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/ PAGE EIGHT THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1954 In and Out of Town Mrs. W. G. Smith and children, Judy and Walter Marshall, re turned last Friday to their home in Wilmington after spending nearly six weeks with Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Grey. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Finlay spent two days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pethick on their way from Miami, Fla., to Montclair, N. ‘J. T|Sgt. and Mrs. Harold East- wood and children, Susan, Har old, Jr., and Doris, arrived last week from Haywood, Calif., where Sergeant Eastwood had been sta tioned for the past three years. They are visiting in the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Graham Culbreth, while waiting for their furniture to ar rive, after which Mrs. Eastwood and the children will occupy an apartment in Knollwood while Sergeant Eastwood, who has been assigned to the European area, is serving this tour of duty. Mr. and Mrs. John Pottle and children were here from Linville last weekend and Daphne remain ed for the week with Miss Bir- dilia Bair, to take part in the clos ing exercises of the Episcopal Nursery SchooL Mr. and Mrs. Trigg Noyes and little daughter, Sally, arrived last Friday from their home in Los Gatos, Calif., to visit Mrs. Noyes’ mother, Mrs. Paul T. Barnum, for 10 days. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph K. Trix ar rived last week from Fort Lauder dale, Fla., for a two weeks’ stay at their home here before going to their place in Lake Placid, N. Y., for the summer. They report a pleasant winter in Florida, where they have a boat in which they went on many cruises. Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Mich- elson of Santa Rosa, Calif., during the past week have been visiting their son and daughter-in-law. Major fend Mrs. E. D. Michelson, 680 E. Connecticut Ave. Major Michelson is an instructor at the USAF Air Ground Operations School. His father, a linotype operator with The Press-Demo crat, daily newspaper at Santa Rosa, visited The Pilot office with f^04AA /loaUaMe.., ALUMINUM AWNINGS j IN 4 STOCK SIZES S' il^ PemaHtnt •k^Lov Prhed k Easj /# Iiutatt k PuUj AssmUtd I ttMdlfid BAKED ENAM^ I /a T«* 5/mI t OmENocBEO SisM 30, 36, 42. and 46 loeh Width* hfs son last Friday to look over The Pilot’s plant and talk shop. Miss Nannie Gilchrist of Troy visited her sister and brother-in- law, Mr. and MrS. J. S. McLauch- lin, at Wayside Inn last weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Chat- field spent several days recently in Howell, Tenn., with her moth er, Mrs. William Morgan Cona way, who has been quite iU. They were accompanied by Mrs Chat- field’s aunt, Mrs. Martha Thorn ton Dennis, of Memphis, Tenn., who has been visiting them. L. L. McLean of The Pilot’s composing room entered Moore County Hospital Sunday evening and underwent surgery Monday. He is making a satisfactory re covery. Mrs. W, D. Matthews and J. A. Matthews visited Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Matthews, Jr., and family in Fayetteville Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. McLean have as their guest at their jionie, 480 South May Street, their sister- in-law, Mrs. J. D. McLean of Cheshire, Conn., who arrived last Friday. Mrs. Walter Edwards is spend ing some time at Cherry Grove Beach with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Scull and their two children, of Rae- ford. Mrs. Dave Gillis of Red Springs was the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Guin. S. K. Proctor of Raleigh, exec utive director of the North Caro lina Alcoholics Rehabilitation Pro gram, was in town Tuesday to confer with John Ruggles, chair man of the Alcoholics Committee of North Carolina Hospitals Board of Control. Mrs. Mel Johnson and children, Nancy and Mel, are leaving today (Friday) for Newnan, Ga., to visit Mrs. Johnson’s parents until early in June. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Page Cltirk spent last weekend at their sum mer home, Wildwood, in the mountains near Asheville. Mrs. Paul J. MacKinnon and son, Bobby, left Wednesday night for their home at Valley Stream, N. Y., after spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Howard. Last’ Sunday Mrs. Howard and guests, also David and Janet Howard of Southern Pines, spent the day at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Chastian of Wichita, Kan., are visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Maj. and Mrs. Virgil C. Dieterich, on Kensington Road. Capt. and Mrs. B. A. Whitaker and family, who have been living in Southern Pines for over two years, left