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/ THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1956 PAGE TWO ■LOT North Carolina ^ We will try to keep this a good "in taiong over me r-uov uu uiaueoB titv,™ tvore «M>ms to be an occa- paper. We will try to make a littie money for all concerned, mere there Ln to use our iSence for the public good we will try to do it. And we wiU treat everybody alike.”—James Boyd, May 23, 1941 Southern Pines “In tnWng over The Pilot no changes are contemplated. More To Be Done I Those who fought so hard to preserve the trees tha^ had been scheduled for destruction on the Colonial Stores lot must look with syiw-. pathy at the battle now going on in New York over the conversion of a playground and land scaped area in Central Park into a parking lot. So violent has been the protest that the city has stopped all work and ordered a re-examin ation of the project. It is an interesting business: this passionate determination to ^ preserve parks that seems to it seems out of line with professed policy of trying to maintain both the business and the tourist-and-home-owner attractions of the town. We believe the town is being extremely well run from, an efficiency standpoint; we question however, economies that sacrifice its attractive aspects. This is where private citizens and such organizations as the local garden clubs may well be on the nlert. The garden clubs made a splendid public contribution in their action in the matter of The Public Speaking .dAl43 VV/ . be cropping up all over. Actually, we believe the P^vately-owned trees, the n^ ste^^s to which most big cities have clung to their parks and trees in the face of the fantastic value of the real estate involved. W<hen it is considered what the land contained in New York’s Central Park, Philadelphia’s Fairmont Park, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park would bring if that damage so many trees. If these were on pri vate property, we doubt very much if the own ers would allow such drastic cutting. True, much of the worst damage was done long ago, but constant surveyance is clearly indicated. There is another, more immediate matter; put up lor sale, it se«»s truly amarlug thii "7"pf™; fhese cities have withstood the temptation and ing of various streets, and, in particular, Penn pressure of such financial gam. ai^nue'^will be the main entrance into Southern Pines was given two parks, mem- This avenue wiu oertainlv im- orials to good citizens. One was lost through town from the new jf official neglect; the other first suffered en- portant that whatever ^ croachment when the tennis courts were built; be ^ prSent’a problem, for its final demise is, in our opmion. only a mat- is widened, r s p , To The Editor: A well known columnist bold ly asserts that the Democrats now have the Eisenhower administra tion on the defensive—which is a very embarrassing position for the war hero whoni we elected President three years ago. We are inclined to agree since we hear4 Senator Barkley’s an swer to the Republican “Peace and . Prosperity” campaign speeches. At a Woodrow Wilson memorial dinner in Washington, the former “Veep,” with vigor and humor, showed conclusively that for 40 years, beginning with Wilson’s effort to establish a League of Nations and bring the United States in as a member of that organization for World Peace, the Democrats have fought for, and the Republicans have opposed, every such move ment. Since the President has deci ded to conduct his campaign for re-election by radio and tele vision, we shall no longer expect to see a world war hero riding through crowded streets waving his arms to frenzied crowds. But we shall expect to listen in the quiet of our homes to leaders of both parties discuss the real is sues of national and world wel fare. We shall have opportunities for calm judgments and cool de cisions. Now, at the end of the first period of this sort of cam paign, it seems that the Demo crats have made the best score. In his second major campaign address, the President lauded his own foreign policy as a great ac- Ike on the Defensive give relief to recognized needs of our farmers all over the nation. The writer listened carefully to the veto speech and thought Ike did “protest too much” that he is an honest man and sincere and for that reason the people should have confidence in his opinions. Two days after the veto speech, when Lyndon Johnson finished a 30-minute comment on what Eisenhower and Ezra Benson had done and not done, we y^ondered ter of time when plans for the construction of the consolidated town hall materialize. It should continue to be an attractive block but Southern Pines’ Central Park will be gone. This is a trend that bears