EDITORIALS:
EASTER SERVICES
There simply can be no more beau
tiful or effective way to welcome in the
day on Easter Sunday morning than to
be awakened by the music of the color
ed choristers as they go about the
streets of the city with their pre-dawn
singing. They have contributed a cus
tom that has become cne of the high
lights of the observance of Easter in
Southport each year.
One event which was beginning to
find popular favor as a part in the Eas
ter program of the community was the
sunrise service. This year it was not
held, and it was missed. We hope to
see it restored by the people because
they feel the need for it.
Programs like the cantata Sunday
night make us proud we live here, for
'he music of the combined choirs
brought a fitting climax to the celebrat
ion °1 Easter. Weeks of patience and
hard work went into the preparation of
diis cantata, but there is no doubt in
.he mind of anyone who heard them
that the results more than justified all
ol the sacrifices that made it possible.
1 ruly, it is a fine thing to live in our
city at Eastertide.
DEATH BLOW TO POLIO
Announcement of the success of the
Salk vaccine as a control measure for
polio*is joyful news for men and women
everywhere, particularly here in Amer
ica where the battle against this dread
disease has been waged on a national
level by millions of dollars in funds con
tributed voluntarily.
It is no sudden, complete victory. The
f'ghl has gone on for years and must
continue until it is possible to develop
vaccine in sufficient quantity to immu
nize our population, particularly our
children. And we must not forget our
social obligation to thousands who have
been left crippled by the ravages of
this disease. These victims deserve our
continued help.
I his marks another milestone in the
progress of medical science. It marks,
too, a new high in the effectiveness of
faithful, unselfish, volunteer service on
the part of the American people. Much
can be accomplished when we have a
cause to which we will devote our labor
and our prayers.
PLAYING WITH FIRE
T lie problem of danger to children
and adults resulting from the use of
fii eworks, including firing of caps in
cap pistols is reported to have been un
der control since fireworks in North
Carolina were outlawed in 19 17.
A bill is now before the North Caro
lina legislature to allow the sale of caps
for cap pistols. This bill seems innocent
enough in itself but is it a “foot-in-the
do°r measure ? We don’t know how
many children that have been hurt by
firing caps in a cap pistol. Maybe none,
but the fact remains that when children
lire caps in their cap pistols they are
“playing- with fire” and someone can be
hurt.
We would not deny our children any
reasonable fun and pleasure but why
permit them to play with little rattle
snakes when we wouldn’t permit them
to play with the big: ones.
We hope our legislature will kill the
caps for cap pistols bill. We believe it
will save our little folk precious eye
sight as well as a lot of burned fingers
and hands.
OUR GRASS ROOTS ARMY
\\ ith units located in more than 2,200
communities in the United States, Ha
waii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Dis
trict of Columbia, the National Guard
is America’s grass roots defense force.
Its roots go deep into the fabric of
the Nation, reaching into great cities,
towns and hamlets.
Made up 100 percent of volunteers,
Army and Air National Guard Units
virtually cover the Nation with a potent
and ever present defense umbrella.
Guard membership—made up of vol
unteers from all walks of life—currently
includes almost 400,000 officers and
men in more than 5,600 organized units,
i he Air National Guard—which
made an outstanding combat record
during the Korean emergency contains
over 600 organized units and almost
;>0,000 officers and men, including some
2500 pilots.
The i rmy National Guard, with
more than 330,000 officers and men
in over 5,000 organized units, consti
tutes a potent force which boasts an
outstanding combat record in World
^ ar II and in Korea. Included in this
fine ground force are 27 infantry and
armored divisions and hundreds of com
bat and service support units.
Together, the Army and the Air
National Guard—drawing its volunteer
strength from the grass roots of Amer
ica—form a balanced and proven fight
ing team that stands as an ever ready
bulwark of defense against America’s
enemies.
NO INCENTIVE FOR LEAF OVERPLANTING
According to information about
changes in the 1955 tobacco acreage
allotment law, released by the County
ASC Committee the first of the week,
the penalty on excess tobacco marketed
for 1955 will be 75 percent of 1954’s
average price or approximately 39 cents
a pound.
In addition no increase in allotment
for overplanting one’s quota will be al
lowed this year.
