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T H E P I L 0 T
Published each Friday by
THE PILOT, Ini oriioratod.
Southern Pines, N. C.
NKIJSON t\ IIVDK
Editor
CHARLES MACAl'LEY HAN S. KAY
AdvertisinK C'irculntion
Helen K. Butler. HeMMie i'ameron Smith,
H. L. Kpp.s,
THE PILOT, Southern Pines and Aberdeen, North Carolina
hTgH~GEAR*'
Friday, January lb., 9',
Membt'f WiMnlyard As<sociat«‘9
SiibNrription lliites:
One Year $2.00
Six Months $1.00
Three Months .50
Entered at the Postoffice at South
ern Pines, N. C., as second class mail
nnatter.
“AM) SMILE, i
SMILE. SMILE"
Don’t get (liscourajT'^il. Busi
ness in the Sandhills drops off j
every January. Everyone be- j
jrins to think we’re yroing to ]
have an off season. Then sud-j
denly the clouds lift, out comes |
the .sun, down come the folks, ’
and we’re all smiling again. j
There are many silver linings '
in sight. There’s a good demand ;
for cottages for the balance of
the season. Hotels are receiving I
more and more inquiries about j
accommodations in February,Renovated and Refurnishod.
AHEAD
mm
Improvements At Crystal Lake
Hotel in Lakeview Complete
March and April. All the big
golf tournaments are coming
along, the steeplechase races,
horse shows. There’s the bright
prospect of that boys’ prepara
tory school which should even
tually bring many families here.
There’s that new factory in
Aberdeen about tv) start opera
tions, giving employment to
numerous men ancl women, and
there’s talk of another coming
there, even bigger.
Babson says business gener
ally throughout the country is
about to improve considerably.
A pick-up will remove the bus
iness worries that keep people
Grounds Landscaped.—New
Dining Room Added
Nearing the culmination of a pro
gram of re-furnishing, renovation and
landscaping that started in July of
last year, when he took over the en.
teiprise. Ted Barrow, formerly man
ager of the Sheraton Hotel at High
Point, now has his Crystal Lake Ho
tel, located six miles north of Sou
thern Pines, at Lakeview, on U. S.
Highway No. 1, all in readiness to
greet winter visitors to the Sandhills.
Beautifully equipped wtih the fin-
e.st . hotel appointments obtainable,
chosen with a knowledge obtained in
23 years of hotel management in
at their desks instead of on golf ■ the north and south. Crystal!
courses and bridle paths. I Lake Hotel offers the only lodge '
In short, “pack up vour trou- i ‘>'P® accommodations in the Sand-
bles in your old kit bag and i '-“’s and has the further distinction
smile, smile, smile.”
THE RAILROADS
FACE 1939
In summarizing the exper
ience of the railroad industry in
1938, John J. Pelley, presicWnt
of the Association of American
Railroads, said: “The year 1939
brings to the railroads of the
United States renewed hopes foi landscaping and planting to rye
a solution of the ciltical tinan- grounds between the hotel and
Cial situation which has faced ; lake. Additional alterations plan-
them in the past twelve months. | ^ include the extension of the roof
At no time has theie besn > ^ver the spacious open porch and
gieatei l)ublic appieciation of installation of Colonial columns
their problems than now or a :
more earnest desire to formu-
of being the only hotel in the area
overlooking a beautiful lake.
Recent impiovements include the
installation of several additional pri
vate baths, alterations that provide
several connecting suites, the con
struction of an additional wing built
.specifically for a roomy, sunny, glass-
crclosed dining loom ovei'looking the
beautiful 100-acre lake, shrubbing in
the front and sides of the hotel and
Friday The 13th Jinx
Young Couple Planned To
Wed Despite Bugaboo, but
Lost Their Nerve
A fine story about a daring
young pair who snappea their
fingei's and thumbed their noses
at the big bogie, Friday the 13th,
by getting mari-ied on that day
went up in thin air when, after
seting that the license was issued
on that day, we called on the
Register of Deeds for the return
ed paper to verify our intended
statements. The hero and heroine,
Don Patterson Williamson of
Laurinburg and Josie Louise Cole
of Carthage, took a tumble al
most to the level of ordinary peo
ple when we found that they had
waited until Saturday the 14th
to have the ceremony perform
ed.
'lave returned to Asheville after
spending several days at the Berk
shire. They were here especially to
visit Mrs. Parker’s brother, Corbett
Alexander, who has been confined to
the Moore County Hospital. Mr. Alex
ander, who had the misfortune to
break his leg is able to be out.