watching. Carried out in the name of the same economy that cur tailed reseeding the town parkways this year, there are fine trees growing on both sides of the street. However careful planning and care, when the work is done, should make it possible to save most of both rows.. Here is a problem made to order for the conservationists. There could hardly be a jwore important spot in town about which to start thinking. Dogs Are People That’s what a good many people think. And certainly it is what most dogs think. Among the few people who disagree will be some who have been frightened as little chil dren by. being knocked over or roared at by inconsiderate or over-exuberant dogs. A minute mimher might even have been bitten by fright ened dogs or dogs doing guard duty, generally a self-appointed task which is being taken en tirely too seriously. Like the conscientious little 4.i,„ mVht dogs in Mr. Areson’s letter published in these sances that, we are told, can apply to the night make a practice of being lavishly affectionate in greeting passing ladies, 'especially if they are all dressed up. Of course, there are exceptions to this, statement, as to every rule. Rules are often unnecessary: explanations will do just as well, as a'rule, but in case some people claim that in this matter rules are need ed, and as some dogs doubtless prefer to have things all spelled out, we would say. There is an ordinance controlling town nui- columns last week. But here it occurs to us that even people vfho have been frightened into incompatibility with dogs may not entirely disagree with our open barking of over-conscientious or romantic four- footed citizens. But there’s no denying that its enforcement means no end of fuss, and possible danger to innocent parties. Could there not be ] of American production. That same year the American Textile Industry controlled more than 99 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER Promises from 1952 were re called if the President had failed to read the bill before he gave his veto The sensational point in John son’s address came when we who complishnient. But when Adlai were listening over the radio Stevenson had sifted the chaff heard the Presidents own voice from the wheat (in a speech be- —transcribed from one of his fore the same group of editors 195? campaign speeches—promis^ that Ike had addressed), the Ad- ing that he and his :party would ipinistration’s accomplishments appeared so feeble and futile that the President asked for more time for a supplemientary talk in his own defense and to explain why this country has lost its world leadership attained under Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman. Finally, in a third address, the President tried to explain his veto of the farm bill which was stand back of the very measures which he had just repudiated by his veto of the farm bill! If Ike and the G. Ck P. don’ find some better radio and TV speakers for their current cam paign, or some other way to press their claims to confidence, the people will conclude that Eisen hower is not indispensable to na tional and world welfare and let Little Threat In Textile Imports 1 T l,,,r^olper cent of the home market, and sold abroad more than six per not too late. My apology s * Lent of its produce^ We exported editorials are designed ^ make as much cotton cloth people think—or aren’t they? “ F S takes time to think, and xhe cotton textile industry has thinkmg-about been doing better than most-it editorial on U. S. Trade Policies. Lasn’t gone out of business, nor You speak Of the Trade Bill bog- miUion workers been ging down. I’ve been wondermg out of employment in why anyone at home should bring gpj^g of the Reciprocal Trade Act. pressure to bear on Congressmen, gome firms have had and according to your editoriM sledding, not due to tariffs, they have been doing just matj^to regional shifts and public keep the U. S. out of O.T.C. (Or- preference for other fabrics. Ask ganization for Trade Cooperation) ladies. Now that no-iron cot- which is the proposed set-up-for ^j^g market, there will be our foreign trade pohey. Why k gpeedy pick-up. should anyone object to a forum TRADE—^NOT AID. of 34 nations for discussion con- earning tariffs, quotas and subsi- Don't put Dogs On Leash! dies? This organization has au- ^j^g thority only to consider trade your editorial about dogs in a problems, recommend courses of Igeg^t issue of The Pilot hit the action, determine whether “di-I on the head. One phase vidual countries have been hurt 1 ^ ,j,jjg pjjot so aptly calls by the action of others in trade “doggishness” is often annoying matters. Why are some of us jjogs are young, especially afraid of such a frank and open they are big young