MGbad Your
’'Motor Manners'
Save A Life
Mind Your
'Motor Manners'
Save A life
OL. 31—NO. 16
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines, N. C.
Friday, March 10, 1950
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Elks Enjoy Mbrtgage-Burning Rite Leaders’ Meeting
J ? iHdd To Discuss
' Industry For Area
SAL, State C & D
Representatives See
Outlook As Good
;At the Southern Pines Elks lodge last Thursday night, the pleas-
,ble rifual of burning the mortgage was indulged in by the trio
ve, to the accompaniment of cheers from their fellow Elks. *
Exalted Ruler Don L. Madigan, center, holds the copper bowl,
ably inscribed, in which the mortgage was reduced to ashes. Jack
ter, right, turned over the deed to Chan N. Page, left, chairman of
board of trustees, signifying the turning over of the clubhouse
spacious grounds to the lodge on a debt-free basis.
Carter was vice president of the corporation formed in 1946, when
lodge was organized, to handle the financing of the purchase and
ing off of the debt. John E. Cline, president, was unable to be
sent Thursday night. Louis Scheipers was second vice president
Colonel Madigan secretary-treasurer. They worked themselves
of a job in just four years. (Photo by Humphrey)
rs. Clarke, First
omau Service
Fficer, Resigns
'fliss Willcox Is
famed As Successor
The securing of suitable indus
try for the Sandhills was the
theme of a luncheon meeting held
at the Hollywood hotel last Wed
nesday, at which representatives
of the town board, the Chamber
of Commerce and other interested
businessmen conferred with two
sffecially invited guests—:D. T.
Daly, chief industrial agent of the
Seaboard Air Line, and Paul
Kelly, of the industrial division of
the State Department of Conser
vation and Development..
It was a meeting of minds. Mr.
Daly and Mr. Kelly, pledging their
cooperation, said that they had
had the matter in mind for some
time and felt optimistic concern
ing the outlook. They expressed
ineir laixh in the advantages the
Sandhills have to offer, and their
help in presenting them effectiye-
ly-
Cooperation among all the
Sandhills towns would be vital,
they emphasized, as all stood to
gain through a constructive pro
gram designed to attract the right
type of industry, suitably located
in outlying areas.
Agreement was general that no
industry should be sought which
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Are YOU Guilty?
What are the commonest infractions of "motor man
ners" seen on the streets of Southern Pines?
That's easy, said Chief C. E. Newton, naming four: (1)
Not looking When you back out into the stream of traffic;
(2) "Cutting the corner" when turning off one street into
another; (3) Failure to observe parking lines—parking to
one side or the other instead of evenly between the lines,
which forces the fellow parking beside you off center too
and throws the whole line out; (4) Jaywalking—oh, yes,
pedestrians have bad manners, too.
These may not be causes of fatalities, but among them
they cause frayed tempers, bumped fenders, bad frights,
and much loss of the love man feels for his fellowman—
and they're all bad manners.
The accidents they cause may seldom be great, but they
are many. "If the Southern Pines Safety Council's safely
campaign can start right with those things for every driv
er, our streets would seem a heaven in comparison," said
the Chief.
The Town of Southern Pines, headed by Mayor Page, is
sponsoring this month's safety drive. "Mind Your Motor
Manners!"
Citizens Asked To
Cooperate In First
Mail Delivery Here
HERE TUESDAY
Board Sets March 25 As “Safety Day*;
Braking Demonstration Will Be Held
Safety Chairman
Helps Plan For
Accident Prevention
rs. Louise W. Clarke, of South-
Pines, tendered her resigna-
as Veterans Service officer
Moore county to the county
missioners in regular session
farthage Monday, the resigna-
to take effect April 1.
le county commissioners, ex-
ising regret at Mrs. Clarke’s
^nation, unanimously en-
ed a resolution of appreciation
her service over a period of
than five years,
ley appointed as her succes-
Miss Catherine Willcox, who
been her secretarial assistant
almost four years. Miss Will-
a Moore county native, is a
rem of weu: service, having
ed in the Women’s Army
as.
rs. Clarke was one of the first
e Veterans Service officers in
state, and is believed to be the
woman to hold such a post in
entire United States. She was
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5S Parley At
d Pines Club
All-State Tournament Here
Saturday, March 25, was set as
“Safety Day’’ by the town board
in regular session Wednesday
night ,to climax the month-long
traffic safety campaign now be
ing headed by Mayor Page and
other members of the board.
