EDITORIALS:
THEY DESERVE BETTER FATE
When two state agencies have their
operations scattered among seven dif
ferent buildings the inevitable results:
lost motion and lack of efficiency. This
is the position of the State Library and
the department of Archives and His
tory, the former 124 years old and the
latter 58 years old. Neither of the two
agencies are housed in buildings design
ed for the purposes. Both seem to have
been given the step-child treatment
down through the years in spite of the
important services they provide.
The passage of the $2,560,000 item
in the bond issue to be voted on Novem
ber 7 would correct the inequitable sit
uation.
The money would be well spent.
Present crowed and unsuitable space
prevents proper organization and use
of invaluable and irreplaceable manu
scripts, museum collections, books,
newspapers and similar materials.
Dampness and uneven temperatures are
causing fast deterioration of much ma
terial stored in damp basements.
How does the library serve you ? It
lends you books that you don’t own; it
advises on local library problems; it
trains staff members in library work
shops; it provides free motion pictures
to community groups, and it lends
“talking books” to the blind. It is, liter
ally, a storehouse of knowledge 'which
may be had for the asking.
When you cast your ballot, remember
that the State Library and the Depart
ment of Archives and History deserve
a better fate.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
The critical illness of Speaker of the
House Sam Rayburn has created specu
lation in Washington and around the
country about who will be his succes
sor. It is assumed generally that Rep.
John W. McCormack of Massachusetts
is heir to the post, but differences exist
between Mr. McCormack and the White
House. Like the President, Rep. McCor
mack is a Catholic and he pulled hard
for a share of the Aid to Education bill
to go to parochial schools. The bill was
scuttled to the displeasure of the Presi
dent.
It is said that Rep. McCormack’s
stand had much to do with the defeat.
He has been a member of the House
since 1928 and first assistant to the
Speaker for the last 21 years.
One of the more likely prospects is
Rep. Richard Bolling of Missouri who
is considered Mr. Rayburn’s first choice
for the post. But how much weight the
supposition will carry is an unknown
matter. Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana
has been mentioned, so has Rep. Carl
Albert of Oklahoma. There are others:
Rep. Francis Walter of Pennsylvania,
Rep. Albert Rains of Alabama, and
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas.
In any event, the filling of the Ray
burn shoes will not be an easy task. Mr.
Sam went to Congress in 1913, the 63rd
session, and was elected Speaker in
1940. His closest rival from the point
of service in the House is Rep. Carl Vin
son of Georgia who was seated in No
vember 1914 to fill an unexpired term
in the 63rd session. Sen. Carl Hayden
of Arizona became a member of the
House in 1911, 62nd session, and re
mained there until elected senator in
1926. Senator Hayden, in consequence,
is the oldest man in Congress in years
of service and Rayburn is next. Mr.
Rayburn stands first in years as Speak
er of the House.
Speaker Rayburn is suffering from
cancer and doctors say his days are
numbered.
RED CHINA BID FOR U.N. SEAT
Red China’s bid for a seat in the
United Nations is up again and this
time their chance of gaining member
ship seems closer than at any time in
their years-long effort. The added
strength comes from the many new
small nations which have gained shaky
independence in recent times and which
Soviet Russia is courting with all of the
ardor of a June college graduate.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt says the U.N.
might as well admit Red China, that
they will be no more harmful in the
U.N. than they will be on the outside.
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona
puts it short and simple: “Don’t do it.”
Great Britain is fumbling for she
must trade to live and she is trad
ing with Red China.
Now comes retired Admiral Arthur
W. Radford who, in a Readers Digest
article, says the U.N. must be told that
it can have either Red China or the
United States, but not both.
Admiral Radford is in a position to
speak with meaningful authority. As a
Navy man who rose to the highest of
fice his service could offer, he has
roamed the Pacific and has heard,
seen and studied what has been going
on in China since the Reds forced Chi
ang and his Nationalists to Formosa 12
years ago.
He says the British are supporting
the membership bid on the premise
that Communist China will grow great
and strong and turn against Russia.
And the British, he declares, are our
friends.
Admiral Radford describes Adlai
Stevenson, U.S. ambassador to the U.N.,
as following the line that there can be
no disarmament until Red China is ad
The State Port Pilot
Published Every Wednesday
Southport, N. C.
JAMES M. HARPER. JR. Editor
Sintered as second-class matter April 20, 1928
at the Post Office at Southport, If. C., and
other Post Offices, under the Act
of March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Brunswick and Adjoining Counties
and Service Men . $2.00 per yea*
Six Months ... $1.50
Elsewhere in United States — $3.00
Per Year;—6 Months _ $2.00
mitted, and that she will not accept in
ternational control of arms until she is
accepted by the U.N.
The admiral sees in this a defeatist
attitude. Instead, he feels that Red
China should mend her ways, show
good faith and earned the desired seat
in the U.N. So far, they have done not
much more than confiscate property,
makes slaves of millions and annihilate
more millions in concentration com
pounds.
The Nationalist China ambassador to
the U.N. declared on Meet The Press
a week ago that the Reds had put to
death an estimated 20,000,000 Chinese
since they came to power.
