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Hiss Bessie McCaskill of Carth-
1, register of deeds for the past
years, announced this week
It she will not be a candidate
reelection.
ler announcement “To the
ters” says, in part, “I wish to
ink each of you sincerely for
ir loyal support, and am deep-
grateful for your cooperation,
dness and help in making it
h a pleasure to serve you as
ister of deeds.”
liss McCaskill served as cleik
the register of deeds’ office for
eral years before her election
;he post. She is one of the few
nen in the state to hold this
ce, and is highly regarded over
vide area for the efficiency
h which she has handled her
lartment.
he gave no reason for her de
on. However, it is assumed
the fact that the office will
on a salary basis, with the sal-
set by law at a rather low
ire, may have had its influ-
2.
lember Change
^ith the start of the new term
ember 1, the salary will be
t less than $2,500 nor more
$3,000,” at the descretion of
county commissioners. Hith-
n, the office has been on a
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Mayor Appoints
Committee For
Industry Action
Meeling Indicates
Welcome Is Ready
F*or Right Concern
“Mogo” Baker holds the Robert Hawk Memorial trophy and Betty Jean Hurst the George C. Bums
Memorial trophy, awarded them by C. S. Patch, Jr., center, for being the “most valuable” players on the
high school basketball teams. “Mogo”—or Bill—is a triple-threat man, playing varsity football, bas
ketball and baseball. Betty Jean is an All-County guard.
The presentation was made Friday night at the Rotary banquet for the boys’ and girls’ teams. Story
(Photo by Henry Turner)
on page 13.
Coming of Spring
Sees Resort Town
Full of Folks
Schools Sponsor April Safety Drive;
Children Will Take Part In Events
PARENTS, KIDS
edmont Will
bspend Sehedule
iring Maneuvers
iedmont Ainlines this wteek
)unced a new flight schedule
rtive Saturday, April 1,
:h, however, will be suspend
er three or four weeks from
' 15 during the climax of the
Maneuvers over Camp Mack-
nce the air is expected to be
c with planes during the tre-
dous airlift operation over the
i reservation area, the civilian
es will give it a wide berth.
■ Charlo^e-Wilmington trip.*
:h now stops at Knollwood air-
and Fayetteville, will go by
igh instead.
om April 1 to April 15 there tu v;,.
be five daily flights, alight- three weeks.
All of a sudden, after a long
dull winter, spring arrived—and
with it an influx of tourists which
have filled this springtime village
to the bursting point.
The welcome invasion started
making its presence felt about a
week or 10 days ago and reached
full tide this week, when Mrs.
James Prim, Chamber of Com
merce secretary, reported that for
several nights in a row all avail
able space was taken.
Visitors crowded the Chamber
of (Commerce office for informa
tion about rooms, keeping Mrs.
Prim on the phone all day hunt
ing bed space for them. The vis
itors filled up not only the local
hotels and guest houses, but tour
ist homes and motor courts for
a mile cr two up and down High
way 1.
Restuarants were doing a land
office business, and other busi
nesses also reported “Happy times
are here again.” The rush is ex
pected to continue for two or
Attention parents and
kids!
A radio program with you
in mind, will be given on
WEEB Wednesday at 4:30
p. m., as part of the safety
campaign being sponsored
during April by the Southern
Pines schools.
Supt. P. J. Weaver and Ed
Cox, station production man
ager, will preseent a discus
sion called "On a Bicycle
Built for You."
Mrs. Lawrence Grover will
speak on "Danger!—Child
Ahead." This wUl be WEEB's
weekly 15-minule "Voice of
the SaindhilJls" pxoglranx.
Miss Williams And
Mrs. Jones Head
Month's Campaign
Census-Taking
Starts Saturday;
Warning Issued
at Knollwood airport at 7:12
n. (westbound), 1=13 p. m.
-bound), 3:18 p. m. (east-
id), 4 p. m. (westbound) and
p. m. (westbound),
ancis Harris, local Piedmont
jsentative, said that on May
le airline plans to inaugurate
■ flights to and from Myrtle
h, via Southern Pines and
‘tteviUe.
Room For More
Some hotels said “We are turn
ing them away” while others re
ported “Always room for a few
more.” The latter are those in
which reservations are usually
made weeks in advance. A con
stant small percentage of cancel
lations gives them some leeway in
the matter of the accommodation
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rdy Pleads Own Case In Canadian
lOurt On Violation of Currency Laws
rnon G. Cardy, retired Mon-
hotel magnate guUty of for-
exchange control violations
ving $200,000, at a' hearing
at Montreal last week asked
e Gerald Almond to be leni-
stating the money he used in
illegal dealings had paid
some dividends in the form.
