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THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1957
THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Page FIVE
•LESS THAN TRUCK DRIVERS*
Kiwanis Speaker Says Low Pay
For Teachers Harming Schools
What is the matter with public'^'
education in North Carolina?
Why do our students rate so low
in aptitude tests?
Charles Rose, Fayetteville at
torney and member of the State
Board of Education, speaking on
“Our Children’s Future in North
Carolina Public Schools,’’ gave
the Sandhills Kiwanis Club the
answers at its weekly limcheon
meeting held Wednesday in the
Mid Pines Club. He was present
ed to the group by Dr. A. C.
Dawson, superintendent of
Southern Pines Schools.
There are two principal rea
sons for existing conditions. Rose
said: 1. General lack of qualified
white teachers. 2. Insufficient
teacher salaries.
“The fact that other states pay
teachers better salaries results in
from 1,500 to 2,000 replacements
a year in North Ccirolina. We
have 2,200 teachers with less
than standard certificates. This
affects 180,000 of our pupils. The
State is doing less for teachers
than it did a few years ago. And
less for public education,’’ Rose
told the Kiwanians.
For several years prior to 1952
the budget provided 67 per cent
of the tax dollar for education.
Since then this has shrunk to
less than 63 per cent or $137.75
•per {pupil per year, compared
with a national average of $250
per pupil.
'The national average pay of
teachers is $4,200. In North Caro
lina the average is $3,324. Teach
ers have had no pay increase
since 1953. “We are paying them
less than truck drivers,’’ Rose
said.
He told of intelligence tests
given 644 Seniors in 22 high
schools of the state, in nation
wide competition: “Two-thirds of
the Seniors in
schools v.'sre smarter than our
boys and girls. We ranked 24th
among the states in social
pcienceS; 39th in natural
sciences; 41st in mathematical
ability, for a rank as a whole of
33rd. During W’orld War II North
Carolina boys taking Selective
Service intelligence tests ranked
42nd in the nation.
“We must do something. Some
one has failed but who has let us
down so completely?’’ Rose ask
ed. ‘We can find the answer by
looking into onr mirrors when
we shave in the morning,
r “We are responsible. We sit
idly by and let our legislators
treat teachers like stepchildren.
We are not backing up our edu
cators. Fathers are not paying
enough attention to their sons
and daughters. They’ll spend
hundreds of dollars to send them
to camp for two months in sum
mer to learn to play, with total
disregard of the nine months
each year of their education.”
He called upon the Kiwanians
to beat the bushes for support
of recommended increased ap
propriations for teacher salaries
and per pupil costs. Recommend
ed for teachers is a starting wage
of $2,900, to increase gradually
to $4,500 after H years. Recom
mended is a per pupil allotment
from $135 per year to $165.
“What can we do? We can get
the facts; tell our friends; but
tonhole our legislators. Our chil
dren deserve better.”
FIRST BABY bom in
Moore County in 1957 was a
baby girl, whose parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bamer
of Route 1, Aberdeen. The
child, which weighed in at
seven pounds, 10 ounces, was
born at 10:33 New Year’s
morning at Moore County
Hospital.
Carson A. Blue,
Lifelong Resident,
Died This Morning
Carson A. Blue, 70, a native and
lifelong resident of Moore County,
died early this morning in St.
Joseph’s Hospital after an illness
of about three weeks.
A retired tobacco man, he was
formerly employed at Blue’s Mar
ket here.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday at 2:30 at Clark’s Funeral
America’s high i Chapel. Burial will follow in Un
ion Church Cemetery.
He is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. C. J. Simons of Southern
Pines, and Mrs. McQueen of Nor
folk, Va., one son, Alton Blue, a
student at State College; and a
daughter.
INS and OUTS
Mrs. J. H. Weatherspoon and
Mrs. I. A. Woodell spent Wednes
day of last week with their moth
er, Mrs. J. O. Adcox, and sister,
Mrs. R. A. White, at Maxton.
Mrs. Pauline Morrison flew to
Albany, N. Y., last Friday for a
long weekend visit to Mrs. Arlene
Van Curler in Schenectady. She
returned to Southern Pines Wed
nesday morning.
Mrs. Berenice Harrington is
convalescing at her home, the
Southland Hotel, following major
surgery at Moore County Hospi
tal.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Council
went to St. Paul Wednesday eve
ning to pay her mother, Mrs. C. R.
