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THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, NV>rth Carolina
Friday, October 2, 1936.
THE PILOT
Published each Friday by
THE PILOT, Incorporated,
SoutJiem Pines, N. C.
1
NELSON C. HYDE
Editor
FR-\XCES FOLLEY
Advertising Manager
DAN S. BAY
Circulation Manager
CARO-GRAPHICS — by
Murray
JomuR
Subscription Rates:
One Year $2.00
Blx Months 51.00
Three Months .50
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WUR STATE
Entered at the Postoffice at South.
Pines, N. C., as second.class mail
QTAtter.
BOUQUETS FOR
Bl CHAN AND LAMBETH
With the Southern Pines post-
office assured and the site sel*
ected, it is time to pass out the
bouquets. Few citizens appreci
ate the steps involved, the \yire-
pulling, the red tape, the diplo
macy and the politics involved
in securing a federal building.
Uncle Sam may be spending a
lot of money throughout the
country, but not enough by far
to appease t'he apetites of all the
cities and villages that want nice
new^ postoffices and courthouses.
Let’s look back a moment at
the situation here. Southern
Pines was on a long list of au
thorized postoffice buildings ap
proved by Congress several
years ago. Since then the Con
gress has appropriated certain
sums each year for the purchase
of sites and the construction of
* 'CIS HAVE BECOME 60VERN-
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FOUND IN CHEROKEE CO
FROM 1866 TO 1072 ANY MAH IN
NORTH fAROllNA (WID BECOME A
lawyer by paying a $20 IKimE Ftt
IN MARfHALL.KC. IT 15 A6AINfT THE
lAV TO TIE A CAN TO A DOG'.S TAIL
MD YOU KNOW m
ROBT. CAMPBFIL, WHO WAS
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SATION BY THE eOVERNMEHT
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. THE EDITORS OF c/siO'CRAPHics MiviT* Yow TO ffcuo ifi iiiTe«e«Tiiio ww rtOOOT Yooa connomTV •
230.07 toward meeting these
items, the balance necessary
coming from your water bills,
special street assessments, the
bond sinking fund and the rent
of the ABC store. Subtract this
GRAINS OF' SAND
Before R. S. DuRant left Southern
Pines he built up for the town the
,, best telephone service it ever had,
$27,230.07 J every promise of continu-
at any other time of the year, hence
the long evenings and nights of mel
lowed light. Rising in our atmosphere
relatively free from dust or smoke
the clear air conditions give our moon
light nights a particular brilliancy.
The Week in Carthage
ITS A SWELL
buildings, but never enough for ^ CAMPAIGN
the entire authorized list. It was i
left to the Postoffice Depart-;
ment to designate which of the j
get figure of $6<,798.93 and J'OU manager and his as-
ha\e $40,568.86 as the cost O gjgtants are handling the affairs with
operations > ear, or ap- gjjjjjjy jjjg same consideration for Coming at the time of year when the
proximately $3,380 a month. : their patronage. | farmer was aided by the extended
That’s less than one dollar a; J3„j.ing our last sharp electrical light it became itnown as the harvest
month per inhabitant. Not ba . j g^orm a 'phone was damaged. A re-, nioon.
“For the earth bringeth forth fruit
It’s really a swell campaign.
The apparent closeness of the
port to the office showed that not
one line was out but many lines, and of herself; first the blade, then the
complaints were coming in with ear, after that the full corn in the
great frequency- The lightning had ear—the harvest is come.”
played about rather generally with |
towns for which authorization Presidential race has more peo- the town and country wires. One of I North Carolina has quite a repre-i
had been granted should get the ple interested than in any na- the girls in the office when w’e were ^ sentation in the -Who’s v/ho in
moner Here’s where the wire- tional election V(ear we can re-, there to mention our own troubles America” for 1936-37, as around 475,
pulling diplomacy and politics call. Even the youngsters are ®aid that they could soon tell how ^ people from the state are listed. Our
come in . ^ talking about it. acquiring an in-' *’^“ch damage was done by th- num-; friend Dr. Julian s. Miller is among
Tn terest in their government,! her of complaints that came in. as the Charlotte number and from;
Mamllf ^ learning something about nation-' that was about the only time they Southern Pines are James Boyd,
m-n is-'^ties, about taxes and reve- ^^er heard from their subscribers. | Kather;ne Newlin Burt, Struthers
pH iCt Hprp was a tinker for "tie and tariffs and foreign re- | To the young women at the switch- Burt and Almet Jenks. |
Sn^Lsman Lambeth His dis- ^he oldsters have hoard and office a bit of apprecia-1
triVt wnsi allnttpd nnp hiiildine- ' brushing up on their polit- tion would not be amiss. A bouquet | The State’s most prominent news-
• - - " ■ • ^ ical economy that they may talk t hurt those patient folks who paper came out this week with a head
Mrs. Tommie Walters and children
of Polkton are visiting Mr. and Mrs-
Oscar Dupree.
