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Page Two THE PILOT—-Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday. May 19., 1950. THE PILOT Published Each Friday by THE PILOT. INCORPORATED Southern Pines. North Carolina 1941—JAMES BOYD. Publisher—1944 KATHARINE BOYD Editor VALERIE NICHOLSON Asst. Editor DAN S. RAY General Manager C. G. COUNCIL • • • Advertising them. It looks as if in these continuing investiga tions, with their suspicion and doubt of our officials and our policies, we were playing Mos cow’s game to a T. It is time that we considered seriously whether Moscow is by any chance calling some of the plays. Report From Britain ern politics that when our tem pers have cooled we are hard put to decide where truth leaves off and prejudice begins. An honest statemenf‘on what British com munists are telling the"voters over, here, while not necessarily bring- (Continued on Page 7) Subscription Rales: One Year $3.00 6 Months $1.50 3 Months 75c Entered at the Postoffice at Southern Pines, N. C., as second class mail matter Member National Editorial Association and N. C. Press Association Campaign of Weakness The “I am not” campaign being waged in the state by Willis Smith and in the Eighth District by W. E. Horner strikes a discordant note in North Carolina politics. It is a campaign of downright cowardice. These gentlemen don’t dare come out and say the things that they are trying to get the people to believe. They don’t dare say themi because they know they are not true. The “I am not” campaigner shouts the first part of his sentence and says the rest in a whis per. “I am not a communist, un-American, FEPCer, believer in this, that, or tother,” he shouts, ‘‘but. . . ” and then his voice drops to a whisper; ‘‘that other feller is, take my word for it.” Only he doesn’t give his word, of course, or speak out loud. He doesn’t dare. ' Mr. Horner started a recent letter by saying that he, and the accent was in capitals, doesn’t have an office in Washington to send out his campaign mail. Well, of course he doesn t be cause he isn’t in Washington, (and this news paper doesn’t think he will be). But what he wants people to* believe is that C. B. Deane, who is, is up to some sort of hocus pocus up there. In the same way, when Willis Smith’s pub licity people rant, at the rate of four or five long typewritten sheets a day, that Mr. Smith is go ing to Washington because he is not a believer in this, that, or tother, they are trying to make out that Senator Graham is. And what do they whisper after the opening shout? They whisper that Senator Graham was the head of the North Carolina branch of the Conference for Human Welfare. But what they do not whisper is that when he headed that organization its roster numbered a goodly proportion of the leading thinkers and doers in the south. Nor do they add that Senator Graham along with most of the others resigned from it within a few years. They do not say that it was never on the attorney general’s list of subversive agencies. That is the sort of innuendo campaign being carried on in* the state and we submit it is un worthy of North Carolinians. It is un-American in the truest sense of that much mis-used word. For it stems from weakness, a weakness that will bring defeat. The man who continually shouts “I ami not is going to* wake up and find that he is right. When election day comes round that’s exactly what he will be: Not. For Americans don’t want that sort of men running things. They want men who stand for something, not simply against something. And, these days in particu lar, they want men whose standards are known and whose ability is proven. For these are truly critical times. Honesty, good judgment and courage to assert high prin ciples and to stand by them: these are what our country needs. That is what North Carolina s statesmen, men of proven ability, are contribu ting in Washington. We submit that it would be a good idea to keep them there. Not So Loony The need for an auditorium in Southern Pines was long advocated by this newspaper. That it should be large as to seating capacity and stage was always urged and, when the new school building Was first proposed, the Pilot backed it to the hilt. It is therefore with a sense of deep satisfaction that we look back upon the past two weeks. Though open for such a short time, the new hall has already housed two conventions, a symphony concert, a dance program and im portant school functions. At each affair the gen eral enthusiasm over the building, the audi ence’s delight in seeing how perfectly suited it was to these occasions, was clearly evident and added immensely to the success and pleas ure of the events themselves. The admiring words of convention visitors, and others, on their first visit here, were good to hear. The success of the auditorium is there for all to see and hear. For part of its success certainly is oral as well as visual: the accoustics are splendid. As to its appearance, we believe the planners of the hall’s decoration deserve con gratulations on the pleasing result and the School Board on their part in the whole project. There isn’t a doubt that the hall is an asset of the first