It looks like the 1955 law removes
most all of the incentives a grower
could possibly have for planting in ex
cess of his tobacco acreage allotment.
There certainly can’t be any profit
made from excess tobacco marketed
when the grower will have to pay 75
The Slate Port Pilol
Published hverv JJ ednesdav
Southport, N. C.
JAMES M. HARPER, JR. Editor
tutored 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
rilREE MONTHS
percent of what he sells the tobacco
fcr to the government. He can’t possibly
produce a crop and make any profit out
of only 25 percent of what his tobacco
sells for.
Heretofore though, provided he ob
served certain practices, a grower
could gain a small increase in acreage
quot,, by cverplanting and under some
conditions it might have paid some far
mers to overplant and pay the penalty
in order to increase his allotment. Prior
to this year though he only had to pay
4') percent or less in penalty.
V’ith domestic consumption of tobac
co dropping and sales on foreign mar
kets decreasing and the tobacco stock
pile growing each year it seems wise to
temove all the incentives for excess ac
reage planting. Even though it may
work a hardship on some few growers
foi tlie industry as a whole it seems
like the wise and proper thing to do.
vv ■ hope our farmers. agree and will
cooperate in the effort fully.
It is reported that with money you
may not be able to buy friends, but it
will get you a better class of enemies.
Among the footprints in the sand of
time some people leave only the marks
of a heel.
Mary Frissel, a local beauty, is
looking for a man who is tall, dark, and
has some.
THE ROOT TRENGTH
OF OUR NAT IN'S YOUTH
NATIONAL SUNDAY SCI§L WEEK, APRIL 11-17
NATIONAL GUARD
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ret until just a few hours before
it is sounded, Captain Carmichael
explained. The “go ahead" order
will be issued by the Adjutant
General and transmitted to all
North Carolina Army and Air
National Guard units.
BRUNSWICK HAS
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highway, with no low branch trees
or tall shrubs to block vision. As
a rule, there is a grassed strip
separating the highway from the
park driveway and parking lot
BOLIVIA PLANNING
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Bolivia and from any Bolivia
Lions Club members.
The public is invited, and every
one is urged to make plans now
to attend this big singing con
cert.
INCORPORATION IS
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ago and now they are for it."
Stedman pointed out that Yau
pon Beach, which was formerly
IA. purl of Long Beach, v
peing' incorporated. “We caJffiof'
afford to lag behind our neighbor
ing community,” he said. “We
need to be incorporated even more
than Yaupon Village.”
OFFICERS BUSY
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"Moonshiners were here before I
was born and some will be here
after I am gone,'’ he said. With
the help of the law-abiding citi
zens of the county he hopes to
destroy the outfits and capture as
many of the operators as he can.
BUILDING FAST
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of folks at Holden Beach this
year and the summen of 1956
•should see things bigger than
they were before the storm.
PERFECT WEATHER
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James Ward.
Tenors: Edgar Finch, Rev. Leo
Hawkins, G. E. Hubbard, Robert
Willing, James Wolfe.
Basses: G. D. Abernathy, Jr..
Alex Fox, James Harper, III, A.
1). Harrelson, Rev. R. H. Jordan,
Hubert Livingston, E. J. Prevatte,
Dosher Ruark.
The organist was Mrs. James
M- Harper, Jr., and the projec
tionist was Art Newton.
branch office
Sam Bennett, local real estate
agent, is planning to open a
branch office at Yaupon Village in
the near future. He will divide
liis time between his office there
and here.
iglit Delay In
Waccamaw Project
l representative of the Coast
e Construction Company stated
i week that it will probably
about three weeks before they
id get to work on the Wac
lavv River snagging project.
■ company is still working at
ithport and Long Beach,
lost of the Waccamaw River
ik lies in the immediate area
Crusoe Island in Columbus
inty. ft will consist of remov
snags and rafts from the
er, leaving a less obstructed
nnel. The contractors are
iious to get the job as soon as
sible, realizing that in the
ids and swamps the mosquitoes
l other insect pests will cause
workmen a lot of trouble a
le later in the year.
lowell Point
Building Back
According to Attoimey S. Bunn
Howell’s Point at the
yth of Lockwoods Folly River,
^oome back with more houses
it had before the October
li. Nearly every house there
■ destroyed in that storm.