dogs. I discussion? Are we that guilty? L^onder if exuberance of spirit in You state that opposition to the L young police dog, husky, or box- bill comes from both Republicans (certainly the appearance of and Democrats. Things are get- the last is against them, but they ting a little hay-wire politically, Lj-e as gentle as a lamb) isn’t iptiis- aren’t they? A liberal tariff biU taken for viciousness, is introduced by a Republican ad- j have lived in Southern Pines ministration but Republicans tra- L good many years and I have ditionally have stood for high tar- Lever seen a vicious dog; in fact, I iffs and Democrats for low tariffs. Here is the answer; Aside from the “Bird-Cage Vote,” it would seem that the strongest lobbying is being done. North and South, by members of both parties who are concerned with the textile industry. And that is a hang-over from a propa ganda campaign last spring con ducted against the Reciprocal Trade Act—a deliberate campaign which instilled into more than a million textile workers the fear of | ■ j, losing their jobs. The campaign think they are the most friendly, was Laracterized by “complete best-behaved dogs of any com- thorouehness, misrepresentations, munity I have ever lived m. I and half-truths.” (Quote from the account for it by the fact that they “Renorter”—Douglass Cater.) are allowed to run free. Just a few statements of truth An over-friendly spirit can ve to dispel some ot these fears- suit in a suit being sent to the most of these seem centered cleaner, but there are worse around the Japanese bogey-man. things than that to overlook in In 1955, Japan alone bought 635,- human friends. A young dog can Frisky or Vicious? brought to him by our Demo- him retire to his^Gettysburg^faim cratic Congress with the approval of a bi-partisan comlmitfee and many Republicans. The bill was written after much thought to and not be troubled by responsi bilities and affairs of state which disturb his game of golf. FRANCIS M. OSBORNE 000 bales of IJ. S. cotton. During the same year cotton imports to taled 130,000 bales—all cotton im ports. In 1954 Japanese cotton- cloth impd^ts amounted to less than one-half of One per cent be trained with patience to show his friendliness in a less energetic way. . Please, don’t put dogs on leash- 6S^ IN BEHALF OF DOGS. m- Larger Problerns Revealed By Libel Trial .n -I „— their opinion is of people. But we admit that dogs have some qualities that show a misunderstanding of the duties and privileges of the good citizen. It is, for instance, not the duty of the citizen to stand guard all night and to break into loud shouts at the slightest noise. Or even because the moon is shining brightly; sound as may seem this cause for jubilation. In a well-ordered town, such as this one, this guard duty is the job of the ^- lice, also extremely alert and conscientious in- go to bed, in their homes, at reasonable hours? Could there not also be a rule that dogs who are possessed of a fiendish desire for running and roaring, and those enormous breeds whose advances, affectionate or otherwise, are so hard to ward off, should be put under wraps,'so to speak, and reside in jump-proof yards unless accompanied by their owners? But there is one difficult problem. The pres/ ent practice of shooting strays which, for want of any better scheme, the police are forced to dividuals, well-trained in their profession, but carry on. is ihhuman and hateful and a very- who do not shout unless there is something . real terror to people whose dogs get lost. It is. trance of ullulation. An advantage not to be denied, on a quiet night. Another thing: it is not the duty of the citizen to test the pace of passing cars or to try to frighten off these evil-smelling monsters. And last; most good citizens, at least, do not until they can be taken to the county pound is a prime necessity. Just another little thing for the town council held, we feel sure, in the highest esteem, by their dog constituents as well as by their more articulate supporters. . . to tackle. The Picquet Cup Choral Contests When Charles W. Picquet established the Picquet Cup competitions among high school glee clubs a good many years ago, and when the Sandhills Kiwanis Club took over from the founder the project of keeping the cup contests going, it was a happy day for Moore County. A concern with music is one of the prime indications of a civilized community. Music in the schools has always been, to our nund, one of the best of the non-academic activities and one that fosters in young people interest and abilities that will give them and others life long pleasure. Our congratulations go to the Aberdeen school glee club and its director, E. H. Poole, for their achievement in