yesterday (Thursday) for Turkey. Mrs. L. A. McKinney of Home stead, Pa., is spending some time with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Spring. Mr. McKinney came with her and remained for several days, leaving Monday. Frank D. St. Clair Dies; Services Held On Thursday Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church for Frank D. St. Clair, 74, who died at his home, 645 East Indiana Ave., early Tuesday after a long illness. , The Rev. C. K. Ligon, pastor, officiated. Interment was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Garland Pierce, Garland McPherson, L. T. Hall, Bakery, $5 certificate; Mrs. John Garnier, Lee Powers Casuals, silk scarf; Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, Vass, The Linen Corner, towels; Mrs. J. W. Mills, Jr., Melvin’s, $5 cer tificate; Mrs. Haynes Britt, Mod ern Market, $5 certificate. Mrs. Tom Vann, Patch’s Depart ment Store, iced tea tumblers; 'Thomas Connelly, Pinehurst, Patch’s Tog Shop, $5 certificate; Mrs. E. L. Pleasants, Aberdeen, Perkinsons, Inc., Jewelers, iced tea glasses and watch repairs; Mrs. J. F. Morris, The Pilot, Inc., year’s subscription; Mrs. Charles H. Bridges, Sandhill Drug Co., cosmetics; D. S. Dorman, Shaw Paint and Wallpaper Co., oil painting set; J. N. Steed, Southern Sherwood Brockwell, Jr., Arthur pjnes Pharmacy, $5 certificate; Clark and Virgil Clark. Honorary pallbearers were W. C. Hilderman, Fred Brindley, L. E. Grover, S. B. Richardson and H. A. Lewis. Mr. St. Clair had lived in South ern Pines since 1946 when he moved from Florida where he had been a resident since his retire ment in 1938. He was born June 10, 1879, at Indiana, Pa., son of Thomas and Martha Daugherty St. Clair, and was educated at the Home City, Pa., schools and Indiana State Teachers College. After graduation from college, Mr. St. Clair entered business in Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1901 he became part owner and secretary and treasurer'of Kiskiminitas School, a boys’ preparatory school at Saltsburg, Pa., and was associated with the school until his retire ment. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Gertrude St. Clair of the home here; a son, J. D. St. Clair of Can ton, Ohio; three daughters, Mrs. Howard 'Tomb of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Julius J. Dinger of Eau Clair, Wis., and Mrs. Kenneth Lauter- bach of Rochester, N. Y.; a sister, Mrs. William A. Simpson of Indi ana, Pa., and two brothers. Dr. Thomas St. Clair of Latrobe, Pa., and Dr. Roy St. Clair of St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Rebecca Matthews, |Aber- deen, Style-Mart Store, $10 cer tificate; Mrs. C. R. Moore, Carth age Road, Theodota Gift Shop, bonbon dish; Mrs. Isabelle Short, Welch Gift Shop, iced tea glasses. W. D. GILMORE O. Box 1176 Phone 2-5222 Southern Pines, N. C. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PILOT MOORE COUNIY'S LEADING MEWS WEEKLY. mm Straight BoURBON Whiskey Navy Man Hurt In Vass Wreck William James Casada of Nor folk, Va., a,young Navy man en route from Pensacola, Fla., to his new assignment at the U. S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, came near being a hospital patient in stead of worker Thursday morn ing when his Plymouth automo bile left Highway 1 opposite the former Vass Cotton Mill plant in Vass and went down the embank ment. Casada suffered a head injury but was able to leave the hospital after first aid treat ment. Traveling north alone, he had stopped “down the road” for about two hours, had gone to sleep, and was awakened by a policeman, he said. Driving on, he apparently dozed again and left the road, as no other vehicle was involved. Condition of the car indicated that he was not traveling at an excessive speed. $1.75 RATE (Continued from Page 1) plumbing code, viewing it as as surance that residents will get good work because of its construc tion and inspection provisions. Councilman Joe O’Callaghan, who is in the plumbinb and heating business,'said that he did not see how the code would enable plumbers to levy excessive charges. Because of the code, property owners knqw what ma terials are required for each job, he said. Inspection would reveal whether or not extra materials had been usqd on a job. The council took no final action on the request of Newland Phil lips to lay at his own expense 1,000 feet of six-inch water main in his Golfcrest development, and requested the city manager tp con fer with him in an attempt to reach an understanding on the proposed extension and a line al ready installed in Golfcrest. Mr. Phillips was not present during the discussion. Appointment of alternate mem bers of the Zoning Board of Ad justment were deferred