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r Page Two THE PILOT Published Each Friday by THE PILOT, INCORPORATED Southern Pines, North Carolina 1941--JAMES BOYD, PubUsher^l944 KATHARINE BOYD Editor VALERIE NICHOLSON Asst. Editor DAN S. RAY General Manager C. G. COUNCIL Advertising Subscription Rates: One Year $3,00 6 Months $1.50 3 Months 75c Entered at the Postoftice at Southern Pines, N. C., asjsecond class mail matter Member National Editorial Association and K. C. Press Association The Christmas Spirit A group of men were observed on Broad Street last week, standing around one of the big trees in the center planting. There were nine of them and every now and then someone else would saunter over from the curb. It was a varied crew: two electricians, several of our leading business men, an official of the Cham ber of Commerce, one or two commissioners, two members of the police-force. They looked up at the tree or else all put their heads to gether, like a football team going into a huddle. What were they doing? Putting up Christmas lights. Why were they doing it? There were doubtless a few different reasons mixed up in it. A cynic might claim that these men were busied about the tree stringing lights for purely commercial reasons. They were drumming up trade, putting up decorations so that people would be persuaded to stay at home to do their Christmas shopping. It was, in other words, just a business proposition. Maybe so; maybe there was a little of that in it. Somebody else might claim that all this to-do was simply the American way of wanting to be in the swim. All other towns were decorating for Christmas; we mustn’t be different from the rest- In fact, we ought to try to be better than the rest. Maybe there was something of that in it, too. Various other motives may have enter ed into it, of course, but we submit that none of them were very important. Our theory is quite different. It is simply that the spirit of Christmas gets into people. We believe that the desire to drum up trade, to persuade the folks to “buy at home,” or the competitive urge to put on a bigger and better whoopla than any other town, that these im pulses have very little to do with what was in the hearts of the men grouped about the tree. The desire of our people to make our town pretty is simply the fundamental instinct to get ready for Christmas. Not just the Christmas of fun and gayety, family reunions and holiday parties. The Christmas spirit is a deeper thing than that. It is a compelling urge, as the time, draws nigh, to acknowledge and affirm, with lights and music and all the glory that we can muster, the existence o-f the Spirit of Love that is the hope of the woHd. Was that in the men’s hearts as they worked over the tree? Is it in our hearts as we get ready for Christmas? “Prepare the way!” the prophet cried. Is that, perhaps, what we are doing? A Good Builder Every year the Sandhills Kiwanis Club pre sents the Builder’s Cup to the citizen of Moore County who, in their estimation, has done out standing, work for the community. It seems to us that seldom has the award been more de served than by this year’s recipient, William D. Campbell. So thoroughly- has this man entered into the aims and interests qf his chosen home that it seems incongruous to speak of him as a new comer. Yet in point of fact, compared with the great majority of us, that is what he is- But, in I point of assimilation, in point of the place that he holds in the affection and the respect of the community, there are few old-timers who sur pass him. This in itself makes the choice of Bill Campbell for this award all the more fitting. For perhaps there is nothing that so clearly speaks for a man’s character, as his ability to enter into the lives of those around him, to give understanding sympathy to their personal problems and enthusiastic support in the gen eral interest. When, as in this case, this quality is combined with modesty, it is doubly com mendable as well, perhaps, as being doubly effective. This year’s Kiwanis Builder has chosen to concentrate his efforts in one line, to build one house and build it well. Scouting has been his chosen field. Yet this work with the coming citizens of our county, reaches out into the fu ture, so that what is done here and now may strongly influence what happens then. As such, it may well be as important as anything .a man could do. In an adjacent column we print the words of Eugene Stevens who made the award in the name of the Kiwanis Club. ’The Pilot is general ly inclined to agree with what this leading cit izen and town commissioner has to say, but never more so than now. In choosing William D. Campbell as the 1949 Builder, the Kiwanians have done well. the practice, so frequent, of hacking off the ends of branches or even the whole tops of trdes means, if not death to the tree, at least such a maiming th^t it will never grow to ma turity. The cutting of holly has become so whole sale, in some parts of the county that landown ers are