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THE PILOT. Southern Pines. North Carolina Friday, August 20, 1948. THE PILOT PUBLISHED EACH FRIDAY BY THE PILOT. INCORPORATED SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA JAMES BOYD . 1 1941 1944 1 PUBLISHER |. KATHARINE BOYD - . . Editor VALERIE NICHOLSON ASST. Editor DAN S. RAY - - General Manager CHARLES MACAULEY. . City Adv. C G. COUNCIL - - . ADVERTISING SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR $3.00 SIX MONTHS si.BO three MONTHS . . .78 ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE AT SOUTH- ERN PINES, N. C., AS SECOND CLASS mail MATTER. MEMBER National Editorial Association AND N. C. PRESS Association BUDGET FOR PARKS While congratulating the town board on making no increase in our tax rate this year, we are sorry to see that in the allotment for ’ parks, the need of doing something about Millen park has not been considered. It has, at least, not been con sidered to the extent of appor- Halifax Declares Europe’s Need Of Spiritual As Well As Material Aid SCHOOL PROGRAM With every hope and expecta- tif^ti that the Aberdeen school bond issue will pass, whether it does or not we believe that the next step in Moore county’s school building program should be the securing of expert advice While appreciating the many demands on the town board, and the needs represented in the es timated budget as it was presen- ed last week, we feel that if ever the will of the people was made known on any issue, it was in connection with the condition of Millen park. The last we heard (almost three months ago now) Engineer Van Camp was making a survey of the park to see what could be done about it; yet no results have been announced by the board. We feel this should be made pub lic, and if the cost of a thorough restoration is too high, some al ternatives should be considered. A simple clean-up job would help a lot, and civic organizations are standing by to do some work on their own if the way is thus opened up to them, and a work able plan made. If for other reasons the restor ation should be considered im practical, we think it would be (From The London T^oes) qJ national sovereignty. And the By the Earl of Halifax ■ Christian gospel, with its call There are welcome signs that I lor individual and corporate self- Christians begin to realize the | sacrifice in the cause of human meaning of the present crisis. To- happiness, can give to this union day’s meeting in the Albert Hall, just that spirit of selflessness at which Christians will be call- which may make it a solid bas ed to action in support of the tion for peace and a spiritual on long-range planning Since opposition to the raising . of taxes is strong and unified and good to know them. Without any it seems no more money will be i further information, we question forthcoming for the schools than the right of , the town ^to^allow has been in the past, the coun ty’s best efforts should go toward seeing that this money is well and wisely spent. This should be done with the good of the county as a whole in mind, without pressures from any district nor any priorities other than those indicated in the long-range plan. In the past 10 years more than $1,000,000 has been spent on school buildings and improve ments in Moore county, yet at present we are in such an edu cational jam that it is hard to seej how we can ever work ourselves out. New schools have been built where they were not needed, other schools have been allowed to deteriorate far beyond the line of safety; some are half empty, others overcrowded. One school board member said not long ago, “If we could appor tion the children to the schools without regard to district lines, we would have plenty of room for every schoolchild in the county.” This haphazard procedure has resulted in much waste, and we believe! this is the basis of much of the opposition which has de veloped to the currently propos ed bond issue: a lack of confi- Their experience through dence that the money will be jell ^ spent, for the greatest g d o .(valuable, even, as be- the greatest number, or that property of the citizens to deteri orate to an unuseable condition, or to allow it to revert to the former owner, as it must if it is not kept up. It isn’t as if giving it back would remiove the problem o(f an unsightly, unsanitary waste land in the heart of the town. It will stay right there, destroying property values in its neighbor hood, harmful to the health and peace of mind of those who live nearby. NEW DRAF.T BOARDS The suggestion by the Ameri can Legion that World War 2 vet erans be represented on the draft boards at present being ap pointed meets with our full ap proval. From conversation, with those entrusted with the job of making recommendations in this county, we find that that idea is also held here and will probably be follow ed. However, it seems that in many places the old draft boards are being recommended for sum moning back to service intact. The former draft boards most places did their work splen- ■didly and we could wish for no better luck than to have them, back in action at the same old proper maintenance will follow the building of the new schools. However, it is conceded by . most thinking people that some thing must be done, and done fast, about Aberdeen. Let’s go to the polls Tuesday and rid our county of that problem—give Aberdeen her schools; then let us lend our full weight to the .setting up of a program for all districts, transcending district lines if necessary to serve the children and teachers where they need most to be, served. Let us bring Moore up to par, and be yond. Then let us beg our commis sioners to do what seems not to have been done in the past: to budget annually the amount of money asked by the board of ed ucation for adequate upkeep of all school buildings. "RED" HERRING? The coincidence of the congres sional investigation of commun ists in high government places, with the scandal of the Russian schoolteacher who sought free dom from the Red consulate by a desperate leap through a third- floor window, is a striking one. Even a(s it is Revealed how communism is inching its evil way into our national fabric, an example of communist terror methods is presented to us in aU its brazenness. Truman’s cry of “Red her . ring!,” and accusation of political maneuvering in connection with the congressional investigation cannot apply to a woman’s brok en body lying on the pavement in the consulate back yard, nor her desperate plea for protection against the jailers who would wrest her even from a hospital bed. We cannot believe that politi cal maneuvering is involved in this. As clumsy and selfish as our politicians occasionally show themselves to be, this is far too serious a matter for them to fool around with and we think they know it. It is grimmer than any plot- master of real life or- make- . believe could have thought up, and all of us must now recognize the deadly threat and be deceiv ed no more. twice as valuable, even, as be fore, and there is a certain ele ment of chance in venturing on the new and untried while the old and tried is at hand. However, they had a terrific job, which spun out oyer the years with no lessening of its difficulties and demands, and it hardly seems fair to ask them to undertake it all over again while other capable men are available. With all honor, the former boards should be considered re tired 'from active service, except for advising concerning proce dures and situations where the knowledge of precedent can save time and trouble. There is justice in bringing to the fore, in the position of draft board members, the men who served in the last war and know the difficulties and problems from that end. , It will be hard to find good men who are World war 2 vete rans who will not themselves be subject to call by an organized reserve, or who will not wish to return to active duty if the situ ation becomes tense. But there are some; and we feel they will be glad to serve in this impor tant home front job—and also that the job, in a measure, be longs to them. union of western Europe and of its direction along Christian lines, is intended to inaugurate a cam paign that may make Christian action effective in national and international affairs, by spread ing the conviction that only by such means can national and in ternational life be rescued from insecurity and disorder. The present crisis is fundamen tally spiritual. This is not to deny that economic and political prob lems must be tackled with prac tical knowledge of course and cure; nor is it suggested that a recognition of the true nature of the crisis will allow us to avoid facing the material necesities of the situation. Pie in the sky will not feed the hungry, nor will the robes of heaven give warmth to the naked. But man does not live by bread alone. Progressive dem ocracy will not be able, against the force of dialectical material ism, to ‘sustain an ordered and free civilization on the basis of materialist opportunism or the threat of violence. Behind and within it there is required a vital force of spiritual and moral im pulse. A Fight of Faiths The dangers of totalitarian and other materialist forms of goV' ernment do not consist so much in their effect upon particular issues, whether social or political, as in their common threat to lib eral and Christian values, with out which democracy as we have known it could not survive. The battle must be fought on the level of ideas. And it is not so much a fight between two polit ical philosophies as between two religious faiths. The one, in whose defense Christians must act, proclaims that man, made in the image of God, and endow ed with the power and privilege of a free personality, is a child of itwo environments, the ma terial and the spiritual; the brotherhood of man flowing from and bound up with the Father hood of God. To the other, man is a mechanical instrument of so ciety, which decides for him his part in the inevitable movement of history toward its material end The conflict in which we find ourselves is, then, at heart strife between opposing faiths about the nature of man. Marx ism, the most logical expression of materialist thought, is as much as Christianity a religion; it has its church, its priesthood, its cr^ed, and its eschatology. Its ad herents preach and practice their faith with an intensity that may well cause shame to many Chris tians. And such, a faith will be countered, not by sentimentality nor by competitive alternatives in the material field, but only by a dynamic expression of the Christian faith. But for one rea son or another the churches have largely failed to make their mes sage audible to the great mass of men and women. And today, thousands of Christians still per sist in saying that the church should have nothing to do with politics or economics. Christians