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THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, January 15, 1937.
THE PILOT
Published each Friday by
THE PILOT, Incorporated,
Southern Pines, X. C.
CARO-GBAPHICS ™ by
NELSON C. HYDE
Editor
DAN S. RAY
Advertising Manager
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tea. Pines, N. C., as second.class mail
sratter.
INTEREST IN YOUR
CHAMBER OF C0>1MERCE
DO YOU Know
YOUR STATE ?
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If the interest shown once a |
yeai' in the Southern Pines
Chamber of Commerce could be j
spread thi’oug'h the j'oar, there
is little that could not be accom-1
plished for the towTi. Two hun-
dred and seventy-four persons |
attended the annual baruiuet of j
the organization on Tuesday ~ f
night of this week. Each year j and not knowing any better, the ,
the crowd is increased over the | paper said it was the only car
year before. But what becomes the trolley road owned,
of these citizens between times? The Pilot is glad the News
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• THE EDITORS OF CARO-CaAPH.CS (NVlte YOU TO 5EN0 IN INTeUGSriNG FACTS AOOUT YOOR. COMMUNITY
•I
GRAINS OF' SAND
made the mistake. For it
brought forth a most interest
ing story of the old I’oad from
The Chamber of Commerce
strives for constructive accom
plishments. Many of its admir-
able projects are “put over” one Brother Wicker:
hundred percent. Others fall by
the wayside for lack of cooper-
\Ve haven’t been accastomed to tage Army press, inked with a hand
many starlit nights of late, but when
we did catch a glimpse of the dazzling
heavens one evening, Venus in the
west was bripht enough to cast a
shadow.*
Editor, Sandhills Daily News:
Not that it matters, but just to i
ation on the part of the towns- l keep history straight; the statement j when the thermometer touched 70
people. This lack of interest | under the picture of the Southern I as it did several days last week, a
cannot be because the projects j Pines railway station says that the j chorus opened up from the swamps
lack merit. They are all along I trolley car shown was the only one I and other low saturated places. The
lines of beautification, educa- j owned by the road. This is incorrect, j frogs were serenading their mates
tion, civic improvement, health, j as many who rode the “fresh air”
roads, increased business, relig-; combination freight and passenger
ious, social and athletic activi- I car can testify. As a matter of fact,
ties. Is it lack of a civic solidar- the railroad owned five cars—one
ity, or is it the old story of “Let passenger car, with a baggage com-
George do it ?” j partment at the end, which is the one
the approach of
shown in the picture; another pas
senger car which was run between
the hotels and the club house at Pinfc-
hurst; the combination car above re
ferred to, which was used chiefly to
haul freight from Southern Pines; a
third passenger car which was held
in reserve at the car bam, and sel-
dom used, and finally, a "work car”
with a high framework built on it,
which was used for construction and
repair.'
It happens that I was working with
the electricians at Pinehurst when
It takes more than a small
group of public spirited citizens
to do those things that need to
be done in a progressive com
munity. It takes the pull-togeth
er spirit, and it takes a reasona
ble amount of mone?. The local
Chamber of Commerce does not
ask for much; it deserves more
than it asks for, certainly more
than it receives.
Let’s try to remember we
have an active Chamber of Com
merce during the eleven months
and twenty-nine days that come | the line was abandoned, and Owen
betw’een banquets. i Farrey, the electriciiin at Pinehurst;
— ' Seward McCall, the colored lineman,
RECORD BUDGET i and I were sent out to cut the line.
