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Page Tv.’o THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen. North Carolina Friday, August 10, 1934. THE PILOT Published every Friday by THE PII^OT, Incorporated, Aberdeen and Southern l*ineci, N. C. NELSON C. HYDE, Manufflng Editor BION H. BUTUEK, Editor lAMES BOYD STRUTHERS BURT Contributing Editors Subttoription Rates: One Year ^2.00 8tx Months $1.00 Three Months the months ahead, for the stock can pay, and that is our trouble {always do people have money lo that is now going to the can ning factory cannot be replen- the mouse in the feed bin. We ished in a few weeks. Hogs and may not like it, but how to lard will not respond to a brief change it is to make prices fit call for renewed supplies. A J the pocketbook, for pocketbooks heavy draft for cotton oil to j do not fit prices now. substitute for shortage of cook- now. It is paying ability that is i pay cash for it. But if they do not have money they do have most of the time some spare time which could be traded to the far mer in work on his improvement ing fats can not be met merely by a call. It may be vve will have a reserve stock of all these things big enough for the re- ' quirements for the days ahead : until a new’ crop and new herds • ! can be built up. But it is wise Address all communications to The fo^* Moore COUntj farmers to Inc. Southern Pines, N. c. ' take stock of their situation and to play the game accordingly. It PUot Eiitered at the Postoffice at South-' may be wise to save the heifer •m Pines, N. c., as second-class mail calves carefully, and to plan for matter. ; a future pork supply, and to en- 1 courage chickens as a meat re- TO VOTE YOU i the bigger animals Ml^ST REGISTER ' the national meat ^ 1 markets and packing houses in This IS the last announcement ^ the davs just ahead, that to vote in the coming school | ^Ve mav be out of the woods election you must register. This i this financial depression. But is the last week for registration, the wise head will remember although the election is not held , that the prudent man carries his yet for two weeks. Therefore umbrella on a dry day. It is all THE ZVB PL AX' OF PAYMENT Mrs. Blufc’s project of home improvement, backed also by the Kiwanis Club, is a movement that deserves to be encouraged by the people generally. It is true enough that farm homes need to be given some improvement in a great many cases. But the fea ture that should be stressed more than the improvement is the scheme proposed whereby pay ment may be made. This is by trading in farm stuff. Farms can make produce, which is w'orth a cash value at all times, but not in return for farm stuff. One of our biggest troubles is that w’e have lost our knack of trading stuff for other stuff. We haVe builded up a method of trading that involves money as a go-be tween, and the go-between has introduced another actor which is debt. Debt has mighty near killed' this whole country, coun* ty, state and nation as well as individual. There is no lack of money. The banks are full of it. But folks have nothing to give for it, and money is nailed up. But if we can work a trade scheme we can get out of the woods and on plain sailing rather easily. We need a trading ar rangement and right away. what you do must be done promptly. What you choose to do is your own affair. But you can not express your desire un less you have your name on the register. This is a matter of such ser iousness that it should have the right to expect the best of everything, but at the same time to be ready for some thing not so good if that should be what comes. It is always much easier to get rid of a surplus than it is to accumulate one. You can careful thought of the whole j ^hoot a cow in a second. But it people. It involves not onlj, iii takes three vears to raise one. large new bonded debt, but one This U. S. A. may be making that 1? to be laid on top of those jt^^jf some new problems. It is that already exist. If the ^’oun- the Moore countv far- ty wants an increased bonded ;^er to take a look at his^hand. debt it IS within the privilege of I _ the people to vote it, but to bej . able to vote when election day i comes around the preliminary' COlNhl MER precaution of registering during [ ’vve have plenty of new deal the period allowed for I'egistra- projects and agricultural de- tion must be taken care ot. Then ; vices to make the farmer rich, final action at election can lol-1 schemes to let us all thrive low’ when the tn^e comes. But with less work, and almost any other bounty a quick-thinking man can ask for, but we have GRAINS OF' SAND if you should fail to register, and then conclude that you w’ant to vote you have no possible chance. I overlooked"'one"thing,'’ and that If you register and do not make up your mind to vote you still have a chance to make a choice. You can vote or not vote as