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THE PILOT, SJouthern Pines and Aberdeen, Mbrlh Carolina Fiiday, August 21, 1936, THE PILOT Published each Friday by THE IMLOT, Incorponited, Southern Pines, X. C. [ CARO-GRAPHICS ~~~ by Mvmy Jones, Jr CORRESPONDENCE NELSON C. HVDE Editor FU.VNCES It)LU:V Advertising .Maniiger DAN S. KAY Circulation Manager Sub«>iTi|ition Hates: One Year Six Months Three Months .... 12.00 ..$1.00 ... .50 Entered at the Postoffice at South, ern Pines, N. C., as second.class mail matter. DO YOU KNOW YOUR STAIE ? Tv?r*t>;.llY BUlLtTIN“l5 SUPP05EP JMAUKT PAIIY NfW<PAPfR IM THE DiDYOUKNO\VT>.m TtlE ONlYClAU^FINTriF COM^TlTUTION ThWT N.C. PR0P05EPWA^ U^EDAGAlMfT ATARHFR? ITHAPTOPO wml IMPEACMMENTOP A pmwif\y mountains jTOKEi COUMTY \S TMt OMIY COUNTY IN THE U$.T*»AT HAS A MOUNTAIN RANQE OF ITJ OWN -THE JAURATOHVN MOUNTAIN ' THE EDITORS OP CARO'Ca.^PHICS (NVIte YOWTO SEND IN iNTeRESTINO FACTS (VJOUT YOOft COMDONITV • T0>> N LOSES GOOD CITIZEN R. S. Durant leaves this week with Mrs. Durant for Newton, Iowa. Mr. Durant spent a month in getting established in his new place of business before locating with his family permanently. Mr. Durant came here to build up the Central Carolina Tele- j 35 years, and he has successfully ' phone Company. He accom-1 guided his flock into a newv plished the job and is now , home. The satisfaction that must sent on to a much larger field. | come to him in the achievement i The town will feel a serious loss ; of a long cherished ambition is I.. ^ . in Mr. Durant’s going as he was shared by his fellow citizens, not i ^ ° •** ' men has been delivered m the new structure. When the town was a mere handful of people the Baptist built ! their first church. The old church was becoming inadequate. Facilities were hampered in the crowded Sunday school rooms. The church was grow- IN 1906 IT WA5 A6AIN5T T»JF lAW IN N.C. FOR A CHILP UNDER 17 TO 5M0HE DIO YOU KNOW THAT CAPT. JAME5ilACKCARRItP THE MECKiENPURO DEC- lARATiON TO THE CQWINENT- AlCONOREWiN PHIIAPEL- PHIAON HOWEBACK? HE 15 Trir"PAUl REVERE OF THE SOUTH t “THE GOLD IN THF:M TH AR HILLS” Editor of The Pilot: I time I began to take care of it for ! him he had a deficit, including pro per charges depreciation of $39,170.60. GRAINS OF' SAND The final service has been held in a citizen who ahvays had an ac tive hand in the building and de velopment of every worthwhile growing concern. His enthusi asm, his interest in the condi tion of the town, the church, the school, the expansion of the telephone company and his cor dial friendliness toward every body will be felt by every towns man. Southern Pines has lost one of its most useful men. only as a symbol of the religious growth of Southern Pines, but also of civic progress. It is nice to think that w'e are growing in; all healthy directions. MRS. EMERSON HAYES PASSES With the death of Mrs. Emer son Hayes passed one of the few 1 remaining pioneers of the new Mr", and ¥rlDuranf returned town of Southern Pines A wom- the warm friendship that exist*, »oted for her dev'oted inter- ed among the people of the to^^'n ft in civic affai^rs during the and leave with reluctance. They , f™tive years ot the city, a de will settle down in their new lo-' votion still active despite her ad- cation w-th the same community , y^nced age, and for 'her loyalty enthusiasm, exercising their i to her piends and earlj ast-o- honest principles This will be Ciates. A woman Oi keen mind The Seaboard has been showing an other, suspending the sign in the cen- seen bv the following editorial ^ most faithful adherent to i interesting increase in business ac- ter of the ravine. Sltruthers Burt taken from the Newton Daily i the town of her adoption. _ _ . New's: afford a land of great scenic beauty for Sandhill folks who have found it a popular vacation spot. And the nicest part of it is that they belong to us. Dick Banks in the Charlotte Ob server says the primative grandeur of the big hills is much against their ever becoming popular as an Ameri- i A few days ago there appeared on These figures do not include fall in i the fiont page of the Greensboro land value. I have received a moiier- Daily News and several county pa- ate salary and I consider that I have ! pers an article written by a man | earned it, for after four years I have named Bost, which painted in glow- succeeded in