainous Asheville, approximately 1,000 farmers went to that city and stayed through a three-day convention jammed full of speakers and discussion forums. From the eastern section of the State a solid train load of delegates went, while many others travelled by private car or bus. SEVERAL CASES Continued From Page One Morris Richt, reckless opera tion, nol prossed. A. C. Simmons, assault, con tinued to February 17th. Leonard D. Home, improper lights, capias issued. George Henderson, possession, called and failed, capias. William Kellum, drunk on high-' way, called and failed, capias. John Gore, drunk on highway, fined $5.00 and costs. Blake Carlisle, no operator's cense, fined $10.00 and costs, fine remitted. Davis S. Holden, improper lights, brakes, fined $10.00 and costs. Pat Hicks, vagrancy, 30 days in jail, suspended on condition that he leave Brunswick county within 24-hours and not be caught in said county in a period of two years. Albert Johnson, reckless op eration, drunk driving, damage to property, continued to February 17th. | Southport Included On . Continued From Page One large airports will receive some preference in the program. The 1947 list, announced January 10, included only airports in the three I smaller classes. The projects on the list issued today are 'estimated to cost $985, 800,000, of which the Federal government's share would be $441,600,000 and the local spon sors' share would be 1544,200,000. Under the Federal Airport Act, which authorizes expenditure of $500,000,000 in Federal funds over a seven-year period, Con gress may appropriate as much as $100,000,000 for use in one year. Sponsors would be required to put up slightly more. Of the 4,431 projects suggest ed for construction or improve ment in the next three years, 417 are large airports with paved runways at least 4,500 feet long, 3,850 are smaller airports and 164 are seaplane bases. The CAA made no attempt to show the cost of individual pro jects. MURDER MAY HAVE (Continued from ; ige '1) a large wad of bills on his per son earlier in the night. Former Coroner. John Caison, serving during the absence of Coroner W. H. Bell, was called to the scene. With a jury he viewed the body and pending fur ther investigation by Rural Po liceman Dillon Ganey, the Sheriff and his officers, the inquest was deferred until a later date. Mr. Caimn said yesterday that he would hold the inquest as soon as the officers were ready with their report COMPROMISE BILL Continued From Pa^e One ed with the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries that the tie should not be broken, He cited specifically the fores try division and the division of commercial fisheries. Mintz's measure reached the Senate on the eve of a public hearing of proponents of the Wildlife Federation's proposal to separate the game division com pletely from its parent. In matters of local legislation during the past week the bill introduced by Mintz to amend the charter for the City of South port passed the second and third reading in the Senete. Represen tative Odell Williamson's bill dealing with the Rural Police passed its second and third read ing in the House and went to Senate Judiciary Committee No. 2. AUTO STRIPPED (Continued from rasre 11 it was stripped and abandoned. It is probable the tires would also have been taken if the thieves had not decided that the car was too hot for more than a hurried handling. BOLIVIA FUTURE (Continued from page one; month of August. The three counties that were represented in the federation con test held in Whitville were Col umbus, Bladen and Brunswick. The three high scoring teams ONE -STOP SERVICE GARAGE - SERVICE STATION Goodyear Tires .... Douglas Batteries AUTO PARTS and REPAIRS BRYANT BROS. 11/2-Mile S. Bolivia, N. C.(>On U. S. No. 17 _ BRING US YOUR WORK... For the present, and until skilled labor becomes more available, please bring us . . . ? Your Mattresses ! ! At the present time we are not able to call for and deliver work, but all orders re ceived at our plant will receive prompt at tention. BAREFOOT MATTRESS CO. LELAND, N. C. OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION SOUTHPORT HIGH SCHOOL February 19, 1947 at 8:00 P. M. The Public is Cordially Invited to Come and Join in a Few Hours of Real Fun. FIRST FIDDLE PRIZE $10.00 SECOND FIDDLE PRIZE 5.00 FIRST BAND PRIZE 10.00 SECOND BAND PRIZE I 5.00 FIRST GUITAR PRIZE 5.00 SECOND GUITAR PRIZE 2.50 BEST BANJO PRIZE 5.00 BEST MANDOLIN PRIZE ...: 5.00 BEST HARMONICA PRIZE i.00 BEST QUARTET . _. 