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•Page Two THE PILOT—Southern Pfnes, North Carolina Friday, December 12, 1952 J 4 ■'I THE PILOT Published Each Friday by THE PILOT. INCORPORATED Southern Pines, North Carolina 1941—JAMES BOYD. Publisher—1944 {CATHARINE BOYD Editor VALERIE NICHOLSON Asst. Editor DAN S. RAY General Manager C. G. COUNCIL Advertising 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 ‘•In 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 eur influence for the public good we will try to do it. And we will treat everybody alike.” —James Boyd, May 23, 1941. Veni, Vidi . . . ? The 1952 Builder Congratulations to the Kiwanians for their choice of Mr6. W. A. Way as the recipient of this year's Builder’s Cup. There could have been no more felicitous choice nor one, we be lieve, more generally popular. And congratula tions, also, to Mrs. Way. To be the recipient of this award from the Kiwanis Club, an all-Moore County organization, is something to make any one happy and deservedly proud. The orchid business that Mrs. Way and her late husband, the judge, built up, started as a hobby. It grew intO' a flourishing enterprise, but everything that went into it went to grow bet ter orchids and always there was the compan- panion aim: to meike this unique project work for the good of the Sandhills. That it filled both roles has been clearly exemplified. The rare and beautiful specimens of orchids grown with s'.ich loving and scientific care by the owners hsve added richly to the species and to orchid lore. The greenhouses have attracted growers and botanists from all over to study the methods developed here, while Sandhillers rejoice in this creation of living beauty in our midst. Furthermore, the greenhouses have served an other purpose. Mrs. Way was a physician in Pittsburgh before coming here and her interest in health has continued. The Carolina Orchid Growers have regularly donated all fees paid by visitors to the greenhouses, to maintain a charity bed in the Moore County Ijospital. And, in a graceful service of friendliness, , orchids have been presented to the hospital staff and to all patients, without exception, at Christmas time. All of this adds up as a truly inspiring achieve ment and Mrs. Way’s help to her husband, in bringing it about, and her courage in carrying it on after his death, mark her as one of the leading spirits of our community. The Things That Count Ike came, he saw, but did he conquer the ter rific question posed by the war in Korea? That would not be possible, of course, in the short time he was there or even if he had stayed a lot longer. ■When General Eisenhower made his dramatic campaign announcement, he said: “The job re quires a personal trip to Korea. I shall make that trip. Only in that way could I learn how best to serve the American people in the cause of peace.” He is back now and he says: “We have no panacea, no trick ways of settling any problems.” This is too often the story of cam paign oratory and there seems little likelihood that the hopes of those who felt there was magic ' in the phrase: “I shall go to Korea” will be ful- fiUed. T.he thing we must remember is that Korea is simply one facet of the whole gigantic prob lem of a world divided. A measure of its com plications is exemplified by the fact that while so many are hoping for a cease fire in Korea, a lot of others fear it. They say that if the fight ing stopped in Korea, it would simply break out somewhere else, and somewhere much worse. Our bases in Japan and our Seventh Fleet near Formosa are now free of air attack. How long, these prophets of gloom ask, would that be the case if the war were extended? The policy -of containment under which we are operating im plies a never-ending struggle of those within the circle to break out and of those outside to step them if they can. If it’s not Korea it will be somewhere else. This is a dark outlook, but, in another direc tion,, there are signs of a break in the clouds. Most significent is the maneuvering around the council - table in the UN this paist week. When India made her proposal for settlement of the POW problem, the Indian delegates were firm ly convinced that Red China would agree. They said they would not have made the suggestion without a pretty clear indication that it was ac ceptable to the Chinese. But Red China is not represented at the UN, so Moscow assumes the role of spokesman for reeking. Moscow does not want to end the fighting in Korea. Naturally not. It is not Russians who are being slain by the thousands and who are absorbing the might and manpower of Russia’s strongest opponent. Naturally Mr. 