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The State Port Pilot Published liverx Wednesdav Southport, N. C. JAMES M. HARPER, JR. Editor i-Tiiered 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, November 3, 1954 Red Cross Comes Thru It always has been a mystery to us why so many people take delight in criticizing the Red Cross. We have had an opportunity to observe the activities of this organization under many condi tions, and it is our conviction that this is a great humanitarian agency through which great good is accomplished and by whose efforts a great deal of hard ship and suffering is alleviated. We have been greatly impressed with the fine job the Red Cross has been do* ing in our county since the hurricane. There were some who were critical that disaster workers were not on the scene by the time the wind stopped blowing; but local volunteers had pitch ed in to do a top-notch job of taking care of the emergency pending the ar rival of trained personnel. Once the dis aster team was on the scene, it has set about the business of doing what it can td restore order out of chaos, and right' now the brightest hope many of our citizens have for rehabilitation rests in the Red Cross. We would not be naive enough to 3ay tljat when their job here is through and the last Red Cross worker leaves* the county that everybody who made application for assistance will be hap py. There may be some applicants who do not deserve too much and there may be some who do not expect too much. But each application will be given a thorough study by a trained case work er, and we have every confidence that these affairs will be handled in a just and humane manner. We are thankful for the Red Cross, and we are grateful for the services of this fine organization in our time of need. Volunteer Firemen We are continually amazed at the re sourcefulness and the effectiveness of the Southport Volunteer Fire Depart ment. Sunday night an alarm summoned the local fire-fighters to the home of Robert Warnett. When they arrived they discovered that the nearest water hydrant was several hundred feet away. Instead of wasting time trying to un pack new hose that might have made the connection, the firemen set up a bucket brigade and kept a supply of water in the booster tank while the 3mall hose was brought to bear upon the frame building next door. With only a few feet seperating the two houses, it seemed impossible to save the second structure; yet this was done. A company of paid foremen could not have done a better job. SLOW DOWN AND LIVE Greater automobile speed means greater chance of death. That warning to Tar Heel motorists was given recently by Major C. A. Speed, director of the State Highway Patrol’s Traffic Safety Division. Speed control is a year ’round project of Ma jor Speed’s safety program. He pointed out that persons injui'ed in a traffic accident at 60 miles per hour or more are eight times more like ly to die of their injuries than persons injured at 20 miles per hour or less. “The human body can be literally smashed to death in accidents at high speeds,” he emphasized. The round-the-clock spokesman for safety also called the atttention to two other dangerous results of too-fast driv ing. “Stopping distances increase rapidly as speed increases,” he said. The major explained that where a driver can stop within about 45 feet at 20 miles per hour, it takes about 186 feet with good brakes to bring a car to a stop at 50 mph. A condition similar to “tunnel vision” is another dangerous result of too-fast driving, according to Major Speed.. “Tunnel vision” he explained, “re sults in drivers being less able to see objects on either side of them and may he the cause of many sideswiping and passing accidents. “One study has shown that this con dition affects all drivers at speeds of 60 miles per hour or more,” the major emphasized. In reminding motorists of the dang ers of driving too fast Major Speed said that excessive speed was a factor in 417 of last year’s fatal auto accidents. “The State Highway Patrol is not inxious to hand out tickets to speed ers,” he said. “But we will if that’s the only way we can keep North Carolina free of the behind-the-wheel maniac who never has time to remember that speed kills.” Just last week Corporal O. H. Lynch warned traffic violators that in Bruns wick Cppnty he and his men were going to “write heavy” on all drivers who speed and otherwise disobey traffic regulations. “Slow Down—and Live.” Health Notes By Norman M. Hornstein, M. D. The hurricane which devastated the coastline of Brunswick Coun ty on October 15th has brought, perhaps, fewer health problems to the surviving population than in New Hanover County where the strength of the storm was rela tively less. Our wrecked beaches, Ocean Isle, Holden Beach, and Long Beach, have a comparatively small permanent population. The only area where close at tention to storm damage from the health point of view is necessary lies in the triangle from Shallotte, Shallotte Point, and Calabash. Areas suffering wind damage alone are not in the dangerous position of those inhabited places covered by flood water. It is flood that carries the most peril in the aftermath of a storm. The flood water carries the filth of privies, ground excrement, and septic tanks into systems of drinking wa ter. Wells are polluted. Pishing grounds are polluted. In only two communities in the county