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•‘(i GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR FROM THE PILOT GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR FROM THE PILOT VOL. 36—NO. 6 FOURTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1954 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE—TEN CENTS CHRISTMAS BASKETS—Only a few of the 80 food baskets and many toys which were dis tributed to needy families last week by John Boyd Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, are shown in this picture. Note the tricycles going to fami lies with children. Fred Hall, Jr., project chair man. said it was the biggest distribution of Christmas Cheer baskets ever made by the post and this week again thanked all who contribu ted in any way. VFW members pictured here, just before the baskets were delivered last Thursday night, are, left to right, front, Ernest Klabbatz, Cleo Garner and A. O. Monroe, Jr. Back, same order: Chairman Hall, Thom Mc Kenzie, post commander, and Robert McDonald. Other committee members not shown include: Ralph Kleinspehn, Francis Shea and Clyde Smith. (Photo by Humphrey) Highlighis In Town, Countv Recalled 1954 Ends As Memorable News Year Triumph and tragedy mark this community’s list of the 10 top news events of 1954—a list hard to make, as it’s been a memorable year. Though some may differ with The Pilot’s selection of 10, cer tain it is that one man, and also one group of men, provided a noteworthy outcropping of news stories. The one man was Adlai Ste venson, who, through two visits— in the spring and in the fall; at a public reception and a victory rally; being ill and rushed to the hospital, going deer-hunting and bagging no deer—landed South ern Pines on front pages, on broadcasts and telecasts, from coast to coast. The group of men was was the Southern Pines town council, heading the town into its second year of council-manager govern ment and simultaneously into a period of striding . progress. Lumping the council’s major Some Stores To Close Saturday For New Year’s Some local businesses will be closed Saturday, New Years Day, while other will remain open. Closing is recommended in the Chamber of Commerce calendar for the year. However, the situa tion has been altered by the fact that some businesses closed Mon day, giving their employees a long Christmas weekend. A spot check reveals that, gen erally speaking, department and apparel stores will be closed. Ex ceptions: Style Mart, variety stores. Grocery and drug stores will be open. Service stations in town will be closed. The Citizens Bank & Trust Co. will, of course, be closed. So will the Chamber of Commerce office and auto license sales bureau, along with other branch Offices of the Carolina Motor Club in the State. Post Office The post office will follow reg- ul 'r holiday schedule with win dows closed except for one hour, 10 to 11 a. m., no city delivery of mail, but mail will be put in boxes and dispatched -as usual. The library will be closed Sat urday. The town office will be closed, as will county offices in the court house at Carthage. There was no session of recorders court Mo^nday of this week, but court will be, held at Carthage today (Friday). Christmas vacation will end for pupils in the Southern Pines schools when they return to their classrooms Monday morning. achievements together into one big story, we get: reduction of town taxes, equalizing and reduc ing of water rates, swapping a $20,000 deficit for $30,000 surplus, elimination of pell tax, paving ofi over two miles of streets, out of cash; construction of over two. miles of sewers, out of cash; inau guration of backdoor garbage col lection; radio-equipping of town vehicles; streamlining of office and billing procedures; placing sewer system on self-sustaining basis through sewer service charge and other accomplish ments. Another major result provides a news story all its own—the an nexation 'of Knollwcod, increas ing town area by 50 per cent— the first extension of city limits in 23 years. Fire Tragedy Other main news events—not necessarily in order of impert- ance; The $100,000 Cameron Oil Co. fire, in which Alex Cameron was (Continued on Page 5) Top County News Events Listed What were Moore county’s top news events of 1954? Here’s one list—admittedly open for discus sion; The public recepticn in the Carthage school gym last March for Adlai Stevenson, at which more than 2,000 shook his hand and heard him speak. Also honoring Adlai Stevenson the Democratic victory rally at Pinehurst, attended also by Gov ernor Luther H. Hodges, Senator Scott and other notables. Acquisition of the House in the Horseshoe by the Moore County Historical Association, prepara tory to its becoming an historical shrine of the State. .Closing of the County Home in November, with the seven re maining inmates placed in board ing homes. Appointment of a native son, W. A. .Leland McKeithen of Pine hurst, by Governor Umstead as a special judge of superior court. Crackdown cn speeders by the State Highway Patrol with speed- watch, reducing deaths on Moore highways outside towns to only five this year (13 last year, 20 the year before). (Five deaths in mu nicipalities brought Moore total to 10 for the year.) Rejection of county budget by board of education, with ensuing arbitration by Clerk of Superior Court, and acceptance of his