THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
Friday, April 2, 1937.
THE PILOT
Published each Friday by
THE PILOT, Incorporated,
Southern I’Iih's, N. C.
NEl^ON C. HIDE
Editor
DAX S. RAY
Advertising Manager
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STOI’, LOOK
AND LISTEN
Five person.s were killed in
Charlotte Easter Sunday when
their car was struck by a rail
road train.
When an automobile driver
comes to a railroad crossing, the
responsibility for petting across
the tracks safely is entirely his.
The railroad can erect warning
signals and instruct engineers to
exercise all possible caution;
but, in the very nature of things,
11 is up to the motorist to see
that the way is clear befoi’e he
proceeds.
Somehow this obvious fact
doesn’t seem to be registering
on the minds of American mo
torists as well as it ought. For
the Safety Section of the Asso
ciation of American Railroads
to turn North and one by one we
see them arriving home and in many
in the North Countryetaoin
cases facing disappointment. For in
the North Country there is snow on
the ground. There is snow in the air.
Some of the coldest weather known
this winter is being experienced
right now. And, alas, to those who
have not seen the season through it
is far more penetrating cold than is
felt by those who remained at home,
and whose blood has been thickened
to withstand it. But how difficult
when the sun shines, when the flow
ers are nodding, when the skies are
a tender blue, not to believe that
such must be the manner of weath
er elsewhere-'or almost like that.
And sometimes wanting a thing very
much nearly persuades the indivi
dual that he can expect ts have it.
Yet this docs not hold with weath
er. And no matter how much that
Watertown resident lately returned
from the South may have wished it,
lie was obliged to put his car into
a garage in Utica, and come the rest
of the distance by train. Those who
yii South in November naturally be
gin to grow restless as the ni nths
stretch out. They think of home.
They dwell upon the duties that need
to be performed there. Because Eas
ter comes early this year that is
another reason why it would seem
that Spring should do likewise. Yet
the ground never warms as rapidly
as the calendar augurs.
No. it would seem that the visitors
t. the South are bound to be dis
appointed unless they plan to go later
in the Winter and remain longer in
CARO-GRAPHICS — by JomJR
VICK KEITH NO»UNATED
FOR IVLAYOR OF VASS
reveals that more people were *^^e Spring. For here in the North
killed in grade crossing acci- Country that capricious maiden can-
dents last year than in any year '’ot be hurried,
since 1931.
Part of this increase—which
brought 1,786 grade crossing
casualties — is probably due to
the fact that, with recovery,
there were moi’e motorists on
the roads last year than for
half a dozen years. But most of
it must be done due to plain
carele.ssness.
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Washington hears and
lieves that the heads of
Government are alarmed about
rising commodity costs: that
there is al.so a great deal of un
easiness over the return of in
flationary and speculative ten-
dencie.'^. writes J. F]. Jones, The
Pilot’s Washington correspond
ent. These “ups” and ‘downs” of
the stock market may continue
to fool the sucker-buvers, but
when the heaviest selh'ng of
Government bonds in sixteen
years occurred on the market re
cently, the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
North and sounth bound passen
gers stepping off in the Sandhills
and desiring accommodations have
had great difficulty in the last week
in secuiing rooms of any descrip
tion. as they have been at a premium
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•THE EDITORS OF CAHO-Ca^PHICS INVlTfc' YOU TO SewO IN INTEJieSTINO FACTS AOOUT VOOft COMMONlTV •
At a lively caucus held in the town
auditorium Tuesday evening, the fol
lowing ticket of officers for the Town
of Vass was nominated to be voted on
in the coming election: For Mayor,
i Vick Keith; for Commissioners, R.
I P. Beasley, W. D. Smith and S. R.
Smith.
' Tile present officers are H. A.
i Borst, mayor; R. P. Beasley, W, D.
i Smith and Vick Keith, commission
ers.
FENDER COMPANY M.AKES
GIFT TO C'Hl’RCH FUND
The D. Pender Grocery Company of
Noi'folk, Va., made a gift of S.'iO.OO to
the Building Fund of the Brownson
Memorial Presbyterian Church this
week which, together with other gifts
that have come in .since, has been
added to the Easter offering.
Farm poultry flocks are larger and
jnore productive this spring than la
' the corresponding periods for several
years past, the bureau of agricultur
al economics reports.
Judffe Rowe Speaker
at Alumni Banquet
.Address Vass-Lakeview School; Vole to Make Event
140 Attend Cameron
School Alumni Banquet I
III
.\nnual H
fathering.—Broadcast Stunt
a F'ealure
“Good Citizenship” was the subject
of an inspiring address made by J.