may suit you. Y'ou can vote for or against the measure. But if you may yet be the sprag that will keep the other wheels from mov ing as the plans intend. That is that the buyer is overlooked in all these fairy-like dreams. We are informed that there is too Tomorrow, Saturday, is the final her own social standing brings her day for registration for the special into unhappy conflict with her hus- school bond issue election. With an band, an earnest young ir.an with a increase of nearly one quarter of rigid small-town upbringing, and al- niillion dollars in county loans in- though she plays her game with skill, volved every eligible voter should see her plans are always overturned by that his or her name is on the books, unexpected love affairs or the sud- den discovery of a family feud. Tobacco growers hereabouts are much encouraged over reports of op- Here's one for the book, from the ening prices in Georgia, away ahead New York Herald-Tribune: of last year’s. The hearse containing an empty I coffin which was picked up for aban doned by police after it had stood in Tonnele Circle, Jersey City, for three days, was claimed early yesterday by A new novel by Maude Parker James Singleton. Negro undertaker ‘Impersonation of a Lady,” has just of the firm of Gary and Singleton, of been released by the publishers, Florence. S. C. Houghton Mifflin Company. Maude Mr. Singleton explained to the po- Parker is Mrs. Edmund Pavenstedt lice that he had come north to fetch of Southern Pines and New Haven, a body back home, that he had dia- Conn. The book is a highly diverting covered on arrival that the body hac' story of small-town society and a been shipped south by express, and war between women — of pompous that he had decided to see a little Mrs. Wyckoff, and of the battle wag- Harlem life. He had been told, he ed against her by the beautiful Irene .said, that it was illegal to park in Morrell. Irene was a prominent star New York, so he had left the hearse on Broadway when she married Don in Tonnele Circle and proceeded to The peach men are smiling. don’t register you can’t vote much of everything, and that the either way The important thing is to get your name on the books and then you will* have no occasion to re gret any neglect. A SERIOUS FARM PROPOSITION W'ithin the last twelve months farming America has made a most remarkable unintentional reverse on a vital phase of the way to be prosperous is to les sen production, increase prices and enable the man who wants to produce things or to sell things to make a price that will put him in the kind row’ and crown him a nabob. We stop men from w’orking long hours because there is too much of everything they make, although some folks are still without much of anything. We Carr and came to live in Wycton, but Mrs. Wyckoff considered her merely a clever actress impersonating a lady. Irene's ingenious campaign to break Harlem for a party that, intended to last one day, lengthened itself to three. Police returned hearse and coffin to him, and he started out for out hardships, such as putting off re pairs on the house or barns, or going without the clothes the family need, and how are we to pay more tax for more bonds to build more expensive schools: anyhow I The farmer knows it takes a doz en sheep to get enough cash to buy his girl a wool coat, and the price of a cow will hardly buy shoes for the boy. Study the Rural Homes Survey report on Moore county. It shows the serious condition of the homes, the much needed repairs and sanitation of the people, the low standard of living. Then compare these facts with our consolidated school system, its cost, the benefits in living to the homes of parents and children. If the experiences of the school graduates has improved the home, the survey fails to reflect it to any marked de gree. And we are asked to vote for more school bonds! After eleven years of compulsory school days, children fin ish and go out facing a public debt of $83 for each child, which must be paid in tax before earning a dollar for his own account. Are we going tc j increase the load? We are living in a “something for nothing’ 'era. free government mon ey, but there will come a day of pay ing off, and those who cannot pay their taxes will be sold out of their homes, as bonds must be paid by taxes. Yet the intellectuals would write with steel, brick and mortar against the sky, a history of these hectic days of unemployment and youthful idleness, days when labor is tabu, and the obligation of self-support is repudiated. Days when no one seems ashamed of receiving public aid. or abashed by being listed as a depend ent, or put in public records of econ omic incompetence. Soon our school year will open for thousands of children, involving mil lions of tax raised money, but not in the nation is there a reconstructed plan or program for working out or emphasizing the realities