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Why There's An Ordinance: Left, Residential Area Mess. Right, Trash At Rear Of Stores
t Garbage Ordinance To Be Enforced
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Citizens Have Month
To Meet Provisions
▼ .COMPLIES WITH LAW —
( This can meets specifications
' —^metal, water tight, has
handles and tight-fitting lid,
is not over 30 gallon capacity
and does not weigh more
than 20 pounds. Many resi-
dente have purchased cans
such as ^dlis recently, in order
, to comply with the new law.
^ N. L. Hodgkins
Takes Office As
Club President
Ncrris L. Hodgkins, Sr', of
Southern Pines was installed
Wednesday as president of the
# Sandhills Kiwanis Club, during
the regular luncheon meeting of
the club at the Hollywood Hotel.
He succeeds L. B. Creath of Pine-
hurst.
Other new officers installed
Wednesday were John Taylor of
Pinehurst, vice-president, and
John Ponzer of Southern Pines,
secretary and treasurer.
New directors installed were
Gen. R. B. Hill, Ward Hill, W. P.
# Saunders and Graves Vann, all of
Southern Pines; Paul Dana and
I. C. Sledge of Pinehurst; and Dr.
E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen.
New officers and directors were
elected November 4. They will
hold office through the year 1954.
Dr. T. A. Cheatham of Pine
hurst, rector emeritus of the Vil
lage Chapel there and an honor
ary member of the Sandhills Ki-
^ wanis Club, made an inspiration-
* al talk during the meeting—an
annual event that has become a
tradition of the club.
Aubrey Johnson of Aberdeen,
proprietor of Aubrey Johnson
Chevi'olet, Inc., was inducted as a
member of the club. •
Three Hurt In
Collision With
Cameron Depot
An unusual accident occurred
at Cameron early on the day be
fore Christmas when three mem
bers of a Fayetteville family, re
turning from a wedding, collided
with the Seaboard Air Line Rail
road depot.
, The car went out of control off
Highway 27 which runs close to
the depot at the foot of a steep
grade, going east, highway runs
grade, going east, where the high
way runs through the Cameron
residential section. Severely in
jured and taken to Lee County
Hospital, where they remained
patients early this week were
Bond Byrd, a singer and music
I teacher of Fayetteville, his wife
' and Byrd’s father, W. J. Byrd.
Of New Refuse Law
strict enforcement of the new
town refuse ordinance was fore
cast this week by City Manager
Tom E. Cunningham who said
that requirements of the new law
‘must be met by February 1.
If garbage container specifica
tions and other provisions of the
ordinance are not met, warning
notices will be issued and, after
about two weeks, containers that
do not meet requirements will be
picked up and citations will be is
sued.
“We do not want to work a
hardship on anyone,” the city
manager said, “and are giving
ample time for compliance with
the law. Thq purpose of the ordi
nance is to make Southern Pines
a cleaner and more attractive
town, also to eliminate flies,
smells and unsanitary conditions.
I am sure that everyone wants to
cooperate in this effort to improve
this town which is constantly on
display to our many visitors, as
well as for our own satisfaction
here at home.”
Cunningham said that a survey
of residential and business sec
tions discloses “a surprising
amount” of unsatisfactory condi
tions in regard to garbage con
tainers—conditions like those pic
tured in The Pilot today. AU of
these photos were made after the
pew garbage law went into effect
and none of them were arranged.
Photos on the front page and an
other page show conditions ac-' nance whose most notable provi-
tually encountered by a Pilot staff sion, so far as departure from pre
vious zoning regulations here is
concerned, is establishment of
large areas of the town in which
residential building is restricted
RECOMMENDED—A sunken,
patented metal garbage can
container on the parkway is
permitted under the new law
and is recommended by the
council. Foot pressure lifts
the small lid for deposit ^of
refuse. The entire big lid
swings back to permit empty
ing of large can underground.
Hearings Set On
Zoning Ordinance,
Street Changes
Two public hearings are set fop
the town hall Thursday night of
next week at 8 o’clock. Action on
one of the matters is scheduled.
One hearing will permit discus
sion of a proposed zoning ordi-
n ember who toured residential
and business areas with a cam
era.