obliged to hire guards at Christmas time to patrol their woods and warn off tresspassers. Even so, many get by and great destruction is done. The town authorities try to confine the holly sellers to boys who take some care where they cut and how, but the task -of controlling the sellers is a difficult one. Purchasers could help a great deal in the following ways: When buying holly, it is suggested that the purchaser ask where the holly has been cut, and that he refuse to buy branches which have been broken off or slashed instead of being cleanly trimmed with a clipper. Furthermore, if purchasers would alSb refuse to buy the tops of trees it would have a powerful affect. Such purchaser cooperation at Christmas time is the best way to assure future decorations for our homes and to preserve this great natural beauty in our, woods. “To BUI Campbell, The Biulder’s Cup For Unselfish Service” • • by E. C. Stevens The Clan: Un-American Activity Yesterday, December I5th, was Bill of Rights Day. It would be satisfying to be able to record some great advance in the struggle for freedom in celebration of that day when one of the greatest advances took place. Instead, North Carolinians find themselves obliged to take note of something of a very different nature; in fact, of a big step backwards in this advance: the establishment of the Ku Klux Klan in Charlotte. It is said to be the first such encroachment of the Klan into our state since its abolition, long ago. Let us hope that it will be the last, and, if North Carolinians in general react to this event as a good many people in and about Charlotte seem to be doing, it is a fair guess that the Klan’s sojourn in our midst will not be long. Perhaps the most forthright statement about the matter was made by Charlotte’s chief of police, and as he is undoubtedly the man who may have to cope with it, it is good to know that he is fully prepared. This official did not . mince words. He said, in effect, that if the hooded gentlemen try any monkey-shines, they will have plenty of reason to regret it. He did not propose to turn over enforcement of the law to anyone, thank you, and if anyone disagreed with that stand, he was quite ready to prove his point. That is the way this Klan business and any other subversive activity must be handled, and it is especially satisfactory to find an official doing the handling and without having to be prodded by a group of Citizens To Enforce The Law or Uphold The Constitution or Defend Lib erty, or similar flag-wavers. On second thought, though the advent of the Klan is a sign that things are not well in our state, still the statement of Charlotte’s chief somewhat compensates for it. We may have crackpots and hoodlums and bitter mal contents on the fringes of our society, but we may congratulate ourselves that we also have steady, stout-hearted, sensible people to deal with them. Certainly the vast majority know the Clan for what it is and will have no truck with it. In the Bill of Rights Americans pledged that freedom should not be interfered with. "‘Con gress shall pass no law” abridging a man’s right to free speech, a free press, free religion and so forth. That pledge was not concerned with “loyalty” or “Americanism.” If our people will concentrate on erradicating those who, like the Klan, threaten oOr liberties with their fanaticism and intolerance, instead of worrying so much about “loyalty,” the future of the freedom we cherish woiild be a safer thing. Tribute Spoken By Town Commissioner At Kiwanis Dinner President Hawley, Ladies and Gentlemen: The Kiwanis Builders Cup was authorized in 1926, to be awarded fr-ona time to time to a man or womkn of Moore County who, by unselfish, personal service, with out hope of personal gain, has outstandingly contributed to the upbuilding of the Sandhills sec tion. This Club feels that we have such a person with Us tonight- Bill Campbell has been a scout nearly all his life and he prac tices its teachings every day. As a youth, he attained the rank of Eagle Scout; as a man, he has been awarded the Silver Beaver -two 0% the highest awards in Scouting. In the past three or four years he has had about all the impor tant offices in Scouting anyone could have in so short a time. To name a few; District Chairman for Moore County, Vice President of the Occoneechee Council (12 Counties), Member of the South eastern Regional Committee in Atlanta, (and now I see he has been appointed Co-Chairman for the State), and Occoneechee rep resentative on the National Coun cil. I would like to predict that, if he wants it, he will be the Na tional head of the Boy Scouts of America some day. I don’t believe all these titles mean too much to Bill Campbell —except, that the jobs and the titles are merely labels for the opportunity for him to continue and enlarge his ^exceptionally un selfish, personal service. When he first came to Moore County, he began his Scout work Save Ihe Holly This year the holly in our woods is more beautiful than we can remember. It is