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THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, NM-th Carolina
Friday, July 27, 1934.
THE PILOT
Published every Friday by
THE PllXyr, Incorpomted,
Aberdeen and Southern Pines, N. C.
MIXSON C. UyOE, Manai^ng Editor
BION H. BUTLER, Editor
IAME8 BOYD STRDTHER8 BUST
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Address all communications to The
Pilot, Inc., Southern Pines, N. C.
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Matter.
ers are already struggling. How
mucih more of a load can be car
ried is worth while inv’eatigating.
And now is the time to make the
inquiry. Never was a campaign
of education more positively
needed than now, and the voter
who does not apply himselt to
finding the facts in the case
may later see where knowiedge
will be too late. This is the day
to study this subject critically
and to the finish, so you will
know how to vote.
A MATTER FOR
SERIOUS THOUGHT
This new school election that
we are about to vote for w’as
scheduled too soon after its an
nouncement. It is the most ser
ious election we have probably
ever held in the county, for it
proposes the issue of $232,000 in
new bonds on top or tut vast debt
already existing, and which we
have no definite idea of how we
are to extinguish it. We should
have been given more time to
deliberate over this project.
Very few of us who will be call
ed on to vote on the subject can
have anything like an intelli
gent idea of the situation in the
county as regards the need of
the new financing or the pow
er of the people to pay taxes to
care for the interest on the new
loan, to say nothing of extin
guishing the principal, while at
the same time paying interest
and principal on existing loans
and also maintaining the costs
of running the county.
This matter should have been
given the fullest kind of public
ity and public discussion by men
who are familiar with finances,
with county affairs, with the
needs of the schools, with the re
lations of all sections of the
county with each other and with
schools, finances and all minor
as well as major detail. We
should have analyzed our coun
ty finances, our income, our
possible ability to maintain our
present income, the difficulties
that are facing the county in col
lecting the taxes now accruing
as well as those that are due
and those that have been over
due for a long time, some as far
back as six or seven years. May
be w'e can handle this proposed
increase in debt, and may be we
can not, but no one has yet
shown us a definite statement
as to our resources and liabili
ties which gives any idea of how^
we stand in regard to ability to
care for even the present debt
and current expense account, to
say nothing of an increase. Per
haps we may have ample finan
cial basis for an indefinite in
crease in our public debt, and
perhaps we may not be on safe
footing concerning the debt we
already have tied about our
necks. Tne Pilot does not know
the siti ation, and the vast ma
jority of the voters have no suf
ficient knowledge of affairs to
justify casting a vote, for the
whole motive must be one of
emotional enthusiasm or opposi
tion and based quite entirely on
the advice of some one who
gives out some information that
may be sufficient to use as the
base of opinion or may not.
The commissioners have en
deavored to arrive at a conclu
sion in this matter, and have
worked hard enough to entitle
them to the appreciation of the
people of the county. But they
have been urged by different
elements to do one thing or
another, and they are very much
perplex^ over the situation.
But they have passed the respon
sibility on the the people, leaving
it for a public vote to settle. Be
fore we take any positive step
as a people we s'hould have more
information than has been given
out.
It appears that the county is
now carrying more than a mil
lion dollars of debt, not counting
the township and village debts.
The question is how far into
debt we can go with prudence.
This is a matter for every voter
to decide for himself, for it ^
the taxpayers who foot the bill
and' who will have the burden on
their shoulders for u, long period
of years into the future.
This is n«| a question of poli
tics, that god we worship so de
voutly but which pays no taxes.
It is not a question of sectional
division of the county for the
taxes are laid on all alike, and
the delinquent tax sales indi
cate the situation many taxpay
,MEN OF THE
OIL COUNTRY
A story in the Oil City Der-
ric telling of the tribute paid up
there in the Pennsylvania oil
town to S. Y. Ramage, of Pine-
hurst, brings to mind the strik
ing part some of the familiar
faces of the new Sandhills have
taken in the development of this
marvelous nation. Pinehurst and
Southern Pines have a fair rep
resentation from the oil coun
try. Mr. Ramage is one of the
best known of the group. He
has been active here for years,
helping in the development of
the community. Along with him
are others. Patriarch of the oil
country delegation is John L.
McKinney ,who was in at the
beginning in Titusville soon af
ter Drake brought in the first
well that laid the foundation of
the great petroleum industry.
