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the pilot
gr.iithern Pines, North Carolina
Editor
INE nuiiJ Asst. Editor
VALERIE NICHOLSON . • • Manager
KATHARINE BOYD
dan s. ray
C. O. COUNCIL ■
Advertising
Subscription Rates;
When
newspaper's
Faith In The People
the senatorial campaign started, this
newspaper’s support was °
T^pv-sonalitv and achievements of Senator c^ra
Sr w“Ld long Mt that he waa a leader no
onlv in the state but in the nation, while, m th
field of foreign affairs, his success as a mediate
S^ed him to he an International stt.esm.n of
skill. '
We felt that to fail to send Graham back to
thrsenl would be to tail our tellow-Anter.-
cens.
If anvthing, since the start of the campaign
our respect for Senator Graham has grown, as
we have seen the way he has conducted his
figh?for reelection in the face of extreme pro
vocation. However there is another side of the
matter which, during ^wo campaigns ha
become increasingly important: that is the char
acter of Senator Graham’s opponent.
In view of the good people who were aipong
those supporting Willis Smith and his excel eg
■
though one candidate was greatly to g
Td^^’ife^We noto^gerl^Jtl^^
way In Tael the thought of a possible victory
by Smith raises the deepest misgivings.
Willis Smith’s campaign has been a g^grgc«
to our state. Many who support
They will assure you, earnestly, that, of ,
does »o. believe .11 .be
ers are saying; they will say that g h^s be
T o/ivTieiPd The two excuses do not maxe an
badly advis • ^gagt. They show
encouraging picture, to s y
a man who is either too weak to run his own
Ih^w or who is deliberately stooping to the low
est nossible methods to get himself elected, y
smear and innuendo Smith has spread a m®
nTr of flsehood against Senator Grahana^ Most
serious of all; he has raised the racial issu .
. _ Our state of North Carolina has led the Sou*
iTi its record of good feeling between the races
“ fNorth cLoinians are justly proud of the
fact In his attack endangering its present un y
and good Vill through this deliberate stirring P
of bfd feeling, Willis Smith has done his state
a grave disservice.
We do not believe such a man is fit
rrd^^rj-s=.;:b5r.Lcou.d
win by such tactics.
The citizens showed by the size of their vote
• that they were fully aware of the im-
porSe 0^ Jhis" election. The candij*s a^e
iust the same now, only more so, the issues ^
clear-cut. The Pilot, like Senator Graham, has
faith in the people.
Swing Your Partners
In the atmosphere of seriousness that hung
like a cloud ove^ this past week, as the second
primary rolled sjeadily nearer, it was a relie
and a delight to read of the goings-on Up at
Chapel Hill. North Carolinians who were there,
watching the high jinks, and those who read
about them and wished they were there felt a
■decided lift in spirits. Elections might come an
am candidates might hurl their charges of
"vou’rfa thisandthat!” and, “Thisandthat yom-
self!”, but the folk dancers and singers paid
them no mind.
suited everybody ; especially R suited the
the PIL£T—^ulhernPme&^orth_C«ol^
I Newspapers Are Milestones In
' Southern Pines’ Eai:ly History
Friday. June 23. 1950
Southern Pines’ publication.
1923^—1924
THE PEACH BLOSSOM
“Published Monthly in the In
terests of the Grower and Produ-^ * -
cer in the Sandhills. Morns and „ ^ ^ Powell, editor,
x- 'Macualey, Southern Pines, -M.-^uprs 8 and 9 were the com-
(The fourth of a series ofLjon form of government, $2.00 per Year. Charles MacauleyJ ^
weekly| articles being thrown out as ^sup-jj J-_Morris, Bunnessj jg complete with num-
Ited, and printed on kook paper.
The November issue sold to J. r.
Mlorris with J. V. Mann, Secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, as
Editor. No. 7 appears as I he
Blossom Publishing Company,
form of government.
arlicles which will appear
in The Pilot.)
By Charles Macauley
THE
1903—
SOUTHhHN
TOURIST
PINES
That!
dance fans, both participants and audience,
a Whoopi, of Miilos squeaking, b.nioes plun -
In. euit-t.rs slrumming, callers caUmg. North
SoS. carried oh Its .nnual Folk Feshval.
We submit that this Is one of the ”
state tradition: the e»“»»eem»t and the
of the grand old dances wi h
-date back to the early days of this
ley are a very real and important
e”;at pVtu’re of the community entertam-
® Humorous and gay.
our
practice
tunes that
country. They are
posedly detrimental to town inter-
Lts, and it is part of our anient
history that one entire edition
was spirited out of the office and
destroyed while the editor was
absent.
1903 This file contains volumes i
to 11. 1903 to 1914.