2.50 BEST HOG CALLER 1.00 PRIZE FOR THE UGLIEST MAN 1.00 ? ADMISSION ? Children 35 Cents Adults 60 Cents I Benefit Southport Lions Club were Bolivia, Whitevule and Acme-Delco. The members of 'the Bolivia team were: Wilbur Earl Earp, president; Travis Danford, vice president; Wesley Caison, treas urer; Tom Rabon, secretary; J. M. King, adviser, and Louis E. Burriss, reporter. PURCHASE LOT I (Continued From Pace One) World War I, was on the de- j velopment of the Legion, its pro- ' gress and usefulness since it was organized following the first i world war. He was introduced toj the Legion and Auxiliary by Commander Mintz. /? REPORT MADE OF Continued From Page One 00. The cost of non-resident li censes were $15.50 each, fori stale $3.10 each, for county $1.00. Some of the agents sold a num ber of non-resident and state li censes. In other cases most of the licenses were for county resi dents, with a few state. WORK BEGINS (Continued trom Page One) This will afford off-season work for a number of the Southport shrimp pickers for at least a short time each spring. Delaware interests, planning to sow a large acreage in tomatoes for plants near Calabash, have not yet started operrtions. It is understood that 125-arres are to be sown by these parties this year. County Agent Dodaon stat ed yesterday that nothing' had been heard yet regarding the time when they would start work. NEW ORGAN FOR (Continued from page i) Bragaw, Southport and Orton man and son of Mrs. Helen G. Bragaw, of Southport. Captain Bragaw was killed in Italy. At the presentation services the organ was covered with camellias, the favorite flower of Captain Bragaw. With Mrs. H. C. Corlette leading in the sing ing a splendid musical program was given with Mrs. D. J. Smith at the organ during the present ation ceremonies. The presentation of the me morial was made by John G. Bragaw, uncle of Captain Bragaw and resident of Washington. The acceptance and dedication was by Rev. Richard L. Sturgis, rec tor of the church. The n-~.ll tion by Mr. Bragaw TJJ impressive as was the the rector. MAULTSBY INVENTS (Continued rron: mg, ^ a curers, and with assistant, v| now devoting all of his u^l selling ar.d installing the Sixty of the curers *??, last week, according ^ Mau'.tsby. Of solid cast iron, a fourywl necessary in the construe^! the curers. Should the jJ for his machines increase^ keeping with his expectation \ is planned to enter upon sale production in anothet j or two. Tobacco growen , have examined the machi^j been high in its praise. The flavoring fubstm, 1 onion is an oil that blenfc | other fats and oils in food. TRUCKS and TRAILERS FORSALE Two Case Industrial type tractors with du?| n wheels and Garwood winch on each. One Dorsey Skidder. One Chevrolet Army type truck and log trailer ? winch and special type loading boom. Two used Chevrolet trucks suitable for skidder trud One Low bed Gooseneck type trailer for hauling tr tors and machinery. CANAL WOOD CORPORATION Box 405 CONWAY, S. C. PHONE 52$ Wore the FIRST DODGE was built j PENNSYLVANIA Was Building Fine Tires Today Pennsylvania is building one of the most dependable synthetic rubber tires ever made. The patented, cooler-running, Dual Purpose Tread developed by Pennsylvania engineering has added extra mileage and greater safety to all Pennsylvania passenger car and truck tires. When you ride on Pennsylvania tires you ride on the best! EXPERT TIRE SERVICE Come to Pennsylvania Headquarters for expert tire repairing and for the finest recapping in town. We use top grade Penn-Craft Repair Materials. Every Pennsylvania Battery is guaranteed to perform aa specified. The Best In Recapping and Wheel Aligning? At BLACK'S SERVICE STATION TIRES . . . WHEELS . . . RIMS . . . RECAPPING Phone 110-J W. C. BLACK Whitevill#
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