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THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Southern Pines North Carolina ,
‘ In taking over The Pilot no changes are,contemplated. We will try to keep this a go^
paper. We will try to-make a little moneit 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. ——^—3——======7===
Kitchin Must Have Opposition
Whether State Rep. John P. Kennedy
of Mecklenburg County is the man to
oppose Rep. A. Paul Kitchin of Wades-
boro for the 8th District Democratic Con
gressional nomination in May, we are not
prepared at this moment to say—but we
know that, in the name of all that the
Democratic Party stands for, Kitchin
should have opposition. As this was
written early this week, Kennedy says
only that he is considering running.
Since he was propelled into Congress
by a confused electorate who had been
whipped into a tizzy over former 8th
District Rep. Charles B. Deane’s refusal
to sign the silly so-called Southern Mani
festo in 1956, Kitchin has managed to
compile one of the worst (as to support
of Democratic aims and goals) voting
records in the none-too-good general
record of the North Carolina Congress
ional delegation.
So far afield has he strayed that it has
become a standing joke to speculate as
to what he and Republican Charles R.
Jonas, who might be opposing him, if
each is nominated in the new 8th Dis
trict, would find to argue about.
Here’s the sort of comment that is
appearing in the press— a quotation from
an editorial in the astute Chapel Hill
Weekly:
there is practically nothing to choose
except a party label. Both subscribe
to Old Guard Republican philosophy,
both are still trying to ingest the
ramifications of the Industrial Revo
lution. Neither will ever achieve any ,
real stature in Congress except by
way of seniority ...”
Between Jonas and Kitchin,
The notion that Kitchin will keep his
Congressional seat and go on to run for
Governor in 1964 is a real chiller. No
doubt he would then campaign for the
“Old Day in North Carolina.”
There'must be in the somewhat enig
matical new 8th District—Moore, Lee,
Montgomery, Richmond, Anson, Union,
with Mecklenburg and Lincoln Counties
from the former 10th— enough forward
facing Democrats to give a Kitchin op
ponent the backing he needs. It is a sad
perversion of traditional Democratic
ideals to keep a man in Congress because
he gives slow-moving, backward-gazing,
comfortably-fixed, so-called conservative
Democrats a sense of security in the
knowledge that he will do nothing imagi
native, least of all anything to advance
the stature of North Carolina in the
nation or the stature of the United States
in the world.
Kennedy of Mecklenburg may be the
man to oppose Kitchin. Certainly there
should be an opponent. The nomination
must not go by default.
Can Jail Delays Be Eliminated?
One of the reasons expenses are rising
at the county jail in Carthage, the county
commissioners were told last week, is
that defendants sentenced to 30 days or
more from the Southern Pines Record
er’s Court have to be boarded at the jail
for nearly a week before they are picked
up by tire State prison system, to be
transferred to the Carthage prison camp
or wherever they are going.
The local court is held on Wednesdays,
often running into the afternoon before
adjournment. Defendants sentenced in
the court are then taken to Carthage be
cause the jail here does not serve meals,
except food brought in from outside for
prisoners in jail for short periods. But
the prison system only picks up prisoners
from the jail at Carthage on Wednesday
mornings. So persons taken to Carthage
from Southern Pines stay in jail there a
week. (Incidentally, this is tough on pri
soners in another way, too. The week
spent in Carthage does not count toward
the time they have been sentenced to
serve.)
The situation is complicated by the dif
ferent meeting days of the three courts
in the county, all of which send prisoners
to Carthage to await transfer to the state
prison system. Moore County Recorder’s
Court at Carthage meets on Monday, the
Southern Pines court on Wednesday and
the Aberdeen court on Friday. If the
state can only pick up prisoners once a
week, somebody sentenced from one of
the three courts is going to have to be in
Carthage, nearly a week.
But is it possible to pick up prisoners
oftener than once a week? The Carthage
prison camp is located only a few miles
from the county jail. If a man is sentenced
to serve time in the state prison system,
it seems only reasonable, from the point
of view of the state, the county and the
prisoner himself, that he should be re
ceived into the state prison system as
soon as possible.
Roads Are Built to Serve, Not Save
Moore County commissioners seem to
have common sense on their side in ad
vocating a so-called eastern route for the
proposed Carthage to Pittsboro highway.
Opening up a territory that^ is lagging in
development because of lack of highways
is a commendable motive for road-build-
mg.