Hester, a surprise visit on her 79th
birthday, taking her a decorated'
birthday cake. They enjoyed a
supper which Mrs. Hester insisted
that she, herself, prepare. Anoth
er daughter, Mrs. L. O. Hargroves,
of Harlinger, Tex., was there.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. P. Delarue
have just returned to their home
on Monganton Road after an ab
sence of a week. ■ They went to
New York City to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Delarue’s sister,
Mrs. Maurice L. Weil.
Wildlife Club Has
Season’s Largest
Crowd For Meeting
An overflow crowd—largest of
the club to date — attended the
January meeting of the Moore
County Wildlife Club, held as a
supper meeting at Dante’s Res
taurant Monday night of last
week.
T. C. Auman, of West End,
president, turned the meeting
over to T. C. Scarborough of
Raeford, who served as projec
tionist for the showing of a re
markable technicolor movie,
“Bob White.” The nature film
showed the life cycle of the quail
throughout all months of the
year. Bob White was shown in
courtship, nest building and the
raising of the young, also strug
gling for survival against the
many hazards which constantly
beset the life of this sinall, com
paratively defenseless bird.
The movie, secured through
the North Carolina Wildlife Re
sources Commission, held the
message that landowners can do
much to preserve the .quail, one
of the most popular of game
birds, by providing him proper
cover for his home. With such
protection he is in better shape
to cope with adyersities of
weather, the fox, the rodent, fire
and other things which offer a
constant threat. Natural mortal-
,ity cuts into his ranks to such a
great extent through the year,
that he must have some real
“breaks” in order to survive in
appreciable numbers from year
to year.
Present as special guests, to
add information to that given in
the film, and to answer questions
on this and other subjects, were
Donald Hankla, leader of the
Small Game Habitat Develop
ment Project of the North Caro
lina Wildlife Resources Commis
sion, and Dave Taylor, his dis
trict biologist.
Also present was a large con
tingent from the 2,200-member
Wildlife Association of Fort
Bragg.
Gene McDonald reported that
wood-duck boxes were ready to
be put out along streams and
pond edges, a project adopted by
the club last fall. Mr. Hankla
said he and Mr. Taylor would as
sist in putting them out in the
proper places, for wood-duck
nests.
Four new members were wel
comed—^Dr. Emily Tufts, Pine-
hurst, who had shot her first
dove that day; John D. McCon
nell, Southern Pines; Howard
Brown and John Patterson, Jack-
son Springs, Rt. 1.
These brought the clubs dues-
paid membership up to 82, of
which approximately half are
farmers, said Mrs. T. C. Vann,
secretary. It is a countywide or
ganization. _
The February meeting will be
held in West End, on invitation
of President Auman.
Idle
Comments
Interesting note: All of the rain
that falls on the north side of
Midland Road eventually drains
into the ocean at Southport, just
south of Wilmington. All the
water that falls on the south side
of the road empties into the
ocean at Georgetown, S. C., more
than 100 miles south of Wilming
ton. Clyde Council is authority
for this geography lesson.
Confederate Joke: At the out
set of the War Between the
States, or the Civil War, as some
would have it. Uncle Zeke, a na
tive Southerner, immediately
volunteered and showed up in
front of the general store saying,
“Don’t worry boys, we can lick
those Damnyankees with corn
stalks.” He and the rest of the
regiment marched off to war.
Four years later he returned,
looking like he had been caught
in the eye of a hurricane. “Hey,
Zeke, what happened?” he was
asked. “We thought you could
whip the Yankees with corn
stalks.” Zeke turned a scornful
eye and replied, “Could have,
but those buzzards wouldn’t fight
with cornstalks.”
Who's Who: We’ve been hav
ing a whale of a time with our
research for people from this
area listed in “Who’s Who.” (Still
looking for more names, by the
way). Ran across the name of
Eisenhower, Dwight D., on the
last look and noted the editors
had given him 19 lines in the
book. His brother, Milton, took
up 51 lines. President Eisenhow
er had his mother’s maiden name
listed as “Ida Stoever.” Both Mil-
ton and Arthur called her “Ida
Stover.” Well?
Officer Back On
I
Duty This Week
John K. Sharpe, Southern Pines
policeman, was back on duty this
week after being discharged from
the hospital where he was con
fined following an automobile ac
cident last week.
The wreck, which occurred in
Pinehurst and took the life of
Sharpe’s five-week old son, also
hospitalized several other mem
bers of Sharpe’s family. All have
been released from the hospital
and are reported rapidly recuper
ating.
George H.
Member of Couhv^i
Sehool Board, Dies
George H. Purvis, 58, of Route
1, Robbins, died Tuesday in the
Moore County Hospital. He was
a native of Moore County, a
poultry and dairy farmer, and
has served on the Moore County
Board of Education for the past
fifteen years.
