THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1960
THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Page THREE
Sume Looks
At Books
By LOCKIE PARKER
TREASURE FROM THE
TOOLROOM by N«vU Sbute
(Morrow $3.9S(). It is melancholy
to be reviewing the last novel of
a wonderful storyteller. Nevil
Shute died on January 12th, and
England lost its most popular
novelist. Several of his books,
notably “Pied Piper” and “Pas
toral,” had been favorites in
America, too. Then quite differ
ent but tremendously effective
came “On the Beach,” a hard-hit
ting novel of warning that depict
ed mankind destroying itself in
the atomic age.
This last book is more in his
earlier vein. Sentimental but not
sickening, it celebrates the vir
tues of a modest man. Nevil
Shute has always liked ordinary,
humble people and had a talent
for making you love them, too.
His hero in this one is Keith
Stewart, a tool maker who likes
to make miniature engines. At
first it had been just a hobby
with Keith but after the war he
gave up his job in the toolroom
and made it his occupation. He
lives in a shabby London suburb,
makes model engines and writes
articles about them for a maga
zine called ‘The Miniature Mech
anic." Ther4 is not much money
in this, but his wife, Katie, works,
too and they are both very con
tent with their situation.
Then comes Janice. She is the
len-year-old daughter of Keith’s
sister who had married a naval
officer. Commander Dermott.
When Dermott had to accept an
early retirement, he began to look
toward Canada, and he and his
wife set sail in their own yacht to
investigate Vancouver Island
They are lost at sea. .By the terms
of the will, Keith becomes guard
ian of their daughter and trustee
of her fortune. But it turns out
that the fortune in England con
sists of only a few pounds, the
rest had been converted into dia
monds and was being smuggled
out of England in the yacht now
wrecked on a coral reef in the
Pacific.
Shall Keith try to recover the
j diamonds or not? Keith thinks it
I his duty as a trustee to try, but
I how can he do it with no money
I for travel and little knowledge
I of the world? This is just the sort
of problem Shute loves, and we
see the way gradually opening
j through the fellowship of crafts-
jmen and the unknown friends
I Keith has made through his ar-
1 tides in the “Miniature Mechan
ic” and his conscientious corre
spondence with his readers. It is
a modern fairy tale and a very
satisfying one.
WALL OF SILENCE by Peter
Eaton and James Leaser (Bobbs-
Merrill $4.00). Heite is another
story of lost treasure, this time
a true one and much grimmer
than the above. Moreover, in, case
you are interested, this treasure
of millions in gold bars is still
buried in the sands of the Corsi
can coast.
Peter Eaton, a producer for the
B.B.C., was having a short holi
day when he first heard of the
treasure from a chance acquaint
ance in a cafe. At first Eton was
not inclined to take much stock in
the sinister hints of this Jovano-
vic who had had" too many drinks
but later, through some odd hap
penings, he becomes interested.
When he returns to 'England he
pursues his inquiries further,
sometimes gaining , a pertinent
fact, sometimes misleading infor
mation and more often met by a
“wall of silence.” The business of
putting together the pieces of the
puzzle becomes both fascinating
and dangerous.
As an introduction the author
has already given us a partly im
aginary reconstruction of how the
treasure got to Corsica. We- see
a van loading gold ingots at a
bank in Zagreb one rainy April,
evening as the Nazi pincers begin
to close and then speeding south
ward. After i escaping larger mil
itary units the van is fired on by
a chance German scout car, is de
molished and its guards killed.
But what will the four men in the
scout car do with the gold? They
decide not to turn it in to the
WITH THE
Armed Forces
Army Pvl. Robert L. Kelly, son
of Herman Kelly, Route 1, West
End, completed the structural
steel working coi^rse April 8 at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Kelly received training in elec
tric arc welding, flame cutting,
rigging, scaffolding - and riveting
used in the erection of building
utilizing various steel structures.
He entered the Army in Octo
ber, 1959, and received basic
training at Fort Hood, Tex. He at
tended Pinckney High School,
Carthage.
PINEBLU
Antiques...
The perfect gift for the bride-to-be; for that special loved
one, or even for your own home.
Come and browse around.
Open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment.
