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Southern Pines
North Carolina
“In taking over The Pilot no changes are contemplated. We will try to keep this a good
paper. We will try to make a little money for all concerned. Wherever there seems to be
an occasion to use our influence for the public good we will try to do it. And we will
treat everybody alike.”—James Boyd, May 23, 1941.
Stevenson and Changing Attitudes
The eloquent presentation of the case for
Adlai Stevenson’s Presidential candidacy, ap
pearing elsewhere on this page, reflects the
thinking, we believe, of more Americans than
might be immediately apparent.
There is a new element in the national
thinking about which we have heard little
comment as it might apply to Presidential
elections. That is an increasing respect for
brains. This may increase Stevenson’s chances •
for nomination and, if nominated, election.
Since 1952, when the “egghead” image of
Stevenson was gleefully presented to the pub
lic by his opponents, there has been a consid
erable change in the public’s acceptance of
intellect. The picture has continued to change
since 1956 when again the Republicans tried
to create an image of Stevenson as an imprac
tical dreamer whose admitted braininess was
incapable of the tasks of leadership.
Then came Sputnik and an intense concern
with education and science and the urgent
need for better training of the nation’s youth.
It was learned from various travelers—includ
ing Governor Hodges of North Carolina who
wrote reports of his trip to Russia for his citi
zens—that nothing commanded higher re
wards in the Soviet Union than brains and
intellectual achievements and that the Rus
sians spared no effort or expense developing
brainpower wherever it might be found.
We suggest that readers ask themselves if
they do not sense, in their own thinking and
in their impression of national thinking, a
greater respect for intelligence and trained
minds than was felt eight years or four years
ago. Isn’t Adlai Stevenson, the articulate
statesman-scholar, a more appealing figure
now than he was then? Without lessening one
bit the national affection and respect for a
salt-of-the-earth old military hero (who can’t
even read well the speeches that somebody
else writes for him), wouldn’t it be vastly more
encouraging and inspiring to hear Adlai Stev
enson’s kind of talk coming from the White
House? How can we proclaim a new national
respect for brains and not want the best brains
we have at the helm?
How much this new attitude or influence
will be felt by the politicians who nominate
candidates at the convention remains to be
seen. It may be too new, too insubstantial an
influence to be felt. Yet somehow we feel that
it will be taken into account and just might
become a deciding factor in the nomination
of Stevenson at Los Angeles.
Toward Political Maturity
We are proud of Moore County’s perform
ance in Saturday’s Democratic second primary,
giving Terry Sanford a county-wide vote of
3,208 to I. Beverly Lake’s 1,755 (unofficial re
turns) and putting 14 of the county’s 18 pre
cincts in the Sanford column.
Sanford’s large margin of victory in the
state-wide voting showed that North Caro
lina is following it#* traditional path of mod
eration in race relations and progressiveness in
spending for education, roads, hospitals and
other services that a state alert to human and
economic needs must provide for its people.
Nobody—least of all Terry Sanford himself
—has promised to put on the statute books or
into the state budget all the planks of his cam
paign platform, but his nomination—equivalent
to election in November—will certainly be in
fluential in the 1^61 General Asse.Tnbly. His
leadership will be a challenge to the legisla
ture—a far more effective challenge than the
stand-pattism of Lake would have been.
Most of all we can thank Saturday’s pri
mary for having spared the state Lake’s pro
posed “climate” of all-out segregation senti
ment—a turn of mind that could in the end
amount to little more than futile fuming,
meanwhile alienating the good will toward
government of a fourth of the state’s popula
tion, the Negro citizens.
We hope that the recent campaign has stim
ulated enough thinking among the state’s peo
ple to assure the end of political campaigns
based on segregation.
Such political maturity will be encouraged,
we feel, by the forthcoming Sanford admin
istration.
Another Spraying Danger
A newspaper editorial sent us by a reader
comments on the alarm expressed by some
ornithologists on the harmful effects of chemi
cal insect sprays on bird life—directly, and in
directly through poisoned insects eaten by the
birds.
The editorial goes on to point out that many
insects develop an immunity to ■ insecticides,
while there seem^s to be no such ability on
the part of birds. Birds, of course, are Nature’s
chief means of natural insect control. “Na
ture’s law of balance will be pretty far awry,”
the newspaper comments, “if insects become
increasingly immune to chemicals while the
birds continue to die.”