of life, the solving of our economic local, state or national conditions, or to exalt the practical, material things of life. —NICHOLAS L. GIBBON. August 8th, 1934, Mrs. Wyckoffs tyranny and establish Florence at once, visibly relieved. CORRESPONDENCE May Be Dangers Ahead Editor, The Pilot: The various letters from our citi- zens on the question of the Bond Is sue for County Schools which have appeared in your paper have cover ed the situation adequately and thor- basic industry of the country. A | forbid young people to w^ork be- year ago we thought we had too , cause there is too much work >ughiy, and the various editorials have ' ’ , • - . instructive. In especial, the letters of Dr. Poate, Mr. Tufts and Mr. W’icker present facts and figures which are impres- many cattle, too much corn, hay done by older people, yet young and stock feed, too much pork | folks fre«^uently need to eat and and lard, too much oil and pea- j to have things to w’ear and the nut oil, so we inaugurated a plan | pleasure and comforts of life, to plow down cotton, kill off; and have no older folks to help | arguments against the hogs, curtail feed crops and | them to procure what they need, I issuance of bonds in the amount of grain crops, and limit the pro- j We try to make things scarce so $232,000, arguments with which i duction of much of the food sup-1 the folks who have things to sell plies of the nation both for home 1 may have a high price and keep use and export. i things w’ithin a limit of supply The limitation scheme Nvas i that will compel high prices, but completely successful. The cot- j we have not planned any thing ton crop is limited. The produc- j for the buyer, tion of cotton oil will ease up on j And there we make a grave its competition with the lard ■ mistake, for the buyer is the crop. The big crop has been kill- man who pays the bill in the final show’ down. We can put price.s up as high as a mountain and it will be no good to the maker or seller unless the buyer is willing to buy. We may argue that the buyer has to btiy from the maker or seller, hut the buy- ed down and w’ill ease up in its competition w’ith the cotton oil crop. The wheat and grain crop is jolted by a bounteous Provi dence who stands ready to lend a hand when necessary, and the hay crop is restricted by Na ture at the same time. Nothing to feed hogs to make pork and lard. Nothing to feed cattle to make beef and butter and milk. Nothing to overload the cotton oil crop. And along with all of it cattle are being killed in thous ands to get rid of them, or to save them, as the statement goes. We are cleaning out the surplus. W'e are settling the question of the surjolus of meat and fat products for export. We are disposing of the excess of these things that we are offer ing for domestic consumption. And, with all of it, we are clearing the decks for next year. Prudent men do not advise any longer that we must kill sur plus stock, or destroy needle.ss surpluses. There is a warning that if we are not careful we will find ourselves going into the winter with a short stock of breeding cattle and hogs, and a dangerous risk of a meat short age, of a lard shortage, of a cot ton oil shortage, and of a short age ahead of us of all the ele ments of food that are provided by cattle, hogs, cotton and veg etable seeds and farm crops. Probably it would be wise for the Moore county farm to be sure that it has cows and hogs for find myself in thorough accord. Last spring when the matter was first considered by the County Com missioners I was one of three mem bers of the Moore County Economy League from this section who went before the Commissioners and spoke in favor of a small building program situation were published in the Moore County News. Until then, the intentions of the County authorities were by no means clear to many cf us. It is unfortunate that all these res olutions were not published a month ago. However, it now seems quite obvious that approval of the proposed 8166,000 school-bond issue means: (1) A new bonded debt of $166,- 000. <2) Approval (understood) of an additional new debt of $66,000, to be secured by County notes. (3) Assumption by the County of all outstanding school-districts debts, to the total amount, principal and in terest, of $610,000. (Of this, accord ing to Mr. Thomas, all but $68,000 will represent new county obliga tions.) That is to say, approval of a $J66,- 000 bond issue really means, or will Miss Laura M. Jenks Will Open A Private School for Kindergarten and Primary Grades On October 8th at Her Home At the Head of Pennsylvania Ave. Out of door classes, weather permitting. She has had years of experience in the New York City public schools anj in private work, both in Kin- dergarten and Grade w’ork Moderate Rates. Address applications to MInh Laura M. JenkH, Southern, N. C. Same will be forwared. Sandhillians in Cast