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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina ILOT North Carolina We will try to keep this a Yttie money for all concerned. Where there seems to be an ^a- good Southern Pines “In taMng over The Pilot no changes are contemplated. paper. We will try to make a little money for a we will treat everybody Sion to use our influence for the public good we will try to do it. And we wm alike.”—James Boyd, May 23, 1941. Why Give Up A Good Congressman? And those who did sign, what of them? The beginning to seep out. Some signed it THURSDAY. MAY 17. 1956 Crains of Sand mm OMl mi Last week The Pilot printed, for the second time, the “Code of Ethics for Political Cam paigns” drawn up and endorsed by the Young Democrats of North Carolina five years ago. The code lays down principles tg be used, as it states, as “a guide for those who desire to conduct themselves properly” in running for office. It is “a simple reminder that principles of religion, honesty, common decency and fair play should govern political campaigns.” There are two things that strike with force in the present campaign for congressman of the Eighth District. There is the fact that C. B. Deane has been an outstanding congressman, that he has worked unceasingly for the better ment of his constituents, that, in the wider af fairs of national and international significance, his actions have been wise and his influence strong and progressive. We imagine even Deane’s opponents would not deny that he has made a fine congressman and that, indeed, those principles embodied in the YDC Code of Ethics have governed his conduct in office. But Deane did not sign the Southern Manifes to What does this mean? Deane has said that i means he thought the Manifesto’s effect would be to make a critical situation more critical. He has said that he could not sign somethmg which would do that: make a bad situation worse. factsare..-^ ^ ^ because they wanted to help Senator George in his fight against Talmadge, some said they were pressured into signing by Senator Byrd, a powerful pressurer. Some said they signed be cause all the rest were signing. And of course there were some who apparently thought the legal measures the Manifesto proposed could be enforced, though this is not the opinion of the best minds among both signers and non-signers. It looks as if a good many of those who signed have come to the conclusion reached by Deane earlier in the game: that the Manifesto could not be very much good. Then what? Should Deane have joined the sheeplike ones who went along and signed any way? We don’t think so. What’s more, in not signing, Deane showed a trait of the topmost value in a statesman: the courage to hold out, even alone, in the face of political pressure: in the face even of danger to your own chances. It shows courage, it shows an independent mind and it shows that “principles of religion and honesty,” are held high in the character of C. B. Deane. , . Surely the people of the Eighth District would do well to think hard before they give up a mighty good congressman in being for a mighty uncertain document not in being at all. & -t, m „ 'A 4: Si ’ • 1^'* .' •* Southern Pines As A Resort Town (First of two editorials) The suggestion made last week to the town council that Southern Pines’ resort facilities be expanded and improved and that the. town join with hotels and other interested businesses in more effective resort promotion strikes a re sponsive note in the thinking of many persons here. Southern Pines is welcoming more and more persons as permanent residents and, as the years pass, is demonstrably becoming less and less a seasonal community. As pointed out at last week’s council meeting, this town is being chosen as headquarters and home by a good many persons who don’t have to live here. Among these might be listed salesmen who travel a territory that can be reached from Southern Pines; persons who can move the headquarters of their business here and may or may not work elsewhere; persons who work in towns within commuting distance; and, very important to the town’s economy, the retired people who, more and more, are making South ern Pines their year-around permanent home. But, as was also pointed .out before the coun cil last week, the reason many of these travel ling men, businessmen, commuters and retued persons DO come here is that Southern Pines IS a resort community—that is, a town that provides more than an average quota of enter tainment facilities, plus an intangible spirit that is a combination of pleasant surroundings and hospitality. . „ r. .1. So, it is clear that the interest of Southern Pines in advancing as a resort involves the whole community and its welfare far more than might at first be apparent. It is clear there can be no separation of what’s good for Southern Pines as a resort and what’s good for Southern Pines as a year-around business and residential community. For more than a half-century the two have been inextricably bound together, a tradition has been established, a meaningful background has