HAPPY
NEW YEAR
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
VOL. 31 NO. 6
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
^Southern Pines, Ni' C.
Friday, December 30, 1949.
12 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Southern Pines Bids for Consideration
As Site of New U. S. Air Force Academy
Chamber Application
To Site Committee
Presents Advantages
COAL CRISIS
The Chamber of Commerce has
put in a bid for consideration of
Southern Pines as the site of the
proposed new U. S. Air Force
academy, according to Harry Ful-
lenwider, president.
On learning that sites were to
be studied by army engineers,
and that the deadline for appli
cations was December 31, Mr.
Fullenwider Wrote members of
the site committee at Washington,
D. C., in behalf of the Chamber.
The action was unofficially ap
proved by a group of directors
meeting (without a quorum) at
the regular session time Tuesday
night.
Head of the site ccmnaittee is
Gen. Csrl Spaatz, fornier Air
Force chief of staff, appointed to,
the job by Air Secretary John
Lieut. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon,
senior Air Force member of the
military staff of the United Na
tions, and Maj. Gen. David M.
Schlatton, assistant chief of staff
- of cperations for atomic energy.
Mr. Fullenwider said he sent a
copy of the letter also to Gen.
Hoyt S. Vandenbei^, present
chief of staff of the U. S. Air
Force, as a person whose opinion
should carry weight and v&ho is
well acquainted with Southern
Pines and the Sandhills.
Goldsborc (Seymour Johnson
field) so far is the only site known
to be on the “recommended” list
for the engineers inspection.
Whether sites in other states are
being considered, and where they
are, has not been revealed.
Requirements are said to in
clude adequate water and other
utilities, suitable climate and
nearness to a large populatiO'n
center. It is also said to be con
sidered desirable (though not es
sential) that a civilian airfield be
located nearby.
A tract of some 9,000 acres will
be needed, it was learned, for the
site of the proposed academy,
which is to be to the Air Force
what West Point is to the Army
and Annapolis to the Navy. A
student body of 2,500 to 5,000
cadets is anticipated.
In his letter Mr. Fullenwider
pointed out the advantages of
utilities and climate to be found
here; the current local water sys
tem expansion program; the prox
imity of Fayetteville and Fort
Bragg, an^ of two civilian air
fields, Knollwood and Skyline;
also the availability of the Camp
Mackall area and other nearby
.icreage.
The directors agreed whole
heartedly that Southern Pines has
priceless advantages to offer and
that “this can be the biggest thing
that ever happened here—IF!
That “if was the big question as
they considered ways and means
(Continued on page 5)
Rep. C. B. Deane is doing
what he oah to help in the
current coed crisis, which has
emptied local coal bins and
created a menacing situation.
la answer to a telegram of
the Chamber of Commerce,
the Eighth District congress
man wrote: "I have already
been in touch with the au
thorities regarding the ur
gency of this situation, and
wish to assure you that I will
continue to meet this prob
lem in every way possible."
Harry Fullenwider, Cham
ber president, last week sent
telegrams to President TTu-
man. Governor Scott, Repre
sentative Deane and Senators
Hoey and Grahami calling
their attention to the cricial
situation. Hoey wired that he
would take up the matter
with the President.
In the meantime, mild
weather continues to stave off
disaster.
Toys For Children
Overseas Will Be
Sought Next Week
Collection boxes have been
placed at O’Callaghan’s Appliance
store and the Broad Street drug
store for toys to help swell the
American Legion’s “Tide of Toys”
for European chldren, this week
said Charles W. Swoope, comman
der of the Sandhills post.
School authorities will be ask
ed to cooperate also when school
starts next week, and4he aid of
all children and their parents will
be enlisted in the collection which
is due to end Saturday, January
7. *
Notes of greeting and good
will, with the names and address
es of their donors, should be at
tached to the toys to go with them
to their new owners overseas if
desired. Also, the donors may
specify if they wish, by means of
a tag, to which country they
would particularly like their gifts
io go. I
While used tpys as well as new
ones are requested, these should
be in good condition, requiring no
repairs before they are shipped
overseas as ambassadors of friend
ship between the children of
America and those cf the lands re
cently ravaged by war. The toys
should be simple and sturdy. Fra
gile tcys, those electrically pow
ered and breakables such as china
dolls or dishes cannot be shipped.