indeed piust bear a heavy indiv idual and collective responsibil ity for the present world picture by reason of their past and pres ent Sailures to translate prin ciples into action. Christians Called On What, then, is demanded of Christians now? Surely that they should openly and valiantly pro claim by word and deed the sig nificance for men of the Cross of Christ and His Resurrection; and boldly reaffirm their faith in the reality of God’s providence in hu- 25 cents a quart means $75 from one tree. Our tree would bear in the “slow” part of the summer sea son. It would provide additional advertising for The Pilot (when Clyde’s brow is the deepest fur rowed), for we aren’t as good at h>3i;>3©-to-house selling as John is. Yes, we’re convinced that we should plant a fig tree! weapon of the finest quality against the evils which now be et us. Crisis At Hand It is in truth only the power of Christianity that can bring sal vation to mankind and arrest the forces that from extreme Left or Right are concerned to raise new and false temples upon the ruins of man’s former freedoms. And only if all professing Chris tians undertake to the limit of their power to join in a campaign for positive Christian action can Christianity play its rightful part in this struggle, which will be de cisive for the future peace and happiness of the world. ■The Sunday Times (London) Grains of Sand From the Pilot files: TEN YEARS AGO McLean Furniture company moves from Arcade building to the Burgess building, next to the Modern Market. -Supt. Frank W. Webster an nounces opening date for local schools, September 7. John A. Lang of Carthage nam ed state head of NYA. TWENTY years AGO Lively argument on prohibi tion goes on in Pilot columns be tween R. E .Wicker (against) and L. B. McBrayer (pro). Dr. Mudgett buys 97th lot sold hi 10 months at Knollwood, with prospect that first year of devel opment will see weU over^ 100 lots sold. Vass water plant nears comple tion. man history. They must show publicly that God’s justice and His love can assuredly be made the spring of new strength and health to wasted bodies and des pairing souls; they must do every thing in their power by Christian action to influence in accordance with Christian standards all de cisions of national or interna tional importance. . . At this moment, the brightest ray of hope in men’s hearts is kindled by the attempts new be ing made to form a union of i(he western European nations. Here, then, is the point at which immediate action can be taken. For if the Western Union’ were mainly an expedient, desired either for economic or political ends, it would fail; if it were to be used as a military threat, it might well lead the world to ir reparable disaster. But, if it is to be a step toward world peace, it must demand, and receive, from those who participate in it a real measure of self-sacrifice. To some extent, at least, the nations concerned will have to make surrender of the old conception Youn_g Daniel D. Cameron, Jr., one' of our war slain boys of il lustrious memory, whose funeral service was held Sunday after noon at the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church, was born on Armistice Day. . . The year was 1924, just six years after the armistice of the “war to end wars”. • . His death on Luzon occurred on April 12, 1945. . . The day President Roosevelt died. To what slim comfort parents may gain from their slain sons’ being brought home, our com munity adds one of which we may all be proud. . . One of the most beautiful resting places in the country. . . There is comfort for all of us in traversing the peaceful green aisles of our beau tiful cemetery. . . And in hear ing its symbolic name. . . Mount Hope. Our friend Bill Sharpe writes that a Sandhills advertising cam' paign is now in preparation. . To break in the magazines and newspapers in September and October. . . The State News Bu reau, of which he. is director, will place ads in the metropolitan edi tion of the New Yorker (Didn’t know there was a “metropolitan edition”! Are we missing some thing?) and also in selected newspapers in Washington, Phil adelphia, New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Chicago, Cleveland and perhaps one or two others- Still on the upcoming list is the Harold H. Martin article on Ver non Cardy, scheduled for fall publication in the Saturday Eve ning Post. . . With illustrations by that ace photographer Bill Shrout. . . The two were here, if you remember, at the time of the hunter trial's. . . Both were fascinated by what they saw. . . And Shrout, who has taken pic tures for, first. Life, then the Sat- evepost for a good many years, said that never before had he made so many on any story. . . We’ll see a selected few in the Post- • • Surely wish we could see them all! And in the 'Post’s' series on “Cities of America”. . . In the article on Savannah, Ga., week before last. . . There was a gor geous half-page color picture of interest to people here. . . It showed Tall Pines, the beautiful columned home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jones. . . Mrs. Jones is the niece of,Lila . (Mrs. Virgil P.) Clark of Southern -Pines- . . And the charming little blackhaired southern belle holding court in the foreground of the picture is her 15-year-old greatniece Hen rietta. Mrs. J. Bruce Cameron of Man ly was watering her flowers. Four-year-old Ann Richardson, who was observing, inquired, out of