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THE PILOT Published Each Friday by THE PILOT. INCORPORATED Southern Pines, North Carolina 1941—JAMES ROYD. Publisher—1944 KATHARINE BOYD ■ Editor VALERIE NICHOLSON ..... DAN S. RAY C. G. COUNCIL Advertisuig Subscription Rates: One Year $4.00 6 Months $2.00 3 Months $1.00 Entered at the Postoffice at Southern Pines, N. C., as second class mail matter Member National Editorial Association and N. C. Press Association ‘Tn taking over The Pilot no changes are con templated. We will try to keep this a good paper. We will try to make a little money for all con cerned. Where there seems to be an occasion to use our influence for the public good we will t^ to do it. And we will treat everybody alike.” —James Boyd, May 23, 1941. The Dangers of Hating It was the Nazi and Fascist systems, as it is the Soviet system, to teach their peo ple to hate. As a means of building up their own ego, of encouraging them to sacrifice and to fight in the struggle for power, the' hate propaganda was poured out, as it is now being poured out by the Kremlin, like hot molten lava. * Our State Department recognizes it and is carrying on a system of propaganda to combat it abroad. “Free Europe and “Free Asia,” the great radio transmitters, are beaming counter propaganda messages to Russia and the satellite countries. But in that propaganda, we have been very careful to hold in check the all-too-natural urge to spit out a little hate along with the messages of good will. This has irked administration critics not a. little. They have expressed the feeling: “why rot tell them that we bate their sys tem; that we hate their leaders? Why not make this propaganda stronger?” The danger of that course seems evident. Nine listeners out of, ten will not distinguish between the denunciation of the system and the hate directed at themselves. Their own radios beam hate messages; they will take it for granted we are doing the same, and that we feel the same towards them. It is deeply important that we refrain from hating, either over the radio or in our hearts. Desperately as. we may wish that the Russian people would wake up to the devilish course their country is following and do something about it, we cannot, we must not let ourselves go, let that wish turn our hearts against them in hatred. Our future may depend on it. For unless there is to be a third .war, it lies with the Russian peopje to change their govern ment and to abolish hate. No outsider can do it f9r them. Arid only if, through the growth of a new spirit iri Russia, a grad ual ch.ange takes place there, can we look fora relaxing of the present tension and desperate danger. That is what we hope for. It is up to us, then, to be ready to see the change and to encourage it. We cannot do either if we have learned to hate. Washington, in his farewell address, put the case for all to read. As we read his . words of wisdom (reprinted below) we find ourselves thinking; “If only the Rus sian people could read them, too.” “The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred. . . is in some degree a slave. It is a. slave to its animosity . . . which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and inter est. Antipathy in one nation against another disposes each piore readily to offer insult and injury, to lay hold of slight causes of umbrage, arid to be haughty and intractable when acci dental or trifling occasions of dispute occur. Hence frequent collisions, obsti nate, envenomed and bloody contests. The nation prompted by ill-will and resentment, sometimes impels to war the government, contrary to the best calculations of policy. The government . . . .-idopts through passion what rea son would reject. . . makes the animos ity of the nation subservient to pro jects of hostility instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and perrii- cious motives. The peace'often, some times perhaps the liberty, of nations have been the victim.” Present Predictions Meaningless Dr George Gallup’s first poll since the conventions, which showed a moderately stronger public sentiment for General Eisenhower and the Republicans than for Governor Stevenson and the Democrats, with a large number undecided, bears out the conclusion of mbst political observers that predictions now are meaningless. According to Dr. Gallup’s first count, Eisenhower had a 47 to 41 lead, with 12 per cent undecided. This should be no cause for overconfidence in the Republican camp or for discouragement among the Steveflson followers. The undecided figure is large, and many people may shift posi tions between now and November 4. The 14 million independent voters, a majority of whom have voted Democratic in past elections but a large majority of whom Dr. Gallop now finds leaning Republican, will be the key. it is well to remember that the campaign has not really begun; only a little sparring has taken place. As General Eisenhower is • the better-known candidate, his lead is not unexpected. Governor Stevenson has been a national figure only since the Democratic convention, and is still an unknown quan tity to many voters. Whafmust also be kept in mind is that Dr. Gallup cannot always obtain an exact ly proportionate sample (there are evi dences that in 1948 he included a dispro portionate number of white collar work ers), and that all of Dr. Gallup’s figures are outdated by