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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Cardina
Friday. June 20. 1952
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How It Looks From Here
On the theory that division among the enemy
is good news, this Democratic newspaper should
probably welcome the present goings-on in the
Republican party. The more the GOP wrangles,
the moTc- one candidate throws off on the other,
the better chance of a Democratic victory.
We concede all that and admit, as well, that
critical comment from the Democratic sidelines
is indiscreet as well as unwanted, but the pro
vocation has grown too great. It is impossible to
keep fromi coming out flat-footedly and saying
that we find the spectacle of General Eisenhow
er being knifed in the back by Senator Taft,
not to mention his former soldier-comrade. Gen
eral MacArthur, a pretty distasteful business.
Granted: it is not Democratic business, but
when one of the figures holds the place in the
hearts of his countrymen that General Eisen
hower does, it becomes everybody’s business.
When people said, before the general came
home, that this would happen, it was hard to
believe. “Wait till Ike comes back and takes off
his uniform,” they said, “and watch the bricks
and the rotten eggs begin to fly.” But Eisen
hower’s standing was so high, it seemed as if
he was bound to be immune to the usual politi
cal mud-slinging. People wondered about his
ideas on domestic affairs; they wondered if he.
had the political sagacity required of a civilian
leader, but about his character, about his mo
tives, above all about his position as a military
authority, no one even wondered. Yet here is
Taft trying to make out that Eisenhower favored
a reduction in air power, and MacArthur, the
former presidential candidate, of all people, con
demning the entry of a soldier into politics. Just
as if he himself was not in politics, right now,
and in a uniform on active army status, a point-
blank violation of the regulations.
The Republicans are so badly split that it re
calls the days of the Willkie campaign with a
similar outcome likely. To win, the GOP
must capture the middle bloc of independent
voters. It is inconceivable that they would go
for Taft and, by his present smearing tactics,
Taft is greatly reducing the chance of their go
ing for Eisenhower.
It locks as if the GOP was bent on commit
ting suicide. When General Eisenhower came
out for the party. Democratic hopes fell with
a crash. He was considered an impossible man
to beat. But no sooner do they get their unbeat
able candidate than the Old Guard start to tear
him down. There is no doubt that, due to the
Taft mud-slinging, Eisenhower’s prospects are
considerably dimmed. Doubts have been stirred
in the public mind; it is clear that the general is
not nearly as strong a candidate as he was two
months ago.
Nol Yet But Some Day Soon
No. 9—Do You Know Y our Old Southern Pines?
Last week the two towns of Carthage and
Robbins defeated a proposal to add to their
school curriculum* The tax supplement proposed,
a levy of 30 cents on the $100, was voted down
by a larga majority in an election that brought
out more voters than the primary. ^
In view of the decisiveness of the vote it
may seem reckless to offer a prophecy that it
will not be many moons before the action just
taken will be reversed, yet such is our feeling.
That is the usual history of progressive school
measures. The supplement proposed is just
the same as that now in force here and in
Pinehuist and Aberdeen and there is no rea
son in th- world to think that the two towns
are any less progressive than the three others or
less interested in the education of their children.
Both have grown fast during the last few years.
At Robbins the enlargement of the mill has
brought in its wake modern town improvements
and a great increase in population, as is evidenc
ed by the new houses going up all over the
place; similar changes are rumored to be on the
way in Carthage, which has recently seen sev
eral new industries locate in or just outside of
town. So it is not lack of the spirit of growth
that influenced the people of these two towns to
turn thumbs down on progressive school meas
ures; rather it must be a failure in understand
ing the issue.
It appears that the supplement in question
would have been used principally to add a li
brarian and music teacher to the faculty. Per
haps that was the trouble. It’s easy to label
such things as “trimming” and "new-fangled.”
But they are not so considered by those who
know. If the Three Rs come first, still one of
them leads straight to the trained librarian in
dispensable to the proper guidance of the young
reader and anyone who has heard some of the
glee clubs of Moore County sing or has attend
ed the Yox’.ng Musicians concerts will be ready
to maintain that music should have an impor
tant place on any good school curriculum.
