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Page Two Friday, April 18, I93. THE PILOT, a Paper With Character, Aberdeen, North Carolina THE PILOT Published every Friday by THE PILOT* Incorporated. Aberdeen, North Carolina NELSON C. HYDE, Managing Editor. BION H. BUTLER, Editor JAMES BOYD STRUTHERS BURT RALPH PAGE Contributing Editors Subscription Rates: j One Year $2.001 Six Months $1.00 j Three Months 50 | Address all communications to The j Pilot, Inc., Aberdeen, N. C. | Advertising Rates on Application. Entered at the Postoffice at i^ber- deen, N. C., as second-class mail mat ter. THE POLL ON PROHIBITION The poll of two million votes on prohibition, carried on by the Literary Digest, is enlight ening, although the sentiment expressed is about what was to be presumed. In last week^s is sue of the Digest votes had come in from 44 states, Ari zona, Nevada, Wyoming and New Mexico being still not in the lists. Votes are cast to ex press three separate desires, the repeal of the prohibition amend ment, its modification and its enforcement. Of the three prop ositions more votes favored re peal than either of the other processes, but did not have a majority. Twenty-two states gave a larger vote for strict en forcement of the law than for repeal or modification. An equal ^ number gave a larger vote for j repeal than for enforcement or j modification. The cities appear i to be more favorable to repeal! than the country, and the North I and East are more favorable to • repeal than the South. j As the vote has not progress- | ed very far yet it is interesting to watch the poll develop. But beyond satisfying a certain cur iosity as to the opinions of •something over two millions of the people it does not presage much that is conclusive except this. Twenty-two states appear to be more disposed toward strict enforcmeent of the law than to repeal. And the reason this is a conclusive sign is be cause in order to repeal the amendment a three-fourth ma jority is required in the vote of the states. That means thirty- six of the forty-eight states would have to ratify a repealing motion. With twenty-two states registered more votes for en forcement than for repeal it is evident that the attempt to se cure a favorable response from thirty-six states for repeal of the amendment would have a was adopted it required thirty- was adopte dit required thirty- six states to vote for it. Many more came forward to approve of the measure. That was when the prohibition group had its job on its hands. That the anti prohibition group can now se cure thirty-six votes to vote to repeal the amendment does not in the face of the Digest’s fig ures look very probable. It does not take a very bold man to pre- 1 diet that the amendment will; not be repealed. j j THE EXPECTED SEEMS TO HAPPEN When The Pilot a few weeks ago deplored the prospect of a foreshadowed bitter fight in the United States S^nato(rial elec tion there were those who doubt ed the prospect. But the skies, instead of clearing, are growing more murky, and the entrance of Mr. Raskob, in his outspoken! fashion, with Mr. Daniels, Sen- ' ator Simmons and others in I their plain style of speech, pretty definitely establishes the outlook of war. And as The Pilot predicted, it turns largely on the same fac tors that made was in the recent I>residential election, for already men are debating the relation of Mr. Raskob to his party, and to the movement that would re peal if such a thing were possi ble, the eighteenth amendment. North Carolina is not a wet state and the misfortune is that Mr. Raskob’s rank as chairman of the National Demorcatic party I puts him in opposition to so many of his political affiliations I in this state. But the die is cast and the game seems set. In this county as in the rest of the state, the campaign has divided the people into two armies, for it is up to the date of the pri mary election a battle between the followers of the two sena torial candidates. So far there is no definite sign that other candi dates will become entangled, but it is clear that the major affair is one in which much feeling is to be shown. The game is set, and the bat tle wall go to a finish. But that does not prevent every follower of either leader from doing what he can make the contest one that will keep as far from ran- car as possible. The enthusias tic Democrat should keep in mind the fact that the second step in any direction is always easier than the first, and some mighty good observers have predicted that too many family fig'hts fre quently lead to deserting the family. North Carolina is becom ing more favorable to the Repub lican doctrine of protection and that has made Republican states of other southern states, and will be used for all it is worth to move North Carolina from its political mooring if any internal dissension turns Democrat against Democrat. Wars are al ways costly and their aftermath persists far into the future. This is not a profitable time for North Carolina Democrats to fight each other. ONE OF THE CORNER STONES The death of M. McL- Mc- Keithen at Cameron has taken another of the foundation stones of Moore county, for this old cit izen connected the present with the before-the-w^ar days. He was old enough to recollect the en tire conflict between the North and South, and to be connected from the closing days of hostili ties to the present