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Pm^e Two THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday, January 10, 1941'. THE PILOT ' ■■ - ——————— Published each Friday by THE PILOT, lnror(>orate<i, Southern Pines, N. C. NELSOX C. HYDE Editor DAX S. RAY General Manag:er CHARLES MACAL'LEY Advertising Manager Helen K. Ihitler, Virginia Creel. nesiii< Cameron Smith, Charles Cullingfurd, Asiuciateit. Subflcrlption Rates: One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.00 Three Months „„ .50 Entered at the Postoffice at South ern Pines, N. C., as second class mall matter. CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND Christmas! Picture it without an orange in your stocking, and with but one present. And your gifts to others lim ited to gas mask baskets or elec tric torches. The Pilot is privileged to pub lish a letter received from a friend in London by Dr. J. Sym ington of Carthage, county phy sician. It tells of Christmas in England: “For the children's sake this must be a merry Christmas” the London shops are vainly advertising. But the | government is discouraging all spend-1 iiig and urges that money be put into v/ar loans. Such gifts as are being purchased consist chiefly of practi cal thi igs such as shelter equipment so a list of gift suggestions this year may include: parafin or hurricane lamps, electric torches, picnic sets, folding seats, trench caps, a basket tc hold gas masks and matches, or, if you want to be extravagant, gas proof curtains for a friend's "Villa Hitler” as the more pretentious shel ters are called. London still has about 100,000 children and about 200,000 under five. For their sakes the traditional pan tomime at the Coliseum will be giv en, and the B. B. C. has planned a ‘■Christmas Under Fii-e” programme when evacuees will have a chance to speak to their parents. Travel is dis couraged and no extra trains will bf run—usually there are .‘5,000—except for mail, which is expected to be un precedented because of the millions- of homes broken up. Those who have evacuee children will doubtless do all in their power to make it as happy a time as possible under the circum stances, but when all over the coun try gifts are likely to be limited to about one per person, it is going to be difficult to fill up a stocking with not even the traditional orange to put in the toe. This custom is said to date back to the time when citrus fruits were scarce and looked upon as a great delicacy. Until the war is ever it looks as though Britain may have to revert to those days and the orange become as rare and expensive as the avacado pear is with us. Norfolk turkeys and a few im ported from Canada at about 60 cents a pound are scarce, so no tur key dinner this year for most peo ple. The food minister may allow double rations of tea, sugar and veg etables during Christmas, but “sweets” are likely to be almost un procurable and the traditional plum pudding will no doubt be conspicuous by its absence at mo.st dinner tables the length and breadth of the land. In Scotland Christmas wil> not even be a holiday, and in England the us- oal Boxing Day holiday, when for generations it has been the custom to give boxes of “goodies” to the tradespeople, has been canceled. In September I had a letter from my husband's mother who lives in a beautiful little village called Bat- combe in Somerset, about 20 miles fi'om Bristol, in which she .said; "We are told to treasure a sheet of pa per as though it were a Treasury rote—to treasure each envelope—the Public Offices are all using labels.” In view of this fact it is hardly like ly that there will be any greeting cards this Christmas and gifts will c'oubtless lack their usual gay wrap pings. THE POCKETBOOK of KNOWLEDGE muHTf n IS PsrtMATeo r»Ar TAxes av uwr At/p poweft coMPiMiesiMve RifrN nfOM 9}i cef/rs/fj/9Z7M£tc¥ peuAfi /xvtNt/e lb nn ceni<s TWAy 5^000,000 TV/ICH IN RfCfMT •n»es, ANNUAt _ PRODuaiON or /wiMeeim MIUE U.6. HA* tKttoeO SMULKM C/WS—MOfie ■nun wenfe f^otxKeo ;n AiL AWPCRN ELECTRICAl E(SOIfMENT IS 25 MILLION rmes Mo/ie ema»fT THAN rue r/ifeFiyiN m Men/00 OF