reducing the deficit from ing terms the enormous profit which $39,170.60 to $37,298.38! These figures ■we peach growers are making this are the figures of a corporation, audit— i year. Because I believe that the effect ^ ed by a public accountant and agreed ' of such an article, written by a man to by officials of the United States i who obviously knows nothing of the internal revenue department. I subject or else conceals what he does ^ little more about the past: , know, to be fraught with disastrous Many faces I used to see, I see no : possibilites, I am going to attempt in longer in these "Golden Hills”, Ra- j a few words and with a few figures piiael Pumpelly, Clem Ripley and Mrs. ■ to show the true situation. I ask you Rjpiey whose splendid story "Sand In to give this, my first literary attempt, shoes” painted the picture so viv- the same publicity and the same size i())y_ and the Pages, where are they headlines, as that written by Mr. Bost gold in their respective sand- and I earnestly hope that any present what about "Broadacres” and landowner or any prospective PUf" | jts ‘‘gold-mine."?” ? It was all bought chaser of land in these Sandhills may ^ for a song by the federal government, let what I have to say sink deep into ever been paid on the h^lf his mind before he plants peach trees, niillion dollars or more lent by the through whose roots he may so hope- page Trust Company to peach or- I fullyfully expect to extract the shards and have the unfortunate de- ! “Gold In Them Thar Hills”. i positors of that institution yet been First, let me picture the situation paid more than 20 cents on the dollar this particular year and the reason (lOO cent dollars) in the new 59 cent why a few of us, who have been so ones? It’s not a pretty picture and blessed by God Almighty as to have I’m surprised that Talbot Johnson a good crop of peaches, are making who knows so much about all this a reasonable profit. | would allow his name to appear in In May the United States depart- Mr. Best’s oratory. And there have ment of agriculture came out with been times when all the ice in the ing and the urg* nt need of more | can resort. It would take billions of |Doni was felt. Weddings, funerals |,dollars, he adds, to put up advertis- baptisms took place within through | ing billboards, the filling stations, the the long period of years. The old , hot dog stands, rotary emblems, church saw the beginning for some ; strings of red and yellow lights and of the towns citizens, likewise the end | so on to make us feel at home. And for many others. ; we would miss the hill-billy music Many ties were woven into the old as radios are far between, church the older members keenly: We saw a religious sign that re felt in the final removal from the , quired something of an engineering familiar corner. fete. A wire was run across a deep valley from one mountain side to an- “Among the newcomers during the past few weeks, and we have been fortunate to receive numerous fine ones in this time, there is one whom all who have met him are particular ly glad that he has been selected to reside in this city. A COMPARISON AN'D A question Cazenovia is a village about; its estimate of the peach crop in the southeastern states, including Arkan sas. This estimate forecast a produc tion of 11,500,000 bushels in these states as contrasted to a production of over 15,000,000 bushels in the past several years. The decrease in produc tion was caused by extreme cold weather during the winter and by a sudden cold wave during the bloom ing period this spring. A return to a normal production of 15,000,000 bush els and more may be expected for next year. The spring cold wave struck heavily in the Sandhills, par ticularly in the region along the Sea board railway from Hoffman south to Hamlet. Ask my friend Buchanan at Marston if he found any “gold” w'orld couldn’t persuade the “Damn yankees” (and I am one of them) to part with their hard earned savings for a trainload of peaches. What did Hawley Poole do then? Ate his own peaches I suppose. Lots of us wished that we could have and need not have bought the ice] Ask Hawley| Let Tal bot tend to his law business. What of the future? The United States department of agriculture la yts careful publication has stated for two years that “moderate plantings now seem justified”, because of the dying out of old orchards