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Page Two THE PILOT. Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina Friday, March 6, 1936. THE PILOT Published each Friday by THE PILOT, Incorporated, Southern Pine«, N. C. NELSON C. HYDE Editor FR.\NCES FOLLEY Advertising Manager DAN S. RAY Circulation Manager Subscription Rates: One Year $2.00 Six Months >1-00 Three Months —— -50 Entered at the Postoffice at South, em Pines, N. C., as second.class mail matter. cf service. It will mark another for ward step in the history of the United States Postal Service, the foundation of which was laid by that great American, Benjamin Franklin. Frank lin, the first Postmaster General of the Continental United States builded soundly and well. Franklin provided an improved Pos tal Service after he was made Post master General of the Colonies. He conducted an efficient and economi cal service. Many of the rules and regulations which emanated from his strong and fertile mind were the basis of some of the most valuable rules and regulations that are in force at the present time. The first Postmaster G;neral under the Constitution of the United States was Samuel Osgood of Massachusetts wh» was appointed in 1789. The num ber of post offices in that year were 75 and the gross revenues of the De partment for the same year were $7.- 510, while the expenditures were $7,- 5i>0, showing a deficit of only $50. MR. IHIRDUM’S ABLE ADDRESS At the dedication of Rocking ham’s new federal building on Monday of this week Smith W. Purdum, Fourth Assistant Post- ot.j, snowmg a aencu or omy »ou. master General of the United States, paid a high tribute to I masters General, including our pres-1 North Carolina, to its people and ent Postmaster General, the Honor- j to its legislators. Of Walter able James a. Farley. Lambeth he said: The postal receipts have grown Your Congressman’s entire from ths very small sum of $7,510 to! career has been devoted to the ever six hundred million dollar.-? for! public interest. He served with the fiscal year 1934. There are more | distinction during the World > than 46,000 post offices with as many j War with the American Expe- I postmasters, and a great army of pos-j ditionary Forces. He has also I tal employees in the various branches .‘ierved as a member of the State j of the sa vice. The number of per- Senate. Mayor of his own city, sons in what we call the field and member of Congress for;branches of the postal service are three sessions. A man of un-! over 228,000. questioned integrity, his intelli- j The development and extension ot ^rence, sound judgment and devo- the postal service has kept pace with tion to the interest of the peo-|the growth and development of our pie have made his record an country, beginning with the trans- outstanding one. In my contacts mission of mail by horse back and with him I have found that he stage coach and the pony express ser- is actuated by no selfish motives, I vice in the Western S-Ction of our but has in niind at all times the : country, in the early days of our his- interest and well-being of thCjtory. and progressing as transporta- people of his district and of the j tion facilities developed, with the nation. He always stands in de-| steam railway, the fast mail trains, fense of what he believes to be and the air mail .service, which now right. xtends ever the entire country to 1 “Only recently he delivered in;our colonial possessions in the Carr- the Halls of Congress a power- bean Sea and to South America. A' ful address on the famous North.new era in mail transportation was Carolinian who was born in Cary'inaugurated on November 22. 1935,. in 1855 and whose remains rest when the China Clipper took otfj in the old Bethesda Cemeteiw. ' from San Francisco on the first reg- ' Honorable Walter Hines Page.”, uiariy scheduled air mail flight; Mr. Purdum’s able speech, in ' acros sthe Pacific Ocean, stopping at' part, follows: |Hawaii. Guam, and the Philippines.; The dedication of a new Federal ^ The directing office of all these ac- building is a noteworthy occasion.' tivities i.s the Post Office Hepartment The dedication of this building is an; in the City of Washington. Th;re are, important event to the citizens of approximately 1,400 employees in the ! ycur splendid city, county, and state, Post Office Department proper, in- and to our nation. Such an event is eluding the executive officials. I dare- representative of our great republic, say that there is not a business or- for our people, regardless of creed, ganization in these United States or are represented by the Congress of the United States, which makes the laws and appropriates the money for the operation of the Government, and It is the duty of each and every one of us in the postal establishments to strive to do our utmost to render an efficient and economical service. It is generally regarded that the increase or decrease in business, in this country is reflected in the in crease or decrease in the postal bus iness. Postal receipts are considered a very accurate barometer of business conditions. I am very happy to say that I feel all of you are glad to know that there has been a gradual increase in the postal revenue from month to month for more than two years, and the indications are that they will continue to increase. It seems that the business men and those who earn their living by the sweat of their brows are cooperating more fully than for sometime past. There seems to be a greater under standing by all that each and every one has a duty to perform and to per form it well, and to be "a good neighbor.” Our President is devoting his en tire energy, heart, and soul to the end that all the people of this coun try may be happy and have a good living. Mr. Farley stands shoulder to shoulder with him with this end in virw. It has not been many months since the clouds were dark and the roads were rough and heavy. Theije was dis tress and suffering almost every where. In only a comparatively short time there has been a very material improvement throughout the land. The farmer is getting good prices for his products; the factories are resuming t.perati<ns and many of them have gone on full time; the banking situation is better than it has been foi' many years past. Our people are more contented now; there is cooperation between employ er and employee in such degree that g.ncral good feeling prevails. All of these accomplishments and many more, which time d. es not per mit me to mention, have been under the able and far.