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THE PILOT
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THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, January 5, 1934
THE RIGHT FOOT
FOREMOST
Nineteen, Thirty-four seems
to be starting off with a foot
firmly on the ground and a good
prospect ahead if the goblins
don’t git us at some point not
now in evidence. F^om all quar^
ters better reports of business
conditions appear to be coming, |
.some of them with qualifying re-1
marks, but in a genei’al way with '
an encouraging outlook. The ef- j
fort to mark up prices is ap
parently succeeding, in fact sue-:
ceeding so well that it looks as,
if the next kick in this big coun-1
try is going to be that against |
the high cost of living we have j
heard about so often in the past. |
The weak spot about the high ^
cost of living is that it hits rath-'
er hard the large number of peo-:
pie whose incomes have not been
raised by any of the many alpha-
bet schemes for raising things.
But you can’t raise oranges and,
ice cream in the same garden at
the same time, so the thing to ^
do is to look with confidence on
the thing that points upward.
Around the Sandhills the out-!
look seems to be encouraging.
The visitors appear to be coming ,
in satisfactory numbers. Busi-1
ness as indicated by mercantile j
transactions is favorable. The
stores have been pretty full all
through the holidays. Men are
employed much better than for a
while when the country was low
er in the dumps, and while the
employment is of that character
which takes money from one
pocket to put in the other, it liv
ens things up while it lasts, and |
the prophets say that the influ-1
ence will start real business in
motion and stimulate things al! l
over the country. It is fair to
take for truth what the prophets !
say until they are proven false,,
for some times even prophets hit,
the facts. 1
Th& unsatisfactory phase of ’
the situation is that we ai’e de- j
pending too much on what is to ■
be instead of on what is. We are ^
piling up taxes for the future,;
which the leaders of the new |
thought say will not bother us, |
but which we can tell more about'
as those taxes are called for in i
the days that are ahead. It is a'
wise man who tries to live with-;
in his income rather than on;
what he can borrow, and also it!
is a wise man who tries to pay
off some of his debts if he can |
"feet his fingers on the money |
rather than to spend the money ;
and hope that he can borrow |
more.
On general principles it is to ^
be believed that things are im
proving and going to improve,
although it is well to keep a fin-1
ger on the brakes as we go down
the hill and around the turn. We |
may meet something that calls j
for slowing down. Nineteen,'
Thirty-four has a good look to it,!
and should be welcomed on that i
basis.
MONEY '
AND TAXES I
Many vague theories regard-;
ing money are current the world '
around, but the great delusion !
is that money is wealth. Money'
is simply the endorsement by |
the government of the person-}
al debts of the individual. A ten-1
dollar bill is the assurance that j
the government will pay the j
bearer the sum indicated. The j
government is taken as a respon-;
sible endorser for that sum be
cause the government has full
piratical power to take from any
body any thing he has to satis
fy the means to pay that ten
dollars when it is demanded. The
government is permitted to as
sess and take from everybody
whatsoever it demands until the
people unite in successful pro
test against such a procedure.
Some day that may be done. In
fact unless government taxation
by nation, state and county show
a tendency to consider the tax
payer it is possible a protest may
be presented that will be effec
tive, which may not be a pro
test of desire, but the protest of
the impossibility of paying the
taxes asked. Already the sales
of property for taxes, with the
failure to realize anything from
the many sales, is pointing to a
falling down on the part of gov
ernment to collect taxes the way
some taxing authorities under
take.
We fondly dream of being a
wealthy nation. But much of our
wealth is in figures on the sche
dule. A great factor in our as
sumed wealth is land, but the
fact is that land is not worth any
more and possibly not as much
today as when Columbus discov
ered America. We have robbed
the land of the forests, the
mines of mineral, the soil by ero
sion has degenerated, the wild
animals that supplied food are
gone, and the land is “worth’
more money becausc more peo
ple want it. The man who has
a hundred acres of land values
it largely as a speculative bit of
property. Unless some one else
wants it it has practically no val
ue. It will not afford him more
income as fai*m property than
it would years ago, for much
land will not yield the crops that
were harvested in days gone.
