Page TWELVE THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1957 T. J. Smith, 85, Succumbs; Rites Held Wednesday Well-Known Sandhills Resident Had Garage In Vass Many Years Thaddeus James Smith, 85, of Vass, died Tuesday morning at The Anchorage convalescent home in Southern Pines, where he had been a patient for several weeks. He h$d been in declining health for several years and critically ill since last week. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cypress Pres byterian Church, of which he was a member, conducted by the pas- - tor, the Rev. A. D. Carswell, as sisted by the Rev. A. C. Trivette, pastor of the Vass Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were four neph ews, Alton Thompson and Alex McGill of Maxton, and N. A. Mc Gill and Alex Smith of Vass, Route 2, W. D. McGill of Lake- view and Leon Keith of Vass, Route 2. Mr. Smith, familiarly known to many as “Uncle Jim,”-was born in what is now upper Hoke (then Cumberland) County, son of Al exander and Harriet Ann Shaw Smith of Scottish pioneer stock. He owned and operated a garage in Vass for a long period, and handled the Greensboro Daily News for several years. A lifelong member of Cypress Presbyterian Church, he had ser ved as a deacon and as church treasurer. He was first married to Lovedy Ann McKeithen of Cumberland County and, following her death. Plans Outlined Here For Farm Contest In Area LAST HOME GAMES FRIDAY NIGHT 1. ^ 'f ",■'1 ■> ‘FINER FARMS’ MMETING—These men met in Southern Pines last week to outline plans for the 1957 “Finer Farms” conservation contest sponsored by Carolina Power & Light Company. Seated left to right are Ward Hill, manager of CP&L’s Southern Pines office; Ned Champion, CP&L advertising staff; J. Frank Doggett, ex tension soil conservationist; N. H. G. Balfour, Hoke County farmer; and A. H. Veazey, assist ant state conservationist. Glenn Lee, CP&L dis- * -»» trict manager at Sanford is fourth from right, standing. Others standing are: J. F. McKinney, Rt. 1, Sanford; James Fulk, Rt. 3, Carthage; W. O. Lambeth, Lumberton; S. Vernon Stevens, Broadway; M. J. Coats, and R. E. Neeley, Rae- ford; George M. McIntyre, Raeford; Hubert M. Willis, Fayetteville; W. R. Keller, Carthage; W. H. Abrams, Rockingham; Jack Younts, WEEB, Southern Pines; G. F. Moore, Laurinburg; H. N. Kelly, Salisbury; and D. Mack Griffin, Troy. Blue Knights, Local Girls Win Two, Lose Two In Week’s Cage Contests WILDLIFE CLUB DINNER TUESDAY 3 Named To Legislative Group he married who survives. Also surviving are two daugh- ters> Mrs. N. N. McLean and Miss Agnes Smith, of Vass; one son, Neill M. Smith of Dobson; two stepchildren, Curtis Bettini of Southern Pines and Mrs. George Fulton of Bel Air, Md., three sis ters, Mrs. Arch McGill of Vass, Route 2, Mrs. J. M. Norton of Raeford, and Mrs. J. Lee Johnson! of Raleigh; three brothers, John William Smith of Vass, Route 2, D. Evander Smith of Perkinston, Miss., and Archie A. Smith of Pic ayune, Miss.; three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Among those from a distance attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Johnson and Miss Mary Ina Johnson, Raleigh; the Rev. Zane G. Norton, Crouse; Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Byrd and 'Eugene Keith, Albemarle; Mr. end Mrs. George Fulton, Bel Air, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Smith, Mac Smith, Lewis F. Truesdale, Charles E. Ernest, Richard Hos kins and Sam- J. Young, all of Dobson; Mr .and Mrs. Alex Mc Gill and Alton Thompson, Max- ton; and Mrs. J. M. Norton, Rae ford. Dr. George Heinitsh, Ralph T. Mills and W. C. Ruffin are three members of the Moore County Wildlife Club who have been ap pointed to the 1957 legislative committee for the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The committee will plan the Federation’s legislative program for the session of the General As sembly that opened this week. First meeting of the group will be Mrs. Sadie Bettini, 1 Raleigh February 18. Members of the Moore County club will meet for dinner at the Carthage Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Tues day. Reservations must be made in advance. After a short business meeting, club members will go to the courthouse at 8 p.m. to hear Frank B. Barick, chief of the game divi sion of the State Wildlife Re sources Commission explain the Soil Bank program. The public is invited to the courthouse ses sion. Pinehurst News By MARY EVELYN deNISSOFF Temperatures In January Moderate Minimum temperatures went below freezing on only 14 of the 31 days in January, according to the monthly record pf weather observations at the