EDITORIALS
REGISTER AND VOTE YOUR CHOICE
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Next Saturday, May 12, is the final
day for new voters to qualify for a
voice in what candidates will fill, or
have a second chance to fill, some coun
ty and state offices. New residents in
the county and those who have moved
from one precinct to another have been
asked to go to registering places and
declare their party affiliation.
The right to vote, and for the candi
date of the voter’s choice, is a priceless
i privilege no citizen should fail to exer
cise. But the privilege will be denied if
the voter does not have his name on
the book.
Voting is one of our most valuable
heritages. It should not be taken light
ly. The citizen who stays away from the
polls on voting day forfeits any right he
may claim in helping to establish good
government. There are many instances
where the vote has been taken away
from people who became indifferent
about the privilege.
Register and vote that freedom may
continue to be the cornerstone of Amer
ica’s independence.
LOOSE LEAF TOBACCO SALES
If the U.S. Department of Agricul
ture decides against the sale of loose
leaf tobacco in the Border Belt, growers
within the belt will not have far to
look to find the reason. If growers want
the change but don’t go to bat for it,
chances are good they will not get it.
Those charged with making the decis
ion should be informed about the wish
es of people who grow and sell tobacco.
Silence and the assumption that your
neighbors will speak for you will not
help the cause.
Farmers and all those who are direct
ly and indirectly involved in tobacco
production and sales have much to gain
by being able to sell the first croppings
in their home areas without the added
expense of sorting- and tying. The time
gained and money saved may be used
more advantageously in other pursuits.
Other markets will welcome your loose
leaf, certainly, but time and transpor
tation costs are involved, and it might
be nothing would be gained as a result.
Best informed sources say the Border
Belt should have the privilege and the
USDA will likely go along with the
proposal if growers, all of them, write
the Department with their affirmative
views. This is a responsibility only the
man "who wants loose leaf sales can dis
charge.
Write the USDA and tell them what
you think.
DEDUCTION FOR POLITICAL GIFTS
it makes sense to allow tax deduc
tions for contributions made to political
parties, both to the contributor and to
the party that gets and uses the money.
The commission appointed to study
the matter seems to feel that way and
some say Congress is interested.
For one thing, it would stimulate
more small gifts to a party and that
would help relieve the candidate from
beifig obligated to a few big contribu
tors.
The Hatch Act, which is supposed to
control the size of individual contribu
tions, is already treated as a sham. It
says $5,000 is the limit for one person
and the $3 million the total limit. That
is only a trifle of the cost. To bring the
whole matter out into the open would
tend to take the backroom stigma out
of political financing.
As of now, the candidate is beholden
to the few for campaign funds. Know
ing this, his freedom of thought and ac
tion in office is restricted lest the sup
port be withdrawn in future campaigns.
Then those whose votes put him in of
fice are denied the representation they
rightfully expect and deserve.
In any event, reforms in financing
political campaigns are long past due.
Surely, a tax deduction for a contribu
tion would help if not cure the ailment.
DIVISION OF TIME; DAYS' NAMES
A reader recently inquired of the
Christian Science Monitor the origin of
the division of time, names of days and
so on. Here is the Monitor’s reply:
The Egyptians divided time into days,
weeks and months in 4236 B.C., the
earliest dated event in human history.
Chaldean astrology has left its mark
on the names which we apply to the
days of the week. The five planets,
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Brunswick and Adjoining Counties
and Service Men . $2.00 per year
Six Months .. $1.50
Elsewhere in United States — $3.00
p«r Year:—« Months . S2.00
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and
Saturn together with the sun and the
moon, make up a group of seven celes
tial bodies, each of which was an im
portant divinity.
As the ritual of Chaldean temple
worship spread into Syria, it became
customary to sing the praise of each
god on a certain day. Thus the worship
of each of these seven gods came
around every seventh day. The name
of the god worshiped on that day was
transferred to the day itself.
In this way the day devoted to the
sun god became Sunday; the day sac
red to the moon became Monday; the
day of Mars became the day of Tiw,
or Tuesday; the day of Mercuary be
came the day of Woden, or Wednes
day; the day of Jove became the day
of Thor, or Thursday; the day of Venus
became the day of Frigg, or Friday;
and the day of Saturn became the day
of Seterne, or Saturday.
(Chaldea, at the head of the Persian
Gulf, later became Babylonia and ruled
by Nebuchadnezzar. Chaldeans were
noted astrologists.)
Good grammar, as we get it, is un
derstandable language.
RAY H. WALTON
Candidate For
STATE SENATE
f invite you to investigate my Record in Public
Life and my service in Public Office, if you are
satisfied with the facts I hope you will give me
your vote and support in the Democratic Pri
mary on May 26.
Time and Tide
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River Bridge, but two-way traffic was being routed over a tem
porary bridge. Commencement was to begin at Southport High
School during the coming weekend.
Judge R. Hunt Parker was coming to hold the May term of
criminal court; the Coast Road Service Station at Shallotte was
one of our advertisers; and Mrs. R. I. Mintz was presenting her
piano students in recital.