time with the development and life here. The McKeithen's were a sub stantial family in this section far back in th^ past. Two broth ers, N. A. at Carthage and A. A. at Aberdeen, still survive, and they like the man who has pass ed on, are men of contact with the things that have been going on in this community. Cameron has been a prominent factor in the progress of this part of the state. Years ago it was more or less of a railroad junction of importance, but the ^'utomobiles have put it on the side to a considerable extent, i)nd the creation of the winter resort in the neighborhood of Southern Pines and Pinehurst has shifted the center of influ ence to these points. But the Cameron influences were pro nounced and they have throw i their weight for the general v/elfare of the Sandhill country, ^<nd it has been sufficiently pro nounced that it has accomplish ed enough to give the village a rating that cannot be forgotten during the life of the existing creneration. Mr. McKeithen was n leader in many lines of sound principles and action, and al though he had reached that point where he had laid down many of his responsibilities his acquaintance and association to the last was valuable and appre ciated by 'his friends and neigh bors. down, and a lower price abroad than at home will be reflected at home. Certainly a big crop in the United States will have a depressing effect on prices. Yet it is likely that a small crop in this country would strengthen prices to the extent that old world and South American far mers will further increase their cotton acreage. That w^ould in vite the disaster that acreage reduction in this country would hope to avert. Meantime the federal congress proposes to put a tariff of seven cents a pound on foreign long staple cotton. That may be a movement that some look on as sincere and hopeful, but as im ports of cotton to this country run around two to four hundred thousands bales a year how that is to help the farmer who raises but little long staple is hard to see. Incidentally, now that far mers are interested in the acre age of the cotton crop it is amus- mg to bear in mind that the gov ernment statistics that try to give the farmer some informa tion as to the acreage of other crops may not tell him anything about the prospective atereage of cotton. All that he can learn about the prospects for the cot ton acreage is such as he can pick up here and there from the various sources that gather the information for their own uses, and they are not much in terested in telling that to the farmer. The government, which has the greatest information gathering machinery in the world, is forbidden to secure knowledge or to impart it. So the farmer may go a'head blind ly in the dark, knowing nothing of how much cotton to expect nor how^ little, and scared for fear some one will find out. To add to the gruesome hum or of this fearsome situation government bulletins tell that of other crops the potato acre age is indiacted as three per cent larger and the peanut acreage as five per cent lower. Cotton is the only thing ^o dreadful that it is not safe to know how much will be plant ed. The cotton farmer is the only man in industry who must be kept in ignorance of what his industry is doing. In other lines knowledge is permissible. THE HOPE OF FARM RELIEF The Pilot this week listened to a well-inforrned business man discussing the grave situation in which farming finds itself, and which involves the rest of the country as much as it af fects the farm. This man said he feared the farmers in this section are contemplating a cot ton crop that will be too big, and not carefully and economically cared for. That led naturally to the question of prices an d he said that is one thing that the farmer need give the least at tention. Most folks think that the chief factor in farm success, but the man argued that the farmer has nothing to do with prices of cotton except that if he makes too much the price will be low because the market will not take it and pay a high price for it. A certain quantity of cotton supplies the world^s needs. Any above that has no value except as speculators will take it and carry it over in the hope of profit later on. The price of cot ton is fixed by the world buy ing, and all the farmer can do is to sell his cotton at the price the world market makes. The buyers of cotton are the mills and they can buy only as much cotton as is needed to make the cotton goods the world will buy. It sounded reasonable when this man said that the only influ ence farmers can have on prices of their crop is to make smaller crops when prices are lower, and to permit bigger^crops Wher the price goes up. He was asked what io the so lution, then, of the farmer’s condition and he said, smaller acreage of crops, better quality, and above all things more at tention to cost of production. Cotton, as well as most other crops, is made at a cost of pro duction that is too high. Fre quently it is said that the crops do not pay the cost of produc tion. That ought to be sufficient to show the farmer that the cost of production is a place to be gin to improve his condition. : Any other industry studies pro- i duction costs and steadily en- I deavors to lower those costs. In variably the man or the concern that can produce at the lowest cost has the inside When it comes to realize a profit for low production gets