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THE PILOT« Aberdeen and Southern Pinea, North Carolina
Friday, August 19, 1932,
THE PILOT
Published every Friday by
I'HF PILOT, Incorporated.
Aberdeen and Southern Pines, N. C.
NELSON C. HYDE. Managing Editor
BION H. BUTLER, Editor
JAMES BOYD STRUTHERS BURT
RALPH PAGE
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THE REDUCTION
OF TAXES
The Pilot is asked frequently
about the prospect and the pro
gress of the reduction of taxes
as undertaken by the Moore
County Tax League. As a pre
liminary it may be stated that
the Board of County Commis
sioners in their budget have re
duced the rate two cents belov’
the rate of last year, and prob
ably it is true to say that they
did this not because of any pres
what brought about the catas
trophe, ani debt is what will
hold our noses to the grindstone
until more is paid off than has
been paid. The fly in the oint
ment at the present is that we
have merely arranged so far to
borrow more money on the cred
it of the federal government,
and that money has to be paid
back in due time either in taxes
or in ignoring the source whence
it came, but always it has to be
paid in one form or another. We
can’t get rich by drawing
against the future and contin
ually stalling off our borrowing.
That constant cloud of having to
pay in the future is a ghost that
can never be blown away.
Necessity has compelled us to
narrow our range of profligacy.
The lesson that 'has been learn
ed will prevent further wild ex
tensions of credit in directions
that point to default of payment,
and the necessity of more rigid
scrutiny of security and willing
ness to pay will 'hold a safety
valve on financial transactions.
But personal habits must be lin
ed up with business necessities
if we are to prosper and stand
on sound footing. Financial
agencies have thoroughly learn
ed the necessity of financial in
tegrity in business transactions,
and in that quarter the most
hope must be founded. Money
HOOVER’S LETTER
OF ACCEPTANCE
All persons who are interested
in the welfare of the countrv and
sure by the League, but because
they saw a way through theiragain be t'hrown around
own efforts to make that reduc- fo^. every chimerical wildcat
tion. The commissioners were, scheme. For a time, until the
elected on the platform of tax|(.ycle has run its round again,
reduction and they -have been ^ve are likely to pursue a pru-
able to reduce taxes through one: ,^ent policy and to pay attention
means or another I'ight mater-, some more stable and profita-
ially since their election. If their I ^le industries than swapping
actions can be judged from their ijackknives in jail with each
talk and thoii* accomplishments, i other.
they are as anxious as the peo-{
pie to reduce taxes.
But it may as well be stated
here and now that all tax reduc
tion that is coming to this
county, this state and this na-
tion, is coming through the ac-;^^® functionmg of the govern-
tion and the sentiment of the; should read Hoover s let-
people. They have the initiative of acceptance of the nomina-
voice and the final determina-1 presidency. It is
tion. It is useless to ask what' of a professional polit-
the commissioners will do or i document, and it is a right
what the Tax League will do. i ^^^^t^^hgent discussion of econo-
The commissioners want to re-i^^^^ poli^tical conditions as
duce taxes, but they have the i the people and the
bills to pay. The League will try j country. Regardless of the bias-
hai'd to reduce taxes, but they' r»ianner in which nearly all of
recognize that if bills arc creat- view e\erything the docu-
ed they must be paid. If the '
people want bills made and paid ''^^rth a study for the plain
that is their privilege, for the presents. Mr. Hoover,
tnajoritv governs in taxation as coming of good old North Car-
well as in all other things in a Quaker ancestry, is by ed-
popular government i ^^ation and experience an engi-
That brings the' question to engineer’s regards
this point, and there it will stay precision and acciiracy of
until the people determine what statement as well as of fact. He
they want to do and will do. to the galleries,
the people want taxes reduced? motions or the preju-
Are they willing to have expen- ^o his credit as
ditures reduced in order to per- foremost officer of the gov-
mit taxes to be reduced? If not and a leader of a hun-
the whole proceedings are:^*’®^ twenty-five million
