SLOW DOWN AND LIVE! HELP STOP HIGHWAY DEATHS SLOW DOWN AND LIVE! HELP STOP HIGHWAY DEATHS College Trustees ^ Pick Committees In Fir st Meeting Southern Pines Is One of 16 Towns Seeking Institution ^ The board of trustees of a new consolidated college to be formed by the Presbyterian Synod of JSforth Carolina elected officers and delegated assignments to Committees at an organizational meeting in Raleigh Monday. William H. Neal of Winston- Salem was chosen board chair man. Other officers elected were Halbert M. Jones of Laurinburg, ■ vice chairman; the Rev. Ben Lacy " Rose of Wilmington, secretary, and C. E. Beman of Laurinburg, treasurer. The four officers were named to the board’s executive commit tee along with William P. Mc Pherson, Raleigh; Edwin Pate, Laurinburg; the Rev. Warner L HaU, Charlotte; Mrs. Julian Hu- taff, Fayetteville; Mrs. Waylon Blue, Sanford; and the Rev. Har- jl^old J. Dhdley, Raleigh, the Synod secretary. The latter is an ex offi cio member. County Committee A local committee which is in process of being expanded to county-wide proportions is now working on the effort to bring the college to Southern Pines. A site on the Weymouth estate has been offered by Mrs. James Boyd. The Synod voted last July to •merge Flora Macdonald College, Peace College and Presbyterian Junior College. The consolidated school will be a four-year co-ed- ucational institution. It will be lo cated in the eastern part of the State. Site Decision , One of the important decisions By-Pass Ri^ht of Way Is One Third Acquired Of a total of 103 parcels of real the original survey, bad titles and BLUE KNIGHTS SQUAD—The Blue Knights of Southern Pines High Schools will meet their toughest competition of the season Friday night of this week in the homecoming game and next week against Aberdeen, both contests to be played here. Front row, left to fight: James Humphrey, Bob Cline, Lynn Van Benschoten, Tony Parker, BiU Marley, John Ray, Johnny Watkins, Bill Cox. Second row, same order: Cpach Me Leonard, Kenneth Creech, Roger Verhoeff, Charles Watkins, David McCallum, James Morrison, Dick Mierta, Billy Hamel, Joe Frankie Diggs. Third row, same order: Bobby Parker, Joe McDonald, Rich ard Bethea, Don Walter, Frank Talbert, James Bowers, Ikey Wooden, Jesse Williford, Asst. Coach W. A. Leonard. Back row, same order: Manager Tommy Reams, Peter Win- kleman, Depnis Morgan, Charles Weatherspoon, Donald Barber, Dicky Mclnnis, Tommy Watley, Jack Carter. (Photo by Humphrey) Music Assn. Will Sponsor Series Of 6 Entertainments There will be six concerts on the Sandhills Music Association ;series scheduled for this season. , That was the big news that de veloped from the meeting of the "Homecominff Game To Be Played Here^ Friday Night; Queen Wai Be Chosen Chamber Banquet Fesiivilies Al Half Planned; Injuries Hamper Local Squad Southern Pines High School’s Blue Knights go into tomorrow’s homecoming game with Curry . r- j , T,- „ . brary Tuesday night. With presi- to be decided. Dr. Dudley said, is dent Lawrence Johnson, of Aber- the site the college. At least deen, in charge. Association board towns have expresed an inter-, members and others present ^ in obtaining the institution, heard the finished plans for the The decision on a site is expected! year. They include the following Sandhills group, held at the Li- High School of S;eensbom handi- brarv Tue. J-"!. d. wap; i-axterson, jr., will conduct special services at secretary of Men’s Work in the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church at 8 p. m. each evening, Monday through Friday of next week. The public is invited. Dr. Lake, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Winston- Salem, has announced his topics as: Monday—“You Can Have A Successful Marriage”; Tuesday— “You Can Stop Wmiydn^”; V/ed- ^ (Continued on Page 8) '’outhem Presbyterian Church, is scheduled to address a joint meeting of the Men of the Church from Districts Six and Seven at Chamber committee to another. James B. Gifford Gets Masonic Pin James Bernard Gifford of 280 W. Connecticut Ave. was present ed a gold lapel button recognizing his 50 years as a Master Mason, at a dinner