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THP: IMl.OT. Soul hern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, September 22, 1939
THE PILOT
Published each Friday by
THE 1*1 LOT, Imorporafed,
Southern I’Ines, N. C.
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Six Months $1.01
Tnree Months .50
Entereii at the Postoffice at South
ern Pines, N. C., as second class mail
matter.
THE ISSUE OF
NEl’TRALITY
Congress convened in special
session yesterday on call of the
President, and heard his demand
for a revision of the neutrality
legislation. That there will be
furious debate in both houses
goes without saying. In our de
sire to keep out of the European
war it is difficult to make up
our minds as to the best means
of accomplishments, and there
is much to be said on all sides.
There are at least four
schools of thought:
1. The Isolationists, who
would have the United States
cea.se trade of all kinds with all
nations -involved in the war, and
keep American ships out of war
zones.
2. Those who favor the pres
ent Neutrality Act. forbi(ldingi
sale of arms and munitions to
belligerents.
3. Those who favor Presi
dent’s Neutrality plan, the so-
called “cash and carry” which
would permit the sale of any
thing to anyone who would come
for it, pay for it, and carry it
off.
4. Those who favor open-
faced aid to our Allies of the
World War, come what may.
It is probable that the Isola
tionist plan would be the safest, j
insofar as embroiling us in the 1
present war is concerned. But it j
would be\ regarded internation-r
ally as an act of weakness, and
it would .seriously hurt business I
unless, as Bernard Baruch sug- j
gests, we go in for an arma-i
ment spending program of ourj
own to make America safe and |
sound against any enemy from;
without. I
The next safest plan is the;
moot question between the pres*:
ent Neutrality Act and the pro- j
posed Roosevelt measure. It is i
argued that under the present
Act we can ship arms and muni-'
tions to neutral Italy which in!
turn may be sent into Germany, [
whereas our hands are tied 1
against such shipments to our |
avowed friends, England andi
France. This is not neutral,!
many maintain. On the other
hand, opponents of the Roosevelt I
plan say it will not be neutral to
permit France and England to
come here and get what they
want when Germany and Rus
sia, because of the strength of
the Allied naval forces, cannot
do the same. Those favoring the
Roosevelt plan maintain it is
not our fault if England and
France control the seas. But it
might lead to German reprisals
ultimately involving us in the
w'ar.
Of course the most dangerous
program would be No. 4, though
there are those who believe that
Hitler can best and sooner be
conquered by a united front of
the democracies against him.
Congress will decide. It will
greatly assist your Senators and
Representatives in Washington
if you will let them have your
views.
THE POCKETBOOK
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TODAy
The Week in Aberdeen
Tea For Faculty
The Parent-Teachers Association
honored the teachers ol the Aber
deen School last Fi'iday afternoon
A’ith a delightful tea. Mrs. Jack Wil
li.-’, nis of Pinebhiff and Mrs. Frank
Shaniburger met the guests at the
,i(ior. The receiving line was compos
ed of the 16 teachers who were in-
tioduced by the president. Mrs.
Ckuide Covington. Mrs. H. W. Doub
invited the gueft.s to the dining hall
where Mrs. Forrest Lockey and Mrs.
Robert S. Gwyn served sandwiches,
cake and niint.s while Mrs. Clifton
Wildon and Mr.s. W. W. Norris pre
sided at the punch bowl. Misses Mary
Margaret Burney, Jeanne Chester and
Cora Worsley entertained with mus
ical selections at the piano. After
the Social hour Mrs. A. F. Cum
mings paid the goodbyes to the de
parting guest.'?.
.Iiiiiior BooU t'liih
The Junior Book Club met at the [
home of Mrs. Kenneth Keith last Fri- i
day aftei'noon. The subject for the ^
afternoon’s programme was 'Operas”,
with Mrs. Keith giving- a paper on
"Tristan and Isolde, and Mrs. Glenn
Caviness a paper on ‘•Tannhauser.”,
After the program a delightful so
cial hour was enjoyed.
I -
cr SANr
A State Senator doesn't necessarily | A visitor at the New York World's
kno.v all his constituents. | Fair was asked to write her impres-
Senator Boyette, couii?el in a case
in Superior Court in Carthage Mon
day, spotted a juror he didn't recog
nise.
“What.'s your name?" he asked.
"Boyd.”
"Where do you live?”
"Southern Pines."
"How long you lived there?’
