By VALERIE NICHOLSON
(See pictures on page 1) |to. He has governed four or five,
Southern Pines came under the i and came to Songkhla in Septem-
spell of Old Asia last weekend, in
the person of a charming, friend
ly and soft-spoken little brown
man.
And, making friends with Gov
ernor Puang Suwanarath—“Mr.
Puang”—of the province of Song
khla, Thailand, it was revealed
that the Far East and this country
have much in common.
He was the first person
many he met had known from
the land once called Siam. They
found he came from a modern
country; that this one holds few
surprises for him; that Thailand
has its diesel trains, passenger air
lines, modern schools and stores,
and most of the conveniences
which are sometimes thought of
as purely America'n.
"Very luke Yours"
However, in saying that what
■ was there is “very like yours” he
; frequently added, “but not so
her. \
After the dinner, he went for
a visit to the home of Lewis’
brother, James, and Mrs. Pate.
There he met young Jimmy and
Linda, who promptly annexed
him as another beloved uncle,
with whom they felt quite at
home.
Sunday, Mr. Puang, a Buddhist,
with the Woodruffs attended the
morning service at the First Bap
tist church, where he found many
I welcoming hands extended.
'Admires Hospitals
Sunday afternoon Lewis’ folks
took him cn a tour of the Sand
hills, with Mrs. Nicholson along.
He visited both St. Joseph of the
Pines and Moore County hospital,
expressing great admiration for
both; also- the Pinehurst Country
club, and other beauty spots ojE
the golfing resort. There are sev
eral courses in Thailand, he said,
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big.” Schools, health services and but the only one to compare with
many other phases of living, es- those of the Sandhills is the one
pecially in the rural areas, need “at the King’s Palace.”
much improvement. And that Coming heme, they stopped at
was one thing he was here for— the Southland for him to meet a
to see all there was to see in this former resident of Thailand—
country, to learn how things are Mrs. Ellsworth Tompkins of Hy-
dbne here and to carry back. attsville, Md., who had been there
knowledge which would help his with her husband on an official
people. I tour of duty. Mrs. Bernice Har-
Visiting Southern Pines Eis a rington, the hotel owner, served
friend of a local young man, coffee and cakes in the lobby, and
Lewis R. Pate, who is teaching in j much enjoyment was found as
Songkhla province under the Mrs. Tompkins and Mr. Puang
teacher exchange program, he'spoke together of mutual friends.
. The Central Carolina Telephone
i company will start this weekend
moving its business offices to their
new location at 232 South West
Broad street, the building former
ly occupied by John C. Parrish,
plumbing contractor.
Beginning Monday, the Central
Carolina’s “front office”—for pay
ment of bills, application for in
stallations, etc.—^will be ‘open to
the public in the new building.
For the past two years this office
has been in the WEEB building
on North East Broad street.
As remodeling in the back part
of the building is completed the
other offices will be moved there
—those of President John E.
Cline, General Manager George
M. Thompson, Commercial Man
ager E. C. Small and Auditor Bob
Strouse, with their secretarial
staff.
The move wUl concentrate in
one place offices which are now
in the WEEB building and the
main Central Carolina building on
East New Hampshire avenue. Af
ter the move is completed, expan
sion of equipment in the main
building will go forward. Consid
erable new equipment to take
care of the increasing load in the
area is to be installed.
was “adopted” by friends and rel
etives of Lewis’ and shown prac
tically everything there was to
see here.
and the land they both loved.
Sunday night, the Governor
was guest of honor at a supper
party at the home of Mrs. James
He came to Raleigh by Eastern 1 Boyd. Other guests were Brig
Airlines Friday afternoon,, to be
met by Mayor C. N. Page, Mrs.
Fred Woodruff (Lewis’ sister) and
Valerie Nicholson of The Pilot.
On arrival here he became a
guest in the Page home until his
departure by Piedmont Airlines
Monday 2ifternoon.
