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t*age Two THE PILOT, S»>uthern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, June 15, 1934, TO I? P I f O T* 'According to the law of general ^ seen in this or any other coun-| “ " i 1 1-1 vr 1 ' averages it is probable we will try. Not necess^irily that it is to ;erages it is probable we will • try. Not necess^irily |l'ind some good in the project be all plain sailing and definitely I and some bad, and that we will unticipated recovery without any I swallow the bad with a wry hitches, for with the emotional- Published every Friday by THE PILOT, Imorporated, Aberdeen and Suuthern Pintw, N. c. mouth and utilize | ism of mass action we may ex-| i,^^.,„Jthe good, and come out of the pect to put our feet in the tar I niAnj "u ni’'ri problem as we do out of all the i barrel many times before we get! others we encounter, for the re-' out of the woods. Likewise many I JAMi!>BO\D STKITHE sources of the American mind i little boys like to stick chewing' Contributing Editors | extensive, and like a cat, i gum in the hair of a neighbor! Subticrlptlon Kat4^: Grains of Sand Cameron and Community 'are extensive, and like a lour country usually lands on its I thinking it is smart, and many One Year $ • ■ spite of the great activ-! others in their own conceit are Six Months that is required to attain inclined to introduce super fol- Three Months 50 j ^ comparative-! lies in the belief that their wis- *' Address all communications to Thl: h' young nation yet, and virile I dom is profound when it is no Pilot Inc. Southern Pines, N. c. , lively, and we will try many : more than impossible folly. ! 1 a thing before we go the way I gut the point is that here we Entered at the Postoffice at South- of Greece and Rome and Baby-1 have a hundred and twenty-five em Pines, N. c., as second-class mail Ion and Carthage. So it is logi-1 million people, enough to carry | matter. ' ’ ‘ ^ ' --- - . . .. WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE LAW? cal to figure that we will make! on intelligently and to tie and a satisfactory play in some, tame the cranks who do not : manner, and also that we will i ^ynt to go with the majority I bump our knuckles somewhat in with the intelligent leaders. . . , , , , . . ' doing it. Dynamite is a good \Ve have washed out a lot of the ea hands of those who ' punk that we thought for a time at the tify the act by the claim that I (jvnVrnite they must protect themselves. A Question is justified theie, which | . T'f'^ is why if strikers or anybody pnii ir QFRVirr else are in need of protection that requires arms the law is no' going to scrap the illogical schemes that have been proposed. Always where you have half a dozen cooks you have some funny things in the dish. But the folks who come to reijuii'cs arms iiif ittvv i.'s iiu>,, The primary election in retir- ■ i- i, v. + ; there to protect them. That ques- ing Evander Matheson from the J kSng tion includes the wonder as to : next Board of Commissioners keeping on the bill ot ta e. where the County or State pro-' terminates a long and valued Some new views on price fix- tective power is that the indivi- public .service, for the old war-h”^^ ‘‘^ will dual has to arm himself in order ’ rior has served his county Ion- j ‘ ^ to be safe—taking, of course, ^ger than probably any other the statement that it is neces- man now in harness in the coun- sary to be armed for his protec-1 ty work. His last few years have tion. I been years of grave responsibil- Thinking men realize that to! it.v, for the commissioners’ of- bring up a proposition of this fice has been the business fac realize that if the man who sells; and the man who buys can agree , on a price the price will be fix-1 cd, and that if they do not the; price is fixed only as long as | compulsion prevails, and that is; John A. Shields, who left Southern Pines 56 years ago, was in town again the other day. He found little that looked familiar, very few familiar faces. He helped build the Seaboard railroad through here and at that time the tracks went only a little south of Hamlet. Mr. Shields is a brother of Dr. Shields of Carthage. Since leaving here he has resided in Alabama and Texas and is now mak ing his home in Memphis, Tenn. North Carolina tobacco growers have received $6,000,000 to date un der acreage reduction contracts. That represents a lot of tobacco at from 15 to 20 cents a pound. It's hard for us who feel we are underpaid for doing \something to see our neighbors get so much for not doing something. We hope the shutting down of the Country Club’s golf courses here foi' tlie summer isn’t going to mean the passing up by the Seaboard officials of their annual excursion to Southern Fines. That new Hemp baseball park is attracting a lot of people from this par? of the county to its Sunday ball games. The rayon mills have a fine layout for their ball games, anti a real team. this tim » ' -;, i like plavins vith I’ire. tart the ulatioi. of vast sun,., of money : , reason it