been created. The fact is that only at its peril can Southern Pines neglect its function as a resort—a place where people come and stay for longer or shorter periods, because there are things here they want to do, see and enjoy. ‘‘Curiouser and Curiouser,” Said Alice DID IT ORIGINATE WITH RUNYAN? ‘The Valley Of Humiliation^ By BEATRICE COBB I Department of Archives and His- A Great County Agent Steps Down How can you measure a man’s contribution to his community over the span of many years? We all know men of whom i^ can be said that they haven’t contributed a nickel’s worth of service in a lifetime. Then there are others whose influence can be summed up only with such a word as * incalculable. Of this latter group is the man who retired last week after 30 years as Moore County farm agent—E. H. Garrison, Jr., of Carthage. How many thousands of miles has he ridden over Moore County, taking to all corners of the county the agricultural know-how that has rev olutionized farming since he first began his work here? But county agents are much more than mid dlemen in an information system. They must be known and respected and called upon by the farmers. They must be not merely sources of information but friends, partners and fellow- workers. They must love the land. And they must be able to translate what a scientist has found in a test-tube into the daily work sched ule and hand-to-plow existence of the hum blest farmer in the county. Knowledge is noth ing if it cannot be transmitted from one person to another—and then produce results. The man who retired last week, largely for health reasons, met and more than met aU of these qualifications. Mr. Garrison is universal ly respected, both by the farmers and by his fellow workers in agricultural agencies. We hate to see him step down and we wish for him many long happy years of a rest he has well earned. \ lln The Morganton News-Herald One of my favorite publica- [ tions is the “North Carolina His torical Review,” issued quarterly by the State Department' of Ar chives and History. When the 1 current issue (April) reached my I desk this week I took time oat of a busy morning not only to look through it but to read pares of some of the articles which have special appeal for me. I liked par- [ticularly the papers which were read at the annual session of the State Literary and Historical As sociation in Raleigh last Decem ber. I wished again, as I have for 1 years, that these annual meetings 1 did not come during the busiest month of the year—certainly one of the busiest for newspaper peo ple. As Dr. Crittenden points out the last program combined suc cessfully the two fields carried I in the name of the association by featuring both literary and his I torical subjects of interest in North Carolina. The Association tory has. Different Versions I look forward to reading all the papers included in the Re view for April and to picking up new and interesting information from all of them as I did from the first one in the group. Manly Wade Wellman’s “The Valley of Humiliation.” At first glance the heading attracted me and I hoped that the article would give the name of the first person who des cribed North Carolina as “the valley of humiliation between two mountains of conceit” (Vir ginia and South Carolina). Ap- “All states are full of noise and confusion, only the Val ley of Humiliation is that empty and solitary place. Here a man shall not be so let and hindered in his con templation as in other places he is apt to be. And though Christian had hard hap to meet here with Apollyon, and to enter with him a brisk encounter, yet I must tell you that in former times men have met with angels here, have found pearls here, and have in this place heard the words of life.” Hard fo Believe I wonder if it could really be Was It Colder Then ... or Whaf? We thought this was a pretty cold winter, but when v/e read an ad from Patch’s Store in a long past issue of a paper, we began to wonder. Here’s the first item: LADIES’ ALL WOOL KNICK ERS IN GOOD TWEEDS. . 5.49 Those tweeds must have been mighty good. And mighty hot. Or was it colder then? And when was “then”? That’s one reason we brought this up: alaout the knickers in the Patch ad. The date and masthead of the paper was lacking so the only way to guess at when it was would be by some of the other items in the clipping. For in stance, here are a few hints: There is an ad of the New Eng land House, minus any big pines, though it claims; “Fine lawn with 18 varieties of trees.” There is “The Beverly” (formerly Sun- dahl) with H. B. Sanford as pro prietor. (Who was Sundahl?) ^ Mrs. W. H. Monroe is running Tara Nook, (we’ve always been curious about that name). ’There, is an ad of “The Sycamore, P. C. Bridgham, prop.”, located teriously on Pennsylvania Ave nue. (Would that be Nick s Do any of these ads ring a beU? What year would you say the is sue might have been dated? Not Anything New It seems that interest in road side beautification is not new among local citizens. An issue of The Pilot, dated November, 1933, carries the announcement of the appointment of