Biggest argument for the “western”
route which follows existing roads almost
entirely, in Moore County, and would
use an existing bridge at Glendon, seems
to be that it would cost some $200,000
less than the eastern route on which a
bridge over Deep River would have to
be built.
There are two comments on this point:
(1) It is peculiar that the State Highway
Commission should suddenly become so
concerned about economy, when, every
body in Moore County who has been
working for the Carthage-Pittsboro road
had understood that the money for it
was-set up three years ago. (2) The com
parison is misleading because a modern
bridge will have to be constructed any
way before too long over Deep River in
the House in the Horseshoe area in Deep
‘‘Not That You Idiot! It’s Part Of The Boat!”
Grains of Sand
Vj,
Complicated
Life gets more and more com
plicated, It used to be that shop
ping for cereal at a grocery store
offered a choice of oatmeal,
Wheatena, Cream of Wheat, corn
flakes, shredded wheat biscuits
and maybe puffed wheat and
puffed rice . Now the cereal coun
ter in a super market stretches al
most out of sight, with dozens of
spectacular brands on display,
most of them packaged to attract
the attention of children and, ac
cording to a Congressional inves
tigating committee, many of them
containing less and less cereal in
bigger and bigger boxes.
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Confusing
Complications appear in other
ways, too. Last month we sent a
check to New York to pay for re
newal of a Harper’s magazine sub
scription. Going over checks that
came in from the bank at the end
of the month, we happened to
turn over the check we had sent
to Harper’s. Here is how the en
dorsement read:
'J.
u.s.s.
Pay to the order of any bank,
banker or trust company.
Harper and Brothers
Harper’s Magazine
Paul B. Hoeber, Inc.
Mayflower Lettershop
Fertility and Sterility
Laboratory Investigation
Obstetrics and' Gynecology
Psyphosomatic Miedicine
Clinical Chemistry
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GREKNSliORO D.VILV NE’R’S
We hope our check was routed
to the magazine, not to any of
the other mysterious endorsers.
Nobody knows what we’d be get
ting back from New York for our
money.
The Public Speaking
Instructive
Following is the complete text
of a news item appearing in Sat
urday’s Greensboro Daily News;
Mrs. Boynton Recalls
Arrival Here In 1923
River Township, unless the area is to be
totally isolated from the rest of Moore
County. It simply makes sense to build
such a bridge now to serve the new high
way.
In short, economy is an important fac
tor in any public work, but roads are not
built merely to save money, but rather
to serve people, making possible agricul
tural, business, industrial and other de-
vel6pment.
Of what uSe is it to “save” $200,000 on
a road and lose the tax revenue, popula
tion and other benefits that could be
expected to accrue .to Moore and Chatham
Counties if a large area that is now
isolated by lack of transportation facili
ties is opened up?
Lee County interests, intent on main
taining the present route of 15-501
through Sanford (which is not even
under consideration at this time), appear
to be combining with a minority in Chat
ham to try to block the eastern route
favored by Moore Commissioners.
An honest appraisal of the controversy
fails to reveal the validity of their claim.
Eugene C. Stevens
The Sign Scandal
To the Editor:
I read my Pilot carefully and
then cut out the things I know
will interest my daughter, Mrs.
Cameron Weeks of Tarboro.
Your recent article on the way
people often lost their way in and
around Pinehurst described our
entrance into the Sandhills, Octo
ber 23, 1923 When we reached
Sanford after dark, having been
on our way from Massachusetts
for several days, we lost our way
and took a sandy road from San
ford to Pinehurst, though we had
intended to go directly to South
ern Pines. “We” included mv hu.-,-
band, George F. Dodge, M. D., my
daughter, 11 years old, and a
practical nurse. Miss Etta Jaques,
and myself. Dr. Dodge had office;
in the then-new Belvedere Hotel.
We had rented the Pettes home
on Ashe St. and at a late hour
we finally rested. There were no
lights in the countryside homes,
on our way to Southern Pines,
except one where we bravely
called to them at a safe distance
because of the barking of one or
more dogs.
In Pinehurst, we found few
lights, none on the streets, but
did meet a man who kindly di
rected us through the town and
on to Southern Pines.
I love Southern Pines and the
few friends living there now.
Though I have not lived there
for over 20 years, I still see name.s
that are familiar and have a few
old friends who remember me.
My husband, J. Elmer Boynton,
passed away on November 26,
after a long sickness. He was a
real testimony to all, for his
Christian fortitude and patience,
and all who cared for him felt
they had lost a friend in his go
ing.