order to this town and that it will ben efit everyone, in the number of people it will bring here for conventions, concerts or the theater. In the old days when the Pilot and other cru saders for the auditorium were agitating for their pet project, there was a certain amount o.f chat about “starry-eyed planners” and people whose ideas for Southern Pines verged on the “crack-brained.” The chat was friendly, on the whole, though, and there wasn’t too much of it. But now that we have the auditorium and there cannot possibly be any argument as to whether or not we need it, the Pilot feels there may be a considerable number of readers who would happily join in a good-natured poke at the skep tics to ask: What about those “starry-eyed idealists?” Or, in a reverse of the good old phrase that Harry Thaw made famous: Who’s loony now, folks? Time To Investigate The Investigators It is time that someone questioned the sin cerity of the conversion to democracy of some of the witnesses before the Tydings committee. In particular, it is time that the case of Louis Budenz, Senator McCarthy’s chief witness against Lattimore, be looked into. This man, now a professor on the staff of a leading Catholic university, was only five years ago the editor of one of the chief communist organs of publication in this country. We have his own statement of his importance in the councils of the party. Louis Budenz was a Catholic before he be came a communist, and now he is a Catholic again. To doubt the stability of such a man and his fitness to act as a teacher of youth, is almost irresistible. It is, in fact, impossible not to ques tion the sincerity of his conversion, especially when one considers how much to the advantage of the Kremlin it would be to have one of their leading men in a position of such influence. His present status in the organization devoted abo*ve all others to the fight against communism tends to place him above suspicion, rejpoving in most people’s minds every doubt as to his reliability. If he wanted to do harm he is ideally situated to do it. When, then, we find him testifying in this investigation it raises serious doubts. Bud enz, of course, is not the only case. A great many of the accusers of government officials and others under investigation are self-confes sed ex-communists. This bears looking into. We have always felt that any American who is, or ever was, a com munist ought to have his head examined, and surely, in view of the fact that lying is a rec ommended communist tactic, whether under oath or not, it is only the part of good sense to take an ex-communist’s word with a good deal of skepticism. It should not be lost sight of that these loyalty investigations have done our cause untold harm. Every doubt that is spread here and abroad as to the honesty, wisdom and unity of our country seriously weakens our cause and helps that of the Soviets. Nothing has helped them more than these investigations and we should not overlook the fact that alleged ex-communists have played and are playing a leading part in Several friends have suggested lately that I refrain from writing about controversial subjects inas much as some people back home may misinterpret my words. I try to appreciate that point of view, but I’m; inclined to believe that a few will see “red” even in the most serious attempt at objectiv ity. The implication seems to be that if you write or talk about movements or creeds where dif ferences of opinion exist that you must necessarily support or at least be sympathetic with them. My simple answer Is that in the twenty years I have been teaching history I have occasionally touch ed upon Know-Nothingism, an archism, fascism, feminism, and gangsterism without ever having; the slightest desire to embrace the; faith. Lest you suggest that these are now outdated and therefore not pertinent, I hasten to suggest that I have also discussed vegetar ianism, prohibition, anti- vivisectionism, agrarianism, and pacifism, and never once have I raised m.y voice in clarion call for a crusade. Most people with en ergy enough to read a newspaper prefer not to stick their heads in the sand while a storm courses through the world. AH of us would like to think that our present mighty coi^ict with Russia will not end in a shooting war. But if it does and we are fortunate enough to win, we shall then be trying to convert the defeated enemy to our way of life, as in western Germany to day. In the meantime, we are spending billions of hard-earned cash to make as many friends as possible. It makes sense, then, to study closely the Russians and HOW THE STOCK MARKET OPERATES t/f . . Call or write for our free booklet, “Understanding the Mod ern Securities Market.” It wiU help you acquire a background of information on the various types of securities, their markets, and how they are traded. With the booklet we will enclose the N. Y. Stock Exchange pamphlet, “Investment Facts About Common Stocks and Cash Dividends.” Call your neatest Reynolds 8e Co. office . . . ot mail this coupon. , Address I Name ... DR JAMES W. SILVER, of Southern Pines, University of Mississippi history professor, is now instructing in history at Aberdeen