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Page Two THE PILOT PUBLISHED EACH FRIDAY »* THE PILOT, INCORPORATED SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA JAMES BOYD .... PUBLISHER DAN S. RAY ... GENERAL MANAGER BESSIE CAMERON SMITH - - - EDITOR CHARLES MACAULEY - - CITY EDITOR MARY BAXTER .... SOCIETY EDITOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS HELEN K BUTLER WALLACE IRWIN G. THOMPSON, JR., JAMES E. PATE SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR ....... $3.00 SIX MONTHS '-SO THREE MONTHS ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AT SOUTH IRN PINES. N. C., AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER. STATES RIGHTS AND SOLDIERS' VOTES. The other day an election was held on American ships in the Pacific. It was a New Zealand election and the voters were New Zealand troops in convoy. Now Congress has defeated! the bill to assure the vote to all | our armed forces. It seems strange that' New Zealanders are going to be able to vote on our ships when our | own men can't. Of course New Zealand's prob lem is simple compared to ours, j We are a federation: we have states rights: we have the negro. I Roughly speaking, the bill was j beaten by an alliance of South ern democrats who feared the negro's vote and northern isola- j tionists who feared the white man's vote. There is no question in our mind that a man who fights for his country is morally entitled to vote, whatever his color. There is no question in our mind that the great bulk of our service men would vote against isolationism and all the fascist bands and shirts and would sup port the administration. To deny them the ballot is therefore a victory for reactionary republic an strategy. But the negro vote in the South is a problem that cannot lightly be dismissed. And ihe principle that each state can set up its own qualifications for suf frage should not lightly be overridden. Balancing the factors we con clude that it is better to endure injustice for a season than to take too hastily a step that may radically alter a principle of our government. GRAINS OF SAND Our thanks to Garland B. Porter, manager of the Advertising-News Bureau, State Department of Con servation and Development, for a very attractive reprint of a compre hensive story on North Carolina which appeared in the October is sue of Manafacturers Record. The booklet is titled "North Car olina, A Story of Great Achieve ment." It depicts the state's manu factures, minerals, agriculture, for ests, fisheries, electric power, high ways and 'transportation, finance, education and recreation. It is beautifully illustrated. Espec ially striking is the reproduction of the State flower, the dogwood, against a background of black. Inspection of this booklet con vinces one that North Carolina is in 'reality "The Balanced State". Charlie McDonald, sheriff of Moore County, was recently elected president of the Sandhills Kiwanis Club. One day since that event his 7- year-old daughter, Rebecca, inquir ed: "Daddy'll quit being sheriff now, won't he mother?" "No," Mrs- McDonald replied, puz zled- "Why?" "Well, he's president," the little miss stated. "Yes, but he doesn't get any money for that," the mother ex plained. "Well, I hope he'll keep on being sheriff then!" the practical-minded youngster exclaimed- The government is looking for places for loyal American Japanese. They want to work and the gov ernment wants to distribute them around the country. Judging by the way some of oui local negroes are easing off, wt might give the Japs a trial, Their loyalty is proven. And if the American Jap works as hard as the Jap Jap fights he might set an example To colored— And even— To some— But never mind- Mrs- W. C. Leslie of Vass has a green thumb- Each year in her gar dens are beautiful flowers and veg etables of luxuriant growth. One day while working in her vegetable garden she whacked down with her hoe and, an instant later, was startled to see her shoe a sick ening red- Quite a distance from the house, | she managed to limp to the back door, where she sank to the steps. I calling to her husband: "Walter, come here please. I've cut ! my foot mighty bad.'' He came. Carefully and gently the shoe was ■ removed. j They beheld a foot •. . with nary a scratch. [ The "sickening red'' was tomato juice. * The owner and publisher of this compendium of startling informa tion and useful knowledge is' suf fering from a complaint which makes it necessary for him to wear an ice-cap— He says he's not getting much sleep— Every time he drops off— He's wakened up— By a ringing in his ears— Like sleigh bells- There are still quite a lot of pri vate chauffeurs in New York- Their job now is to take their em ployer's poodle dog out for exercise- The useless leading the useless. THE Public Speaking November 30, 1943 The Editor The Pilot Southern Pines, N. C. Sir: It is generally agreed that when a newspaper gets out an anunal edition, that the purpose is to feature the outstanding institutions and the advantages of the town or communi ty it represents. That being the case, it represents. That being the case, it is difficult to understand the at titude of the Pilot in regard to the public schools of Southern P're 1 ;. Here we have an important in stitution, if not the most important, with barely a mention in last year's annual issue of the Pilot, and in this year's issue, I have scanned it in vain for a suitable mention. Generally recognized throughout the state as a leading school and characterized by the Superintendent of Public Education of the state of North Carolina. Clyde Edwin, as one of the six best schools in the state, highly commented upon by Presi dent Frank Graham of the Greater j University, yet the Pilot can see no reason for featuring our public schools- Winners year after year in state wide contests held in Durham and Chapel Hill, in dramatics and in I glee club singing, and leading in the educational field to such an extent that in a recent test in Science, a state-wide test for all senior and junior high school pupils, conducted by the Greater University at State College in Raleigh, Southern Pines took first and second places and a total