The late H. W. Hood had resigned as mayor 10 years ago this
week and the late Tom Carr had been named to complete the
unexpired term. Fishing operations were being resumed here at
commercial and charterboat operators swung back into business.
This was the week that Banker Prince O’Brien literally threw
“money to the winds’’ when a cash deposit spilled from his lap and
was off in the breeze on front street; the Democrats were to
meet Saturday afternoon at Bolivia; and tomato plants had been
harvested from the Sheppard Farm and were on their way north
for planting in the fields.
Five years ago this week James Varunm of Shallotte. now a
Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, had finished second behind
Dave Sime in the ACC track meet at Chapel Hill. Robert C. Ru
ark had been here for a visit with his parents; and several
Brunswick television performers had helped launch WMFD-TV
(now WECT) on its way as a telecasting station.
Southport Lions Club members had begun the operation of a
voluntary automobile inspection lane; fishermen were reporting
good luck; and Southport residents had turned thumbs down on
a plan for local Daylight Savings.
JOHN B. WARD
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Mrs. Pauline Everett of Leland,
Mrs. Muriel Bennett of Ash and
Mrs. Mae Brooks of Oakboro;
two brothers, Luther L. and
George B. Ward, Jr., both of
Longwood; two sisters, Mrs. Lula
Long of Longwood and Mrs.
Stella Smith of Savannah, Ga.;
and 21 grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were Cortez
and Clawson Ward, Bryan Smith,
Keith Stanley, Odell Jenrette and
Galdston Long.
DEMOCRATS TO HOLD
Continued From Page One
(unavailable); Ash, Cortez Ward
and Mrs. Ethel Jenrette; Wacca
maw, Wrent Mintz and Mrs.
Hilda King; and Exum, Coolidge
Evans and Mrs. Edna Duncan.
The third and final level of the
state-wide organization will be
completed in Raleigh on Thurs
day, May 17, when several thou
sand Democratic delegates from
all over North Carolina will con
verge on Memorial Auditorium at
noon for the Democratic State
Convention.
Congressman Harold D. Cooley,
representative of the fourth dis
trict since 1934 and Dean of the
North Carolina Congressional
Delegation will deliver the key
note address, it was announced
from State Democratic Headquar
ters in Raleigh on Monday by
state chairman Bert Bennett.
Bennett stated that the all im
portant state executive commit
tee, congressional, judicial, soli
wuuiiai ojiu senatorial committees
will be selected by the delegate
from the various counties at the
district meetings to be held in
Raleigh at 10 a. m. on May 17th.
After the convention Bennett will
appoint a chairman and secre
tary from each committee and
plans will be made to utilize these
groups during the fall election.
The state chairman also stated
that he is asking the district
chairmen to arrange with the
county chairmen in each district
to arrange a meeting place for
an informal caucus on Wednes
day, May 16th.
The state chairman pointed out
that since the district lines have
been changed a revised Plan of
Organization is effective at the
convention for the first time, and
it is necessary that the counties
in each district agree on various
problems prior to the official dis
trict meetngs.
APPLICATION MADE
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and transmitter, together with
the antenna tower, will be located
at the site.
Robert D. Lambert, Jr., a reg
istered consulting engineer of Co
lumbia, S. C., has made the tech
nical studies pertaining to the
application. The request to the
FCC asks for a broadcasting fre
quency of 1410 kilocycles, with a
power output of 500 watts. The
antenna will be a guyed tower
130 feet tall.
The engineering studies show
that the signal from the proposed
station should cover all of lower
Brunswick county with ease.
In making his announcement
about the radio application, Milii
ken said that his corporation
hopes that the station will receive
its permit within a year or 18
months. However, because of the
various technicalities involved in
SURPLUS AUTOS
FOR SALE
1951 Chevrolet Sedan
1951 Ford Pick-Up
Vehicles on Display At
Shallotte High School.
Interested Parties Should
Submit Sealed Bids prior
to May 22 to—
W. B. Johnson
Principal
SHALLOTTE, N. C.
j processing applications by the
I FCC, no definite target date can
I be fixed at this time.
Members of the Shallotte
Broadcasting Company are A. E.
Dutton of Ash; R. D. White, Jr.,
of Shallotte; and Milliken. S.
Bunn Prink of Southport is coun
sel for the corporation.
MORE PROGRESS
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be responsible for loss damage.
Entries may not be removed be
fore 9 p. m. on the day of the
show. The Standard System of
Judging will be used. The Hand
book for Flower Shows and Na
tional Council Directives will be
used as authority and decision of
the judges is final. No Conser
vation material permitted in ar
rangements.
Ribbon designations are as fol
low: 90-100, blue ribbon; 85-89,
red ribbon; 80-84, yellow ribbon;
75-79, white ribbon (honorable
mention). One blue, one red and
one yellow will be given in each
class or sub-class if merited. As
many honorable mentions may be
given in all classes as merited.