'Vichinsky calls the Indian pro posals absurd and will have none of them. But what about the Chinese? That’s the point. There is need for the greatest patience and delicacy in the handling of the present situa tion. The chances are probably nine to one that nothing will come of it, but there is that one chance. Some students of Asia believe that it might be possible still to lure Red China away from Moscow, driving a wedge between the two countries. If there is any such possibility surely it will be explored to the fullest extent. The Preservation of Historic Sites The Pilot welcomes the news that the State Department of Conservation and Development plans to take over two historic sites for pres ervation. The projects are the Alamance Battleground and the she of the colonial town of Brunswick on the lower Cape Fear river. It is understood that th^ latter has been acquired but with no plans for development to date. As for the Ala- j-nance site, we are told that its final acquisi tion depends on whether it can be secured free of •:’harge. North Carolina m.ight well look to its north ern neighbor in this matter of preserving and restoring historic sites and houses as tourist attractions. While Virginia may have been stim ulated to an early action by the remarkable beauty and number of its places of interest, it cannot be denied that Virginians have exhibited a remarkably intelligent awareness of their grr.at heritage and a keen realization of the po tential in dollars and cents that it represents. We say it with no disparagement intended. Many of the nation’s most treasured spots and loveliest buildings have been acquired and are b;;mg maintained by the charges paid by the to mists who flock to see them. How could money be better spent? Why cannot our own state take greater ad vantage of this very real and easily available source of revenue? Perhps the Alamance battle field can be secured for nothing, but if not,: why mt buy it? Why does not the state go ahead and buy the Alston place, the famous House in the Horseshoe here in Moore County? The Depart ment of Conservation and Development has in dicated great interest in it and a willingness to acquire it, or to maintain it if locally purchased, but no action is ever taken. In the face of such o^'ficial hesitation, the local Historical Associa tion, which has been pushing this project, is sty mied. The experience of Virginia shows that money spent for such projects is repaid by the increas ed tourist trade that benefits not only the pro ject itself but hotels, restaurants, garages, and all the other commercial enterprises involved. Tourists are one of the industries North Caro lina is working to get. Why don’t we do more about attracting them? We rejoice that the Alamance and Brunswick projects are being considerad. May their suc cessful completion serve to stimulate a more ac tive interest in our state’s historical heritage, both for the benefit of future generations and t„ reap the practical reward of an increased tourist trade. No. 34 — Do You Know Your Old Southern Pines? North Carolina has burst too prominently upon the news pages this past week. At least in the wrong way. Pages of the Bible burnt, an c 11-time high in automobile fatalities, an equal ly unenviable position in cases of violence re ported, (we have a fueling there were lots of unreported ones in other states that would have slid us down the list a bit,) and then the fiery controversy in the Presbyterian Church at Chapel Hill. These make up an exciting but de plorable record. Maybe, they go, in a way, with the North Carolina tem.perament. Maybe they go with .the kind of thing that makes us tax ourselves to death lor good schools and good roads and good health. Maybe, if you are the kind of state, or person, that gets excited about the good things of life and works hard for them, it’s in evitable that you are also the kind of state, or some of the people in it are the kind, to get excited about the wrong things too. Maybe it’s the irritation of those people and their ideas that wakes the ether people up to what needs to be done. North Carolina is, in some ways still, a pion eer state. There is lots to be done. We are back ward in some areas, both of geography and of mind; in others, we submit that the state is way ahea(i on the road cf free, progressive, construc- _ tive thought and accomplishment. That’s what makes it such a fine, exciting place to live, but it is also what makes the wrong kind of things happen here occasionally. To take a local example of the right kind of +hing; isn’t it exciting and surprising that a lady who grows orchids, who creates something fer beauty and the happiness of folks, and, of course, for the furtherance of botanical know ledge, is awarded a Builder’s Cuup? It seems so io us. The choice indicates an imagination, a feeling for the truly worthwhile things, the things that endure, as opposed to the quick flashy accomplishments that make bigger head lines, that indicates a superior community, a superior state. As for the things on the list, we’ve written plenty about the automobile accidents, and shall go on writing about them. Our people are go ing to go on killing each other till they learn a greater measure of self-control, of unselfish consideration of others, if you like. The record for