and the lack of new plantings in recent years. I have planted sufficient trees to keep up, if possible, my regular pro duction of 10,000 Of 12,000 bushels cording to Ernest Bailey, ticket should hurry up there and enjoy the sandlot this year and ask scores and many other growers have done agent. During some of the spring roads before they overcome all ad- ' months he said they were running ' vertising obstacles. around a hundred per cent above their former business. The summer months have held of other growers throughout this sec- _ the same. There is a new' section in tion w'hose crops were cut so heavily j the southeast around Spartanbuigf. this spring. If Mr. Bost knew what ^ S. C., which has about 750,000 El- he was talking about he would not berta trees coming along into pro- speak so lightly of the “Gold In Them duction. This crop will mature and be Every day on the street you either the size of Sout'hern Pines, sit-surprisingly see familiar faces that have returned ^ _ ^ uated in Central New York 18 ‘ Extra coaches were put on for or fmd a gap with others gone. They Hills”. It’s pretty tough for a shipped at approximately the same miles from the citv of Syracuse, i week-ends and as the demand return from the coast, brown or peel- worked for a year to time as ours. The soil there is strong- It is a summer resort offering mountains exhilarated Jjg faced by growing debt. And it’s er than ours, produces larger and He is R S. Durant, new manager'a beautiful lake for boating, sail- n.id-night local ; and expansive c - - ’ ■ ’ ing. fishing and swimming; a i healthful summer climate, being coaches. Occas.onaly northbound pas- some 1,400 feet above sea level; ci‘«>cuity m fmdmg res- a golf club, tennis club, yacht ^ The mid-night local ; and expansive over the cool air and pleasant for his neighbor either more long-lived trees. Five years from of the Iowa State Telephone company. “Mr. Durant fills the place made vacant by anctiier well-liked citizen, H. R. Christiansen. But he bids well to fill it in fine shape. “Mr. DurEint was serving as pres ident of the chamber of commerce at Southern Pines, N. C., when he was transferred from a telephone managership there to head up the club. Like Southern Pines, it is on a main highwavi. benefltting from heavy motoring traffic. It has about the same number of fine homes of seasonal residents ’phone companies headquarters here, as has Southern Pines. Its busi- Also while there he had a very im- ness center is the same size, it portant role in the organization of a has a weekly newspaper, a vol' new Presbyterian church in that com- unteer fire department, two po- munity. licemen, no industrial payrolls. "These two incidents or connections In fact, t'here is a great similar- serve to indicate in a way the sort ity between the two places, the of community spirit which he brings only differences which occur to to Newton. People here are glad to us being that Southern Pines is see folks of this type come to our on the main line of a railroad, city. They are most heartily welcom- Cazenovia not; and that South- Travel by rail is attracting peo ple as in former days. A safe and sane method of transportation ap peals to travelers who are beginning to appreciate more and more the hasty, needless and careless action of diivers on the highways. ed, and their city and community as well as their business will become more and more manifest as the years pass.” OUR NEW BAPTIST CHURCH ern Pines has more hotels. What we have been leading up to are these questions: how much value to a resort town such as these two is a Chamber of Commerce? Is the value plac ed upon resort towTi advertising over emphasized ? The questions are interesting The Southern Pines Baptist is one of the fine institutions of , .Li the community, and it is a source' ° the writer on vaca- of community pride and satis-'t^®*^ Cazenovia, that town ap- faction that it 'has I’eached the business m stage in its development where- *t^^^ Southern Pines in its by it finds itself in a new home active months. Its stores are of its own. Its progress meritb pjo^'ded- its homes all wcupied, the congratulation of the citzeh- restaurants caring for hiin- ry of all denominations. It en-! ^^torists each day, its ^ ters upon a new chapter in its |^Otels W'ell its goll course, j McGeddon he may have been around career with the