PKcucm ivnr 'W6USEP AS* cosMFnc By woMenoF ANCIWr 9j4 OnCEWROUWD WHO SUM iHCdf CH/K am re mi cny x tiyf V n cof Of Mi^i^cwn'm mi JIHf’S, HSHSAHO ni:g uaga ,vsm> -OiS'-xtKW irpf of the life insurance industry. They regard a life insurance policy as something to be kept at all costs. They won't impair its value by borrowing, or aban don it for its cash value until dire neces.sity makes that abso lutely unavoidable. And on top of that, they steadily increase their ownership of life insur ance as rapidly as financial cir cumstances permit. This is indicative of twx things. First, it shows our desirt for earned social security. Sec ond, it shows faith in an insti tution of outstanding solvency and safety. Grains of Sand Why do radio announcers have ■mall hands? The question troubled us fur some time, but it was simple when we figured it out: "Wee paws for station identifica tion.” Eighty-seven automobile drivers lost their licenses in Moore county during 1940. In the state, the year's toll was 6,065, more than 5,600 of these for driving while drunk. County law enforcement officers | are remarking about the god behav ior of the people in Moore county dur ing and since the holidays. ‘‘It was the quietest Christmas I have ever secn,‘’ said Officer Char les Dunlap. This is reflected in the Kecordei-’s court, which has been able to complete its work bV noon time. * "As our beloved Will Rogers used to write, ‘all I know is what I read in tii*J papers.’ ” writes E. Oschwind, lormerly of Vass, from his home In Kansas City, Mo. ‘‘It is the only way I have of keeping up with what is 1 happening in the old home towti. The i Pilot certainly keeps me well Inform- «d and I enjoy it very much. Wishing you continued succe.ss.” THE PASSING YEARS BY CH.\RLES MACAn,F> Second Week of January BILLIONS FOR SECURITY Life insurance in force in this country recently touched Jts all- time peak of $117,500,000,000. And during the first half of 1940, tha lapse rate '*"as the lowest ever recorded for a similar per iod. That gives you an idea of what the American people think THEORY VS. HARD FACTS Economic theory, no matter how finely spun, becomes rub bish when it collides with cer tain hard facts inherent in hu man nature. It is a fact, for ex ample, that the average man will not enter upon an undertak ing of any nature unless he sees promise of direct benefit to him- telf. or to someone or some thing in which he has a vital interest. At this moment, the banks of the nation are suffer ing from lack of loan demands. Individuals and businesses are not committing themselves to future obligations. You can call it fear, or whatever you wish. But whatever you call it, the fact remains that except for erovernment induced activity, en terprise is not going ahead. Guy Emerson, vice-president of the Bankers Trust Company, of New York, forcibly pointed out the dangers into which this country has drifted as a result of letting too much theory ob scure the dictates of common .sense, when he observed: “The inexorable fact will sooner or later become manifest that only a confident, creative, risk-tak ing business and industrial group will create and maintain the kind of economic America that both business and govern ment want, either now or after the defense era is over.” By using the vast reservoirs of private credit for construction of new armament plants and ex pansion of heavy industry, we can relieve the growing threat of a crushing public debt. But it will be used only if the private citize;i is given some assurance that he can go ahead, borrow money, and proceed with a defi nite program of expenditure without the handicaps of too many legislative and regulatory penalties which promote loss rather than profit. Business, if backed by a friendly government, intent on easing the “rough spots” in stead of making them rougher, can do a real production job. But as long as it is artificially ham pered by inimical officialism maximum production cannot be secured. Desk Calendars for 1941 at Hayes.’ Standard Diaries at Hayes.’ 