Another purpose of the new
ordinance is to save taxpayers: to one-family dwellings. A full
money, Cunningham noted. (text of the proposed ordinance,
A study by the Ctiizens Ad- with exact boundaries of the re
visory Cemmittee, which prece-! stricted areas, appears on page 9
ded the new ordinance, reveaded | of today’s Pilot.
1 The other hearing, about which
affected nearby property owners
have been directly notified, con
cerns three requests made to the
town to abandon and quitclaim to
adjacent property owners certain
portions of dedicated but unopen
ed streets.
The council has announced that
that many hours of labor are
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Owen No Longer
With Patch Store
C. S. Patch, Sr., president of .. . ^ , .. .
Patch Department Store, Inc., said i ** proposes to takq action on this
Thursday that Earle Owen, who "^^^ter A full description of the
property appears on page 9.
TO BE DISCONTINUED
Starting today (Friday), winr
dow sale of United States savings
bonds at the Southern Pines post
office is discontinued. Postmaster
Garland Pierce announces. Sale
severance of connection from the ! and redemption of U. S. savings
store took place Wednesday. stamps, however, will continue.
has been general manager of the
store for almost a year and a half,
is no longer with the firm. He
said no successor has been named
to thfe position.
At his home here, Mr. Owen
said he had no plans for the fu
ture to announce at this time. His
March Of Dimes Will Begin
The first month of the New
Year brings the 1954 March of
Dimes—and the first day brings
the kickoff dinner for’ the cam
paign in Moore County, to be held
tonight (Friday) at 7 o’clock at
the Carthage Hotel in Carthage.
Guests will be the community
campaign chairmen and the offi
cers and directors of the Moore
County chapter. National Infantile
Paralysis Foundation. The meet
ing will serve also as the annual
meeting of the chapter, for elec
tion of officers and directors for
the coming year. H. Clifton Blue
of Aberdeen, county campaign
chairman, will be the host. Paul
C. Butler, of Southern Pines,
chapter chairman, will preside
over the business session.
Most of the directors and com
munity chairmen are the same, for
it has been the custom to elect to
the board those who do the work
during the annual fund drive.
Thus they represent the Founda
tion in their communities not only
atecampaign time but throughout
the year. Many are intimately
familiar with the work through
years of service.
Chairman Blue this week com
pleted his list of community chair
men, adding the name of Mrs.
Frank Wilson of Manly to the ros
ter of 20 previously announced.
Quotas will be set at the dinner
meeting and information given
relative to the campaign and its
objectives. It will open in each
community the following day,
January 2.
NEW YEAR'S DAY
Southern Pines and this
area are generally observing a
New Year holiday today (Fri
day).
Closing of retail stores is
recommended by the Cham
ber of Commerce and most
stores will be closed, as will
bank, town offices, post office
and other establishments.
There will be no city mail de
livery.
The courthouse at Carth
age will be closed for the
day.
X-Ray Survey In
Moore County
Starts Next Week
A county-wide X-ray survey,
during which any one 15 years of
age or older can get a free chest
X-ray, will begin Thursday of
next week, Januarj' 7, to run
through Febmary 11.
More than 25 stops by truck-
drawn mobile X-ray units are
scheduled throughout the county
on each day of the week except
Sunday and Monday. Trained
personnel of the State Health De
partment will operate the ma
chines.
Designed primarily to help diag
nose cases of tuberculosis, the
survey is the first of its kind h^
in Moore County in several ye^.s.
It is made possible by cooperation
of the County Board of Co|(imis-‘'
sioners. County Health E^partf-
ment, N. C. Board cf Healtnan^
the Moore County Tuberculosis
Association v/hich uses a portioi^
of its Christmas Seal funds to help
pay expenses.
Stops for the first two weeks of
the survey (all 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
are listed as: Lobelia Community
House, January 7; Glendon —
across from post office, January
7 and 8; Farm Life School, Janu
ary 8; Lakeview—Brewer’s Esso'
Station, January 8 and 9; West
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Uniform W ater Kate Ordinance To
Be Considered By Conncil Jan. 12
Would Raise
Knollwood
50 Per Cent
An ordinance settting uniform
water rates for in-town and out-
of-tewn consumers has been pre
pared and will be presented to the
town council for consideration at
the council’s regular meeting
January 12, it was learned this
week from City Manager Tom E.