Also, said Mr. Swoope, it is spec
ified that no warlike toys be in
cluded.
The Sandhill post is cooperating
(Continued on Page 5)
Pinebluff Lad’s
Thoughtful Deed Is
Honored Ou Air
Fourth Graders’ Santa With Sleigh,
Shepherd Scene Win Display Prizes
NEW YEARS DAY
Lee Lynch, 11, of near Pine-
bluff, was honored on a nation
wide broadcast Tuesday morning
for presence of mind far beyond
his years, shown in bringing res
cuers to the aid of an aged col
ored woman who had fallen in a
well, last October 5.
Lee will receive a brand-new
Schwinn Deluxe bicycle as a gift,
said Walter Mason, star of the
Mutual Broadcasting System
daily (9:15 a. m.) program, “Tell
Your Neighbor,” which spotlights
unusual deeds of neighborliness,
thoughtfulness and courage.
Mason said also that a prize will
go to Mrs. Alice Hudson, of Pine-
bluff, who sent in the story of
Lee and “Aunt Isabel” Perry. Mrs.
Hudson’s prize wiU be a automat
ic electric “roaslprette.”
The program was heard over
WEEB, whose production mana
ger, Ed Cox, was notified in ad
vance and arranged for Lee, his
mother and Mrs. Hudson to be at
the station at broadcast time. It
was all kept a secret from Lee,
who heard the start of the pro
gram in the family car on the way
to the studio and arrived at
WEEB in time to hear his own
name on the air, apd the big news.
The thrilled, surprised boy was
the center of a studio program
held following the “Tell Your
Neighbor” broadcast. He was
“tickled pink,” he said in an air
interview, adding, “Gee, I sure
will be able to use that bicycle.”
Mrs. Hudson was also interview
ed.
Not only the drama of the res
cue of the aged woman, past 80
years old, but the fact that it was
made possible by Lee’s daily kind
ness to her was emphasized in the
award. If he had not been in the
habit of going each day from his
farm home nearby to draw water
for her he would never have no
ticed the torn planking of the
porch of her ancient cabin, nor
looked down to see her clinging
grimly to the side of the well far
below..
She had then been in the well
more than seven hours, and would
undoubtedly soon have lost con
sciousness and fallen to her death.
Lee ran quickly to the nearest tel
ephone, some distance away. Aid
came shortly in the form of the
Pinebluff fire truck and volunteer
(Continued on page 5)
Local schools will reopen
for a full class day Monday,
but otherwise a ojeneral holi
day will be observed in token
of ’the New Year, With both
Christmas and New Years
falling on Sunday this year,
Monday holidays following
each one are taking their
place for the business people.
Business houses, stores, city
offices and the Citizens Bank
and Trust company will be
closed.
At the post office, windows
will be open from 8 to 10 a. nm.
Mail will be distributed in
the boxes as usual throughout
She day.
In Carthage, county offices
will be closed, couniy com
missioners will hold their
January meeting Tuesday in
stead of Monday, and record
ers court—the first session
since December 19—will be
held Tuesday. Jury trials or
dinarily held the first Tues
day in the month are se>t for
the following Tuesday.
32nd Field Trials
Open At Pinehurst
Judges Announce
List of Choices In
Chamber Contest
HS-Alumni Game Will
Open New Gym Tonight
Big Turnout Seen
For Annual Qassic
The annual field trials of the
Pinehurst Field Trial club will, be
run at Pinehurst beginning Mon
day, and continuing through the
week. Drawings for the amateur
stakes, the first two stakes to be
run, will be made Sunday eve
ning at the Holly Inn, headquar
ters for the meeting.
Judging the five-stake program
will be Elias C. Vail, Kankakee,
LL Associated with Vail will be
two other judges, Hoover Black,
of Charlotte, in the open stakes,
and Edward Donovan, Stamford,
Conn., in the amateur.
The meet will open with the
Amateur All Age for the Shore
Memorial trophy. Second stake
will be the Amateur Derby, open
to dogs whelped on or after Jan
uary 1, 1948, and handled by ama
teurs. Then comes the Open
Puppy Stakes, open to dogs
whelped on or after January 1,
(Continued on Page 5)
First place winners in the
Chamber of Commerce Christmas
display contest were, for the busi
ness district, the smiling gift-la-
den Santa in the window of Tots
Toggery, and, for the residential,
the lifelike shepherds and their
flock at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Benson on West Vermont avenue,
between Bennett and Page.