McKinney was of the progressive
fellows w’ho founded the Stand
ard Oil Company, the National
Transit, the United Pipe Lines
and the great distilling and dis
tributing agencies, Ke and John
D. Rockefeller are about the only
survivors of that earliest day.
Mr. Rockefeller has been an oc
casional Wsitor at Pinehurst and
Southern Pines, but Mr. McKin
ney, his old time business asso
ciate, has a permanent winter
home in Southern Pines.
Another permanent winter
resident in the section is Theo
dore Barnsdall, .it Knollwood.
William Barnsdall, the, younger
man’s grandfather, was one of
the pioneer group with McKin
ney and Rockefeller, joining
early in the first work in the
Titusville field, and Theodore
Barnsdall, son of William and un
cle of the younger Theodore
Barnsdall at Knollwood, was at
one time the largest individual
oil producer in the world. The
Barnsdall Company is still one
of the great organizations. Up
on W'eymouth ridge are the
homes of the Howlands, Krafcrt,
' Henne and other representatives
I of the original Pennsylvania oil
' field, and others are here and
i there in the Sandhills, a mighty
! helpful and progressive factor in
iwhat has been done in this sec-
tion.
Mr. Ramage has been a his-
> tory maker in Pennsylvania and
I in the national developmrnt, and
! he has been an active member
jof the Sandhills in the creation
'of the fine establishmpnt for
the enjoyment of life that this
^section affords. His Oil City
' friends are assured that he has
j friends in North Carolina who
I are fully appreciativ’e of his val-
I ue here as well as up there.
■THE Z. V. B. PLAN
FOR MOORE COUNTY
Mrs. Zeb Blue, when she pro-
I posed what Leonard Tufts calls
i the Z. V. B. plan for Moore
county presented a scheme that
is capable of making Moore
or any other neighborhood that
will adopt it, a self-dependent
community, prosperous and
happy. Moore county is more
than ever in shape to thrive if
j something like Mrs. Blue sug-
jgests can be fal.en as the foun-
|dation of the plan. Here is not
j everything in the world, but
here are so many things on
which men depend that in Moore
county can be made one of the
most ideal places to Iiv>? that
the world can show.
It is po.^sible we are on the
verge of a social revolution that
will compel a return of the move
ment of populdtion from the city
to the country, for the task of
making and moving to the city
the food supply the collected
millions in the city require is be
coming a task that is hard to
carry on. City life stifles human
interest and action. The only re
sult is a thinning out of the moss
of people from the big centers or
some disastrous social develop
ment that threatens the nation,
just as the concentrated popula
tion of the Oriental countries has
brought to India, Japan and
China problems that possibly
they can never solve.
Mrs. Blue has proposed the
basic principles of a plan to make
the county a thrifty and progres
sive unit of Anuricun life. She
has suggested enough to justify
some sort of a start, and w’hen
Leonard Tufts enlists under her
leadership she has already re
cruited a great army, for Mr.
Tufts is a clear thinker and an
active worker. If they can get a
following they have already
started what may be the most
important thing this county has
ever known, for it is a self-op
erating uplift and economic pro
cess that will grow as it is en
couraged.
Here in Moore county is much
more than merely a winter re
sort. Climate, soil, surroundings,
natural resources and every
thing necessary to the coffort
and maintenance of mankind is
available. We have the railroads,
the highways, the water facili
ties, fuel possibilities, good stock
of people. We have the little
towns that can be the nucleus of
thrifty and happy communities.
We have what is most essential,
the room to operate these little
centers of industry, home mak
ing, social existence and happy
life. Over at Vass the cotton
mill is a center of desirable life
and activity. Carthage has its
helpful factories. Cameron is a
center of dewberry production.
Aberdeen has much promise.
High Falls is an ideal little in
dustrial community with its
mills and its farm people all
around. The lumber mills sprin
kled over the county are small
industries but they contribute
to the industrial stimulus of
their communities. The talc
mines are centers of subsistence.
Hemp is growing and giving
great promise. West End with its
factories is keeping its head
bravely above water.