violence comes back to more education, bet ter law enforcement, and that means heavier taxes, if need be, to pay higher salaries and hire ra-.re hands. The Bible burning and the church controversy are best left, for comment, to one who exemplifies in his own life that whereof he is speaking. We refer to Dr. Frank Graham, a great builder in our contemporary state history, and one whose name will shine in its pages. Dr. Graham, a member of the Chapel Hill church board, said: , ‘Tn a world, in much of which peace has been broken and freedom crushed under the combined assaults of Communistic atheism and material- is.m, we would not exalt the sectarian differ ences which may divide us. Rather we would reverence the deeper spiritual meaning shining tl rcugh the fundamentals of our religious faith and humane heritage which would unite us in the faith of our fathers, living still and advanc ing in the prayers and hopes of our children.” This was with our old cuts of 40 to 50 years ago but a close examination of the copperplate reveals details which, we believe would place it in a fnuch more modern era. Or perhaps the owner of this cottage, or clubhouse, was ahead of his time. It has a familiar look but we’U need help in identifying this interesting-looking spot. Grains of Sand It is called to our attention by I The Pilot’s favorite author- the grateful mother of a son just I artist, Glen Rounds, was a princi- turned 12 years old that Southern I pal performer at the Book Fair Pines and Pinehurst have prob ably the only movie theatres in the United States which do not regard the age of 12 as the divid ing line between' half-price and full-price tickets. ' In most theatres, a child is a child only till his 12th birthday arrives, whereupon, with breath taking abruptness, he becomes an adult . . . Not so at the Carolina theatres of Southern Pines and Pinehurst, where half-price tick ets provide admission as long as a boy or girl is in school. Also, they are most likely the only civilian theatres in the land where servicemen get in for 35 cents ... A practice started by Proprietor Charlie Picquet during World War 2 and never changed. The servicemen need not even be in uniform—he can just show his service card; except that most of them around here don’t even have to do that, as the management knows them pretty well by now. These are just two more of Mr. Picquet’s peculiarities, such as no popcorn, candy, or soft drinks on sale or permitted in his theatres . . . The guy may be bats, but we love him! held in Washington recently. The Washington Post carried a good photo of Glen, charcoal in hand, surrounded by a gang of eager- beaver youngsters. In the middle was a big square of canvas with some fine sweeping black lines on it. We guessed: a giant tomcat’s whiskers; fireworks; a spray of longleaf pine. All wrong. The cap tion said that the picture turned out (after a good many this-and- that-ways, greeted by screams from the young fry, apparently,) to be a cowboy lassoing a calf. In the Rounds mood, we take it. The Post story of the occasion said that the afternoon with the author-artist of the recently pub lished “Buffalo Harvest,” and many other best sellers, was a riot. Anyone who heard Glen’s talk to the scouts at Pinebluff last year will know what they meant. We have received some inter esting information concerning our old picture No. 33 of last week. Two of the people who told us about it were in the crowd shown in the picture. Of course, no sooner did we see it in print than we realized it wasn’t a Fourth of July celebra tion, even with all those flags. The trees, are bare, and people in the crowd are wearing coats. That isn’t the Town Hall, either. AJl of our informants agree that it was Dr. Swett’s office, located on the town park where Dr. Milli- ken’s office is now. Sam Richardson remembers be ing there, and said it was in the spring of 1906, soon after he first came to Southern Pines. The oc casion was a “Blue and Grey” celebration, honoring old soldiers of the Civil war—and they weren’t so old then, either, as the war had ended just 41 years be fore. That was indeed Governor R. B. Glenn who was speaker for the occasion.' Our North Carolina Manual shows us that Governor Glenn, who was from Forsyth ■Which reminds us: it was about a year ago this time that we ran into this Rounds character in the post office. His arms were piled high with Christmas package; and, quite naturally, we greeted him with: “Merry Christmas, Glen!” With no more provocation than that, he opened his arms and the pile fell to the floor. “I wish people would stop say ing that,” he said. “It’s got me down. I’ve decided to make a change.” “Yes?” we said. “Yes,” he said. “I’m going to start celebrating Ground Hog Day instead.” He tilted his cigar to a 90 degree angle. “Now the great advantage of Ground Hog Day! . . . ” around us, people began to gather. . . “is that there is none of this business about presents. That is, unless you’re one of those fussy