<!ighted leadership of that great American whose heart beats in sympathy with the heart of every man, woman, and child in this land, regardless of creed, position in life or political affiliation, and to him we should give the best that is in us: to our great President Frank lin D. Roosevelt. Notice of County Convention Notice is hereby given that a convention will be held in Carthage at two o’clock P. M., on Tuesday, March 10th, 1936, of all Republicans in Moore County for the purpose of selecting delegates to the State Con vention, which is called for 10:30 Tuesday morning, March 24th, 1936, at the Memorial Auditorium in Ral eigh, North Carolina. Suggestions for a County ticket and other business which may properly come before said Convention will be transacted at this time. It is a patriotic duty that we owe our County and State to be present and take an active part in seeing that the administration of governmental affairs is law fully and properly conducted. Moore County Republican Committee Executive H. F. SEAWELL, JR., Chairman W. CLEMENT BARRETT, Secretary condition m life or party affiliation, gather together and give testimony by their presence and voice to their fidelity, loyalty, atid love for our Na^ in any country in the World that di rects a business of such tremendous proportions, involving hundreds of millions of dollars and handling bil- Grains of Sand tional Government and its institu- lions of pieces of mail matter annual- tions. It indicates that within our lb’, with such a small head office per- hearts we feel an appreciation that i sonnel. This condition is due to ef- we are marching on and on rightly I fective organization and coordina- j and properly, carrying on the work | tion in the department, and intelligent which was planned so well by our ! ^nd wholehearted cooperation of post forefathers who, in the years ago. so' masters and postal employees, strongly and wisely laid the fcunda- j The post office service is yours, tion, and today we are reaping the ■ There is scarcely a home in the en- benefits of their wisdom, for we are! country that our contacts do not living in the greatest country and un der the greatest Government in the world. We do not erect a building in a day. The stone mason and bricklayer lay one stone and one brick at a time, carefully and accurately, true to the reach. It carries the joys as well as the sorrows of the world. It reaches into the ambitious hopes of human beings everywhere. We are proud of the record and achievement of the Department, and we trust that this new building in Rockingham will be plumb line. Likewise life is compara-i^t benefit to all of you in improved ble to a building; it takes years to efficiency in the transaction of your fully develop the human being struc- j postal business. ture, and in that building let us build j *-his occcrtunity, I wish to say wisely and well to the end that our ; that it is my sincere belief that our men and women will be of sterling integrity and of the highest charac ter. You have a splendid building, but you do not see the most important thing about the building; that is hidden. My friends, the most impor tant thing is its foundation, which is body of postmasters and postal em ployees in the State of North Caro lina are a most splendid lot of men and women, loyal and representative public servants who are endeavoring to do their very best fcr efficient ser vice to the people. The Postmaster General appreciates so laid and built that it will carry to the highest degree the hearty co- the supei-'structure fcr years and • operation and valuable assistance giv- years to come. Likewise in our lives j administration of the Postal es- and in our Government, we should j tablishment by the postmasters and be builders, building wisely, strongly, | postal employees throughout the and well. This building is one of several hun dred completed or under construc tion, extending over every state in the Nation and in the colonial possessions. The Act cf June 19, 1934, placed public building construction under the Secretary of the Treasury and the Postmaster General, and contained authority for a building program em bracing 357 projects. This is rapidly nearing completion. With only a few exceptions, all the projects have been completed, or are under construction. The Act of August 12, 1935, author ized an additional $60,000,000 for pub lic building construction at 355 places. Sites have been selected for practical ly all of these projects; plans have been completed, and many of the jobs are now under construction. It is ex pected that this spring will see ap proximately 90 percent of the work under this new program actually un der way. This building will be an institution land. Today, we have an efficient ser vice without any waste or extrava gance. It is the fundamental duty of every official—municipal, county, state, and national—to see that the public funds are efficiently and economical ly expended. It is our duty to ever be on the alert to eliminate any waste or extravagance and to enable the Department to continue to operate within its revenues, avoiding any deficit which must be made up from the general rev^ues of the Govern ment, or deficits have to be paid by the taxpayers of the country and it accordingly behooves us as servants of the people to see that we get a full measure of value for each dollar of public money expended. We who may be employed in the postal service, regardless of position, must always bear in mind that we are in the executive brancL of the Government, and are the servants of the people. The people of the country One reason highway laws are not obeyed is because the law itself does not obey them. Attorney Duncan Mat thews said at this week’s Kiwanis Club meeting. He cited instances of violations by the lawmakfrs them selves. of the State itself setting up warning and stop signs which do not comply with the State laws. It is almost impossible to be prosecut ed for violating a highway law be cause ther? are so many loopholes, he said. "Do you know that according to law, a mule is a vehicle?" The ques tion was put by Mr. Matthews, who continued; “But further along the statutes say it is against the law to have a vehicle on a public highway wiahout two lights in front and a tail light." He said we fought for and finally acquired a State Highway Patrol of 65 men, but that in so doing we prac. tically dismissed 3,000 officers, sher iffs. deputies, village policemen, etc, frnm the duty of intercepting viola tors of the road law’s. “The highway patrol—now some 120 strong-—is fine, but it can’t cover 100 counties and assume the duties of 3,000, Only co operation of the motoring public and respect for law and order will curb our accident toll,” he said. After the meeting his fellow Ki- wanians had the laugh on Lawyer' Matthews. They discovered he was driving a car with no license plates on it. Two well known Southern Pines residents enjoyed one of their rare birthdays last Saturday. It was H. E. Thrower’s 12th aimiversary cele bration, despite the fact that he was born in the eighties, and Jackson H. Boyd’s 10th, though he was 44. BAKER’S FOOD STORE Dial Everything Good to Eat SOUTHERN PINES, N. C. 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