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THE PILOT
Published Each Friday by
THE PILOT. INCORPORATED
Souihem Pines. North Carolina
1941—JAMES BOYD. Publisher—1944
KATHARINE ROYD . Editor
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Friday. February 22,19S2
The First Step
The arrest of ten Klansmen by the FBI m
Columbus County is the first step to victory in
the battle against lawlessness and terrorism in
that section. The men were arrested on a charge
of kidnaning and their actions in carrying toeir
victim across the state line brought the federal
dgents into the case.
The FBI struck hard and fast. North Carolin
ians must be grateful for that, but there will
be some who wiU find themselves wishing that
the government men had not had to come in:
that the Klan had confined their activities to
the state so that this alleged crime by North
Carolinians might have been handled by North
Carolinians.
There is always the question: would it have
been handled? Would the Klansmen have been
caught if they had not run foul of the FBI.
That will, of course, remain a question. There
were both a deputy and a constable among the
men arrested and it may seem unlikely that the
police of Columbus County would have exer
cised the persistence of the non-local men m
bringing them and their associates m violence
to justice. Yet we are inclined to believe that
there is more than a good chance that Columbus
County might have produced a surprise.
We base this opinion on the attitude of the
people of the county and those two fighting edi
tors, Wfilard Cole of the Whiteville News-
Reporter and the Tabor City Tribunes Horace
Carter. These two editors have conducted an
unflagging campaign against the Kla^ iearle^-
ly denouncing the org^ization, publishmg the
news of every outbreak and spurring
authorities. In this they have received the
whole-hearted support of their communities.
Both editors are now being bombarded with
praise by jubilant townspeople. Towns wRh
such spirit and such leaders would have been
able, we believe, to spur on local officials, how
ever apathetic or reluctant, to their duty.
Now, of course, they wiU be given
chance. The arrest of these ten men is only the
first step. The trial will call for both courage
and perseverance on the part of the jury and
those involved in the prosecution, but beyond
that lies the challenge of the twelve still unsolv
ed cases of flogging and terrorism that have
taken place in Columbus County. Doubtless some
of this violence wiU be traced to the ten arrest
ed Klansmen, but there must be others involv
ed. None of these cases came within the juris
diction of the FBI and it is sadly significant
that, to date, no arrests have been made.
The entrance of the federal government freed
the state from responsibility in this case. It re
mains to be seen, now, whether North Caro
lina can answer the test facing her in the oth
ers. In these days when the concentration of
power in the federal government is being view
ed with increasing concern, there is not a doubt
that our state’s attempts to bring the rest of
the floggers to justice will be keenly watched
by the entire nation. As for ourselves, the chal
lenge is immediate. It is up to us to give the
backing of an aroused citizenry to the people
of Columbus County in this battle to show that
North Carolina is able to protect her own and
that lawlessness, bigotry and terrorism cannot
live in our state.
Brotherhood Week
of $100 towards the purchase of a viewing win
dow for the Negro nursery. The cheque is the
gift of the Negro Women’s Federated Clubs of
Moore County.
On Page Six is a description of a collection of
bocks recently gotten together by the Moore
County Library dealing with the achievements
and problems of the Negro race in this coimtry.
Outstanding authors of both races are repre
sented.
Page Six carries the story of the record
amount raised by the Negro division of the TB
seal campaign, which surpassed the quota of
$1000.00 by $146.26. Dr. Funderburk’s fine re
port is given showing the contributions by com
munities, every one in Moore County well rep
resented.
Perhaps the mo'st interesting news item of all
is the report from the West Southern Pines Girl
Scout Committee, announcing the investiture of
three troops with 57 girls enrolled last week.
The Pilot has published similar reports be
fore: there is nothing unusual in this section,
in last week’s news; but as the eyes of the na
tion turn to the observance of Brotherhood
Week, bringing with it the call for an actual
scrutiny of the record, it is, we believe, a good
omen and encouraging, in these days of stress
and strain, to recognize that in this section “the
illiteracy of race relations” is steadily diminish
ing. Our colored people are taking their place
in community achievement, carrying their share
of civic responsibility and making their contri
bution to the life of the whole community.
Correction and Reminder
In a Pilot editorial of last week, mention was
made of the so-called nursing home operated by
“Mother John” near Aberdeen, with the state
ment that it was well known to both the Health
and Welfare Departments of the county.