of six places out of the first ten- So we excel scholastically. We have had a nine months school for over twenty years while most of the schools of the state have had eight months or less. When the state took over the schools about ten years ago for reorganization and complete con trol and support of an eight months school, Southern Pines and Durham were the two first schools in the state to vote on and approve of a nine months school. Our citizens in the Southern Pines School District voted seven to one for a nine months school. In order to obtain the priv ilege, we found it necessary to have the approval and sanction of the State School Commission, and as I appeared personally with our board and a distinguished group of our cit- j izens headed by the late Attorney | General Manning to appeal for the privilege, I then fully realized the 1 importance in which our school was, field. Very few schools were permit-1 :ed to set up City Acftninistrative Units. Southern Pines was one of the ' 1 THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina select, fortunate few. A few years ago, the parents of the children of a complete high school class and the pupils them selves, sought to have this class ad mitted to the Southern Pines High School. President Frank Graham has paid the highest tribute possible to our teachers when he characterized Sou thern Pines schools as the spring board to the highest positions in the state schools- One after another, our teachers are taken by the large city units, by the University itself, and State College. I wonder why? I am noting these things because it makes it all the more difficult to understand why an institution which is held so highly all over the state, is held in such slight esteem by our local paper, and is not being featur ed as it should be in the Pilot's an nual issue. Very truly yours, GEORGE G. HERR (Editor's Note: THE PILOT is not unmindful of the importance of the local schools any more than it is of the wonderful climate, the excellent golf courses, the fine hotels and many other assets of the town which were not featured in this year's re sort number, due to the fact that this issue sought to present "a word picture of the war as it affects Sou thern Pines.") JACKSON SPRINGS —____ [ Jimmy Clayton of the North Car olina ship yards in Wilitrington spent i last weekend with his parents, Mr. |and Mrs- R. W. Clayton. | The Rev- and Mrs. R. R. Ramsey. Mrs. W. E. Graham and Mrs. Kines jC. Blake were shoppers in Raleigh on Friday of last week. Mrs. D. M. Poole returned on Fri day to Candler. Mrs- Florence Woody and Florence j Hinson were weekend guests of Mr. | and Mrs. Lacy Patterson anJ Alex i Patterson. i Miss Vysta Markham of Fayette | ville spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Ada Markham- Lt. John Robert Mclnnis of Camp Davis spent the weekend with his wife, Mrs. Esther Hurley Mclnnis- The Business Woman's Circle met Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. J. E. Currie, there were 14 members present. Mrs- M. M. Poole has returned home from the Moore County Hos- ] pital. Her many friends are glad that she is much improved. Misses Helen and Patricia Melvin spent the weekend as guests of Miss Martha Honeycutt in Kannapolfc. Mrs. Dora Patterson was improved so that she could go to the home of j her daughter, Mrs- B. A. Cox, in! Ellerbe Sunday from the Moore I County Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Maurer of Aber- | deen attended church at Jackson Springs Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stuart were j Christmas Presents— Many items usually given will not he obtainable this year But There will be no shortage of hooks. Books as presents last longer, cost less and give pleasure to more people. We have a very good stock. Please shop early. Bibles Adventure Poetry New Testaments On The War Travel Prayer Books Cook Books Fie t ion Religious Books Mysteries Biography Dictionaries Westerns The Classics and Books for Children of all ages. Lots of the new and many of the best Old Books. • Ask for our new catalogue. HAYES 1 SANDHILLS BOOK SHOP ' SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs- C. R Cole Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Richardson anc son, Blue, spent Sunday in Sanforc with Mr- and Mrs. C. K. Dowd. Mr. and Mrs. Grady E. Dowd anc daughter. Anne, of High Point vis ited relatives here during the week end. CLUB Presents ' LIBBY DORMAN And Her All Girl Orchestra, Playing nightly Officers and Civilians ROOMS SUITES FOOD Dining and Dancing Nightly, from 7 P. M. Phone Reservation 2281 PINEHURST WE WILL PAY 1 (ASH | For Your | USED CARS | li Pinehurst Garage j; :: « Tweeds Cuistom Tailoring by Our Regular Staff Ample Selection of Virgin Wool Tweeds READY-TO-WEAR MODELS Hats Bags Accessories Plant and Sales Room MIDLAND ROAD Halfway between Pinehurst and Southern Pines Telephones: Southern Pines 5812 Pinehurst 4832 CLOSED THURSDAY AFTERNOONS It's a FamHy Affair Bottled under authority of The Coca-Cola Company by COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO., ABERDEEN, N. C. Sunrise Theatre « SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. Shows Nightly *t 7:30 and 9:15 P. M. Matinee Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 Saturday. Dec. 11 :i TIM HOLT in •f "RED RIVER ROBIN HOOD" Sunday, Dec. 12 :J GALE STORM and BILL HENRY in | "NEARLY EIGHTEEN" Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 13, 14 CARY GRANT and Laraine Day in "MR. LUCKY" Wednesday, Dec. 15 I EAST SIDE KIDS in "GHOSTS ON THE LOOSE" Thursday and Friday, Dec. 16, 17 RITA .HAYWORTH and VICTOR MATURE in "MY GAL SAL" ;4 8 | Highland Pines Inn East Massachusetts Avenue WEYMOUTH HEIGHTS Fall and Winter Season Excellent Food and Service AMPLE PARKING SPACE W. E. FLYNN, Manager Southern Pines, N. C. PROMPT MODERATE DRY CLEANING SERVICE VALET y D. C. JENSEN Telephone 5651 Southern Pines anJlulls cJuiieral AMBULANCE SERVICE SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. TELEPHONE 8111 A. B. PATTERSON. MGR. Plumbing and Heating Services L. V. O'Callaghan Telephone 5341 Southern Plnea Friday, December 10, 1943
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