university, Scotland, on a Fulbright scholarship awarded by the State department. His “Report from Britain” will ap pear in The Pilot during his year abroad. what they are telling the people we Would like to have on our side. I’m convinced that not enough Americans have concrete, first hand knowledge of the teachings of communism and its propaganda techniques. We know that we ab hor the Marxian doctrine and that we can be worked into a blind rage in denouncing it. We are also aware that it has been -used as a red herring for so long in South- 1 Reynolds & Co. r Members New York Stock Exchange and other principal , Stock and Commodity Exchanges , Carolina Hotel j THOS. C. DARST. JR.. Mgr. , Pinehurst—Phone 2082 Grains of Sand Graham's Foes Call To Their Aid A Notorious Defamer It is a sorry business indeed that the oppo nents of Senator Grahahi are engaged in when, for the purpose of influencing the voters, they circulate slanderous statements about him by that notorious defamer, John T. Flynri. The statements are contained in Flynn’s book, “The Road Ahead,” which pillories, along with Gra ham, some of the most highly respected men in the country. Thousands of copies of this book have recently been spread around North Caro lina. Stacks of them-^paid for by whom?— have appeared in offices, business houses, and other places. The people who have resorted to this ev^ form of campaigning were recently so success ful in worming their way into the confidence of leaders of the Daughters of the American Revolution that the State D. A. R.. convention in Charlotte adopted a resolution calling upon every chapter to make the book a subject of special study. Which, of course, was equivalent to endorsing it. I know of one chapter meeting at which some of the members protested against the resolution, declaring that th^ did not in tend to be- hoodwinked into spreading anti- Graham propaganda. I hope there will be enough of such wide-awake members of the D. A. R. to make this same thing happen at the other chapter meetings. Ten years ago, when the Nazis were begin ning to overrun Europe, Flynn was denouncing the William Allen White committee and other organizations that sought to help the Allies against Hitler. He wrote articles fpr “Scribner’s Commentator,” a pro-German periodical. He opposed the Lend-Lease law, which was one of the important moves against Hitler. He said that Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox should be driven out of Presi dent Roosevelt’s cabinet. The organ of the Ger- man-American Bund proclaimed Flynn “a cour ageous man,” and the Coughlinite organ praised him as “a veteran Americai^ crusader.” Before the war was over Flynn published a pamphlet which pictured Japan as a nation pleading for peace and placed the blame for Pearl Harbor on the leaders of the American Government. Before and after this country’s entrance into the war Flynn was the constantly extolled dar ling of the elements in America that opposed American action against Hitler. It is a disgraceful act for North Carolinians to be circulating a book by a man with Flynn’s record in the effort to persuade North Carolin ians to distrust Frank Graham*; and it is no credit to Willis Smith that he is attacking Gra ham with the same sort of misleading state ments that are made by Flynn. In contrast, observe the record, published this week by the Wake County Committee for Gra ham, of the praise given to the. Senator by six persons far different from Flynn. These persons are General George C. Marshall, Senator Clyde R. Hoey, Senator Wayne Morse, Senator Charles Tobey, Mrs. W. T. Best, and Mrs. O. Max Gard ner. “The work Frank Graham did in Indonesia for the. United Nations was a diplomatic mir acle,” said General Marshall. And Senator Tobey said; “Frank Graham’s .speech on the At lantic Pact was the greatest I have ever heard in the United States Senate.’.’ In these two quo tations we have a fair reflection of the esteem in which Graham is held by the nation’s most trusted leaders. —Chapel Hill Weekly In profiling the candidates for clerk of court on our front page last week, we mentioned the chil- qren of all of them except in one case-. Through a lack of informa tion at the time the story was written, we omitted those two charming lassies. Misses Margaret and Janet Carter of Carthage. One is graduating from high school this year, the other will soon enter high school at Carth age. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Carter and off shoots of the Carter and MlcKeith- en clans, well known in Moore’s Scottish lore of yesterday and to day. went right out in the thick of it to get close-up pix—“and it was rough. Hard things were hailing all around! Their helmets, packs, shovels, everything fall off as they come down. And,” he added, “the paratroopers really land hard. From a distance it looks so easy and graceful. Close up—it’s dif ferent DEPENDABLE and PROMPT Laundry Service • WET WASH • ROUGH DRY • THRIFT-T • BACHELOR SERVICE • FAMILY FINISH Dry Cleaning Service • SUITS • DRESSES • HATS • RUGS • DRAPERIES With helmets and shovels tumb ling around him, he took refuge against the side of a house, thus missing two pictures which he thought might have been the best of all—a paratrooper falling against the house, and another landing right on top. A skipped line in typesetting for the society page last week caused regrettable omission of some other attractive young la dies from the writeup of the play at Notre Dame. The complete cast of the play “Anne of Green Ga bles,” charmingly presented by the high school group, should have read as follows: Elizabeth McGuire, Barbara Still, Hazel Patch, Geraldine Gardner, Mar garet Bauer, Grace O’Connor, Ria May Blasko, Helen Feeney, Pearl , i herese Fetcher, Jo Anne Harriss, Marion Difatta, Joan Gal lagher and Sheila Walsh. Southern Pines’ "Cissy" Patch had the leading role and we un derstand did a beautiful job. The N. C. Automobile Dealers association, which met at the Car olina hotel Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, got on a national news cast Sunday night almost as soon as the first events were getting under .way. One of these was an entertain ment feature by Fred Roney, bill ed as “The World’s Master Pick pocket”. . . Mr. Roney, it was re ported, had to appear in a bor rowed tuxedo, as his own had dis appeared from his .car. ^e didn’t get who the newscas ter was who reported it. . . Nor how he had such a direct pipeline to the convention. Carter’s Laundry & Cleaners, Inc. Phone 6101 Southern Pines. N. C. Fields Plumbing & Heating Co. PHONE 5952 PINEHURST. N. C. All Types of Plumbing, Heating, (G. E. Oil Burners) and Sheet Metal Work L V. O’CALLAGHAN APPLIANCES Telephone 6975 Southern Pines, N. C. ‘The Old Corral in the Juke Box,” by Glynn Harvey, in Col liers last week was the product of the facile typewriter of none] other than the youn^ man whom we know better as Bud Harvey, staff member of Golf World and the Pinehurst Outlook and resi dent of Southern Pines. The yarn was one of those hu morous things they use in the front of the book, and the main difference between it and many others of its ilk was that Bud’s is really humorous! A lot of us have been enjoying his weekly column in The Out look. His humor is delightful and looks to us mighty saleable, and we expect to see his name turn up more and more frequently in ;he bigtime. The Public Speaking FOR JINf PLEASANTS And did you see Exercise Swarmer in Life last week? A double-page spread of photo graphs by John Dominis graphic ally pictured the great and impor tant airborne maneuvers which took place so close to us two or three weeks ago. The photographs are excellent ones, and will serve as permanent souvenirs for many of us who were thrilled and impressed by Exercise Swarmer. Of course we were disappointed they,could not be made in colors, as the para chutes with their different colors showed up so brilliantly and beautifully against the sky. How ever, Photographer Dominis said the color process takes time, and these had to be for immediate use. He is a young, unassuming and pleasant individual and apparent ly enjoyed his assignment here. At the first D-Day drop, on DZ Luzon, he got far back with the rest of us for long-range photo- f»raphs. At the second, on DZ Sic ily that afternoon, he told us he To-the Pilot. ) Much has been said through the years about a representative from the lower end of Moore County on the Board of Commis sioners. After years o-f trying we have found a man who has agreed to become a candidate for this position and who is well quali- ifed to do so. It is up to the voting popualtion to give him the op portunity to fulfill the obligation he has so graciously accepted. Jim Pleasants is a MOORE COUNTY man. It is true he makes his home in Southern Pines but he works and has friends over the entire county. We not only want representa tion from this end of the county, we want a representative who is vitally interested in the welfare of the county as a whole as it fits into the state and nation. Just as no individual can set himself apart saying, *1 am a law unto myself,’,’ no* town, municipality county or state can thrive or sur vive with such an attitude, know that Jim Pelasants is deeply interested, not only in the portion of our county comprising South ern Pines, Aberdeen and Pine bluff, ^ut in the ENTIRE county- state and nation and that he will give his best efforts to make our county one which will be a fine example for others to follow. Let’s vote for a representative from this end of Moore County who will be concerned with the best interest of every section and individual—let’s put Jim on our Board of Commissioners. Sincerelv yours. LOUISE W. CLARKE DR. DAVID W. WHITEHEAD OPTOMETRIST EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTEE Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily except Saturday (Wednesday afternoon, close at 1 p. m.) Telephone 6982—Hart Building—Southern Pines, N. C TYNER & COMBS Painting and Wall Papering SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. C. O. Combs G. W. Tyner Pinebluff 313 Southern Pines 5804 P. O. Box 531—SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. DRY CLEANING SERVICE PROMPT MODERAT] ANTIQUES ALLiE McIntosh Southern Pines 675 South West Broad Street Telephone 64i
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