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THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North CaroUn*
FRIDAY. JUNE 4. 1954
Memorial Day Service At Mt. Hope
Honors War Dead; Menoher Speaks
. • A ;
Foresters Meet
At Country Club
I Eighteen Seniors Are Graduated In
I Exercises At Vass-Lakeview Tuesday
Large attendance and outstand-'t ^ ’
Men who died in the service, or^
as veterans of war, were honored '
in a Memorial Day observance at
Mt. Hope cemetery.
A small but devoted group gath
ered to witness the ceremony
sponsored by local veterans’ posts
and the USAF Air-Ground Opera
tions school, with Brig. Gen.
Pearson Menoher as main speaker
The Southern Pines school band
played patriotic music. After in
vocation by Father Peter M.
Denges of St. Anthony’s Catholic
church, memorial tributes to the
dead were paid by Commander
Lyle D. McDonald, Jr., of the
Sandhills post, American Legion,
and Commander Thom McKenzie
of the John Boyd post, VFW. Dr.
W. C. Timmons, pastor of the
Church of Wide Fellowship, gave
a memorial prayer.
General Menoher, former com
manding general of Fort Bragg,
now retired, in his brief address
traced the history of this coun
try’s participation in wars, and
her contributions to the peace of
nations.
After the sounding of taps, a
ceremonial decoration was held
of the servicemen’s graves, with
Boy Scouts placing a flag on each
one, and Girl Scouts placing flow
ers.
Concluding prayer was by the
Rev. C. V. Coveil of Emmanuel
Episcopal church.
The recently organized Sandhill
Forestry club held a dinner meet
ing at the Southern Pines Country
Cliib Wednesday night of last
week. It was a stag affair, featur
ed by considerable shoptalk on
forestry, its problems and new de
velopments in the field.
Most of the dozen foresters who
founded the club in April were
present, from several counties.
The founding members are: Don
Traylor, sawmill forester. South
ern Pines; J. A. Matthews, South
ern Pines; Clifford M. Story,
CP&L, Southern Pines; W. J.
Marshbum, Jr., forestry consid-
tant, Rockingham; James D. Nich
olson, with the Southern Pulp-
wood Conservation Association,
Greensboro; John D. Hill, N. C.
Board of Conservation and Devel
opment, Rockingham; E. V. How
ell, Maxton, and H. F. Layman,
Southern Pines, Riegel Carolina
Corp.; J. Atwood Whitman, con
sulting forester, Glendon; E
Woodrow Davis, N. C. Forest
Service, Rockingham; C. W. Rob
erts, International Paper Co., and
R. H. Park, Cape Fear Wood Corp.
ing programs marked the Vass-
Lakeview commencement season,
which closed with graduation ex
ercises Tuesday night, at which
time 18 seniors were awarded di
plomas and numerous prizes were
presented.
Theme of the graduation pro
gram was “Youth’s Hope for To
morrow.” Instead of having a
guest speaker, five seniors spoke.
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after an introduction by Ronald
Haynes, class president. They
with their subjects were: Sylvia
Coore, “Our World Today”; J. T.
Hennings, “To Live In Human
Dignity”; Joan Bailey, '“Toward
World Unity”; Hugh McDermott,
“Peace With Freedom”; Vivian
Ruth Matthews, “Faith In Tomor
row.”
The Rev. R. L. Beal gave the
invocation, Supt. John McCrum-
men welcomed the audience, and
the high school chorus sang two
numbers.
H. A. Matthews of the school
board presented diplomas to the
following: Joan Bailey, Sylvia
Coore, Clayton Chavis, Ernest Ev
ans, Ronald Haynes, Harriet Har
dy, Bill Howard Hall, J. T. Hen
nings, Vivian Ruth Matthews,
Bobby Wayne Trogden, Johnny
Ferguson, Peggy Willard, Virginia
Taylor, Shirley Patterson, Craw
ford Rollins, Hugh McDermott,
John R. Davis, and James R.
Thomas.
Mr. McCrummen announced
awards as follows: a copy of the
American’s Creed to each senior
as a gift from Rep. C. B. Deane;
perfect attendance certificates,
with gifts from the senior spon
sor, Mrs. W. E. Gladstone, to Syl
via Coore, Johnny Ferguson and
Joan Bailey; certificates to bus
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drivers for excellent records of
service, to Ernest Evans, Coy
Blue, Jr., Neill Cameron, Jimmy
Thomas, John Davis, Clayton Cha
vis, and Earl Simpson. I
Also, Danforth Foundation I
awards to Ronald Haynes and
Harriet Hardy; Beta Club scholar
ship awards to Jimmy Key and
Elise McWilliams. Hugh McDer
mott, Beta Club president, deliv
ered these.
Mrs. Jack Morgan, president of
the Vass Woman’s Club, presented
the Woman’s Club awards: for
greatest improvement in English
work during year—freshman, Bil
ly Prevatte; sopljomore, Frances
Blue; junior, Larry Smith; senior,
Sylvia Coore; high school citizen
ship award, Billy Frye.
