Page Two THE PILOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday November 3, 1939. THE PILOT • — Published each Friday by THE PILOT, Incorporated, Southern l*ines, N. C. NELSON t. IIVDE Editor { CHARLES MACAULET DAN S. { AdvertiiinK Circulation Helen K. Rutter, Bessie Cameron Smith. H. L. Epps, Associate* | Subscription Kites; t One Year |2.00 j Bix Months $1.00 j Tnree Months .50 EJntered at the Postoffice at South ern Pines, N. C., as second class mail matter. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE THE VALUE OF BOOKS A.VD LIBRARIES “Some love horses, some birds, others wild beasts, but from boy hood I have been possessed with the desire of acquiring and own ing’ books.” That statement was uttered about the year 363 by a man who was known as Julian of the Apostate. Whether it be the year 363 or 1939, the man who has formed the habit of acquiring or own ing books is the man who ex pands, and who expands in all directions his bounds of knowl edge. The young emperor lived in all the narrowness of bar barous janglings and religious strife; lived in a world of few books. Startling as this may sound, North Carolinians, al though many years removed from Julian’s day, are not much better off. If all the books in the subscription and publ'c li braries of North Carolina could be divided and passed out among the people of our state, each in habitant would receive one-third of a book- and no more. Fifty- four percent of the total popu lation are without public li brary service, and North Caro- ina ranks 40th in the United States in public library service. We are only eight states from the bottom. That surely is not a record to boast of, neither is TMB tA«r WAR COST TH( UNITIO STATIS MORC THAH 30 mUOM OOUARS, tHOlXW TO •OV tVIRr SAMILV IN THC COUMTRV AN ^TOMOBHMt wriH S BHJJOM OOUAAS UfT OVttt{ hurch a Beneficiary Under Doscher Will Wide Fellowship and Womens’ Socielv Nam^'d in Do» umeni Dif-pensing $7,500 Thi kiMoryrt ONt MAM MUCH to Tf^^rretfS INVIMTIOK MmOMAffHTS Hmw VO MCMAMOTMI i^nof nuNT TMATTMI t^OUSTRf CWtS WMK OVM WO WOmM RUM FOR voifir cfi rm mrr§0 VicTOAlA WOODHUit IM leil AND MlVA kOCMWOOO IN MO -lees 4SMAnr\ •IfOtt MOOCSN MIT»400S 09 . MfftiMRATlOK fMPi COMMPNiy CAMBIO COWS TO AWf WmsH Max AHO NIAR THB «ND of THft VOViA6e T>« ANIMALS Wf Pt 9iAU0HTVRID ahd useo ((( tUMKS IN IMU-VamMIcA VMM mMmw eADPumm. (m/a* AccoiMTs fO) n'0U can t fight a campaign Carolina has been classed as an illiterate state and for years has had an unenviable low mark in educational rank. It has never been a reading state and never will be until we overcome the pitiful allotment of books per capita the library record shows. “A book is the sign of all the gathered wisdom and romance and anticipation and research of mankind from the beginning of history to the farthest points of the imaginative future, the sum of all that is known to man or that is to be known, the mys teries of expectation, the tradi tions, the tales of the fathers handed to the sons, the make- believe of little people told to each other, the tragic dreams and realities in all their various combinations. And as the child is walking through its early years where all is novel and in comprehensible, and where wis dom is a doubtful and ill-assort- ed sea all about it, the juvenile mind welcomes a book that in a sort of way catologues and hands out in shape to be under stood some of this great mar vel of existence and its manifes- t^itions.” So wrote the late Bion H. Butler, in behalf of children and books. Our library should be looked upon as important as any indus try or institution in the county or state, as the books it holds mean the mental growth of the child and the adult. For mighty little effort the library gives back a wealth of knowledge. The cordial librarian is active and aggressive and anxious to ex tend to all not only systematic instruction but pleasant recrea tion and helpful entertainment. The library needs all the ser ious encouragement and support every citizen of the town and community is able to give. POLITICS ON VACATION Since tht war began in Eu rope, there has been quiet on the political front in this coun try. The attention of the great bulk of the American people is today largely centered abroad where history of the most mo mentous kind is being made. And so partisan politics, for the time being, has pretty much dropped out of the spotlight. You can’t stir ud much interest in Candidate Whoozis’ political ambitions when ships are being without partisanship. The problem facing the poli ticians is how to fight their ver bal battles without alienating a public which feels strongly that this country must appear uni fied in the eyes of the world. That’s a tough problem, a'nd the burden of it, of coux'se falls on the Republicans. The Demo crats are in the saddle now, and the Republican hope is to unseat them. And the question of what issue to use for that purpose is causing many a severe head ache among party chieftains. Of late, the only domestic is sue of great moment has been our neutrality legislation. And over that the party lines split wide open. Where, for instance, potent Republican Senator Bor ah immediately announced he favored rigorous isolationism, potent Republican Senator Taft stood with the President in sup- Dort of cash-and-carry for arms as well as everything else. Neither political group, as a re sult, can make a good campaign issue out of neutrality—unless something happens to change the picture drastically. Republican strategy now seems to be to bide its time and wait and see what happens. Leaders apparently feel it would be suicidal to take an aggres sive partisan line now, and most independent commentators think they are right. On the Democratic side ’iH undoubtedly start a tremendous scurrying , abou* among Democratic aspirants to Last Thursday night the Southern Pines theater turned people away by the score. Cars were parked for two blocks up and down the 3v*?nues and on Broad Street. Crowds .iammed the