a clear sky: “Grandmother, why don’t you talk to God and get Him to water them for you?” Just to settle an argument, we got straight this week on the facts concerning the legality of a fire department’s answering calls outside of town. . . In so doing, as often happens, we proved ourselves wrong and hereby ad mit it. . . They passed some new laws when we weren’t looking. According to Popular Govern ment, publication of the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill, North Carolina law provides that municipalities may agree to fur nish fire protection for property within an area not more than 12 miles from the city limits, upon whatever terms seem feasible. The fire department employees have the same rights with respect to workmen’s compensation, dis ability funds etc., as if such duties were performed within the corporate limits. . . However, this may heed some interpreting. . . Sounds as if the protection is to be furnished through prear ranged agreement, for specific property. Here’s what some other towns are doing: Beginning July 1, Warrenton’s fire truck quit going beyond the reach of the farthest hydrant. . . The Laurinburg fire department computed the cost of 12 calls outside the town limits during 1947, and found the city was out $158. . . In Ma^ch, the High Point city council amended an existing ordinance to permit the use of city fire-fighting equipment at schools, churches, hospitals, and state and federal properties beyond the city limits . . Asheboro council members agreed to give fire protection to a new excelsior plant just outside the city, the plant owner to pay an annual fee. . • The neighboring towns of Kenly and Beulah ha-ve organized a joint fire department (volunteer) to provide rural fire protection within a five-to-seveh mile radius. To The Pilot. We are getting to be metro politan. Business houSes are go ing up, residences booming and more in the offing with the com pletion of the big manufacturing plant in Aberdeen which of course means spilling over into Southern Pines and contiguous localities. Many demands have been made upon the Postmaster to in stitute home delivery of mail- As a newcomer here some seven years ago I had to wait in line to get my mail because there were no boxes available. When I fin ally got one it was so small that I had to wait in line again to get the red card service on the “too big for the box” or words to that effect. I do not know that residence delivery of mail would advantage me as perhaps postmen can’t walk this far, but at least it would relieve some of the con gestion about the “Bfe Window” where most of the business seems to be done regardless of lettered windows offering other service than General Delivery, but often without servitors. So I am suggesting that the necessary pe titions or whatever it takes to in fluence post office procedure to initiate delivery of mail by per ambulating postmen, be institu ted and circulated. Of course this may disrupt somewhat the post office social gatherings where local scandal or the news not yet published by the Pilot is exchanged by the as sembled citizens who congregate at this rendezvous of domestic helpmeets and businessmen and idle, but nonetheless interested patrons of Uncle Sam’s relay of mail. Others who scan the offer ings of political, financial and other human-interest advertise ments can still enjoy the cool summer interior and the warmth of the radiators during the chill of winter. But why not give the “city dwellers” a chance to feel metro politan and add a few whistle blowers to the local payroll? We have paved streets and some 1. L 4.U4 sidewalks, and the town put 13 feet high he has th s houses. But what Happy birthday last Sunday, Joe Montesanti, and also Wini fred Nicholson, who was 16 on that day. . . and today we are happy to wish a joyful birthday to Ruth Reese. . . With our hopes for the nicest birthday present in the world. .• . Ofie she’s been ex pecting for some time! Three birthdays are coming up all at once next Tuesday. . . Dot (Mrs A. B.) Patterson, . . Bobby Cline, who’ll be 10. . . and David Prim, who -w/ill be eight years old. Con- gratulations_ to alL We’ve half a notion to plant a fig tree. John Gilchrist of West South ern Pines, who has been calling at The Pilot office offering figs for sale, discloses that from one tree some season picked 300 quarts of figs; 60 quarts on the peak day. Three hundred quarts of figs at note the back-yoke detail Big moment . the coat magnificent • t . in b^utiful all wool suede by. American Woolen Company. Yon’ll thrill to the smart shirtwaist cuffs . . . the elegant hack-yoke and flare ... the intriguing buttons. In luscious Fall colors; junior sizes; Mrs. Hayes Shop SOUTHERN PINES Play Golf at the PINE NEEDLES GOLF CLUB OPEN YEAR ROUND Summer Greens Fees—$U50 per day Memberships Available GOLF LESSONS . CLUB REPAIRS Southern Pines Restaurants OPENING HOURS CLOSING HOURS HOLLIDAY’S COFFEE SHOP VERY GOOD FOOD CHILDREN'S SERVICE 6 A. M. to 9 P. M. OPEN EVERY DAY JACK’S GRILL "Where Dining is a Pleasure" Breakfast 7 to 11 Lunch 11:30 to 2:30 Dinner 5 to 9—A la Carte All Day Open From 7:00 A. M. till 11 P. M. “ THE JEWEL BOX Breakfast Dinner Supper W. B. HOLLIDAY doth 'it profit us if we have no portal delivery? O. A. DICKINSON CLARK-LEWIS FURNITURE CO. "Complete Home Furnishing" ABERDEEN. NORTH CAROLINA Robert C. Clark Telephone 8841
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