Otto B. Edwards, chairman of
the Southern Pines Safety Coun
cil, was a guest at the board meet-
conference call to 40 radio
ons, Mutual affiliates in
:h auid South Carolina, Tues-
afternoon summoned them
to send representatives to a
ting at the Mid Pines club
Wednesday,
jject of the meeting will be
bid—^to enable Frank White,
ew York, new MBS president,
leet his Carolina associates,
to discuss some big new an-
of MBS business, notably
• upcoming coverage of big-
ae baseball.
ghty National and American
hie games will be broadcast
i co-op basis by the stations
tining April 18 — a historic
e for the network. Present
ies President White will be
|. Johnson, vice president, and
rles Godwin, director of east-
station relations. The meet-
vill consist of a full schedule
•usiness sessions Wednesday,
a carry-over to 'Thursday for
ts and socializing,
le conference was set for
hem Pines on invitation of
S. Younts, president and
ager of WEEB, a Mutual affil-
President White and Vice
[dent Johnson will be guests
he Sandhills Kiwanis Club
ing, at which Mr. Johnson
speak.
The first All-State Girls’ Bas
ketball tournament for North
Carolina will be held at the
Southern Pines gym next week,
starting Monday night and run
ning through to finals on Satur
day.
Sixteen girls’ high school teams
chosen by sports writers of the big
state dailies as tops will compete
for the state championship trophy.
The event is an invitational one,
sponsored by the joint Southern
Pines and Aberdeen Athletic as
sociations for the promotion of
girls’ basketball in all high
schools. Regarded by sports writ
ers and coaches as a ‘topflight
competitive and spectator sport,
basketball for the fair sex has
been generally “kicked around’’
and not rated anything like the
eminence given the same sport
among the boys.
The first statewide tournament
will present girls’ teams from the
following high schools: Aberdeen,
Ayden, Allen Jay (Guilford coun
ty), Cool Springs, Fairmont,
Franklinton, Hillsboro, Lincoln-
ton. New Bern, Pinehurst, Salem-
burg, Smithfield, Windsor, Wake-
Ion (Zebulon) and Washington.
A few teams invited to attend
were unable to do so. Especially
disappointing was the fact that
Benhaven and LiUington High
schools could not, for various rea
sons take part.
Unofficial
The tournament is perforce held
on an unofficial basis as there is
so far no organized set-up, as in
boys’ basketball, to determine the
best team and official champion.
However, it is felt that interest
shown in next week’s tournament
may be the first step toward an
official program in the state.
In the expressed opinion of the
sports writers, few will question
the right of next'week’s tourna
ment winner to be acclaimed as
state champion, in view of the
method of selection of the teams,
and their proven records.
All have excellent records of
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Scott Corner Is Handsome Setting For
Hnnter Trials; “Bright Light” Shines
Several hundred hunt-loving
people gathered Wednesday after
noon on the Scott Corner course
for the 13th Annual Hunter Trials
of the Moore County Hounds,
which presented more than 50
fine hunters and jumpers in vari
ous events over natural hunting
terrain.
Outstanding among the hunters
was Bright Light, bay gelding of
the Seven Star stables, who was
adjudged champion hunter. Bright
WANTED: A PIANO
The Pilot is glad this week
to pass on an appeal which
which we are sure will meet
response in some sympathetic
heart, somewhere.
Dear Friend:
We are looking for a "stray
piano." Anyone knowing the
whereabouts of a piano that
would need a new Home
please contact us.
We need a piano for our
Auxiliary meeting room and
we thought there may be
some kindhearted person gen
erous enough to give one to
our Auxiliary just to "get it
out of their way," at the same
time, making a much appreci
ated contribution.
Please call 7265 if you can
help us.
Sincerely,
VFW Ladies' Auxiliary
JENNIE GARTY, President.
MARY MORGAN, Secretary.
If you can help, let Mrs.
Mrs. Louis Garty, Mrs. Alex
ander Morgan or some other
lady of the auxiliary know.
Light was winner in the class for
open hunters, leading a field of
20 over the stiff mile-and-a-half
hunting course; also in the class
for thoroughbreds, and as a mem
ber of the winning Seven Star
hunt team of three.
'The beautiful course, in use for
the first time in several years and
greatly improved, formed a per
fect setting. The whole course
with its woods and natural jumps
is in view from the parking areas,
for full enjoyment of the thrilling
sight of hounds, horses and riders
at work.