to the June meeting. The council voted to end the town recreation commission as it now exists, making it a regular department of the town and plan ning to establish an advisory rec reation committee, appointments to be made at the July meeting. The council also approved a measure whereby the town will no longer provide hospitalization insurance for families of employ ees, but will require the employ- minor insurance, ad justing wage scales so that the employees would draw additional pay that would compensate for this payment. know’ where they are) Recognition was given to the memory of two Moore Democrats who have died within the past year—W. T. Huntley, tax collec tor; and Thad Blue, member of the county board of education. McDONOLD (Continued from Page 1) aid has been a member of the Sandhill Kiwanis club for 29 years and served as president of the club in 1944. He is a director of the North Carolina Sheriffs As sociation and was president of that organization in 1948. He is a member of Carthage Lodge 181, AF & AM, and the Southern Pines Elks Club. He has served several terms as commander of Joseph G. Henson post, American Legion, at Carthage. The sheriff’s wife is the former Ethel Dalrymple of Lee and Mocre counties. They have five children—Charles, Jr., operating a Carthage service station; Mrs. Ed Ellis (Margaret McDonald) teaching school in Asheboro; Mrs. Joe Bennett (Jean McDonald), teaching school- in Southern Pines; Malcolm Worth McDonald, who has finished his third year at Appalachian State Teachers Col lege, Boone; and Rebecca Ann, a senior at Carthage High School. was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Disposal Of Non- Current Records, organized through the State Department of Archives and History, to formu late policy and give advice on what records can be disposed of and what should be retained in register of deeds offices through out the state, and has attended three meetings of the committee in Raleigh. EIGHT JEARS OLD NINETY' PROOF years old BST’D.ISSS Melrose BOURBON WITH THE Armed Forces Jim Besley. Jr., has been pro moted to petty officer, second class, at the Fleet Airborne Elec tronics Training Unit with which he is stationed at Norfolk, Va. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Besley, 270 N. Ashe St. Ot>ER. IMPACT (Continued from Page 1) campaign. Chief C. E. Newton of the Southern Pines police force has announced that he will give his full cooperation again this year, as will the State Highway Patrol in this area. Brig. Gen. William M. Gross, commandant of the USAFAGOS, points out that ‘Operation Impact’ covers the potentially dangerous “long weekends'’ of Memorial Day and Fourth of July. In outlining the plan to the air men at the school. Col. John G. Foster, secretary of the USAFA GOS, drew their attention to the recent Operation Flash Burn. “More than 9,000 men jumped into this area without a fatal ac cident,” stated Colonel Foster. “Yet,” he continued, “it remained for death to stalk the troops in the form of a truck accident. ‘Op- etation Impact’ is aimed primarily at preventing manpower and monetary losses attributed to motor vehicle accidents.” Sponsoring organiaztions will stage a campaign in their com munities to secure pledges in sup port of “Operation Impact.” A pledge plaque -will be centrally lo cated in each community . and those signing will be given a stick er for display on the windshield of their cars, indicating their en dorsement of the program. •0 PROOF. STRAIGHT BOURBOM WHISKEY. MELROSE DISTILLERS. INC., NEW YORK. HX DANNY SHEFFIELD Continued from Page 1) eycutt Credit Jewelers, $5 certifi cate; W. B. Leonard, Hollidays Coffee Shop, steak dinner; Mrs. J. C. ilobbins, Aberdeen, Howard’s BROWN CHOSEN (Continued from Page 1) from precinct chairmen and rec ognition of candidates and others at the meeting. Chairman Brown, who presided, said, “The Demo cratic party is still furnishing good government to Moore Coun ty and the State of North Caro lina. I wish,” he added, “I could say the same for Washington.” Precinct chairmen reporting in cluded: H. Clifton Blue, Aberdeen; W. F. Blue, Bensalem; Alton Shaw, Cameron; Mrs. W. G. Brown, East Carthage; E. J. Burns, West Carthage; J. Doug las David, Pinebluff; Charlie Farlow, Robbins; Ward Hill, Sou- there Pines; W. E. Graham; West End; M. M. Chappell, Vass; Bob Hyman, Deep River; Frank Mc- Caskill, Pinehurst; and Charlie Ragsdale, Eureka. Precincts not represented included - Highfalls, Ritters, Spies and Spencerville. Most extensive speakers of the afternoon were John Lang of Car thage, administrative assistant of Congressman C. B. Deane of Rockingham, who brought a re port on Republican bungling in foreign