winning the Picquet cup for the second successive year, the third year in all, giving the Aberdeen school perma nent possession of the award. These high' school glee club contests, sponsor ed by the Kiwanis Club, and open to the pub lic free of charge, always are conducted in a fine spirit, with more evidence of relaxed pleasure than grim competition. Alwap the glee clubs join informally in singing, with the audience, tpo, often taking part, and always there is a personal greeting from the founder and beloved Sandhills figure, Mr. Picquet. May the contests long continue, with more and more young singers taking part and more and more persons enjoying the singing! Following last week's conviction of Vincent J. Daly, who practiced here about three years ^ a psychologist, on a charge of crin^al libel. The Sanford Herald printed ai series of two editorials that probed deeply and tellingly into larger probl ems that, by reason of Daly's trial, were revealed in the background. Through the interest of a Sou them Pines resident who saw the editorials, re prints were distributed to physicians of the North Carolina Medical Society, meeting at Pinehurst this week, and hundreds of other copies are being sent to persons and organizations who might be interested. The two editorials follow: Psychiatry Badly Needs Public Relations Man Registration Time While this may not be thfe most interesting year for persons who contemplate going to the polls in the Democratic primary on May 26— in view of the complete lack of county races and no very exciting contests at the State and Congressional levels where the incumbents are pursued by a scattering of Johnny-come-late- lies, except for the bewildering troop of candi dates for lieutenant governor—we still think all eligible persons ought to register and vote. The outlook is not very inspiring for first voters—those young people who have crossed the magic line of “21” and are now prepared to take their part in influencing the course of gov ernment. Facing their ballots (there will be no county ballot at all, we understand) on May 26, they might well mutter to themselves that this is not at all what they were led to expect from' their civics courses. But no matter. Election years come and go, but the people remain—^the people who do or do not infuse life and meaning into democracy by voting. And registration comes first—^from now through May 19. Registrars will be at poll ing places for the next two Saturdays and at their homes or places of business on other days. The unhappy affair of Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, the excellent Southern Pines reporter ' who writes for The Herald and other North Carolina newspapers, and a person who practices as a “psy chologist” in Southern Pines has come to a proper halting place. It began on March 8 when the person wrote to four editors that Mrs. Nicholson had threatened to embarrass him in articles to be submitted to their papers if he' did not give her $1,500. Mrs Nicholson had her accuser indict ed for criminal libel, a charge on which he this week was convict' ed, fined $500 and placed under a suspended road term, in Moore County Recorders Court. The jus tice of the court’s decision has not been challenged. The Herald is de lighted with Mrs. Nicholson’s vindication; it never believed for a moment, though, that the out come would be different. Common Fault ■We will not, explore the proven deviousness of this case. A sen tence in the letter which the per son sent to the editors, however, seems to us to reflect a conunon fault in public attitude which needs correcting. It is this: “Mrs. Nicholson has had contact with the Psychiatric Section of a large hospital in a nearby state, a few years ago.” Evidence presented by the prosecution was that Mrs. Nichol son indeed had “had contact with the psychiatric section of a hospital, but in behalf of another person, not herself. Because of the way things had been twisted, that had a bearing on the case. But the matter which seems important to us, the case aside, is that the author of the letter took it for granted that to suggest one had sought psychiatric ad vice would be to place that one under suspicion. Unfortunately, he had good basis for his assump tion. Why Disesteem? Perhaps the conflicts and ten sions of our era are mirrored in many minds. No matter what the cause, the fact is that the dis turbances, minor ' and complex, are real. And just as real is the fact tljat relief for most of them is available in specialized medi cine. Psychiatrists can ease troubles by defining them; they can dissipate ills by identifying fancies. Why should one be liable to disesteem' for seeking from them a happier and more orderly life? The field of