Mr. McCrummen, in behalf of
the school, made the following
awards: scholarship — history,
George Baldwin; mathematics, J
T. Hennings; commercial, Roy
Frye; home economics, Algene
Hennings; agriculture, Neill Cam
eron.
Also, sportsmanship, Jimmy
Thomas; school spirit, Harriet Har
dy; activities, Johnny Davis; salu-
tatorian’s ^eal for diploma, Vivian
Ruth Matthews; valedictorian’s
seal, Hugh McDermott. The most
coveted honor of all, that of hav
ing one’s name engraved on the
school’s honor plaque, went to
Vivian Ruth Matthews.
Mary Mac Pope, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray Pope,
and Bruce Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Morgan, were senior
mascots and appeared with the
seniors on all occasions.
“One Foot On Earth” was the
title of the Class Night play, pre
sented Monday night. The stage
setting “out under the clouds” was
especially beautiful, and the per
formance was well received.
Sunday night, the baccalaureate
sermon was preached by the Rev.
L. B. McKeithen, Jr., of Fayette
ville. His challenging message to
the graduates was timely for all.
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen pre
sented the speaker, and the Rev.
R. L. Beal gave the invocation and
benediction.
Friday night, Mrs. Kate Hunter
Mclnnis presented her 33 piano
pupils in a recital that drew much
favorable comment.
The seniors presented gifts to
their sponsor and to Mr. McCrum
men, also a gift of $50 to be used
for recreational work in the
school. The music pupils gave
Mrs. Huhter a gift.
Commencement marshals, se
. , J Ti/r lected from the junior class on the
Jim Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. qj scholarship, school spirit,
Russell Shelton of Mt. Airy, Mr. i and personality, were:
and Mrs. Joe Hudson and Mr. and I Cameron, chief; Eunice
Mrs. Henry Simmons of Pilot McIntosh, BUly
Mountain, and Jesse Jenkins of
Frye, Larry Smith, and George | Eighth grade graduation exer-1 R. E. Beasley are the eighto ^a^e
Baldwin cises were held Tuesday morning teachers. Nearly 100 perfect at-
Mrs. Hunter played for all com- with the Rev. Eugene Deese, Bap- tendance certificates were pre-
mencement programs and Mrs. tist minister of Aberdeen, as sented to pupils other than seniors
Gladstone directed the music. I speaker. Mrs. P. A. Wilson and | at this program. .
VASS NEWS
Entertain At Dinner
Last Sunday following the Rev.
E. C. Boulton’s final service at the
Methodist Church before 'leaving
for Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Borst
entertained at dinner at their
home the Rev. and Mrs. Boulton,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tyson, Miss
Bessie Cameron and Mrs. S. R.
Smith.
Attend Funeral
Among the out-of-town people
here last Friday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Dock Hudson were
Mr. and Mrs. James Idol and son
of High Point, Mr. and Mrs.
George Hargrove and children of
Raleigh, Mrs. Ben Arnette and Mr.
and Mrs. Arch Cameron and fam
ily of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs.
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In Hospital
W. D. Smith, who had been sick
for several days, entered Moore
County Hospital Monday evening.
Johnson To Speak
J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen,
who with his wife recently re
turned from an extensive tour of
the Holy Land, wiU speak on his
travels at Cypress Presbyterian
Church this Sunday evening at
7:30 o’clock. Members of the
church cordially invite the public
to attend this service and hear Mr.
Johnson.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gschwind
and daughter, Jennifer, of Greens
boro visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Comer and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Gschwind, Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Hunter of Sanford
called on Mrs. Thurlow Evans and
her mother,-Mrs. Ora Thompson
of Salem, N. J., Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McDonald of
Greensboro were weekend guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Thomas.
Mrs. Dewey Edmisten and small
daughter of Winston-Salem are
guests this week of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Evans.
Mrs. Bruce Robertson and
daughter of Pageland, S. C., visit
ed Evans cousins in the Vass com
munity on Friday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rambeaut of
Goldston were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker, Mrs.
Rambeaut’s sistgr and brother-in-
law.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Womble and
children, Dan and Teresa, of R^-
eigh, visited Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Boggs Sunday.
A. M. Cameron returned home
from Duke Hospital in Durham
Saturday. Mrs. Cameron and her
sister. Miss Martha McKay of
Buies Creek, brought him home
and Miss McKay spent the re
mainder of the day here.
Mrs. W. B. Graham is spending
the week in Graham with her son,
Bernice, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hemphill
and daughter, Betty of Hamlet,
visited Mrs. W. D. McCraney Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wood of
Lexington visited Mr. and Mrs
Ben H. Wood Sunday. 'The Ben
Woods moved into their new
home on Airport Road last week
Mrs. J. D. McLean of Cheshire,
Conn., was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. N. N. McLean several days
•®i this week.
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