the time they are publish ed. He makes no pretense himself of pre dicting events, and can only show the sen timent at the exact time of the poll. That there will be shifts he admits, and that the undecideds will not always split in equal proportion with the decided voters is a fact that was painfully clear to him four years ago. Excellent Work Congratulations are due to Harry Lee Brown, Angelo Montesanti, Jr., Malcolm Clark and other members of the Sandhills Tennis Association for their excellent work oyer the last weekend, in the face of in clement weather, petty gripes and “prima donna-ism.” The tournament was a credit to tennis, the Association; and the com munity. • ' ' Deserves More Attention THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina 19—iDo Y6u Know Your Old Southern Pines? Entirely differerft in architectural design but none the less attractive is this Southern Pines home of a bygone day. It’s an attractive place, with its white columned porch and woodsy set ting. The owners evidently liked the land of the long leaf pine, judging from the number of pines left standing on the place. We’d like so much to know> who built this house, its location, who the first occupants were, and, if it still stands, who lives there now. Come on, friends, tell us all you know about it. What About Yalta?.. By Katharine Boyd “The Betrayal At Yalta” has j did come out of the Crimean became the rallying cry of op- conference as top dog the reason ponents of the Democratic admin-1 lay not in any corispiracy but in istration. It seems to have taken i a series of unpredictable circum- its place in that list of other taunts that the wisdom of hind sight has presented, readymade, to political opponents. “Yalta!” even bids fair to rival the cry of GRAINS of SAND stances of which Stalin made the most. That he gained, also, from that optimism and over-confi dence on the part of Roosevelt that had led him more than once Munich!” that, in Britain, was to underestimate tht toughness of directed against the Coalition government, not, however, until long after a nation that had cheer ed the return of Chamberlain, with his “Peace in,our time!”, had learned through bitter experience just how tragic the mistake of Munich had been. But “the ap peasement at Munich” remains to haunt British negotiators wherever they may be. So it m'ay be with Yalta. At the fateful, conference in the Crimea, in order to win major ad vantages. major concessions were made. And we now know, with the benefit of hindsight, that they were concessions that were not only disastrous but, at least some of them, actually valueless and unnecessary. How did it happen? What were the circumstances under which Yalta was held? What were the concessions made and the advan- even his adversaries and over-estimate his own persuasive powers is equally clear. The Conference A recent book by a British au “ “Will you please let me know who sent me so many Pilots,” requested Mrs. Mary E. Jordan of Shillington, Pa., last week in a letter to this newspa per. “I surely have a grand frienil somewhere in Southern Pines, she continued. “I have enjoyed reading them so much, and I do want to write and thank that very, very kind friend who sent them to me.” % Mrs. Jordon, the former jdary thor . gives the story of Yalta in Eckert, lived here with her pa detail. The author, Chester Wil- met, was a war correspondent and BBC official and a member of several British commissions of in quiry at the close of the war. His rents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Eckert, years ago, and her “grand friend,” Mrs. A. R. Mc Daniel, knowing of Mrs. Jordon’s great love for Southern Pines, hit book, “The Struggle for Europe,” the idea of sending her has the stamp of official approval. I p^pjes of the paper containing the We recommend it as a clear and “jjq You Know Your Old South- deeply ihterest'ing history of the'gj.jj) pines” pictures, thinking she war, but for those who cry|.^^nni^ jj^ve fun trying to identify “Yalta!” with an accent on the them. Friday, Augtist 29, 1952 tive of Cameron, in Moore county, tells about an elderly man he knew who was iriVited out to a ritzy dinner. When he returned home that evening some member of his fam ily asked him what he had to eat, whereupon he replied; “Well, they called it quail on toast, but it weren’t , nothing but partridge on light bread.” The Hopkins Trophy Commit tee in Montreal, Canada, is doing its best to see that World Cham pion Julius Boros, playing golf in Montreal this week, is kept up-to- ' date on home town news. In a letter to the circulation manager the committee chairman asks that copies of The Pilot for Saturday, August 23, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday be sent_ to the Trophy Committee by air-" mail as they would like him to receive the paper while in Mon treal. A thoughtful, courteous ges ture and The Pilot is • complying by sending issues of the 15th and 22nd—the best .we can do, being a weekly publication. With them go all good wishes for Mr. Boros and the Committee. John Beasley, Jr., of Southern Pines, formerly of Carthage, has been spending his summer vaca tion from' Duke university work ing for a brokerage firm in New York City. W. Harold Williamson, cne of the vice presidents of the Chase National Bank of New York City, who is a Carthage na tive, entertained John at lunch. John’p account