We have no evidence that the mass insecti
cide spraying program in Southern Pines has
affected bird life (who knows what has killed
a dead bird found on the ground?), except a
letter to The Pilot of some weeks ago report
ing that flycatchers had ceased to nest in the
writer’s yard sir.ce the spraying was begun.
Plenty of birds do seem to remain in town.
It is possible that the mass spraying of
woodland areas from airplanes, in attempts
to control certain forest insect pests, may be
more lethal to bird life than the spray used
locally.
Our frequently voiced objections to the
local spraying have been on behalf of people,
not birds. But we’d be interested in hearing
from anybody who has evidence that' the
spray has harmed bird life.
UN Could Be ‘Permanent Summit’
The American Association for the United
Nations, a private group of United States citi
zens that seeks to interpret and promote ac
tion at the United Nations level, believes that
the lesson to be learned from the failure of
the summit conference is that “from now on,
the United Nations must become the ‘perma
nent summit.’ ”
The Association proposes—and has so urged
the President—th,at the United States present
to the United Nations a peace program that
would include these items:
1. Periodic high level talks within the
framework of the United Nations.
2. Cessation of nuclear weapon tests under
adequate controls and guarantees exercised
through the United Nations.
3. Return the urgent problem of general
disarmament to the United Nations.
4. A bold United Nations program for the
advancement of the underdeveloped people
of the world.
Certainly these suggestions are refreshing,
compared to the gloom that followed the sum
mit failure.
The average citizen despairs of having any
personal influence on^such mighty issues as
those outlined in the Association’s four points
—yet that is exactly why such an organiza
tion as the Association for the United Nations
was formed: to create interest in the possibili
ties and potentials of the United Nations and
to offer the ordinary man an avenue of ex
pressing his interest, an interest which would,
with enough persons involved, amount to an
influence.
On such matters of national iriterest as the
social security laws and changes in the federal
income tax regulations, “little people” all over
the nation express a lively interest, write
their Congressman and in general make their
influence felt.
How absurd and blind it is, though it is also
understandable, for ordinary people to feel
that the greatest problem of all—the peace is
sue—is out of their hands completely. How
little direct support does the United Nations
—man’s best hope of peace on earth today—
receive from the people of the United States!
The address of the American Association
for the United Nations is 345 East 46th St.,
New York 17, N. Y.
Persons who feel that they should know
more about the United Nations and its poten
tials as an influence for peace should make
inquiries there.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind?
More legislation dealing with humane treat
ment of laboratory animals has been introduc
ed in Congress.
Recently on this page, we summarized and
explained the bill (S. 3570) introduced in the
Senate by Sen. John Sherman Cooper of Ken
tucky and 11 other senators. Now a companion
measure (H. R. 12587) is before the House of
Representatives, introduced by Rep. Martha
Griffiths of Michigan.
These pieces of proposed legislation in no
way restrict or impair the conduct of medical
laboratory research. Their tone is moderate,
throughout. The legislation is designed to pre
vent unnecessary or unavoidable pain through
neglect or mishandling of animals, before, dur
ing or after experiments. It would assure for
laboratory animals such needs as a comfortable
resting place, adequate space and facilities for
normal exercise and for adequate sanitation,
lighting, temperature control and ventilation,
as well as adequate food and water.
If ever any living creatures were “out of
sight, out of mind,” the laboratory animals are.
Investigations that prompted the legislation
now in Congress showed that many of these
animals, even some used in the government’s
own research programs, are forced to live in
the most deplorable conditions. Friends of an
imals should note the numbers of the bills and
urge North Carolina senators and representa
tives to give the measures their support.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1960
“Mighty Casey Has Struck Out”
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VISION, COURAGE, EXPERIENCE
AmeHca Needs Adlai Stevenson
By R. P. Jz., in The Berlie Ledger
Advance. Ahoslcie
The man who could best run
the country for the next few
years is undoubtedly Adlai Stev
enson. North Carolina delegates
to the Democratic National Con
vention, who have been Stevenson
folks for some years, should keep
this m mind during that conven
tion.
He is undoubtedly-the man who
best represents what must be the
American attitude after more
tiian a decade of sitting tight. He
has an unclosed vision of what
we must do and be in the coming
decade which must be a decade
of action on many fronts, domes
tic and overseas.