Land is not money. When taxes
are called for they must be met
with money. The land owner can
not offer some of his land for
taxes. He must scramble around
to find money to pay taxes on
his higher valued land. We must
find money to pay taxes on
everything taxed. The one has
nothing to do with the other. The
railroad must pay taxes today
just as ten years ago when it
earned much more money, and
it must pay in money. The big
mill that is shut down must pay
taxes and in money, although it
is not earning any money and
its plant is deteriorating. It is
not the amount of the taxes that
makes the trouble but the fact
that the money must be produc
ed and the taxpayer may be de
creasing in ability to pay much
faster than taxes are increasing.
Property value is no basis on
which to fix taxes, for property
practically has no actual value.
And as taxes must be paid in
money, property is helpless, for
it has money only when it can
produce something that will sell
for money. Property is not ac-
cepteil for taxes. All this being
recognized it is not hard to see
that the increase of state and
national demand for taxes is a
grave situation. It is said that
th& government is considering
six billion of new appropriations
for special pui'poses, whic'h
means an interest bill annually
of $240,000,000 a year in addi
tion to our government costs of
the present, to say nothing of
the enormous burden of paying
the principal—if we ever pay it.
And tax has to be paid in mon
ey, not in property. Property is
merely the security, which can
be taken if the tax is not paid.
The tax conditions of the coun
try are extremely grave, much
graver than the money problem,
for the tax man takes the mon
ey, and he will take nothing else
except to sell it for money to
make taxes. We are certainly
piling up an interesting heritage
for the generation that will fol
low us, if we are able to stag
ger through to deliver to the
younger generation the load we
are now trying to carry. That is
the crisis that we are confront
ing, and unless we soon realize
the magnitude of the danger we
will not need to woiTy about
money, politics, war in Europe
or anything else.
It is not merely a diversion. It
is a highly technical occupation,
so complex in its character that
the highest faculties of the hu
man mind are essential in its pur
suit. The utmost of mathemati
cal precision is necessary in de
termining the force with which
to hit the ball, to deliver the
stroke in the direction that will
carry the ball on its proper
j course, its proper altitude, mak-
! ing allowance for all the vagar
ies of movement that the weight
and shape and position of the
ball may have at the time of
the contact of the club, to esti
mate the distance to the next
hole, and all the other factors
that govern the progress of the
game. All this computation and
action must be spontaneous and
immediate. No time is available
for deliberation, or needed. The
' golf player is a marvel of quick
i mentality and absolute control
of all his physical and mental
! faculties. He is one of the most
I remarkable machines in exis-
{tence, and the man who leads
j the field is a mathematical and
I physical genius althoug'h he
' probably never suspects the mir-
! acle he works, for his golf con
trol is so complete that his per-
foiTnance is almost automatic.
A golf player like young George
Dunlap is a phenomenon in his
line, for that swiftly-functioning
I brain and its correlating organs
are among Nature’s most com
plicated mysteries and accom-
I plishments.
I Men w'ho know golf know it
I is not merly an old man’s pas-
; time. It is a most highl.v special-
i izcd aTid complex mental and
I physical occupation, and the man
I who plays the game even fairly
' well possesses a skill and ability
that afford an interesting spec
ulative study of the creation of
the living creature. The play
grounds of the Sandhills are
|vastly more than a simple amuse-
i ment field. They give a scope
for the development of character
that few people suspect. A skil
ful golfer has something under
his hat—if he wears a hat.
GRAINS OF' SAND
The appointment of Henry Morgen- i Christmas time and almost three
thau, Jr. as Secretary of the Treas- months from the year. So many of
ury in President Roosevelt’s cabinet the old timers held to the old dates,
calls to mind last year’s annual ban- I and even now Old Christmas is a
quet of the Southern Pines Chamber \ popular holiday in many sections of
of Commerce. Of the two principal | this country. Down on the sounds of
speakers that night, one has been ^ North Carolina it is said that some
named by the President as Ambassa- communities will not have anything
dor to Mexico, a son of the other now ^ to do with the new Christmas and
honored with the secretaryship of the still have their festival and religious
Treasury. ' cei’emonies on January 6. In Lee and
As Frank Buchan says, if you want i Chatham counties the observance of
to get a big job from Mr. Roosevelt,: the Old Christmas is practiced to
you should address the Chamber of! considerable extent. The churches
Commerce here. still set apart the sixth of January
as Epiphany, a religious date, under
Both local banks, the Bank of Pine-; the name of Twelfth day, aside from
hurst and the Citizens Bank & Trust j >ts ancient recognition as Old Christ-
Company of Southern Pines, have mas. Saturday this year is Epiphany,
qualified for membership in the Fed-1 Old Christmas,
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation.! immediate vicinity the col-
Which means that your deposits with : °red folks who live in the neighbor-
either institution, up to $2,500, are, of the heads of James creek and
now guaranteed by Uncle Sam. You Rockfish and The Paddock, will hold
can safely empty the old sock and services at the colored school house winter
open an account now. the Callery road beyond the
- .Grover vineyard, Saturday being their
ulation of team boosting possibilities
at future football games in the state.