affairs, the business life of the nation and the farm pro gram; W. Leland McKeithen, Su perior Court judge and former Moore Executive Committee chairman, who noted the great ness of North Carolina and its people and who pointed out that the state’s outstanding develop ment has been achieved under Democratic leadership; and Solic itor Boyette, also a former Exe cutive Committee chairman, who paid personal tribute to Senator Hoey and read other tributes that had come to his attention. Candidates recognized includ ed: T. Roy Phillips, school board; C. C. Kennedy, clerk of court; Recorders Court Judge J. Vance Rowe; Rep. H. Clifton Blue, Sher iff C. J. McDonald, R. G. Fry, Jr., candidate for sheriff; Haywood Fry, county surveyor, and La- mont Brown, recorders court so licitor. Also heard from were R. N. Page HI, manager of the Scott senatorial campaign in Moore and Lloyd Clerk of Southern Pines, Lennon manager, who put in some good words for their can- ^ didates. T. Clyde Auman of West End said that precinct meetings are not well enough advertised and suggested they be held always at polling places so that people will FRY (Continued from Page 1) sheriff, C. J. McDonald, defeated for the nomination in 1928. The candidate entered into bus iness with his father, operating a funeral home at Carthage, and Mr. Fry has carried on the busi ness successfully. A 1937 gradu ate of Gupton-Jones Embalming College, Nashville, Tenn., Mr. Fry soon thereafter passed the exami nations of the N. C. State Board of Embalming and joined his father’s business. He is a member of the Carthage Baptist Church, the Carthage Ro tary Club and the Elks Club at Southern Pines. He was born and reared in the Carthage area. His wife is the former Helen Rose Un derwood and they have three sons. KELLY Continued from. Page 1) ing at Aberdeen, Southern Pines and Carthage. He has lived at or near Carthage since 1941. The Moore man received steady promotions in the Patrol, attain ing the rank of sergeant in 1939, and then supervising patrolmen in four counties. Eight months be fore his retirement, he was pro moted to tech sergeant. Mr. Kelly’s wife is the former Laura Baker of Carthage. They have two children, W. B., Jr., 18 and a daughter, Angellette, 16, both students at Carthage High School. Mr. Kelly is a member of Carthage Presbyterian Church. The candidate recalled recent ly that service on the Highway Patrol was considerably more rugged in its early days when its members rode motorcycles in all types of weather and there were far fewer patrolmen to police the highways of the State. WORSHAM (Continued trom Paae 1) man entered business as operator of a meat market at Petersburg, Va., and moved from there to Sou thern Pines in 1925. He operated the meat market in the old Pen ders store and subsequently was a partner in ownership and opera tion of two other Southern Pines combination grocery stores and meat markets. Before leaving Virginia, Mr. Worsham served three years with a National Guard Unit at Black- stone. The candidate’s wife is the for mer Virginia Davis of Peters burg. They have four children— a daughter, Jackie, now Mrs. C. R. Cummings of Aberdeen; a daught er, Betty Jane in her last year at Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk; and two sons, Davis, a graduate of the University of North Carolina, now in the Navy at Key West, Fla., and C. L., Jr., also now in the Na-vy at Key West. All the children are graduates of South ern Pines ,High School. MRS. GRIFFIN (Continued from Page 1) Mrs. Shirley Kelly of Clayton. The register of deeds and her husband, George Edward Griffin, an insurance agent, have a home at Lakeview and both are widely known throughout the county. She is a member of the Vass Methodist Church and formerly was a teacher in the Presbyterian Sunday Schpol at Lakeview. She is a member of Magnolia Chapter 26, Eastern Star, at Southern Pines. She served as town clerk in Vass for seven years before her election to the county office. As register of deeds, Mrs. Grif fin is responsible for properly re cording deeds, mortgages, birth and death statistics and other doc uments. The business handled by her office has increased steadily, she reports, ^during her four-year term. She is a member of the Associa tion of Registers of Deeds of North Carolina. In October, 1952, she NEW SIMMER RATE Southern Pines Country Qub Pay The Regular $3.00 Greens Fee Until A Total of $25.00 Is Paid... Then You Are Paid Up Until October 1st Southern Pines Country Club Give your home a N^IOOKt-! MIIK America's Favorite Twosome LITTLE BROWN JUG One-gallon capacity. Conveni ent faucet. Keeps liquids hot or cold longer. 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