These will receive prizes of $10
each, said Harry Fullenwider,
Chamber of Commerce president.
Other winners were announced as
r'ollows: ^
Business district—second prize
($5), Paul T. Barnum, Inc, Inc.;
honorable mention, John C. Par
rish, franjeans.
Residential—second prize, a tie
($2.50 each) between homes of
Dr. Vida McLeod, North Ridge
street, and the Sydney Everts,
Massachusetts Avenue extension;
honorable mention, Mr. and Mrs.
James R. McCabe, May street at
Massachusetts, and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Chappell, North Ridge.
The Tots Toggery prize is ac
tually that of the fourth grade of
the elementary school, and is the
second consecutive such prize
they have won with a display
made originally for their school
room, then placed in Tots Toggery
window for all to enjoy. The fat
Santa in his sleigh, with his team
cf sparkling reindeer against a
panoramic backdrop is the clever
handiwork of the fourth graders
themselves. Miss Bess McIntyre
is their teacher.
The picturesque scene at the
Benson home, winner of the resi
dential contest, is one of the most
unusual ever seen here and is
drawing many visitors each night.
In the yard of the cottage home
a floodlight illuminates three life-
size shepherds in Biblical garb,
with five woolly sheep. In atti
tudes of wonder they are facing
3' brilliant Star.
Judges in the contest were Mrs.
E. Nolley Jackson, Mrs. Claude
Reams and Mrs. R. W. McMillan.
While displays were fewer this
year, they included some of unus
ual beauty and originality, mak
ing the judges’ task ho easy one.
The annual Southern Pines
basketball classic, the High
School-Alumni game, will be
held at 7:,30 tonight (Friday)
in the new gym.
The final word is that every
thing is all set for the “Big Game”
tonight. For the uniniated the
“Big Game” is the annual High
School-Alumni basketball game
with both boys and girls teams
participating. For sheer excite
ment and thrills the game will
probably be the best seen on the
local court this season. It also
marks the unofficial opening of
the new gymnasium, and a hol
iday greeting and welcome to the
One Youth Hurt,
Five Escape As
Car Overturns
One young man was injured and
five others escaped with minor
hurts when the car in which they
were riding overturned early
Wednesday morning on Pennsyl
vania avenue, near the stoplight
in West Southern Pines. The car,
a 1942 Chevrolet sedan belonging
to Mrs. Fred H. Arnette, was de
molished.
The car was driven by Fred Ar
nette, Jr., 21. City police, who
investigated, said it apparently
skidded, hit the sandy shoulder
and turned over several times,
landing upright,
Edward Nicholson, 20, who was
thrown from the car, was picked
up by a passerby, Douglas Leslie,
of West Massachusetts avenue,
and taken to St. Joseph of the
Pines hospital. He was found to
have sustained a slight concus
sion, two fractured vertebrae, a
fractured finger and a severe cut
on his left hand. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Nicholson and
a former U. S. Marine, now a
senior at the Southern Pines High
school.
Arnette, a freshman student at
Atlantic Christian college, also
went to St. Joseph’s, where he
remained as a patient for obser
vation. Others in the car were
Jack Ruggles, Proctor Goldsmith,
Francis Shea-and Elmer Andrews.
All are from Southern Pines, and
had been attending a holiday
dance near town.
Chief C. E. Newton saicj young
Arnette would be charged with
careless and reckless driving re
sulting in an_ accident and causing
bodily injury, for trial at record
ers court.
students of the past and present
who have played a great part in
making the new building program
p)ossible.
Always drawing a packed
house, the game this year will
have an added attraction. Don’t
ask us how it happened but
Coach Dawson and Superintend
ent Weaver ordinarily an insep
arable pair, for the game tonight
will be opposing coaches sitting
on opposite benches—Weaver as
coach of the alumni boys’ teams,
Dawson for the regular Blue and
White.
Miss Aline Todd, who coached
the girls last year and this year
is on leave taking her master’s
degree at the University, will be
back to handle coaching for the
alumni girls. Coach Leonard, who
has been doing a swell job coach
ing the offensive for the high
school girls this year, will be on
their bench Friday night.
Now for the game itself—at the
moment both alumni teams are
favore(J, but only slightly. Last
year the high school split the
double bill, thd ,boys winning
theirs by a one point margin and
the girls dropping theirs by a
wide differential.