He has demonstrated that he
has the courage to bring this
vision to bear. In the face of a
country that seemed determined
to remain in a lull, he ^ared to
“talk sense” during two election
campaigns. He has taken positions
cf great forthrightness and cour
age when others were pouring
out soothing syrup.
This courage has been demon
strated most recently in the case
of America’s actions leading up
to the ill-fated Summit Confer
ence. While the Republicans were
trying to make a bitter defeat
look like a great victory, and
while most others were either, ly
ing low or meekly saying maybe
it all ought to be swept under-
the rug, Stevenson forthrightly
spoke the American way, and
said courageously that the coun
try must face up to its own inade
quacies and its own mistakes. He
has stepped into the eye of a hur
ricane by demanding that Ameri
ca be responsible in its actions
and honestly willing, to correct its
own mistakes. He alone made this
plea, and if he hadn’t done it, it is
ADLAISTEVENSON
Greeting Moore County Rally
For Him at Carthage Before
1956 Campaign
liicely that we woqld have sunk
deeper into the sticky ooze of so-
called “national unity,” which has
been used as an excuse for the
American people not to face up to
the realities and the necessities of'
the era.
Nearly everyone realizes now
that the next decade cannot be
like the last one. It will not be
enough to drift plong.
This is realized by most of the
Presidenti?! candidates, even by
Vice-President Nixon.
The question then reverts to
which candidate can best do this
job of forging ahead and facing
the future with vision and with a
toughmindedness that can face
difficult problems without flinch
ing.
Stevenson’s record again makes
him the man. He has had experi
ence unmatched by any of the
candidates. His work as a federal
official, as a statesman, and as an
administrator has given him the
knowhow to handle this task.
He has been tested in the politi
cal wars and found to be the most
Courageous candidate the country
has seen since the days of Abra
ham Lincoln, a man willing to
speak the truth and stand on his
ideals even if it meant sacrifice.
All these things combined make
Stevenson the man America needs
most in the coming decade.
The chance should not be pass
ed up.
The Public Speaking
Let's Do All We Can to
Build Town's Reputation
To The Editor:
I read your editorial, “Taking
Tourists Seriously,” with much
interest and enthusiasm.
I have just completed conduct
ing ten Travel Host Schools on
the coast and in the mountains. In
July, I shall begin conducting
schools in the Piedmont section
of the state. Needless to say, at
the moment, “tourism” is fore
most in my mind. It has been in-
teresting to observe, in my trav
els. tiie towns which are adver
tising and publicizing themselves
as “variety vacationlands.” It has
also beei\ interesting to observe
the methods used by these towns.
The Travel Host Schools being
conducted throughout the state
are designed to stimulate the d2-
siie of the public-meeting work
ers to want to give better service.
The fundamentals and techniques
of serving are taught, for in
stance, in the schools for wait
resses. However, no agency can,
in one week, completely train an
organization in the fine art of
serving the public. It is the re
sponsibility of each business, of
each manager, employee and prir
vate citizen to continue to develop
and follow the principles taught
in the Host Schools. This is a
long-range and full-time job.
Tourism is North Carolina’s
third largest industry and 385
million dollars were spent by the
tourist in North Carolina in 1959.
It would seem to me, we in South
ern Pines should do all . in our
power to attract and keep a por
tion of that vast industry in our
community. /
Southern Pines is a si^all town,
but we need not think Small. We
have beautiful countryside, ex
cellent golf, hunting and horse
back riding facilities, .interesting
historical spots, craft centers, and
innumerable other attractions. I
am, sure we can put our heads to
gether and discover many more
attractions.
As a relative newcomer to
Southern Pines, I am thoroughly
sold on the town. I for one say
let’s sell our town to others! We
have at present a reputation as a
resort town. Let’s do all we can to
keep that reputatioq and build
an even better one by spreading
the good word about our commu
nity. Once the visitor is here, it is
then up to each of us to make his
visit a pleasant one and to make
him want to return. I am willing
to help in any way possible to
build “tourism” in Southern
Pines. Let’s do it now!
Very truly yours,
Mary Ellen (Mrs. W. M.) Booker
Southern Pines
Grains of Sand
'Big Boy Ike'
Sent in with "bnly the words
“patient at convalescent home”
as indication of authorship are
the following verses:
Big Boy Ike,
Come blow your horn.