At the Pages’ he found a typical
holiday family group — Barbara
and Chan Jr., home from college
Gen. and Mrs. W. M. Gross, Mr.
and Mrs. Jere McKeithen, Mr
and Mrs. Amos C. Dawson and
Mrs. Nicholson. The group sat
long before the fireplace in gen
eral conversation, interested in
the comparisons of one land with
another and glimpses of life in a
Far Eastern land.
Visits Schools
Monday, the Governor visited
for Christmas, and David, a high both the Southern Pines and
school student. The first evening iWest Southern Pines schools, go-
there “we sat up till 1 o’clock hefing into many classrooms, paus-
was so interesting, and we had sojing here and there for a smiling
many questions to ask,” said Mrs. word with a boy or girl, and ap
Page, calling him a “model guest.”
Neighbors and friends dropped in
throughout the evening.
Visits Downtown
Saturday morning Mr. and Mrs.
Woodruff and Mrs. Nicholson
took him downtown, dropping
into various stores and introduc
ing him around. Wherever he
went, passersby smiled and spoke
to him. In the Citizens Bank and
Trust company Miss Emile Mae
Wilson came up. “I was Lewis’
first grade teacher and taught him
in high school too,” she told him,
immediately establishing a bond.
Mayor Page took the group to
the Coffee Shop for lunch, and
afterward the plan was for the
Governor to be driven to Fort
Bragg. However, he said he pre
ferred to stay in Southern Pines
and get acquainted with the Wood
ruff household, which includes
four young people. The Wood
ruffs also took him on a tour of
the town.
Saturday night, a festive dinner
was held at the Hollywood hotel,
given by the town board and in
cluding town and school officials
and members of the Pate and
Woodruff families. There was no
program other than an informal
welcome from the Mayor, to
which Mr. Puang made a gracious
and appreciative response.
Appointed By King
His English, slightly hesitant,
his unassuming maimer and soft
voice gave him the appearance of
a shy youth rather than the rul
ing official in a province of 360,-
000 people. A graduate of Bang
kok university and a lawyer, he
has been in government service
for 20 years. He was appointed
governor by the King, approved
bv the Premier and House, for
lifetime service, in whatever
pearing interested in everything
he saw. Supt. A. C. Dawson con
ducted the tour at both schools
£md in West Southern Pines Prin
cipal J. W. Moore served as guide.
In almost every clasroom the
children’s faces sparkled with’in
terest, and their hands waved for
question after question, concern
ing the climate, population, cus
toms, mode of travel and other
things about Thailand.
His country’s name was changed
by law some years ago, Mr. Puang
told them, because “Siam has no
meaning in our language, but
Thailand means the ‘land of the
free.’ ” The people h^ve alv/ays
been known as “Thai”—‘‘free”—
and they hope and plan to remain
so always, he averred.
In the afternoon he paid 'a visit
to USAFAGOS at Highland Pines
Inn, where he was shewn around
by General Gross and sat in on
class with this week’s newly-
arrived officer group.
Mayor Page put him aboard his
plane at 4:21 for his next stop—
Knoxville, Tenn.
Urged To Return
Goodbyes all around were sad.
“Come back some day!” Mr
Puang’s new friends urged him.
“Bring your wife and the children
—all five!” “I hope to,” said the
smiling little brown man, giving
warm farewell handclasps, “and
you must come to see us.”
He told them, “I have seen
much of your country in the past
three months—California, Buffalo
Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, Miami.
I like the Sandhills best of all. It
is so beautiful—^not ,too crowded,
all so pleasant, so green. You
have everything here — fine
schools, fine hospitals, sports. I
wUl never forget my visit to you.”
As he went he carried—along
Oassif led Ads
Light face caps and lower catse
type, 4c per word; BLACK CAPI
TALS, 5c per word. Minimum
price, per Ad, 50c. ALL ADS IN
CLASSIFIED COLUMN CASH,
WANTED: OLD BOOKS, LET
TERS, DOCUMENTS, GOLD
COINS, OIL PAINTINGS. SIL
VERWARE. OLD JEWELRY.