of the luncheon meeting, as it appeared in his dad’s Moore County News last week, follows; “Had lunch with Mr. Harold Williamson in the executive din ing room at the Chase National Bank. How ,lavish! Quite a place! Mr. Williamson showed me all around the huge financial center. New York’s biggest bank, includ ing the chairman of the board’s beautiful office suite and the board’s meeting room. While we were walking through, he said; •Hello, David,’ to someone. Upon inquiry, he said the gentleman was David Rockefeller. My eyes almost popped out. Mr. William son is a mighty big man in these In upper Moore county, not far from Deep river, is the tomb of Governor Ben jamin Williams, one of the great figures in tages gained? We doubt if North Carolina history, who served four many of those who claim that terms as its governor soon after it became Churchill and Roosevelt — one of the 13 original colonies. He was one of the leaders in the Revolutionary War in the North Carolina area. But his last resting place is hardly in con dition befitting such a figure in our his tory. It is overgrown with trees and is reached by a rutty road. It should be im proved. The Daughters of the American Revolu tion has done much to keep this tomb in good shape. But they need some. assist ance, perhaps from historical groups. , Our historical shrines should be pre served. Properly publicized, they prove excellent tourist attractions as has been displayed in New England. Governor Wil liams’ tomb ranks as one of the most im portant historical spots in this area. We hope it is tidied up soon. sold us down the river to Stalin” have much of an idea. There is a seg- rrent of opinion that claims the whole thing was a sinister Com munist conspiracy of the State Depsrtm'ent. The facts show pretty clearly that there are no grounds for such a treory as well as no sense to it. Though Russia “Ya!”, and others who wonder, rather helplessly, what about Yal ta, it will prove, we are convinced, particularly worth reading. With the thought that it may spur on some to further research, we print below a gist of the Wilmet ac count of what took place in the Livadia Palace.on the banks of the Black Sea in February, 1945. Our Objectives First the reasons why the con ferences were held and the west ern Allies’ objectives; One was to clear up the Polish situation; an other to decide on German rep arations, and another to put the screws on Russia to get her into (Continued on Page 3) The Public Speaking Deplorable Attitude Only criticism we have heard of the Town Board’s, decision to purchase a “whammy” has been of the “it-isn’t-fair” variety. And the attitude behind such crit icism Is the same attitude that causes ac cidents and makes the purchase of the new electric speed timer necessary. Speed limits are set to protect lives from drivers whose, judgment of safe speeds is warped. Those who take the attitude that such limits are merely means to provide a thrilling game between enforcement offi cers and drivers are the ones at which the “whammy” purchase is aimed. They are the ones who argue that it isn’t speeding if you aren’t caught and that being caught is one of the adverse breaks of the game. There are limits along, thickly-populated May street to protect children at the school, pedestrians along the street and law-abiding drivers, arid to protect from themselves those who feel that the whole system is a game, The “whammy” can fur ther all of these ends. OLD PICTURE NO. 15 As conclusive proof that Old Picture No. 15 is her house on North Broad street—the former Grout home— Miss Vera Chase brought to The Pilot office a pic ture that is identical to the one , -run in the paper. MacArthur-s Aides ' . 3,““,'irpioSS? Se“. Genera) of. l).e Army Douglas WAr- open'd lor^ n™b« thur. Republican keynoter who stressed Southern Pines economy at the GOP national convention, ^ ... cannot use his own life as an example of economy if reports pf his new duties can be taken as an example. MacArthur reportedly has accepted a nosition at $100,000 a year as head of a big side. Srporationl board. That is a good salary The picture had previously been for a man who is fading away, but all the money he is going to get isn t coming from the corporation that is employing him. Under the law, MacArthur is entitled to $19,000 annually from the pockets of Amer ican taxpayers. This is all right for a man who "has attained the top rank of five-star general and is no longer useful to the Army. But there’s still more. Under the law MacArthur is entitled to three aides despite his commercial venture, The aides appar ently do anything the general directs, but they probably will make useless any aides the corporation provides. ■While a general remains of service to his branch of service, his duties require aides. But when he resumes civilian status and takes, a $100,000 a year job, then the gov ernment should no longer aid him with aides. Gerieral MacArthur can start at his own Seven papers went out to Mrs. Jordan at one time, and before Mrs. McDaniel got around to writ ing her friend about them, this letter came. Ten more were start ed on their way this week, to bring her up to date, the issue containing Lewis Hodgkins’ ordi nation having been sent previous ly by Mrs. McDaniel. Two weeks ago The Pilot ran a story by Charlie Manning of Troy about a hog that didn’t want to go to market and leaped