It appears that this is an error. A letter from
Mrs. Walter Cole, County Welfare superinten
dent, states that “the Mother John Home has
been operating only four months and neither
the Health or Welfare Departments or any
workers on either staff had known the home
existed until it was reported by the Coroner.”
The Pilot’s information came from what we
comsider reliable sources and we believe the
error- arose partly through what might be called
a technicality. While it is possible that Mrs.
Cole is right in stating that the present “home”
has been operating only four months. Mother
John has been well known in this section ever
since she first came to Aberdeen in 1939. Ac
cording to an article, published in the Sandhill
Citizen of November, 1949, based on a personal
interview with this Negro head of the Solid
Rock Church of Holiness, Mother John began
to care for the sick and needy in her nine-room
home in Aberdeen soon after she arrived. 'The
present “new” home was under construction
when the article was written. It is, of course,
possible that it took three years to build. But
in any case Mother John has been running a
nursing-hOme of sorts in Aberdeen for a good
many years. This enterprise, carried on un1;il
recently in her own home, appears to have been
well known locally. In the Sandhill Citizen
article her care of the sick and various “cures”
she is said to have perfonried were described.
It seemed reasonable to believe that those inter
ested in the care of the health and welfare of
the colored population would be aware of these
facts.
We are glad to make the correction Mrs. Cole
requests and regret that the editorial was inac
curate. The situation, however, remains un
changed. If a nursing-home gets written up in
a local paper, and is well-known to many people,
it seems reasonable to expect that official no
tice should be taken of it with a view to investi
gating and regularizing -the situation: either
giving the home a license, if it passes the state
tests, or closing it up, if it does not.
We congratulate the state and county welfare
people for their speedy investigation and action
following their receipt of the Coroner’s report;
we point out, as we have so often before, that
both county departments, especially the Welfare
Department, are greatly understaffed, making
thorough coverage of this big county difficult;
we still feel unhappy that it took a death to un
cover conditions in the .care of our sick that
should never have existed in Moore County.
What Tliey're Saying
Brotherhood Week must be a time for nation
al self-appraisal: criticism as well as commenda
tion. While the strides forward in solving the
problems of the melting-pot have been marked,
there remains much to be done to make of this
country a land where all men do in fact share
equally the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
The fact of this evil and discord in our coun
try is not only a black mark against us, but a
weak link in our armor that is being exploited
to the fuU by those who would destroy democ
racy.
Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, in a re
cent speech, laid telling emphasis upon this
peril. Said he: “Bigotry, intolerance, racial vio
lence and the social tensions they engender are
not only serious handicaps upon our strength
and unity as a nation, but they are a visible en-
cmnbrance upon America’s leadership in the
world, where we must lead or lose. And to lead,
we will have to tell the world what we are for,
not ]ust what we are against.”
But, along with the condemnation of what
Governor Stevenson calls our “illiteracy in hu
man relations,” goes the good that has taken
place. We do not have to go far to see some of
it. In last week’s Pilot appeared several items
that, as we scan them, seem4o establish con
vincingly what this commimity, at least, is for.
In this Brotherhood Week, we recall them to our
readers with special satisfaction.
The first is on Page Five. It is the announce
ment of the gift, to the Moore County hospital
Stirring of the Spirit
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BROTHERHOOD WEEK
iooniored by The National Conference of Chriitiani and Jew.
Grains of Sand
“I don’t see how in the world!ford and one here, that our boys,
anybody could write about the]Troop 73, won everything in sight,
history of Boy Scouting here and They came out on top in the point
leave “out Max Backer.” a lady
said to us last week. “He was such
a fine scoutmaster, and he gave
so much time to it, for so long.
He did a splendid job for so many
boys. My two were in his troop
and I certainly appreciated what
he did, and I hope you’ll say
something about him.”
We did write a sort of a history
of scouting, more or less hittinr
the high spots, in The Pilot during
Boy Scout Week. Only one or two
scoutmasters were named, as we
lad nothing like a full list—
though some day, maybe, we can
get one up. We’d like to.
We appreciated the suggestion
made by Mrs. John Pottle, whose
sons, George and John, she said
were in Max’s troop about 1925,
nd we agreed with her he shoiHd
be mentioned. Any scoutmaster
vho does such a good work his
memory lasts more than 25 years
is due a lot of recognition.