do community water sup plies require examination: Shal lotte and Southport. Contaminated Water Fortunately the Southport city supply has not been contaminated. On the street running past the Garrison the sewer was broken some distance from the river. However, the city lines in this neighborhood have not been dam aged. However, I would advise people living on. this #t,|ef to play safe and obtain typhoid vac cination shots. In Shallotte the Bellamy water supply was flooded with sea wa ter with the danger of contam ination. Thanks to the whole hearted cooperation of Mr. Bell amy and the energetic work of J. S. Canady, District Supervisor of Sanitation from the State Board of Health, the Bellamy wa ter supply is now purified. How ever, people in this Shallotte Calabash triangle, Whose grounds have been covered by water, should take the following steps: 1. Secure typhoid vaccination immediately. The Health Depart ment has already inoculated over 1500 children in this area. How ever, too few adults have taken their shots. 2. Boil all drinking water that comes from suspect wells, even if you have been vaccinated. Typhoid is only one of several deadly diseases which are spread by flooding, 3. Decontaminate your well. Al ready the Health Department has distributed free of charge chlorine powder to numerous people in this district. This powder is available at the Southport Health Depart ment with instruction for use free of charge. 4. Do not eat any raw or un dercooked seafood from ANY area : on the Brunswick coast until the sanitary survey which is being conducted this week is complete. All seafood beds (and to a lesser extent this includes the Howell’s Point area) have been subject to contamination. Steaming oysters is not sufficient protection. Of course, any seafood that has been ; thoroughly cooked is safe. 5. Have your water tested.1 Witha* a short while our, sam, tarian will begin tests on private water supplies only in storm damage areas at this time. Send your name and exact address to the Health Department if you want your water supply tested. The samples must be obtained by the sanitarian directly from the well. Rebuilding Your House Storms come and go. A few people have lost their loved ones. However, a strong-minded people will not dwell on the miseries of the past but will build for the future. We should take as an ex ample the people of London who suffered very great damage dur ing the blitz. They did not sit down content to groan and spew out their misery. In fact,'London looks a far finer city now than before the war. This should be our example. Let people rebuild their houses, their restaurants, their piers, and their boats. And in rebuilding, let us hope that the newer constructions will be finer than the old. Let us hope for example that the piers in Souhport will no longer be an eyesore but that this harbour so beautiful by nature will be planned with an eye to perfection. Regarding houses, the Health Department advises home builders that our sanitarian, Mr. W. R. Vincent, will be happy to give advice on water supply, gar bage disposal, and toilet facilities. As I have stated in previous art icles to this paper, the .Health De partment of Brunswick County is on the verge of a campaign to clean up the filthy privies that exist in our county. Our seashore area is down but not out. The Health Department will do all in its power to aid those who are rebuilding their homes and places of business. IN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GREAT SMOKIES, 1$ THE HIGHEST OAM IN EASTERN AMERICA. IT ISA POPULAR NORTH CAROLINA VACATION RESORT. lake /WcmamusKeet is -the largest in eastern NoH-t\ Carolina-and beside* beicw noted -for its low altitude is famous for waterfowl Hunting. WATER^wrir , Ttwre are over a, hundred lakes in Horti\ Carolina w fth attractions for tourist*, rhey are valuable assets in -the state's *350,000,000 tcurfsf industry. Letter To * Editor (Crowded Out Last Week) October 25, 1954 The Editor State Port Pilot Southport, N. C. Dear Editor: During the course of my two years’ work as physician to the Welfare Department, Brunswick County, I have had many deal ings with the Sheriff’s Depart ment. It has long been my in tention to draw the public’s at tention to the outstanding work of Sheriff Ed Leonard and Dep uty H. G. Ratcliffe. Now that Mr. Leonard’s term of office is expiring and in the Wake] of the publicity about the looting following the hurricane, I feel j that it is time for the people to know what a wonderful job thr.se two men have been doing. I do not speak about the other mem bers of the Sheriff’s Department because I feel that the avenge citizen knows about as much about their fine work as I do. However, I am speaking of know ledge gained from official rela tionships. As a Yankee born and bred, my opinion of police work in the South before coming to Bruns',vick County was gained from books (largely by Southern authors such as Thomas Wolfe) was very poor and also highly derogatory. When I started treating patients in the jail, I was prepared to meet a jailr who was a combination of Prankinstein and Hitler. I was astonished at the humane and progressive attitude of Deputy Sheriff Ratcliffe. Their prisoners were treated as human beings and no partiality was displayed for riches or color. The county jail is indeed a model which would be well for jailers throughout the United States to follow. Immediately