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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Friday. July 6. I
THE PILOT
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Seuidiera Pines. North Carolina
1941—JAMES BOYD. Publ^er—1944
KAIHAHINE BOYD Editor
VALERIE NICHOLSON ..... Asst. Editor
DAN S. RAY General Manager
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“In taking over The Pilot no changes are con
templated. We will try to keep it as good a paper
as Nelson Hyde has made it. We will try to make a
little money for all concerned. Where there seems
to be an occasion to use our influence for the public
good we will try to do it. And we will treat every
body alike.”—James Boyd, May 23,1941.
Keep the "Little League" Going
We coommend the newly formed “Little Lea
gue” for the support of all good citizens, so that
it may keep going as planned by its sponsors,
and not drop as so many good things have drop-
ptd here in the past.
It is probably inherent in the nature of a
seasonal town such as this that it is hard to
keep a project moving from one year to the
next, no matter how good a start it has had.
Experience of other towns with little-league
baseball, however, iS to the effect that it takes
time to get it really established, and that it
needs, community support all the way.
No matter how enthusiastic small boys are
about such an activity in which they may take
part, they cannot get along without plenty of
adult cooperation. The adult leaders who have
got the teams going here are due all credit. They
are also due plenty of help, and lots of support
in the form of spectators at their games.
Those who go out to the games will not only
see a good show, but they will also have the
satisfaction of playing an active role in keeping
the enthusiasm high and helping the teams on
to bigger and better things. Ther are plenty
of goals ahead—^firm local organization, fol
lowed by organization in the Sandhills and af
filiation with the State and national pattern to
provide a full measure of participation to the
local boys.
To give our American boys the full benefits of
a real American sport is certainly a worthwhile
goal. The peasure and rewards of such a pro
gram for tht nine-to-13-year-old group has been
proved over and over in other towns of the
State and nation under the “Little League”
plan. It has a good start here now—let’s, keep
it going.
Honor For Hemmer Well-Deserved
No honor won by any of our friends has
made us happier than that which came to John
Hemmer of Pinehurst at the National Press
Photographers’ convention in June.
In awarding him the Joseph A. Sprague tro
phy for the most outstanding contribution to
news photography in 1950, his fellow photog
raphers paid honor to one who has done a su
perlative job not only in 1950, but for many
years in the past.
In combining the dual role of N. C. state
photographer and official photographer for
Pinehurst, Inc., John Hemmer has made each
serve the other well, with benefits accruing to
both. His services to the Sandhills as a whole,
not just Pinehurst, rate an award of some sort
on their own. His work has kept him in constant
action in this area and all over the State, turn
ing forth a stream of pictures which have
made his credit line one of the best known in
the land. His realistic view of the uses of pub
licity, his knowledge of what editors want and
can use and his reliably superb craftsmanship
lift his work far up beyond the usual level of
“public relations” per se.
His likeable nature, genial personality and
willing service far beyond the line of duty have
done even more. A Brooklyn-born Irishman, he
has become one of the finest interpreters and
salesmen of the Sandhills and of North Carolina.
An artist of the non-temperamental variety, he
is a willing and energetic cooperator, never
pushing himself or looking for glory. His sur
prise and humility on receiving tht Sprague
award were typical of John Hemmer, and prove
again how well he deserves it.
North Carolina is fortunate to have him, and
we of this area are lucky that he calls the Sand
hills “home.”
A Cooperative Affair
Unless the decent, informed and influential
leadership of a community, county or nation
are on the side of a law, there might as well
be no law, for it will be flouted by good and
bad alike and law enforcement officers will
find their task an impossible one.
This fact of human nature is, of course, a
safeguard against foolish laws, and laws passed
for the benefit of private interests or fanatic
causes which have nothing to do with the great
est good of the greatest number.
When, however, a necessary and important
law is receiving this cavalier treatment through
selfishness and shortsightedness—which are
also, unfortunately, facts of human nature—
public opinion must be definitely stirred
through positive action.
This is what the Sandhills Kiwanis club is
endeavoring to do in securing the cooperation
of all civic groups of Moore county in the ob
servance and enforcement of the highway safe
ty laws.
It is doing this through the medium of a high
way safety program and resolution presented
for the consideration and approval of all the
clubs, calling not only for the personal coopera
tion of each member, but for each club’s full
support in swinging public opinion to the side
of law and order on the highways.