meting of Southern Pines Masonic' lodge 484 in the lodge hall Monday. Presentation Was made by Past Master Lloyd H. WooUey, in the name of the Grand Master of North Carolina; Charles H. Pugh. Born in July, 1881, Mr. Gifford became a Master Mason in Mex ico, N. Y., his home town in July, 1905. From 1922 to 1929 he was a member of the Oneida, N. Y., lodge and since has belonged to the lodge here. A similar button award was made in August to Herbert Smith Knowles who \yas bom in July, 1871, and became a Master Ma son in 1905 at Littleton, N. H. Both Mr. Gifford and Mr. Knowles are members of the Church of Wide Fellowship and are known as outstanding citizens ' of the Sandhills. a teachers’ meeting in Raleigh— majorettes and cheer leaders will ,sell homecoming game tickets in front of the pest office and the Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Majorettes, cheer leaders and fContinued on Page 81 Impressive dedication rites of |had just been finished and equip-.'sermon, delivered by Rt. Rev. Ed- the Catholic church were con-1 ped, ready for the Sisters to move' ward T. Gilbert, Of Goldsboro, su- ducted Sirnday afternoon by His in 'Diesday of this Iveek. iperintendent of Catholic schools. The dedication • was combined the crowd was told, “Religion and with a joint confirmation of the education, morale and morals, go Southern Pines and Pinehurst hand in hand. To teach a child to parishes. Receiving the sacrament i.be a good citizen of this world, we of confirmation were a large class must teach him also to be a good Waters, of the Diocese of Raleigh, for the new St. Anthony’s paroch ial school, and convent of the Sis ters of Notre Dame, recently com pleted on the grounds of St. An thony’s church. The school opened in Septem ber with enrollment of 107 ele- of boys and girls, also several adults. 'Strongest Bulwark' citizen of the next. Religion is al so the foundation of patriotism, and in our Catholic schools is to AT CONVENTION ux XU. CXC-; St. Anthony’s was filled to'^® found the strongest bulwark ♦mentary students. The convent overflowing for the rites. In the' against the tide of communism j sweeping the world today, the I strongest sanctuary of our Ameri- ican way o;f life.” Catholic parents, he said, “will ingly bear the double taxation” by which they not only support the secular schools like all other citizens, but the parochial schools in which pupils receive religious instruction with every subject. Addrers Bv Bishop Bishop Waters, in his address which followed that of Father Gilbert, spoke directly to the chil- jdren who faced him from the i f’ ont news, the boys scrubbed ' and shining-faced, clad in suits and white shirts, the girls in white dresses with flowing veils. Ex plaining to them the meaning of the sacrament and the symbolism of each step in the rite, he also ask- I ed them questions to determine tVioii* ov'n understanding j w-'s then robed by the as- [ sisting priests in his red and gold icnrer nnla] vestments, with miter scepter, for the 'Continued on page 8) 7 ” — Cib^ ■"'Manager Tom E. Cunning- ^he Brownson Memorial Presby-1 ham this week is attending t''" ^erian Church in ^uthern Pines I .*• nventicn of the International runday .evening. Dr. Patterson,!— Managers Association at who is now on a mission work ':o"r v'hich carried hi^ to .’mny coimtries of the world, is sche- (Continued on P xxrc-t+e'" ■'’’■eeds. N. H. He made the trio to the convnention with John Gold, city manager at Win ston ‘>.sl«rr NEWLY CONFIRMED boys and girls, also several adults, of the Southern Pines and Pine hurst parishes pose for their picture following confirmation rites at St. Anthony’s church, Sun day afternoon. With them is Bishop Vincent S. Waters, glimpsed in center, with miter and scepter. Next event on the program was the dedication of the new St. Anthony’s school of which a corner of the auditorium entrance can be seen in the background. (Photo by V. Nicholson). CONGRESSMAN HERE ; Congressman C. B. Deane of Rockingham, 8th District repre- '’ms in Southern Pines Tuesday calling on Democratic liPd irs .’■nd tr’ends. He is visiting it the district during the Congressional recess.