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r \ Page Two THE PILOT, Southern Pines, North Carolina Friday^ December 1, 1944. THE PILOT PUBLISHED EACH FRIDAY BY^ THE PILOT, INCORPORATED SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA JAMES BOYD 1941 1944 Publisher MRS. JAMES BOYD Publisher DAN S. RAY - - - - General^ Manager BESSIE CAMERON SMITH - - - EDITOR EDITH P. HASSEL - - SOCIETY EDITOR CHARLES MACAULEY - . - CITY EDITOR CONTRIBUTING EDITORS HELEN K. BUTLER WALLACE IRWIN •STAFF SGT. CARL G. THOMPSON, JR. *SGT. JAMES E. PATE •PVT. DANIEL S. RAY. Ill SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR - - . S3.00, SIX MONTHS .... SI.SO THREE MONTHS 75 ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AT SOU THERN Pines, N. C.. as second class MAIL MATTER. A NATIONAL SERVICE ACT The idea of compulsory, mili tary training for American youth seems so reasonable that one is tempted to endorse it unqualified ly. However, no measure so im portant and so foreign to the tra ditions of our country should b& adopted without careful study. There are thoughtful people back ing and also opposing the pro posal; both merit a fair hearing for both have the country’s good at heart. Most people have read the statements made by the Secre taries, of War and the Navy in favor of universal military train ing. They boil down to the thought: never again must we be caught napping. We must have available a strong and ample fighting force. There will be the immediate post-war necessity of carrying on the policing duties we shall be called on to assume, and of manning the mighty fleet now in being and being built. Be- ^ yond that it is urged that univer sal military training will improve the health of the nation and that a year spent in the service of his country will make a man a better citizen. Back of these reasonable arguments is the clear statement: we must keep our country strong. Those opposing the measure base their stand on fear of mili tarism. The conscription system, they say, is a breeder of mili tarism and of nationalism, both enemies of peace. They believe that for this country to adopt national conscription at a time when we are professedly bend ing every effort toward a weak ening of ijationalism and a strengthening of internationalism is an anomaly which will gravely undermine the strength of inter nationalists in every country. It wii; be considered as a sign that America does not really belive in the possibility of peace, is not en tering whole-heartedly in the plans for it. They look upon the health argument and the civic responsibility argument as side issues, tacked on to gain support for the measure. National health, they argue, could be built up both more effectively and more cheap ly by direct health measures and civic responsibility by education and by service in peaceful nation al projects. And they ask if the health and citizenship in countries which had national conscription was higher than in those with out it. Proponents of the measure re call that after the last war we scrapped our navies and disband ed our armies. Where, they ask, did h get us? The “cons” freely admit that it got us nowhere, but they point out that besides scrap ping our armed forces we also scrapped” the organization which could have enforced the universal disarmament provisions of the treaty, a proceeding which seems to us now senseless to the point of insanity. It is pertinent, perhaps, to point out that the first country to violate that treaty was France which, by not disarm ing, provided Germany with her first and only legitimate griev ance and one immediately exploit ed to the fullest extent. It is encouraging, though also bewildering, to find that both sides in this argument base their stand on practicality. The oppon ents of it believe that it will make war more likely. They believe that it would tend toward a sab otaging of the present plans for an international organization to enforce the peace. For it would be inevitable that every other country would follow our ex ample in building up immense national reserves. The “pros” deny that this is a nationalistic policy. They speak of it as a method of making this country strong enough to keep the peace, strong enough to play its part of responsibility in the post war world. Thus far, they have done noth ing to implement the above theory. The statements issued by military and civic leaders dealing with the proposal have ignored that phase of the question. Yet here, ^it would seem, is the crux of the argument and its solution might well supply the needed link between the two schools of thought. If the reserve army con templated could be definitely linked up with an international police-force, the measure could hardly fail to gain universal ap proval. If it were proposed, for instance, that the year or eight months of training at home should be followed automatically by three to six months further ser vice in an international force overseas, the training itself would be more effective and the educa tion in international responsibil ity would be unparalleled. We are a peace-loving, highly individualized nation. The con cept of universal military train ing is alien to our tradition. It should not be adopted without close study. From one angle, the effectiveness of the measure itself requires careful estimation) for there are some who hold that as war becomes more and more mechanized greater emphasis should be placed on scientific re search and inventiori. It is possible that part of the enormous funds which