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THE PILOT—Sottlhern Pines. North Carolina THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1956 ^■1 Isnr.. ' W COMMUNITY representatives of the Moore County Indtotrial Development Commit tee, meeting in Southern Pines Monday, have decided to ga ahead with the assembly of data for a brochure that would point up^i the advan tages of new industry locating in the county. The group, which originally started with mem bers only from Southern Pines, was enlarged to encompass the entire county so that a more com prehensive picture could be made of the area. Members of the committee are, front row, left to right, Graves Vann, Southern Pines; Ralph Leachf Aberdeen, Eh Hinson, West End; A. G. Edwards, Jr., Vass; E. H. Mills, Pinebluuff; John Ponzer and Norris Hodgkins, Jr., Southern Pines. Back row, same order, Robert L. Ewing, Southern Pines; W. H. Burroughs, Pinehurst; J. F, Steed, Robbins; Albert Tufts, Pinehurst; John Ostrom, chairman. Jack Younts, Harry K. Smyth and Joe Montesanti, Jr., all of Southern Pines. (Pilot photo) Carnivals: On The Way Out? •“How ’bout you there, friend? Step right aver, here and see decflhnstrated before your veafy egf® the simplest game in the world. Yes, sliv the simplest little ggtcte anywhere. Won’t cost you at dime, not a dime. Simple? Why, friend, a baby could play it," “Not a dime; friend. Don’t cost a dime. Look at ffiatJ. Easy? Why, friend, it’s the easiest little game ever invented. You can't lose. No sir, not if you can stand up straight. “Come on. How 'bout it, friaid? Take your pick of any thing on the board as your prize. Yessirree, never' a loser!” Thus it went.' take a gander at the giant mid way that had “50 girls count ’em 50.’’ The words were, the same but the. “camies" weren’t. They bad come to Carthagg for the annual Moore County Fair sponsored by the. Junior Chamber of Com merce there, hawking the old m^c that gpes back hundreds of^ars. Judging from the earowds on hand Tuesday nighl^ Jfdin Ring- ling North’s predicKon of sever al, months ago, when his Ring ing Brothers, Bamum and aBi- ley outfit canceled it’s summer tour, that carnivals and circuses were on their way out, was aU tVfit. But the “carnies,” people who work in carnivals full time, just aren’t the same old breed they used to he. Glen Rounds and I went up Tuesday night primarily to con duct a little researdi on North’s pre^ction. We also wanted to Glen, an old-time carnie himself, lamented the fact that present day ^‘hawkers” and “front” men don’t have the same appeal to the great masses they did twert- ty or thirty years ago. Something’s missing and it’s hard to put your finger on it,” he said. “I believe, though, that most of these fellows don’t have their heart in their work. Some of them still believe that a coun try person can be skinned pretty easy.” Glen, a transplanted South Dakotan who has done all kinds of jobs in most of the states (he once painted ‘'‘broadsheets” for carnivals and has helped con struct many of the gimmicks carnies use in their work), took in a few of the games to demon- strat the way to beat them. He didn’t and . well, why Waste money? “Television has hurt the in dustry, of course,” he pointed out. “But something bigger than that, I think, was the old idea that the carnival, or country fair as they’re now billed, was a meeting place for young people who maybe lived next door to each other on the farm hut just didn’t have the nerve to ‘meet up’ with each other. At the car nival, which was usually a gay time anyhow because it was at harvest time, hundreds of people had money in their pockets, ing around the midway and they just naturally forgot. “Now, of course, younger peo ple aren’t as bashful, if you care to call it that, as they were. They somehow have lost that tendency in the last decade or two and, consequently, to some degree, the carnival as a meeting place has lost some of its import ance We walked in front of the “girlie show” where two girls, oblivious to all that was going on, stood while the “front” man touted the goings-on that could be found inside. United Nations Is ‘Not Enough’ Duke Professor Thinks The assets and liabilities of the United Nations were outlined to members of the Sandhill Kiwanis Club Wednesday on the occasion of the international organiza tion’s 11th annh'ersary. The speaker was Prof. Leon H. EUis, of the Department of In ternational Law and Political Science gt Duke University. Will the U. N. fail? Prof. Ellis says yes, in the political field. It will succeed in the non-political arent. It will not prevent major world wars, but will prevent It is weakened by the rule re- tl is weakened by the rule re quiring unanimous vote on -a question. To circumvent this rule —“for it is impossible to get a unanimous vote” — recommenda tions are resorted to. These, sub ject only to a majority vote, are not binding on the 76 member [states. “This is a feeble set-up.” 1 Another weakness: the UN is being by-passed by a number of major powers, such as NATO and the Organization of American States. “Why NATO if we have the UN?” Prof. Ellis asked. ‘The veto power is another drawback, though he deems it necessary. Prof. Ellis cited many instan ces of real accomplishment in. non-political fields, mainly in quelUng disturbances and set tling disputes in iriany parts of the wofld; in , improving labor and living conditions, such as feeding 800,000 hungry mouths in Palestine. Its greatest usefulness, he feels, is to provide a forum for public expressions by the coun tries of the world,—“a place to let off steam.” He termed it “one big glorified debating society, but important.” He sees no harm in