through. But if they want taxes His document is a bus-
reduced and are willing to document, and as much it
along with the League it is not valuable, whether its conclu-
a far crv to sav that taxes will accepted or not. The
be reduced. Yoii can figure that accepts what the Pres-
out yourself. But a lot of in- ’fl^nt offers can probably jusli-
•quiry into the tax situation 'X acceptance, while tho.se
must be made vet by tfie tax’f^iS‘i^ree can find grounds
committees before decided steps ^^eir argu-
can be taken. When these inves-1 "^^nts that prompt the disagree-
tigations are pushed a little far-'his lead is
ther they are going to disclose I The Pilot
some expenditures of monev inclined to follow his con-
that will meet with a protestsignifies^
*^rom those who do not want ex- nothing, for in these days of in-
p«nses to be reduced. There will t^^hgent reasoning the man who
c^ie the job for the people, if fondemns because his own opin-
the people want the taxes re-'*®*^ accepted is too narrow
duced they will have to stand up ^ uninformed to be of much
and say so, for the League has iarriving at logi-
no authority except what comes I findings,
from the people by their own ac-i is i^ot the purpose of The
tion. If the people want to back Pi^ot to discuss those features
this movement they must say i of the document that seem fal-
60. It can be done just now byi^^^ious, nor to particularly ap-
communicating with the town-jP^’ove those that seem uncom-
s^ip committees, and by the'^only sound, for all that is a
subscription of a quarter of for individual consider-
dollar by as many as can afford! (ition. Rather the idea in mind
it to sustain the small expenses ' to urge as many people as pos
that will arise in the work. The i to read the statement of
more names given the commit-!the President for the informa-
teemen as members an d the tion and the stimulus to thought
courage sometimes to leave out
things than to print them.
It is not a question of courage
that leads a paper to print what
it prints or to fail to print w'hat
it does not print. The first thing
considered is w^hether the thing
justifies printing it. A country
paper does not copy a great deal
of stuff from other papers, for
the things printed in rural cir
cles are usually those that have
to do with the community. The
article in question had to do
with national politics. It came
from another state. National
politics in North Carolina differ
t’rom the same thing in other
sections, for North Carolina is
fairly wedded to its idols, which
in national alignment is the
Democratic ticket. The argu
ment that appeals to a voter in
Pennsj'Ivania, for instance, re
garding the national ticket, does
not interest the voter in this
state. The truth is thj^t in the
national campaign North Car
olina cuts little figure, for its
vote can pretty surel.v be count
ed before it is cast, just ns that
of Pennsylvania can. Four years
ago The Pilot had courage
enough to say .some things in
behalf of Mr. Hoover, not sus
pecting that Hoover then would
caa-r^ North Carolina. It does
not now suspect he will carry
the state again. But the main
thing is that the most of the
fuss that is to be made in thts
section this fall in politics is bet
ter turned toward local matters
: than spread over so wide a field
I that it will not be observed.
’Things are not so bad politically,
'anyway, that it is necessary to
I get much het up. Our election is {
jpretty much finished when the;
jhnal primary is ended. About,
; the most striking political event I
I that is transpiring in this sec-!
I tion just now' is that malt is
quoted at 49 cents and some who
i know say you don’t get the kick
out of it for that amount of
. money. But these things do not
! require courage. Rather merely
the curiosity to hold on and
watch what they are going to
do. The Pilot thinks Hoover has
I been an exceptionally good pres-
1 ident, but doubts if that w'ill
j help him to be reelected by the
vote of North Carolina this fall,
and our sphere of influence does-
!not go far beyond state boun-
i daries. So it is not a question of
I courage at all, but of belief that
it is not very exciting sport to
s'hoot at things so far away you
i know you never will hit them.
pleasure in extending to your <,ball
team an invitation to be my guests
at the Carolina Theatre, Southern
Pines at ttie showing of “Skyscraper
Souls,” Thursday, B’riday and Sat
urday, August 4, 5, 6.