Struthers Eiurt to head the committee of the Caro lina Motor Club on Highway Beautification. The article says that “the state committee will seek to arouse public sentiment in the work 01 eliminating eyesores .and auto graveyards; in the restrictions of billboards, signs, and shacks, im provements of roadside filling stations;” and that many other roadside beautification projects are being planned. Let's See Your License Up in Concord, Mass., they treat all folks alike. And not only folks. Seems a train stopped across a highway, blocking traffic. The chief of police gave, it a ticket. Parking in the wrong place? Well, no: it was on its own track, after all, and couldn’t get off it. The law allowed it five minutes. Police gave it ten more and then stepped up and gave it a traffic ticket. Parking over-time. "Hear The One About. . Overheard in the Pilot office come a cliche: “North Carolina is a valley of humility between two high hills of pride.” And he adds: “I venture to believe that almost nobody in Virginia or South Car olina, or yet in North Carolina between them, is aware of the origin of the reference about the narently Mr. Wellman had heard I wonder if it could reaiiy oe uvenie.! a slightly different version of that whoever likened North Car- last week. uTv.,:, a iokP that has be- olina to “a valley of hurmliation “What what he calls a joke that has between two moun- yarn-spinners ^meeting tains of conceit (or high hills of Pinehurst, Ed?’ pride)” could have adapted the “Haven’t heard too description from Bunyan! Maybe Vance. But Id sure like - ' I always enjoy a goou about that over in much, to go so, but it’s hard to believe. l over. Incidentally, too, the words, story.” “humility” and “humiliation” are| not synonymous. A valley of hu- ' Soi” valuaX^aTj’unct'the'statel Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progres£ Close Call [■he Associaxion origm ux — % U" I" Hp niiite differ-1 Mindful of the rule of the med- 1 perhaps the quotation he cites from ^ . hiimmtv ical profession that self-advertis- xur J “PiWrim’s Progress”; lent from one of humility. . J deadly Sin. this news paper has always been suitably restrained in its treatment of the distinguished gentlemen of the stethoscope and scalpel. How ever, last week, we nearly went The Public Speaking Art Waves In The Breeze T ikP flags flving the art work of the children were brave enough to try to put it across. We Like flags flying, the „„„ might weU add; who were public-spirited and of Aberdeen, Pinehurst and Southern Pine gj^.gpjrited enough to do the gruelling work schools waved triumphantly in the breeze from outdoor exhibit of paintings required its proud position in front of the Library last weekend. Cleverly hung on long wires that stretched from tree to tree, with one line bordering the sidewalk, the gay exhibit brought every passer by to a stop. “What is it? Children’s painting? How perfectly delightful!” the exclamations were enthusiastic, with much mention of the teachers, who guide their pupils in such crea tive ways. Coming in for special praise, was the committee of three, who had the idea and who —assembling it, hanging it, taking it in each night and putting it up again each day. It was indeed delightful; it was exciting, it was a wonderful idea. With pride we say; we don’t believe th,ere is any small town, the size of ours, that has an outdoor art exhibition. New York has its Greenwich Village show, San Francisco its Union Park art exhibit, and now Southern Pines has its art show. It’s always nice to know we are keeping up with the com petition. In the death of Col. C. H. Burkhead this newspaper has lost a valued friend and the community a fine citizen. Strongly democratic, with that dash of salty common .sense that makes the best kind of lib eral, Col. Burkhead’s views were far-reaching, his wisdom shrewd as well as idealistic. He was a man to reckon with in an argument; and we enjoyed many a one with him, and gen erally came off the loser. His facts were always in martial array, his attack direct and hard hitting. But when he was on the losing side he said so. He was frank, sincere, courageous. Valued Friend. Fine Citizen He never said to the editor: “Now, don’t quote nje! He took the trouble and had the kindness to come down and say: “That was a good editorial —more power to you!” Similarly, his criticism was frank but always constructive: he wanted to help and his help was valuable. It has meant much to this editor to have the friendship and encouragement of a man of Colonel Burkhead’s calibre, as it has, we be lieve, meant much to this town which he chose as his heme. The town and The Pilot will miss him greatly. ^ Save The Park To The Editor: In life we so often say: “Oh, if only I had realized, that never would have happened!” Is there still a chance for us in Southern Pines to save our park, completely as an open square? On second thoughts, don’t we want to keep it so, for genera tions to come? Why not mark the year 1956 as that exciting year when we safe guarded our park; when our town and council, on second thoughts, were really