laden with such a profusion of berries that the stout smooth branches are bent under their own weight. Everywhere among the dark gleaming leaves the bright bits of crimson, like sparks of fire, flame out. Because the holly is so beautiful this year, the temptation to gather it is going to be greater than ever. It is a temptation that should be severely curbed, except for the most careful pruning. For holly is one of the most easily destroyed of decorative trees. Careless cutting, for the children of the County in a humble capacity. His tremen dous ability for unceartng work, his untiring capacity for proper executive organization, and his winning ways in getting adults to work for Scouting in one way or another will never be easily eval uated. All this has revitalized Scouting in the County, which in turn has resulted in the mental, moral, spiritual and physical up building of many hundreds of boys, and grown ups, both white and colored. That number h growing rapidly each year. His progressive interest and action in Scout Camps alone would make an outstanding citizen. Every time Bill gets a new job, he throws himself into that par ticular work wholeheartedly and without stint. Fortunately for Moore County, he takes the time to do these good works; and I wo&ld like to call your particular attention to the fact that he could spend his time playing golf, rid ing, socializing around, being a gentleman of leisure, and in other ways being a delightful but most ineffectual member of our com munity; but not so Bill. As a matter of fact, I don’t see how his gracious wife puts up with all his activities, because— after all—he is her husband and the father of their child, and she could expect him to devote some ■of his time to the Family. Just this past seven days, I happen to know, he spent Saturday and Sunday in Charlotte, Wednesday in Durham, Thursday in Raleigh —all on business of .Moore Coun ty Scouting. And this is about a normal week’s work. In addition to this, he keeps office hours at the Scout office every morning he is in Southern Pines- In spite of his honors and' labors. Bill is no publicity hound. Those of you who really know him will agree with me that his main object in life is to promote the welfare of the children of Moore County, North Carolina, and all of the United States through Scouting, and to get that job done efficiently, thoroughly and effectively. Bill, we love you for all you have done for Moore County chil dren and adults, and I am de lighted to hand you this Kiwanis Builders Award. EUGENE C. STEVENS Friday. December 16. 1949 frightens local citizens out of their wits by swooping his plane low over treetops, and dropped flaming torches which set fire to several fields. He was ssud to have been saluting some friends; and the torches were a signal that he planned to dine with them that evening. In Bygone Days From the Pilot files: TEN YEARS AGO W. D. Matthews as “Major Blows” presides over successful Amateur Night held by Rotary club for benefit of Christmas Bas ket fund. Dr. Clement R. Monroe is awarded Kiwanis Builders cup for year 1939. Struthers Burt is elected presi dent of the State Literary and Historical association. A Coal for Any PurpoM PARKER ICE & FUEL CO. Tel. 9581 Aberdeen. N. C. J. AUBREY SMITH Jeweler Watch Repairing Tel. 8691 Aberdeen. N. C. TWENTY YEARS AGO Charles W. Picquet, already vice president of the National Theatre Owners association, is elected president of the new Theatre Owneirs Association of North and South Carolina. Dr. William C. Mudgett is elect ed chairman of the medical staff of the Moore County hospital. An unidentified youthful pilot John C. Parrish PlumUng & Heating TeL 6893 SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. Grains of Sand Cleared for Action The Pilot published in the December 2iid is sue a letter which must have been of great in terest to many readers. It was from T. McKean Downs of Bryn Mawr, Pa., and was evoked by an editorial which appeared in these columns the week before and with which Dr. Downs took strong exception- The editorial dealt with the dismissal of Admiral Denfeld and the ques tion of civilian control of the military. Dr. Downs, who is a retired officer, speaks with the authority that comes from close con tact with the armed services and long study of their problems. What he has to say must have great weight, spoken, as it clearly is, with the utmost sincerity. His letter constituted an in teresting and telling addition to all that has been said and written on one side of the recent controversy. However, there is the other side. The “in accuracies, ignorance and prejudice,” for which Dr. Downs reproaches The Pilot, are shared, it would seem, by a good many people and many of those who spoke at the Congressional hear ings or wrote of the question command general respect; their words, we submit, cannot be lightly dismissed. Since the publication of the editorial, also, the Pilot has received much commendation, some of it also from retired of ficers. A sentence from one letter stresses this point: “No man should be authorized to com mand discipline who cannot take discipline himself.’ “This ex-officer apparently differed from our correspondent in believing that there had been at least an attempt at insubordination. Letters such as that of Dr. Downs are always fervently welcomed by an editor, even when they are, as this one was; severely critical. Per haps editors are like some dogs who would rather be licked than not be noticed. This editor does not admit to the licking but confesses to a certain deep satisfaction in having aroused to action such a doughty warrior. Behind many a classified ad is a story- . . And from the little ads, smallest items in the paper, spring many an interesting tale. . . We -on The Pilot are always pleased when our ads bring re sults that make everybody happy. Just last week, for instance, Mrs. Elliott (Elizabeth Padgett) 'Shearon, librarian at the South ern Pines school, put in an a^ concerning which she felt rather hopeless. . . She had lost her dia mond ring on Broad street. . . We agreed with her that her only chance would be its having been found by an honest person. . . . What’s more an honest person who reads The Pilot. (There ARE some!) Exactly such a person showed up with the ring almost as soon as The Pilot hit the streets- . . Mary B. Drake, colored practical nurse at the home ofMrs. A. I. Sherman. . . Who had found the ring just where it fell, and con sulted the ads for its owner. Then last week Mrs. Malcolm Kemp had her valuable dog re turned, after he had wandered far from home. . . Madeline Prim found out from Mrs- Kemp’s ad who owned the handsome English setter who was calling on her pet pooch of the same breed. . . he wasnt lost, just romantic. And through a classified ad of a couple of weeks back. Bill Hen derson found exactly the person he wanted to bake pies, make soup and sandwiches and “lend an air” to his new William and Mary shop, across from Moore County hospital. . . “I don’t know why I didn’t think of her before,” said Bill, happily em ploying Mrs. Currie, for many years dietitian at the hospital, noted cook and an old friend. . . She will give that homemade touch to refreshments served at the William and Mary, one of the most unusual and attractive shops we’ve ever seen anywhere. We were over there Saturday night, three days before the shop was scheduled to open. . . Propri etor Bill and cute wife Mary, try ing their best to unpack things and get all their new stock in place, couldn’t get anywhere for people dropping in. - . After a while they just gave up and had fun along with the rest of us. Everybody who goes in there is struck at once with the beauty and unusualness of the color scheme. . . It was E. J. Austin's idea and Bill and ,Mary very wjsely let him have his way. . . Result. something beautiful, really different and»in keeping with the Williamsburg-style shop E. J. has so artfully conceived for them. The walls are a deep tawny gold. . - Woodwork, designated as “Williamsburg blue” but looking more grey-green to us - . And cabinet interiors and other touch es of a deep crushed -raspberry hue. . . Sounds funny? All right, go look. The shlop itself represents a miscellany. . . We’d hardly know how to classify it. . . Designed principally for service to patients and visitors at the hospital, it has a welcome also for the gen eral public. . . With its soda foun tain and snack bar, magazines, newspapers, gifts, drug sundries, greeting cards and a variety of other things. . ; We prophesy for it an excellent future as a Sand hills rendezvous. December marks the first anni versary of the stationing here of Highway Patrolmen J. P. Rhyne and Wesley Parrish- . We hesi tate to say that they have become popular, or have made many friends here. . . As we understand that’s one Sure way of getting pa trolmen moved . . . Having a lot of friends is supposed to place ob stacles in the way of their effi ciency, and it may with some, but we think not with Jim and Wes. Let us say instead that, with their courteous and friendly ways, they have given folks an entirely new concept of highway patrolmen. . - That they have done their duty well, and with a smile . . . And that living as they do in the heart of our community, they have exercised a good in fluence probably far beyond their own knowledge. Jim; is an old-timer. . . Was o.atione(J here a number of y ago, and since then at Winston- Salem- . . Wes came to his first job whep he arrived here last De cember fresh from patrol school . . . They make a good team. books in the New York book section this week. . bles (that style and imagination” . writeup of John D- Me day’s News and Observer, reveal M. McConnell, new NBC presi dent, and E. Riggs McCor able administrative assistani Senator Frank P. Graham (an( er Phi Beta Kappa). . - And Colliers this week, an unui short story called “The Rise Carthage, all about a dream lage called Carthage, and newspaper. . . 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