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THE PILOT
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THE PILOT. INCORPORATED
SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA
JAMES BOYD .... PUBLISHER
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BE9SIE CAMERON SMITH - ACTING EDITOR
CHARLES MACAULEY - - CITY EDITOR
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MINERS, FOOD AND WAR
The miner has come a long way
in the last thirty years: his
wages, his security in the job,
his safety in the mine, all these
are very different from what
they were. But he has not forgot
ten the terrible conditions of the
old times and the desperate fight
it took to change them. Thai
fight was waged under John L.
Lewis and from it the miner
learned two things: First, disci
pline. striking together, obeying
the leaders; second, never to
work without a contract.
Today his contract has expired.
Let us not forget thai while it
ran he fulfilled it to the letter. He
is offered a raise of 15 per cent.
But food, for which a third of
his wages go. is up 40 per cent
and some of the food he needs
for his heavy work he can't get I
at any price. He is asked to guar
antee the government that he
will work for about fifty dollars
a week. But the government
gives him no guarantee what
food will cost and in fact has
shown no capacity to stop the
steady rise in food prices.
To solve this problem, the
government has a Secretary of
Labor whom nobody trusts, a
War Labor Board whose Labor
members are politically opposed
to the miners' leader, and a price
policy that is timid and futile.
It is this situation which is be
ing exploited by Lewis. His
economic ignorance prevents his
seeing the real nationwide issue
at stake, that is: are we going to
stabilize prices as the British
have done? In fact he has fought
every proposal to stabilize prices.
Since he does not understand the
real problem it is easy for him
to give way to his overweening
vanity and his savage personal
prejudices and to focus his
whole being not on heloing the
miner but on hurting the presi
dent.
The strike, if called, could never
succeed. Nobody has ever whip
ped Uncle Sam. It would be an
advantage to the country if Lew
is came out of the mess discred
ited not only with our people but
also with the miners. It would
also be an advantage if the ad
ministration came out with an
understanding that it was their
own feeble policy on the critical
food price front that gave Lewis
his chance.
TOMORROW MAY BE TOO
LATE
How often the expression is
heard today: "Be careful! You
can't replace it." That warning
has been applied to everything
from pins to tractors. Never was
the American public so waste
conscious. Yet, in one vital re
spect it is still far too careless.
That respect is fire. Millions of
dollars worth of property and
thousands of lives are lost an
nually by preventable fires.
It is an ironical fact that the
man who cares for his car like an
only child, will very often not
hesitate to leave that car in a
garage alive with fire hazards.
And the housewife who guards
with similar diligence the wel
fare of the electric range or re
frigerator, will disregard
the commonest fire hazards such
as frayed wiring, trash in the
attic, open fireplaces and care
lessly strewn matches.
Fire can wipe out a home and
every "irreplaceable" object in
it in a matter of minutes. Some
of those irreplaceable objects
may be human lives. Of the 10,-
000 persons who were burned to
death in the United States in
1941, two-thirds perished in
homes.
Fire prevention, like charity
should start at home and spread
in widening circles until each
person is doing his utmost to
prevent destructive fire any
where in his community. Fire de
partment officials are only too'
CEAINS ©f SAND
The picket fence fronting Mr.
Pope's rose garden on East Broad
street is now patriotic in its roat of
red, white and blue. Alas, the blue is
indigo.
Included in the investments of the
North Carolina Teachers and State
Employees Retirement Fund is one
of $1,168.21 bonds of Southern Pines.
Other municipal bonds purchased for
the fund include Greensboro's $231,
379 and Raleigh's $55,787.
During the passing of many years
omnipresent Claude Hayes has had
many appellations, some of which
gradually became softened as he
gave up the company of rude souls
frequenting the golf course; but it
remained to the sweet young thing
who tripped into his emporium and
; sked for "Mr. Sandhill" to crown
him with a new one.
Save for the rolling thunder and
driving rain and the crash of a col
lapsing chair the Southern Pines cau
cus was a quiet one. Apparently too
damp for fireworks. In point of
numbers present it somewhat resem
bled those of former years when
fifty or sixty votes was counted a
big turnout, and was also remini
scent of the caucus of 1928 when they
moved it from the Civic Club to
the theatre during the prevalence of
rain, wind, thunder and lightning.
On the day you go around with
your nose on your chin you are
generally right successful in ferret
ing out the trouble you are looking
One of the perennial gloom collec
tors who enjoys all superlatives
that come under a list marked
"worst." dolefully relates that this j
has been the most calamitous year j
for bees in North Carolina in 20
years ,and that honey production j
throughout the state will be only 60 ,
per cent of that of 1942.
Those who are feeling the restric
tion of sugar rationing and are be
ginning to get acquainted with a
honey - and - black - strap substitute
will have a little more sympathy for j
the energetic but useful bees whose ■
producing capacity was lessened by
their scanty food supply of last win-1
Iter.