far-seeing? We do need a fine town hall and excellent fire and police de partment buildings. Southern Pines will have these, but more than that we need to have a vis ion for the future, to keep trust with the past, to keep our Square as a center of beauty, of flowers and trees. This land belonged to my lath er, Dr. William P. Swett. It was a dream of his that one day it would be used only as a park. He kept it intact during his life time, not selling any of it for buildings. Pilot readers, why not address a card or put a slip of paper in an envelope with the message. “Save our park for the future, and mail it to our town council, and sign your name. RUTH DORIS SWETT Disagrees With Civic Center Plan To the Editor; The Pilot recently carried a strong editorial for the retention of the city park in future plan ning of Southern Pines. Our last election carried a bond issue of $100,000.00 for the con struction of a building unit com bining a city administrative building, police station, jail and fire station. It was recently de cided that the city park should be the site for this building unit or units. This decision disregards the park as desirable, and approves the idea that a single unit at one location is essential. With this decision I heartily disagree for the following reasons; 1. A single unit cannot be con structed for $100,000.00, but will cost' approximately twice that amount. 2. A single large unit or units at one location will destroy the value of the park prop erty as a park, and if we are to have a comparable park in the future, it probably will require an additional outlay of at least $50,000. 3. ’The combining of aU of the above mentioned functions in one building unit, particularly at the park site, has many undesirable features. An eight-cell jail, for male and female, white and col ored lock-ups, does not seem to me to be either desirable or need ed. We do need a small lock-up. 4. A single unit at one location entirely disregards the fact that a previous Administration had al ready planned and paid for plans for the expansion of a fire station in the present location. Specifically, I recommend: 1. That the idea of a single unit be discontinued. 2. That the present fire station be developed with possibly mod ified plans that we already have and have paid for. 3. That the administrative building only be placed in the site of the park, utilizmg the old building until construction is completed, thus omitting removal of the police station and adminis tration offices to any temporary I in’a big way. site, and the paying of rental for ^ welcome release came along such temporary site. saying that one of our good doc- 4. That a new site be selected fj-jends had received an ap- for the police station, curtailing gt a nearby medical jail facilities to the absolute min- ggjjooj Legitimate news, clearly, imum of a lock-up. we printed it with a modest 5. That all of these units be flourish, . tied together with an intercom And that was all righ*:. But, m system!, in addition to phone con- making up the page, there was a nections through our own board, pesky space below the item and An alternate, and perhaps even fim composing room, as per cus- better plan, than the above rec- fom, slipped in one of those filler ommendation would be to modify nines. the present fire station into a sq, there was the news itep police station and select a site about the doctor and underneath for a new fire station somewhere pt, said. “It Pays To Advertise In adjacent to Pennsylvania Avenue Pilot.” and below Bennett Street. (Many oh, yes. Somebody spotted 1 others are available.) in time. And we still have our The foregoing plans will save | g^od doctor friend. Pines The PILOT Published Every Thursday by THE PILOT, Incorporated Southern Pines. North Carolina 1941—JAMES BOYD—1944 the Town of Southern many dollars, now and in the future. It will also avoid the ex pense of a temporary movement of the police station and admin istration building during con struction. It will also save the park. My only interest in wrhing this 1 , . 3 ^ Editor letter is the Town of Southern Kattiarine Boyd - Pines. I have the experience of Asst. News Editor two years as Organizer and Pres- Vrace y.. ^ idem of the original Fort ®c^7cil' I~^ Planning Board in 1945, and r Scott Newton Business ^ cently as a member for two years Cameron Smith Society W of that same board until retired Bessie Camera om 52. Based upon this experi- Com^smg R<»m ence I feel that the present plan- Lochamy McLem, Dixie B. Ra^ nS disregards many of the ba-1 Michael Valen, Jasper Swearingen sic facts of the problem, and that it attempts to solve the problem 1 Subscription Rales: academicaUy as though i* y®re Yea* $4. 6 mos. $2: 3 mos. $1 entirely new to Southern Pines. ——— Any solution must be a compro- Entered at the Postoffice at South- mise of what we would like to Urn Pines, N. C., as .second class have and what we already have. 1 mail matter - MENOHER, PEARSON Brig. Gen. Ret. Southern Pines Memlaer National Editorial Assn, and N. C. Press Assm <
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