Cunningham.
The ordinance would continue
in force the present rates for in-
tewn consumers, eliminating a
few rate differences that had been
authorized for certain users over
the course of many years.
The proposed law would set an
additional charge of 50 per cent
of the in-town rate for all con
sumers residing outside the cor
porate limits.
Some “outside” consumers now
are paying this 50 per cent addi
tional rate. Others do not—the
largest group of these being in
Knollwood. The proposed ordi
nance would raise Knollwood
water bills by 50 per cent.
The new law would continue
in effect a provision whereby
water consumers get 10,000 gal
lons instead of 5,000 gallons for
the minimum $5 charge during
the summer quarter, a provision
that has been in force for many
years to encourage care of lawns
and shrubbery and beautification
through preserving gardens in the
hot months.
Rates now paid in town—which
would be continued under the
new ordinance are:, first 5,000 gal
lons or less, $5; next 120,000 gal
lons or less, 45 cents per 1,000 gal
lons; next 225,000 gallons or less.
40 cents per 1,000 gallons; all
over 350,000 gallons, 34 cents per
1,000 a^ons.
Out,(mrto4ra rates, without ex-
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VFW Provides Yule Cheer
Committee members of the John
Boyd Post, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, are shown with some of the
more than 60 Christmas Cheer
food baskets prepared by the post
and delivered to needy families of
the community last week. Left to
right: Clyde Smith, Louis Schei-
pers, Jr., who is post commander;
M. L. (Mike) Whitesell, Fred Hall,
Jr., who was committee chairman,
Robert F. Arey and Raymond P.
Cameron. Other post members
helping to prepare or deliver bas
kets included Ralph Kleinspehn,
Francis Shea, Ernie Klabbatz and
Robert McDonald. National Guard
trucks and personnel aided deliv
ery. The baskets are pictured be
fore toys for families with chil
dren were added. Included in the
distribution were additional cheer
gifts from the Southern Pines
Elks Lodge and the “White Christ
mas” program held annually by
local schools. Toy gifts included
six tricycles. The post this week
repeated its appreciation for all
assistance in the project
(Pilot Staff Photo)
"^elepj^nes Being
Installed Now
In Cameron Area
Tax Listing To Get Started Saturday;
Schedule For McNeill Township Givfen
Chandler Named
To Fill Vacancy
On Police Force
H. V. Chandler, Jr., 37, who has
had several years of experience in
law enforcement, went on duty
Monday night as a Southern Pines
police officer, filling the vacancy
created by resignation of W. Gra
ham Jones, assistant police chief.
Jones’s resignation was effective
Monday, to accept an appointment
as an officer at Sanford.
Well known in this area, Chand- :
ler served for about six months ■
with the local police department i
before he became an investigator'
for the State Board of Alcoholic
Control, working out of the office
at Raleigh on state-wide assign
ments. He was in the State post
more than a year, before joining
the force here this week.
While working for the State, I
Chandler maintained his home in
this area and now lives at Pine-
bluff. He is a native of Rocking
ham. His wife is the former Ellsie
Hatley of Concord and they have
two children, Brenda, 12, and
Jerry, 10. Chandler is a veteran,
of infantry service in the South
Pacific during World War 2.
Other law enforcement experi
ence of the new officer include.^'
15 months with the Aberdeen po^
lice department and 15 months
a Moore County ABC officer, p'i-
or to his former service in South
ern Pines.
village of Cameron, wliich
has long sought telephone service,
is getting it for the New Year. A
spokesman for the United Tele-
phene Co. of the Carolinas, Inc.,
which jiias headquarters in South
ern Pijies, said about 10 tele
phones have already been Install
ed fort subscribers in Cameron
and its environs, and numbers
have bfeen assigned to 37 more,
for installations to be made with
in the next week or two.
Came ron, located 13 miles north
on US : lighway 1, has never had
telepho] les except for two pay
stations connected with a Bell
line out of Hamlet which passes
nearby. Securing the service has
been a vigorously promoted pro
ject of the Cameron Lions club
for the ] last six or eight years, and
petition, bearing as many as 85
names aave been presented to
United i then the Central Carolina
Telepho le Co.)
The Cameron community will
be serv ;d ■ via rural lines out of
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HEADS HOSPITAl.r-Mack M.
