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Page Two THE PILOT. Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday, ^iay 24, 194d. s K4 THE PILOT PUBLISHED EACH FRIDAY BY THE PILOT. INCORPORATED SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA 1941 JAMES BOYD Publisher 1944 KATHARINE BOYD .... EDITOR DAN S. RAY - . . . General Manager CHA-RLES MACAULEY - - - CITY EDITOR •SlSGT. DANIEL S. RAY, III SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR - - - S3.00 SIX MONTHS .... SI.SO THREE MONTHS 75 ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AT SOU. THERN Pines. N. C.. as second class MAIL matter. SATURDAY'S ELECTION This year is what is called an “ofl” year in political circles. That means that none of the biggest figures are being elected: no president, no governors, no national senators. But though this smaller election year has been given the rather contemptuous term of “off” the epithet is in appropriate. For this is the time when we elect the men who are going to take care of things at home, and that’s where good gov ernment, like charity, begins. Especially is this applicable to the South, the home of states’ rights. It has often been said that a people gets the kind of govern ment it deserves. Certainly if people are too uninterested to put up good local candidates and good state candidates and vote for them, they deserve it if they get a poor state and national gov ernment. They not only deserve it, they are bound to get it. In the final analysis, a party is built from the ground up. First the voter, then the men and wo men of the county they choose to conduct their county affairs, then those they send to the state legislature. If these office-hold- eois are incompetent, are self- seeking, think more of votes than they do of their duty, the gov ernment they give us will be of the same order. And so will the party which they are helping to build. The South has a major respon sibility at the present time, thrust upon it by the one-party system which exists here, and by the re cent behavior of some of the South’s representatives in Con gress. Sent there as members of the democratic party, the party of liberalism and the common man, our legislators have time and again forsaken its principles') and sided with the republicans. Lining up with the most reaction ary elements in that party they have consistently blocked admin istration measures. They have failed lamentably to represent their constituents at home. In North Carolina, the case has not been so bad; Senator Hoey has just recently come out whole heartedly for the British loan; but Senator Bailey has too often declined to vote on important is sues, while our representatives have been half-hearted in their support of liberal measures, when not actively opposed. These men will watch carefully whom we elect to office this year, and they will also take note of the number of votes cast. If the voting is light, it will be a clear indication to them that their peo ple, back home, are not interested in what is going on in the politi cal field, that they themselves can play politics or kowtow to the tobacco and cotton interests at the expense of the common people. They will know they can get away with it. The primary election this Sat urday will be a chance for South erners to show the nation where the South stands today. Patriotic citizens who love the South and honor what it stood for in the past will go to the polls and vote, as a living demonstration that the South is now, as then, eager to take its place in the building of our country toward a new birth of freedom. BREAD OR A BOMB? “More destructive than armies” is what Herbert Hoover says of conditions overseas. Stressing that famine threatens one third of the world’s population, Mr. Hoover says: ‘-We can save those people from the worst, if we wiU.” And if we don’t will? What then? “More destructive than armies” is the verdict of this con servative American statesman. The phrase is a telling one. Our armies helped to create the des truction in Europe; not of our choice, but our guns, our bombs rained fury necessarily upon friend and foe alike. Welcoming the destruction for the promise of liberation which it held, the people who suffered so willingly are the victims, and they are suf fering now, after their glorious liberation, even more than they suffered when enslaved. This is a condition that we cannot allow to continue a mo ment longer than is unavoidably necessary. For “more destructive than armies” will be the spirit v/hich will grow, under the evil spur of hunger, injustice, disap pointment, disease, ,the bitter racking violent spirit of a peo ple at the end of their resources of courage, lost, finally, to hope. And there is only one direction in which that spirit, if we allow it to grow, will turn. That will be against America] Not