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m Page EIGHT THF PTT^OT—So'uthei'n Pines, North Carolina THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956 A JOINT MEETING of Wildlife Clubs of Moore, Chatham and Lee counties attracted one of the season’s biggest turnouts at Vass earlier this week. Highlight of the meeting was a talk by Turner Battle of Rocky Mount, president of the State Wildlife Federation. Pictured here, left to right, are Sgt. Kirk Flanigan, chief rang er of the.Fort Bragg Military Reservation; Blake Stewart of Siler City, president of the Chatham County club; E. B. Keith of Sanford, president of the Lee County club; Battle; and T. Clyde Auman of West End, president of the Moore County club. (Emerson Hurfiphrey photo) Wildlife Club Has Enthusiastic Meeting As Federation Head Speaks In one of the most interesting at the January meeting. Members meetings held during the cinrent year, members of the Moore County Wildlife Club heard first hand and detailed reports Tues day night on what the North Carolina Wildlife Federation is doing this year. Turner Battle of Rodcy Mount, president of the state group, ad- dresed 52 members of the com bined wildlife clubs of Moore, Lee and Chatham counties at a supper meeting at ttie Dixie Inn in Vass. He also conducted an in formal question and answer peri od and explained ; many of the federation’s pplicies- and long range plans. Clyde Aumsfti, president of the Moore County club, presided. Re ports from the various members indicated the club is now in good financial shape and has a mem bership of 78, Of which 37 are farmers. A wood duck nest box commit tee, which has ben working on a project to provide nest boxes on the county ponds with the even tual hope that more ducks would be attracted to the area, was in structed to report its progress of the committee are Ralph Mills, ' chairman, Ed Starnes, Eugene McDonald, M. M Poole and W. O. Spence. Auman advised the legislative committee to investigate any I forthcoming legisaltion which I may affect the sportsmen in this ' state and report back at the next meeting. That committee is contb- posed of Dr. (George Heinitsh, Ralph Mills and W. C. Ruffin. He also asked Gen. R. B. Hill to act as'chairman of a commit tee to make a special study of the federal license laws that are now in effect and to determine any possible bearings they had on military personnel. Following the completion of such a study, Auman pointed out, the results should be handed over to the leg islative committee for their rec ommendations as to further dis position. Guests at the meeting included E. B. Keith, president of the Lee County club, and three of his members; Blake Stewart, presi dent of the Chatham County club; and Col. C. C. Turner, Ma jor L. G. Matthews and Sgt. Kirk Flanigan, all of Fort Bragg. COUNCIL (Continued from page 1) state, and quite probably other states, have parking meters. The probable reason for this is that re sort towns are shooting for a low property tax," he said. Several members of the Council said they had been approached at various times since citizens had learned a study was being made and that sentiments were divided. Chie councilman, W. E. Blue, said he had talked to a number of peo ple and that “maybe 60 per cent are for, the others against.” He suggested that the Council give the matter more study. The other members voiced sim ilar suggestions. Town Charter W. Lamont Brown, town attor ney, reported to the Council that the new charter was ready to be presented for approval. (A sum mary of the charter will be print ed in the Pilot next week). Brown said a number of changes had been made from the old char ter and that it had been tightened up in a nnrnHof of places. One such change^ he noted, would > an increase in the present school board of from five to seven mem bers. Public Parks Council also discussed the pos sibility of establishing two parks of a playground nature sometime in the near future and heard re ports from Cunningham on two prospective locations. One would be in West Southern Pines; the other in East Southern Pines. The parks would be in addition to; the one already in use (the so- called Town Park where the new municipal building will be con structed). Curb and Gutter Council also heard from Cun- nihgham that a six-months back log'had developed in the number of petitions for curb and guttering projects in the town. It was decided to take petitions from here out and file them as re ceived, Firm prices that individ ual property owners must pay will not be quoted in the future either, CcfUncil decided, since it would be Unpractical to guess what con struction costs would be s‘ months in tfm fixture. A resolution was adopted to in stall curbing and guttering on East New Jersey Avenue between May and Ridge Street. In one other item of business, Council approved a resolution to re-zone a portion of the property on South West Broad Street and Bennett Street. The land was purchased by a Raleigh business man several months ago for future development. CHRISTMAS (Continued from paae 1) for children in the high school and elementary schooL In West Southern Pines, the children will be let out Friday at noon. Students in both will be back at their desks January 2. A number of special church services have been planned, a complete listing of which will ap pear in The Pilot next week. Christmas lights, which were strung over the streets in South ern Pines early last week, have been burning brightly every night The 50-foot magnolia at the comer of Pennsylvania Ava. end Broad Street, Ughted by the Southern Pines Garden Club, has been drawing much comment. STEVENS (Continnod from Page as had originally been promised by Thomas Howerton, who help ed to arrange the program. Silver trays were presented to J. Taltot Johnson of Aberdeen, the third president of tkfi dub and to Ponzer. JoJ duced with the “wouldn’t be party of this words from the dub hi early da; often thj Eible t saicL i W, institutions during the past year. Honor guests at the meeting included M. E. GambreU of Hen dersonville, governor of the Car- olinas Kiwanis District, and Lt, Gov. Glenn Webb of Laurin- burg. ORCHIDS (Continued from Page 11 do, they insist) in accordance with simple instructions. The greenhouses, located just off Midland Road, were started back in the 1920’s by Judge and Mrs. W. A Way as a hobby. The hobby soon got bigger than their house would permit and they built greenhouses adjoining their residence. Later, because of the continuing growth of the hobby, which of necessity became a business, more greenhouses— there are at present a total of 18 —were built in the present loca tion. Some of the original plants are in the greenhouses today. After Judge Way’s death in 1948 Mrs. Way carried On until her health prevented her devo ting the necessary time and at tention to it, and it was sold in 1952 to Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Bridges of Charlotte, who had been enthusiastic amateur or chid growers for many years. After the purchase they added their small, but very fine, collec tion with the Way’s commercial and botanical stock. They have continued adding, by purchasing and intensive propa gation, with the result that Car olina Orchids now has the largest collection of top quality plants in this section of the country. The collection now numbers from 70 to 75 thousand plants and includes some 10,000 varie ties. The Bridges have won many awards at international, national and regional orchid shows. TAYLOR (Continued from page 1) rectors must take seriously and remedy as soon as possible.” I In the administrator’s report which followed, Mr. Howerton spent much time outlining plans for handling the problem of visit ors, one, which he said, “plagues all hospitals.” He acknowledged that it was indeed serious here and must be controlled. Appointments to Staff Elected chairman of the Medi cal Staff for 1957 was Dr. Philip P. Green, Southern Pines, to suc ceed Dr. R. M. McMillan, South ern Pines. Dr. Green is the hospi tal’s pathologist, a former Colonel in the Army Medical Corps. Dr. J. P. Bowen, Aberdeen, was elect ed vice chairman, and Dr. William F. Hollister, Southern Pines, sec retary-treasurer. Named to the active staff, in addition to the officers, were Dr. McMillan; Dr. H. Morris Caddell, AbgrtteenJBr. R. L, Felton, Car- C. Grier, M. W. iroe, M 'T. Pishko J, Pinehurst'; Drs. ^Vida McLeod, H. 1. A S. Phillips, aembers: Dr. D. st. and Dr. A. A iJonsulting staff: litsh, W. Harrell be Warlick and iSouthem Pines; lewitt, McCain; fKemp and Fred luff; Drs. E. M. VanderVoort, |aff comprises Dr. W’lliam McDuf- rs. P. J. Chester, ’ en. Southern Pines; i r and J. W. Willcox, Help A Needy Family Christmas At Christmas-time, The Pilot publishes the stories of some of the families, listed on the rolls of the Moore CJounty Department of Public Welfare, who are in dire need of help. Many of those on the rolls have been already spok en for by various organizations here and throughout the county, but there are, it seems, generally a few left over. Below are listed three families and some of their troubles. These, to date, have not been “taken” by any group and The Pilot tenders a special plea that they may not be overlooked this Christmas. Dona tions'may be sent to the Moore County Department of Public Welfare, Carthage. A choice of family may be indicated by one of the three letters. (A. B, C) and the words PILOT FUND. Here are the three tales of hard ship and of courage. (A) Courage That Deserves Help The father of this family is com paratively young, in his late thir ties. He has always been a self- supporting citizen, well-accepted in his community. Until illness came, he was a regular church worker, membed of clubs and ac tive in the community. Then, eight years ago, the dread disease multiple sclerosis struck him down. 