Little House Antiques
Mrs. J. A. Phillips, Jr., Prop. YU 6-2668, Cameron, N. C.
authorities. So what next? That
makes a thrilling tale, especially
the escape of their grim and de
termined leader from almost cer
tain death in several forms. This
IS good narrative and the recon
struction of the characters atnd
conversations of the participants
is plausible.
HOW TO LIVE WITH A NEU
ROTIC DOG by Stephen Baker,
Cartoons by Eric Gurney (Pretn-
tice-Hall $3.50). Here is a hilari
ous account of the neurotic prob
lems of dogs. The symptoms are
'those every dog owner will rec
ognize. The frustrations set up by
Ihe pressures of modern society
have made (the figures are Mr.
Baker’s) 25,000,000 of our dogs
neurotic. How to dress your neu
rotic dog, how to feed him, how
to handle the problem of jealousy
of the new baby and finally how
to psychoanalyze your dog at
home, thus saving the psychia
trist's fee to use on yourself are
among the subjects treated in this
highly entertaining book. The
lively and expressive cartoons are
3ust as good as the text.
APPOMATTOX ROAD by
Manly Wade Wellman (Wash
burn $2.95). The Iron Scouts ride
again. This book completes the
trilogy on the Civil War that
Manly Wellman has written for
boys, and it lives up to the stand
ard of its predecessors.
Clay Buckner returns from his
leave in North Carolina, rejoins
the Iron Scouts in Blackwater
Swamp behind the Union lines
and is soon busy at his old job
of scouting and mapmaking. He
gets captured by the Federals,
meets General Grant, escapes
(and that is quite a tale).
Later Clay and his friend, Jim
Sloan, are transferred to Second
Corps headquarters while the
Iron Scouts move south to join
Hampton. Clay and Jim become
couriers for General Gordon and
have their share in the last des
perate attempt to save Peters
burg and in the long march of
tired, hungry men to Appomattox
where they witnessed the final
surrender.
The author a former resident
of Pinebluff, now lives at Chapel
Hill.
WE ASK YOU
WHAT OTHER TOWN has a super-modern super
market rubbing elbows—so to speak—with an early-
American homestead? Whirr around with fancy carts,
loading up with fresh and frozen foods—step across the
way and drink tea out of cups made by an up-country
potter; set your watch by an eighteenth century clock
ticking away, on time as ever.
WHAT OTHER TOWN has a pack of hounds and
riders in red coats chasing through the backyard—ah
most—of a young industry where they’re making the
last thing in featherweight, iron-strong aluminum baby
jungle gyms furniture for the future youthful Herculeses
of the U. S. A.?
WHAT OTHER TOWN has soft sandy little tracks
winding through woodlhnds where the old pines tower
and the little grey foxes raise their families, within a
quarter of a mile of the finest highways in the state?
WHAT OTHER TOWN is there where, if you drive
in most any direction, you’r"! liable to land on a national
ly-ranked golf-course—or in one of the best fish ponds
(lakes, if you prefer,) you ever dropped a hook into?
Not really unique, perhaps—but MIGHTY NICE.
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Home For Holidays
At home for the holidays with
their families were: Misses Diana
David and Harriett Schnell,
WCUNC Greensboro, Carolyn
Petty, ECTC, Greenville, Fred
erick Schnell, UNC, Chapel Hill,
Marilyn Mills Raleigh, Lester Mc-
Caskill, Durham and Phillip Ma
ther Jr. of the Citadel.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Billy McMaster
and daughters, Becky and Bar
bara of Red Springs were week
end guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles McMaster.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Byrd and
son Don of Mooresville and Mrs.
W. H. Hicks of Southern Pines
visited Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Morgan Sunday.
Mrs. Dora Schack has returned
home after spending the winter
in Orlando, Fla. with her sister,
Mrs. Aubrey Pruitt and Mr. Pru
itt, and brother Hanfordy Fidd-
ner.
H. L. Sessoms went to Chapel
Hill Sunday for the christening
of his grandson, Michael David
Sessoms. Following the service
Mr. and Mrs. Sessoms and Mich
ael David returned to Pinebluff
with Mr. Sessoms and were din
ner guests of their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Fl Leavitt
spent the weekend in Raleigh
with their son and daughter in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Leavitt
and daughter Mrs. T. W. Goldston
'F NEWS
and Mr. Goldston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCaskill
and children Wes and Marianna
of Clemson were weekend guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
McCaskill.