So, in our estimation, it is only a question
of a little time, and a little more education, per
haps, in the true needs of our school children
before the people of Carthage and Robbins are
ready to vote for the supplement they have just
so roundly defeated. Let those who worked so
hard in this election for the cause of progressive
education and a well-rounded school program
take heart. It’s just a question of “Not yet, but
soon.”
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Dated this 1st day of May, 1952.
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Estate of Marie Dawson, deceased.
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A Republican victory looks doubtful from
here. To get the nomination Eisenhower may
have to make some crippling political deals and,
even if he goes in on a clean slate of his own
making, the powerful Taft group in Congress
could put a stranglehold on effective United
States action, jeopardizing the United Nations
and the whole structure of international accord,
the only prospect of ^leace. This threat will ex
ert powerful pressure on the independent voter,
who by his long support of the present regime
has shown an unmistakably liberal and interna
tional turn of mind. The cleavage in the Repub
lican party, with the “new isolationist” Taft
forces so strong, would, we believe, even if
General Eisenhower were the candidate, swing
this bloc once more to the Democratic side.
It’s a queer business, but even those who re
joice at the political advantage this Republican
free-for-all affords must deeply regret its tragic
personal aspect.
A Warning
Representative Brooks Hays Of Arkansas, a
thoughtful member of the House, speaking to
leaders of the Presbyterian Church, has said
that the United States must avoid spiritual iso
lation. The new kind of isolationism, which has
replaced inipossible geographic isolation, he told
them, would seek to have the United States
dominate the world, .without referring to the
views and aspirations of others.
“We must not retreat from the great respon
sibilities which the power we possess carries
with it,” said Representative Hays.
“But we must not attempt to dominate the
world.” The new isolationism would have us im
pose our will on others without consultation
with free allies—a trend that could destroy
• ternational teamwork.
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Here is a view of Broad street (we think) in
the early part of this century. Who can tell us
where these buildings were, or are, and what is
on this location today? That picket-fence ar
rangement in the. middle of the street we can’t
quite figure out. It might enclose a small park,
but why fence in a park? Maybe someone can
help us dope this one out.
The Public Speaking
ON PICTURE NO. 8
(See "Grains of Sand” for other
comments on last week’s picture.)
To the Pilot.
Your illustration number 8 is a
deplorable representation of one
of the notably fine homes of
Southern Pines antedating 1900, a
structure which, in its almost
half a century, was the home of
many families prominent in the
annals of the town.
Variously known as the “Gro
ver,” “Heizmann,” “Partridge,”
“Scott” and “Thompson” homes,
it was recently moved from its
original site, and, changed in
wardly and outwardly, it is now
the home of the VFW.
NOTICE
Drs. Neal and McLean
VETERINARIANS
Southern Pines, N. C.
Not So Powerful
There was one angle of the recent priqiary
election that we imagine a good many people
found interesting, and, perhaps, surprising. This
was the light shed on the effectiveness of the
so-called veterans’ lobby. It had been thought
that this group, numerically very strong, was
able to exert almost compelling pressure on po
litical candidates. The Umstead election proved
otherwise.
During his campaign Mr. Umstead was re
peatedly asked for his stand on an additional
bonus to ex-servicemen. He said that he did not
favor it. There was no attempt, on his part, to
sidestep the question or the issue. He answered
with frankness that while he did not in any
way minimize the contribution of the veterans
to the safety of the country and their interest in
the nation’s welfare and advancement, he felt
that this contribution had been acknowledged
by a grateful people in the many and great ben
efits already being received by the ex-service
men.
There is little doubt that some of the future
governor’s supporters shivered in their shoes
when their candidate took this firm stand.
While they may have agreed with it, they must
have considered it dangerous to the success of
his campaign. Perhaps Mir. Umstead agreed with
this estimate, feeling, however, that he could
not compromise on his convictions. On the other
hand, it may be that, wiser than some of his
advisers, he understood the true situation better
than they. At any rate, it would appear that the
veterans’ pressure, if any, blew off with little
or no effect on the outcome of the election.