There will be several family
pairs pitted against each other
in this game, too. For the girls,
Shirley Dana will try to outscore
her southpaw sister Pete Dana
on the high school team. Ruth
Guin Straka, class of ’47, will be
facing Barbara Guin; Pat Cad-
dell against Faye Caddell; Bailey
against Bailey; Stephenson
against Stephenson. For the boys,
Chan Page will square off against
younger brother Andy; Gary
Mattocks against brother Dick;
Milton Kaylor against Richard;
Ed Newton vs. Richard Newton,
Worsham against Worsham and
there may be more of them.
Coach Weaver, if he chooses,
may start the winners of the
Eastern Championship for 1946,
a teani, that dropped only two
games for the season, and pile3
up a 17 straight victory string be
fore it was snapped by Kerners-
ville in the state final. This team
had Worsham and Page at for
wards, John Neal at center, with
Drennan Mann and Tommy Grey
at the guards. To add .insult to
injury, he could rest thik outfit
with Maples and Sledge as for
wards, Harrington'at center. Mat
tocks,; Grey, Tink Bowen, Brown,
or Afnette at the guards.
Dawson says that he will start
Page and Dickerson forwards.
Baker at center, Copley and
Stuart at guards. This team has
won two starts, is developing
slowly, but lack of reserve
strength is going to hurt. But the
opposing cbaches say both the
alumni and high school squads
“have been ready. Period.”
(Pictures of gymnasium ^jn
Page 9.)
Carolina Hotel Will Celebrate Colden Anniversary;
First Opened Its Doors At Pinehnrst January 1, 1900
One of the most notable land
marks in the State of North Caro
lina, keeping pace with the 20th
century, will celebrate its fiftieth
birthday on New Year’s day. The
place which can claim the dis
tinction of having welcomed more
visitors from the rest of America
in that half century than any oth
er in North Carolina, is .the Caro
lina hotel, Pinehurst.
Acclaimed as the “Queen of.
the South” when it opened its
doors for the first time January
1, 1900, the Carolina has played
an important part in Pinehurst’s
attraction for the many scores of
thousands of people who have
come here from all ' over the
United States and foreign coun
tries since that time. By simply
being the goal for so many out-
of-state people, it has been a con
tinuous asset to the Tar Heel
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(Left) A modern view of the great Carolina, and (right) as it looked near the start of its first half century.
State.
When the Carolina first opened,
this resort, now famous wherever
golf is played, was much further
away in terms of travel from the
northern and eastern parts of the
country than it is today. It took
the best part of 24 hours by rail
to get to the Sandhills from New
York or Boston, while the jour
ney by road was a major expedi
tion fraught with all kinds of
hazards.
It was not until 1911, in fact,
that the first through automobile
jpurney from New England to
Pinehurst was completed. It took
the three intrepid pioneers who
made that trip nearly 12 days to
get here from Boston, Mass.!
The big hotel, which stands in
its own park and can accommo
date 475 winter guests at a time,
is marking its golden anniversary
with a number of events featured
by a strong nostalgic touch. Man
ager W. J. Fitzgibbon has arrang
ed, for instance, that on Sunday
the hotel orchestra will play the
same concert program that was
given in the first musical program
ever played there, in January,
1901. Monday evening there will
be a Golden Anniversary dinner,
duplicating the first diner served
in the hotel.
On display in one of the hotel’s
sun terraces is a large exhibition afield.
of early photographs of the Caro
lina and Pinehurst. These include
shots showing the days when
Pinehurst village was surrounded
by its own “iron curtain,” a wire
fence erected to exclude from the
resort’s gardens the horde of wild
hogs which then inhabited the
area. There are pictures of the
early golfing days which are an
important link with the develop
ment of the game in this country,
for Pinehurst is acknowledged to
have been one of the foremost
centers in popularizing the royal
and ancient game. The exhibition
has created great interest among
the many residents and winter
guests who have known the re
sort for very many years and is
fascinating for visitors who do
not remember Pinehurst in the
days when even its trees were
growing Up.
Later in the season there will
be a “Turn of the Century”-ball,
with costumes of the period' in
order. Among other appropriate
events will be some odd golf
matches in which it is planned to
pit the early implements of the
game against the modern ones,
and in other ways celebrate the
game which more than anything
else has made Pinehurst such a
magnet for so many from far