Mr and M.rs. Richard Peele and
daughters, Jonice and Teressa of
Elizabeth City came up for the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Morgan.
Guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Hearn on Sun
day were Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Brandon and daughter Florence
of Charlotte and Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Elmore and daughters
Susan and Jane Ellen of
Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Carpen
ter and children, Jimmy, Rach
el and Janet and Mr. and Mrs.
W. K. Carpenter Sr. went to At
kinson on Sunday for a visit with
Mrs. Virgil Carpenter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Gray. They
alson enjoyed visiting the azalea
gardens and places of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Helms of
Sanford were guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Pickier.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howie
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Adams and children, all of
Greensboro were weekend
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Adams Sr.
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Because of the excellence of
North Carolina clays, the average
Tar Heel brick is strong enough
to support a 150-ton locomotive.
BY DR. KENNETH J. FOREMAN
BlMe Material: Matthew6:8-7; 13:«4-48:
18:21-36.
DeTotioaal Beadlnc: Paalm 42.
The Hungry Heart
Lesaon for April 24, 1960
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N ot EVERY heart la hungry.
Some hearts are not hungry
because they are sick, they are not
normal. A heart that feels the need
of nothing, a mind that has not
enough imagination to perceive its
own hollowness, not enough sensi
tivity to detect its own emptiness,
is a human heart
that is less than
human. It has
sunk to the level
of the brute. No
pig, no cow — or
for that matter,
no humming-bird
—^feels any long
ing for anything
except food and
an occasional Dr. Foreman
mate. This is not heart-hunger at
all, it is what all beasts and even
many plants experience.
Th«y Shall Not Bo Flllod
The heart of man, by the
Creator’s design, is made for deeper
and more difficult himgers than
food and sex can supply. Some of
these are insatiable. I,et the heart
hold all that it can, it is still never
enough. The himger for recogni
tion, for attention, for fame—^when
does it say, Enough? The actor
never finds the applause loud
enough, the critics never rave
enough, there never are enough
newspaper notices, one Oscar calls
for more ... The hunger for power
kpows no limits. The old story of
the fisherman’s wife who first be
gan by wanting a cottage and fiin-
ally ended by wanting to be God,
is a parable of the human heart
that never cries. Enough! The
hunger for power is never satisfied
till above one’s head one sees no
greater Power—never till beneath
ones' feet one sees every living
thing . . . and that time never
comes. The heart hungry for power
shall never be filled.
An Appetita for Rightoonsnan
So some hungers of the heart
make for imhappiness. One almost
envies the contented cattle or the
silent stones. They may not be
happy but they are not unhappy,
they have no heart at all. No, this
is a wrong envy. The way to hap
piness is not to live without a heart.
The way to happiness is one which
Jesus has shown us. “Blessed are
those who htmger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be
filled.” Desire to have brings frus
tration; desire to be brings ful
filment.
Yet this can be misunderstood.
1’be men whom Jesus most often
condemned, the Pharisees, desired
righteousness. But the trouble with
them was that the righteousness
they sought set them apart from
their fellow-men. It led them to
pray, ‘T thank thee that I am not
as other men.” It is no accident
that next to the blessing on those
who hunger for righteousness,
comes the blessing on the merciful.
The heart that hungers for good
ness In the manner of the Pharisees
merely wants td be good. The kind
of goodness Jesus meant—since he
practiced It in his life—was the
kind that is good to. others. The
Pharisees’ righteousness shut
mercy out; Jesus’ righteousness be
gan with mercy imd compassion.
Thty Shall Ba FIIM
' A hungry man does not need to
be told he is empty, he knows it.
It is a painful fact. Hungering for
righteousness begins with a feel
ing of emptiness. A person at
death’s edge from starvation may
refuse the food that would save
him. So those who are empty of
goodness and even spiritually
starved for the lack of It, may not
hunger for what they most need.
■Why do you want to be good?
There are poor reasons and better
ones. Do you want It for the sake
of a better reputation? Do you
want it so as to have something
to be proud of ? Or do you hunger
for goodness In order to be of more
help to others along life’s way?