So we nabbed Max in the bank
a few days later. “Sure,'T was a
scoutmaster,” he said. “T’ve for
gotten just how long. Back in the
twenties, and—^well, in the thir
ties, and up until the time World
War 2 began, almost.
“I had some of the finest boys
'"u ever saw, and we had a good
time, tod.
“In those days Boy Scouting
wasn’t organized in this section
•he way it is now. There were just
judging in every respect.
“But,” said Max, “you mustn’t
give me any credit for that. It
was just that I had such good
boys, and they all worked hard
and cooperated in everything they
were supposed to do. There’s one
of them right now.” And he grin
ned over the counter at Bobby
Dtmn. teller, who grinned right
back and agreed that those were
pretty good days for Boy Scouts
in Southern Pines,
Though the national Boy Scout
program, uniforms, insignia etc.,
were employed, the troop more
or less went its own way and lit
tle emphasis was placed on rank
advancement. Outdoor events
were the big thing and many were
the camping trips the boys and
their scoutmaster went on, also
hikes, for miles out in the woods
There was one special event they
held every now and then every
body likpd—the “father-and-son’!
hike. ‘“I’d start a boy and hi-^
father off on the hike together
one pair eyery 10 minutes, then
we’d all meet at the end for p
campfire and some outdoor cook
ing. That gave the kid and his
dad a good chance to, get ac-
auainted. You know, life doesn’t
bring too many opportunities of
that sort as a boy is growing up,”
the erstwhile scoutmaster said.
“A lot of the success of our
ne wav ii la xiuw. ——x, — --
a few troops scattered around. For,troop was due to my assistant
any kind of competition we had leader, BUI Fisher, who was one
to go clear over to Dunn, where of the best boys ever to live in
nnotbpr good lively troop wasUbis town. It didn’t surprise me a
operating !bit last’fall when the Air Force
‘There was a Council set-up,
though different from the way it
Is now. and I remember well two
Council Jamborees, one at San-
To The Pilot.
The annual North Carolina Press Institute
held recently at the University of North Caro
lina and Duke University did more to lift the
spirit of those who attended than any similar
event in our memory.
There was prevalent among the newspaper
folks an earnestness, a seriousness, a self
searching and a stirring of faith and other inner
qualities which, in the midst of qur troubled
times, bespeak weU for the future and the
manner in which we shall meet it.
The tone, level, pitch or whatever you desire
to call it of the three-days’ program illustrates
what we mean. Of the four principal speakers
two were ministers, a third was a philosopher
whose utterances were by all tests a sermon,
and the fourth was the managing editor of a
newspaper nationally known for its crusading
for the right, the just, the fair and the decent.
The whole emphasis of these addresses was
in that vein—the right as it affects individuals,
governments, nations and races of peoples. The
admonition was that the press seek for and up
hold this right, that it condemn the wrong, that
it start with self-examination, that there be
a paramountcy of the inner faith, and that de
mocracy, our Christian civilization, be given
a genuine opportunity to find itself, to live and
save and serve.
Our democracy, our way of living, our Chris
tian civilization have saving depths to plumb;
and last week’s press institute demonstrated its
awareness of these depths.
—Greensboro Daily News
I wonder how many of your
readers could correctly identify
the author of the following lines:
made him a brigadier general.”
added Max. “‘The only thing that
surprised me. they waited until
he was 40 to do it.”
The Public
Speaking
WORDS
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MENUS FOR WEEK
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February 25-29
MONDAY
“I see in the future a crisis
arising that unnerves me and
causes me to tremble for the
5!pfr.f^r of mv country. As a
result of the war, corporations
have been enthroned and an
era of corruption in high
places will follow, and the
money power of the country
will endeavor to prolong its
reign by working on the pre
judices of the people until all
wealth is aggregated in a few
hands and the Republic is
destroyed.”
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Potato Salad
Turnip Greens
Corn Bread, Margarine, Honey
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WEDNESDAY
Was he some “Fair Dealer,”
‘New Dealer,” socialist, commun
ist, cr “fellow traveler?” Indeed
no. 'The foregoing words, so ap
propriate to the present-day
scene, were written by Abraham
Lincoln in 1864.
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THURSDAY
I was moved to send you this
quotation by the sight of a power
company’s advertisement, which
quoted Lincoln in an attempt to
convince readers that the contin
uance of vested interests is essen
tial to the public welfare. Imagine
Honest Abe functioning as a
power-lobbyist!
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Buttered Carrots
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