1915—1933
the sandhill citizen
With number 8 of Volumne 12:
January 1915, the TOUR^T ap-
the SANDHILL CITI
Manager.” ... So spys the mastrt ^
1 Volume 1, August I “
1 to 9. Printed by Foss &
(Continued on Page 12)
The Board of Trade, becoming
’dissatisfied with the local nev.'S-
papers, negotiaed for purchase
of the BULLETIN and the FREE
Press. As both publshers seemed
to be willing, the Southern Pines
Publishing Company came
being in the autumn or Ipeared as „„-rrTTTj
Stock was subscribed ^ “^'izEN, successor to the SOUT|I
chants and citizens and the com-( TOURIST, this being
pany was organized ^i* ^r Ed-,ERN
mund Gladmon, ’charles ' the same form, editorship
p Swett, vice president, Charles ^g m the same lo >
St John, secretary, J. N. Powell, ! ^p as the TOURIST,
treasurer. However when Mr. Os-j Clyde Davis soon ap
refused to sell tne
Fields Plumbing & Heating Co.
PHONE 5952
PINEHURST. N. C.
All Types of Plumbing, Healing#
(G. E. Oil Burners)
and Sheet Metal Work
ITJ v" S 5 ~ fb.
^xT'seem to tramport both dancot. and
“ker. - on straight hack to those p.ooeot days^
Ward dangerous living had to be lit up, every
ofWn by the wild fun of a dancing party,
aid e“el tL dancing party took a tough nran
and girl to last through it.
muSe 1!’ “.'to tSS thTthe Fo^
Dance Festival should take place every y .
Ste guidance of Lamar Lunsford a^
“to good dancers. It is .
ate the old times and remind us ^at t y
werl good and that they are still and th
. dayj -arheoh ar^^ 'oTpS™
dirthriind Change down chi.
floors in the days of long ago.
lin finally
free press the Company seem
ed the plant of the BULLETIN,
and with Dr. Gladmon as editor,
P H Beck and C. L. Hayes as
business managers the first issue
of THE TOURIS'T was run off by
M B. Clark in his plant.
Beafing date of November 26
1903, the issue was of 4 pages, 22
bv 14 1-2 inches, 6 columns. Sub
scription was $1.00 per year, and
advertisers were “
minimum circulation o* 2,000 per
week. With the issue of^numbei
8 the form was changed to 14 1-2
b’y 11 inches, 8 pages of 4 columns
For several years the paper was
nrofusely illlustrated with views
S town notables and buildings
and, from time to tune, special
editions of twelve to sixteen pages
were issued.
Editor Gladmon was succeeded
by Mr. Will J- Irvin until March
1905 and again by lifc.
til January 1906, when the own
ers secured the services of the
Rev. H. E. Foss, a native of In
editor, and Mr. L. P-
neared in The Citizen, penning his
glowing pictures of the agricul
tural wonders of the Sandhills,
and Mr. Butler continued his
sketches. Mr. L. P. Stradley died
January H, 1916, and in Octobm
1920 Mr. J. F. Morris, of Provi
dence, R. I-, purchased the Strad
ley interests.
Dr Foss died November 30,
1920,'and in 1921 we find the pub
lishers as Foss & Morris, R. Foss
Barkmer, Editor. The Paper was
in the same forrn, six * twelve
pages, but on June 3rd, Th
Southern Pines Publishing Com
pany’” diappears from the uiast
head. On January 18, 1924 the
form was changed to 21 by
6 columns, book paper,
J. F. Morris
^-itor. Hiram
SPECIAL
AZALEA and CAMELLIA
FERTILIZER
WE HAVE VOLEK
ARERDEEN SUPPLY CO.
ABERDEEN. N. C.
Our Greater University
rolls of the graduates of the
University
The impre^ Carolina, Estate college and
inches,
price $2.00 per yem.;
was managing Editor,
Westbrook, City Editor, Charles
Macauley, Our Town.
These were the booming years
for the peach industry with the
bulk of the outgoing shipments
centering in Southern Pines, and
i,. r. the CITIZEN plant, enlarged to
Steadle7 of Philadelphia, as print- ''booSs, magazines and
-wToiiSs-KLrfroL"^^^^^^^^^ -e- ^or other proprirto.. With
the late Bion H. Butler contribu
ted much to the new enterprise
and continued for many years to
write a weekly letter, and ^^^oc-
diana as
Where Can We Eat?
Everybody knows ^his f ^y: The famRy
starts early to get going hefore the toffm^g
heavy They pile in with a good picnic lunch in
?hTback Towards noon the cry: “When do we
eaU” beginsTo be heard, followed by the paren-
SaceT But, 'if this family is travelling along
Route 1, the main highway through our s ,
fhafis ihe beginning of a ^
futile search. The “nice place ]ust isnt.