'Then the family struggle began. The father, even though he had to drag himself to work, kept on for two more years at the job his em ployers had arranged for him, at which he could sit down. Finally, five years ago, he became totally paralyzed, but still he refused to give up Emd take to his bed. His church supplied a wheel chair which he could operate; church members bought a television set to cheer the weary hours when he must be alone at home. Fgr the home remains. During all the hard times, that has been his wife’s and his deepest hope: that they could keep the home to gether. Wife and children have stood by, sharing the burdens. The wife, although suffering from gall bladder trouble, has done sewing and baking and has gotten some money from this, as well as doing the housework. She has kept the three children, a boy 13, and girls 10 and 11, in public school; they attend church and live as normal a life as possible. She has a big heart and has even been a foster mother for children temporarily without a home. The family receives a small grant from the welfare depart ment. This is a minimum budget and the department csin only meet 75 per cent of it. These children have peirents of whom they are proud, as they are truly parents, although not wealthy, and have set good examples. The children are studious and interested in their school work and helping in jobs after school and during vaca tion. These five years of helping this family stay together is build ing strong, intelligent, industri ous men and women of tomorrow. But—^no Christmas? Surely that would be a great pity. (B) Pretty Tough Going A mother of seven children, in her thirties, is ill with internal cancer. Hospitalized for treat ment, she is now home again and up, but unable to do house work, at least until she has regained her strength somewhat. The father of the family is a laborer, earning around $150 a month. And the seven children are: Boys: 16, 13, 11 and 8; the two girls are a 12-year old and the baby, ten months. This is a good staunch family that has gotten by until lately, but this serious iUness of the mother makes it tough going. The Welfare department is pro viding for ‘a housekeeper and paid for the hospitalization, but that uses all available funds. 'There will be no Christmas for this little group unless help comes from kind friends of those in need. (C) Will Santa Come? This mother moved to her present home with her seven children only a short time ago. So her sad plight is hardly known by the neighbors who would, normally, be doing their bit to help. The situation is this: the hus band has been, for the second time, sent to the State. Hospital for mental derangement. In fact, that is why the mother moved herself and the children here: she was afraid that he would kill her. Understandably, the children have been frightened and emo tionally upset: they attend school, but are having a difficult time of it; two are under medicm treatment. They range from 15 to four years of age: the boys 14, 10, 8 Eind 4 and the three girls, aged 15, 12 and 7. This family is living on the $100 a month received from' the Welfare department. It provides only the barest of necessities: no extras. And no Christmas unless someone will help. But, says the staff worker, “’These children keep right on hoping Santa Claus will come by their way.” Cucumber Station At Vass Planned For Coming Year An announcement of interest to farmers in Moore and adjoining counties is that plans have been made to operate a cucumber grad ing and weighing station in Vass this year. Such a station was op erated for three years prior to 1954, and many farmers planted cucumbers as an early season money crop. H. D. Jackson of Vass Route 2, who managed the station in past years, is promoting the project and persons wishing more infor mation may contact him. He has been successful in getting lined up with the Cates pickle firm in Faison, who handled the cucum bers the other three years the plant was operated. H. M. Smith Firm Observing 10th Year This Week H. M. Smith Opticians Company of Southern Pines is celebrating its 10th anniversary this week. Started in 1946 as the first op tical service in the Sandhills, the company has grown until it now serves most of the surrounding counties. Illustrative of its growth is the fact that in its first year the com pany had three pieces of equip ment; today it has 15 pieces of the most advanced known to the op tical field. Johnnie Hall and Joe Carter, who manage the business, said that it had grown until it is now considered one of the largest in the state. 