EASTER TREAT
>nce more the beaufifiil
ckwifh Gardens are fo be
display for Ihe benefit of
Moore County Hospital
xiliary. The date is Easter
aday afternoon when the
nous gardens will be open-
to the public for this local
tse.
’lantings of azaleas, camel-
bushes and magnolias form
lackground for the beds of
ning tulips and while nar-
ius and datffodils, while
k and white dogwood line
grassy walks. The garden
been under the care of
lest Morell for many years
1 is now reaching its height
perfection.
fA spring-time f^lryland!"
i a recent visitor. This
vter Sunday treat will be a
jist" for all flower-lovers.
of. American dollars left by pa
trons at the hotels he formerly
owned.
Judge Almond said he would
sentence Mr. Cardy today (Fri
day), March 31. The prosecution
has asked for a fine of $100,000
plus a jail term.
Making representations in his
own behalf in a. move which
caught the court by surprise,
Cardy further stated: “I should
like the public to realize that I
did not make one dollar out of
these transactions.
•‘I have suffered humiliation
and adverse publicity since this
prosecution began and I honestly
tell you. My Lord, that I have
already been severely punished
even before you pass sentence on
me.” ^
Reading a six-page statement to
which w^as attached correspon
dence between him and the For
eign Exchange Control Board and
several other letters, Mr. Cardy
said it was in 1946 that the Cardy
Hotels decided to enter horses of
Cardy Farms in horse shows and
hunt club activities in the United
States.
“We found in Canada that these
horses contributed beyond com
prehension to the publicity which
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Moore County enumerators for
the 1950 U. S. census are today
(Friday) completing a five-day
course of instruction at Carthage
given by Wilbur Currie, of Pine-
hurst, crew leader, preparatory to
the start of the census Saturday
morning.
touring the next (two weeks
householders will be called to
their doors by the knock of the
census taker. He—-or she—will
present credentials in the form of
an identification card introducing
him as an enumerator for the 17th
decennial census. He will carry
an official Census of Population
form on which he will write down
names and information about
each individual in the household.
He will have nothing to sell, and
will ask only the questions which
appear on the form.
Strictly Business
W. Lament Brown, Eighth Dis
trict supervisor of the census,
warns that if the visitor cannot
produce his credentials he is an
impostor, and will be subject to
"^enal action for impersonating a
federal officer. If he undertakes
to conduct any business other than
the official taking of the Cen
sus. the police should be notified.
Census takers are not permitted
to combine their census work
with soliciting money, selling, dis
tributing advertising nDaterial or
any such activity.
These and other instructions
were given the enumerators this
week, as they attended training
classes each morning, Monday
through Friday, in the basement
of the Carthage Presbyterian
church.
Ten basic questions are to be
asked about every man, woman
and child. Four other auestions
will be asked of every fifth per-,
son, to provide a sampling survey
on birthnlaces and education.
Every fifth adult will be asked
five other auestions, including
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The Southern Pines schools will
sponsor an April campaign on the
theme “Child Pedestriaa and Bi
cycle Safety,’’ with their efforts
directed tpward alerting the chil
dren to accident prevention, and
reminding parents of their re
sponsibilities in this regard.
This will be the second in a
series of month-long safety cam
paigns put on by participating
agencies of the Southern Pines
Safety Council. The first was
sponsored by the town board dur
ing March.
Miss Billie Williams, of the
Southern Pines faculty, is the
April chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Ada C. Jones at West Southern
Pines. They have worked out a
comprehensive program for the
rnonth, coordinated with daily ac
tivities at both schools.
At the Southern Pines Elemen
tary school, today (Friday) will
end a poster contest which has
been held as preliminary to the
campaign, Miss Williams said.
Much intefest has been shown and
large number of posters com
pleted. These will be judged in
the next few days, and the best
in two groups (first through
fourth grades, fifth through
eighth) will be displayed down
town next week.
A bicycle parade will climax
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Industry will receive a real
welcome here, provided it is of
an appropriate kind, helping and
not harming the Sandhills’ valu
able resort features, was the con
census of a group of representa
tive citizens meeting here Monday
night.
A motion to this effect carried
unanimously after considerable
discussion of the pros and cons
involved. It was decided to form
a corporation to Secure desirable
industry and to assist it in setting
up operations in the vicinity.
Harry Fullenwider, Chamber of
Commerce president, asked
Mayor C. N. Page to select a five-
man committee empowered to act
toward this end. Later in the
week, the Mayor announced that
the foUowihg had, on his request,
accepted this responsibility: N. L.
Hodgkins, John Howarth, Walter
E. Blue, Voit Gilmore and E. J.
Austin.