FOR NORTH CAROLIN'A I We took the old freight car to a point
„ , , , , , . ,1 about opposite Donald Ross’s house
General Assembly this week | Midland Road, and Seward Mc-
received the recommendations of, caii climbed up on top and cut the
tine Advisory Budget Commis- , ^ain trolley wire. As this w'ire was
' supported by guys attached to poles
State of North Carolina for the I ^-hich were decayed, the whole line
next two >ears. The commis-jfgji foj. several hundred feet back to-
* J s report is featured by lec-1 town, and we had to pu.sia the
ord high appropriations, three c^r back to where we could get the
new tax levies, and the removal trolley on the wire,
of the sales tax from basic foods, j Many of the old timers w^ill recall
_ Appropriations recommenda-1 the ludicrous spectacle of the freight
tions called for $J70,1/8,1^/1 for | car, which had tarpaulin curtains on
1937-1938 and $<0,240,9^5 fori side, and which were seldom fas-
1938-1939, as compared with ■ tened down, as it wended its way to
1935-1936 expenditures of $68,- |and fro; the curtains standing out and
443,750. ^ 1 flapping in the wind.
New taxes on wines, gifts and ; The motorman on the Southern
intangibles to produce an esti- , pines run W'as one Elmer Isaacson, a
mated $1,450,000 yearly and an , Swede, and “Jack” Brooks, a brother
increase from $1,000,000 per of Mrs. H. W. Priest was conductor,
year to $2,100,000 per year in
■“highway fund diversion” by ap
plication of the three percent
sales tax on gasoline purchases
of the state were recommended
to increase revenue. Necessary
items of food and meals sold in
hotels, lestaurants and other
public eating places would be
exempted from the sales tax.
A salary- increase throughout
the state set-up of “not less
than ten per cent” should be giv
en, the commission said. "Hiis,
it said, would leave salaries of;
departmental workers still some |
18 per cent below peak levels j
with those at institutions about
seven per cent below one-time |
levels.
The budget should be studied
by; all taxpayers of the state. It
is your money: the legislature
will allocate during the present
session.
and announcing
Spring.
They may have to make several
more announcements before we look
on their familiar utterances with any
degree of certainty.
Clarence Clendennin. who was about
four feet tall, handled the express and
mail. Owen Farrey was combination
conductor and motorman on the car
used between the hotels and golf
course in Pinehurst, and John Bliss
was motorman of the freight car.
—R. E. WICKER.
Pinehurst, January 11, 1937.
DR. SYMINGTON REELEt'TED
COUNTY HE-\I.TH OFFICER
THE TRUTH OF THE
OLD TROLLEY LINE
Rassie Wicker of Pinehurst
should have been a newspaper
man. He has a knack of making
anything he writes interesting
and informative. The other day
The Pilot's little brother, the
Sandhills Daily News, published
a cut of the Southern Pines de
pot in the days of the trolley
line between here and Pinehurst,
showing a car waiting for the
arrival of a train. Being young
Dr. J. Symington, for a number
of years Moore county’s efficient
health officer, was reelected to this
office for another binnium at a meet
ing of the county Board of Educa
tion held in the office of the County
Superintendent of Schools on Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Vysta Markham was reelect
ed county health nurse, and Miss
i Margaret McQueen, maternity,
nurse
Wilbur H. Currie presided over the
meeting, which was attended by H.
Lee Thonaas, secretary, Clyde Shaw
of Carthage and Dr. Charles Eckr-
son of Cameron. Dr. D. G. Stutz of
Southern Pines and Dr. Robert L.
Shepard of Pinehurst have been ap
pointed to membership on the board,
but were not present at the meeting.
Now in the second week of Jan
uary we see a lengthening of the
days. Although every night brings a
brief delay in each succeeding sun
set, longer daylight is already notice
able. Our short winter will soon be
over. More light will be available for
the outdoor man. February brings a
warmer sun, the trailing arbutus, daf_
fodils and many of the flowering
shrubs.
Santa Claus worked on more than
an eight job when he made his last
visit over the Sandhills. Here and
there he dropped under a local
Christmas tree a reward of merit to
a good child that will be treasured
long after many Yuletides have pass
ed.
Two of Tom Kelley's girls came
out of their gateway the other day
with twin Scotties. The four of them
w'ere setting out for a walk. Look
ing over the quarte*; it was hard to
tell who was getting most out of
the arrangement.