It would be a good thing if, in
ation of plans for the improvement of Route l,
the assototion devoted to this purpose gave
tvinnpbt to the matter of stoppmg-places
some thought to tne # li-o ipneth of
fnr lunch. You can drive most of the lengtn o
Route 1 in North Carolina, and not find any
icnp to'nicnic. Not only are there no arrang
picnic grounds, but there are almost no acce^-
S woodlands or grassy stretches where one
can park a car away from the traffic.
+Vtnrnj that the state Conservation
This IS something that A^ocia-
and Development people or the necessary
tion might weU take up as a small but necessa y
projel More and more, we believe, People are
Ming' in for outdoor living and We ought *
makf the most of this trend in our state setup.
ments for cooking outdoors and for xeepi g
food hot or cold; Pi^ure^ :f Sor^ating;
Sere^rtMn"^^^^^ of people like m^re
.ot to uientionjhe -ing^ J,
when they find the right place, pull off the road
on the grass. But if they are our fam-
■if ridlrklong Eo„.e 1 .hey will look m vo.h
‘"n wS heflto idea il a leW state Sromds
iri bp fixed up, as other states have don ,
wRh proper parking places and receptacles for
matter but we submit that the results would
”ri. TO -F - ““S’: r h'Se“
r rn”; StotoHoute 1 and North Caro-
lina.
, iimrfQ crirpadinE over column after
‘jzs'At "SeS
“ Lf sTSi r«ue OrS SvSS
toa. a Ssure toond price is here spread
out. ,
Primarily these institutions serve the youth
ol ouTItam. hut in these li.« ■»/“““f
+v,mvr arp the fountain not merely ui
yfuth'tralning but of knowledge placed within
the reach of all.
A total of 1,650 degrees granted ^he^ m-
versity, 1,222 at State college
of fields covering practically
learning—inc*ding the pro
finns the sciences and the arxs &
Carolina a storehouse from which she wi 1
and more come to learn.
Tn thp lists are graduates from every nook
and crannfof this wide state, from her cities.
and townsffrom places of which we had neve
even heard There
.-v-orr’e Trpek Winnabow and Horse Shoe, rn
Issnaa
Sriaking higher
elgn lands. India, Mmueo, Turkey and Gtee^
have all sent their scholars to us, to take ba
to their lands the learning which ^
more colleges, more science, more _ “dus y^
freedom and fewer barriers of rgee ana
paper
rrSeV;. ;s*in w i®.
?hrdeath of Mr.^Morris on Octo
ber 6, 1930, followed hy the^de-
pression years,
'■ V lost iho
it appears
the CITIZEN
gradually lost its commanding
position In 1931 it annears as
the Uhshed by the Citizen^
See Your Clothes In a
SEE-SAFE STORAGE BAG
Transparent. Dampproof. Mothproof. Flameproof and
Re-usable. ^
MONDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY
c & C CLEANERS
Phone 8600 or 8601 ABERDEEN. N. C.
woo xxxy^ -
Building, located on tne
soumeast corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and Bennett Street, and
in November, 1911, to their new
building on the northeast corner
Following their first move, an
for years after. Dr. Foss apepars as
editor, and Mr. Stradley as pub
lisher, with the PfPe[.
under contract with the Soutn^
ern Pines Publishing Company.
A little later the name became
Foss & Stradley. The paper seems
ove been run under a commis-
ra<^ioncil sketch sisued
Sa.” In April of that '“irnTSrHrrto Westbtook ylitor
was moved to the Saddle j mg passed to the
ssion of John Beasley and
R. L. Denny, and in July
was sold to George Ross, and then
bought by THE PILOT then lo
cated in Aberdeen, but removed
to Southern Pines immediately
liter the purchase. The name was I
acauired by H. Clifton Blue, pub-
iTster of TBE CAPTAIN at Vass,
who removing °
deen combined the toe of the
SzEN with the CAPTAIN, and
[the former CITIZEN ceased as «
L. V. O’CALLAGHAN
m
Grains of Sand
■ # tbpUo for Pennsylvania and South
Alton Clark, proprietor of the - j , ^ Addresses to which
Carolina Gardens florist shop, had Dakota Ju y
interesting weekend not long
when he flew to Bronxyille,
! Y., to supervise the decorations
more
tongue.
In no State
more in its University,
does the life of the people, center
nor does the stored |
wtoaotondto andmodurn knowledge pour
foU mere generously. « “
imagine North Carolina without it, or to p cture
“hTshe would have been like w.Oiout tta.
great institution of learning.