I am but voicing the opinion of
many .of your friends when I state
that you have been the fairest, best-
natured sportsment of any team in
the League.
You have not won all your games
but you have won something else
more valuable an»i that is the high
regard of the sport lovers of the
Sandhills and this is but a slight tok
en of that appreciation.
I would be pleased if you could all
attend on Saturday night but if this
is not convenient, you are just as
welcome either on Thursday or Fri
day night.
I am attaching herewith Passes
for the team and it is my wish that
each member bring either his wife,
sweetheart, mother or sister.
Here’s to a bunch of good fellows
who have made many good friends
in Pinehurst and Southern Pines!
CHARLES W. PICQUET.
GRAINS OF' SAND
Cyrus Butler of the Eastman com-'
pany of Kingsport, Tenn,, was home ‘
for a few days last week. W-hile here
his brother Howard asked him to go ;
down to the coast fishing. As usual
they caught big fish that got away,,
and Cyrus is honest enough about it |
to say, about a big drum, that he was
relieved when it did. “For, the bloom
ing thing was about four feet long, j
and it was pulling me around there
until it was a case of getting away
by itself or taking me along with it”
Cyrus confessed. “I couldn’t land the
doggone thing, and all 1 wanted was ;
for somebody to help me let go of the
bear.”
H. E. Pleasants, division passenger
agent of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way, announces that a total of 97.5
percent of the 2,676 passenger trains
operated during the month of July
reached their destinations on time.
the thing works all right as to the
price, but the bloomin’ hens is gone
on strike and he can’t see that no
eggs at twenty-five cents is any bet
ter than a lot of eggs at fifteen.
A COLLEGIAN’S FAREWELL
By William V. Carter, Jr.
.1 think we leave a part of us within
These walls where works and some of play was done..
If you but list e’en now there comes the din
Of marching feet along the halls where one
And all of us have trod. Beneath the trees.
Along the shaded walks, there lingers yet
The smiles of friends Vve knew. Old memories
Of youthful pranks we played—new friends vve met
From day to day—old thoughts of home—old dreams
That died or grew—new loves we made—and there
Our repertoire we find the hand of God. It seems
So hard to part from friends we love. To you
We bronght our morning days, and now we part
With manhood’s benediction in our heai-t.
Aberdeen, N. C.
The grapevine telegraph editor
says the information from Turkey
Flat, Sunk Hollow, Dogwood Ridge,
and many other places is to the ef
fect that the peach crop has enabled
the people in most places to secure a
supply cheap enough to make sure a
sufficient quality of material to fill
all the jars and jugs and kegs for
fall and winter comfort. Culls were
never cleaned up so closely, and much
stock of excellent quality has been
obtainable at low prices in tempor
ary lulls in the shipping market. Jim-
ple W’ipps says the people are stand
ing by Hoover in his assurance that
the saloon must not come back, and
they are arranging so that it will not
be necessary. Jimple regards the
peach as a noble article of food and
drink.
Bill McXeill at Southern Pines says
he undertook to have a poultry gath
ering at his store to discuss matters
pertaining to the chicken yard, and
immediately the price of eggs went
up to twenty-five cents. But one of
the farmers who was at the meeting
and who went home full of hope says
The following clipping taken from;
the “Kiwanot^” column of “The!
Weekly Letter,” Kiwanis news sheet, 1
expresses the sentiment of many oth- j
er citizens of the county w*ho are not |
members of the Kiwanis Club. !
“Di-. Symington talked about the |
typhoid fever situation in Moore
county last week and outlined what
is being done to prevent an epidem
ic. If cutting taxes means the abol
ishment or decrease in the efficiency
of this office then we, are opposed to
the cut. The future development of
any community rests entirely upon
the good health of its citizens.”