after the hurricane I spoke to all the Red Cross officials who came to Southport, These officials travel from place to place to help in any disaster. I questioned them about the loot ing. At that time I was deeply distressed by the human scum in my own home town who swooped down on their already ruined neighbors to steal the few belong ings still left them. The Red Cross officials told me that the looting in Brunswick County was far less than the looting that fol lowed the hurricane Carol earlier this year on Long Island. It was no worse than the looting follow ing the other disasters in Pennsyl vania and other cities this year. As the looting was so bad on Long Island with its million dol lar a year police force, we should not blame our poorly paid and meagerly equipped county police force They did all that they cbujd. Much of their work immed iately following the hurricane was searching for survivors admidst the ruins on the beaches. They did all in their power, those few men available .To prevent looting on our large coastline completely, a fully equipped armored regiment would have been necessary. One more remark, we should all bow our heads in thanks for the scrupulous honesty in our county police department. Here there is no graft that is the curse of our land. I sincerely hope that whoever is elected sheriff on election day is a worthy successor to Ed Leon ard and will continue to keep his policies in force. Yours truly, Norman M. Hornstein, M. D. Southport, N. C. October 14, 1954 Mr. James M. Harper, Jr., Editor, The State Port Pilot, Southport, N. C. Dear Mr. Harper: I would like to express my thanks to you for the editorial SAVINGS WONT BUY HAPPINESS BUT THEY GO FAR TO BANISH 2TEARS ! Money will not buy happiness—but a ready cash reserve goes a long way to smooth out a crisis like a costly sickness. Here we will help you build that reserve easily by showing you how you can save REGULARLY without hardship. 3% paid on savings. Accounts insured to $10,000 by an agency of the Federal Government. CURRENT DIVIDEND RATE 3% Southport BUILDING & LOAN ASSN. W. P. JORGENSEN, Sec-Trees. Southport N. C '■■■ ..— " 1 v ■ 11 ".»' - ■ ■ Not Exactly Metes Bill Fitts of Sanford was in the office one day iast week when he suddenly spied a table we have in tlie room. ‘ I'll bet that table was made in my father's factory,” he said, going over for a closer examination. Sure enough, it was an early model turned out by the Fitts-Crabtree plant many years ago . . . With no street lights, Southport’s amateur ghosts and goblins found conditions almost too spooky for liallowe’en pranks during the past week-end. Almost, that, is—but not quite. Mrs. Margie Stevens started a flock of turkeys several months ago with Thanksgiving and Christ mas dinners in mind, but recently she had several visitors who think her birds are so pretty that they are buying them for breeding stock . . . Speaking of birds, we saw the first flight of wild geese of the season Sunday morning as they flew directly over the business district of Southport. Local party boats are back at work, but not without difficulties. Since there is no oil dock yet in operation, some of the boats are refueling from 50-gallon drums. For those that use diesel oil, service is being provided by Southport Ice & Fuel Co. from their tank truck . . . Rarely has a fire attracted a larger crowd than the one that turned out for the blaze near Brunswick County Training School Sunday night ... An illustrated booklet on Hurricane Hazel has been prepared a Wilmington printing firm, and Art Newton not only took most of the pictures, but edited this production, a grim but graphic reminder of the big storm. “So This Is Love’’, starring North Carolina's own Kathryn Grayson, is the big attraction at? the Amuzu Thursday and Friday . . . Southport |iigh school juniors have started practice on their play, “Little Miss Somebody” . . . “Ice Capades” is on at the coliseum in Raleigh all this week, and we hear it is a tip-top show. A trip to the U. N.' .C. South Carolina football game Saturday, with 1 an ice show stop in Raleigh on the way home, would make an attractive double-header for folks iiwho want to go somewhere and do something J . . Several of the high school basketball teams in this county will begin their pre-conference schedule this week. Star of the Whiteville high school football team this fall is Virgil Roberts, grandson of Bete? Robinson of Supply. He is considered a good col lege prospect . . . Several folks in Whiteville have asked when we are going to build back their fishing dock, referring to the Standard Oil w&arf, which was a popular place each week end fpr a large number of folks from that town . . .' We continue to hear the recent hurricane compared with the storm of 1899. The biggest difference ap pears to be in the amount of property available for destruction by the most recent blow . . . ,3§tm ed funny to see some people calmly fishing from the strand at Long Beach during the week e There are two definitions for picking up sonal belongings following the hurricane: who get them call it salvage; those who 1 call it ooting. ‘Sunday School Training” which appeared in the October 13 issue of The State Port Pilot. You are not the only one who is startled to learn that the av erage child receives only 26 ho urs of Sunday School training a year. Church leaders all over the country are waking up to this fact