The staffs of crack ad writers could
concentrate on turning out snappy
yellg representative of the most pop
ular brands of smokes. Think of go
ing out to die for old “alma mammy"
under the inspiration of such slogans
as “they satisfy,” or “they’re toast
ed,” or yet that they are “easy on
the nerves.” Of course there might
be a danger that some rank outsider
would spoil the harmony by averingr
that “there ain’t a touchdown in r
carload.”—Lexington Dispatch.
PINEBLUFF
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Wells spent
the Christmas holidays in Hume, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pickier of New
York City recently visited Miss Paul
ine Little. From here they flew
in their plane to Macon, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Swan and
daughter, Lucie, of Sherburne, N. Y.,
have returned to their home here for
Banking Commissioner Gurney Hood P»-°b«bly be an interest-
A. Williams of
occupying Mrs.
says North Carolina banks are now in
ing event if some of the Northera vis-
the soundest condition they have been!^*'.'’®
in since the World War.
By the way, have you been arrested
I yet for wearing 1933 license plates?
j Fifteen hundred tardy motorists were
I nabbed the first day of January.
Mr. and Mrs. H.
Utica, N. Y., are
Jannaris’ home.
Word was received here recently
of the death of Miss Della Whitley
in a hospital in Greensboro. Miss Whit-
Counterfeit greenbacks are reported been sick only a few days and
with the program.
plentiful throughout the state. It’s
long since many of us have seen
any it’ll be difficult not to get stung.
j Decorative floats for the Dogwood
1 festivi.. arade here in April were
[ suggest ? . at the Chamber of Com-
mert-e luncheon on Tuesday.
I “But how can you have floats in a
! dry state,” the board’s madwag in-
I quii od.
From the State Press
NEW FOOTBALL ERA
The other day when it was publish
ed that a wealthy sportsman whose
I fortune is invested in the business of
pro- making cigarettes was very much in-
her sudden death came as a shock to
her many friends here. Mr. and Mrs-
C. 0. Newell attended the funeral
which was held at her home near El-
lerbe.
William H. Rorke of Grammercy
Park, N. Y., is spending several weeks,
at the Linwood.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Warner of Nor
ristown, Pa., are spending the win
ter at their home in Pinebluff.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krug of Long
Branch, N. J„ have returned to Pine
bluff for the winter.
Mr. and Mr.s. C. 0. Newell and Mr.
Coleman attended the Epworth
League Convention in Walkertown.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hurton of Fay
etteville and Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Bur
ton of Hillsboro ‘ recently visited
with their aunt, Mrs. W. D. Shannon.
Charles Ue Yoe of Friendship, N.
GARLANDS FOR
THE VICTOR
Flowers ill the pathway of the
man who ac'hieves takes the
form of a dinner at the Pine-
j,urst Country Club for the young
golfer who has added during the
week another credit to his rec
ord. George Dunlap, jr., a boy
whose rearing has in winter in
cluded his winter home at Pine-
hurst, inclined to golf in his
early days. He played the game
persistently and reached the
championship of the amateurs
of the United States. He played
the game and won the esteem
of the followers of ^he game.
Did you ever think about golf ?
AT THE DOGWOOD
FESTIVAL
i
I From time to time comes evi-
, dence of interest in the propos-
' ed dogwood festival to be held
in April in the Sandhills, a let
ter this week from Rev. W. A.