Ham Salad
Have you tried this appetizing sand
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It’s just one of the many fine things
to be found here.
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Aberdeen, North Carolina
The proposition to extend the wa
ter lines of Southern Pines to out
lying territory to pjrovide employ
ment during the dull period leads one
philosopher to ask who will buy the
pine for the mains. .Always some
place to stub your toe if you don’t
watch out.
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Dorsey Stutz says the Seaboard'
rail excursions were a big success,
but so many people went some where
on the excursions that it looks as if ^
no one is left to go anywhere since
the excursions have gone. i
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The office girl says that the mem
bers of the Aberdeen ball team which
played Caithage should run around in
a circle and let each one kick the
other.
If you argue that Ralph Page isn’t
sound on the currency question you
have to recognize that he wakes up ,
some of the others, if that helps any.! H
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Sunburn is getting so common thatj
it does not give any distinction any |
more. 1
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that it will provoke, for it has
so many good ideas that it is
valuable as a public document.
more the people come ’out to
the meetings to express their
sentiment the faster the work
can go on.
Enoug*h information has been' AN IDEA OF
gathered by the Investigating j COURAGE
League and j a reader of The Pilot sends
S^hPPn % opinion j in ^n article taken from a print-
publication and not a bad
taxes run he ^t that, suggesting that
rections if thp no J” this paper might reprint the doc-
rections if the people say .so. ument, “if you have the cour-
A CONDITION I age.” That is a funny attitude
TO rpivipmre'd i concerning a new.spaper.
lu KbMfcMBER j courage to do with
Little doubt remains as to; what is printed? This is not a
the beginning of improvement | country in whidh freeidom of
in business. But a thing to bear speech is a thing that must be
in mind if we want to get on j fought for. It takes mighty lit-
our feet soundly again is that tie courage to print anything
it can never be accomplished by that has any business to be
piling up more debt. Debt is [printed. Possibly it takes more
ADMIRES BASEBALL
Editor, The Pilot:
In light of the fact that we are
putting on a big Baseball Field Day,
(full details of which appeared in
last week’s Pilot) on Labor Day, 1 be
lieve something an BASEBALL
would just aboul hit the spot with
many people. The letter from that
good citizen, Charles \V. Picquet,
which I enclose could be quoted as
an example of the spirit created by
good clean sports iDanship. The mor
al asset of a baseball team to any
community, particulai-ly to our own
section where we have so little to
take the attention of the younger
folks in the off sea.son; the fact that
the game is not only played on the
field, but is discussed pro and con
after it has been played, thus keep
ing the attention of the players and
the rooters from other subjects prob
ably of a more harmful nature; the
spirit of team play that it engenders,
as all successful teams are compos
ed of players who bow their heads
to the good of the whole and do not
seek the individual honors; the val
uable lessons of discipline it offers
to the players, if this discipline is
administered and accepted in the
proper spirit; the will to win by
clean hard playing it inspires, at the
same time the ability to be a better
loser than winner it should inspire.
A few comments could be added as
to the benefit of this Labor Day ;
event where we will biing the pick of!
the League logetehr in individual
competition, as outlined by the first |
group of events, the presentation of:
the trophies won by the first and;
second teams in the Moore County |
League, won after hard clean con- j
tests, and finally the fact that we
are bringing together the very best
of the players in the concluding
event on the program, the game be-
tweeh the North. County S^ars and^he
South County Stars.
I have attended many of t|ie games,
and the spirit displayed in most of
them has been (wolnderful. True,
there have been times when a little
bitterness creeped in, but, we are all
human and subject to the faults of
mere mortals. Above anything else,
these games in my estimation have
been of great value this season in par^
ticular. An^hing that has claimed
the attention of people in these dis
tressing times, and made life just
a little more bearable and enjoyable
has surely been worth the effort.
Pinehurst, August 14, 1932.
• —ELMER M. SIMKINS.
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