is a ticklish ..iil.jert i,s,anni„,ll.v. an.l for services „„ ;ar£ l.ng to pr.xlice tor he not because of its bruiiring Uli. that boani the meniliers of the i i , ,v,,. but rather because of the con-; board are paid somethinjr like a sat 1st led to j a. ditions that give ilise to the dollar a week. That is what Mr. stc tement that the strikers must Matheson has been receiving. what is asked. Price fixing will i Ml ji icvtiMMK , always involve these two things ! be armed for their protection., The work he has done would ' It would seem that there is a, command in any productive bus-.sophistij will ict do ai; challenge as to the efficiency of iness a salary of some thous-j' our law machinery. It is rather ^ ands a year at least. But public I Another thing that has corne surprising that in any place in ; service expects its hired hands j the kettle is uiat the this country the individual must; to work for nothing, board at: trades unions are not given such in considerable numbers mass home and clothe themselves. i one-sided privileges they can de- together and arm for protection, i The man who enters public | ii^and exclusive opportuni^' tor Such a situation induces con- ; life for the income from it finds employment. \\ hen the Presi- siderable thought. Possibl.v it is ; out before he goes veiy far that:‘l^i^t and Mr. John.son were call- a climax to our widely extended , he is fortunate if his earnings ed on to interi)ret that situation disregard for law, which shows ; there bring enough money to ; they did not hesitate to say that itself in all quarters. If that be-.pay the election expenses. As jtho rights guaranteed the work- the case the next step is not a' far as the honor goes no men ers includes all wot'kers, not confession by the law that it is ai’e as much abused publicly as solely members of the unions, incapable, but the general opin- the men who cany on the af- That means a big difterence. ion on the part of the people fairs of the nation. Any other ALso some things are being bet- that law is impotent and that man than one in public life is;t^’ understood concerning the i each must act on his own defen- granted the reputation of being' Uifterent interpretations j sive, which is, of course, the bas- no worse than a horse-thief, but' ‘ii'e put on many of the new doc- j is of anarchy, and of a danger- the minute a man aspires to j trines, and with the outlook that ous type of anarchy. i public position a fair proportion 1 the prospect will be materially A lot of Sandhillians have been fishing since the season opened but the stories haven’t gotten back yet. The First Lady wa.s a gue.st in Ral eigh on Monday. Before 6,000 per sons in the Memorial Auditorium Mr.s. Pwoosevelt pictured a future for America unclouded by want and .suf fering. “Welcome to .\vcry County, Inc.,” is the corporate name of a new or ganization at Newland. I The Woman’s Club held its June ' meeting in the club room Thursday afternoon, with the Art Department as hostess. The president. Miss Ra chael Gilchrist, presided. In the ab sence of the secretary, Mrs, Raymond Thomas was secretary pro tem. The club voted to have an enter tainment about the middle of July to replenish its coffers- the time and nature of same to be left to a com mittee. The president named several important committees, with Mes- dames Georgia McFadyen, Loula Muse, Jewell Hemphill and Miss Jacksie Muse a-*- chairmen. Mrs. Loula Muse read Mrs. Scott’s splendid re- port of the N. C. Federation meeting which she attended in Asheville. A contest, “ Whom Certain Men Should Marry” was presented by Mrs. Jewell Hemphill, in which Mrs. M. D. Mc- Iver wcm the prize. Mrs. L. L. Mc Lean of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was special guest. Circle No. 1 of the Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary met with Miss Mamie Arnold at her attractive coun try home on Route 1 Wednesday af ternoon. Devotional wa.s conducted by Mrs. W'. G. Parker, who also held a questionnaire, "Around the Clock j in Korea.” Articles on Korea from j a letter of the Kev. L. T. Newland, for many years a missionai'y in Ko- I rea, from the January Survey, were read by Mesdames H. D. Tally, M. I McL. McKeithcn and James MrDon- I aid. Bible study from Mark was ! splendidly conducted by Mrs. M. ; McL. McKeithcn, who is also chair- I man of White Cross Work. ?he re ported our quota to that cause (pa jamas i had been .“sent to the secre- ! tarj , Mrs. J, O. McClcMand at Max- i ton, for shipment to the forei^:n fie’d. ; The meeting closed with prayei' by Mrs. Loula Mnse. a •'tor v/hich the hostess served a delightful .salad course. Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Hnlnics and chil dren of Goldsboro spent several tiays with the Rev. and Mrs. M. D, SIcNeiU’ this week. Mrs. R. W. Vincent of Mebane vis ited her daughter, Mrs. H. O. Avoritte one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Marlin M-jFadyeu of Fayetteville, announce the oirth of a daughter, Ruth Elizabeth on June 5 th. Mrr H. D. Tally, secretary of Re ligious Education and adult advisor of the Y. P. C., attended the confer ence at Flora Macdor.ald College Thursday. Misses Louise, Grace ar^d Agnes Womack attended the wedding of Miss Lois Buffalo and the P.ev. Mr. Aplin, both of New York City, on Wednesday, June 6th, at Gibson. Mr. and Mrs, Aplin left imr.ied'ately for New York City and will sail *cr Eu rope to .spend their honeymoon. Miss Buffalo is the only d.’.ughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Buffalo. Mr. Buffalo served the Cameron Methodist Church for fivj years, and is greatly beloved by all denomina tions. Mrs. H. D. Tally, Mi.ss Mii's^aret McDougald, Russell Thomas and James McDonald attended tne Young People's Conference at Flora Macdon ald Saturday. Mrs. Loula Muse left fo.- Hender.son Friday, where she will spond a week with her son. Dr, John D. Mu.se and family. OLIN 1>1 TK.V WI.NS I'. S. OPEN (JOLF ( H.\Ml*I()N>iHII» Olin Dutra of California, who play ed in the North and South Open event at Pinehurst in April, was the winner last week of the National Open championship at the Merion Cricket Club, Philadelphia, Dutra en tered the tournament feeling so ill he doubted if he would be able to fin ish the 72-hole grind. When he did finish he had a one stroke lead over Gene Sarazen, Incidentally Southern Pines has a i new enterprise, yclept the Swimming Pool Construction Company. Unlike , most concerns, it works from the gro\ind down. And ha.s no overhead, j A new bridge and road improvement , for Hamlet totaling $20,000 were ap- | proved by the State Highway Depart- j ment this week. Of interest here is the fact that it will offer the tourist a shorter distance headed north or south a shorter distance through town. PLAYED OUT ! influenced. The indications are that some of the ultra-radical w’ho have thought to crowd the hand of the President have over dreamed themselves, and that more conservatism is to be en- The Responsibility must be i of the people begin to hunt up with the people as a w’hole, al- his record f<i’ ammunition to though as the people by habit fire against him, and often if and instinct follow' their leaders, enough cannot be found a sup- it is the leaders who must im- ply is manufactured. Mr. Mathe- prove conditions if w'e are to son has served his county long have improvement. A difficulty and well, and possibly he has j countered in the White House is that many people follow lead- been more in line with what! than some of the advance men ers only when corn is tolled along | many people clamor for — the j had su.spected. the road, and leaders can lead i guarding of the public treasury \ A watch of Congress disclosed only as far as the people will —than almost any other man in ' a serious group of men in the follow. The solution is not easy.'.county employ for a long time, ]two branches, doing a vast Like other grave questions the for he was recognized as a hard amount of serious work, possi- Judge Stack, after ten years on the j bench, plans to hang out his shingle { again upon expiration of his present ! term. He will practice in Monroe. AND THEN HE SMOKED A CAMEL. probability is that we will drift man to get past where appropria- until a crisis compels a violent solution and then it will come. Public indifference invites most of the disasters that overtake us. AMERICA HAS CHOSEN' The most remarkable step this country has ever taken is that which placed in the hands of the President last week the power to negotiate tariff treaties with other countries of the world without the power of Congress tions w'ere not necessary. But he is the one member who goes down finally under the insist ence of vox populi. Not that any real antagonism is intended, nor any personal feeling toward the efficient ser vitor. It is the common fate of the man w’ho does not grant to everybody everything demand ed, who can not saw a ten-pound roast of beef into a dozen parts of ten pounds each to give out to the faithful and keep an equal amount for the county, and for others who may happen bly as much as any gathering of its kind in the country ever at tempted before and on as broad a basis. Taking things all around j the outcome looks good, and w'hile we still have a big pile of chips to pick up, it seems that beyond doubt things are on the mend and with better promise steadily drawing nearer. And this applies locally as well as all over the country. to offer a word in any direction. | ^lone This grave proposition was thor-1 ^r.' Matheson was a good oughly debated for many He did his work, or for that matter it has been a I them have done subject of disagreement for; some years. But the decision for years, got nothing for it, as the rest of them get, and now was reached last week to giveljhat he is dropped 'The Pilot the President jibsolute power, and today his authority is ab solute, as complete as that of the most absolute monarchy in the world. This is not mentioned as a protest or a criticism, for the time for all of that termi nated last week. It is merely brought