the same ] rice in the market as higli cost pro duction. BOOK REVIEWS LIGHTS OF FAME By Walter Gilkyson Scribners, $2.50 “Lights of Fame” is the name of f’nother new book at Hayes’ store from the typewriter of a Southern Pines author. The book is by Walter Gilkyson, who is a summer resident here as well as winter, and who has recently come into prominence by his striking power of handling some of these new phases of life that seem to be arising* as the world speeds up. Mr. Gilkyson has presented a bit of work that is so wholly of romance that that alone saves it from being rather typical as modern, tremen dously modern, history. But probably it is a revelation of what changes are g’oing- on in society and in the influ ences that govern social relations. No doubt some of his readers will question his outspoken style, but others will recognize his story as akin to the mor.'ning newspiaper, which tells what happens as the day’s events. The author has moved up his dates ,aiid written life as it is now, rot as it was fifty or ten or any years ago. In some respects the picture is not a pretty one. Neither are some of the pictures the photograph of fers today. But that does not change the skillful accuracy of the pictures. Mr. Gilkyson is a keen observed, and he is familiar with his human con tacts. Hg is a clever writer, and has made a book that will hold public attention wherever it is read, for it is more than a mere novel for an hour’s diversion. Whether he intended it or not he has called attention to some of the habits and customs of today that are approved by some and auestioned by some, but which nev- ertheless seem to be fixed as a fea“. ure in the present adjustments of ou ■ social relations. That the author has come to ■ one of the Southern Pines communi^. is another factor that will give . terest to his book. Mrs. Gilkyson : also a writer of reputation.—B. H. E THE DOOR By Mary Roberts Rinehart. Farrar & Rinehart. New York. 193: A new mystery story by Mar Roberts Rinehiart needs no heral to proclaim its hair raising merit?. The reader may be confident that b will enter upon a swiftly movmg nai, rative which will curdle his blood i.- a gently sophisticated manner, arou^. his dormartt sleuth-like capacities and out-sleuth him to the end. Th=? four murders and three murderous as saults which involve the hitherto ini. peccable family of the spinister, Mis^ Elizabeth Jane Bell, should satisfy the most exacting crime hunter. The story begins with the apparent, ly unmotivated murder of Sarah Git- tings who for years had been nurse- housekeeper for various membes of the Bell family. These relatives of Miss Bell all enter the story, some a« victims of assault, others as sus pected criminals. Neither Miss Bell nor the reader can untangle the mor^ usually complit‘ated skein, <nor dj> they learn until the final paragrapii the identity of the murderer. “Tl.^. Door” fulfills all the requirements a thrilling mystery and among can- didates for the Crime Club it shoul go to the head of the class. —ANN HYDE ALLEN. THANKS, SAY WE EARLY EASTER SERVICES ON SHORES OF LAKE Special Easter services will be conducted on next Sunday morning at 5:30 o’clock on the shores of the Aberdeen Lake in Aberdeen under the auspices of the Christian Endeav or of the Presbyterian Church. The church bells will ring for services at 5:15. There will be special ainging ai'ranged, and some very interesting and appropriate talks are promised. It is hoped that every one who can will be present. Editor, of The Pilot: Referring to the page advertise ment of the Chamber of Commerce in your issue of the 11th, I feel I must write to tell you how much I personally appreciate it. The basic idea, so appropriate, is developed in such a human and logi cal manner that the reader feels both a glow of friendliness and a. desire to aid. It is unusual to see a request fo" funds which appeals so strongly t head and heart. For the purpose intended this “add” is not only a model but a. classic. The Chamber of Commerce and every lover of Southem Pir«i.> owes you this thanks for such splen did aid to a worthy cause. Faithfully yours, —M. G. Nichols. Southern Pines, April 12, 1930. SON TO MR. AND MRS. AME Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ame of Aber deen announce the arrival of a son on April 14th. Report of the Condition of the Page Trust Company Blank at Aberdeen, North Carolina to the Corporation Commission. At the Close of Business on the 27th Day of March, 1930. GRAINS OF' SAND Local contractors siay tfiere are more plans out for estimates in the Sandhills right now than ever before in history. It looks like a big build ing summer. More than a million dol lars worth of new homes were con structed here last year. Can this rec ord be broken during 1930? REDUCING THE COTTON ACREAGE The Pilot has remarked the unsatisfactory condition of the Americim cotton export trade, and the need of a reduction in acreage and a better quality of lint, if we are to save the cot ton farmer from further dis astrous plight. This week a cir cular from Texas farm orgaid- zations appeals to the cotton farmer every place in the cot ton belt to reduce his acreage, because it is apparent that the world will not absorb another big crop in this country. The in creasing crop in Egypt, India and elsewhere will probably see more foreign cotton made this year, and as