The Z. B. plan is broad
enough in its scope that it can
be applied to the whole county in
encouragement. As in Scriptur
al days it was recorded that it’is
the little foxes that destroy the
vineyards so in these days it is
the little things that can be just
as inhuential in putting us as lit-
' tie communities on the way to
I progress. We need in this coun-
j try a Moore county association
I that w'ill join the Z. V. B. project
and help it along and make it in
clude every field of action that
county is capable of awaking.
The women of the curb mar
ket are doing a valuable share in
one phase of this sort of work.
They are bringing to the notice
of the people things that are the
products of the Moore county
workers, and they are selling a
lot of good stuff. They ought to
sell a great deal more for their
goods are worth the money.
Moreover the curb market is a
fine place to drop in and talk a
bit about the weather and the
neighbors and fall in with a
bunch of kindly and interesting
women who know the daily
story of Moore county life and
experiences. And there is noth
ing in this world more fascinat-
j ing to talk about than the peo-
; pie of the neighborhood,
j The Pilot would like to see an
I organization formed on the bas
is of the Z. V. B. plan, and with
Mrs. Blue and Leonard Tufts al
ready carrying th^ banner of the
project it should be no hard job
to recruit the army quickly. Let
us hear from some of the rest
of the folks on this idea.
meeting trains from the north in mid-
season.
Within the past week two negroes
entered the Moore County Hospital
with eyes full of buckshot. One will
lose the sight of one eye; the other
of both. They were not engaged in
the same fracas.
Who can namt.^ the Republican can-
didate for the United States Congress
from this 8th District ?
Prices for cantaloupes were such a
disappointment they closed the melon
market at Raeford a few days after
it opened.
Judge Humber fails to gain and it
is unlikely that he will be back on
the bench before his term expires at
the end of this year.
When Aberdeen plays Southern
Pines O. D. Park of The Pilot staff
is literally on the fence. He has one
son on the Aberdeen team, one on
Southern Pines. When one is pitching
to the other he doesn’t know whether
to hope the pitcher strikes out the
batter or the batter gets a home run
off the pitcher.
IN CARTHAGE ON BUSINESS
I H. C. Jones, general manager of
I the Jone.s Department Stores which
j are located in eight towns in this
I state, w’as a business .jitor in Car-
j thage Monday.
SENATOR BAILEY’S WORK IN
WASHINGTON OUTSTANDING
Thad Page is home for a brief
visit from Washington, where as sec
retary for Senator J, W. Bailey he is-
kept exceedingly busy. Mr. Page says
Senator Bailey has been one of the
most useful and active members of
the senate through the session, trying
energetically to serve the State ol
North Carolina In a manner credita
ble and profitable to the State and
the people and at the same time to
broadly represent the whole nation.
Some new political features have de
veloped in Washington In the last
year or two, and out of the hurly-
burly Mr. Page says Mr. Bailey will
come with a position and substan
tial confidence of the people of his
state as they come to realize better
what difficult complications have
been arising all over the country
since the last congress convened.
But the folks who have kept up
with the papers and with the daily
reports of the Congressional Record
are aware that Senator Bailey has
been one of the active workers and
clear thinkers and sincere students of
public affairs and that he ranks to
day as one of the leaders in the na-
tional assembly.
Mrs. Annie M. Bolles and Miss Isa
bel E. Mitchell of Vermont Avenue
have returned to their home after a
visit of five weeks with friends In
New London, Connecticut.
GRAIPSrS OF' SAND
We don’t know how many physi
cians there are in Moore county but
we’ll wager the M's lead. Ke know
of eight w'hose names begin with
M.
There are 83 golf courses in North
Carolina, more than we would have
guessed but still less than oue to a
county. Moore boast.s ten percent of
this total, and Pinehurst has more
than any city in the state.
To the best of our knowledge and
belief Realtor Potts is the only waist
coat wearer in the Sandhills in Sum
mer.
ing boards, good beaches, plenty of
space for all ages and sizes to swim
in safety.
Southern Pines has five private
swimming pools.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.
John Bloxham introduced shorts to
Sandhills summers. He al.so stuck re
ligiously to white flannel.T throughout
winters, regardless of temperatures.
It was not an uncommon site in
John’s days in Southern Pines to see
him in his white breeches standing
beside Jim Boyd in hts coonskin coat
GEO. C. ABRAHAM, V. Pres.
ETHEL S. JONES, Ass’t. Cashier
U. s. POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY
A SAFE CONSERVATIVE BANK
WE SOLICIT AND APPRECIATE
YOUR BUSINESS
Deposits Guaran teed Up to $2,5UU.