If it were possible for John Pat-
I rick and John Buchan to look down
| i'rom their abode on High and glance
j over thf Sandhills of today, they
i wtould probably push back their
| halos and indulge in a little friendly
I yarn swappin*.
Patrick would see a long and in
teresting story in the evolution of
his pine barrens from an embryo
ullage to the countryside that now
teems with tourist and soldier life.
The barometer of changing times.
that would hit farmer Buchan be
tween the eyes would be the head- j
line in a daily paper announcing I
sweet potatoes selling for $7.00 a j
oushel farther north. Seven dollars j
a bushel for sweet potatoes! Those
SCHOOL NOTES
Fourth Grade
We fell behind in our stamp sale
last month. We try to buy SIOO worth
each month. We got only $66.25 last
month, but this month we hope to
make up for last month's shortage.
We have a new book case, but
we haven't money to paint it. We are
growing and selling tomato plants
to get the money to paint it. We
have almost enough.
Some time ago we gave books to
the soldiers at Camp Mackall. Each
book had the giver's name written in
the book. This week Gene Poe re
ceived a nice letter from a soldier
out there who is manager of the
club room of the Ist and 2nd Bat
talion. He was saying how much they
had enjoyed the books. We are glad
we could do something to help.
Fillh Grade News
Last week we had a Bond drive
to see which grade could get the
most bonds. The drive was between
he fifth and sixth grades. Week be
.'ore last the sixth grade won. Last
.veek we won. Our total was $90.25.
Miss Buckner's room totaled $14.25
tnd Miss Huntington's totaled $75.25.
This week we started the drive all
over again, and we are doing just
is well as we did before.
Fifth and Sixth Grade
For the Fifth and Sixth Grade
ooms, Dr. Richard Patch has just
iponed an office on the third floor,
ie has a complete line of first aid
naterials. Miss Doris Stephenson is
iurse.
Baseball
The Southern Pines bast-ball team
;lad to point out potential haz
irds to the uninformed.
Start now to protect your "ir
repL.ceables'* ?gainst fire. To
morrow may be voo late.
THE PILOT, Southern Pines. North Carolina
of us who knew Uncle John Buchan
can imagine his celestial whistle of
surprise as he pats his shoe of sil
ver upon a golden floor. The former
ruling elder of Bethesda considered
sweet potatoes fit only to feed hogs
and yankees.
The lowly yam that was dumped
over the fence to the porker or haul
ed to the village nearby for a hand
ull of yankees brought anywhere
i'rom 25 to 40 cents a bushel.
Today the sweet potato is regard
ed as one of the important food
crops raised on the farm. As a succu
lent, the chief nutrient is carbohy
drate, the principal of which is
starch. Canned, evaporated or dried
it can be shipped to any point on the
globe to help feed a hungry army.
For home consumption it is one of
the kings of the vegetable world.
But if the price goes much higher
neither hogs nor yankees can af
ford the newly crowned monarch.
Sitting up in Heaven a pair must
be chuckling over some of the reck
less escapades we are indulging in
here below.
To the plane spotter who sits in !
lonely vigil on a spring night, we
offer the suggestion that he com
bine star-spotting with his plane
spotting. The evening sky between
the vernal equinox and the summer
solstice holds out a lot of entertain
ment for those who would give it
| thought. Just now Venus and Jup
; iter are bright in the western heav
! en. In fact, Venus is so brilliant on
| these moonless nights she is capa
ble of casting a shadow.
The plane that moves so swiftly
across the starry sky seems to sweep
toward us with amazing speed. Per
haps it is moving a hundred miles
jan hour. Perhaps much more.
Science says Spica is hurling herself
! at us at more than 32.000 miles an
I hour, and that each night she is al
most 700,000 miles nearer than the
night before, yet she is not percep
tibly brighter than in the days of
i Homer.
Simon Newcomb, the illustrous fa
| ther of our former townswomen, Dr.
! Anita McGee, might have classed
i Spica in the "XM" class, excelling
| our sun 10.000 times in splendor,
j Regulus has the reputation of draw
| ing nearer by 475,000 miles a day.
! and outshining the sun one thousand
i times. More of this gossip would be
• exposed in plane spotting.
Rassie Wicker of Pinehurst prob
ably knows more about those friend
■ ly worlds above us than any other
individual in the county and we feel
sure he would be glad to introduce
us further to Auriga and Capella and
Vega and Cygnus and Arcturus, a
star that among millions finds no
; rival, and to a string of others he
knows on more intimate terms than
we do.