com- (Continued on Page 5) Hospital Fund Program Given Full Approval Commission Okays Financial Aid Up To $300,000 Top Approval of a construction and alteration project costing up to $300,000 at Moore County Hos pital has been received from the North Carolina Medical Care Commission, it was announced this week by Thomas R. Hower ton, hospital administrator. This means, said the adminis-. trator, that if $106,800 is contribu ted locally, state and federal funds will be available to make up the balance of the $300,000. , Approval means that the pro ject also has been okayed by the U. S. Public Health Service which' checks state-federal hospital aid proposals. While approval was given sub ject to availability of funds and a priority schedule, Howerton said that no delays for these reasons are anticipated. More Contributions The administrator revealed this week that between $16,000 and $20,000 in gifts for the hospital project have been received since it was announced December 10 that Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold Jack- son of Pinehurst have given $50,- 000 to be used for construction of a modern, adequate emergency service and also expansion and improvements in the children’s ward. The gift was made in mem ory of the Jacksons’ two sons who died in accidents. Pledges for considerable addi tional funds to be given after the first of the new year have bpen made, Howerton said, for a total of $25,000—or nearly half of the remaining needed local contribu tion—‘'“in sight,” in addition to the Jackson gift. Representatives of the George Watts Carr architectural firm of Durham have visited the hospital, Howerton reported, and expect to have preliminary sketches for re view by the board of directors within 30 days. Annual Tobacco Meeting Monday The annual tobacco meeting for Moore County farmers will be held at the courthouse in Car thage Monday at 7:30 p.m., it was announced this 'week by E. H. Garrison, county farm agent, and F. D. Allen and John A. Dinan, assistant agents. H. H. Nau, tobacco specialist from State College, Raleigh, is ex pected to attend the meeting and answer questions. All tobacco farmers of the coun ty were urged to attend the gathering. Among subjects to be discussed are irrigation for tobac co, plant bed treatment, best va rieties to plant and fertilizer. ASSEMBLY SESSIONS TO OPEN WEDNESDAY Money Leads 1955 Legislative Problems (At request of The Pilot, State Rep. H. Clifton Blue has written the following forecast of problems facing the 1955 North Carolina General Assembly.) By Rep. H. Cliflon Blue I expect the 1955 General As sembly which will convene on next Wednesday, January 5, to be the most momentous in many years and certainly since I have been representing Moore County during the pdst four sessions— this making the fifth. As I said before the primary, and later before the general elec tion, I do not have any particu lar “pet” coimty or local legisla tion in mind. However, the duly elected county officials and the various town councils will likely have measures for consideration. From a state-wide standpoint I expect the major battles of the General Assembly to center around: 1. The budget—revenue and appropriations. 2. Desegregation as a result of the Supreme Court’s anti-segre gation ruling. 3. Improvement of our primary road system through a bond issup. (Continued on Page 5) REP. BLUE SEN. POOLE TO RALEIGH—J. Hawley Poole of West End, Moore County’s senator from the 12th District which includes Moore, Hoke, Har nett and Randolph Counties, and H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen, Moore representative, will leave Tuesday for Raleigh and the biennial session of the General Assembly which opens Wednes day after House and Senate caucuses Tuesday. Poole has repre sented Moore three times in the House and once in the Senate. Blue is beginning his fifth consecutive term in the House. Tax Listing To Begin January 1 In 9 Townships Of Moore County IS THAT REALLY SANTA?—Wide-eyed wonder on the faces of these children can be explained: they’re looking at Santa Claus himself during the Christmas party given for hundreds of children from this area by the Southern Pines Elks lodge at the Country Club Wednesday afternoon of last week. The children, left to right: Julie Schilling, daughter pf Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schill ing (Mrs. Schilling stands at left behind her daughter); Robbie and Debbie Hearn, children of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hearn and cousins of little Julie; and Sharon Rogers, daughter of A 1-c and Mrs. Ernest Rogers (Mrs. Rogers is standing behind her daugh ter). (Photo by Humphrey) Extensive Improvement Plans Revealed For Highways 15-501 Throughout State Work To Start Soon On Relocation Road To By-Pass Carthage In an effort to keep pace with the tremendous growth of traffic, the State Highway Commission is striving to modernize its primary highway system, according to a report from the commission’s Ral eigh headquarters. Two impor tant north-south routes—US 15 and 501—are now being improved and are slated for even more ex tensive road work. The routes are being built to high engineer ing standards of modern highway Alumni Games Draw Interest The best alumni basketball games in years were expected Thursday night in the school gynrmasium at 7:30 p. m. when the boys and girls of