JOSEPH GARNIER, WELLES
LEY BLDG., PINEHURST. N.
C. o24tfc
FOR
RENT: Two desirable 3-
rooms apartments each with
private bath. One on first floor
and one on second floor. Apply
155 East Vermont Ave.
DESIRES WO^K: Experienced
baby sitter or daytime compan
ion for elderly person. Grace
D. Hardwick, phone 2-4084. j9c
FOR RENT: 4-room furnished cot
tage. All electric kitchen. H. W.
Van Boskerck, Pineliluff. j9p
FOR RENT: New 3-room furnish
ed apartment. Private entrance.
Thermostatically controlled
heat. 440 East New Hampshire.
Call 2-5884. j9c
FOR SALE: Narrow coil spring
roUaway bed. Hollywood head-
board style. Practically new.
Good price. Phone 2-6783. j9p
FOR SALE: Six weeks old Collie
puppies. Pure bred. AKC reg
istered. Buster Buffkin, phone
Aberdeen 7791. j9tfc
FOR RENT: 3-ROOM FURNISH
ED APARTMENT. HEATED,
PHONE 2-6322. | j9c
FOR RENT: 3-room furnished and
heated apartment. Couple only
Close in. Also, 4-room furnished
apartment. Dr. L. M. Daniels
phone 2-6382. j9c
DESIRES BABY SITTING in own
home. Night only. Call 2-8964
Mrs. Jewell Webb. j9c
FOR RENT: 2-bedroom apart
ment downstairs. Plenty yard
for play. R. S. Parker, 555 N
Ashe St. j9p
FOR RENT: 6-room unfurnished
house. Electric water heater
Oil heat. Phone 2-5743. j9c
— . .. Vlie went lie eeiAiici.i—
provinces he should be assigned with many messages for Lewis
FOR SALE: 1951, Ford Tudor;
black; perfect condition; locally
owned, Actual miles 23,700
$1495. Can be financed. Call
2-6531.
FOR SALE: Two second-hand bi
cycles. Bargains. Dr. L. M. Dan
iels, phone 2-6382. j9c
a big load of friendship, from the
people of Southern Pines.
CHEVROLET
YOU ARE CORDIALLY UNITED TO
BE OUR GUEST AT THE SHOWING OF
THE NEW
1953 CHEVROLET
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THE NINTH AND TENTH
OF JANUARY NINETEEN-HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE
AT THE
PINEHURST GARAGE CO., Inc.
PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
Do you have a desire for a
modem home in the country—
three large bedrooms, living
room with good view, hot air
heat with oil burner, six good
size rooms with plenty of good
closets; located on Pinehurst-
Pinebluff road. Sale - price
$14,000 with four acres addi
tional land available.
Buy this new ranch home—^lo
cated in desirable residential
section of Southern Pines—two
large bedrooms, living room
with fireplace and picture win
dow looking out on pine grove;
dining room, kitchen with
Youngstown equipment, hot
water heat with oil burner, lot
with 150-foot frontage. Buy
this house for less than it
would cost you to build it to
day. Sale price $13,500. FHA
financing available.
Desirable building lots on
Midland Road, 150 frontage On
Midland Road and extends
back to Knoll wood Lake; lake
privileges. Priced from $700
to $1,500.
REAL ESTATE LOANS
Consult ils about your FHA
and direct loans. If you are
planning to buy or build we
can arrange your financing for
you.
FOR RENT
3 bedroom furnished house be
tween Southern Pines and Ab
erdeen. Rental $95.
3 bedroom unfurnished house
between Southern Pines and
Aberdeen. Rental $75.
INSURANCE
Start the New Year with a
peace of mind by having ade
quate insiirance protection
against any loss. Consult us
about your insurance needs.
J. D. AREY & CO.
Realtors and Insurors
Tel. 8701 Aberdeen, N. C.
PARAKEETS
"The Singing - Talking Bird"
CANARIES - TROPICAL FISH
Tener's Bird House
Niagara, N. C.