against Britain or Russia, two countries who have experienced the same physical destruction, who share the same privations. But against the country that cannot under stand; that is well-fed, prosper ous, untouched by bombings; that sits at its loaded tables, debating whether it can spare an extra crumb to a starving world. There is a strange idea going around now: that to send food to Europe is to raise up a new crop of enemies. “We did it once,' these people say, with happy dis regard of the truth, “and look what it brought us”. We did do it once, we saved many French, Dutch^’ Belgian Polish children from starvation. Some of them were among the millions who died under the Nazi yoke, and some w'fere among the thousands who killed Germans and fought in the armies of the Underground. We did not feed the Germans. We helped clamp a blockade on Ger many, and we deliberately starv ed her, long after it was a mili tary necessity. Many believe that Naziism started to grow right then. This idea that by starving peo ple you can make them like you has little to recommend it. Even if you said that by starving them you could keep them perpetually subdued, the argument would be false. No people can be kept per petually weak. The only possible way to treat Germany is to keep her militarily impotent, under the strictest supervision that our Con gress, the representatives we elect, will allow us to maintain. First do that, and after that try, in every way possible, by educa tion in decency and in democracy, to show her a better way to live and think than she learned under her late masters. Starvation will not be of help in such a program; and it is the only program that will work for peace. We must choose and we must choose soon. If the preachers of starvation and hatred are right, we should ask them to have the courage of their convictions, and face the logical course which their words point out. For if star vation will prevent future wars, then annihilation should be that much better. We have the atomic bomb. It would be a more decent, a braver act to use it, now, upon these people whom we fear so much. It would be better simply to kill them. Or would we be as stingy about using up our sup ply of bombs as we are with our supply of food? Americans are going through some queer phases these days, along with much of the rest of the world. It is queer that in this rich, fundamentally decent land, the matter of sending food to the world’s starving people could be seriously questioned. Queer and infinitely disheart ening. Such a point of view ar gues a lack of intelligence, not to mention a lack of Christian char ity, that will have to be complete ly overcome before our country can take the lead in the great struggle for peace. (Continued from Page 1) senate, is attorney for the town of Aberdeen. As the son of North Carolina’s beloVed James Mc- Neille Johnson, as well as in his own right, he has a wide ac- quaintaqce and many warm friends. He has been a leader in his church and community for many years. Long active in poli tical circles, this is the first time he has run for office. Consensus of opinion at the start was: Currie will win. Re cently sentiment for Johnson has been growing. Oxir former sena tor has perhaps rested somewhat too heavily on his laurels and not done as much “politicking round” as usual. A few think the race is open, but not the talkers under the sycamores. They say: Currie. The Two^ Would-Be Congressmen: W. E. (Bill) Horner and C. B. Deane Horner, the successful popu lar editor of the Sanford Herald, has had eight years in the North Carolina General Assembly, thus chalking up a big advan tage of practical experience over his rival, Deane. He served on several important committees and was commended for his work. It is said that he has spent more time on his campaign than any other candidate; it is certainly true that he has worked harder, a fact which recommends him highly to this hard-working sec tion. “A man who don’t get out and work, can’t care a heap about winnin’, looks like,” they say. Bill Horner gets along with all sorts of people and has genuine sympathy for their problems. Newspaper men, a hard crowd to please and a harder crowd to fool, like and respect him. Men who have worked for him hope he will win. He gives every impres sion of being honestly eager to do a good job for the people of his district. As opposed to this ball-of-fire worker is C. B. Deane. The son of a tenant farmer he “came up the hard way” and is said to carry the flag for “the little man”. He has strong backing and it is in sec tions with many voters; the im pression is, however, that the Sandhills will go for Horner, hands down. The Four Would-Be Representatives: Charles M. McLeod Lula McPherson Guthrie S. Roosevelt Ransdell H. Clifton Blue McLeod is the son of the late Curtis McLeod of Carthage, grandson of Mrs. Belle Pleasants of Aberdeen and cousin or neph ew of Moore Countyers innumer able. Of excellent character, mod est, sincere, well-liked, his youth and inexperience may, however, tell against him when he is pitted against such knowledgeable citi zens as his three rivals. t Mrs.