over, the five-foot-high side, planks of a moving truck, then loped off in to the woods a few miles out from Robbins. He related an amazing tale, as told him by hunters who had set out tO' capture the boar, of how the animial loped like a horse, leaped like a deer and defied man and dog. Well, finis has been written to OLD PICTURE NO. 18 To the Pilot ^ Your illustration No. 18 is an:the hog’s'story. He finally met parts and I thought it was very nice of him to have a young fel low like me out for lunch.” • The Pilot extends congratula- Hons to The Smithiield Herald on its 60-page Harvest Edition. Chock full of farm and home fea tures, generously illustrated, it really accomplishes its purpose of “presenting Johnston County business and Johnston County Agricultlire,‘on parade’ ” and does it in a splendid way. Only one resident of Moore county is listed among State of ficials to whom are issued auto li cense plates numbered from 1 to 200. He is Mosely G. Boyette, of Carthage, solicitor for this Ju dicial district. He is No. 148. Gecrge Ross, who maintains a home-in Jackson Springs but lives in Raleigh, has No. 20. He directs the Department of Conservation and Development. Convalescent home before becom ing associated with the Pinehurst Convalescent home. The principal change seen from the street is the addition of a sun porch on the left identified as the J. B. Giffcrd home, but Mr. Gifford, in last week’s paper, said definitely‘that it was not his. He was of the opinion that it was the Grout house, although, said he, it just possibly could be the house upon the hill formerly owned by Mr Tracey. Our thanks to Miss Chase for her answer to the question. OLD PICTURE NO. 17 ' To the Pilot; The picture in the’ Pilot of Au gust 15 is definitely our house at the' corner of W. Conn, avenue and Page street. The octagon shaped porch, that I mentioned in a previous letter, is shown at the left of the picture. The fence posts shewn are cement and the fence itself is heavy wire. - The house has been changed desk in practicing economy and the law very little but the trees in the should be revised to make a general’s aide yard and along the street are status fit his situation. about three times as large as they were when this was taken. Ihere are 16 of the largest and finest maples I have ever seen in the Sandhills on the two streets. I have been told by old timers that .when they first came to Southern Pines, this was one of the “show places” of the town. Yours truly. J. B. GIFFORD Thousand Island Park, N. Y. The New York Times says Jonathan Daniel? asked Adlai Stevenson to start his political campaign by speaking at a barbe cue on “the Hall River near Greensboro.” As a descendant of some displaced Tar Heels, Adl’ai ediild teach the good, gray Times something about Southern geogra- phy. early picture of a house still' standing on the south side of Illi- venue just above East Broad street. The fence, and a post card in my possession, serve to date the view as of about 1907- 8. The structure to the right isi evidently a “summer house” as there were several of various types located about the town in its earlier days. It is not a well housing as the only two wells re called were those of Dr. Swett and ■W. L: Saunders, both wells of the windmill type. The house is notable for having been the one time home of at least two remarkable characters of Southern Pines’ earlier days, and the scene of the tragic fate of one. The house was built by J. C. Upchurch, one of our earliest pioneers, in 1897, and Id years later is advertised as the Up church House by Mrs. A. H Manee. Mrs. Manee 'was the wife of the Rev. A. H. Manee, a supply pastor for the Baptist church from 1904 until his death in 1927; Mr. Manee was an ardent am^ateur en tomologist and from his many contributions on the subject to the Tourist was popularly known as the “Bug Man.” I. L. Hamlin, a most versatile character, and another early pion eer, having arrived in 1888, was at various times a partner in the Hamlin & Co. “Lumber Mer chants,” a town Commissioner,' a building contractor, proprietor with R. S. Marks of the Hamlin Market once located on the site of the westerly part of the present Belvedere hotel, arid destroyed by fire in June 1909, and as a dairy man long an occupant of the for mer Upchurch house and adjoin ing lots. Here, on September 14, 1924, Mr. Hamlin coming in con tact with a broken wire was elec trocuted. I am under the impres sion that his widow is now a resi dent of 'Washington, and that many of his friends and acquaint ances still remember the shock of his untimely death. CHARLES MACAULEY death by drowning in deep water. But it took four men arid five dogs to run himi in. North Carolina became, in 1945 the first state in the nation to rec ognize officially the importance of recreation by creating a State John C. Muse of Sanford, a na- Recreation Commission. FREIE HOME DELIVERY SERVICE (within city limits) -on- BEER AND WINE From 7:30 a. m. till 11:30 p. m. One Bottle to Two Cases Phone 2-6572 NORTH SIDE SERVICE STATION Southern Pines, N. C. Cars Picked Up, Serviced and Delivered PRIVATE CLASSES FOR GIRLS EIGHT TO TWELVE YEARS Complete Elementary Course with French and Music Individual tutoring lalso arranged. MRS. MILLICENT A. HAYES (Formerly The Ark) SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA
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