The meeting had been called,
Mr. Fullenwider said, because an
industry had indicated an interest
in locating here if it would find
a welcome, and he wished to
sound out comimunity opinion be
fore preceding further. Those he
had asked to attend, he sajd, rep
resented as good a cross-section
as he could get together. He said
he felt all interests should be
heard—the old as well as the
new, arid those who had located
here for relaxation and pleasure
■largely because there was no
industry here—as well as those
who are here for business reasons.
Investment Needed
The name and type of the oper
ation wishing to locate here could
not be publicized, he said, until
a decision was reached. It would
require investment by the citi
zens in providing a building, built
to specifications, as a mark of
good faith and good will.
Jnvestment of $100,000 would
be made by the company in pur
chase and installation of equip
ment. The industry would be a
small one at first, but with poten
tialities for growth.
This particular industry, how
ever,. Mr. Fullenwider said, was
not the immediate issue. Others
also have cast wishful eyes on the
Sandhill area. If one comes, others
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FIREMEN'S BALL
This community will go
dancing Tuesday evening,
April 11, at the 17th Annual
Firemen's Ball, which will be
held at the Southern Pines
Country club under sponsor
ship of the Southern Pines
volunteer fire department.
Hundreds traditionally
make merry at this event,
whose proceeds go to the fire
men's civic fund. You won't
, have to go far to find a ticket
as every volunteer fireman is
carrying a pocketful of them,
with anticipation that all will
be sold by the time of the big
event.
Music will be by the Fay
ette quintet, directed by Bill
Lowden. an outfit which pro
vides the best of today's and
yesterday's popular tunes in
approved modern style. A girl
vocalist sings with the band.
Joe Garzik is chairman in
charge of arrangements, as
sisted by Don Hurst, Joe
O Callaghan, Ralph Mills and
George Little.
Garden Tour Set For
Monday and Tnesday;
12 Homes Are Listed
Town In Hands
of “Enemy,” Says
Maneuver Chief
Shaw House Is
Headquarters For
Garden Club Event
U. S. Air Force Col. Frank H.
Mears, proudly displaying the
pew blue Air Force uniform, told
the Sandhill Kiwanis club many
of the problems and details of the
coming maneuver “Exercise
Swarmer,” which will be staged in
this part of North Carolina next
morith,. The meeting was held
Wednesday at the Highland
Pines Inn.
Colonel Meares opened his talk
on a note of distress by telling the
Beautiful homes and gardens in
and around Southern Pines will
be opened to the public Monday
and 'Tuesday, on the second an
nual Garden tour sponsored by
the Southern Pines Garden club.
Tours will be continuous from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with headquar
ters at the Shaw House, century-
old cottage picturesquely restored
and authentically furnished by
the Moore County Historical so
ciety. Luncheon and tea will be
served at the Shaw House to tour
visitors,
The tours will “follow the green
arrow”—markers posted along the
way—for several miles, stopping
at a dozen homes, all different and
of outstanding distinction. Listed
on the tour are the following:
1. K. B. Trpusdell, East Indiana
avenue.
2. Mrs. Lucien H. Littlefield,
East Indiana avenue.
3. Ernest Ives, Paint Hill Farm.
4. W. H. Barnum, Bethesda
road.
5. E. C. Stevens, Highland road.
6. D. W. Winkelman, Rast Mas
sachusetts avenue.
7. Mrs. Katherine S. McCoil,
East Massachusetts avenue.
8. H. M. Vale, “Loblolly,” Val
ley road.
9. W .to. Campbell, Blast Connec-
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Gen. Vandenberg
Visits Parents
On Mackall Trip
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg,
chief of staff of the U. S. Air
.. „ ...c Force and senior member of the
Kiwanis members and guests that j Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited his
f^ll of Southern Pines, Moore parents, Mr .and Mrs. William S.
Vandenberg, at Mrs.
Elks’ Barbecue
For Floodlights
To Be Big Event
Sandhills Funeral
Home Changes
Hands In Swap
The Sandhills Funeral Home
property on North Bennett street
changed hands this week in an
exchange'by which R. J. Hughes,
of Siler City, became the new
owner.
A. B. Patterson, former owner,
and proprietor of the 10-year-old
funeral home, in the swap took
over ari eight-room white brick
residence, close to the downtown
district in Siler City. He said his
plans for the Siler City property
are not yet complete, but that he
intends to remain in Southern
Pines and continue in business
here.
No official announcement has
been made by Mr. Hughes as to
his intended use of the funeral
home building. It is understood
he acquired it as investment and
may convert it to apartments.
The spacious, square brick
mansion of 24 rooms, on a wide
wooded lot just one block from
Broad street, was originally built
for a clinic and used as such by
a former resident. Dr. Blair. The
Pattersons have used it as home,
business and for rental of
-- a few. „ _
rooms. 'They will not vacate im-1 tendance. from a
mediately. planned.