well wishes of tennis coiirts, lake all scenes of ^ enough. Surely we live in a great land of opportunity. The emphasis of it is felt in the daily mail. This time Fi- do’s name alone is mentioned. Along comes a bulletin from a fashionable school for dogs. For only $4.80 a week you can send your dog off to college. If you are not interested in a full four year course, shorter terms may be arranged for, with summer schools or periods of several months longer offered patrons for consider ation. The bulletin stipulates what you may send and what not to send to eat, as a strict diet is enforced. They also state what form of exer cises and athletics are endulged in. If necessary to visit on Sunday it is to be arranged by suitable appoint ment only. For people of the Caro- linas who plan to be away for the winter months special rates are giv en for boarding canines. It doesn’t mention educating Mr. Armageddon, the old tom cat or of fer him any advantages. But as he if! scotch and sometimes spells it R. For those who are home-minded and don’t care to drive three hundred miles for an afternoon’s outing there is McPherson mountain about eight miles away, the highest point in the reservation. An expert mountaineer can make the ascent to the summit in about forty-five seconds. The view I commands a .sweep of the entire hori- ' zon line and a survey of that immedi ate world. The scheme is operated on the same principle as in the Great Smokies. to see his good friend losing his hard nov I predict that all the ice we can earned “shirt. This situation is plain buy will not sell peaches at a dollar to anyone who has a ray of sense, and a half a bushel. I No more need be said of it for the ' Why take the trouble to write all ■present year. Some of us will make this? I do it for two reasons, the enough to pay off some of our debt, first might be regarded as selfish. I I still owe $7,000. am in the peach industry and I want What about the past? I give below to see it profitable. I take great sat- a few figures of my own operations isfaction in the work, the product is i that cover 12 years of production and ^ beautiful one and I want to live also those of my neighbor John Tuck- here to the end of my days if I can erman, (who has long since gone back manage it. to earn a living in Boston where the The second reason is that I do not “gold” lies closer to the surface), want to see uninformed or improper- HOrSE IN WEST SO. PINES BIKNS SUNDAY EVENINtJ These figures are the only ones of informed persons fooled into buying which I am certain and they don’t lie. *snd or planting peach trees because I came here in 1920 and planted exaggerated statements and the 40 acres in peach trees. These came hopes that arise from them. Peo- While Max Davi<s and famiiv production in 1924, and the cost misled in this manner v\niie Max Uav IS and family were , ^ , will find the attending church services about 9:00 of the development stood on my books o’clock Sunday night, their dwelling, ‘"eluding necessary a frame house located in West South- , ^»“dings and machinery but not in em Pines was found to be in flames, and a delayed alarm brought the Southern Pines fire company to the scene too late to save the house which with all its contents including a sum of money were totally destroyed. A nearby church showered with blazing embers from the fire was saved. everyone. much activity The splendid spirit of cooper-! growing. And the village “Rambling Around The Roof of East- ation between the churches and; And Cazenovia has no Cham-1 ern America” is the title of an arti- i MARKI.AGE LICENSES ISSUED Marriage licenses have been issued from the office of the Register of Deeds of Moore county to the follow ing: Thurman F. McPherson and Ta- cy Lee Phillips, both of High Falls; I Verlis M. Barber of Vass and Lena ^ Buie of Lakeview; Arnold Ray and 1 Mary Ann Blue, both of Raeford; j Grady Green and Daisy Jenkins both ! of West End. ures of the National Park churchmen of the various de- ber of Commerce, and no adver- nominations in the Sand-hills be-' ti-sing or publicity man of any speaks a healthy religious at- j kind. Like Topsy, “it’s jest mosphere, a lack of bigotry. growed.” which stultifies the moral grow-1 It is probable in answering the th of manyj cities and villages, j questions one should take into j says 106,000 persons visited the park Here