Ink says there are 40 or 50
Is. small but substantial. They
are Hunt just rebuilt structures,
d:» of them are new. Howell's
P hot is a favorite fishing spot for
a lot of upstate people and a lot
ol lpcal people and residents of
L Beach also enjoy fishing
there where the river empties into
the Tin Lracoastal waterway.
Thie Southport man has recently
built himself a dock on a place
he Owns, about midway between
Sup^6y and Howell’s Point. He is
keeping his boat there where he
spends the week ends during fine
weatjier. This week end he said
he saw Mr, and Mrs. John Mc
Dowell, residents of the commu
nity,! with about 40 fine sheep
head that they had caught with
hook and line.
Southport Wins
Over leland
Southport won their first game
:n the Brunswick county elimina
tion series yesterday afternoon
when they defeated Leland 9 to
5 on the home grounds of the
losers.
Southport picked up a one-run
lead in the second inning, but
lost this advantage when the
home team scored twice in their
half of tiie same stanza. South
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A little thing like a bus strike failed to stop
Billy Sanders, student at Tulane University, when
he got ready to come home from New Orleans for
Easter holidays and found transportation all
snarled up. He went out and bought a 1931 Chev
rolet for $25.00 and drove home in his own private
conveyance . . . One piece of news we were sorry
to hear this week is that J. T. Denning’s big
pointer, Jack, was poisoned and died last week.
We think he was the best bird dog we have hunt
ed since World War II.
Sure enough, Coopie Burris has made the tennis
team at East Carolina. In a match against E'on
last Thursday he played as a member of the only
doubles combination that won for East Carolina.
The next day he played the No. 5 singles spot in
the lineup and won his match. Looks like he'll be
seeing more and more action . . . Another un
usual quirk in the weather is the fact that we
have had two rather severe thunderstorms here
during the early days of April . . . Our Banker
was a millionaire for a day Monday as he made his
annual Easter pilgrimage to Pinehurst to play
golf with his brother.
"Three-Ring Circus”, starring Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis, will be the Thursday-Friday shows
at t\ie Amuzu ... "A Man Called Peter”, rated
as one of the truly heart-warming' movies of the
season, starts a three-day run at Shallotte theatre
Sunday ... If Mike Souchak had won the Masters
Golf Tournament we would have been immodest
enough to remind our readers that we predicted his
first place finish. Pass the crow'—he finished in a
tie for fourth!
The cold snap of 10-days ago killed the stand
of early corn that Fred Stevens had up on his
farm near Southport. Last week he spent the
morning replanting this crop—then he spent the
afternoon replanting for the third time. During
the noon hour a bunch of his pigs got in the field
and methodically rooted up each grain he had put
down that mprning . . . They say that Pappy
Stubbs fathered the idea for making a boat
launching ramp a part of the facilities of the
new city dock. Hats off to him for a good sug
gestion!
Dick Keller, former Southport high school stu
dent and a member of the basketball team before
he moved with his family into the Bolivia school
district, still is a patient at Dosher Memorial
Hospital, where he has been hospitalized with a
leg broken in baseball practice. Many of his former
schoolmates have been going out to see him . . .
The garrison grounds look good under the care of
the U. S. Army personnel.
port tied the game in the first
of the third, then went on a scor
. ing rampage in the fourth for 6
, runs. This brought an end to
David Ganey, Leland pitcher, and
Stacy Wells took the mound. He
got by in good shape until the
ninth, when the visitors scored
one more time.
Leland scored 3 runs in their
half of the sixth inning to run
| their total to 5.
Charlie Splawn led (he South
port batters with 4 hits in 4
| times up. Plookie Webb had two
for four, one triple and one dou
ble. Ganev had three for four for
Leland.
Bobby Thomson of the Braves
was born in Glasgow, Scotland,
but now makes his home in Mil
waukee.
Texas League baseball writers
this year will select a “Manager
of the Year” and a “Rookie of
the Year.”
Coach Dick Bartell of the Red
legs played in three World Series.
In 1936 and 1937 he played
shortstop for the Giants and in
1940 he played short for the Tig
ers.
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