There were many then, and still
many today, who believe that it was a
grave mistake in 1933 when the United
States recognized Russia as a nation
among nations and received her ambas
sador to set up shop in Washington.
To some recognizing Red China would
be no more than accepting communism
and nurturing its spread throughout
Asia and eventually into the world. De
cency and accompanying responsibility
are foreign to their character. The in
tent isn’t there. Bringing Red China in
to the U.N. to destroy it, would be no
more than assuming that a Congress
given gold bar of a second lieutenant
will make a gentleman out of a 90-day
wonder.
WORLD’S BIGGEST BUSINESS
The man in the blue-gray attire who
brings your mail every day six days a
week, fair weather or foul, is a repre
sentative of the biggest business in the
world. Ht is your postman, one of the
500,000 employees of the Post Office
department. His department grosses
over $3 billion annually but, as we are
accustomed to accept, the firm loses
money every year. His is a service to
the people. Fewer letters and less pack
ages would go by mail if the rate were
sufficient for the department to bieak
even
But there is another story about this
federal agency which, some say, is our
country’s greatest institution. It had its
beginning over 200 years ago when, in
1737, Benjamin Franklin was appointed
postmaster at Philadelphia. In 1753 Mr.
Franklin rose to be postmaster for all of
the colonies. Then, in 1775, he was the
first Postmaster General under the Con
tinental Congress at $1,000 a year.
Not Exactly News
Sunday was the anniversary of the visit of Hurricane Hazel
to this area, and many people remembered it. The date was re
called even more vividly when a sudden change in the weather
Saturday night caused a strong wind to spring up about 9:30
o’clock. Leila Pigott had an even greater cause for alarm when
she switched on her radio Sunday morning and heard the an
nouncer say “ . . and the plane is now searching for the exact
location of the Tropic Winds.” “Oh, no,” she said, "not again.
Not here on Hazel’s birthday.” But the next statement made it
clear that the Tropic Winds referred to was a small freighter
with fire aboard in the Caribbean Sea.
We have a rival publication here in Brunswick. A friendly
rival, that is. “Long Beach Lures” is a monthly news letter
which is being prepared by City Manager Dan L. Walker and cir
culated to property owners. In Vol. 1, No. 1, he gave us a plug—
and already we have had some reaction to his suggestion that
weekly reports of news and events appear in The Pilot . . . There
was a dense fog over this section of Brunswick county Thursday
night.
‘I had no idea my peacocks could read,” Dan Harrelson told us
Friday, "but The Pilot hadn’t been out but one day when they
strayed a mile away to the Claude Moore farm. Guess they took
heed that they might be in danger come Monday and the first
day of hunting season.” . . . We still have not heard of any out
standing results of marsh hen hunting this fall.
The most original birth announcement we have seen recently
came this week from Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Burriss, Jr., of Merritt
Island, Fla. It followed closely the rocket-launching theme as it
announced an addition to the family. Coopie is a Southport boy.
.... There’s a lot of school activity here during the next few
days and nights: Football game Friday night here with Camp
LeJeune High; car-wash Saturday, sponsored by the cheerlead
ers; and next week, Home Coming.
It is good to have Lockwoods Folly bridge open again. We will
be just as happy when that mix-in-place paving job is completed
on the River Road . . . Boiling Spring Lakes will hold a lot of
people, and Sunday afternoon it did. Evidently they liked what
they saw, judging from sales reports . . . That was an enjoy
able luncheon meeting at the Lions Club building Saturday at
noon, one from which much good may result.
Movie menu: “Ten Who Dared” is the Friday-Saturday show
at the Amuzu in Southport . . . “Parent Trap” is playing Wed
nesday through Saturday of this week at Holiday Drive-In at
Shallotte.
KING MACKEREL
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the Eva Kay, Capt. Dick Skipper,
introduced the Ray Klutz party
of Concord to 41 kings.
And on Saturday the Riptide,
chartered by the J. Kontz party
of Lexington, brought in 35 kings,
2 dolphin and one barracuda. On
the same day the Idle On IV,
Capt. Hoyle Dosher, carried the
John McCraig party of Gastonia
to rendezvous with 35 kings, 18
bonito, 2 amber jack, one barra
cuda and a sailfish which went
an inch over three feet. Dosher's
boat took out the George Reeves
party of Concord on Monday, to
bring in 36 kings, 4 barracuda, 6
bonito and 3 amberjack.
On Saturday the Davis Bros.
IV, Capt. Fred Fulford, sailed the
Jack Goodmans of Concord to 38
kings, 72 Spanish mackerel and 9
bonito. And on the same day the
Idle On III, Capt. H. A. Schmidt,
carried the Robt. Wilkins party
of Vale, to a catch of 35 kings
and 18 bonito.
COMMITTEE WILL
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al institutions, construction of
sorely needed buildings in the '
Capitol area, improvements at
state educational institutions,
community colleges, a building to
house the Department of Archives
and History and the State Li
brary, construction and improve
ment of State Ports facilities, con
struction of needed facilities at
the state’s mental institutions,
providing for assistance in local
hospital construction, improve
ment of facilities at state parks
and recreation areas and develop
ment of natural resources, and
for improvements at the state’s
agricultural research stations.