Mrs. John D. Creech of Norfolk,
Va-, is spending the week with her
sister, Mrs. Ida Bryan. Accompany
ing Mrs. Creech were Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Parker of Raleigh and J- D.
Creech of Norfolk, who spent Sunday
with Mrs. Bryan.
Mrs. W. J. Adams of Raleigh and
son William Adams of Rocky Mount
spent Sunday in Carthage.
A. D. Way, Jr., has returned from
New Hampshire where he worked this
summer.
H. M. Kodis of Goldsboro spent the
week.end with Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Hurwitz. I
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dellinger of
Chicago, 111., spent Monday with Mr. j
and Mrs. E. H. Caddell. 1
Mrs. Claude Kennedy and son, ,
Claude, Jr., of Durham are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. V- Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Blue and Mr,
and Mrs. S. H. Miller visited rela
tives in Mooresville Sunday.
Mrs- Alice Watson of Oxford spent
the week-end in Carthage.
Mrs- Jesse Woltz of Raleigh spent
the week-end with her mother, Mrs.
W. H. McNeill.
Mrs. N. A. McKeithen and the
Misses Annie and Frances McKeith-'
en spent Sunday in Lumberton with
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. McKeithen, Jr.
A1 Myerowitz who has been visit
ing Mr. and Mrs, EU Ginaburg left
Monday for Goldsboro,
Miss Dorothy Cole of Greensboro '
spent the week-end in town. ,
Mr. and Mrs, William Shields of'
Martinsville, Va., spent th*^ week-1
end with Mrs. Mamie Shields-
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cagle of Salis
bury spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Cagle.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S, Robinson and |
family of Hamlet were recent guests;
of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wainer. j
Mrs. E. H. Morton and Mrs. W. H.!
Currie attended the Young People’s!
Con|;erence of the Presbyterian
Church in Lillington Saturday.
Mrs. William Clark is spending the
week with friends in Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes of Dea
Moines, Iowa are visiting Mr- and
Mrs- C. F. Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Spence enter
tained on Thursday evening for the
members of their bridge club. Dinner
was served preceding the bridge
game. High score for ladies went to
Mrs. W. D. Sabiston, for men to R. G.
Wallace. Special guests were Mrs.
John Beasley and Mr. and Mrs. E. H,
Morton.
Mrs. Hugh Jackson and Mrs. An
drew Appainitis were joint hosfcessea
at the home of the former on Thurs_
day evening. Contract was played at
three tables, high score club prizes
going to Mrs. Earl McDonald and
Mrs. John Baker and high score
guest prize to Mrs. D. N. Carter. The
consolation prize went to Mrs. R. L,
Felton.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS ORDERED
FOB NEEDY’ OF COUNTY
H. E. Springer, assistant supervisor
of vocational rehabilitation work in
the state, was in Carthage last Satur
day and Monday in Mrs. W. G.
Brown’s office to place orders for ar
tificial limbs for needys persons in
the county who cannot otherwise buy
them.
He interviewed a number of peo
ple needing these limbs and has plac
ed an order for them.
Besides this phase of his work, Mr.
Springer assists these handicapped
persons in getting work. They are
sent to Raleigh for a course in voca
tional training suited to their partic
ular talents.
HOLT McNEILL, CARTHAGE,
WEDS IRIS LOUISE NORMAN
Mr. and Mrs- William Brady Nor
man announce the marriage of their
daughter, Iris Louise, to William Holt
McNeill on Saturday, September 26th
at Dobson. Mr. and Mrs. McNeill will
make their home in Carthage where
Mr. McNeill is connected with the
Moore County News.
How could he. Representative of
all three towns, show partiality ?
He couldn’t, and didn’t. He had
worked for and secured the au-
intelligently.