doors to be told there was standing room oniy. The beauty contest proved to be a great drawing card. Kent Kane_ a Pennsylvania lawyer and politician, weary of depression and relief questions, headed west on a vacation, his objective the Mormon settlement in Utah where people re ject relief and still thrive. He write? to relatives in Southern Pines: “It was remarkable to see 10,000 peo ple in a body, none of whom smoke or drink, and they are only part of 750,000 who live by the same rule." Last Week when the thermometer hovered close to the 90 mark and a few on the street were complaining about the unseasonable heat one fea ture offset the summary conditions. Up in the Mack five and ten cent store they were busy with some pre liminary Christmas work, and pil- rolored boxes for Santa Claus. We didn't know whether to commisserate with the unhappy man over the warm weather or worry about the spectre of Santa Claus looming up. We who are surrounded by green grass all winter think litt'.e of the many acres that are about us> un til we are attracted by a comment from a northern visitor who is not accustumed to seeing grass cut. after they have left heavy frosts and freezing weather behind. A couple of non-residents enjoyed the busy lawm movers as they cut across the ex pansive green of the poatoffice anr’ library lawns on a damp momine the early part of the week. The smell of fresh mown grass greets a Sand- hiller’s nostrils any day of the year,*] be it fall or mid-winter. LEAVES ESTATE TO SON Robert Z. Adams, prominent attor- fipy-geologist of Southern California, whose Company was credited with development of the now famous mass meeting in Southern Pines on Sun day afternoon, October 5th, it was announced this week by Grant Lowe, { Salisbury Townsend National ,rep- | resentative for North Cnrolina. The i meeting will be held at the Civic' Club at 2:30 o’clock. The address is one of 15 to be made in North Car- | olina by Mr. Adams who has been sent here by Dr, Francis E. Town send, president of the Townsend or ganization, at the request of Town send clubs in this state, Mr. -Lowe said. He will explain the Townsend Pension Recovery Plan. Adams is highly regarded on the w’est coast. His firm, the R. Z. Adams company, was the largest land de velopment concern in Southern Cal ifornia during the expansion and and building in the Los Angeles area. The meeting is open to ull w'ho wish to attend. Just plain old SAND: by the Yard, by the Lot, or by the Acre, From 1 to 5,000 acres—City Homes. Coun try Estates, Farms, Hotels and Tourist Camps. Inquire of J. M. WINDHAM Harl Bldg. Tel. 6681 Southern Pines tt ft OPERATING REVENUES OF SEABO.ARD SHOW O^IN Total operating revenues for Sea board Railway for the month of Sep tember, 1939 amounted to $3,195,995, an increase of $316,725 or 9.91 per cent over September 1938, L. R. Pow ell, Jr., chief executive officer, an nounces. Freight revenue amounted to $2,461,337, an increase of $203,248 or 8.26 percent over the same >r.onth last year, and was higher than that for any corresponding month since 1930. Pa^ssengrer revenue for September, 1939 was $381,006 as com pared with $266,041 for September, 1938, an increase of $114,965 or 43.21 i Percent, and was higher than that for any corresponding month since 1929. Net railway operating income for September 1939 was $112,441 as compared with a deficit of $38,658 for September 1938 and represents an increase of $151,099 over Septem ber 1938. THE PINE NEEDLES Opening November 10th for the 1939-1940 season EMMETT E. BOONE, Manager tttttituuzxxnmnmtutuxxtuxxntnmtttxm THE EDDY STUDIO Until November 20, we are allowing a 20 percent dis- cojjnt on all portrait orders. Kin folks and friends always appreciate photographs, and Christmas is not far off. So won’t you remember them this season with this appropriate gift? Telephone 5725—Southera Pines, N. C DINNER NEXT WEEK TO BENEFIT UNDERPR1V1LEOED The will of Mrs. Alice Gregson, late of Southern Pines, has been fil ed for probate in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Moore county. Mrs. Chiswell bequeathed her prop erty to her son, Alfred Gregson Chis well. The estate was valued at around $5,000. From Farm to Fire—that's the freahnesa of vegetables, poultry, etc., at the Curb Market, Southern Pines. the White House, at the expense of unity within the party. Those the know in Washington Vi'nV +^at the President has not expressed himself on the third-term issue even to his closest advisors—that no one save the Chief Magistrate him- -elf. know.s whether he will run nr not. And it is obvious that inforseen events of the future in this uncertain world could de termine the decision. At this time each year the Pine- hurst Parent-Teacher Association serves a dinner, the proceeds being used to sorve hot lunches to the un derprivileged children in the school. The dinner is to be on Wednesday nieht_ November 8th,‘ from 6:00 to 8:00 and will be served in the Com munity Church under the suporvis- 'on of Mrs. Charles B. Fie'ds. Prices will be 50c for adults and 35c for children, and a delicious menu has been planned. If any v.'^ho csimot at tend the dinner care to make dona tions, they will be greatly appreciat ed. These donations may be mailed to Mrs. Charles B. Fields or Mrs Karl Johnson. MRS. HOWE dies D.4Y AFTER ARRIVAL HERE Mrs. Alice Carlton Palmer Howe, 78 years, the wid^w of the late Al bert Howe of Brookline, Mpss., died *n her apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue on October 26th. Funeral services were held in Boston, Mass., on Sunday the 29th. Mrs. Howe, a seasonal refident for several years had planned to spend the winter here, arriving in South ern Piries just the day before her death. ttzwux: Forget YOUR Washday Worries Just Call 6101 Have your clothes washed with a mild and sterilizing soap that has been tested and re-tested by the finest laboratories in the county. Remember To Call 6101 SOUTHERN PINES LAUNDRY CO. 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