psychiatry is badly in need of a public relations cam paign. It will become continual ly more so as long as any prac ticing it, or camping in its shad ows, furthers the attitude that none of its patients is to be trust ed. Also, it will lack trust itself until standards are established to jeliminate unqualified persons from selling advice on mental health. Some Things You Should Know “Mental illness . . is a name covering several sicknesses of the mind which affect the way a person thinks, feels and behaves. The medical terms for serious mental ill ness is “psychosis.” The legal term is “insanity.” “People suffering from psy chosis live in imaginary worlds of their own, which have little relation to the real world. But they are not en tirely unaware of what is go ing on 'around them or what is happening to them.” “People with either mental or emotional illne^es need help from a medical special ist, just the same as people with pneumonia, or pto maine.” '—National Association for Mental Health, Inc. Laws Needed To Regulate Activity of Psychologists Psychiatry is the study and treatment of mental diseases. Persons voluntarily seeking psy chiatric help often do so with some misgivings. To receive re lief, normally it is necessary for them to disclose to the psychol ogist matters extremely personal. The very fact of their treatment, unfortunately, brings their com petency into suspicion among lay persons aware of 'it. Psychology is the science of the mind. It tries to explain why people act, think and feel as they do. The diseased, or disturbed, mind is beyond its range. Its practitioners normally are not medical 'men. They are to be found in teaching positions and as consultants at schools, in per sonnel offices, in penal, parole and welfare work, and occasion ally in hospitals. In' recent years, psychologists have begun to open offices and clinics for the private “treatment” of patients. A favor ite location is California, a state peculiarly attractive to cultists ness might affect minds already unbalanced, mildly or radically, also deserves the reflections of ^ society. An Example In Moore County this week, we had an example of what it is pos sible for a psychologist in North Carolina to do. There a person with a '“doctorate” obtained by mail from a European establish ment was convicted of criminal ly libeling a woman newspaper reporter. The background of the case is fantastic and sobering. The trial record could leave one only with the impression that the psychologist set about, at once shrewdly and crudely, to destroy his victim. There is no licensing authority to review activities of this person. There is no professional associa tion with power to determine whether he should be disquali- V fied. Who is responsible for the void? Leadership Needed The public. But the public 1 needs the leadership of the medi cal profession, and particularly I the psychiatric branch of it, in re pairing the fault. The woman re porter suffered enough from the ^ 1 Moore County incident. The W cause of treating , mental disor ders will suffer considerably [more if the guardians of health do not campaign to the end that unfit persons will not be allowed to trade on medical skills they do not possess. The PILOT Published Every Thursday by THE PILOT, Incorporated Southern Pines, North Carolina 1941-JAMES BOYD—1944 and faddists. In North Carolina there is no law spelling out standards for the profession of psychology. The N. C. Psychological Association is aware of the danger this absence poses. Its president is Dr. Eliot Rodnick, of Duke University, its Committee ,on Standards chair-1 Katharine Boyd Editor man Dr. William McGehee, of C. Benedict News Editor Fieldcrest Mills at Spray; both "Vance Derby Asst. News Editor are doctors of philosophy. Wheth- Dan S. Ray Gen. Mgr. er the State Medical Stociety is C. G. Council Advertising prepared to support a licensing Mary Scott ^e-wton Business law for psychologists is subject to Bessie C§tmeron Smith Society some doubt. Medical men are re- Composing Room luctant for persons practicing in Lochamy McLean, Dixie B. Ray, fields relating to theirs to obtain Michael Valen, Jasper Swearingen formal recognition. , | , Thomas Mattocks. In the absence of legal stand- j " c„K«,.rinMon Rates* ards for psychologists, unprind- 3'mos. $1 pled persons are free to set them- 1 selves up in business of selling Lntpred at the Postoffice at South- advice to the mentally ailing. Lm Pines, N^C., as second class ■WJiat use they might make of in- mwl matter timate information obtained from —, ,—I" distraught persons is frightening Member Nationd Editorial Assn, to contemplate. How their inept-1 and N. C. Press Assn.
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