And it is a close race. Your "‘f ^
guess is as good as the next fel-, ^ f te ephone sys_-
thorizations, but that was as far low’s. The various nationwide ^ co wor ers are
answer calls at all times of the day: "Seers Say Roosevelt or Landon Will
Win.” That is about the most intelli- i
gent thing we have seen so far in >
the way of predictions, and at least ‘
lers got together some light was shed
at least.
as he couki diplomaticallv (or polls show the big pivoUl, J™
politically) proceed. He left it to states hanging in the balance,Association ol Fortune Td-
the Postoffice Department. -;^ome leaning a percent or two.
The Department sent an able toward Mr. Roosevelt, others i _ ^ ^
member of its staff through the -Ii’- Landon’s direction. The , ^^te has a way of flirting with us ,
section. He was feted and ban- break will come in the next four <"^ccasionaIly. Mrs. Victor Sweezy had a report says the dagger-like ban
queted in Hamlet, given the keys 'veeks. There are still many un- ^ hospital dies on the i936 automobile doors
to Laurinburg, and came to Sou- decided voters. An example:
them Pines. Postmaster Frank A prominent Moore county
Buchan led him to the ba k of Democrat, former office-holder,
while north this summer and prior to are to be constructed on a different
her return trip to Southern Pines pattern for 1937 as they have been
went to the hospital for a final in- J called hazardous and will be replaced
the postoffice, gave him a chair, told The Pilot this week he had ^P^^tion. She was on her way home ^ by more blunt-ended handles. Serious
beside his desk, sat down with not as yet made up his mind. He' ^ health when the ^ injuries and several deaths have been
him and pulled out his pencil.' likes Landon, favors some New,^^^ riding was attributed to them-if, when they re-
He showed him what Southern Deal measures, opposes others, I ^ ° ® of the road and ^ place the handles, they fix some kind
Pines had done for the Postof- doesn’t know whether the Re-'arrangement on the door that
fice Department. Hamlet and publicans have a cure for these. I ‘ \ remains of the car|W'iii not open at all from the outside
Laurinburg, offices of the same There are many in his boots w’ho' ^ ^ twenty, they may stumble on the final solu-
class, had expensiv’e city deliv- can be swung one way or the e rom shock and a few ^ tion of making automobiles a thing
ery; Southern Pines had refused other during the crucial wind-' ^ nf
it. Southern Pines was, as a re- up of the campaign,
suit, getting splendid revenue About the onlv advice The Pi-
from box rentals—income in- lot has to give is, “Keep vour
stead of delivery expense. It was shirt on.” The country isn’t go-
maintaining no branch office, ing to the demnition bow-wows ,
Though in the same class, it was under either leader Pick vour t^’a^sformed the Essex, one of the old
showing $8,000 to $10,000 a year man, go to the polls, cast vour ' f ‘ ^^“d'^arks, from a dark and
J 1 ‘ I dinp’v hiiiMinor i..*
bruises Mrs. Sweezy was unharmed, of safety,
although returned to bed for further
rest, and her trip home delayed.
The National Democratic Commit
tee has invited North Carolina’s sen-
H- A Lewis has done a fine job of ior senator, Mr. Bailey, to debate
remodeling on Bennett street. He has'former Secretary of the Treasury
ransformpH ir.aQov ^ ^
Ogden Mills on the subject of infla-
ahead of Hamlet. And postoffice ballot, and abide bv the result I huiiding into an attractive
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receipts
year.
were climbing each America first, party second!
The Department’s represent- MRS- belk, st.\te regent
ative went back to Washington.
Hamlet, Laurinburg and South
ern Pines waited. And the day
TO ADDRESS LOCAL D. A. K.
apartment house. He has trimmed
the trees and shrubbery about the
overgrown yard, letting in light and
sun, and painted the exterior of the
building white. Attractive rooms for
The Alfred Moore chapter, held its offered in these apartments,
came when word was received ‘ first meeting of the fall with its re. I rejuvenation of the old Stanley
here that we had been awarded gent, Mrs. J- L. McOraw, on Friday 1 ^ credit to the town. He has
the only building in the 8th Con- afternoon. Plans were perfected for a most pleasing piece of prop-
the Fourth District meeting which is
to be held at the Carthage Presby
terian Church at 10:30 Friday, Oct.
2. Mrs. W. H. Belk of Charlotte, State
gressional district under present
appropriations.
A bouquet to Mr. Lambeth
for the authorization, and a big
one to Frank Buchan for the, Regent, and many other state offi
cers will be present to talk on the
many activities of the State and Na
tional Society. - - -
This district is composed of Anson,
Carburrus, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery,
selection of Southern Pines.
