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Page TWO THE PILOT—Southern Pines, orlh Carolina Southern Pines North Carolina In taking over The Pilot no changes are contemplated. We will try to keep this a good paper. We will try to make a little money for, all concerned. Where there seems to be an occa sion to use our influence for the public good we will try to do it. And we will treat everybody alike.”—James Boyd, May 23, 1941. When President Eisenhower addressed the na tion on the outlook for 1954, his words were full of confidence. As he described it, the situation has taken a marked turn for the better and prep arations for war may now give way to prepara tions for peace. In ringing tones he stated that the initiative now rested in the hands of the United States. These weue optimistic words and it is good to greet the New Year with optimism. Faith in the future, in man’s ability to work out his prob lem of survival, may well play a major part in attaining that goal. Nevertheless, there re mains a doubt as to whether the president’s earnest generalities fanned the flame of hope or may not, instead, have caused it to flicker doubtfully. For when his listeners looked at the world about them they were bound to won der on what he based his optimistic view. The situation in Korea seems still to be vol canic, liable to erupt at any moment. If a stable truce is achieved, military experts warn that it may only release Chinese forces to move against the French in Indo-China. This would surely mean UN and US intervention to save this vital link in 'Asian defense. In India, re lations are less good, it is reported, since the de parture of former Ambassador Bowles and, es pecially, since the recent proposal to furnish arms to Pakistan. Europe is in a state of dire confusion, with President Eisenhower’s cherished NATO and European Defense Community apparently in danger. Secretary Dulles has threatened to pull out United States troops unless France agrees to the rearming of Germany and her participa tion in a European defense force. This state ment has been called a bluff, and, indeed it is inconceivable that such a complete reversal of US policy should be contemplated, endan gering the whole system of western defense and negating the enormous gains made in Europe since the end of the wau:. But to bluff is not an act of strength but of weakness and it is a direct contradiction of the president’s claim of posses- Guard That Optimism sion of the initiative. For it places the initiative in the hands of the French, leaving it up to this demoralized and divided nation to decide what the United States shall do in Europe. Is the initiative ours in Germany? It seems doubtful. Chancellor Adenaur is assuming more and more control, cleverly playing the danger ously rising tide of German nationalism and dream of unity against all comers. Germany is growing stronger and stronger by the day; less and less easy to handle. Italy is a maelstrom of confusion, in which no initiative may be taken by outsiders. It is up to the Italians themselves to finH a way out of their troubles and which direction that way will lead is anyone’s guess. As regards the great question-mark, Soviet Russia, all we can do, it .would seem, is to hope that the score of atomic power will remain a tie. We know that Russia also has the H-bomb. If, as we are told, US policy is to be based on the power to retaliate, it is more than likely that in Russia a similar theory guides the mili tary planners. That should mean peace, pre carious but endurable, with both countries able to concentrate somewhat on their own econo mies. But here we must watch our step. A pow erful body of opinion holds that Russia’s aim is to win the battle for men’s minds by capitaliz ing on the woes of the world. If this is correct, and it sounds likely, then in cutting down so drastically on the Point Four program, this ad ministration is making a grave mistake. Only an idea can beat another idea and bombs or the threat of bombs will not stop communism^ Only through the spread of the idea of peace and hope, through cooperation and understanding that is the heart of the democratic system can the idea of communism, as Russia spells com munism, be beaten. President Eisenhower made a major contri bution to the cause of peace when he voiced his proposal to pool atomic energy for peaceful uses. It was a strong and a courageous move. But his optimistic appraisal of the present situa tion and his claiming for this nation of the in itiative did not have a convincing ring. The Old Tradition Still Lives Tlie old American tradition of “neighborli ness” and mutual aid is said to be not as strong as it once was. To a certain extent we suppose this is true— but this is not necessarily evidence