official Weath er Bureau station here. Lowest drop was to 16 on Janu ary 18. On the^9th, the low tem perature of the 24-hour period was recorded as 60. High readings of 70 or higher were recorded on nine days in January. Lowest high reading of the month was 36 on the 17th. Rain was/measured on only nine days of the month. Since 1911 a total of 21,166,980 merit badges were earned by the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America now has an active enrollment of 4,500,000 boys and men. Parent-Teacher Meet The monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association will be held Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. Following a brief business ses sion. Capt. George F. Shearwood will present a showing of pic tures taken by him on last sum mer’s safari in Africa. Anyone interested in seeing these pic tures is welcome to attend the meeting. Brief Mention Mr. and Mrs. John M. Reeves leave tonight for a month’s visit in Fort Lauderdale. Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Boylston A. Tompkins, Jr., and her daughter, Sherrie Dix-on, returned to their Glen Cove, Long Island, home Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Nesbitt of Philadelphia, Pa., ^ are due in this weekend to occupy the Tompkins’ Linden Road home which they have leased for the spring season. Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Cooke and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Kraffert have returned from a golfing vacation in Sea Island, Ga., and Naples, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. William O’Brien and their children spent several days here last week as guests of I\Iiss May Chapman, en route to their home in Lake Orion, Mich., from Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Chap man leave Sunday for several days in Hob^ Sound, Fla., after v/hich they will spend a weekend with his son, John D. Chapman H, in Fort Pierce. Mrs. Robert E. Harlow return ed Saturday from a tour of Ja maica. James Mann also returned this weekend to the staff of Golf World after covering the P. G. A. Seniors tournament at Dunedin, Fla., and the Tampa Women’s Open. Mrs. Mulford Horr is due in to night after a three-weeks’ visit with relatives and friends in Cambridge, Mass., and in New York .and New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Foreman are once again occupying their cottage, the Easton Log Cabin, following a stay in Florila. Mrs. Roger iSerby, a former Pinehurst .resident now of New York City, is spending the Wash ington’s Birthday holiday with Dr. and Mrs. John E. Elmendorf, Jr., at their Knollwood home. Other members of the house party include Mrs. Victor White of Cedarhurst, N. Y., and Gray Zabriskie and Ben Trask, both of New York City. Mrs. Heizmann Mudgett re turns to her apartment today fol lowing an operation at Moore County Hospital. Mrs. Louis Porteous has arriv ed at her home here after an ex tended stay in the North. Miss Lillian Morris has return ed to her home in Wilmington after spending last week here with Mrs. Hulon Cole. Miss Helen Ruth Cole of Greensboro will be the weekend guest of her mother here. Mrs. Myra Wedlock of Everett, Mass., arrives here Sunday fol lowing a trip to Florida and Cuba, and will spend a fortnight as the guest of her son. Keith Wedlock, and Mrs. Wedlock. Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold Jack- son left Wednesday for a vaca tion in Florida. Mrs. Arthur J. Debevoise ar rived Wednesday from Miami to spend several days at their cot tage here. Mr. Debevoise and their daughter, Linda, also arriv ed Wednesday from New York City. School Cafeteria February 11-15 SOUTHERN PINES Monday — Steamed wieners with rolls, mustard and catsup, butter, buttered potatoes, Eng lish peas, milk. Tuesday—Meat loaf, gravy, buttered rice, turnip greens, car rot sticks, bread, butter, milk. Wednesday — Peanut butter sandwich, beef-vegetable soup, saltines, butter, cake square, milk. Thursday — “Sloppy Joe” on bun, buttered potatoes, buttered lima beans, cherry cobbler, milk. Friday — Orange juice, tuna fish salad, french-fried potatoes, string beans, bread, butter, milk. The Southern Pines Blue Knights and girls play their last home games of the season against Pinehurst at the local gym Friday night. They will go to Hoffmem on Monday. Games of the past week includ ed victories by both boys and girls over. Vass-Lakeview Tuesday night and double losses to Aber deen Friday. The Blue Knights were knock ed from second to third place in conference standings by the 62-49 win by Aberdeen. Local girls stand seventh in 'the 11-team league. Aberdeen’s