The panoply of the. hunt was re
vealed at its finest in the parade
of hounds eind miniature drag
which preceded the classes.
Wealher Test
Rain which continued the full
day before the event, and up until
noon just before the trials began,
gave a perfect test of Sandhills
hunting conditions. With a two-
hour interval, in which the weath
er faired and the sun came out,
the ground was in excellent shape
by starting time. A bright spring
like afternoon, though with con
siderable wind, gave zest to the
show.
One untow£ird incident marred
the trials, when Mrs. Peggy Ewing
Mechling, riding a hunter from
the MacBride stables, took a bad
spill. She was taken to the Moore
County hospital where she was
given emergency treatment but
was npt retained as a patient.
Winners Listed
Summary: Class for green hunt
ers: first, Dula, owned by Stoney-
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New Dial System
Definitely Slated,
Is Cline’s Pledge
The new telephone book deliv
ered to Sandhills subscribers this
week will be obsolete in about six
months and will be replaced by a
new one, according to John E.
Cline, executive vice president of
the (jentral Carolina Telephone
company.
Installation of the new dial sys
tem here ,to take place during the
summer, will mean the changing
of all Southern Pines telephone
numbers, necessitating a new
book. Equipment for the new
system is expected to arrive in
May, and the work of installation
will take several weeks.
Called on the carpet again Mon
day by the State Utilities Com
mission on complaint of subscrib
ers in Gibsonville, Cline is report
ed to have admitted, “It seems we
have been making too many
promises, and not fulfilling them.”
That is not the case in Southern
Pines, he assured The Pilot, Tues
day. The promise of a new dial
system, made in October, 1948,
will be kept at the time predicted, j
It would have been kept earlier,
he said, except for unavoidable
delays in manufacture of the
equipment for xyhich the order
for the local office was placed
some two years ago.
Agreements made with the Util
ities Commission Monday for im
provement of the Gibsonville sit
uation will also be kept to the
best of the company’s ability, he
said. This includes a new dial
system for Gibsonville also.
The new telephone book be
came obsolete in some respects
even as it rolled from the presses.
For one item, Mr. Cline gave up
his private office number, listed
as 7252 ,to Mile-Away Farm. His
office is now on a party bne with
that of the business office, and
has the number 5332.
ing, at which plans were made
for a braking demonstration to be
held both morning and afternoon
of “Safety Day” and of emphasiz
ing the matter now in the fore
front of their minds.
Traffic problems were discuss
ed, and Mr. Edwards, who is post
safety engineer at Fort Bragg, ex
pressed the opinion that both the
parking and general traffic con
gestion will be helped by a change
in'the parking method on Broad
street. He said that parallel park
ing on the business side of broad,
with 30-degree rather than 45-
degree angle parking on the rail
road side, will give far better
clearance than is now obtained.
Grim Photographs
Under sponsorship of the board,
posters have been placed about
the town emphasizing the grim
ness of death in automobile acci
dents. Lettering on the posters
was dene by schoolchildren of
the Southern Pines and West
Southern Pines elementary
grades. The posters show unusual
photographs, not before released
to the public, of cars involved in
wrecks within a 50-mile radius of
this community. They also picture
victims of these accidents, photo
graphed in a morgue.
While few such accidents have
ever been known to take place
within the actual Southern Pines
city limits, they" are held to be
the immediate concern' of this
community as they occur with
frequency on US Highway 1 and
other important arteries of traf
fic in and out of the town. They
are immediate local news.
Speed Demonstration
'The braking dentonstration of
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Postmen Will Start
Next Thursday On
Unfamiliar Rounds
What Every
Patron Should Know
A strange new sight will be seen
on the streets of Southern Pines
' next Thursday—postmen,
j Their appearance on three car
rier service routes will mark an-
' other big milestone of progress in
I this community’s history.
( j The progress will be even more
I ' marked, said Postmaster A. Gar-
< I land Pierce this week, if citizens
NORMAN CORDON, only
North Carolinian ever to sing top
roles with the Metropolitan Op
era, will be a guest of the Sand
hills Music association at an in
formal evening, open to the pub
lic, to be held at the Hollywood
hotel at 8 p.m., Tuesday.
Mr. Cordon is director of the
community programs service of
the music department. University
Extension Service, Chapel Hill.
Presenting a song program
Tuesday night will be Tom Cor
don and Mrs. Annabelle Pearson,
of Southern Pines.
See story on page five.