'We’ll need all the population
of Southern Pines and then some
out at Memorial field Wednesday
evening, and we hope everybody
will buy not just one ticket but
bunches of ’em,” said John Orms-
by, chairman of the Elks’ “super
colossal, massive, gigantic” bar
becue, this week. *
We really need 100 per cent
community support on this one,”
he went on. “We’ll give you all
the barbecue you can eat—and
when it’s over we hope to be able
to write a checH for those flood
lights.”
With a hairbreadth margin of
profit, members of the Southern
Pines lodge are relying on mass
production to accomplish their
objective, long desired by many
citizens—the installation of flood
lights for night games at Mem
orial field. They’d like to have
them in for exhibition games by
the Detroit Tigers’ two farm clubs
next month if possible.
The latest report indicated that
several thousand tickets had been
sold, most of them by the 20-ticket
book, but “we need lots miore than
that, even,” declared Chairman
Ormsby.
Arrangements have been made
with W. B. Guin, master of barbe
cue at Bill and Dot’s Place on
US 1 north, to furnish one solid
ton of the best in barbecue. Other
foods are being arranged for on
a similarly large scale. Members
of the lodge in the four counties
of its jurisdiction are all selling
tickets and an exciting, satisfying,
entertaining event, drawing at-
wide area, is
county and many of the surround
ing counties are now in “enemy”
hands. The section was “invaded”
some weeks ago by. troops who
were attempting to consolidate
their positions and re-establish
their lines to “conquer” the in
dustrial areas of North and South
Carolina, meeting with another
“invasion” force which now holds
Florida, before moving North.
The Air Force will establish an
airhead by dropping about two
divisions of paratroopers, who
will attempt to drive the “ene
my” into the sea near Wilming
ton. Due to the fact that the “ene
my” has control of all roads, rail
facilities, etc., the paratroopers
will have to be supplied, reinforc
ed and sustained completely from
the air. “The operation will be
another Berlin airlift right here
in your own back yard,” stated
Colonel Meares, who is chief of
Staff for the maneuver.
... Perham’s
nursing home here Wednesday
morning, while on a quick trip by
plane to Camp Mackall.
General Vandenberg planned to
fly back Thursday after confer
ences with Air Force leaders at
Mackall on plans for the maneu
vers, Exercise Swarmer. He was
accompanied by Prof. W. Barton
Leach, a Harvard University pro
fessor and Air Force^ consultant.
His visit was a surprise to his
parents, who have been spending
the winter here while Mrs. Van
denberg recuperated from an ill
ness.
The general returned only a
few days ago from a 10-day air
swing around South America. He
w the first of a parade of top mil
itary and civilian defense chiefs
who will be coming into Mackall,
since great importance is attached
to the tests to be carried on there
from mid-April until earty May.
Firemen Battle Six Forest Fires On
Windy Week End; One Close To Town
Four fires on Saturday after
noon and two Monday night, one
of them perilously close to the
town limits of Southern Pines,
whipped through the forests
ahead of a high March wind to
give the county fire crews their
worst week end of the season.
The Monday night blaze was
actually seen to flicker into being
by a watcher atop the fire tower
close by, in a pine grove through
which a car had just passed.
Though the fire fighters were on
the spot immediately, assisted by
the Southern Pines volunteer fire
department and many volunteers,
fire and wind together gave them
a tough hour-long battle during
which some 12 acres of woodland
were destroyed.
The fire swept an area beyond
the town horse show grounds
heading toward West Southern
Pines, which appeared for a time
to be endangered.
1,000 Acres Burned
Only part of the fire crew was
available for this blaze as the rest
of the men, including Fire War
den E. W. Davis, were engaged at
the time in an exhausting seven-
hour 1,000-acre battle just beyond
the Lee county line. On sighting ■
the fire moving rapidly toward i
Moore county, the men and trac
tor rushed to the aid of Lee Coun
ty Warden A. C. FarreU, who has
only two crewmen and little
equipment. Starting about 7:30
p. m., the fire was not subdued
until nearly 3 a.m., Tuesday, after
destroying a vast timber acreage
and several bams and other farfn
outbuildings.
Ironically, within an hour after
the weary fighters — including
many volunteers—had tumbled
into bed, a good hArd rain started
up.
One fire after another was the
story Satiurday, with alarms fol
lowing in swift succession or over
lapping. Three were in or near
West End, the fourth above Cam
eron near the Lee county line.
The first began about 1:30 p. m,
when a trash fire behind the West
End movie theatre got away and
raced in front of the wind across
the fields toward some woods.
About eight acres were ignited
before the crew and tractor could
get it stopped, after about
hour.
On Edge of Diunp
On their way out of town, the
fire crew spotted another fire
starting up, this time from the
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