The death, damage and disaster caused daily
on North Carolina highways by disregard of the
law, as revealed by John A. Park, chairman of
the Statd^ Advisory Committee on Highway
Safety, speaking at the Kiwanis Club meeting
of June 27, is an appalling toll.
Judge J. Vance Rowe, in introducing Mr.
Park, spoke from his heart in saying, “This is
a problem which calls for Solomon’s wisdom.”
Moore recorders court, of which he is judge,
along with other courts of this State is clogged
with cases bearing witness to this daily disre
gard of the law.
Though law enforcement officers may do
their best under the circumstances, it is well
known that the cases brought into court repre
sent only a fraction of the total of violations.
Also, once the arrest is made, that is often
where their difficulties really begin.
It is a frightening condition which will con
tinue until each driver using the highways re
gards their safety as his personal responsibility.
In bringing this about, civic leadership as rep
resented in such groups as the Kiwanis, Rotary,
Lions and Jaycee organizations can prove itself
as worthy of its trust. They will never have a
better opportunity.
Cooperatively, they have the power to bring
to highway safety the strong, united public sup
port which it requires.
Until this is done the accident toll will con
tinue to cast war casualty lists in the shade;
laws will be flouted, law enforcement officers
will not be able to get on with the job and
more and better laws will not be passed.
Investigating the China Lobby
Nothing more has been heard, to date, of the
proposal to investigate the so-called China
Lobby. It is too soon to know whether the idea
has been abandoned or whether it is planned to
carry it through, but it is to be hoped the latter
will be the course chosen. So much has been
hinted about the China Lobby that it has be
come a matter that, for the peace of mind of
the country, if for no other reason, it should be
thoroughly aired.
Actually, while there may well be fire behind
this smoke of talk of the China Lobby, it may
turn out, like the Wedemeyer report, to be a
very minor blaze. This report and all the talk
that went on about it, the accusations and de
nials, is a puzzling phenomenon. The tale was
that it was suppressed by General Marshall
and the administration, presumably because it
disagreed with thtir ideas and plans. But in the
first place, the report was not suppressed, but
most of it was released in 1949 in a government
report, and all of it was obtainable from the
government Bureau of Documents. And, more
important, the report itself did not disagree
with the administration’s estimate of National-
is China, being extremely critical of Chiang and
his regime which Wedemeyer, again and again,
called corrupt and incompetent.
The China Lobby is reported to be backed by
a group of Chinese and Americans who favor
Chiang, and who have supported his cause with
large sums of money spent to influence politi
cians, the press and businessmen of this country.
There have been persistent stories that huge
sums of private capital have been sent out of
China and, in fact, the Wedemeyer report
speaks of this flight of Chinese funds from the
country. Alfred Kohlberg, importer of Chinese
textiles, is said to be the man behind the China
Lobby, while, of course, strongly favoring sup
port to Chiang are such influential Americans
as Henry Luce, Senator Styles Bridges, the Mc
Cormick and Hearst press and many of the
group who backed MacArthur in the recent con
troversy.
If there is a secret sinister lobby at work to
influence key men in the government along
certain lines, that’s bad business and the sooner
it is brought into the open the better. But, it
must, be recognized that if the China Lobby is
investigated it could create a precedent; other
so-called foreign lobbies would be subject to
investigation. There would, we believe, be little
harm in this were it not for the embarrassing
fact that it is a tit-for-taf affair. If the Chinese
and the French and the British have lobbies
working over here to influence our government,
it goes without doubt, for instance, that a great
deal of money and effort was spent by govern
ment, church, or private individuals, on last
.year’s Italian elections. The fact that the gov
ernment of the country is on our side and wel
comes any help in combatting communism
among its people, makes it certain that our ef
forts are enthusiastically received but they are
a lobby, nevertheless.
On the whole, we have a feeling the China
Lobby will not be investigated, and not only
because of the power it wields and the lofty
personnel that comprises its membership.
Though a thorough airing of the matter would
be highly desirable, the risk of its turning out
to be a political boomerang may seem too ip-eat
to appear worth taking.
Sitting at our desk at The Pilot
office, we travel all over with our
friends who are more footloose. . .