Demonstrating, we submit, two important
points: first, that our future governor is a man
of both sagacity and courage; he estimated cor
rectly the temper of the voters and he had the
courage to stick by his convictions. Second:
the veterans, it seems, are not as fully control
led by their organizations as their leaders would
like us to think.
This last point has gained considerable cre
dence of late. Whereas the leadership of several
of the larger veterans groups has been con
sistently reactionary, the members on the whole
have a well-balanced, middle-of-Hhe-road atti
tude both as to their own wants and to the
needs of the nation. They are democratic and
independent; they can’t be led by the nose.
It’s a good thing to have both those points so
clearly demonstrated. They imply something
healthy and powerful for good in the body of
our state and nation. Perhaps, too, the veterans’
groups will find in this incident of the state
election campaign, a reason to try to elect lead
ers more truly representative of the member
ship.
Built in 1896, on the southwest
corner of Broad street and New
York Avenue, for E. M. Grover
(Mayor of Southern Pines 1897),
the father of Lawrence and Al
fred Grover, it became the home
of A. A. Heizmann and family in
1902, and following his death in
1909, the property was acquired
by E. E. Partridge, a noted rifle
champion, in 1910 or 1911. The
next purchaser was Royal R.
Scott, who is remembered as the
promoter and first president of
the local Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Scott died in 1931, and the
house passed to his daughter Mrs.
Carl Thompson, Sr., and was for
many years the home of Carl
Thompson, Jr., one-time editor of
the Pilot.
I keep it always within its limits.
If this great, ambitious, ever
growing corporation becomes op
pressive, who shall check it? If
it becomes wayward, who shall
control it? If it becomes unjust,
who shall trust it? As sentinels on
the country’s watchtower, sena
tors, I beseech you watch and
guard with sleepless dread
that corporation which can make
all property and rights, all states
and people, and all liberty and
hope, its playthings in an hour and
its victims forever.”
The above speech was delivered
by Senator Benjamin Harvey Hill
in the U. S. Senate, March 27,
1878. Senator Hill was born in
North Carolina but moved to
Georgia where his grandchildren
and great-grandchildren are now
prominent citizens. In fact the
writer of this article had the
pleasure of meeting some of the
Hills a short tinge ago in Athens,
Ga. Senator Hill was one of the
South’s leading lawyers. He was
closely associated with Jefferson
Davis, president of "the Confeder
ate States, and General Robert E.
Lee, commander-in-chief of the
Confederate Armies. At one time
he was President Davis’s chief le
gal advisor. FoUowing the end of
the war, Mr. Hill became promi
nent in Georgia and national pol
itics and a power in the United
States Senate. He was a man we
can well be proud of.
JULIAN T. BISHOP
Having qualified as Executrix
of the Estate of Marie Dawson,
deceased, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
said estate to present them to the
undersigned, duly verified, on or
before May 1, 1953, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
see THeM at
L. V. O'CALLAGHAN
Southern Pines
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The property was purchased by
Leon Seymour in 1946, and a year
later sold to Frank Welch and
Garland Pierce who, in 1948, mov
ed the house to the back of the
lot to make room for the erection
of the Welch Gift Shop. As it now
stands on New York avenue it
bears but slight resemblance to its
former appearance.
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SHAW HOUSE GARDEN
T6 the Pilot.
ALWAYS
IMPORTANT!
GOOD EYESIGHT!
May I take this opportunity to
express my appreciation lor the
fine write-up the Pilot recently
gave the Shaw House herb gar
den.
As a result of this article, sev
eral people who did not know of
the existence of this garden or
the location of the Shaw House
found their way there, and I had
the pleasure of talking to some
of them about the garden. Several
interested visitors from else
where in the state have remarked
how strange it is that they had
not heard of either the Shaw
House or the Iferb garden, and
wished it might be more widely
advertised as an additional at
traction in this region. •
Thank you again for the Pilot’s
interest in this matter.