‘'The chairman will work with
civic groups and other organiza
tions in bringing the necessary
information to the people of the
county,” Umstead said.
HIGHWAY PATROL
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cold weather driving.
These things should be taken
into consideration by the motor
ing public. Experts agree that
many drivers do not heed the
additional responsibilities and
make allowances for them.
“It is our sincere desire to stop
the wanton killing of innocent
persons on our highways. It is
our plea that each driver do his
part and assume his share of the
burden. If all citizens will co
operate the highways of Bruns- j
wick County and North Carolina
can be made safer,” Clark con
cluded.
HOMECOMING DAY
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share in the fellowship of this
meaningful service.”
The program has been planned
by a committee of the congrega
tion, S. L. Purvis of Winnabow,
chairman.
THOUSANDS VISIT
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to registrants.
Through Sunday afternoon some
28 lots were sold to prospective
homeowners in Carolina’s newest
and largest real estate develop
ment. And six visitors to the
model homes were so impressed
that they purchased Medallion
homes that are yet unbuilt. The
four model homes on exhibit are
all sold, and four additional ones
were on the planning-board before
the Open House.
Turkey and hams were cooked
in the modern oven of one of the
houses on exhibit and visitors
partook of these tasty dishes as
UNION SERVICE
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sons and do more than 65 millions
of dollars business annually.
Keyes is a ruling elder in the
Shenandoah Presbyterian Church
of Miami, and has served as mod
erator for St. John’s Presbytery.
In April of this year he was
awarded the prized “Evangelical
Layman bf the Year” at the NAE
convention. He holds honorary de
gree of Doctor of Laws from
Houghton College.
Rev. Drayton Cooper, pastor of
the Southport Presbyterian
Church, stated “We feel Mr.
Keyes has a message all Christ
ians need to hear. It is my fer
vent hope that the auditorium
will be filled to overflowing for
this special service. I am con
vinced that the meeting will exert
a lasting influence on the spiritual
life of our town.”
ART CONTEST IS
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dren’s Book Week. These posters
must depict a scene from a book,
or illustrate the title of a book.
The posters must be done on pos
ter board and in poster paints.
They will be judged within the
age groups.
All entries must be turned in
to the teachers by November 7.
Winners of all age groups will
receive ribbons, and the works
will be hung in the Southport
Public Library for a month. Win
ning posters will be hung in the
library during National Children’s
Book Week.
ORDINATION IS
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Olanta, S. C., will preach the
sermon during the occasion of
Mr. Cooper’s ordination. Mr. Park,
an outstanding Presbyterian min
ister from South Carolina, was
selected by the Progressive Far
mer Magazine in 1958 as the
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they filed through.
With October half gone, the
forested acres were a riot of1
color, with red and yellow pre
dominant in Nature's own annual
exhibition.
Time and Tide
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fishermen were busy up and down the coast of Brunswick, es
pecially on the beaches; a group of upstate fox hunters were at
Shallotte Point; and venizon had been added to the Brunswick
food list—thanks to the opening of the deer season.
Ten years ago this week Homecoming Day events were being
planned both at new Hope Presbyterian Church at Winnabow,
at Trinity Methodist Church, Southport, and at Mt. Pisgah, near
Supply. Also on the calendar of religious activities wes the an
nual Brunswick Baptist Association at Beulah and Supply.
Trustees of Dosher Memorial Hospital were active in the drive
for funds with which to carry out plans for renovation; on the
society page appeared the write-up of the wedding of Miss Mar
ion Frink to Lt. Charles M. Adams; and Shallotte had defeated
Southport in football by a score of 7-6.
Five years ago this week a photographer from Holiday Maga
zine had been in Southport for pictures to be used in a forth
coming North Carolina edition. A Navy helicopter had made an
unscheduled stop at the Southport yacht basin, then had sustain
ed major damage to a propeller when it attempted to take off.
Fall fishing was reported to be at its best; Jerry Ball was to
play one of his benefit shows at Ash; and plans were being made
for the annual Halloween Carnival—another one !
Rural Minister of the Year, and
served as moderator of the Synod
of South Carolina, the highest
state-wide office a Presbyterian
can hold, the same year. He has
served Presbyterian churches in
South Carolina more than 30
years.
The charge to the congregation
will be given by Rev. Robert S.
Link, Chadbourn, N. C., and the
charge to the pastor by Rev.
James Tubbs, Wilmington, N. C.
Mr. Tubbs serves as Executive
Secretary of Wilmnigton Presby
tery, while Mr. Link is pastor of
the Chadbourn Presbyterian
Church.
The special service of ordina
tion and installation will begin at
3 o’clock and will be a part of
the annual Homecoming Day ob
servance at the New Hope church,
near Winnabow.
ATTENDS RALEIGH MEET
Mrs. James E. Kirby of Sup
ply attended a district meeting
of Home Demonstration clubs in
Raleigh on Thursday of last week.
VISITING HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Burt and
the former’s father and mother
of Clinton, Ohio,. are spending a
few days in Southport.
AMBULANCE, Ph. GL 7-6161
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