of the de terioration of human goodness. Mostly, we reck on, it is due to a changing way of life in which people don’t have to be so dependent on the assistance of their neighbors. Striking current evidence that the old tradi tion of helpfulness is still alive in this area is the response to a recent appeal for funds and materials to be used in building a home for a Moore County widow and her nine children. More than 20 neighbors of the Spencer Chil dress family, out from Cameron toward Car thage, started the good work by meeting and deciding that they wanted to do something to help, after the husband and father, a tenant farmer, died early in December. Then, after a public appeal, more than $1,000 in cash and more than $1,200 worth of building materials were sent in within two weeks. That doesn’t sound to us as though people are for getting how to be neighborly. Cock Robin Tightens His Belt Last week this section and much of the state experienced its first real snow in two years. Following the custom of Sandhills snows, this one vanished under next day’s warm sun, but while here it wais heavy. It seemed much deeper than the official fig ure of a little over one inch. It was drifty and powdery and, next morning, shone like dia monds. This is one of the miracles of nature in which our pinelands may legitimately take special pride: the crystal world that appears, once or twice a winter, after a snowfall or freez ing rain. It might be a mistake to advertize this unique Sandhills fairyland, but it is well worth seeing. The first snow of 1954 was accompanied by bitterly cold weather. Folks shivered and shook, dogs sat on the steps and refused to take off for their morning constitutionals; as for the birds, they vanished. Not one was to be seen and the woods were silent. And why not? There was little incentive to venture forth: every bit of. food was covered deep in snow, every berry or seedpod frozen Jjjfrd. Wise birds pulled in their belts and ^Hred where they were^ and those that weren’t wise froze their toes and sometimes their whole selves and went hungry, too, except where bird-lovers had swept the snow off the feed trays and put out more food. The snow came so suddenly that, most likely, some such good providers may have been caught with no seed on hand. A lesson not to be forgotten. One snow may well be followed by another and the cold weather is far from over. Seed in the hand is guaranteed to bring more than two birds in the bush, come next cold spell. For two or three days, last week, the hedge rows were deserted and the woods were still. Then slowly life began again. Thrashers, che- It is quite true that private charity can’t be depended on to keep up with amd alleviate aill the need of the many needy families and indiv iduals ever3rwhere. That is why there are pub lic welfare departments. The Moore County Welfare Department would no doubt have pro vided all the assistance it could to the Childress family—and will probably have to continue to provide help adter the family has a home of its own—^but it is heart-warming to know that friends and neighbors were not satisfied to turn the job over to the Welfare Department and let it go at that. And it is heart-warming to know that the many persons who sent in donations ranging from 50 cents to $50 were not satisfied to let a government agency take all their re sponsibility for the emergency. Times and attitudes are changing—but the Childress appeal and the response to it are evi dence that we can’t yet write off neighborli ness and helpfulness as forgotten qualities of human nature. (Note: Contributions to the fund are still wel come End needed Address the Childress Build ing Fund, Carolina Bank, Carthage, or Mrs. 1 E. Monroe, Cameron, Route.) ' winks, sparrows, of course, juncos, cardinals, mockers were soon thick in the shrubbery; rob ins were calling along the swamps and the Carolina wren’s teetering whistle dropped from the tallest pines. As Saturday’s bright sun pen etrated the chill, the air was suddenly full of • hallelujahs. Overhaul For The Oldster's Bill There is not a bit of doubt that the president was right when he said that the great majority of old people are better off and happier if they can keep on working. Eisenhower wants to change the present law to increase benefits to unemployed old people, but, more important, allow them also to earn more money without forfeiting all benefits. ' It is a sensible and a humane idea, but the problem is a complicated one. While the present system of a definite retirement age fr^uently works a great hardship on an individual and may also be depriving the nation of valuable services, it may have the opposite effect. It may save the individual’s pride, as his ability as an employee is failing, and it