Fred and Ellis Fields were home
') 'or the week-end fiom the Univer
sity and had as their guest, Herbert
Moore of Wilmington. Other Uni
versity students spending the week
end here were Joe Montesanti, Jr.,
and James Carter, who visited his
listers, Mr.s. Harold Thompson and
Mrs. Hubert Mc(!!askill.
Mr. and M!p. J. F. Taylor spent
Tuesday in Durham.
Mrs. A. J. McKelway and Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Conant visited Miss Kitty
Carter in Sanford last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Crock
er of Fitchburg, Mass., have arrived
pnd are at their home, Pinewild
Farm.
Mrs. A. B. Sally has returned from
Duke Hospital, where she underwent
treatment foi- ten days.
Mrs. Harold Buckminster spent the
week-end in Aiken, S. C., visiting her
son, Harold, Jr., who is attending
SrChool there.
Mr. and Mr.s. Homer Johnson of
Cleveland. Ohio have arrived and op
ened their home. Ivy Point.
Cr SANI)
U ADE AND JONES GET had received $114,452,436 for the
18 TO 20 YEARS EACH '*1938 tobacco crop sold on warehouse
FOR BRUTAL ASSAULT
—Headline in Sanford Herald.
W’e knew that Duke-Southem
1st, the State Department of Agri
culture reports. Though this is $23,-
late some plan that will solve;
the desperate situation in which ;
the rail-carrier.s find themsel
ves.
“With the coming of the new
year, railroad managements
hope that early action will be
taken by Congress and the state
legislatures looking toward i j.]
velopment of a national I
l)ortation ])olicy which will i)lace
all agencies of transportation A witness before one of thei
upon an equality in matters of Congressional Committees has
regulation, taxation and sub- produced some tiguies well
sidies; lecognize railroads as a worth the careful study of ev-
business entitled to the same eiT American. They have a di
change to earn a living as any I’ect bearing on everybody’s
other busines.*^ and enable the well-being,
railroads to reestabli.sh their The witness testified
credit.” from 1931 to 1936
ici'es of live water provide some of
the finest bass, jack, bream and
perch fishing to be found in the en
tire south, and on the 1.500-acre pri
vate hunting preserve, deer, quail,
wild turkey and unlimited small
game abound in season. The lake and
its long, sandy beach are ideal for
bathing and boating, and the beau
tiful surrounding pine country is a
hiker's paradise.
Foo<l being an important factor in
the success that the hotel has enjoy
ed to date, its reputation for sei'v-
ing delicious food is widespread
thioughout the Sandhills, and with
the increased facilities provided by
the nevv- dining room, Mr. Barrow
Open all year 'round. Crystal Lake
Hotel will cater to guests seeking
(he rest and relaxation of the coun-
try-snde and who still wish to be
within easy access of the entertain
ment facilities of the more populous
centei s of Southern Pines and Pine- j and his staff will make a specialty !
hurst. At Crystal Lake, the 100! of catering to luncheon, bridge and |
dinner parties, banquets and small j
conventions, in an atmosphere to- |
tally different from anything to be j
found anywhei'e in the Sandhills. |
FINEHURST
-Air. and Mrs. ('heney Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. True P. Cheney en-
j tertained at bridge Saturday even-
that ’’’S' at their home for the following
American f'iends: Mr. and Mr!^. Harold Cal-
There can be no possible ex- business corjiorations i)aid taxes 'away, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nicoiis,
cuse for further delay in for- amounting to 918,000,000.000 Nelson, Mr. and
mulating and executing some ' although in the same period , ^
such program as IVIr. Pelley sug-^ they have taken in only $9,000-1 Grinneil, Mr. and Mrs. Wii-
gests, and which his Association 000,000 above operating costs.; Dunlop and Mr. and Mrs*, h. 1
has long urged. A short time In other words, income was only | Campbell. |
ago the special committee ap-|half enough to pay taxes. The I I
])ointed by the President of the balance had to bi,* mad3 up out j Woman's .xuxtiiary .'Meets j
of leserve capital and by cut-1 The Woman’s Auxiliary of the:
ting into operating budgets, Pinehurst Community Church met at |
which, in the final analysis, gets,‘he church Tuesday evening with 50!
down to jobs and wages. I n‘«*mbers attending. The president, ;
And there is where every-1 J- McKelway; the secretary,
body’s well-being comes into the Kelly, and the treasurer,
picture. Some of the “every-j^iss Fannie B. Gray, all gave re-
portation regulation in general, j uouy s" had to give up their | During the business session
to enable our Number 1 indus- 'jobs or accept pay cuts so thatj**^ decided to have a church
United States to consider the
railroad problems and possible
solutions, made its report—and
it is a significant fact that this
committee stressed the need for
changes in rate-making proce
dure and in our system of trans
try to survive and go forward
From a financial viewpoint,
1938 was one of the most disas
trous years ever experienced by
American railroads. After pay
ing fixed charges, it is estimat
ed, the Class 1 lines sustained
a net deficit of $125,000,000, as
compared with a net income of
$98,000,000 in 1937—differ
ence of more than $200,000,000.