A tri-color ribbon may be award
ed in the Artistic arrangement
Division. An award of merit may
be given in the horticulture di
vision. Sweepstakes awards will
be given to the exhibitor winning
the most blue ribbons—one in
horticulture and one in arrange
ments. Entries in the horticultur
al Classes must have been grown
by the exhibitor. Potted plants
must have been in the exhibitor’s
possession 3 months. Entries must
be labeled as to variety (unnamed
varieties may be entered, but
more points are given for named
varieties.) Unlisted classes may
be divided if needed.
CiLLfc. CJL.UB LilVLS
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Face”; “Tumbling Tumbleweed”,
Nolan; “It's a Grand Night for
Singing”.
Following is the membership of
the glee club: Carolyn Barbee,
Brenda Crouch, Pattie Jenkins,
Brenda Jordan, Joyce Jorgensen,
Ellen Newell, Jane- Pigott, Joan
Finer, Donna Prevatte, Cheryle
Price, Sadie Rivenbark, Joyce St.
George, Sally Ward, Diane Warth,
Dudley Barbee, Pat Caster, Judy
Dixon, Jean Gilbert, Joyce Gur
ley, Diane Manis, Martha Harrel
son, Beverly Howard, Suzan Key,
Judy McKeithan, Martha Malli
son, Brenda Pendergraph, Becky
Pickerrell, Sandy Potter, Anna
Raybourne, Brenda Wilkes, Mee
zie Herring, Craig Caster, Foxy
Howard, Joe Reaves, Steve Piner,
Chuck Smith, Dale Swain, Leon
ard Lewis.
Serving this year as directors
of this organization are Mrs.
Dallas Pigott, Mrs. James Pre
vatte, accompanyist Mrs. J. B.
Warth and Mrs. James Glore.
The following members of the 1
freshman class helped with stage
decorations: Frances Smith, Fran
ces Edwards, Dianne Manis, Bill
Furpless, Barbara Melton and
Anna Raybourne.
Shallotte Men
At Jaycee Meet
Two Shallotte Jaycees will be
in Raleigh this weekend for the
annual convention of the North
Carolina Junior Chamber of Com
merce,
Gene Blair, President of the
HOT DOGS—
SANDWICHES—
TRY
DARI - MAID
SHALLOTTE, N C.
Not Exactly News
Is it our imagination, but -are Paul Scarlet roses a little less
brilliant this spring? It seems to us they have a sort of pinkish
tinge . . . Today on the waytoWhiteville we saw a fence covered
with vari-colored sweetpeas, and it reminded us that these have
long been on our list of flower favorites.
Farmers throughout the county are complaining about the dry
weather, although there was some scattered relief Tuesday after
noon and night from local thunder showers . . . Out in the coun
ty there is a strange conflict going on: This is the busiest time
of the year on the farm; and itis the best time of the year for
fishing in Wacoamaw River and Juniper Creek. We cannot un
derstand for the life of us how the farmers of Waccamaw town
ship do such a good job of farming and still manage to spend as
much time as they do on the banks of the river.
There was announcement during the past week that Rear Ad
miral William S. Maxwell vail give up his duties as superinten
dent of the Battleship War Memorial at the end of this month.
We hate to see him go, for he is a valuable man . . . There will
to be rebroadcast of the recent concert in which Jeanne Mitchell
appeared with the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra tomorrow
(Thursday) night over the New York Radio Station sponsored by
the New York Time and featuring good music. Mrs. George Mit
chell, mother of the talented violinist, says that she sometimes
can tune in this station, which is between the 1500 and 1600 kilo
cycle band. She will be trying again tomorrow night.
Tuesday while in Shallotte we saw Policeman Leon Galloway
mowing the grass beside the sidewalk; and last midnight we
walked out!of our office with Chief Herman Strong and walked
to the corner with him. All the way down the street he stopped
to pick up paper and pieces of trash. Good all-round men, these!
.... Prince O’Brien is our authority for the fact that Bob
Spence, golf pro at Oak Island Golf Club, is one of the very
best in the State. “He scored a 75 at the Dunes the first time
he ever stepped on the course,” he reported, "and it takes a good
golfer to do that” **
“Two Women,” starring Sophia Loren, will be playing Friday
and Saturday at Holiday Drive-In . . . “Pinocchio,” an old friend
and favorite, will play those same dates at the Amuzu . . . And
there is an interesting bit of competition going on between the
management of the two places to see which will get to play
“Follow That Dream” first. That is the latest Elvis Pressley
movie.
Shallotte Jaycees. said that the
group will be in the state capital
from May 10 through May 12.
Shallotte Jaycees attending will
be Harry White and Bobby Roy
Rugs.
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Compounded Quarterly
If you have plans for starting a Savings Account, we urge you not
to delay. Start this week. Remember, funds deposited in our associa
tion on or before the 10th of the month earn dividends from the first.
Save where your money earns a generous dividend, compounded
quarterly. Our current dividend rate is the highest in the history of our
association.
Southport Savings & Loan Assn.
W. P. Jorgensen, Sect.-Treas.
SOUTHPORT, N. C.