of Show in New York Frank T. W ebster and Janie Zim merman Take Part in Produc tion at Columbia University COTTON EXEMPTIONS MUST BE APPLIED FOR AT ONCE Under the law governing the Bank head Cotton Bill, every producer of cotton, whether a contract signer or not, is eligible to apply some allot ment if he has cotton growing this year. No gin certificates will be issued unless applied for. Farmers still have a chance to apply at the County Agent's office for another week. It will be absolutely necessary that you apply during this time and after this time expires, those who have not made application will just have to be left out. For this reason County Agent Garrison asks those who have re ceived notices to please get the in formation along to anyone who has cotton this year and may not know about this. Notice.s have been sent to all box-holders in the county and an effort made to get in touch with everyone who might be interested. Tenants and share croppers do not have to make application, except in the case of cash tenants. Landlords will make applications for all tenants on their farms. North Carolina Moonshiners’ was the title of a skit with which mem bers of the North Carolina Club en tertained fellow students at the sum mer session at Columbia university in New York on the occasion of its an nual stunt contest in the gymnasium of Teachers' college last week. Open ing the program with "She's Comin’ Round the Mountain,” the skit feat ured a mountaineer’s hut, grouped about which actors sang. Two residents of Southern Pines were in the cast, Frank T. Webster, superintendent of schools here, and Janie Huske Zimmerman. Other? in cluded the president of the club, J. B. Christenbury of Crossnore school. Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Martin of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Elliott of Moy- 'ok, Anne Bridges of Forest City, Ros alind J. Bryan of Wilson, Sarah Shaw of Fayetteville, Emma Sloop of Crossnore, Wilhelmine Livingston of Wilmington, Gladys Currie of Fay etteville, Ida Currie of Raleigh, Dwight Fink of Salisbury, Alice Washburn of Bostis, Pine Hall of Crossnore, Mrs. Charles F. Taylor of Goldsboro, Mary Kinsey of Coinjock, Ray Armstrong of Goldsboro, Char les C. Chadbome of Remington, Mil lie Kanipe of Old Fort. FINE RESULTS OBT.4INED IN STATEWIDE CHILD SURVEY financed by local bonds for our com- be interpreted as meaning, approval of a new county debt amounting to i about $900,000, principal and inter- | est, and the levy or' a county-wide school tax of 45c on each $100. If this bond issue is approved, the Commissioners, acting, I suppose, upon the rather dubious authority munity, instead of the general tax. This would be in line with Dr. Poate's argument and in accord with Mr. Tufts’ suggestion about rebuilding and enlarging existing buildings. I understand that at the next ses sion of the Legislature there will be er knows that he can get along ^ determined effort to make drastic j of Chapter 299, Public Laws of 1933, without. This is no juggling with ; changes in our tax laws and methods ; (which purports to validate Chapter words nor advocacy of any > of raising revenues. Do not let us 1180, Public Laws of 1925, not law- scheme, or defense of any policy,] >°to voting a burdensome tax 'fully enacted I will proceed’ forthwith but it is a simple statement of'ajon ourselves until we find out more jto assume the outstanding school-dis- fact. Business has learned that i about this matter and until a more trict debts of the entire county: low price induces buying and adequate study of a building plan some $610,000, principal and interest, that high prices compel contrac-jcan be presented to us, m line with without any direct vote of the peo- tion of spending of money. It isj^^*’- Tufts’ suggestion, if we disap- pie. They will also borrow $66,000 a matter every- man handles for ; prove of this proposed issue, we can from the Literary Fund, him self. If high prices made j'ater vote in favor of a smaller one I The total, principal and interest, business every man of us would j'^’hich will undoubtedly be found ade- would amount to some $952,000—of have a fifty-thousand dollar au- 1 quate. , which all but $68,000 represents a tomobile for every member of i Dr. Poate's remarks about a forty ' new county obligation, the family and a Ford for the dollar saddle on a two bit horse re- i This does not seem a good time to minds me of an incident before I set- ^ add almost nine hundred thousand tied in Moore county. I was enploy- | dollars to our present county debt, ed on a railroad survey in Florida and which is big enough already. Re- Alabama in a thinly settled country j member that this would actually be in w'hich there were no roads, so we [a $900,000 mortgage slapped on had to travel on horseback. On one occasion I had a poor, weak, mount which had not enough strength