I expect to remain in our home.
I remain a friend and a loyal
friend of the Old North State.
MRS. J. ELMER BOYNTON
48 Walker St.
Laconia, N. H.
cerned should be justly and time
ly notified.
After all, there’s some know
ledge and wisdom and common
horse sense among all the rest of
the population of Southern Pines.
J. E. MALLOW
Southern Pines
Ahernaiives Offered
To New Dog Ordinance
To The Editor;
The Pilot’s forceful editorial of
December 28 issue entitled “Re
vision Needed in New Dog Law”
is timely and it is hoped that its
contents will be heeded. Regard
ing the muzzling of dogs, it well
to remember also, that when
wearing a muzzle a dog cannot
eat, cannot drink, lick his wounds,
or even bark (depending upon the
lit of the muzzle).
Unless it is a small house
animal, confining a dog inside a
house or small fenced area, is
cruel.
The ordinance imposes inordi
nately high fees lor reclaiming a
dog. These fees seem far out of
line and not many people would
be financially able to “bail out”
their pets. The maximum charge
of $25 to impound plus 10 days’
care, and notice of impounding,
plus a po.ssible $50 fine, plus
court ‘ costs could run the total
close to $100. Compare that with
the less-than-$20 fee many traffic
violators are charged, yet statis
tics prove that habitual traffic
violators are far more menacing
to the safety of children than are
dogs.
In place of the ordinance two pos
sible alternatives might be con
sidered. One: fence in the school
playground area, since we are
told that this is the prime location
which has brought about this
ordinance. Two; if a certain dog
is found to be snarly for no ap
parent reason, go to the owner
and request remedial action for
that single dog. For the most part
dogs are friendly and harmless.
Perhaps the dogs in question on
the school ground had been teas
ed, had their tails pulled or other
wise were mistreated. If so, it is
natural that they would react in
the only way they know. Would
it be amiss to have the play
ground supervisors observe the
children for any such treatment
of dogs?
If this new town ordinance is
not recinded or changed drastic
ally, and it is strictly enforced, it
will be a blight on Southern Pines
and its government.
MRS. W. E. COX
Southern Pines
JUDGE TO SPEAK
Federal Judge Edwin M. Stan
ley will discuss the production
and sale of illegal whiskey at ^
dinner of the Hamilton Civitan
Club at 6:30 p. m., Jan. 12, at the
Starmount Forest Country Club.
That Twist
GOV. SANFORD SEES IN 1962;
‘Better Chance, Better Living’
By GOV. TERRY SANFORD
The host of persons who attended the
funeral service for Eugene C. Stevens of
Southern Pines last Friday afternoon was
testimony to the affection and respect
felt for him throughout the Sandhills.
Generous in the service of his com
munity—as a member of the town gov
erning board for 16 years and in numer
ous civic causes and campaigns—he was
generous, too, with advice and help,
financial and othewise, to many individ-.
uals.
Mr. Stevens did not seek recognition
for these services and kindnesses, though
we can be grateful that they were public
ly recognized by awarding of the Kiwanis
Builders Cup to him several years ago.
’This good man who died last week will
long live in the gratitude of the com
munity he served and in the memory of
the individuals he helped and of all who
knew and felt the influence of his en
thusiastic, sensible and forthright atti
tude toward people and events.
Revelation of the Raleigh scandal—in
which funds paid for certain state high
way signs were channeled back, in the
alleged amount of some $40,000, to the
son of the Highway Department engineer
in charge of such signs—has shocked the
state.
Governor Sanford did well to make
an immediate public announcement of
the situation, including the firing of the
Highway Department engineer.
The situation, about which the Re
publicans are already gloating, is certain
to reflect badly on the Sanford Admini
stration and a more timid governor might
have chosen to try to keep the whole
affair quiet until it could be investigat
ed, or even possibly “settled” in some
manner, away from the public eye.
After the Governor’s announcement,
and with alert newspapers in Raleigh,
there will be no hiding any development
now.
Notice S^hould' Be Given
Before Laws Are Passed
To the Editor:
I for one commend you for your
editorial on dogs in your Decem
ber 28 edition. It’s good to know
that j'our paper has a real, honest
interest in our town and every
living creature, animals and
everything God gave us that is
good.
When justice, truth and free
dom are banned in this land,
man’s self-suicide shall be com
plete. Let’s stop trying to be a
little Chicago, Boston, New York
or Washington and go back to be
ing just plain Southern Pines, N.