admitting Red China to mem bership. “Russia already has one blackball to use. Two blackballs can’t hurt any more than one. I’d take ’em all in and have one big unhappy family,” he said. He told the Kiwanians that the UN budget last year was $40 mil lion, with $47 million asked for this year. The U. S. pays one- third the cost, Russia only 15 1-5 per cent. Summing up. Prof. Ellis said: “It’s best not to expect the im possible. ’The UN is short of what we’d all hoped for, but the best we can get. It is better than noth ing.” He was presented to the Ki wanians by Hoke Pollock, at their weekly meeting in the Southern Pines Country 'Club. The most valuable resource of this nation is the soil. Gold is more spectacular; iron has, in two generations, made men rich er; copper has opened up greater possibilities of advancing tech niques. But it is the soil which produces the lasting and essen tial wealth of the nation. Using approved conservation practices will help protect tlilfe valuable resource. PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS Golden Wedding IgoldehI kEDDINCi I PINT 45 FIFTH KENTUCKY WHISKEY A BLEND- Golden Weddinq 86 PROOF. 30% STRAIGHT WHISKEY 70% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS JOSEPH S. FINCH & CO. AlADDIN, PA. & FRESNO, CALIF. CALENDAR OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS AT PINEHURST October 1956 - May 1957 Oct 22-27 5th Annual North & South Invitation Seniors Golf Nov.^l'^Mrs. John D. Chapman Memorial Mixed Foursomes—Coun- Noy!^T6H^^uthern Seniors Golf Association—9th Annual Cham Nov^21—2i^ Annual Tufts Memorial Golf ’Tournament-mixed four- -C. C. S0IX16S* Nov. 22—Annual Thanksgiving Hole-In-One Turkey Shoot Nav. 23—^Harvest Square Dance—Carolina Hotel. Nov 25—Gymkhana and Pet Show—Carolina Hotel. Dec.' 24-Annual Christmas Hole-In-One Turkey Shoot-C C. Dec 24^AnnuaI Christmas Party for Children—Carolina Hotel. Dec 27—9th Annual Donald J. Ross Memorial Jr. Golf Championship. Dec. 30—20th Annual Informal Winter Horse Show--earohna Hotel. Dec. 31—^Annual New Year’s Eve BaU—Country Club. , , ^ Jan. 7-13—40th Annual Pinehurst Field Trials—Holly Inn headquar- Jan. 11-12—Mid-Southern Invitation Duplicate Bridge Tournament— Carolina Hotel. , Jan. 20—Informal Horse Show—Location to be announced, t-eb. 2-3—Mid-Winter Skeet Championship^Pmehurst Gun Club. Feb 3 & 17—^Informal Horse Shows—^Locations to be aimounced. Feb 12—Silver Foils Club Mixed Foursomes—Country Club. Feb'. 16—Tin Whistles Club’s 53rd Anniversary Flag Tournament- Country Club. ^ 4. Feb. 19—Silver Foils Club Annual Team Match—Country Club. Feb. 22—^Washingtbn’s Birthday Ball—Carolina 1-5 ^Pinehurst Country Club Seniors Four Ball Tournament Mar 3 & 17 ^Informal Horse Shows—^Locations to be annoimced. IVTar. 7—Till "Whistles Club Mixed Foursomes—Country Club. Mar. 18—^Annual Spring Fashion Show by Ra^k C^olina Hotel. Mar. 20-25—55th Annual North & South Invitation Golf Champion ship for Women. Mar. 24—Pinehurst Driving Club Harness Horse Race Matinees. Mar. 26-28 Silver Foils Club Annual Championship Tournament Country Club. , . t r>r> Mar. 30—Tin Whistles Club Annual Championship Toumament-^.C. Mar 31—Spring Treuning Horse Show—^Location to be announced. April 7 & 21—Pinehurst Driving Club Harness Horse Race Matinees. April 8—9th Annual Donald J. Ross Memorial Mixed Foursomes— Country Club. ^ i. oi u April 10—Tin Whistles Club Seniors Tournament-Country Club. April 17—John D. Chapman Memorial Mixed Foursomes—C. C. April 22-26—5th Annual Lawn Bowling Tournament—Country Club. April 22-27—57th North & South Invitation Amateur Golf Champion- Ap«a27-28—Sandhills Skeet Championships—Pinehurst Gun Club. And we tried the little game where you toss two balls, hard rubber about the size of a base ball, into a hole in a tilted box. “Easiest thing in the world, friend, even a tiny baby could do it. Here, let me show you. See? Fifty cents friend and when you win, pick out a prize. . . any thing on the board.” It’s easy to put the first one in. But the second. . . it just bounces hack at you. “Nervousness,” the pitch man said. And there are other things . the same old cotton candy, apples and popcorn, limp hotdogs drenched with chili, gimmicks, gadgets and balloons. There’s a booth there with an interesting assortment of animals, all kinds of rides and, What seem ed best of all, the many displays of farm produce of Moore county people. The fair is scheduled to contin ue through Saturday. It’s one of the best the Jaycees have had in its several years of sponsorship and they are frankly looking to adding a sizeable chunk of money to their club treasury. It seems that Mr. North still may be right about, his predic tion, so we advise you to go. “It’s the best friend. Giant mid way, dancing girls and funny ani mals. The greatest show on earth, here strictly for your enjoyment and entertainment.” He’s right, friend. ; Where else can you buy that kind of fun (if you go with an open mind) for fifty cents? VOTE DEMOCRATIC X" I '’w#! For Governor: Luther H. Hodges For President: Adloi E. Stevenson For Vice President Estes Kefouver This man can give you dependable delivery of THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR an International daily newspaper Housewives, businessmen, teochers, ond students oil over the world reod ond enjoy this intemotionol newspoper, pub lished doily in Boston, World- famous for constructive news stories ond penetroting editoriols. Special feotures for the whole family. The Christion Science Monitor One Norwoy St., Boston 15, Moss. Send your newspoper for the time checked. Enclosed find my cheek or money order. 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