Red Devils led by only two points, 26-24, at the half of the contest in the Aberdeen gym. White, with 20 points, Lit tleton with 18 and Caldwell, 16, led the Aberdeen attack. Other Red Devil scorers were Holden 3, Carrington 3 and Voss 2. Verhoeff’s 19 points led the Knights’ offense. Hamel had 10, T. Parker and B. Parker dropped in ‘eight apiece and Cushman tal lied four, to complete the scoring for the local quintet. Girls at Aberdeen In the girls’ game at Aberdeen, the) undefeated Devilettes, who top the league, won 76-64, holding a lead of 44-34 at halftime. McFarland’s 37 paced the Dev ilettes’ scoring/ Blue sank 22 and Schnell 15. For Southern Pines, Verhoeff took scoring honors with 23, pushed by Bullock’s 22. Britt scored 14 and McDonald 4. Easy Game The Blue Knights had their first really easy game of the sea son Tuesday night in rolling over the Vass-Lakeview Twins. Coach W. A. Leonard used substitutes freely in the last quarter, but the Twins only scored 12 points in the second half. Vass-Lakeview trailed 18-43 at halftime. Verhoeff’s 34 represented the lion’s share of the scoring. Other tallies: B. Parker 12, Cushman 10, T. Parker 8» Ormsby 5 and Hamel 2. For the Twins: Buie 11, Apple Funeral Held For Mrs. Caroline Cook Funeral services were held at the Powell Funeral Home Chapel here on Monday afternoon for Mrs. Caroline L. Cook of Pine hurst who died Friday morning at the Pinehurst Convalescent Home. Dr. A. W. Craig, minister at the Village Chapel, Pinehurst, con ducted the services. Interment was at Adams, N. Y., near Syra cuse. Mrs. Cook is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Stuart Cutler of Pinehurst, and a son, Howard W. Cook of Winter Haven, Fla. For several years prior to en tering the nursing home, Mrs. Cook lived at Boxwood Court in Pinehurst. WITH THE Armed Forces John C. Keith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Keith, Sr., of Pine- bluff recently was enlisted in the US Army under the Army’s Tech nical School Program. He is scheduled to attend a technical School at the Antiaircraft and Guided Missile School, Ft. Bliss, Texas, upon completion of eight weeks basic training. John grad uated from Aberdeen High School in June, 1956. He worked with the A & P Stores in Pine hurst prior to entering the Army. His brother Hugh A. Keith, Jr., also enlisted under the Army’s Technical School Program. He is a Crew Chief on an Army heli copter in Germany at the present time with the rank of sergeant. D. G. Herring Returns To Live In Sandhills Donald G. Herring, father of Mrs. William J. Stratton, is now living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stratton in Niagara. Mr. Herring moved here from Jackson, Miss. He plans to make a trip to Mississippi within the next week and ■^11 then be in the Sandhills to live permanently. A resident of Southern Pines a number of years ago, he built the house now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Datst, Jr., at 610 Mor- ganton Road. Each year more Boy Scouts attain Eagle Scout rank. than 14,000 the coveted WEST SOUTHERN PINES Monday — Franks, mustard, onions, mashed potatoes, kraut,! g, Hall 4, Johnson 4, Mashburn 3. bread, butter, milk, gingerbread. | Girls'Game Tuesday—^Hamburgers, French! winning 72-60, Southern fries, bread, butter, milk, cookies. Pines girls had a nice 34-23 lead at the half. greens. Wednesday — Turkey with dressing, gravy, steamed rice, greens, hot rolls, butter, milk, fruit jello. Thursday — Toasted cheese sandwiches, limas, escalloped to matoes, cole slaw, bread, butter, milk, apple Betty. Friday — Fish patties, mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, bread, butter, milk, potato pud ding. Scoring—^For Southern Pines: Verhoeff 26, Britt 20, Bullock 16, McDonald 10; for Vass-Lakeview: Blue 28, Jackson 22, Thomas 9, McWilliams 1. 4-H NEWS March 2 through 9 has been designated as National 4-H Club week, a time when members tell the public about the accomplish ments of this rural youth organ ization. -INCOME TAX FACTS No. 3- Tax Hints for Car and Home Owners SEVEN STAR, BLENDED VfHlSKEY, 90 PROOF. 37V4% STRAIGHT WHISKEY. 