And it is heartening to see how, more and
more we turn to the University for nourish-
m^t in ways far past the needs of youthL^l
students: to the Institute of ^
Extension Service, the State (JoUege Ex^r
ment Station, the University Library the U
versitv Press and soon, now, the great new
Medical CeUege and hospital. For the Un.vjs.ty
is far more than a giver of degrees. She is the
source of our enlightenment, the seat of prog
ress, commanding respect wherever her name
is called.
How Common Is Carrior. |
Southern Pines, Carthage and Aberdeen|oin
ed in a protest agaito
discontinuance of Summer serv y
mont Air Lines.
We wouldn’t know how much business an air
line requires to make serving such an area prof
Stoto we realise a large number, peAaps
• •+xr rtf na^senfiers are coming to or
leaving'p'ineiiurst, which
or lo business calling for Summer air travel. But
the Piedmont Air Lines have become a common
carrier, and we find it ^ J
can meet the obligations imposed by a tran ^
chise with less than year-round service.
—GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS
ago,
tor^a’bTg"7Qding there. . . Alton
was with The Nosegay, Inc., well-
known Bronxville florist shop, for |
16 years before the war, as assist
ant manager and ^ben as manager
He went to war, fougbt over
seas was captured by the Ger-
j man’s, released by the U^’^Us^^is-
' barged from, the Army, came to
lotohern Pines and in Fehrua^,
1948 bought the Carolina Gar-
dS . - In all that time, his
Me^s and clients at Bronxville
[had not forgotten him, and when
IS particular wedding came
along, nobody would do hut Ai
Quite a compliment, we think.
APPLIANCES
Telephone 6975
Southern Pines. N. C
DR. DAVID W. WHITEHEAD
OPTOMETRIST
EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTEI
Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily except Saturday
(Wednesday afternoon, close at 1 p. m.)
Telephone 6982-Hart Building-Southern Pines. N.
Somehow or other we got ^
Sandhills Firemens Associatiwi
contests mixed last week, report
ing that the Southern Pi^es voL
unteer firemen won the water
contest with PinebluH second, an
veterans may write in these rtates
may he secured at the Red Cross
office.
Get moving, veterans.
One baseball team that trained
in Southern Pines this spring is
leading its league. The other is in
sixth place. , ,
Butler, Pa., took over leader
ship of the Middle-Atantic League
last week, but Jamestown, N. Y.,
continues to flounder m the sec
ond division.
Both teams are Detroit Tiger
farm clubs. Jamestown is a mem
ber of the Pennsylvania-Ontario-
New York circuit.
Thanks for the info goes to
Frank Hyde, our sportswriting
friend from Jamestown. Hope
you’ll have happier notices to
Lnd us, Frank, as the season goes
along! The Falcons looked like
a good bet to us, and were still
betting on them.
hin]
m
named three sibling pairs
who graduated at Southern Pines
Slurf won the chemicals con-!--6-Assad brothers,
test with Southern Pines second j^gj^or brothers and Nicholson
’ wTa kvprp right in that each and sister; and now we
second, hut
•won a first and a -rr ,^g„er
exactly in reverse. . . However,
both of them were mighty speedy
in both contests, completing them
in a few seconds, and the people
of both Southern Pmes and Pme
bluff can feel pretty good about
the records thus hung up.
Also, ’each team came out of
ithe contests with $150 m prize
i-noney!
The Red Cross is anxious to get
word to World War 2 veterans
living here, but who entered the
service from Ohio Pemsyton a
and South Dakota, that their
Ladlines for applying for bonus
paymetns are rapidly approach-
ing.
Deadlines are different in these
states from those m North Caro
lina, and it seems there is no way
to notify each man officially and
Sdtodually. For not knowing
about these 'te^dbnes, some v
erans may miss getting their
'’XS'tS'aeadltoi.Jqne
find there is another,_Mary Grace
and George McDonald.
This fine brother and ®'®t®^®p
the children of Mr. and Mrs. D.
McDonald, of Manly.
Little Mary Elizabeth Chappell
made a fine impromptu speech at
the Baptist Sunday school Sun
day, telling why she is proud of
Vipr father. “I love him because
S Is alto dad," said this lively
young lass in concincing tones.
The speech came when Dr. W-
C. Holland, preaching a lunior
sermon” on Father’s day, sought
some comments O",,
from one after another of the
children, who shyly would not
answer until he got to Mary Eliz
And her unhesitating reply end
pd the suspense of a number of
Sdl who tors present, fsarmg
no telling what answers might
come forth. “We thought Doc Hoi
land was sticking our neck way
ouV’ one said afterwards m re
lief.
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Phone 278—CARTHAGE. N. C.
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