'The late H. M. Smith of Fayetteville founded the company. Since its opening in 1946 the company has moved three times. Ironically, the last move was back to the place where the firm main tained its first quarters, on North East Broad Street in the building formerly occupied by WEEB stu dios. Carthage; Drs. Hilton Haines and T. B. Henry, Rockingham; Drs. W. L. Howell and W. H. Parsons, El- lerbe; Drs. Robert S. Jones, Riley M. Jordan, R. A. Matheson, R. L. Murray and A. L. O’Briant, Rae- ford; Dr. F. L. Owens, Pinehurst, and Mrs. M. E. Street, Jr., Glen- don. Members of the present Board of Directors, re-elected-Jor anoth er year are Arch L. Barnes, Wil bur H. Currie and H. G. Poole, Carthage: Mrs. James Boyd, Ralph L. Chandler, Jr., Mrs. Alwin L. FoUey, Voit Gilmore, Norris L. Hodgkins and Harry H. Pethick, Southern Pines; John M. Currie, Highfalls; Paul Dana, Mrs. Dixon, H. Arnold Jackson, John F. Tay lor and Richard 'Tufts, Pinehurst; J. B. Edwards, Dr. E. M. Medlin, Mrs. H. A. Page. Jr., J. E. Parker, and Jack Taylor, Aberdeen; E. H. Mills, Pinebluff; Alan A. McDon ald, A. McDonald, West End; E. Marvin Ritter, Robbins, and C. L. Tyson, Vass. The members of the directorate dined in the staff dining room of the hospital before the annual meeting in the Nurses' Home. A&P Employees Get Christmas Bonus Employees of The Great Atlan tic & Pacific Tea Company throughout the coimtry will share more than $2,500,000 in pre-holiday compensation this year it was announced today by Ralph W. Burger, president of the food chain. Every employee ■with as much as six months’ service will re ceive a part of the annual fimd voted by the company’s board of directors. Distribution is sched uled for December 17. HISTORICAL (Continued from page 1) and Miss Elizabeth Thompson, decorator of note, who will ad vise on that phase of the work. I Miss Thompson spent last night at the Maurice home in Eagle Springs. I The group partook of a picnic lunch, on the grounds. Mother! Get Dad to <^o his I homework at home! Get him a New Portable Remington Type writer for Christmas! No down payment. Nothing due until Feb. and then only $1.00 per week. 1 Dixie Printing diompany, Phone WI 4-1414, Aberdeen. Blue Knights And Laurinbnrg Divide In Non-Loop Games ^ "nie Southern Pines Blue Knights will mee^* perhaps their stiffest competition of the bas ketball season tomorrow (Friday) night when they play Robbins on the local court. To date, neither the Robbins girls or boys have been defeated in four games. The girls, defend ing county champions for the past two years, have been partic ularly impressive and observers say the boys’ squad is the most powerful in recent years. Coach W. A. Leonard said this morning, however, that the Southern Pines girls have an ex cellent chance of winning their half of the games, basing his pre diction on the excellent showing they made Tuesday night in a 70-49 rout of Laurinburg. In that game the girls scored almost at will and probably could have made the score even larger had the first team-been kept in for the duration of the game. The boys, incidentally, lost to Laurinburg 62-45, although big Roger Verhoeff was top scorer for the night with 20 points. A tip-off supper has been scheduled at the high school cafeteria prior to the games un der sponsorship of the Boosters Club. Tickets may still be secur ed from Boosters, members of the basketball squads, or at Tate’s Hardware Store. Laurinurg Game Laurinburg, a AA school, took a 29-18 halftime lead in the boys game and were never, overcome. In addition to Verhoeff’s 20 points, Tony Parker and Bobby Parker scored six each, Everett Cushman got J^ve and Billy Hamel got four. Lytch had 17 and Schwartz had 14 for Laurinburg. In the girls’ game Southern Pines took an early lead, building it up to 36-24 at halftime, and coasted in for the victory. Anike Verhoeff was high scor er with 26 points, closely follow ed by Patti Britt with 20 and LiUian Bullock with 16. Jane Peele topped the scoring for Laurinburg with 20 points, fol lowed by C. Jones with 18. PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS 86 ’/PROopl i or. OLD CROW THE OLD CROW DISTILLERY COMPANY, FRANKFORT. KENTUCKY
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