C.
Before any and all laws and or
dinances are debated or passed by
our most honorable council, tax
payers and citizens should be giv
en due notice of 30 days in our
local paper and the parties con-
The chief emphasis' of this
administration on behalf of the
people of North Carolina in 1962
will be a better chance to make
a better living. We seek more jobs
for more money for more people.
We seek more profits for farm
products, more trade for mer
chants, more economic opportuni
ties for all our people. We will do
these things in several ways.
We will continue to work to
translate farm research and ideas
into dollars, pushing the well-
conceived “Agricultural Oppor
tunities” program designed for
this administration by all farm
agencies and organizations. North
Carolina was second in the nation
in rate of increase in farm income
in 1961. We can improve the rate
of increase.
We will excel our 1961 record
of creating new jobs with new
and expanded commerce and im
dustry. In the first 11 months of
1961 we exceeded all previous
full-year records in new capital
investments. We will dp better in
1962.
These things help everybody,
1he housewife and the worker,
the merchant, the barber, the
mechanic, the salesman, the re
pairman, the oil dealer. All citi
zens share in the new dollars
v-hich come from farming and in
dustry.
Indeed all we do is related to a
sounder economy and a better
life. Roads, ports, water conserva
tion, cultural pursuits, the Re
search Triangle, tourist promo
tion, all play their important
part.
We intend to spend approxi
mately $65 million on interstate
and' primary roads in 1962, about
10 per cent above the average of
the last two years. And we intend
to pave more secondary roads
than in any year since Governor
Scott’s road bond program.
We will continue to improve
public schools, a program that has
given North Carolina national rec
ognition. The next big step now
is local action, and our emphasis
in 1962 will be in encouraging lo
cal teachers, citizens, principals,
parents, board menjbers and stu
dents to carry the ball.
Community colleges, mental
hospitals, higher education, trade
schools, correctional institutions,
will be improved in concept, scope
and reach.
There will be many other
things. Our attention is deserved
by a highway safety program of
vigor and imagination, by a pro
gram for alcoholics, by libraries,
youth fitness, older people, our
forests, recreation, wildlife re
sources, retarded children, the
blind, the deaf, the handicapped.
In suggesting emphasis on one
program, I do not suggest that we
will in any degree diminish our
efforts in the many areas where
we have a responsibility.
Thanking a merciful God for
the progress and benefits of 1961,
we can look to 1962 as a year
North Carolinians can do any
thing they want to do, by working
together, without bitterness or
fear, with faith in our selves and
the future of ouf State.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1962 ^
With all the warnings and dire
predictions about the twist that
are going around, we don’t see
how anybody gets up the courage
to try the new dance,
Sunday’s papers didn’t add any
encouragement. A leading British
orthopedic surgeon predicts that
“doctors will reap a rich harvest”
now that the twist has hit Eng
land. There’ll be plenty of slipped
discs for physicians to patch up,
he said.
Then there was the story of the
Baptist minister at Camden, S. C.,
who takes a different approach in
his condemnation of the dance. He
didn’t mince words. The twist,
he thundered, is “hatched in the
incubators of hell.”
If the thought of a slipped disc
won’t stop you twisting, think
about those incubators of hell.
That should slow you down.
The PILOT
Published Every Thursday by
THE PILOT. Incorporaied
Southern Pines, North Carolina
1941—JAMES BOYD—1944
Dogs vs. Delinquency
With dogs claiming high prior
ity in the local news, a clipping
sent in by a reader is of special
interest. Dogs are great prevent
ers of juvenile delinquency, the
clipping says, quoting Dr. Georgb
W. Crane, writer of a popular
psychology column in < the daily
papers. One juvenile judge is quo
ted as saying that, in 13 years,
no boy who owned a dog was
ever brought before him. “A boy
will be honest with his dog,” said
the judge.
Children “confess” to dogs as
they would to a psychiatrist, the
column says, thus making for
mental health. No matter how
much in disgrace a- child is with
his parents, his dog always greets
him happily. That’s good lor the
kids, it says.
Katharine Boyd Editor
C. Benedict Associate Editor
Dan S. Ray Gen. Mgr.
C. G. Council Advertising
Mary Scott Newton Business
Mary Evelyn de Nissoff Society
Composing Room
Dixie B. Ray, Michael Valen,
Thomas Mattocks and James E.
Pate.
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