to climb up the steep bank of a creek. He fell, with considerable embarrass ment to his rider. I hope I wont again get connected w'ith a forty dol- lar saddle on a two bit horse. GEORGE H. MAURICE. Eagle Springs, Aug. 3, 1934. cat. But unfortunately price is what stands in the way of buy ing, and that is why successful business has .since the world was created been trying to get prices down where everybody can buy. The buyer is the forgotten man. lie alwas has been the neg lected victim. But before this re covery of business gets far he has to be considered, not espec ially for his ow’n good, but be cause the seller can not thrive unless the buyer can buy. It’s an old story, “If you can’t bring your income up to your expenses bring your expenses dow’n to your income,” and if you don’t do it that adjustment will do it self. You can’t sell anything to a man at a price higher than he A $900,000 MORTGAGE Last week, the text of all resolu tions passed by the County Commis sioners in r62;ard to the school-bond every bit of real pioperty in Moore county. Can we afford it? —ERNEST M. POATE, Southern Pines, Aug. 6, 193-4. HOW ARE WE TO PAV? Editor, The Pilot: What does this voting for $232,009 in bonds mean? What will the tax payer do about it? Will the bonds justify the tax it will require? Can we squeeze out of our farms and bus iness any more tax money? We are not paying our present taxes with- PINEBLUFF Mrs. Howard Troutman, her daughter Ruth and Miss Alice Wilkes left for Greensboro Sunday for a couple of weeks. Miss Edith Howie left Saturday for Spring Lake, N. J. to visit friends. Bill Lampley and his sister, Mrs. Law'ton Foushee spent the w’eek-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lampley. Miss Dorothy Wallace returned to Rocky Mount Sunday after a two w'eeks’ vacation. Elmer Austin is spending several days in Belleville, N. J., visiting rel atives. Miss Helen Fiddner returned home after a month’s visit in New’ York and Danbury, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Atkinson and son and daughter of Charlotte were callers on Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Butner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W'arren Smith of Wil son were in town Friday. Mrs. D. C. Clapp of Greensboro and Miss Elizabeth Hampton of Fair mont, Miss., Carol Fouste of San ford are visiting Mrs. Joe Sutten- field. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Oliver of Win ston-Salem spent Monday at Mrs. Joe Suttenfield's. The Rev. C. E. Ruffin, minister of the Baptist church in Ellerbe will hold services in the Methodist church Sunday night, August 12th. His sub ject will be “The World’s March To ward the Anti-Christ.” Advertise—Even the smallest bus iness can afford a Want Ad. The State-wide public welfare child survey is almost completed, and has been a wonderful success. Miss La- land Frye made the survey in Moore county and has completed the w'ork. This survey will be followed up with an effort to help those children who are physically handicapped and in need of help. The results for the state as a whole have not been tabulated but the ap proximate results obtained through July 19th showed the following: 31,- 598 state cards; 19,643 veteran cards; 94,220 World War veterans. World War veterans' children, and physical ly handicapped children of other cit izens; 50,000 hours volunteer service rendered. The results in Moore county should be of special interest to those per sons and agencies that may try to bring aid to underprivileged children who are suffering from physical de fects that could be remedied. REV. MR. PRICE PRE.\('HER AT VASS REVIVAL SERVICES A series of revival services began in the tabernacle in Vass on Sunday evening with the Rev. Joseph Price, superintendent of the Quaker Child ren's Home in upper Moore county present to do the preaching. Mr. Price has held such meetings on pre vious occasions and has impressed his hearers with his clear knowledge of the Scriptures. Services w'ill be held each evening at 7:45 throughout this week and probably next. All are cor dially invited to attend. JULY WEATHER July past and gone was a hot month, not as hot as 1932, but hot enough, the temperature running 1.3 degrees above the long time normal, and .08 degrees over last July, 21 days rising to 90 or above, and to a high of 101 on the 14th. The lowest tem perature recorded was 61 on the 28th, comfortable enough but not long in duration. A total of 3.23 inches of rain fell on'the 2nd, the total fall for the month being 7.88 inches, a trifle more than one-half inch over the normal July average and bringing the to tal for the seven months of the year 2.52 inches above normal. St. Swith- ins Day, the 15th, was clear, and only a slight rainfall was recorded for the balance of the month. Long time Max Min. Aver. Average 90 67-8 78-9 1933 93-6 65-2 79-4 1934 91-1 69-2 80-2