and are doing something about it. What they are doing about it amounts to an addition to one of your sentences. You say, “Going to Sunday School should be a family affair” and the new programs being developed add this: “. . . and the family should take Sunday School home •vith them.” That is, the job of Christian education is a seven lay-a-week affair and the par snts are given the job of helping the church and the Sunday School teacher. With only 26 ho ars a year in the actual Sunday School class, no child can be ex pected to retain much of what ae hears. What must happen, if! religion is to mean anything at I U1 in his life, is for the child to see lived in his home what he nears about in Sunday School. These remarks apply, or course, :o the whole church program, but hey apply especially to children. child gets his idea of the Fa :herhood of God, for instance, fr im his own father. This does not mean that the father is expected to be like God. That would be im possible. This does mean that the nhild understands better what a loving God is if his earthly father is loving. The same principle ap plies to all of what the child he ars in Sunday School. In short, Christianity is a seven-day-a-week affair and the major burden of teaching this fundamental fact of Christian education falls on the family. Sincerely yours, William L. Hicks Minister-in-charge St. Philip’s Church. POTATO HARVESTING Brunswick has been visited by both frost and ice this fall, most ly off from the coastal section. This puts the harvesting of sweet potatoes on the immediate pro gram. Odell Bennett, a Wacca maw township farmer who travels for an implement dealer out of Whiteville, said Monday that the potato crop was light this year, due to the dry summer. Emergency Loans Are Available To Farmers Having Storm Damage Columbus and Brunswick co unties have been designated by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson as an area where eligible farmers can obtain emer gency loans from the Farmers Home Administration to repair damage caused by the recent hur ricane. Details of the emergency loan program were explained by Ivey C. Brown, FHA County Su pervisor today. Any established farm owner orj farm operator in Columbus or Brunswick counties whose crops, I buildings, or other farm property were damaged by the hurricane,! and who is unable to obtain from other lenders the credit needed to: continue normal operations may ! be eligible.for a loan. j Applications are made at the county office of the Farmers Ho me Administration. The office for Columbus and Brunswick counties is located in Courthouse annex building, West Smith Street, Whi teville. The sub-office, located in i the old REA building, Brunswick' County, Shallotte, will be open from 10 to 1 o’clock Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. Eligibility of applicants is de termined by the county commit tees of the Farmers Home Ad ministration, composed of men familiar with local conditions. The committeemen for Columbus Co unty are: M. Kenzie Long, Rt. 1, Nakina; Evander C. Amette, Jr., Rt. 2, Chadbourn; Robert G. Glis son, Rt. 1, Bolton. Committeemen for Brunswick County, are: Roy G. Sellers, Rt. 1, Winnabow; Ivan B. Bennett, Rt. 1, Ash; and David B. Frink, Rt. 1, Shallotte. Loans may be obtained for the purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer, j replacement livestock and equip I ment, replacement or repair of buildings, and for other essential j farm and home operating ex penses. Loans may not be made to pay existing debts, to com pensate applicants for their los ses, or to expand operations. The loans bear 3 percent inter , est on the unpaid principal, and ' are scheduled for repayment over i the minimum period of time eon i sistent with the borrower's abil ity to repay. Ordinarily loan* se cured by liens on chattel property are scheduled for repayment «jith in one to five years and loanji for repair or improvement or reaJ|'es tate are scheduled for repayment within one to ten years. Howlfer, amounts advanced for crop pro duction purposes are repayable when the income from the safe of the crops produced with the^ans is received. Heal estate security is always required when advances are rjade primarily for improvements^; to real estate. Gregory Takes Job On Tugboat , o\ P’ George Gregory, skipper of the sport fistSJg Jo-Ann, now has a job as per on one of the small tug the Diamond Construction pany. The Jo-Ann was not dan in the storm but was swept high and dry. The Diamond'^ floating crane put her bacK. ] in the water. 1! ■ ■ of s Ft. COMPLETING SERVICE Corporal Bobby Jones Bliss, Texas, is at home with; his family on a 25-day leave. He Jwill complete his enlistment in ?itwo weeks following his return^ j to Fort Bliss. He expects to return to Souhport and Long Bead* by the end of November. MAKES RETURN CALL Making his first trip soon the storm with a truck loa clothes that he had gathered I associate workers and Char people in general, Jerry Ba the Esso Oil Company in lotte, showed up again Thur This time he brought a big packed with the same comii ties. They are being distrifj through the Episcopal cli here. AT ST. PHILLIPS The Rev. William Hicks ff^ill conduct services Sunday moisting at 11 o’clock at St. Phililps epis copal Church. The ’55 FORDS are coming.., 1 With your choice of 32 great models! See them November 12
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