Marshall Will
Present Hospital
Essay Awards
The three grand winners in the
school, essay contest, on “Why
Every Citizen in Moore County
Should Give All He Can Afford to
the Hospital Drive,” will be
chosen shortly from class winners
in grades four through 12, to be
honored at a special ceremony.
Gen. George C. Marshall has
accepted the invitation to present
the certificates to the three win
ning contestants, it was announc
ed this week by Maj. Gen. I. T.
Wyche of Pinehurst, chairman of
the countywide campaign in
whose behalf the competition was
held. A date for the presentation
will be set when the winners have
been chosen by a group of judges.
Pictures will be made of the cer
emony, and a copy presented to
each.
Judges wiU be Manly Wade
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If you want to know wheth
er your block will be served
by the city carrier service,
look on Page 10 where The
Pilot is this week publishing
the full list of blocks and
streets covered.
If you want carrier service,
do not live on a route but live
near one, see the Postmaster.
Arrangements can in many
cases be made for a mailbox
for your family to be set up
on the route.
WEEB Wins VFW Gold Certificate
REVIEW OF 82nd
General of the Army
George C. Marshall will re
view 10,000 troops of the 82nd
Airborne division at the Divi
sion Review field, Fort Bragg
Saturday at 11 a. m. Follow
ing the review General Mar
shall will present several
awards won by members of
the Division in their everyday
training.
The former Secretary of
State will eurrive from his
home at Pinehurst at 10:45
o'clock. His arrival will be
heralded by a 17-gun salute
of artillery, and four niffles
and flourishes played by the
82nd Airborne Division band.
will cooperate fully during the
first few days. They are asked
not to delay the postmen with in
quiries and conversation ,as all
will be learning their new routes
and will have a bard time getting
around to everyone.
They are asked also to exercise
patience in the opening days. The
change-over is a drastic one for
the post office and cannot be ac
complished without many initial
difficulties.
Routine of th^ first days, or
even weeks, will be complicated
first in the sorting of the mail, so
that all mail goes out on the
routes that should, while other
mail goes into private or general
delivery boxes; then in the deliv
ery, as the postmen learn the
streets, and who lives where.
With the season at its height and
the town filled with visitors, this
will take much time.
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Presentation of the VFW national Gold Certificate of Merit to
Radio Station WEEB, of Southern Pines, was made at a state VFW
banquet held at the Sir Walter hotel, Raleigh, last week. Above are
shown, left. National Commander-in-Chief Clyde A. Lewis, of Platts-
burg, N. Y., and Jack S. Younts, president and manager of WEEB,
who accepted the certificate in behalf of the station.
Two Certificates of Merit were presented by the National VFW
commander during his two-day visit to North Carolina. The other
went to John Whitaker, president of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco com
pany, Winston-Salem, for the company’s service to hospitalized vet
erans in providing them with free cigarettes.
WEEB’s award honored “outstanding service to the welfare of all
Veterans, and the meritorious performance of broadcast service to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars during the observance of their Golden
Jubilee.” This is the first such award to any North Carobna radio
station.
Red Cross Drive
Canvass Opens;
$4,000 Is Goal
Business and residential canvas
sers for the Red Cross member
ship campaign started out this
week in their effort to secure 100
per cent membership, and surpass
a $4,000 Quota.
Business district icanvassers
June Blue and Max Rush, start
ing out in the rain Tuesday, turn
ed in a good number of reports
before the weather halted their
activities. These were only a be
ginning, however, they said—^not
t nough for a detailed report this
week.
A small regiment of ladies of
the town, captained by Mrs. S. T.
V'allis with Mrs. Margaret Mills
Cameron as assistant, started out
Wednesday on a comprehensive
c .invass of the residential districts.
A report will be made by them
next week.
In the meantime, P. T. Kelsey,
. dvance gifts chairman, after one
eek of work reported the splen-
'id sum of $1,559 given—^more
than 75 per cent of his $2,000 goal.
The Rev. C. V. Coveil, commim-
\\Y chairman, addressed a meet
ing of workers at the chapter
headouarters here last Friday
morning.
SYMPHONY MAY 3~
The visit of the N. C. Sym
phony orchestra here will be
on May 3, postponed from the
date ^previously set of April
12, reported Voit Gilmore,
president of the Sandhills
Music association, this week.
The full symphony will be
heard as opening event of the
new school auditorium, which
is rapidly nearing completion.
It will present a free concert
for all school children of the
county, with a concert for the
public that night to which
tickets will be sold.