the administration of uni versal service would require should be employed in the service of science. But, admitting the effectiveness L'f the proposed measure, it seems clear that the program should be integrated with the international planning now under way. And it is quite possible that its enact ment should be postponed until after the war. There would then be less tension in the country and the great body of our young men, 1914 Mr. Harry Howe has been in town for two weeks and is busy at the bench in his store on Penn sylvania avenue. Stroud, the contractor and btiilder, has purchased the Geyer property on Bennett street. Mr. Stroud will erect two neat, medi um priced bungalows on the va cant corner lots 1909 I Assault Cases Top prejudice, except to mildly re mind me that we had lost the war and the peace at one fell swoop,' ^ . 9 * thus reaching the last stages of KeCOrUer S COUrt national bankruptitis. I hke to' see a good loser, as the lion said DnplfPt TlllC WppIt when he ate his keeper. A 111.0 TT CCJV If, Robert Sherwood or some Board of Commissioners grant permit to W. J. Stuart to erect a two-story cement block dwell-' ing, near the Piney Woods Inn, to cost between $2,500 and $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Jackman started Wednesday morning for Allapaha, Ga., to remain an in definite t me. 1904 W. E. Giles, proprietor of the Southern Pines Hotel, the grounds of which are a delight to the bot anical enthusiast, is in receipt of a letter from Dr. B. von Herff, advising him of a shipment of an assortment of foreign tropi cal plants, secured at the World’s Faj at St. Louis. “Don’t fail to read the new ad vertisement of the Southern Pines Grocery Company. A. S. Ruggles, manager, has many old friends and will rnake many new ones, all of whom will be glad that he has reopened his store.” Adv. 1899 At the meeting of the firemen it was decided that the seniority of the captains should be in the following order: I. L. Hamlin, C. E. Grover, W. D. Bruhn and H. O. Parker. Sand Box Being Filled Weekly BY WALLACE IRWIN other of our OWIdeologists would knock out a musical piece called “The Bogies of 1944” I’d like to see Westbrook Pegler in the lead as America’s Sourheart. His comic line about every Liberal being a Communist in disguise might roll ’em in the aisle—unless the joke got a little ripe. The playwright might work in the Hearst-Patter- son-McCormick axis-acrobatic ‘rio in a laugh-provoking skit en titled “Last Month’s Editorials.” And introduce a slack wire act by the Two Geralds, Nye and Smith. They could come on as ghosts. But don’t forget Ham Fish. He’d be a property banshee, always frying to get in through the drain pipe. This is a good idea to start with. But it lacks sex appeal. Also it suggests a spirit of vengeance, which should be suppressed right, now in favor of a longer, stronger' pull in the direction of Berlin and Tokyo. I see they’re trying again to ban alcohol in Carolina. I have Several Defendenis Are Found Gtdlty; 3 Cases Continued Assault cases led the docket in Recorder’s Court Monday, with several defendants being found guilty. Thomas Qriffin, colored man of Hamlet, was found guilty of assaulting Louise Turnage with an automobile and of kicking Lizzie Hunter and striking her with his fist, He was given four months on the roads, suspended upon payment of the costs and the Turnage woman’s doctor and hospital bills. He was required to pay her $15 compensation for the time lost from, work by rea son of her injury. Charged with striking his wife, Aretia Wallace Yow, in the face, driving her from home and lock ing up her clothes, Ruben Yow, of Pinehurst, was found guilty of simple assault. Prayer for judg ment was continued upon pay ment of the costs. the potential fathers of the youth to be affected by the measure, would be here to take a hand in it. Present polls, admittedly in complete at this time, show our soldiers to be in favor of it. It is i-robable that they are, but the value of their counsel is inestim able and the value, likewise, of their backing. We don’t want, iver again, to be accused of “put ting something over on the boys”. The value of securing a full ma jority opinion might well com pensate for the time lost by de laying action on a measure so im portant to our country and to the future peace. The Passing Years BY CHARLE5 MACAULEY Last Week of November 1943 Sandhills section to blackout for Army maneuvers on Monday and Tuesday nights; greatest con gestion to be in this area. Hemp is Robbins. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Grey have returned from Cherry Point and are again in their home on Morganton Road. 1939 New Brownson Memorial Church installs heating plant. Miss Ida Robinson dies. “Dolly Dress Shop. Santa has been here and left many items. Manor Building, New Hampshire avenue.” Adv. 1934 Miss Geneva Hall of Salisbury snent the weekend in Southern Pines. Mrs. H. O. Riggan dies. Carl Thompson, Jr., was a mem ber of the cast of the Carolina Playmakers at Flora Macdonald College Monday. “Turkeys, 39c lb. Oysters, 45c Qt. Bacon, 33c lb. Butter 35c lb. A & P”. Adv. 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Yates Poe and children were guests of Mr. Poe’s brother at Siler City on Thanks giving Day. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Perkinson have returned from a trip to Woodstock, Ga., visiting Mr. Par kinson’s mother and family. 