- Guthrie has perhaps, of these three, the widest knowledge of the county. The daughter of H. P. McPherson of Cameron, she served as a yeomanette, (Wave, to you,) in World War I. She helped her late husband run the farm and tobacco business since then and has served on many of the county citizens’ boards of welfare, schools, agri culture. She is extremely well- versed in county affairs and needs. But, people say: her sex is against her. Some conserva tives and old-timers don’t like women in politics, though one and all admit; “Lula Belle Guth rie knows more than a heap of men!” H. (ilifton Blue is the editor of the next-to-best weekly newspa per in Moore County. . . meaning ing, of course, as to location, Aberdeen being only three miles from Southern Pines. Clif is a friend to all, and a dear friend to most, for he is universally pop ular. Kindly, unassuming, a dif ficult speaker, he is not the usual idea of a southern politico. His ads say he will “endeavor to rep resent ALL the people fairly,” but folks say: “You just caint DO that! But aint it like Clif to say he’ll try.” His supporters are many. Fourth of the would-be repre sentatives is S. Roosevelt Rans dell. His ad is dignified, explicit; but he remains a rather unknown quantity. A case where some pol iticking might have been worth while for . . . “ablest one of all” is what some say of him. The Two Would-Be Clerks of Court John Willcox and Carlton Kennedy John Willcox is running for clerk of the court “as usual,” some people say, and then they smile, but the smile is a pleasant one. Their opponents smile too, for John Wjllcox is generally popular, but they wonder: “May be a mistake to keep the same one in there so long.” “If a man’s doing a good job, why throw him out?” ask the others. “Just the same, might be a good idea to get some new blood. Carlton Ken nedy would do a good job, too. Be a good thing to have someone from down here in the Court House, for a change.” Keimedy, whose people come from around Robbins, but who has worked for some years in the banks in Pinehurst and Southern Pines, has the respect and liking of many. He opposes Mr. Will cox’ long years of experience in office with plenty of active bank ing experience. He has energy; he is popular. This is another race that seems wider open now than it did a few weeks ago. The Two Would-Be Registrars of Deeds James Monroe and Biessie McCaskill Monroe is a veteran of World War II; Miss McCaskill an office holder of long experience. He is smart, humorous, and, folks say, able; she has an excellent record and is well-liked by all. Again we have the pull of experience against the freshness of inexper ience, the newcomer pitted against the trained incumbent. The veterans will be out for their buddy, and so, according to the grape-vine, will some others. “I’d like to see a veteran get in, this year,” remarked one of the talkers under the sycamores. “Seems like we owe it to them. And) who knows, some of these boys could teach us all a thing or twoJ’ “Hope to heaven they will; we could stand it,” was the answer. One solicitor for which office the candidates are: Gibson and Funderburk, and one county com missioner from Robbins section for which office the candidates are W. H. Jackson and Bethel Dunlop, not, it should be noted, the better known former com missioner W. J. Dunlop, ‘ these make up the list of offices to be voted on this Saturday in the primary nomination. And so the talk under the syca mores went on, and MAY THE BEST ONES WIN! Reading The Pilot With appreciation and thanks, THE PILOT acknowledges the following new and renewed sub scriptions received )within the past month. Local: Mrs. L. H. Littlefield, Ed Starnes, Mrs. D. W, Winkelman, George S. Nevins, Jr., Mrs. V. R. Sweezy, Mrs. Arch Coleman, L. E. Hussell, L. H. McNeill, J. W. Causey, Alden Bower, C. H. Car penter, Mrs. J. H. Towne, L. Mal colm Grover, A. H. Eakins, Mrs. C. L. Maze, Dr. Robert N. McMil lan, Mrs. S. D. Fobes, Ray Mc Donald, Mrs. W. R. Maples, W. S. Harrington, Harry Goldsmith, Howard’s Bakery, Miss Emma Louise Hackney, D. E. Wilson. In State; Thomas C. Lyons, West End; Murphy Brewer, Sana torium; J. E. Walker, Sanford; Claude N. Baker, Sanford; Mrs. Sarah Baker, Vass; Arthur Rey nolds, Rt. 3 Carthage; Mrs. W. H. Keith, Vass; Mrs. Anne V. Fox, Pinebluff; Mrs. Ruth E. Ledden, Sanford; Mrs. M. E. McDonald, West End; Pinebluff Sanitarium, Pinebluff; Mrs. Z. V. Blue, Car thage Clarence Van Tacky, Pine bluff; Mrs. Mary Patterson, Man ly; Mrs. John W. Frank, Niagara; Mrs. W. B. Graham, Vass. Out of State: H: D. Parker, N. Adams, Mass.; Mrs. W. J. Fergus on, McBee, S. C.; Mrs. Robert Walker, Los Angeles, Calif.; Thomas Barron, Saranac Lake, N. IV^rs. J., L. McKinney, La Orangeville, N. Y.; Miss Anna- belle Remington, Providence, R. I.; J. C. Musser, New York City; Mrs. W. J. Kennedy, Brookline, Mass.; M. A. Lewis, Jackson, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Holmes, Pleasanton, Kansas; Almet Jenks, Sandy Hook, Conn.; Mrs. Louis Honeycutt, Augusta, Ga.; and Lewis F. Kirk, Lake Geneva, Wis. Homemakers Can Help Save Food To Fight The Present World Famine by Flora McDonald as cereal food for breakfast. Every homemaker has a job to do...in getting food to the wqrld’s starving masses. The time to start is NOW . Wheat and wheat products ... food fats and oils ... these are the mainstays in food supplies being shipped overseas to avert famine. 'The President’s Famine Emer gency Committee has called on householders to “reduce your purchases of wheat products by 40 per cent and fats by 20 per cent”. Here are some ways to work out this reduction, by using other foods, and by being thrifty with the wheat and fat we do use—to the last crumb and drop. POTATOES “Reach for a pota to instead of bread” One small serving of potato can replace a slice of bread nutrition ally, and the potato offers some vitamin C, besides. At breakfast, let potatoes replace wheat cereal, toast, or biscuit. If every minute counts, fry sliced potatoes coun try style, using a small amount of meat drippings to help them brown. Make pototo cakes from potato salad take the place of a sandwich. Top meat pies and other baked dishes with fluffy mashed potatoes instead of pastry crust. OATMEAL An average serving of oatmeal without sugar and cream equals approximately two slices of bread in food value. Use oatmeal to re place part of the wheat flour in 'making bread, biiscudt, muffins pancakes, cookies. CORNMEAL Cornmeal is plentiful. It can be used in cornbread, muffins, griddle cakes etc. Use leftover cdrnbread in stuffings^ Make extra cornmeal mush, to slice and fry in meat drippings ..and serve hot. The fried slices make a heart- ty breakfast dish, or can take the place of wheat bread at other meals. BUCKWHEAT Don’t overlook buckwheat cake WHAT ABOUT RICE Rice eating countries of the Far East rep«r'’ such iminent mass starvation that every “additional ounce” they receive is valuable. In this country we can: Use pota toes or hominy grits wherever possible in place of rice in the main course of the meal. Avoid throwing rice at wedd ings now, when it is urgently needed to feed hungry people. Chauffeurs' Licenses Samuel L. Gaynor, Jr., Assis tant Directqr of the Highway Safety Division, announced to day that all Driver License Exam iners in this State are now ready to issue 1946l-'47 Chauffer’s li censes. The Present Chauffers’ licenses will expire mid-night June 30, 1946. All persons operating a mo tor vehicle as a common or pub lic carrier of persons or a passen ger motor vehicle, must apply for the 1946-47 Chauffer’s license on or before June 30, 1946. OPA'S Action To Curb Speculation on 'Futures' Will Aid Cotton Growers Farmers in North Carolina were told this week that OPA’s move to curb “harmful specu lative rises in cotton futures” is for their benefit, as well as for the benefit of legitimate cotton operators)^ textile mill owners, and consumers generally. Emphasizing the fact that dan gerous speculative increases do not help the cotton farmer, OPA pointed out that most of them have sold their crop by this time of the year, and that a futber rise would be of no benefit to them. “On the contrary, it hurts their chances to maintain America’s share of the markets abroad. Be cause foreign cottons are under selling American growths by a substantial amount” Theodore S. Johnson, OPA director, said. Such speculative rises also de crease cotton’s ability to compete with rayon, which is now priced more attractively than cotton, Johnson added. “Should OPA make no effort to stabilize cotton prices,” he said, “farmers would likely be the worst sufferers, just as they were after the last war when the price of cotton rose to more than 40 cents a pound and then dropped in a few months to about 10 cents. Whew--What a Relief! No Washday Blues for Her .... NOT SINCE WE’VE BEEN DOING HER LAUNDRY We are happy to report that we are now back at our home on New York Ave. where will will be glad to welcome our patrons Carter’s Laundry and Cleaners Telephone 6101 Southern Pines » SOUTHERN PINES i»ee.eeee4eeeeee»eeeeee< ^e»eeee»eeeeeeeeee^« WEDDING AMD SHOWER GIFTS ...THAT WILL THRILL HER NOW AND PLEASE HER LATER ! This handsome Pyrex Cake Dish is grand for baking layer cakes. Can be used for cooking, serving, and storing. Washes easily because food won’t stick to satin-smooth glass. ^ . 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