1940 i Not for many years have the 'aithful employees of the Carolina Power and Light Company and the Central Carolina Telephone Company lad to face .such widespread damage to their lines as that caused by the recent ice storm. Norris L. Hodgkins, cashier of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company 5-ince 1935, was elected president of that institution at the annual meet ing. One of Moore county's few' re maining slaves, Annie Monroe, 9ii, was burned to death in her shack near Juniper Lake Monday night when her dress caught fire. Trust Company was held on Janu ary 9th. Deposits, $.54,640; loans, $34,891; cash on hand and in banks, $27,082. The old officers and direc tors were reelected for the coming year. Junge & BecK report the sale of two fine hou.se lots on Ashe street to Charles J. J. Sadler of Port Jervis, N. Y., who intends to erect a fine dwelling thereon. The eig Sale f is now on at Mrs, Hayes’ Shop All Fall and Winter Apparel at Sacrifice Prices NOW! 1936 Skiing upon pine needles discussed as new sport hei-e. • Miss Dorothy Pottle and Miss Le- nora Riggan entertain at five tables of bridge at the Hollywood. 1901 I J. M, Patch has gone to Cuba to spend a few weeks. Business commenced in earnest at the gun club Monday, and several ot the shooters got 3 out of 5—which is not bad. The first whist party of the 20th Century was held at the Lasker cot tage last Friday. I9S1 Fifth annual Churchmen’s dinner in Southern Pines held last Thursday night at the Highland Pines Inn. Library acquires site for perma nent home at May street and Massa chusetts avenue. Famous explorer to lecture here. Edward Tomlinson comes to Southern Pines. Subscribe to The Pilot, Moort County’s Leading News-Weekly. 1926 The Rev. John Levsis, former pas ter of the Baptist Church, dies. Photographs of the homes of H. J. Betterley and C. M. Ness on Wey mouth Heights appear in the Jan uary number of Country Life. Mrs. Helen B. Mullen, former town clerk, came up from Florida for a ten days stay in Southern Pines. THE TEAGUE POTTERY Makers of HAND MADE POTTEUY Aberdeen, N. C. Hemp, N. C. U. S. No. 1 Highways N, C. No. 27 FOR SALE ANTIQUE GLASS AND CHINA 69 E. Massachusetts Avenue 1931 Through the generosity of James Boyd, the Civic Club has come into possession of a great number ot benches. They will be soon placed a round town at suitable re.sting points for the convenience and comforts ol those who enjoy rambles through the v/oods. Miss Bessie Ervin, manager of the Western Union Telegraph office spent the holidays with' her family in Ca- taba county. 1914 Christmas tournament at Country Club. Alfred Grover wins gold medal in qualifying: round. Jackson Springs water was award ed silver medal at St. Louis Exposi tion in 1894 for tis purity and soft ness and general excellent drinking qualities Adv. 1911 Among the newest and most mod em of the buildings recently erected by Crain and Newton is the office building of Dr. G. G. Herr, occupied by Dr. Herr, dentist and Dr. E. W. Bush, osteopath. Alfred Grover wins golf touma- nient of the season, with Dr. Bush the runner-up. 1906 First annual meeting of the stock holders of the Citizens Bank and POLO SUNDAY Camden, S. C. vs. Pinehurst at 3;00 P- M. All Welcome REA^ikAUS POKl'r W/AUK ALL OVER TC>\VM LOOKinOr Be Comfortable THIS WINTER Let us give you an estimate on installing an Automatic Esso Oil Burner. Sold, guar- I anteed and fueled by the makers of Esso gasoline. Have Your Heating Plant and Plumbing Put in Shape for the Winter I ESSO-HEAT FUEL OIL ii I L. V. O’CALLAGHAN || PLl’.>IBING .^ND HEAnXG CONTRACTOR TeJephone 5S41 Southern Pines II WANTED ti Farmer and wife. Must be proficient in chickens and sweet potatoes. No children. —P. S. P. Randolph, Jr, Airport Farm. :aKK:::n;:ama O^e ^rk COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AND BOYS With Kindergarten Music - Handicraft - All Sports Resident Pupils Received Illustrated Booklet MRSl MILLICENT A. HAYES Southern Pines, North Carolina CoUege Preparatory and .ther cou«k«i arranged for older gM,. rTniinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE PILOT ,1. .
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