?ions of the North Caro'.im exhibit. '
The visitor, like Abou Ben Adham,
wrote and vanished. On the slip of i
paper given her she left the effect'
produced by her sense.^. The warm
I sunshine that filtered through the!
i big windows was what North Caro-1
; l;na meant to her, an enlivening and
cheerful influence. I
“What a pleasant thing it is?, for
Mrs. Kockey Hostess
Mrs. Forrest Lockey was hoste.?s
to the members of the Walter Hines
Page Book Club at the Southern Pines
Country Club, with a large number of
invited guests also present. The
study for the afternoon's program
was “Woman in the World of Journ
alism,” with Mrs. C. M. WMlson re-
v’iewing the book. “T'le Journalist
Wife.' An interesting paper on
"Taxes" was read by Mrs. G. C. Sey
mour. During the social hour follow
ing the meeting the hostess served
refreshments.
"Thirty years. "
"Are you in bu.siness or do you ■ ^^e eyes to behold the sun.'
work for someone ? " j
"I work for myself." 1 Some people have all the excite-
"What business you in?"
"Real estate.’
The juror was Jackson H. Boyd,
inent. The folks living on the eastern
edge of Moore county read their war
news and hear their foreign commen-
Doniihiio-Ijuvrence
Mrs. Martha C. Lawrence of Aber
deen announces the marriage of her
daughter, Mabel Suezene, to James
Regis Donahue of Cresson, Pa., and
Washington, D. C., in Rockville. Md.,
on February 26.
one of SoutheiTi Pines' most promi- to the accompaniment of heavy
nent citizens, joint master with his artillery and machine gun fire. Its |
brother James of the Moore County j something on the order of seeing |
Hounds. moving pictures with and without
I music. It's the sound effect in either
When Cai 1 Goerch. popular radio ■ case that adds to the reality,
man o fthe street, fired his questions | The one comforting thing about
on a recent broadcast, he asked a! our type of night firing is that when
man to name a North Carolina town 1 bursting shells light up the dark
that had the same name as a large | and rattle our windows we turn over
city in Scotland. Our sirter town was and sleep in peace, not worried wheth-
jr,known to the individual question- er we have time to reach the dugout
I’ssery Lam pley
Miss Julia Lampley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, ’Hoy Lampley of Pine-
bluff and J. E. Ussery of Fay-
‘tteville were united in marriage at
;he Baptist parsonage in Aberdeen
last P'riday morning, with the Rev.
iC. M. Harris, the Baptist pastor, offi-
'iating.
UirUi .Vnnoiincements
Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Carter, Jr,,
announce the birth of a son, Charles
Martin, on September 16th.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Thomas, an
nounce the birth of a son on Friday,
September 16th.
.\lM*r«leen I’ei’soiials
The many friends of Mrs. Katie
Bethune Shear of Candor will be
Sorry to learn that she is quite ill
in the Hamlet Ho.'rpital.
Mrs. E. M. Medlin accompanied
her mother, Mrs. Davis, to her home
at Davis a few days ago. Mr.';. Davis
spent some time here with her dau
ghter recuperating from treatments
at Duke Hospital, Durham.
Miss Mildred Mashburn of Wilson,
who was Commercial teacher here
last year, spent the week-end in
Abeideen, after accompanying a num
ber of the Aberdeen teachers to
Candor where they witnessed the
marriage of Misg Inza Las.siter to the
Rev. J. C. Whitney. Miss Lassiter
was also a teacher in the Aberdeen
schools for the past two school ses
sions.
Miss Lillie Mae Sturt of Richmond,
Va,, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. B,
Harrington.
Francis Reid Harris left this past
week for Wake Forest to enter the
Freshman class.
Mr. and Mrs. Thad S. Page of
Washington, D. C., W’ere week-end
guests of their mother, Mrs. Robert
N. Page^ Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. McKeithen
have returned following .i vacation
trip to Brevard.
Misses Mary Margaret; Burney and
Kathleen Rhyne left on Monday for
Greensboro to ?nter the North Caro
lina College for Women. The Misses
Theresa and Roberta Zimmerman
have returned to complete their
school work.
Mrs. Ralph Reims of W'ashington,
D. C., arrived in Aberdeen last week
to be at the bedside of her mother.
Mrs. A. B. Freeman who is a pa
tient in the Moore County Hospital.
Miss Mary Page has returned from
Norfolk, Va., and was accompanied
home by her cousin, Mrs. Herbert for
a visit.
Mrs. Inza Tillman of near Carth
age is spending this week in Aber
deen vi.siting her cousin, Mrs. Ella J.
Heckart.
‘ Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Britt of Troy
were week-end guests of their mo
ther, Mrs. H. L. Brooks.
Richard David of Washington, D.
C., is spending this week visiting
frkmds and relatives in Aberdeen
and Pinebluff.
S. J. Starne.q, Jr., left this week for
Durham where he is entering the
Freshman class at Duke University.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brasington
and son Graham, and Mrs. Mary
Campbell spent Sunday in Raleigh
visiting Mr. and Mr."-. A. S. Thomas
and Clayton Brasington, Jr., who is
a student at State College.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fletcher were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs,
A. H. Austin of Gastonia.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Caviness of
A.shi-boro were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Caviness.