It is obvious that no industry
can long survive this. And if
the railroads fail, a blow of
staggering dimensions will be
dealt to all American industry
and business—and the ill ef-
money could be used to make up
the tax deficiency. Others
couldn’t sell their goods to the
business men because that mon
ey, too, was needed for taxes.
Even Farmers had to “contri
bute” to the deficiency, for they
could not sell their products to
either the manufacturer or to
the unemployed workers.
In reality, $9,000,000,000 in
capital was confiscated for gov
ernmental expense. Had it been
left to circulate in its normal
channels, it would have kept
many of the now idle millions
on industrial pay rolls and kept
fects will tje felt in every home the economic cycle from jam-
in the land. ming.
supper on February 15th, the pro
ceeds to go toward the running ex.
pense of the church. Mrs. Foster
Kelly was asked to take charge of
the Thrift Shop, which will open this
month In the basement of the Harv
ard Building. A rising vote of thanks
was given Mrs. Kelly and her com
mittee fo’’ assembling and dlstrlbul-
Ing thirty-eight baskets containing
food, clothing and toys at Christmas
time. Assisting her were Mrs. E. F.
Partridge, Mrs. Rassle Wicker, Mrs.
Ellis Fields and David G. Coffey.
Mrs. C. E. Swarlngen presented a
program on Foreign Missions.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Parker
McLean Furniture
Company
of
ABERDEEN AND
SOUTHERN PINES
The store that saves you money.
Tnide with us—we apprctiatc
your patronage.
Cafeteria Supper
and
Entertainment
by the
FELLOWSHIP FORUM
CHURCH OF WIDE
FELLOWSHIP
Tuesday. January 24
6:30 — 9:00
PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS.
California game was pretty rough,
but we hadn’t heard the coaches 210,279 less than the previous year,
mixed It up that badly. it still means a lot of cigarettes.
' And a whale of a lot of federal tax
Moore county has 16 children re- revenues.
celvlng assistance from the Boarding
Home fund, for which money 1s pro- That snow that blew in from Flor-
vided by State and county. This fund Ida Monday made a big hit with the
is for placing In private homes ju- kids. (Florida papers please copy.)
venlle court wards and minors not
eligible for aid to dependent children There were 198 cases representing
grants. 860 persons certified by Moore coun-
ty welfare authorities as eligible to
Hey, what's this In the Sanford receive surplus commodity products
Herald? during December, 1938, Arthur E.
In an article about Lee county it Langs'ton, State director of commod-
trays: ity distribution with the State Board
‘•It was formed out of the most of Charities and Public Welfarefare,
desirable portions of Moore and announced this week.
Chatham counties.”
Them’s fightln’ words, Men of Pilot Want Ads are becoming in-
Lee creaslngly popular because advertla-
• ers are getting results. They are one
North Carolina tobacco growers Cent a word, minimu'm 25 cents.
Have comfort with
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for
Tnuiiilii^r
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L\KC it out on a clear, crisp day
when the frost nips through the
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Put it up against a long pull-a brief,
brisk dash-a twisting, vrinding trail!
We want to show you how much fun
winter could be—if only you had a
Buick!
You’ll press on the treadle—and find
the thrill of the ski-run in the burst of
ready power from the barely whis
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You’ll swing around a curve—and find
the poised sureness of the figure-
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even on winter’s slippery roads.
You’ll brace yourself for a rut or
bump—only to discover that BuiCc^l
springing has already ironed It out.
’\'ou’lI look out over the wide horizon
—and know winter’s beauties better
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You’ll start when you want to start,
stop when you want to stop, ^'ou’ll
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sound.
This Buick, you huow, is easy to buy—
costs less than a year ago, less lhati
you'd expect, less even than some
sixes.
And, we might add, it’s easier to get
deliveries now than it will be later; so
we hope we’ll be seeing you—soon!
TUNE INI
Hear Clem McCarlhy'i blow-by-hlow detcriptioo of the
Jm Loaii-John Henry Lenii Chtmpionihip Watch
;>aper> fur lime and lUleo io with Buick’a eomplimenti.
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