Just Arrived—New Shipment
TROPICAL FISH
Open weekdays after 5 p. m.;
Weekends after 12 noon.
USED CARS
52 Willys 2-dr Demonstrator
52 4-dr Sedan Demonstrator 98
52 4-dr Sedan Demonstrator 98
52 Holliday Cpe Demonsta. 98
51 Willys Stadion Wagon
50 Olds 2-dr Sedan
47 Chevrolet Coupe
42 Cadillac
42 Ford
41 Pontiac
Pearse Motors, Inc.
Your OLDSMOBILE Dealer
795 Southwest Broad St.
Ph. 2-4411 Souther^ Pines
HOME VINEYARD GRAPE COL
LECTION—Red, White and
Blue. Consisting of 2 each Red
Lutie, White Niagaira and Blue
Concord—total Six 2 - year
Grape Vines—Offer No. 2-15,
$3.15 postpaid. Free Copy 56-
page Planting Guide in color
offered by Virginia’s Largest
Growers. Salespeople wanted.
WAYNESBORO NURSERIES,
Waynesboro, Virginia.
FOR RENT: Garden type, imfur-
nished apartments, 2 bedrooms,
living room, kitchen and din
ette. Knollwood Apts., 377 Del
aware Ave., Tel, 2-4375. dl9tf
FOR RENT: 4-room apartment
with bath. Good condition. Call
2-8133 or contact Mrs. Jack
Caudle, Manly. j2,9p
ART INSTRUCTION. DRAWING
AND PAINTING. CONTACT
SALLY GOODSPEED, PHONE
2-8785. j2.9.16p
FOR RENT: Four room furnished
apartment, $55. Electric kitchen.
Two entrances. Adults. No pets.
Midland Apartments, 236 N
Broad St. Call 2-4935 evenings.
j9c
LET US HELP YOU OWN YOUR
OWN HOME. FHA. DIRECT 1
AND GI LOANS. HOMR AND
BUSINESS PROPERTY. TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXPE
RIENCE. 4% G.I. 4‘A% FHA.
ACT NOW. HENRY L.
GRAVES. AIKEN BUILDING.
PHONE 2-2201.
WANTED: Furnace cleaning and
removing of ashes. Ed Torrence,
care Pilot, Southern Pines, o-tf
FOR RENT: Furnished Efficiency
apartment. Close in. Call 2-6471
until 5 p. m.. after 5 call 2-6885.
i9c
FOR RENT: Small apartment.
Completely fumishedj Couple
only. Phone 2-5622. j9c
FOR SALE
New Zenith TV
21-inch screen
List price $500
Will sell for $300
Call 2-6691
Southern Pines
j2,9p
FOR RENT: Furnished apartment.
Heat and water furnished. Pri
vate bath. 470 N. Ashe, phone
2-7012. j9c
FOR RENT: '4-room house. Com
pletely furnished. Couple only.
Phone 2-8154. j9c
REAL ^TATE
FOR SALE
I have several nice Homes
and business property at rea
sonable prices.
1 Home, 6 rooms and bath. Oil
heat. Basement. Close in. $6800
FOR RENT
Modem 3-room apartment with
private bath. Completely fur
nished. Heat and hot water in
cluded. Rales weekly or montto
ly.
The Woodworth
180 N. Bennett Street
Phone 2-6792
M. A. Lyons & Co.
GENERAL
CONTRACTING UP TO
$300,000
BUILDING . . .
REMODELING
Midlsmd Road, Southern Pines
Phone 2-4035
1 House, 5 rooms and bath.
Large lot. On Highway 1. $4200
New brick veneer Home, 3 bed
rooms, living, dining, kitchen,
bath. Basement. Oil heat. Nice
lot. Overlooking lake. $16,500.
65 nice lots in best part of
town. Reasonable.
J. D. SITTERSON
260 N. Ashe St. Ph. 2-8445
FOR SALE
4 apartment house. Within easy
walking distance of shops. Cen
tral heat with oil burner. Each
aplr. has separate electric me
ter. House in good repair.