ONE DOLLAR A
MON'TH ISN’T BAD '
' It is gratifying in these days
of steadily increasing taxes to \ Scotland, Stanley, Richmond
hear from the Board of Com- Union counties. Mrs. p. p. mc-
missioners of Southern Pines ■ ^rs- j- t. Johnson of the
that the city’s tax rate will be i Moore chapter are chairman
no higher this fiscal year. The! secretary respectively of the
board has adopted a budget call- F'ourth district. Visiting Daughters
ing for approximately the same invited to this meeting as well as
amount to finance operations to all meetings of the Alfred Moore
and retire bonded indebtedness chapter,
as the budgets of the past two
years totaled. The tax rate re
mains at $2.65.
The total of the new budget is
$67,798. Last year’s was $68,-
145. The total valuation is plac
ed at $2,537,000.
The town will have $23,000
in bonds to retire and $31,110 in
bond interest to pay during this
fiscal year. Included in the to
tal budget is the sum of $27,-
erty out of an eye sore and a fire-
trap.
MRS- FISHER RETURNS AND
NEW LIBRARY HOCTIS START
Mrs. Nellie S. Fisher has resumed
her duties at the Southern Pines Li
brary. Yesterday the library returned
to its regular winter schedule. It will
be open daily from 10:00 to 12:00 in
the morning, and from 2:00 to 5:00 in
the afternoon. It will not be open
evenings.
tion before the National underwrit-1
ers in New York on October 8th. !
0 6666
“My Campaign
talks cover a wide
RANGE of sub
jects . . . one of my
favorite subjects is
the Happiness an
ELECTRIC
RANGE brjngs
into the kitchen!”
SAYS-
Elec THRIFT
Candidate for
COMMISSIONER
of HAPPINESS
“ROOSEVELT GOING
TO SUPPLY PUNCH”
Raleigh News & Observer head.'ne.
It can’t mean what it sounds like,
or it wouldn’t be in dry Brother Jos
ephus’ paper.
Last winter a young attorney of
Southern Pines and Sanford showed
some indignation over cigarette and
other manufacturing concerns using
indorsements as coming from Santa
Claus. It seems as if he has some Demand for winter homes ccntin-
others on his side. The State Liquor *'®al estate men say. "We’ll soon
Two of the largest pears native to
the Sandhills we have seen in many
a moon were brought to the editor’s
desk this week, a pound each in
weight. They were grown and pre
sented by Miss Lillian Roberts, to
whom our thanks.
Control Board of Pennsylvania has
expressed disapproval of the use of
Santa Claus in. Christmas-season ad
vertising of intoxicating drinks. They
say it is for the best interest of the
industry that its advertisements
should in no way associate the chil
dren’s saint with alcoholic liquids.
The brilliant full moon of our first
autumn nights is known as the har
vest moon. The moon does not come
up on the same schedule every night
due to its changing position in the
sky. When the moon rises in the face
of the setting sun and continues until
sunrise there is little darkness with
fair weather conditions- The full
moon followring the autumn equinox
has the reputation of arriving more
days in succession after sunset thgn
be one hundred percent rented,” one
predicted.
They all agree that if Southern
Pines had more modem, well fur
nished small hou.ses, its winter pop
ulation would be considerably great
er. Time to launch a building cam
paign.
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE
AT DURHAM OCTOBER 6
The Women’s Missionary Confer
ence of the Congregational and
Christian Churches of the Carolinas
will meet next Tuesday at 10 a. m. at
the First Christian Church at Dur
ham. Delegates from Southern Pine>i
are asked to meet at the Church of
Wide Fellowship promptly at 8 a. m.
October 6th.
As Usual, Elec THRIFT
Is Right on This Issue!
An AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC RANGE promotes HAP
PINESS in any home. It forever ends the DRUDGERY
that makes women dread cooking by old fashioned,
tedious methods!
With an AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC
RANGE in the kitchen, there are more
hours available for Rest and Recrea
tion . ., “.watch pot” cooking becomes
a thing of the past... foods taste bet
ter... and cooking costs are materially
reduced . . . enjoy this inexpensive
source of HAPEINESS!
18 CASH PRIZES -
1ST PRIZE $25.00. GET FULL DETAILS TODAY!
Nothing to buy! Nothing to tell!
Nothing to submit in competition!
Ask any Electrical Dealer listed below for complet<
information and an ELEC THRIFT ballot.
(379)
Carolina Power and Light Company
East Broad Street
L. V. O’CaUaghan C. J. Simons
Conn Ave. East Broad St.