up in an incidental way to say that we have started on an interesting experiment, pos- wants to drop a bouquet at his feet, and to include with him all the rest of the many who have carried the burden of local gov ernment in the last hundred years and done it for the com mon good Q(f the county and community. It is these old self- sacrificing patriots who have built this county and state and i nation, and if at times they siblyaswiseasit isnewandau-ihave taken the wrong step i dacious, and possibly as danger ous as a volcanic eruption in our economic policies. All that is to be done now is to w'ait and see which of the prophets are able to interpret the signs of the times. In all probability no man has correctly guessed the signifi cance of this movement for it . \ I ' so radical in its principles tha \hi some things, they have at least earned all they have been paid, and an occasional wrong policy is not open to criticism at the price. THE OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS There is no longer any doubt hat business is picking up, and we are not wise enough yet in^t is probable that we are set- our human experiences to grasp the effects that are to follow. ting in for a greater industrial expansion than we have ever TO SELL $10,000 TAX ANTICIP.4TION NOTES HERE Sealed bids are to be received by the Local Government Commission at Raleigh on June 27th for $15,000 in Revenue Anticipation Notes of the Town of Southern Pines. There will be one note of $10,000 and one of $5,000, at a 6 percent interest rate, the notes to be awarded at the high est price submitted. The larger note will be due January 22, 1935, the smaller denomination on February 22, 1935. The proceeds of the notes are to be used for current town expenses in anticipation of tax payments. Bl'RKER HERE TO ENGAGE IN M.\RKETING PE.\CH CROP Albert Burker, representing A. Burker & Co., commission merchants, has arrived in the Sandhills and op ened his headquarters for the peach season in the west wing of the Pine hurst Warehouse building. Mr. Bur- kcr has been ati active buyer of Sandhills peaches for several years, operating from Aberdeen for several seasons and last year from Pine hurst. He has affiliated with him this season S. B. Richardson, of South ern Pines, one of the pioneer peach growers of the Sandhills. In the News & Observer’s “Twenty- Five Years Ago” column on June 13 appeared this from its 1909 file: Leonard Tufts is president of the Capital.to-Capital Auto Route. A scout car is to start over the route soon. Mr. Tufts proposes to build five miles of road between Pinehurst and Aberdeen in four days just to show how quickly good roads can be built. GOING DOWN . .. When your flow of energy ebbs ... then smoke a Camel. Camels help to restore en ergy ... quickly, pleasantly. Smuke them all you want. Camel’s costlier tobaccos never upset your nerves! “Get a LISX with a Camel! The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. SOUTHERN PINES, N. C. GEO. C. ABRAHAM, V. Pres. ETHEL S. JONES. Ass’t. Cashier 2.5 PERCENT OF 1932 TAXES IN C OUNTY UNCOLLEC TED DEC. 31 North Carolina counties had col lected only $20,548,738 of the total 1932 properly tax levy of $26,883,512 up to Dec. 31, 1933, leaving $6,334,- 744 uncollected, or a delinquency of 23.5 per cent, a Washington report of Director W. L. Austin of the Di- vision of Real Estate Taxation, Bu reau of the Census, who stated that as a rule central Piedmont counties reported delinquency below the state average. Moore county had a otal tax levy of $306,343 for 1932 and at the end j of the year 1933 had failed to collect $71,036 of that amount, or was delin quent to the extent of 23 per cent of the total levy, his report shows. Cabarrus, Hertford and Stanly coun ties lack only 6 per cent making com plete collections, while Carteret is on the other end, being 68.5 per cent de linquent. Transylvania 59.5 per cent and Craven 54.5 per cent delinquent. Avery, Buncombe, Clay, Yancey, Pamlico and Tyrrell are also high in delinquency percentages, he shows. CARD OF TH.\NKS We wish to thank our friends for the many acts of kindness and sym pathy shown us during the sickness and death of our dear mother and sister. —Howard McNeill, Harold McNeill, Lessie McNeill, Mrs. A. E. Fields, Mrs. A. F. Swift and A. A. Ray. C.^RD OF TH.\NKS Mrs. Myra Lee Johnson and chil dren wish to thank the many friends and neighbors for the many kind nesses and sympathy shown during the sickness and death of baby, Bette Hurd Johnson. U. s. POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY A SAFE CONSERVATIVE BANK WE SOUCIT AND APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS Deposits Guanui teed Up to $2,500. Safe Deposit Boxes and Storas:e Space AU Departments Commercial Banking NSW BANKING HOURS Mon. to FrL, 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. Sat. 9 a. m. to 12 noon Noore Motor Company Ralph N. Caldwell DODGE PLYMOUTH Sales and Service ABERDEEN, NORTH CAROLINA 1
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