Up in the world of spinning planes
I and spinning suns, plane spotting
I and star gazing should go hand in
I hand. However it is only a sugges
tion.
journeyed to Sanford, Friday, April
30. Our team found itself outclassed
for the first time this year. Sanford's
Perry, Jones, and Joyce (6 foot and
5 inches of pitrher) held our team to
five hits. Occasional dust storms, out
field fences, ard a fast infield made
our boys look like barnyard ball
players. A speedy Sanford out hit,
out fielded, and out pitched us. Sev
eral of our players were convinced
the Ump needed glasses, and weren t
reluctant in letting him know it!
Most impressive player on the field
was Sanford's second baseman. Glass,
who fielded spectacularly and col
lected four hits. The final score be
fore I forget (as if I could) was San-
I ford 15 to 3. We just weren't up to
par.
—Davis Erhardt.
Art Class
Miss Buckner's room is very proud
this week over the announcement that
Bob Ferguson's picture was a winner
in the State School Art Exhibition
held in Chapel Hill this month. The
best pictures are now on exhibit at
Person Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, and
at Woman's College of the Univer
sity, Greensboro. The entry of pic
tures from both grammar grades and
high school of Southern Pines was
sponsored by the High School Art
Class.
The chief Judge of the exhibition
wos Victor D'Amico, of New York,
a spocia'ist in children art.
Certificates will be awarded to the
winners by the North Carolina Fed
eration of Woman's Clubs.
LAND OF PEAKS
North Carolina's mountains lift
125 peaks more than 5000 feet into
the sky, 43 more than 6000 feet, and
one, Mt. Mitchell, higher than any
other in eastern United States.
THE
Public Speaking
(Editor's Note: A letter ad
dressed to Mr. Hugh Dave Mac-
Whirr came to this office, so we
opened it and are printing it in
this column in order that it may
reach him as soon as possible. Mr.
Hugh Dave is busy with his crop
and probably will not gel to
town this week, but we know
he'll read THE PILOT. And Mr.
Hugh Dave, you needn't bother
to thank us for this favor: we're
glad to accommodate you. Ed.)
Dear Mr. Hugh Dave:
I doubt if a man of your wisdom
ever put much stock in resolutions.
And as a matter of fact, I never
knew many to be kept. But Army
life is no ordinary experience, and
it makes most men that I have talked
to resolve to do things a bit different
and appreciate many things more
when they get back to civilian life.
And it wouldn't surprise me a bit
if some of these resolutions were
kept.
I know, for instance, that in civil
ian life I was too busy and troubled
about too many things. And I didn't
give your words the thoughtful pe
rusal that I' should have. And I
wouldn't have had time to in the
Army if I weren't a convalescent
with spare time, which is a com
modity not usually found in Army
routine when we're at war.
But yesterday my mother came
down and brought me your words
and views all set down between red
covers. And I have read them, Mr.
Hugh Dave, with great interest and.
I believe, some appreciation. I hope
you keep on making visits to The
Pilot and running into the staff and
giving expression to your ideas. We
need more such independence.
And Army life would give you
plenty of food for your fertile mind.
This morning I was in quite a bull
session. In college I found that re
ligion and women were favorite top
ics. And Mi. Hugh Dave, these hold
their own in Army session, but fur
loughs run a strong third. It all
makes a fellow know more about
his country and his fellow Ameri
cans. In our group this mem:;'.;; .'as
a Jewish boy, three Catholics, and a
Presbyterian. Vou can guass who
the Presbyterian was. And one of
the Catholic boys showed me a
strange thing in the Look oi litve.a-
tion. I'll show it to you when I get
home. For I want to meet you; prob
ably our mutual friend, Mr. Boyd,
will introduce us.
I'll be looking forward to more of
your views. Give my best to The
Pilot folks when you see them, and
I'll try to pay my subscription when
I get home. I don't know whether
it's paid or not, but the chances are
tha* it isn't.
Respectfully,
—LELAND McKEITHEN.
Fort Bragg, N. C.,
April 30. 1943.
NIAGARA
Mrs. Louis Williford and small
son, Jesse, visited relatives near
Vass last week and attended the
commencement exercises at Vass-
Lakeview School.
Oscar Seward left Monday for his
home in Wilton, Me., after being
here several weeks.
Rev. J. L. Foster of Elon College
preached at Niagara Church Sunday.
Ben C. Morgan of New River
spent the week-end here with his
family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Newton and
son, who have had rooms with Miss
Nettie Williams for the past few
months, have gone to Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Henry spent
the week-end in Petersburg, Va„
with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Garvin of Wil
mington spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Cameron. The
Garvins were enroute to Florida.
Miss Gladys Snipes was a Raleigh
visitor Monday.
B. F. Hudson of Savannah, Ga., is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Frank.
Mrs. Mollie Ballard of Jonesboro
is visiting Mrs. A. E. Monroe.
Quite a number of our people at
tended the dedication of Camp Mac
kali Saturday.
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