people who wants to give presents to the Ground Hog. But it’s not traditional. You don’t have to. . . ” L. T. stuck his head through the window to see why the line had stopped and kept it there; every body was leaning forward to hear. “Here’s how it is,” said Glen. “The Ground Hog simply comes out and sees his shadow,” he paused, “or doesn’t see it. . .” We waited in suspense. Some of the people began to pick up the pack ages and pile them back in (Elen’s arms. “And then what?” we asked. “Then?” said the author-artist, fixing us with one glaring eye The superintendent, Ben Smith waxes roth. He says his students can spell as good as anybody, and we believe he is acurate in what he says. Good spelling and things like using a preposition to end a sen tence with are best learned to stu dents at the preparatory level. It has been our experience that they come out of high school knowing all about the pitfals ,of English composing and then go on to col lege, either in September or Feb ruary, and get corupted. Then by the time they are fourty they are helpless. There are many antidotes we could recal aF^out how bad the profesors spell themselves, but we are going to abreviate this dis- cusion. Test the teacher and the student on a list of the 100 words most comorily mispelled, and see who supercedes who. fMOOMOMOMO For a brighter day I • you can’t go wrong— When you start right in with a laugh and song. Tune to WEEB Mutual Sunrise Serenade" "Round the Clock with Music' Because IT'S mils ran mohhi' Oiiina eeoooooeoooeeooooeoocona county, was inaugurated January over the pile now reaching again 11, 1905, for a four-year term. Ito his nose.' Dr. G. G. Herr was also in the crowd. Dr. Herr and also Dr. E. W. Bush recalled that ‘Govemcr Glenn, along with Gen. Julian S Carr, was a frequent visitor here in those days, coming as guests of Charles and George St. John and Charles’ son Leon, proprietors of the Old Piney Woods Inn. The St. Johns’ hospitality was famous, both at the Piney Woods Inn and their other hotel, now the Southland, which they acquir ed later. The St. Johns did much for this community and our in formants say they regret their name is now almost forgotten, and they receive little credit for their pioneer labors in building up Southern Pines. We thank M. Y. Poe also for his information on the picture Though he was not here at the time, he identified the building and gave us information on Gov ernor Glenn. And thanks for this: “Referring to Old Picture No. 33 in last week’s Pilot, Governor Robert Brodnax Glenn was Democratic governor of North Carolina, 1905- 1909, succeeding Governor Charles B. Aycock and preceding WiUiam W. Kitchin. “His term of office practically coincided with that of Theodore Roosevelt as president, that is, the term to which Mr. Roosevelt was elected.” From David S. Pack ard, Pinebluff. It is pleasing to note that our old pictures are teaching us some things about North Carolina his tory, in addition to that of South ern Pines. “And then it rains for forty days?” someone suggested. ed. “Or doesn’t?” someone else add- “That’s right,” said Glen happi ly. “It all depends on your Hog So long, folks. Oh and thanks for picking up the packages.” “Merry Christmas, Glen,” said the Post Office chorus. “Grrr!” went the author-artist. Overheard in The Pilot office Wednesday. (Note the day, dear readers!) “Who do you suppose is going to get the Builder’s Cup tomorrow night?” Answer: “Wouldn’t it be nice if they chose Mrs. Way! They couldn’t find a better builder!” (Appointments made at The Pilot office for palm-reaeftngs, second sight seances, horoscopes and black magic. Astounding revelations promised. Call any day but Thursday.) SPELERS The Asheville Citizen. This bussines about bad gramar and spelling of words, involving an argument between a Duke pro- fesor and the superintendent of Greensboro’s schools, really in trigs us. Who says the younger generation of Tarheels use bad English and can’t hardly spell cor rect? What, we beseach you, about their elders? Dr. A. C. Jordan of Duke says (and we are quoting him direct) that “Greensboro high school graduates are among the worst students in the state in their prep aration in English. I have evi dence to substantiate that fact.” V Make Your Christmas Gift Nylon Hosiery Buy directly from the Manufacturer at mill prices First quality all Nylon from top to toe priced as low as 81 cents per pair. Sold only by the box (3 pair) Also 54 gauge 66 gauge and black heels Aberdeen Hosiery Mills Co., Inc. Pinehurst Road Aberdeen. N. C. NOW- PAINT PAINTINGS YOU CAN ORIGINAL OIL The First Time You Try It’s quick—it’s easy -with PICTURECRAFT No experience necessary; no lessons; no mixing. Numbered canvas, choice of subjects Artist Brush - Ready-mixed Paints Everything you need in one complete package. Why don't you try it?—Come in Today SHAW PAINT & WALLPAPER CO. Southern Pines, N. C. THE COUNTRY BOOKSHOP PINEBLUFF, N. 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