A few years ago the Kelley child
ren lost their pet Sealyham through
vandalism. Hopeful little girls fol
lowed many hopeless clues. Kindly
old .Santa Claus may have been out
of Sealyhams, but he finally assuaged
their woes by slipping under their
Chri.stmas tree two black puppies to
fill the vacancy caused by the loss
of one beloved white one
SLOT MACHINE STOLEN
The Maness filling station at High
Falls was entered during Monday
night and a slot machine, said to con.
tain $60 or $65, was stolen. Officers
were working on the cajbe Tuesday.
"Ain’t you gonna play de radio
none?” asked Aunt Malissie when
she came in with the announcement—
“Yo’ clothes am done”
A flip of the radio switch and a
di.isatortation of how to be beautiful
pour"'! into the room. “Is ’dat man
jes’ talkin’ to hissef?” She was told
he was talking to anyone who cared
to listen and that now she could hear
the news. Over 3,700 killed and more
than a million injured on the high
ways of the country during 1836 was
the appalling record that reached her
ears. The eyes of the negress bulged.
Is dey killin’ de people like dey did
d hogs and cattle when dey thot
dey hab too many ob ’em?” She was
assured no effort was made to kill
people, but that they were only ac
cidents. It was hard for her to reck
on accidents involving more than one
or two participants.
Like the old negro, an accident is
something we all soon dismiss. But
if disease wiped out two entire cities
the size of Fayetteville and crippled
one fourth of the population of North
Carolina the incident would linger In
our minds as something impossible
to ever forget.
"Man’s a vapor
Full of wcfts.
Starts a piiper
Up he goes.”
The mail brings a little booklet,
“Founding a Country Newspaper 50
Years Ago.” It is written by an old
newspaper man frori the oil coun
try who began bis career with a Cot-
roller or each impression and just
large enough to print one page of a
seven column newspaper. With a
capital of nearly three hundred dol
lars, his other possession added up to
cases and stands and a variety of
w’orn type, and a small job press.
The crude young country editor saw
his paper live and flourish for 50
years, and before retirement became
a special writer for metropolitan pa
pers. J. P. Herrick became well known
to many of the Pennsylvania and
southern New York state people who
were active in the famous oil fields
and the lumber industry of the vast
pine and hemlock forests.
A would-be newspaper man encoun
ters a different world today when he
makes his first contact with a print
shop. Where the stage coach meant
the only means of transportation,
news was slow in traveling. So the
man in search of copy moved about
on foot, gathered what he could
from the local doctor, the tavern
keeper, wool and cattle buyers, local
politicians, the barber and the millin
ery store, an excellent news source-
No Associated Press news, no radio
flashd out last minute world happen,
ings.
Six of the employes of the old shop
became owners and editors of coun
try weeklies. Success was measured
much the same then as now. Wheth
er conditions are any more .satisfac
tory today would be a debatable
question with some of the old tim
ers.
REAL EST.\TE TRANSFI':RS
The Beechwood Corporation
Catherine B. Murphy, property
Mineral Springs township.
J. Polakavetz and wife to D.
Brown and others, property in Ben-
salem township.
L.
Vass Woman’s Club
Has “Home” Program
Members Hear About Choosing
Rugs and Caring for Floors
at January Meeting
The January meeting of the Vass
Woman’s Club was held on Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. D. C. Mc_
Gill with Mrs. McGill, Mrs. P. A. Wil
son, Mrs. N. N. McLean and Mrs. B.
M. Corbett as hoste.sses.
The American Home departments
of which Mrs. G. W. Brooks is
chairman, had charge of the prog
ram, and interesting household hints
were given in response to roll call.
“How’ to Choose the Right Rug,” was
presented by Mrs. C. J. Temple and
Mrs. R. G. Rosser’s subject was “The
Care of Floors and Woodwork.”
A letter of thanks from the State
Industiial Farm Colony for Women
for a Christmas remembrance from
the club was read, and the club voted
to pay immediately its financial ob
ligations for the year.