may clear the track of hide-bound, incompetent oldsters to give place to new young blood. It is true that the right retirement age varies with the individual. But how could an adjust able system ever be administered? Who would decide and how? It is probable that the old-age retirement system is firmly established and is, on the whole,'^alutary, but President Eisenhow er’s suggestion that old people still go on work ing, part-time, or however they can, without forfeiting their entire benefits, is a step in the right direction. This law needs to be overhauled in line with the findings of psychiatry and the longer lives and better health which modern medicine has brought about. In Cold Weather: Feed The Birds! The Public Speaking FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1954 ^ tether from dark to dawn it would help greatly, but apparently some dog owners expect their dogs to dig up enough food auround South ern Pines so as to save them ex pense cl feeding., I Until some solution has been found, I expect it will be impos sible to have a clean, attractive town. While on the subject of animals, when is the police force going to do something about the gray Auto Insurance Cancelled I To the Editor: Where is the justice of the law with respect to law-abiding cit izens? The state legislature passes a law that makes it most advisable, squirrels which infest this town? CO carry automobile insurance.' They do a great deal of damage. J. R. MARSH Southern Pines /Vhat are they going to do to pre sent the insurance companies from canceling a policy without reason and without an explana tion of their action? North Carolina growers produc- I know of a local case of a law- ed a commercial apple crop Of abiding lady of irreproachable 873,00 bushels in 1953, some 57 character with automobile insur- per cent smaller than 1952’s rec- ance carried by a large well- ord crop of 2,053,000 bushels, known insuramce company over a period of years. Suddenly the i . company canceled its policy with- I United States expo^ of grain out cause, although the policy are expected to continue down- holder had not been in an acci- ward during 1954 as a result Of dent, had not had any claim, and large supplies in major import-, had not been arrested for any , ing and exporting countries, lawlessness. What can the decent citizens of this state do when confronted with a situation of this kind? If a law can be passed to make a driver carry insurance, why does a law not require the company to keep in force the policy of a per son with no adverse record? What is the answer? A. R. McDANIEL Southern Pines WILD BIRDS HAVE A HARD TIME when cold weather comes. These Chickadees,.perched on their spring-like pussy-willow, had to tighten their belts along with Cock Robin and the,rest of the feathered tribe during the recent snowfall. Even when snow is absent, freezing cold ices water and seeds, makes living a tough job. Sandhills bird-lovers are helping with seed trays and pans of warm water on cold mornings. More On Dog Problem To The Editor: Mrs. Marsh and I attempt to keep marauding canines off our property. By using red pepper, most of the nosing about has been stopped, but why should citizens who pay their taxes and attempt to have an attractive garden be forced to spend time and money keeping out dogs? Of course, if all dogs were on The PILOT Published Every Friday by THE PILOT. Incorporated Southern Pines. North Carolina 1941—JAMES BOYD—1944 Katharine Boyd Editor C. Benedict News Editor Dan S. Ray Gen. Mgr. C. &. Council Advertising Mary Scott Newton Business Bessie Cameron Smith Society Composing Room Lochamy McLeam, Dixie B. Ray, Michael Valen, Jasper Swearingen Subscription Rates: One Year $4. 6 mos. $2; 3 mos. $1 Entered at the Postoffice at South ern Pines, N. C.. as second class mail matter Member National Editorial Assn, and N. C. Press Assn. 1954—Year Of Th'* Big Hope \Long Fight On Polio Continues The case for the fund drive in^ the fight against polio was pre- j sented at the meeting of the' Sandhills Kiwanis Club last week by Mrs. Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill, director of organi zation for the state society. Addressing the club at its luncheon meeting at the Holly Inn in Pinehurst, Mrs. Russell, in compelling words, backed by clear-cut facts and figures, issued a ringing challenge to her audi ence “to make this year of 1954, the Year of the Big Hope, into the Year of the Big ReaUty,” when, through the intensive test ing program to be undertaken, the conquest of the dread disease may be finally achieved. Introduced by H. Clifton Blue, county drive chairman of the AW. SHUCKS! Something new in advertis ing technique is to be seen this week, in the streamer stretched over Broad Street calling folks to go to the Chest X-Ray Clinic. It says: “NO UNDRESSING.” Nothing for the TIME-LIFE crowd in this story, not to mention LOOK. And someone asks: how *will th^y know if the buttons that show up are outside you or inside you? CountryHjim.Chicken.Chops. 