The West is in turmoil,
Tho East in' a storm.
Whei-e is the boy
That looks after the world?
He’s out on the golf links.
His arhn in a twirl.
It’s been a long time since
GRAINS I editors have read a
livelier, /more apt parody than
this one based on the nursery
rhyme, “Little Boy Blue.” We
would Jlike to know who the au
thor is, so we can give due credit.
Clevey!
In Maine Exhibit
Rofger Deering, the Kennebunk-
port;,' Maine, artist who leased a
studio on Midland Road last win
ter,' and spring and conducted
pafmting. classes, sends a cata
logue of the Rockport (Maine) Art
Association’s 40th annual exhibi-
^on which includes his oil paint-
iiig, “Surging Skyward.” He also
^ent a color reproduction of the
painting which shows waves
/ breaking, “surging skyward,” on a
/ rocky Maine shore. Mr. Deering,
who is now conducting his paint
ing classes at Kennebunkport,
expects to return to the Sandhills
in the fall. “Surging Skyward”
won the first popular award at
the Brick Store Museum, Kenne
bunkport, Maine, in 1958, the
catalogue indicates.
Bus Drivers Praised
Supt. Luther A. Adams of
Southern Pines schools, speaking
recently of the past school year,
said that the local school bus
drivers were outstanding in their
services and that the Dus system
has operated much more efficient
ly since a third bus was added at
East Southern Pines.
The drivers this past year were
Ike Woodell, George Little and
Larry Moore. Their respective
substitutes were Melva Hall,. Lee
Garvin and Sandra Bridges.
The superintendent said that
'he busses ran on time consistent
ly, and that the drivers kept good
order on the busses.
Comments from Cuba
It took a Pilot reader who gets
his paper two weeks late to point
out an error in the May 19 issue
I when the population of Moore
^ County in 1950 was given as 22,-
993, rather than the correct 32,-
993, as compared with the pre
liminary 1960 count of 36,557.
C. O. Butler, now living in Mar-
ianao, Cuba, and a former resi
dent of Southern Pines, writes
that he noticed that a news story
accompanying the tabulated fig
ures said Moore County had in
creased about 10 per cent in pop
ulation in the decade 1950-60, yet
the increase indicated by the fig
ures would be considerably more
than 10 per cent.
Going back to the 1950 papers
to check up on what was really
correct for that census, we found
that the increase from 1950 to
1960 was greater proportionately
than from 1940 to 1950 when the
population of the county rose
from 30,996 to 32,993, for a jump
of about six per cent.
“We all enjoy reading The Pi
lot,” writes Mr. Butler, speaking
for himself and his family. He
also took note of the Pilot’s obit
uary of Roy Cameron, writing,
“He will be missed by many.”
Alternative
Ho, hum ... If President Eisen
hower can’t go to Russia and can’t
go to Japan, he might as well take
the only other alternative.
We’re sure he will—play golf.
The t>ILOT
International Flat Earth Society
Published Every Thursday by
THE PILOT, Incorporated
Southern Pines, North Carolina
(From the Chapel Hill Weekly)
Samuel Shenton,'a London sign
painter, is secretary of the Inter
national Flat Earth Society. 'He
and his followers, who number in
the several hundr^, believe that
the earth is flat, that the sun is
a flat, luminous ’ disc 32 miles
across, that there is a roof over
the world (only it’s too high to
keep the rain off—and a good
thing, too; and that the edge of
the world is ringed with a barrier
of ice. I '
He and his horizontal confreres
are absolutely serious in these be
liefs. He adopted them in 1920,
when he deeijied that accepted
doctrines about the universe were
false.
“When yoU; travel around the
world back tij the point where
you started from it is just like
walking around the edge of a
plate,” he explains. “Beyond the
edge is a vast ice barrier—^from
beyond which no man has ever
returned.”
This phenomenon, according to
Mr. Shenton, explains the where
abouts of all the people who are
reported missing every year:
, they wander beyond the ice' bar
rier and never get back.
Mr. Shenton ought to get to
gether with Dr. Barbara Moore,
the Englishwoman who walks
marathons across continents, and
establish conclusive proof one
way or the other: start Dr. Moore
walking in a straight line; if she
comes back, the earth is round;
if she doesn’t, she’s out there be
yond the ice barrier.
1941—JAMES BOYD—1944
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