Safe Deposit Boxes and Storage Space
All Departments Commercial Banking
NEW BANKING HOURS
Mon. to Fri., 9 a. m. to 2 p. m Sat. 9 a. m. to 12 noon
Georgia Belle is still a great girl
in this section, and Elberta is anoth
er t'eminine name that is making a
hit.
Thad Page, Senator Bailey’s secre
tary, is down from Washington for a
visit to home folks in the Sandhills.
He has also seen some folks who
would accept jobs if urged.
Nobody around here is worrying
because a lot of other places are
stressing warmer sunshiny weather
these days than we are registering
in Moore county.
j The steadily increasing number of
, automobiles in this neighborhood
looks as if prosperity is having an
influence^—unless credit is working
freely again.
Instead of worrying about finding
a market for surplus wheat in for.
eign countries we may yet be glad
that the other countries have been
making a surplus in case our crop
falls so far short that home-supplies
j will not keep us in bread. Things
don’t always work out ’.iKe tlie pro
gram reads.
In spite of the repeal of the prohi
bition amendment Southern Pines is
soon to have another big water tank
on top of the hill—water, mind you.
Don't let this kind of weather keep
you from engaging your winter wood
supply.
Did you know the Sandhills has a
new amateur orchestra. It came about
because Liv Biddle bought some
drums, learned to play them. Beating
drums and cymbals all alone grows
monotonous so LIv set out to build
an orchestra. It comprises Mrs. Her
bert Vail on the piano, Herbert on the
mandolin and Bob Page on his gul-
tar. They do well the few pieces they
have learned and have played for sev
eral dances this summer. Herby Vail
occasionally doubles on the violin. He’s
a versatile chap, the Kiwanis Club’s
secretary. Plays good golf and tennis
and was on last year’s Pinehurst base
ball team.
Aberdeen Lake, since last year’s
improvements under CWA funds, has
become the most popular of local
swimming holes. It has cooler water
and all the conveniences, good div-
SIX months
A record breaking demand has sent Chevrolet production
to its highest total in four years
Since January 1st, Chevrolet has pro
duced more than half a million cars
and trucks. This tremendous total has
broken all Chevrolet records for the
last four years. And here is the reas
on behind it: No other manufacturer
has so much to offer as Chevrolet.
Che\Tolet is the only low priced car
with patented Knee Action, and only
patented Knee Action gives you
shock-proof steering combined with
the new jolt-proof gliding ride. Chev
rolet alone in its field provides Fish
er Bodies, cable-controlled brakes,
Y-K frame, and a dozen and one other
important features. Do you wonder
that the trend is to Chevrolet ?
CHEVROLETMOTORCO..DETROrr^ICH.
Omtpan deatilet't iotc dtiioered prieet and emty
G. M. A. C, termi. A Genend Maton Vmbu
CHEVROLET
lEW REDBCED PIICES
STANDARD MODELS
Sport Roiuteter fM5 S25
Coach 495 25
Coupe 4S5 25
MASTER MODELS
Sport Roadster 5M 18
Oomch SM 35
Town Sedan 415 3§
Solan 4M 35
CkMtXM 5M 35
Sport Coupe tm 35
Sedan Delhwy Mt 45
COMMERCIAL CARS
fVMliwrt/yjytal 30
Utility Long Chawis S15 5$
Dual Long Chaaaia 535 50
UtiUty Chaaais and Cab 575 M
Dual Chasais and Cab 9IS 50
Utility Long ChaatU and Cab. MS 50
Dual Long Chassis and Cab... 425 50
Commercial Panel 575 35
Special Conunerdal Panel 595 35
Utility Panel 750 50
Dual Cab and Stake Body 480 50
Dual Long Cab and Stake Body 740 50
AAora U»f price* o/ pmamtngar oara at Flint,
Mich. With bampan, tirm and tira look, tha
Hat prioa of Standard ttodalm im $18 additional;
Maatar ModaJa, additional. LJat pricaa of oota-
raaroial cara tfuotad ata i.o.b. Flint, Midi. Spaoial
attmpmant a*tra. hioaa aubjaot anthout
notice.
ALLRED CHEVROLET CO.
Aberdeen, N. C.
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