the high school squads clash with alumni in the traditional vacation con tests. The high school boys will bej up against grads who have played j cn strong teams, including David; Page, Tommy Ruggles, Bill* Baker, David Bailey, Bill Hunt- ley, Gene Maples, Dickie Mat tocks, Gary Mattocks, Norris Hodgkins, Jr., and Others. Alumni girls expected to see action against a high school squad led by Dorthy Newton, Patti Woodell and Kay Davis include: Sieger Herr, Carol Sue Humph rey, Mary Cameron, La Nelle Kirk, Peggy Phillips Tufts, Peggy Cameron and others. construction, says the report. The 10.4-mile relocation of US 15 and 501 bypassing Carthage in Moore County is part of an over all program to improve the high way from the South Carolina line to Virginia line. Work should get underway soon on the grading and building of structures on this job, the report stated, continuing with the following information about the 15-501 program. One of Worst The present narrow, winding 12-mile stretch of US 15 and 501 from Pinehurst to Carthage has served its purpose since it was built in 1925. It has been resur faced since then but its numerous curves and high ;crown make it inadequate to carry present-day traffic. This 12-mile section is considered one of the worst links in the primary highway system. The antiquated condition of the road plus the adjoining valuable buildings, homes and businesses meant that new location was nec essary. It was impractical and too expensive to widen or im prove the present route because 1 of the roadside development. Plans call for widening and re- (Continued on page 5) List Takers Appointed; Schedule Set Listing of real and personal property for 1955 taxes will be gin throughout Moore County Saturday, to continue through the menth of January. The nine township tax listers appointed by the county commis sioners have been announced by ; Miss Maida Jenkins, supervisor, as: McNeill—Mrs. Irene F. MuUi- nix, Vass. Sandhill — Mrs. Adelaide Schnell, Pinebluff. Mineral Springs—Mrs. Harold Markham, West End. Carthage—Mrs. R. W. Pleas ants, Carthage. Greenwood—J. A. Shaw, Cam eron. Sheffield—W. A. McLeod, Rob bins. Deep River—J. M. Campbell, Carthage. Star Route.' Bensalem—Mrs. Nina C. Mon roe, Biscoe, Route 1. Ritter—Miss Alice Ritter, Car thage, Route 1. Locations Posted Cards announcing locatio-n at which the list takers may be seen at various times during the month of January have been posted in public places throughout the county. For the first time in many years, a new list taker, Mrs. Mul- linix, replaces Mrs. D. J. Blue of Carthage, Route 3, in McNeill Township which includes most of Southern Pines. A small portion of Southern Pines and also the Country Club, Pinedene and ad joining areas on the south, are in Sandhill Township. Schedule of visits to various sections of their townships have been announced by both Mrs. Mullinix for McNeill and Mrs. Schnell for Sandhill. McNeill Township Mrs. Mullinix has announced her schedule as follows: Niagara—January 4. Evans store (afternoon)—Jan uary 5. Lakeview — January 6. Vass—town clerk’s office (Mrs. Mullinix is the town clerk), Jan uary 8, 15 and 22. Southern Pines—town hall, January 10 through 14, also Jan uary 17 through 20. Manly—January 25. Farm Life School (afternoon)— January 26. Michael’s store (afternoon)— January 27. Clayroad store—January 29. At times not listed, at the town clerk’s office in Vass. Sandhill Township Mrs. Schnell has announced her schedule follows: Pinebluff, town hall—January 1, 3, 4 and 5. Addor, post office—January 6 and 7. Roseland, Patterson’s store— January 8. (Continued on Page 5) WATCHNIGHT SERVICE A watchnight service will begin at 11:30 o'clock tonight (Friday) at Emmanuel Epis copal Church, to mark arrival of the New Year with prayer and Scripture readings. LEGION MEETING A business meeting of Sandhill Post 134, American Legion, was to be held Thursday at 8 p. m. in the Legion Hut on East Maine Ave. All 1954 members and those in terested in joining the organiza tion were urged to attend. ‘The Best Laid Plans 99 Two youngsters, out of school and whiling away the time on the day before Christmas, conducted an experiment that doubtless would have proved fatal to one had it not been for the coolness and quick-thinking of the other. Leon, 12, and Philip, 9, sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Keith of the Cranes Creek section out from Vass, decided to start a gasoline fire. They laid their plans care fully, clearing off a large place on the ground at a safe distance from the gasoline tank. They drew some gas into a con tainer through a funnel which Philip held, then proceeded with their project. What they didn’t take into account was that some o:( the gasoline had run from the funnel onto Philip’s arm and clothing, or that some had sloshed onto his trousers as they went to their selected spot. The match was thrown, the fire blazed, and simultaneously Philip, also, blazed. The boy started to run, but Leon quickly grabbed him, threw him to the ground and rolled him in the sand, then drag ged him to a stock watering trough which was nearly full of water, soused him in, and turned the hose on him. Philip was treated at Moore County 'Hospital and allowed to come home. His temperature rose this week and he has been going back for further treatment.
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