Vance Rowe, judge of the Recorder’s
Court of Moore county, befoi'e the
eighty-one persons gathered at Hotel
Charmella on Saturday evening for
the annual banquet of the Vass-Lake
view School Alumni Ass ciation.
The speaker defined a good citizen
as “one who shares the burdens of
his nation and community, cherishes
its interests, support its institutions,
protects its good name and contrib
utes to the richness of its life.”
He enumerated a few of the duties
of gO'd citizens, and concluded with
One.—John C. Ferguson
Elected President for ’33
!«
in the big hotel down to the most
modest boarding house. A bus-load of! following challenging words:
travelers made every effort to find a I "As good citizens wc have no eight-
location for the night and finally! hour day, no five or six day week, 1
s ught the aid of the police, only to j but we must be on the job all the j
be told that they could not be taken I time, for it is ourselves that we must i
care of. so went on further south.
From the number of cars crowded in
about the hotels and streets you
wonder if guests are not stacked
several deep in some places at this
minute.
Along comes another bit of advice
from a ncted educator. Dr. Marcus
Noble, former dean of the university
says at the age of 82; “If I were a
young man today, starting out for
myself, I'm quite sure I would stay
met promptly with Secretary of|in the South.” He sums up climatic
conditions, natural advantages, our
rapid growth and multiplying indus
tries as factors that are worth ser
ious consideration for the ycung men
of today tying in with a future.
the Treaniry Henry Morgen
thau. At the close of the session
the questioners were assured—
after the 1929 mode, that “there
is no cause for alarm.”
Living costs are among the
various increases, and it is at
least reasonable to accept a pop
ular belief of economists in the
Administration that the present
trend of price levels is an “un
healthy development.”
The Pi’esident in his recent
fireside chat made a significant
statement when he said that
“recovery is speeding up to a|
point wh'^ie thi> ( angers of 19291 Xhe swallow's that have a way of
are again becoming possible, not turning up vear after year on the
this week oi- month, perhaps,
Looking over a long list of authors
who hail by the dozens from the
southern sattes and who have won
everything from modest recognition
to notable prizes for literature it
seems as if the unproductive Saha
ra is no longer a barren land but
one that offers a serious challenge
to any section of the United States.
but within a year or two
Another circunstances that
may turn out to be barb-wire is
the active market for metals
and various kinds of war mater
ials, growing out of the contin
ued war-craze in Europe.
By taking these facts and
coupling them together with in
same day at the mona.steries in Sou
thern Califcrnia with regularity and
precision, according to set dates in
the calendar, have much in common
with the small boy. How either one
of them knows just when to send a
dangling kite up into the air or draw
innumerable rings in the sand that
indicate a marble game or set sail
, I for a foreign port is a double mys-
dustrial and human conditions tery. The small boy and the bird
the wonder arises as to why
great masses of our people who
were crying for work a year or
two ago now go wild with .strike
excitement and weaken the
forces of recovery by aiding in
the upset of normal economic
conditions. They seem to forget
that our industries must be
prosperous in order to spread
employment.
We can easily understand
why people who have been un
employed for months, or years,
are complaining, because they
have no jobs, and are living on
relief. That is entirely different
and thej^ are entitled to kick
against their luck.
Moral: Watdh your .step'
STAY SOUTH,
YOUNG MAN
The following editorial in the
Watertown (N. Y.) Times of
March 2th, may be of interest
to people here from the northern
state.s.
Those who have sojourned in the
South this winter are now beginning
mark the seasons with an interest
ing accuracy.
The opening blc‘>soms of the long-
leaf pine, ranging in color from pur
ple to Shades of rose, are yomething
that command a lot of attention at
this particular time. The ledbud, oi
judas tree, with ^be r»d m.aples, dot
the landscape with lavish color. The
wild plum thickets in thj hedgerow
delight the eye. The dogwood bu js
are opening and will scon cover the
village and countrysidj with its
showy whiteness.
The local trees, as Nature gets
ready, put on somethin,? of a spec
tacular show.
The churches of th.i community
were filled to capacity last Sunday,
with several of them called on to put
extra chairs where .^oacs permitted
in order to accommodate the Easter
throng of worshipers. Manly Presby
terian Church held a sunrise? service
that drew a large number.
Regardless of the general low tem
peratures the weather man dealt,
build, and our sons and daughters
and cur neighbor.^, our citizeni'y, our
people. We must build bodies and
minds and ideals and character. We
must build better homes, better
schools, better towns and better
states. 'Ve must build in strength of
limb as well as in mortar and stone;
in strength of mind and spirit as well
The Cameron School Alumni ban- «
quet, sponsored by the class of 1934, j H
was held in the high school building i |j
last P'riday evening and 110 guests, j:
were seated, arranged in classes.