we have preachers of one, consideration one factor. Caze- in July. Cars registered from forty- sect filling the pulpit of another novia is near more large cities five states. Alaska, Mexico and the on frequent occasions, the fol- { than Southern Pines, and in a Canal Zone were noted. Nearly half lowers of one faith attending more populous state than North a million people were listed last services in the houses of worship Carolina. It draws patronage spring from various states. With Cin- of another, the holding of union, from nearby Syracuse, a city of services, the working together in' nearly one-quarter million peo- the spirit of Christ. The advan- ] pie, without the need of adver- cement of any church is the in- tising. It is a town of beauty, terest and pleasure of all. In his and naturally attracts summer eight years as pastor of the Bap- residents from among those de- tist Church here the Rev. Mr. siring to leave the hot city for a Stimson has done a splendid | vacation. Southern Pines must work. He has built up both j bring its visitors—customers, if church and Sunday School to a you like—from greater dis- point where they have outgrown tances. Its advertising outlay the edifice which has served for may be justified on this score. TO PRESENT BIBLICAL PLAY cle in the August Geographic. Those of us who have reached that roof found tremendous sweep and depth | On Thursday, September 3rd, the that was a revelation. The official fig-1 Young People of the Church of Wide service Fellowship will present a Biblical play entitled “Cleopas” in the Assembly room. This was written by Alice Lee Barton and was awarded the Relig ious Drama League prize in 1928 as the best religious play of that year. The play is under the direction of Ar thur Wells who plays the title role, and enlists the services in its cast of the Misses Evelyn Edson and Dorothy cinnati, Atlanta, Birmingham, Louis ville and Raleigh within a 300 mile radius our North Carolina mountains within a days journey. The short dis- j Tate, ard of E. J. Austin. It is plan- tance and accessibility to those hills There are those in Southern Pines Who have long maintained, how’ever. that we do not need to advertise, that the town w’ill thrive and grow anyw’ay. It’s a moot question. ned to charge no admission to this drama, but rather to take a silver collection at the door to meet the ex- 1 home in which I live. Here are my figures; 1 Operating Balance. Depre Profit. Loss. ciation. 1924 $1,390.74 $ 814.54 1925 $ 2,282.44 977.03 1926 236.36 1,198.39 1927 1,203.52 1,079.48 ■ 1928 » 1,035.70 1,280.55 ' 1929 84.27 1.193.18 1930 5,929.61 1,218.75 I 1931 642.42 1,141.92 : 1932 5,994.33 1,010.76 1933 1,200.00 976.24 1 i934 2,643.98 364.59 I 1935 1.200.00 364.59 1936 3,500.00* 600.00* 1 1 $24,680.57 $2,662.80 $12,220.02 2,662.80 Net $22,017.77 -Estimated. Net operating balance for 13 years $22,017.77 Less Depreciation for 13 “gold” buried mighty This industry is a valuable one to the communities in which it exists and so to the state and nation. No effort should be spared to maintain it on a stable foundation. RICHARD S. LOVERING. Jackson Springs. Editor's Note; The above letter is a reply to an article written by Tom Bost which appeared in the Greensboro Daily News re cently. years 12,220.02 Net earnings for 13 years $9,797.75 Average annual earnings, 13 years 753.67 These figures include no allowance w’hatever for my own labor, or expen ses of owning and operating an auto mobile. The profit shown for the year 1932 really should not be included. I sold World's ONLY Water-proofed Toothbr ash -keeps teeth REALU WHITE • Does your toothbrush turn limp when wet? Then it can’I keep your teeth clean! THROW IT AWAY. Use the brush with the water- Proojedhriatles-Dfi. West’s. Can not get soggy; pves 60% better cleansing. Ster ilized, sealed germ- proof in glass.lOcolora. ilAisDs. Wb Bea Toclkbtusk •t 29c. I my crop in May at high prices. Th» penses of the production. The play buyer lost nearly $7,000 on his pur- has a very strong message for all, chase. and it is hoped that many will avail themselves of the opportunity to share in this religious experience. I took over the operation of John Tuckerman’s orchard in 1932. He had planted 100 acres in 1919,and at the Dr.lUesfs Toothbrush 50« PILOT ADVERTISING GETS RESULTS
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