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KATHERINE S. COVELL
Old Picture No. 8. a commodi
ous mansion with miles of awn
ings and acres of front porch, was
quickly identified by two “old-
timers,” one of whom recognized
it as a girlhood home.
Dr. G. G. Herr recognized it as
the present VFW home on West
New York avenue, and Mrs. Heiz
mann Mludgett confirmed this
identification, adding details of its
beginning.
(A third, Charles Macauley,
wrote a letter, received after this
was written. You’ll see it in a, col
umn adjoining, adding a good
many more details.)
COME TO SOUTHERN PINES FOR EYE EX
AMINATIONS AND GOOD GLASSES!
COME TO SOUTHERN PINES FOR QUICK RE
PAIRS OF ANY KIND TO PRESENT GLASSES.
WE GRIND AND MAKE GLASSES RIGHT HERE
IN SOUTHERN PINES.
H.IIII. SMITH
OPTICIAN
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.
Its construction was begun by
the Grovers, one of the earliest of
our pioneer fathers, and before it
was finished was bought by Mrs.
Heizmann Mudgett’s father, Al
bert A. Heizmann, of Reading, Pa.
This was in the early 1900s, when
Mr. Heizmann, who had traveled
to many places in this country
and abroad seeking relief for his
asthma, decided to take a doctor’s
advice and move to Southern
Pines.
CORPORA’nON"
“We must stand by our faith, and stand by
our friends,” Hays said.
And he added: “It is not possible, no matter
how much wisdom or skill in the art of govern
ment is exerted, to meet the expectations of the
world unless we draw on the spiritual and
moral resources which belong to the church.”
Talk of the Devil
Not long ago one of our public men, in an
excess of furious exasperatipn at the latest burst
of venom from the Senator from Wisconsin,
spoke of McCarthy as “the devil incarnate.”
The phrase seemed an exaggeration, but be
hold what Mr. Daniel Webster has to say anent
its origin:
"DevU. n. (AS. deofol; fr. LaL diabolus;
fr. Gr. diabolos: the devil, the slanderer."
Mr. Webster continues to tell that the word
“diabolos” comes from two ancient words: one
“dia” meaning “across” and the other “ballein”
meaning “to throw.” In other words, couldn’t
we simply say: “to put something over?”
Is there any book more surprising, fascinating
and satisfying than the dictionary?
"DREADED
To the Pilot.
In view of President Truman’s
inefficient and illegal efforts to
handle the steel strike, as well as
President Philip Murray’s of CIO
un-American audacity in fo
menting such a strike, the follow
ing speech of a former North
Carolinian may be of interest to
the readers of the Pilot.
“But, Sir, I have said I do not
dread these corporations as in
struments of power to destroy this
country, because ther^ are a
thousand agencies which can reg
ulate, restrain and control them;
but there is a corporation we
may all dread. That corporation
is the Federal Government. From
the aggression of this corporation
there can be no safety, if it is
allowed to go beyond the bounds,
the well defined limits of its
power. I dread nothing so much
as the exercise of imgranted and
doubtful powers by this govern
ment. It is, in my opinion, the
danger of dangers to the future
of this country. Let us be sure wegood deal more
He received immediate relief,
we are glad to say, and lived out
the remaining years of his life in
comfort.
The Heizmanns completed con
struction of the house, finishing
off the upper story, and bought a
good deal more land on that
block. There was only one other
house' on the block, the Mills
home, which was purchased by
John C. Parrish just a few years
back, and still looks just about as
it did then, though business has
grown up all around it.
Mr. Heizmann had some beau
tiful planting done by Mr. Bilyeu
about his house, and it was look
ed on for years as one of the
handsomest in town. Following
Mr. Heizmann’s death, it was sold
in 1911 to some people named
Partridge, and then had various
owners'until the John Boyd post,
VFW, bouhgt it in December 1948.
The remodeled it then, for the
grand opening in March 1949, and
have since remodeled it inside, a
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