Funeral services will be held
Friday at 2:30 p. m. at the Beu
lah Baptist Church. The Rev. J.
C. Dunvant will officiate, assist
ed by the Rev. C. M. Strickland
and the Rev. J. A. Price. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
vthel Brady Purvis; one daugh-
Mrs. Eva Mae Brown of
Ro^a 1, Robbins; two sons, Har
old Purvis of Route 1, Robbins,
Gilbert Purvis of the home; one
sister, Mrs. Sankie Caviness of
Route 1, Robbins; three brothers,
Claude and Willie Purvis, both of
Route 2, Bennett and Nuby of
Route 1, Robbins; and five
grandchildren.
North Carolina’s agricultural
loss resulting from droughts in
1954 amounted to $50,000,000.
SAKE
25% to 331-3% REDUCTIONS
SPECIAL GROUPS OF
ON
Hislorical Meeting
Postponed By Weather
The regular monthly meeting
of the Moore County Historical
Association was postponed Tues
day night when the bad weather
conditions kept many members
from attending.
The meeting will be resched
uled in the next few weeks.'
Approximately 3,000 gallons of
water are required to produce
one bushel of corn.
Coats - Sport
Sport Shirts
Slacks
Sweaters
• Pajamas
Jackets
• Shoes
Trousers
• Gloves
KAMMER’S MEN’S SHOP
'Sanford's Best Values In Men's Wear
Steele Street
SANFORD, N.C.
UNDERGOES SURGERY
Mrs. M. L. Howard of Southern
Pines underwent surgery this
morning in New York City. Her
address is Memorial Center, 444
East 68th Street, New York 21,
N. Y.
Mrs. Howard of Howard’s Bak
ery is well known throughout this
section and her address is given
for the benefit of friends who will
wish to remember her with cards.
STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MOORE
The undersigned, Roosevelt
Gaddy, having duly qualified as
the Administrator to the estate
of Brack Gaddy, deceased, late of
the above county and state, all
persons having claims of what
soever nature against the said
Brack Gaddy, deceased, are here
by notified to exhibit the said
claim or claims to the undersign
ed on or before the 17 th day of
January, 1958, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recoy-
ery.
All persons indebted to the
said Brack Gaddy, deceased, are
hereby requested to pay the said
indebtedness to the undersigned
immediately.
This the 17th day of January,
1957.
(s) ROOSEVELT GADDY,
Administrator
W. Lamont Brown, Attorney
jl7,24,31f7,14,21
Bozick & Company
Wishes to Announce the
OPENING OF A
SADDLERY & LEATHER GOODS SHOP
\
IN SOUTHERN PINES
EXPERT REPAIRS MADE ON LEATHER GOODS
210 W. Penn. Ave.
Telephone 2-5354
(Next to Country Book Shop)
1956 OLDS 4 door blue
1956 FORD 4 door, green
1956 FORD Victoria, red and white
1956 OLDS 98 4-door, black
1956 OLDS Starfire, red and white
1956 CADILLAC 62. 4-door
1955 OLDS 98 Starfire. red & white
1955 FORD 4-door, blue
1955 CHEVROLET 4-door, green
1954 DODGE 4-door, green & red
1954 FORD Victoria, white
1954 OLDS 98, Holiday Coupe,
green and white
1952 OLDS Holiday Coupe, yel
low and black
1952 OLDS 88 Holiday Coupe,
yellow
1951 MERCURY 4-door, black
1951 PACKARD 4-door, blue
1950 FORD 2-door, brown
1950 BUICK 4-door, grey
1950 DODGE 4-door, maroon
1950 FORD 2-door, yellow
1950 PLYMOUTH Convertible,
yellow
1949 FORD 4-door, red
1949 PLYMOUTH 2-door, black
1949 CHEVROLET 2-door, grey
1948 CHEVROLET 2-door, black
1948 PONTIAC 2-door black
1948 FORD 2-door, green
1947 PLYMOUTH 4-door, green
1947 CHEVROLET 4-door, blue
1947 PACKARD 4-door, grey
1942 CHEVROLET 2-door, black
1938 CHEVROLET black
NEW MEMBERS of the Tar Heel delegation
in the U. S. House of Representatives were
sworn in last ’Thursday. Shown here, from left
to right, are Ralph J. Scott, 5th District; Alton
Lennon, 7th District; Basil L. Whitener, 11th
District; and A. Paul Kitchin, 8th District.
(Photo by Seth Muse)
Phillips Motor Sales
Phones 2-3151 or 2-4411
SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.