Miss Mary Shaw Rosser of San
ford was the guest of Miss Lida
Duke Blue last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Troy W'atts of Charlotte was
the week-end guest of her sister-in.
law, Mrs. F. A. Cummings.
Bob Wilder left this week for
I Philadelphia where he is entering the
j Medical School at Temple University,
following two years pre-medical work
at Wake Forest College.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Parker and Mr.
j and Mrs. Willard O’Neal of Selma
^ were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
I Earl Parker.
I Mrs. Johnnie Johnson spent the
past w’eek-end visiting her brother
I in Columbia, S. C.
j PINEBLFFF STOKE ENTERED
I Josseph Cody of Maine, on his way
j to Florida, was charged in Record-
j er’s Court Monday with forcible tres-'
I pass in entering the store of Francis
I A dams in Pinebluff and attempting to
rifle the cash register. As the pros-
I ecuting witness did not appear, the
court dismissed the case upon con-
I dition that the defendant leave the
I county before night and remain out.
I
ADVERTISE IN THE PILOT.
ed. But when the audience was ask
ed, it pealed forth as in a grand
amen. "Aberdeen!” We had escaped
the ignominy, or public disgrace, of
not being recognized.
before the roof goes off .
thing of that kind was done it
would be a violation of faith.
Uncle Sam isn’t up to suchr*'®® north to
Saturday, September 23, at fcSOl
p. m., as the sun moves southward !
in the sky in its descendi^ig path. I
it will soon toucli tiie c;juator, and |
days and nights will be equal the
'.vorld over. The autumnal equinox
tricks.
south and the shortening days of Fall
appear.
BOYS WILL NOT BE
TRAINED AS SOLDIERS
The Civilian Conservation
Corps promptly denied one of
the early war rumors that mili
tary training would be inti'oduc-
ed in CCC camps, and that the
Civilian Conservation Corps
would become a recruiting agen-
c,v for the Army and Navy. Ac
cording to Director Robert Fech-
ner there will be no such use of
the CCC boys unless Congress
enacts snecial legish't'on to that
effect. That is unlikely.
It will be remembej'ed that
there were similar rumors at
the becrinnipg of the World War
that the- Boy Scouts Vv’ould be
pressfd into training and mili
tary sier\’ice. In that instance it
v,'as made very plain that if any-
ECONOMY UP TO
THE PEOPLE
It cannot be too often repeat
ed that we will have economy in
government when the people
want it—and not until then.
Not long ago the Rotarians at their
weekly luncheon held a quizz program
as part of their entertainment. The
altitude of Southern Pines was a
qustion not known to many, it ap-
What this means is that econ- P^^red.
omy must begin with the tax- ^ government bench mark, about
payer. It means that we must ’^^ree feet above the sidewalk on the
turn thumbs down on public ^ Merrill drug store near
spending for spending’s sake. I railroad station is a small brass
It means that there must be I '^’hich reads 515,524, the eieva-
an end to spending the tax mon-|^*°'* particular point,
ey contributed by all the people 1 number of years the u. s. gov-
for purposes W’hich effect only ernment made a readju.stment of the
the favored few.
triangulation net and ieft behind as
People who talk most bitter- permanent records, standard marks
ly about excessive government,
spending are often the first to ^ey. in the sidewalk on the lower
whoop it up in favor of an ap- «de of the passenger station, between
propriation for their town or | Patch store and Chan Page’s
state. And the result is the,ga^age, is another reference mark,
'^reate.st peace-time debt in the^^atuered about the to.s’n and coun-
historv of this or anv other descriptions of the trian-
tion. and a tax burden that is sr^lation and traverse stations in
crushing industries, to the det- j "P®" interested
riment of employment, produc-j®*- have curiosity enough to look
MvP investment, and economic them over. The marker at the drug
progress store comer will always remind the
The cost of government can j citizen who forgets his fgureg in
be cut. The budget can be bal-;‘=^se he wants to recall our elevation,
anced, and a program looking to the one who never had the
the reduction of the national faintest idea how we stood.
'lebt can be put into effect, if | to catch the next Ro-
thriftv citizens demand it. Butjtarian^ ask him to give a wild guess
•va will first have to make Iir, as to our latitude and longitude, say
our minds to the fact that it is fi^m the steeple of the Congrega-
'nr- '-’sihle to get something foi* tional church or the Southern Pines
nothing from government. That itank on Weymouth Heights,
mav not be pleasant medicine to' then ask The Pilot for the
take, but it is the only way | exact answer.
th.Tt national bankruptcy an'!'
the eventual collapse of our fI ee I Apologies to Bill Dunlop, whos.^
country can be prevented. Heir* name was left out of the list of past
won’t come from .spendthrift piesidents of the Sandhills Kiwanis
'politicians. I Club last week.
New 1940
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