And it seems that a lot of them
recently have broken loose from
their moorings and are skipping
high, wide and handsome over
the face of this old world.
All in one day came cards from
three who are gadding abuot in
England. . . Millie Montesanli's
card shows Grappenhall village
and church, and a charming sight
too. . . And from Kale and Talbot
Johnson comes a color card of the
Houses of Parliament, sitting se
dately beside the rippling Thames
. Tht Johnsons had just reach
ed London from a place not so
sedate—^gay Paris itself—and
we’re sure it was a gayer place
while they were there.
We’re looking forward to a
word (in Scotch) from Sadie Mc
Cain, if she Can spare the time
from her studies at the University
of Edinburgh. . . We can’t help
thinking how all of these folks
from the Sandhills must upset
some people’s preconceived no
tions of American tourists abroad,
and what ambassadors of good
will they all must be. ’
From George and Jessica Shear-
wood, who operate the Shear-
wood Travel Service at Pinehurst,
comes word that many Sandhills
folk are seeking other sands. . .
In Maine, Florida, Bermuda, on
the Pacifit coast, at Waikiki
Beach, in Brittany and at the
fashionable resort of Estoril, near
Lisbon, haven of fugitive royalty
from many lands. . . Some day
we’ll set out for far places, too. . .
In the meantime folks, just send
us a postcard!
Other leading lights of the fast-
moving little show are our own
Dot Choate, who sings, looking
and sounding lovely, as always
, . and Duke Whiting, that pre
cocious young ’un, who emcees
the show in a smooth broad-
comedy style.
\five-year term period and the
five-year period is now over.
I am writing this ■ so that the
matter of expiration of term
periods, either eight years or five
years, can be brought to the at
tention of every Veteran of V|
War 2, in order that he or
may, if such NSLI has been
ed, reinstate it before too
Sincerely,
L. T. AVERY
Everything readable is in di
gest form now. . . We have just
become acquainted with the Chil
dren’s Digest, a clever idea and
a neat little magazine. . . Printed
on special light-green-tinted paper
said to be easiest on the eyes.
How come we made its ac
quaintance is that we heard Glen'
Rounds had a story in it . . And
sure enough, he has, with illus
trations too. . . It’s “Or Paul and
His Camp,” an excerpt from his
book “Or Paul the Mighty Log
ger,” a classic for youngsters and
lor grown-ups too.
In writing for youngsters Glen
IS proving all over again the the
sis that the way to do it success
fully is not to write down to
them. . . Give them credit for im
agination, and intelligence too.
Manly Wellman does that, too,
in his juvenile books. . . And did
you notice how the plot of his
“Raiders of Beaver Lake,” came
true (in many major points) down ^
on Drowning Creek last month?
The chorus line at present con
sists of Barbara Peterson, Carolyn
Chatfield, Barbara Page, Billy
Jean Addor. Georgeanne Austin,
Frances Cameron and Bobbie
Dean Phillips of Aberdeen. .
They have several changes of cos
tume and look cute in them all.
Bobby Dean is withdrawing for
the next few weeks, as her obli
gations as Miss Aberdeen lor the
N. C. Junior Chamber of Com
merce state beauty contest are
taking up a good deal of her time,
and will take up more.
The other night we went along
with the Rhythmettes when they
staged their show lor a party
given by officers o'f the 503rd MP
battalion. Fort Bragg, for their
Colonel Cox who was being trans
ferred. . . Other “civilians” along
were Mrs Chan Page, whose
daughter is in the chorus line.
Sue Hall and Betty Jean Hurst.
. . We had determined that, if ap
plause lagged, we would be a
“claque,” but our efforts weren’t
required . . . The spectators ate
the show up, and beat their palms
right off applauding.
Stars Pat, Dot and Wanda were
called back again and again. . .
And the officers kidded right
back at Duke, so that pretty soon
he was ad libbing at a great rate
. . . He’s a fast one with an ad
lib. . . They never got the best of
him.
You may not know it but
Southern Pines is making a real
contribution to the North Caro
lina show world, in the miniature
show staged by a group called
The Rhythmettes. . . Their 60-
minute show of songs, dances and
jokes can rank right up there
with the professionals and in fact,
it IS professional. . . Since its for
mation two or three months ago,
the show has been in demand for
dances, conventions and private
parties and they can, and do, com
mand a nice fee.