1926 Mrs. Bredbeck, Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. Leavitt, Mrs. Beck and Miss Ethel Jones attended the Eastern Star District meeting at Norwood on November 17th. J. Elmer Harrington, the new manager of the Southland, is ex pected to arrive shortly to open this popular hotel for the season. 1920 Mr. G. C. Abraham is in Sou thern Pines.. Miss Lula Blue was called to Norfolk Wednesday to be at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mc Queen. Please admire my stoicism. It’s ^ just dandy. Bite me, and all I do is apply a Band-Aid. And smile. My Spartan blood is what does it. My first American ancestor, Apollo Ir- winoupoupoulas, brought the fam ily push-cart all the way from Sparta and introduced apple sell ing at the corner of 62nd Street and Avenue A, New York. When assaulted by the police for vend ing fruit without a license, he re plied ... I won’t tell you what he re plied. I can’t. It was in Greek. Also the Pilot is a family paper. Just the same, I was nursing a sore heartstring the other day when I got off at the Seaboard Station and heard nothing more welcoming than the businesslike roar of Deisel engines and golf bags. Where was the Half Pint Club’s Jug Band, which I had in structed to meet my train? And where the architect with the blue prints for our new $11,000,000 clubhouse? I stood there, wonder ing whether I should quote some thing bitter from the works of Alexander. Pope, or whether it would be better just to call a taxi, when my wife broke in with the fortunate remark, “Darling, we’ve left both our typewriters on the train!” Oh, pleasurable surprise! Im agine how a pair of gaUey slaves must feel when the Pullman por ter forgets to give them back their handcuffs. Freedom! Noth ing to do the rest of our lives but loaf around and watch K & S Burt hammering thoughts out of the ever-reluctant keyboard. Brief was our dream. Next morning our watchful station- master announced that two mean looking t;ypewriters had been ap prehended at Columbia and sent back under guard. Yes, dam it, they were ours. When I opened mine I found a mysterious note, written on one of those paper cups which live and breed on Pullman cars. It said, “I am Very sorry that I did not see your type writers. Hope you receive them O. K. Porter W. J. Johnson.”^ Thank you, Porter Johnson, I say, jingling my shackles. This story isn’t so interesting as the one atjout my Greek ances tor. It’s hard to be entertaining and truthful at the same time. So life goes on, and I take up the Charlotte Observer’s com ments just where I left them off last May. The other day I liked the headline over Thomas L. Stokes’ column: “U. S. MUST NOT LET ELECTION RESULTS END IN BICKERING.” I don’t believe in bickering, either, especially when I’m on the winning side. Election day and its aftermath were wonderful in New York. It was wonderful to see how the German delecass- essen dealers got off early to vote for Dewey. Wonderful, too, to note the sporting behavior of my ex-Deweyite friends on the morn ing after. They seldom quoted the o]|d familiar Tominyrotics; in fact they kept the conversation well above the plane of political : Thomas Russell, colored, of Pinehurst, found guilty of assault- v^AAiici. A iicive j Eula Pratt, had his. 60-day a booze-ban plan which I’ll sell for i sentence suspended upon my week’s salary ($2.50). Hold a Dry Convention and give each of the delegates 2 quarts of prohib ition corn. After the first four swigs they’ll vote for anything, so long as it’s perfectly silly. I see by the papers that Gen eral Patton’s moft active assis tants in the job of messing up Metz are General Irwin and Gen eral Twaddle. It’s no wonder that Adolf has gone to bed with a sore throat. OUR HEAVY MIGHT | IS ON THE WAY DON’T LOSE THE FIGHT WITH WORDS YOU SAY! . We Have TfflRD GRADE Recapping and Vulcanizing Aberdeen Tire Service Aberden. N. C. The Company With the Coal and Service PARKER ICE & FUEL CO. TeL 9581 Aberdeen. N. C. payment of the costs. Edward Garner of Robbins paid a $50 fine and the costs in a drunken driving case. He was giv en a 60-day suspended sentence and deprived of his driver’s li cense for a year. Fred Martin, colored, of Cam eron, pleaded guilty of speeding. Upon payment of a $25 fine and the costs his 60-day road sentence was suspended. A drunken driving case against E. L. Byrd of Aberdeen was dis missed because of insufficient evi dence. Cases continued to next week were as follows: W. C. Hendren, assault; Charlie Peele and Mrs. Charlie Peele, using vile and pro fane language; Mrs. Charlie Peele, carrying a concealed weapon. For riigh apiriifi.. of oaehiiierd jersey with velvei ribbon appliq[ue. r Firs. Hayes’ Shop o o o O o BUY WAR BONDS Drs. Neal and McLean VETERINARIANS Southern Pines. N. C. (2)andLtlls i^’uneral ome AMBULANCE SERVICE SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. TELEPHONE 8111 A, B. PATfERSON. MOB n u NOT THE CHEAPEST, THE BEST! MONTESANTI Cleaners Telephone 5541 Penn. Ave. Dyers P, Southern Pines S The Finely Located, Profitable Lakeview Hotel (Would Consider Lease to a Competent Hotel Operator) i Telephone 6161 J. IN. Powell, Im Funeral Home 14 hour Ambulance SerTic. H. Stanley Austin Manager Southern Pines 24rHOUR SERVICE Bring It Today Get It Tomorrotv Or Better Yet PHONE 9281 or 8223 O'! Property Includes the Attractive Lake A Favorite Among North Carolina Sportsmen And About 100 Acres of Land We will call for and deliver on pick-up and delivery days. DeLuxe Dry Cleaners Aberdeen, N. C. Convenient to U. S. Highway No. 1 FOR PRICE, TERMS, ETC. ADDRESS ALEXMcKENZIE Lakeview, N. C.
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