2 Vegetahies and Salad; also Steak Dinners. 12-2 & 6-8 p.m. Gr*ups up to 100. No fohd Sunday nights. Popular prices. DIXIE INN VASS.N.C. Phone 2032 with first and third graders acting as control groups. If those vac cinated show resistance to polio in greater proportion than those who did not receive it, that will - f TVT be considered proof of its effica- March of Dimes, as one of Noiw tests will start about Feb Carolina’s most outstanding citi- g completed, it is hoped, zens,” Mrs. Russell’s addre^ by June 1. Paurticipating commu- strong confirmation of such mgh chosen in every praise. She has been at the head probably from three to of the state’s fundraising drive for Carolina. 10 years and a .o'" I The speaker emphasized the rTroilnTorea^rmagnituL of the undertaking, when the North Carolma organi- ^ zation was established. , She has seen it grow from sm^ „ beginnings to its present size with . Jbis is a ve^ big m ng, s a budSt of a few thousand doUars said, “and it will need the efforts L ihe present one of nearly two o everyone of us to be success- million; she has seen the change i^i. .,3 .... . in attack from one purely of i Mrs. Russell said that last sum- treatment to the past few years’ mer when Gamma Globulin was inclusion of education and re- given in large quantities in West- search and training of medical em Carolina, teams of volunteers personnel to last summer’s test performed inestimable .service in inoculations of Gamma Globulin carrying out the program. This and on to the current plans for jtype of community action must be testing the new vaccine with its repeated on a much larger scale, life-giving hope of prevention Of she said, if this years plan is to the disease. Mrs. Russell’s vivid jie sucdessfully carried out. picture of the 16-year fight I “it is estimated,” she said, ‘‘that against polio was in itself a strik- j around three million shots of the ing illustration of personal devo- new vaccine will be given: three HAVE YOUR CLOTHES CLEANED The Valet D C JENSET Where Cleaning and Priies Are Better! ticn and intelligent leadership Facts given by the speaker were distinctly encouraging. They PINEDENE. Inc. EVERYTHING ELEJTRICAL ZENITH SERVED HOTPOINT FURNITURE TELEVISION AIR CONDITIONING HEATING and PLTMBING U.S. Highway No. 1 South—Suthern Pines. N. C. Phone 2-801 only REGISTERED PHiRMACISTS fill your prescripions at SOUTHERN PINE! PHARMACY Al. Cole, R.Ph. jraham .C!lulbreth, R.Ph. tfn » Phone 2-5321—^I'ligh Phone 2-4181 to each child. That task can hardly be accomplished without the help of an army of volunteers. included a drop in death, rate I or without state as well as na- from poUo from 11 in 100 cases I tional money. North Carolina has to six in 100, the training of,been on the receiving end” she workers in physical 1 said, in that none of our funds countless therapy, the results of the re- search carried on all over the na tion, with four centers in North Carolina. Incidentally, Mrs. Rus sell pointed out that to date, this state’s funds have gone exclusive ly for treatment, with no Contri bution to the research program which has been carried on by the national association and by pri vate foundations and individuals. This situation must change, the speaker said, when this coming summer the state will be called on, along with others throughout the nation, to aid with the great program now being drawn up to put to the test the vaccine pro duced by the research from which it has benefitted. The Big Hope have gone for research. We have benefitted by the national work and now is our chance to do our share.” Moore County raised $7,000 in ’48 and it is hoped to increase this amount substantially in the cur rent drive in line with the added amount expected of the whole state. Last year the state contribu tion was about $1,235,000, with at least an added $300,000 to be raised, it is hoped, this year. The challenge presented in Mrs Rlissieirs remarks was taken up by Norris Hod.ekins, president of th« Kiwanis Club. Thanking the speaker for her inspiring address Mr. Hodgkins ^said he felt sure all present were ready to do thei’’ share in the work that lav ahead. It is the plan, Mrs. Russell said, With Clifton Blue acting as drive to test three groups of children, chairihan, the countv’s share of From 700,000 to one million, sec- the fight against nolio is carried ond-graders throughout the na- on bv the local chanter of which I tion will be given the vaccine, Paul Butler is county chairman. 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