Do you desire it as a ladder for
climbing into heaven, or as a loaf
to share with those in need? There
was a man who did not know how
to swim. He always rather wished
he could, especially when he saw
other people swimming. He wanted
to do what they could. But then one
day he saw a tlred-out injured
swimmer at the point of drowning,
before his eyes. Then he really
hungered to know how to swim.
And then he began to learn. Those
who hunger and thirst to be the
kind of person Jesus was, shall be
filled..
(Based oa oatllnes eopyrlflited br
the DlTision of Christian Edncation,
National Connell of the Churches of
Christ In the IT. 3. A. Beleased br
Comrannitjr Press Service.)
Attend The Church of Your Choice
Next Sunday
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ^
New York Av«. at Soath Ashe St.
Maynard Manirnai, Minister
Bible Schools 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.
Training Union. 6:30 p.m. Evening Wor
ship. 7 :30 p.m.
Youth Fellowship. 8:30 p.m.
Scout Troop 224. Monday. 7:80 p.m.;
mid-week worship. Wednesday 7:80 p.m.;
choir practice Wednesday 8:15 p.m.
Missfonary meeting, first and third Tues
days,- 8 p.m. Church and family suppers,
second Thursday, 7 p.m.
ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC
Vermont Are. at Asha
Sunday Masses: & and 10:30 a.m.; Daily
Mass 8:10 a.m. Holy Day Masses. 7 4 9
a.m.; Confessions, Saturday. 5:00 to 6:80
p.m.: 7 :30 to 8 p.m.
Men’s Club Meetings: 1st 4 8rd Fridays
8 p.m.
Women’s Club meetings: Ist Monday,
8 p.m.
Boy Scout Troop No. 873. Tuesday ere-
ning 7 :80 p.m.
Girl Scout Troop No. 118, Monday. 8
p.m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
New. Hampshire Avenue
Sunday Service, 11 a.m.
Sunday School, 11 a.m.
Wednesday Service. 8 p.m.
Reading Room in Church Building open
Wednesday, 2-4 p.m.
MANLY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ,
Rev. Malcolm Anderton, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a«m, Worship Serv
ice 11 a.m. Women of the Church meeting.
8 p.m.. second Tues. Mid-week smrvice on
Wednesday. 7:30 r>m. Choir R^earsal,
Wednesday. 8:15 p.m. Men of the Church
meeting. 8 p.m. fourth Wednesday.
THE CHURCH OF WIDE FELLOWSHIP
(Congregational)
Cor. Bennett and New Hampshire
Carl B. WaJlace* Minister
Sunday School. 9:46 a.m.
Worship Service. 11 a.m.
Sunday, 6:30 p.m.. Pilgrim Fellowshtf
(Young People).
Sunday. 8:00 p.m.. The Forum.
EMMANUEL CHURCH (EpbM-opal)
East Massachttsetts Ave.
Martin Caldwell. R^H-'tor
Holy Communion, 8 a.m. (First Sundays
and Holy Days. 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.)
Family Service, 9:30 a.m.
Church School, 10 a.m.
Morhing Service. Id a.m.
Young Peoples* Service League. $ p.m.
Holy Communion, W^nesdays and Holy
Days. 10 a.m. and Friday. 9:80.
Saturday—6 p.m. Penance.
LUTHERAN SERVICE
Civic Club '
Pastor Lester Roof of Sanford
First and Third Sundays of each month
at 7:30 p.m. •
BROWNSON MEMORIAL CHURCH
(Presbyterian)
Cheves K. Ligon, Minister
Sunday Sch<xil 9:45 a.m. Worship serv
ice, 11 a.m. Women of the Church ttee^
ing. 8 p;m. Monday following third Sunday.
The Youth Fellowships meet at 7 o'clock
each Sunday evening.
Mid-week service. Wi-dnesday. 7:15 p4n.
METHODIST CHURCH
Midland Road
Robert C. Mooney. Jr., Minister
Church School 9:45 A. M.
Worship Service 11:00 A. M.
Youths Fellowship 6:30 P. M.
Junior Fellowahip 6:30 P. M.
WSCS meets each third Monday at 8
P. M.
Methodist Men meet each third Thurs
day at 6:80 P. M.
Choir Rehearsal each Wednesday at
7:30 P. M.
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