It’s one of the smartest combin
ations of professional and ama
teur talent you ever saw. . . The
leading light is Pat Starnes, yvho,
though only 22, has been a pro
fessional dancer for years, study
ing with New York’s topnotch
teachers and appearing in musical
comedy, night clubs and as a
Rockette at Radio City’s Music
Hall. . . Love and marriage
brought her to Southern Pines to
live, but she’s not about to give
up her dancing.
She’s trained a chorus line just
like the Rockettes. . . Those cute
little local girls, amateurs all,
step, tap and kick with beautiful
precision. . . It may not be Radio
City but it’s pretty darn go )d.
The officers were a hospitable
bunch. . , After the show was
over, nothing would do but that
the “show folks” and their friends
must stay a while and partake of
the bounteous buffet spread on
several tables. . . The party was
due to go on all night, they in
formed us, as some had to move
out at 3 a. m. and others at 9 a.
in. (for duty guarding the Pres
ident on his trip to Tennessee). . .
We didn’t stay that long, but we
did stay long enough to decide
that the 503rd (which currently
has a contingent of MPs on duty
here) is tops, and that its officers
are tht best folks ever.
Most of them have served at
overseas posts. . . They are wide
ly traveled, highly trained and
terribly proud of the splendid rec
ord of their battalion in World
War 2 and on occupation duty
since the war. . . When you see
member of the 503rd, you’re
seeing an inheritor of a great tra
dition of service on the side of
law, order and the true American
spirit.
This was the Rhythmettes’ sec
ond appearance at Fort Bragg. . .
The first time, they put on their
show as a service for the boys at
the Station hospital. . . They made
a tremendous hit, and will return
by special invitation some time
this month.
They have a booking agent now,
and next fall and winter will be
going over the state to fulfil pro
fessional engagements, and will
also be available for conventions
and parties here. . . Offering not
only topnotch entertainment but
serving as good-will ambassadors
par excellence for their home
town of Southern Pines.
Pat herself does a couple of
solos and believe us, folks, that
gal can dance and she really looks
beautiful while she’s doing it.
Well Worth the Trip
With the opening of-the 11th season of “The
Lost Colony” on Roanoke Island last Saturday
night, and of the second season of “Unto These
Hills” this Saturday at Cherokee, Tar Heels
and their visitors from other states have re
newed opportunity for the inspiring and unfor
gettable experience of seeing one or both of
these great plays.
We urge that all who have not seen them
make a special point of doing so. For those who
have, a return visit will be found deeply re
warding.
We see no real reason why they should not
run on forever, for each year brings its new
comers, also its fresh crop of schoolboys and
girls who should see them as an important and
enjoyable part of their education.
The other professional member
of the show is a newcomer to
Southern Pines. . . A sparkling
little character named Wanda
Saylor, who moved here not long
ago to make her home with her
mother and stepfather, Mr. and
Mrs. Roko Kalais, and has a job
now with the telephone company.
She is as brunette as taffy-hair
ed Pat is blonde. . . In cowgirl
costume she plays a wicked ac
cordion, and sings western songs
in a gay style all her own. . . She
claims to be “just a plain coun
try girl” but there’s nothing coun
trified about the way she puts
her songs and that vivacious per
sonality across.
She’s done a lot of professional
radio work, formerly in a duo
with her sister, who is now mar
ried and living in Chapel Hill.
The Public
Speaking
NSLI INSURANCE
To the Pilot.
The Congress passed a law,
which became effective with the
President’s signature May 25,
1951, providing for a new form of
government insurance for new
members of the Armed Forces
who have joined since the Korean
war, and stipulates who are eligi
ble for the new form of govern
ment insurance and the terms
and conditions and so on. Consid
erable publicity has been given to
the bill.
However, very little pubicity
has been given to the fact that
the law also has provisions af
fecting Veterans of World War 2.
This provision is that holders of
NSLI insurance, who have not
converted it to a permanent form,
and are still carrying such insur
ance as term, especially those vet
erans who were carrying their
National Service Life Insurance
as term and have allowed such
term policies to lapse, will not
be allowed to reinstate their
NSLI IF THE ORIGINAL TERM
PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS
HAS ELAPSED; or,if the insur
ance had been extended as term
for an additional term period of
five years( and the policy had
been allowed to lapse during said
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