Taylclr, Aberdeen industrial
ist and civic leader, recently
was elected president of
Moore County Hospital for
1954 during the annual meet
ing of the board of directors.
Storey Cup To Be
Awarded At Court
Of Honor Jan. 6
Award of the Storey Cup—an
nual highlight of Boy Scouting in
Moore County—will be made
Wednesday night, January 6, dur
ing a court, of honor ceremony in
the school auditorium at Robbins,
it was announced today by Law
rence McN. Johnson, advancement
chairman of the Moore Boy Scout
District.
The cup goes each year to the
outstanding troop in the county as
determined by a comprehensive
method of rating, awarded in
memory of the late W. M. Storey
of Winston-Salem. Next week’s
presentation will, be the fourth
award of the cup in Moore Coun
ty.
An Eagle Scout award and other
advancement and merit badge
awards will be made at the court
of honor, Mr. Johnson said.
, “I would like to be certain that
all troops and Scouts in Moore
County are present,” the advance
ment chairman added. “We hope
very much that a large number of
parents and friends of Scouting
from all over the county will at
tend also.”
The program is sponsored by
the Robbins Parent-Teacher As
sociation.
Browne To Give
Lecture Tonight
Harry C. Browne, C. S., of Bos
on, Mass., will give a free lecture
'n Christian Science entitled
‘Christian Science: The Revela-
ion of God’s Spiritual Ideas”, to-
light (Friday). Upon invitation
•)f First Church cf Christ, Scien-
ist, of Southern Pines, Mr.
3rowrie will lecture in the church
'difice, East New Hampshire
\ve., at 8 p. m.
Mr. Browne is a member of The
Christian Science Board of Lec
tureship and is internationally
-nown also as the speaker on
Christian Science transcribed
■adio programs.
ROTARY MEETS TODAY
The Southern Pines Rotary
Club will hold its first meeting of
1954 at “Tarheelia” on North May
Street at 12:15 p. m. today (Fri-
4ay). This is a new meeting place
for the organization which met
weekly during 1953 at the Vil
lage Inn.
Listing of real and personal
property fer taxes v/iil begin Sat
urday in the nine townships of
Moore County, to extend through
out the month of January.
At the same time, all male per
sons between the ages of 21 and
50 are to list for poll tax and
farmers will report statistics for
the annual farm census, including
acreage cultivated by owners and
tenants for each crop grown and
acreage of pasture, woodland and
other idle land. Fruit trees, live
stock, fertilizer used and other in
formation must also be reported.
The farm census information is
kept confidential and has no- re
lation to taxes.
Mrs. Don J. Blue of Carthage,
Route 3, list taker for McNeill
Township, which includes South
ern Pines, has announced the
schedule of places where she will
have the listing books open on
certain days. She m^ay be reach
ed at her home at other times.
Stops listed are: January 2 (af
ternoon), Matthews Market; Jan
uary 6, Niagara; January 7 (after
noon), Bill Dot Station; January
8, Lakeview; January 9, 16 and 23,
Vass; January 11 through 15 and
18 through 22, Southern Pines
(old police station building on
New Hampshire avenue); January
26, Manly; January 27 (afternocfi)
Michael’s Store; January 28
(afternoon). Eureka; and January
30, Evans Store.
In Sandhill Township, where
Mrs. Adelaide M. Schnell of Pine-
bluff is list taker, the schedule
will open with four days, Janu
ary 2-6, at Pinebluff town hall,
9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Other list takers for the county
are, by townships: Carthage, Mrs.
R. W. Pleasants; Bensalem, Mr.s.
Nina C. Monroe; Sheffield, W. A.
McLeod; Ritter, A. L. Poe; Deep
River, James M. Campbell;
Greenwood, J. A. Shaw; Mineral
Springs, Edwin B. Black.
WHO WILL HELP?
Residents of the Central
North Carolina area are being
asked to help build a home
for Mrs. Spencer Childress,
a widow isince December 9,
and her nine children. Some
25 neighbors in the rural com
munity out from Cameron to
ward Carthage are backing
this appeal and will do the
labor if they can raise the
cost of building materials. For
a photo of this bereaved but
bravely hopeful family and
more about the building pro
ject, see page 11 of today's
Pilot.