$16,500
2 bedroom stucco and brick
home. Excellent location. Base
ment with oil burner. Steam
heal. Electric water heater.
Large living room and sun
room, dining room and kitchen.
Garage. Buyer may assume ex
isting mortgage. $10,500
FOR RENT—2 room office
suite. Centrally located.
Barnum Realty Co.
REI^LTORS
ALSO REFINANCING
TO REDUCE YOUR
PAYMENTS
MONEY IN 10 MINUTES
NO ENDORSERS
AUTO
CREDIT CO.
SOU. PINES . Phone 2-4571
On Hiway No. 1 Near
S. W. Broad St
FOR FLOORING, ROOFING, IN
SULATION, WALLBOARD
AND ALL OTHER KINDS OF
BUILDING MATERIALS CALL
McDonald Brothers, Telephone
2687, West End, N. C. aStfc
ALCOHOLICS Anonymous—Mon
day and Friday nights basement
Belvedere Hotel 8 p. m. Phone
2-5321. ml6tfc
Apartments For Rent
Houses For Sale
Pollock & Fiillenwider
Call 2-8732
APARTMENTS FOR RENT.
ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED
INQUIRE 385 NORTH MAY
STREET. jSp
FOR RfiNT: Furnished 3-room
garage apartment. Near Caro
lina Hotel, Pinehurst. Mimosa
Cottage. Phone Pinehurst 2834.
j9,16c
WANTED: Young women to train
as hand weavers. Year-round
work.' Forty-hour, five day
week. Excellent wages for per
sons able to learn. Apply be
fore 9 a. m. Employment office,
Anglow Tweeds. j9c
SANDHILL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Box 1061—Ph. 2-8180
Southern Pines, N. C.
Grading Contractors
Land Clearing, Discing
Ponds & Dams Built
Bulldozer Work
Contract or by Hour
Statew’ide North Carolina
License No. 2460
- R. C. JOHNSON
Phone 2-6132
C. H. DAUGHERTY
Phone 3*5505
WANTED: Laundry to do at
home. Sanitary facilities. Viola
Blue, 1063 West Illinois. j9p
FOR SALE: New Hampshire lay
ers, 7 months old. Josephine
Sadler. Inquire McNeill’s Feed
Store. j9p
FOR SALE: Newly-built modern
home. Two bedrooms. Wooded
lot. 31Q Wisconsin Avenue. L.
Brenson, same address. j9p
FOR SALE: Pigs and shoats. One
mile West of West Southern
Pines. Reasonable prices. David
McRae. j9p
FURNISHED APARTMENT FOR
RENT: Two large rooms. Pri
vate bath, porch. Hot air heat.
Adults. No pets. Tel. 2-7903. j9p
WANTED: 2 or 3-bedroom unfur
nished house by Air Force Offi
cer stationed Highland Pines
Inn. Contact Capt. J. H. Gifford,
phone 2-2972. J9p
FOR SALE: Complete library of
some 500 books. Can be bought
separately or as complete libra
ry. All good reading books. Con
tact Mrs. Kennington, Pine-
lodge, Pinehurst. Tel. 4155. j9
FOR SALE: One wheel luggage
trailer. Good condition.' See at
865 North May St. j9c
FOR RENT: CON-A-MORE Cot
tage. Unfurnished. Conn. Ave.
3-bedrooms, electric range and
water heater. Oil heat. Phone
2-4341 or L. V. O’Call^ghan
Plumbing and. Heating, 140 E.
Conn. Ave. j9c
ORDER YOUR GOOD
CLEAN COAL NOW
Call us today for
Kentucky Peabody
Stove and stoker coal
Red Jacket. Clinchfield
Red Ash Stove Coal
Penn. Bricquetts
and Charcoal
Good Oak Wood Sawed
to Order
Good Fat Pine
CHANDLER - HOLT ICE
& FUEL CO.