A delightful social hour followed,
during which progressive anagrams
was enjoyed. A dainty prize was
awarded Mrs. Corbett, holder of high
score, and to Mrs. S. R. Smith was
presented “the booby,” which prov
ed to be a tray heaped with lovely
gifts, a shower given by club mem
bers in honor of her birthday anni
versary the following day. After these
had been opened and admired, the
hostesses served delectrfble refrsh-
ments.
Mrs;. M. M. Chappell joined the
club, and Mrs. W. T. Cox and Mrs.
C. I. Calcote were present as visitors,
FOR S.UJE—MEN’S FINE
HANDKERCmEFS
Linen Cambric $3.00 Per doz.
Coton Cambric $1,00 Per doz.
Post Paid to Any Address
Carolina Handkerchief Company, Inc.
WEST END, N. C.
Bargains in
ARBOR VITAE
I have between 2,000 and
3,000 Arbor Vitaes that I am
closing out.
CHEAP FOR CASH
10c to $1.00 per tree—from 2
to 5 ft. tall. Several different
varieties. Also Umbrella Trees
Now is the time to set out
lovel.x" evergreens to Beautify
Your Home.
W. F. FISHER
Carthage, Rt. 3
(On Ca»'<hage-S«nford Highway)
See me for your Shoes
H.E.C0NANT
“The Shoe Man”
Market Square Pinehurst
S»L\LL BOY LOSES HAND
AS DETONATOR EXPLODES
David Singleterry, ten-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Singleterry of
Hemp, is in the Moore County Hospi
tal, suffering from severe injuries re
sulting from an explosion from a dy
namite cap, which he mistook for a
firecracker. His face is badly marred
and the injury to one hand necessi
tated its amputation.
Singleterry, a worker in the Pine,
hurst Silk Mills at Hemp, had re
cently moved to a rew house about
a mile from town. The former occu
pant of the house had left behind him
a number of dynamite caps, and it
was one of these that the young boy
got hold of.
THE ARK
Southern Pines, N. C.
A Country Day and
Boarding School
for children under fourteen years.
Open air classes, and all
out-door activities.
Music - Art - Handicrafts
MILLICENT A. HAYES
Principal
E. V. PERKINSON
General Contractor
Storage “ •
Southern Pines, N. C. Tel 5033
Dr S. Neal, Beard
and Wright
VETERINARIANS
Piaehurst Race Trace l^one 3045
Highland L-iodge
A Quiet Home-Like Family Hotel
Pleasantly Located on Vermont Avenue Near the Fines
SEASON OCTOBER 1ST TO JUNE 1ST
Nicely furnished comfortable apartments for rent
Mrs. W- N. Grearson
Telephone 6933 Southern Pines, N. C.
ttntititttmitt
HIGHLAND PINES INN
AND COTTAGES
(WEYMOUTH HEIGHTS)
SOUTHERN PINES
SEASON^ DECEMBER TO MAY
Highland Pines Inn with its Splendid Dining Room Service
and its Cheerful Homelike Atmosphere Caters to the Require
ments of those Occupying Winter Homes in the Pine Tree Sec
tion. The Hotel is Situated on Weymouth Heights (Massachu
setts Avenue) Amid Delightful Surroundings. Good Parking
Space is Available for Motorists. All Features of PMrst Class
Hotels are Includes at Highland Pines Inn. Best of Everything.
M. H. TURNER, Manager
Age
RAISED TO
12 MONTHS
...NO RAISE
IN PRICE!
Mint Springs is runaing away
with the popular-priced field. It
has the real flavor and fragrance
of genuine Straight Kentucky
Bourbon—the quality that comes
from fine, sound grains, deep*
well limestone water, and deep*
charred oak barrel ageing.
This whiskey is 12
months old. 90 proof.
Gleamore Distilleries Co.
iHctrporattd 4
Looisrille • Owcasbora
Kentnckr
©letimores
mint Springs
L V. O’CALLAGHAN
PLUMBING AND HEATING
CONTRACTOR
OIL BURNERS
ESSOHEAT FURNACE OIL
IRON FIREMAN STOKER
EASY WASHERS and IRONERS
Frigidaire Sales and Service
Telephone 5S41 Soattieni !