Dinner was served by the Home
Econ. mic class under the supei'Vis-
ion of Mrs. W. H. Abernathy.
Mrs. J. M. Guthrie was chairn.an
of the program committee, and the
splendidly arranged program ran off
most smoothly. The Rev. W. D. Mc-
A’eill returned thanks, after which |
Mrs. Loula Muse conducted an old
fashioned spelling match, "giving out |
nich words as “Isogeothermal,”
“Myxomycctes,” and the like. Rather
than attempt to spell them. Bill
Muse preferred t "stay in aftei-
school,” and Lula Guthrie cried and
took her seat. They were severely
leprimanded. Impromptu speeches
were made by J. B. Tally of Buffalo,
N. Y., Rassie Wicker of Pinehurst,
John C. Ferguson of State College.
Raleigh. Carl Phillips of Durham,
John C. Muse of Sanford, L. B. Mc-
Keithen and W. A. Muse of Cameron.
Reminiscences of the school, dating
as far back as 1907, with many ludi-
I-Iiglnland L-iodge
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ii Telephone 6933 Southern Pines, N. C.
as in masonry; in beauty of thought] cr us incident.s. were given, many of
as well as in beauty of architecture.”
The revamped dining room of the
hotel presented an attractive appear
ance with its candle lighted tables
decorated with the scho 1 colors, blue
and white, and lovely arrangements
of spring flowers.
The invocation w'as spoken by A.
M. Calhoun and the welcome address
by the president, Herman Parker.
The program of toasts, I'esponses
and specialties was broadcast from
a studio on the second flo r in real
radio style, with W. Duncan Mat
thews, a former principal of the
school, as announcer. Taking part on
the program were Bill Coore, Annie
McGill W'ilson, H. Clifton Blue, A.
M. Calhoun, Loula E. Taylor, Rebec
ca Gardner. Jewell Edwards McMil
lan, Bessie Cameron Smith and Ed
win Causey. "Alma Mater” was the
them occiHTing during P,.L.r. A. B
Cameion's regime when long, tough
"switches” were still legitimate and
used to teach the “young idea how to
iTiow.” John C. Muse claimed an en
tire forest was denuded.
It was remarkable and to their
lasting credit that neai’ly every
speaker paid glowing tribute to the
saintly Hev. M. D. McNeill, acknowl-
Cviging with gratitude the benign in
fluence he shed upon their lives.
Xearly eveiy class was represent
ed. and it was interesting to not<?
lUo splendid progress of many < f
L'leir number. The class of 193.'). rep-
icsented by Miss June Mclver Hem-
1 claimed to be the toddling, twc -
year old infant, taut was emphatic in
.saying that in 25 years or more, they
wr)uld attain the greatness of the
1907. Mrs. Jewell Hemphill read “In
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(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 W’eymouth Heights (Massachu
setts Avenue) Amid Delightful Surroundings. Good Parking
Space is Available for Motorists, All Features of First Class
Hotels are Includes at Highland Pines Inn. Best of Everything.
M. H. TURNER, Manager
It
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theme s ng and was sung at the be- Memoi’iam" giving the names of for-
ginning and end of the broadcast. j rner students who had passed on. The
Following this part of the program, I program was intersperseil with songs,
the main address of the evening was | with Miss Jeanette Wooten at the
given in the banquet hall. The elec-1 piano, and p^ems were read by Mrs.
tion of officers re.sulted as follows; j H. C. Gibson of Rockingham and
President, Jewell Edwards McMillan;
vice-president. Edwin Causey; secre-
tary-trea.surer, H. Clifton Blue. Net
tie Gschwind Parker read the minutes
of last year’s meeting,
After the banquet, dancing was en
joyed.
Tests indicate that cottonseed cake
will not taka the place of corn in
fattening rations for lambs.
winter garb, in many instances was
cast aside for bright Easter raiment
despite the chilly winds. The sensible
bunnie in his coat of fur was at least
comfortable.
Miss Thurla Cole.
During the entire evening. Prof.
R. F, Lowry was showered with bou-
j quets, and w'hen he gave the closing
I talk he tossed back lovelier ones, if
] possible, than those given him.
I
It was voted to make the alumni
I banquet an annual feature of the
school. The foil wing officers were
i elected for 1938; President, John C.
I Ferguson, Raleigh; vice-president,
Kassie Wicker, Pinehurst; .secretary,
Mrs. Herbert Spivey; treasurer. Miss
Mary Hendricks, Cameron; chairman
of program committee, Mrs. Jewell
Hemphill.
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