Under New Management
Southern Pines
FOR RENT: Two very nicely fur
nished apartments. Each b'‘s
large living-room with fireplace,
and 2 large bedrooms, bath and
kitchen. Apply 10 to 12 and 3
to 5 p.m. at Corner Orchard and
Weymouth roads. Wallace Bry
ant. dl9c.
BUY FROM MILL OUTLET AND
SAVE: Morgan-Jones national
ly advertised Rugs and Carpets
made in Laurinburg. Phone
Barnes Furniture Co., Laurin
burg 371 for night and Wednes
day afternoon appointment if
desired. dl2tfc
FOR SALE
HOUSES - LOTS - LAND
BROADUS W. SMITH
Tel. 2-5542
olOlf
FOR SALE: Electrol Gun type
Oil Burner for furnace. Good
condition. Priced very low. Can
be seen at 240 N. Ridge St. Tel
2-4722. 024c
USED CARS
52 Dodqe 4 door
52 Ford 2 door
51 Plymouth Belvedere
50 Plymouth CC—X clean
49 Plymouth C. C.
49 Ford C. C.
48 Chevrolet 4 door
46 Ford CC—X clean
46 Ford 2 door
40 Chevrolet 4 door
SPECIAL
1939 Ford. You can drive
home. All glass in it. Starts
with starter. $49.95 cash.
PHILLIPS MOTORS
Where Prices Are Born,
Not Raised
Carthage, N. C.
FOR SALE: Upright piano in good
condition. Priced for quick sale
Call 2-4722. 024c
FOR WOOD WINDOWS, STEEL
WINDOWS, ALUMINUM WIN
DOWS AND ALL OTHER
KINDS OF BUILDING MA-
TERAILS CALL McDonald
Brothers, Telephone 268’, West
End, N. C. a8tfc
WELL BORING: Let us bore you
a nice 20” well, tiled complete
ly for only $3.75 per foot. R. P.
Blackwelder, Tel. 777. 2% mi.
south of Sanford on No. 1 high
way. Rte. 1. No Sunday orders
please. jig
FOR SALE
2 overstuffed chairs & sofas
$250 the lot
also
One Antique small Grate
$150
Phone 2-6691
Southern Pines i2,9p
Plenty of good water from a drill
ed well. Write for illustrated
booklet and estimate, giving us
the direction and how far you
live from your postotfice. Heat
er Well Compapy, Inc., Raleigh,
NC. tfchg
FOR RENT: Sunny room for gen
tleman. Beautyrest mattress.
Two blocks Post Office, 240 S.
Ashe St. j9p
FOR RENT: One 4-roofn apart-'
ment. Electrically equipped. Oil
heat. Couple only. One 3-room
apartment. 360 East Maine. Tel.
2-7811. j9p
PRIVATE TUTORING; All ele
mentary subjects and French.
Grades three to eight. Mrs. Mil-
iicent Hayes, Southern Pines,
tel. 2-8812. j2tfc
WANTED: Woman to help in sew
ing room. Must be experienced
in handsewing. Forty-hour, five
day week. Positions open for
both seasonal and permanent
work. For appointment phone
2-5812. j9c
FOR RENT: An exception
ally nice apartment. Close
in.
W. C. HILDERMAN
Real Estate Broker
225 Weymouth Road
LOST: Green Brocaded Needle
point work bag. Suitable re
ward offered. Finder return to
Carolina Hotel desk. j9p
FOR SALE: Storkline folding car
riage. Practically new. High
chair, stroller. 145 W. Mass. Ave.
j9p-
PALMISTRY
By Madame Eve
She is here located in your
own area for the first time.
She will tell your past,
present and future, also
give advice on all matters.
She will answer all ques
tions. Consult this lady.
She helps others in all
walks of life—^why not you?
All readings strictly confi
dential.
Located between Aberdeen
and Southern Pines on US
1 near Drive-In Theatre.
Hours: 9 ami. to 11 pmi.
All PATRONS WELCOME.