Cooper, pastor of the African
Methodist church in Charlotte
submitting a list of oil paintings
that he expects to show' during
I that time. Mr. Cooper, former
pastor in a colored church in
Southern Pines, has gained much
of a reputation as a painter, his
productions having been exhib
ited in New York and other lar-
'ger places, and with muc’h ap-
, probation. He has included in
{his probable colledtion here a
I score of pictures including “The
iNew Negro,” “The Old Cook,”
I “The Slave and His Hope,” and
j “The Shoeshine Boy,” a negro
; of the streets in Charlotte. His
work is all life studies, present
ing the actual negro life and in
dividuals as he sees his subjects.
, His exhibit at Southern Pines
and Pinehurst a couple of years
I ago attracted much attention.
I Mr. Cooper while in Southern
Pines as pastor of a congregation
of colored people made friends
' with the white folks as w’ell, and
he should be received with much
j enthusiasm for he is perhaps the
I most able exponent of the life
of his people that this section
has had in such close contact. His
work with his congregation in
singing their own intere.sting
, music interested many of the
: Northern visitors, as well as the
1 older residents, for Mr. Cooper
i appreciated the merit of the Ne-
i gro music and encouraged its
f use extensively. He was influen-
I tial in stimulating an intensive
; musical inclination not only in
j the church work but also in the
j commoner life of his folks. He
I will be a big factor in the old
^ slave reunion that is scheduled
j with the Dogwood Festival, for
his standing with the colored
folks as well as with the whites
is such that he will have the
help and encouragement of
everybody.
An interesting custom still
vails in some sections of the Deep terested in getting the “right” foot-
River c.'untry as well as elsewhere in ball coach for one of the big lol-
North Carolina, and to some extent leges of the state an inter<sting chain
over the Eastern United States along of speculation was started,
with some of the old world, that of This prompted an alumnus of anoth-
obseiving what is called “Old Christ- er colleue in the state to remark that
mah. \\ hen the settlers were coming he had heard it mentioned that an-
to the Carolina colonies in 1752 Great official of another big tobacco com-
Britain had not yet accepted the pany was interested in procuring the ' Y., is spending the winter with his
Gregorian calendar, which was made “right” coach at this institution.
I la%\ in England in that year. But it j Thirdly that reminded that just a
was unpopular, for it changed the ^ few weeks ago still another great to-
j date of the New 'iear from March bacco company had planned a popu-
125 to January 1, and the Christmas lar cigarette advertising football
;^te fiom Jariuary 6 to December 25. 'train for a prospective trip across the
Much opposition to this change was | continent—a trip that, sadly, didn’t
shown for the people protested against; materialize,
taking away twehe days from the
brother, J. L. De Yoe.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Fouhsee and
daughter, Joan of Durham spent
Christmas at J. R. Lampley’s.
All of which leads to further spec-
Miss Nellie Ward of Clarkton, spent
a few days in town last week visiting
her aunts, Mrs. J. B. Fagan and Miss
Mary Johnson.
RALEIGH NEWSPAPER MEN
GUESTS OF C. OF C. BOARD
W. A. Kindel of the business staff
a..d Abie Upchurch of the editorial
department of the Raleigh News &
Observer were guests at the meeting
of directors of the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday noon
at Jack’s Grill. They pledged the co
operation of the News & Observer in
support of the Dogwood Festival to be
held here in April.
Carolina Paint Stiop, Inc.
HENRY B. FRYE, Mgr.
PINEHURST, N. C.
Paint is a Preserver, a Restorer^ and a great personal and
community asset. Paint makes the Sandhills one of the most ad
mired spots on earth, for the world knows what paint has done for
the Pinehurst community.
A new York Banker says paint today is one of the best invest
ments.—When asked by a man with some money to invest what to
do with it he said, “Put it in some land, or a building, or in improv
ing the buildings you have.”
His argument is that land and building will be higher later
on, while securities may or may not. But paint is cheap now, and
will probably never be cheaper, and it will probably be higher in
the future, and paint and fixing up will be real investments in
stead of merely speculation.
The Carolina Paint Shop offers you fair prices, skill in work
manship, able supervision and the best material.
It insures against all accidents to workmen, property or the
public.
It has ample equipment to do the work right, and it will be
here to make good long after the paint is dry.
The Carolina Paint Shop, Inc.
PINEHURST, N. C.
Look at Some of Our Work.
That’s All.