each extension of acreage and production en courages the foreign cott«3n planter to broaden his area of yield, and to improve his methods, it is imperative for the American cotton grower to stop over producing. American cotton is in a pecul iarly dangerous position. More than half of the crop must find a market abroad. The foreign market fixes the price of Amer ican cotton. The relatively Tiigh price of American cotton since the war broke out has encourag ed the planting of cotton abroad, and continued high prices will further stimulate foreign com petition. The foreign competi tion will tend to hold the prices We always know when they’re go ing to have ice cream at The Teach er age. They freeze it right outside ( ur editorial window. But we haven’t yet quite dared to saimter in at meal time on those days, tempted as we have been since the hot spell arriv ed. Add needed Aberdeen Improve ments : A coat of paint on The Teach- erage. There will not be better talent in any tennis tournament in the country this year than may be seen in action this week at Pinehurst—^not unless th French come over for the national tournament in the fall. where else.” But he knocked down the wasp nests in the buildings. Moore county ties for sixth rank ing in the state in literacy of white persons. New Hanover has the smallest num ber of native white rural illiterates, 885, and the lowest rate, 2.9 percent. Wilkes county has the largest num ber, 3,601, ard the highest rate, lY.Ol percent. State average 4.0 per cent urban, and rural 9.02 percent. In the state at large, there are 104,673 native white illiterates ten years of age and older; 94,6C ’ of these are in the farm regions, i^.id 82,056 of these are 21 years of age and over. That is to say, approximately nine- tenths of our native white illiterates are in the countryside, and more than four-fifths of them are beyond school ages. Our white illiteracy problem is es sentially that of adult white illiter ates in the farm regions. An old settler down on James Creek is not afraid of wasps. In^ fact he has rather a pride in them. A number have been building nests in some of his outbuildings, and he has insisted that they will not trouble him any. “They are tame wasps,” he said, “and they know how to behave.” But the other day he was sitting in one of the buildings engaged in a bit of work that occupied both hands, when two or three of the insects lit on his head. He at first made no move to dislodge his visitors, but at length they became restless and he laid down the stuff he was w’orking with and made a brush to drive them away. They protested, and left sev eral hot marks on his bald top. **But these are not my wasps,” he said. “Mine know better how to behave. These are some strays from some- The public school plant of North Carolina represents an invei^tment of $108,000,000, and its current oper ating budrget is $28,000,000. There are approximately 24,000 teachers, white and black. If we include the track drivers and other employes, the to tal personnel is nearly 30,000 peo ple. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts —- $2,989,996.52. Overdrafts 1,547.28 United States Bonds 25,282.81 North Carolina Bonds 30»251.32 All Other Stocks and Bonds ,193,551.00 Banking House 44,023.15 Furniture and Fixtures 71,135.62 Cash in Vault and Amounts^ Due from Approved [ Depository Banks 559,953.25 Checks for Clearing and Transit Items 6,094.38 Due from Banks (Not Aproved Depositories) 3,203-4S Cash Items (Items Held Over 24 Hours) 3,314.42 Other Real Estate 3,538.45 TOTAL ?8,931,98L66 LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid In 250,000.00 Surplus Fund 100,000.00 Undivided Profits (Net Amount) 10,352.27 Reserved for Interest 39,912.29- Reserved for Taxes 1,840.82 Reserved for Dert'eiciation 50,849.03 Unearned terest '4,305.17 Other Deposits Subject to Check 1,653,495.18 Deposits Due State of North Carolina and Any (>f- ficial Thereof; Secured $430,173.04 430,173.04 Demand Certificates of Deposit (Due in Less Than 30 Days 44,242.22 Cashiers Checks Outstanding 57,372.30 Certified Checks Outstanding 1,221.04 Time Certificates of Deposit (Due on or After 30 - Days) 255,590.69 Savings. Deposits (Due on or After 30 Days) 1,032,526.16 Expense Vouchers Outstanding 10.45 TOATL $3,931,891.66 Total assets of North Carolina building and loan associations were in creased by $838,536.85 during 1929, said a statement issued by Dan C. Boney, insurance commissioner, who supervises the operation of the asso ciations. On December 31, last, there were 233 active associations in the state, reporting assets of $95,848,056.86. During the year the association fi nanced the building of 6,709 homes valued at more than $18,500,000 the report said. The average value of the home was $2,762.07. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF MOOREE. Robert N. Page, President, Ralph W. Page, Director and H. A. Page, Jr., Director of the Page Trust Co., Bank, each person ally appeared before me this day, and, being dul yswom, each for himself, says that the foregoing report is true to the best of his knowledge and belief. ROBERT N. PAGE, President. RALPH W. PAGE, Director. H. A. PAGE, JR., Director. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of April 1930. FRANCIS PLEASANTS, Notaiy Public. My Commission expires Feb. 1, 1932.
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