6 YEARS OR MORE OLD. 62V4% GRAIN NEU TRAL SPIRITS. GOODtRHAM & WORTS LTD.. PEORIA, ILL PAGE SPCA- Avoid rough handling of live stock. Often animals are blamed for injuries and fatalities when impatience and carelessness on the part of the handler are the real cause. Rector Named To New Church Trustee Board 'The Rev. Martin Caldwell, rec- ,tor of Emmapuel Episcopal Church, has been appointed to serve as one of the charter mem bers of the board of trustees for a proposed Episcopal home for the aging that will be located somewhere in North Carolina. While there has been no offi cial announcement of any sites under consideration. Southern Pines has been mentioned as a possible and suitable location for the home and a tract of land here offered, as a gift to the trustees. A charter for the organization has been applied for, it was re vealed this week. (This is one of a series of articles on federal income tax filing. These articles are based on information provided by the American Institute of Accountants, and the North Caro lina Association of Certified Public Accountants in coopera tion with the Internal Revenue Service.) Your home and you car may be .the source of deductions that will lower your federal income tax. It is important to check all possible de ductions because of the savings Involved. If you are in the lowest bracket —20%—each $5 you can find in deductions may mean a dollar in your pocket. For persons with higher incomes the possible savings are even greater. The Interest on a mortgage is deductible on your federal tax re turn. In most cases, payments to a bank include both interest and principal; as the mortgage is re duced the interest is less and a larger portion is applied to the prin cipal. Only the interest is deduc tible in the case of your residence. Real Estate Taxes Sometimes the monthly payment also includes an additional amount which the bank holds lor the pay ment of taxes, insurance, etc. In this case the bank is acting as yoiir agent in paying tax on your prop erty. Real estate taxes paid by the bank for you are deductible as if you had paid them directly. If your home had been damaged by fire, storm or flood, your loss not covered by insurance is deductible. The amount of the loss is calculated by comparing the fair market value of the property just before and just after the casualty. This loss, or the cost of the property, whichever is lower, is reduced by any insurance recovery to determine the loss for tax purposes. When large amounts are in volved it may be wise to have an expert appraisal made immediately after the casualty. MARINE RECRUITER The U. S. Mtirine Corps re cruiter for this area is at the post office building in Fayette ville each Monday and Saturday. Two-year service plans, enlist ment for aviation duty only and an extension of reenlistment time for certain ex-Marines are features of the Marine recruiting program. , NEW RECORDS AT Hayes Book Shop Trombone Boogie Petticoats of Portugal The Commandos I'm Going Home Love Is Strsmge Mickey and Sylvia Stu-O Banana Boat Harry Belafonle One In a Million On My Word of Honor The Platters Young Love Red Sails in the Sunset I Tab Hunter Look Homeward Yon Don't Owe Me a Thing Johnny Ray Hold) 'em Joe I'm Just A Country Boy Harry Belafonte . Knee Deep In the Blues Take Me Back Baby Guy Mitchell I Love You Because Trying To Get You Elvis Presley Your Love For Me Can I Steal A Little Love Frank Sinatra Ballerina You Are My First Love Nat "King" Cole imimttxtiimttuiittnttixttttntttixixixii BLOCK THAT PASS-AGE Termites nest in the ground and travel ut) to wood in order to feed. Control consists of block ing this connection between wood and ground, either mech anically or chemically, or both. event, you are required to submit information concerning any sale of your home at a proflt, whether or not the gain is taxable. i When you buy a home you gen erally agree with the previous owner on a schedule of adjustments for taxes, insurance, water rates and similar items. However, you and the previous owner can deduct tnis real estate tax in proportloh to the number of days of the property tax year that each of you held the property—whether or not you have agree'd to apportion the tax. You are considered to have paid your share of the. tax when you bought the home. This applies to any real estate you may have purchased during 1956. Deductible Auto Expenses Prom the time you buy an auto mobile you begin to have other ex penses which are deductible on your federal Incomfe tax return. Any state or local sales tax you paid on the car purchase is deduc tible. So is the cost of your license plates, state, inspection fees and Interest on an auto loan. A common deduction in many taxpayers’ returns is for state gas oline tax. It is best to keep a rec ord of your gasoline purchases dur ing the year, but if you don’t have such a record you can still make a reasonable estimate. If you had a collision, you may be able to deduct for the damage to your own car not covered by in surance. Although driving may have been faulty, you are entitled to the deduction if the accident was not due to your negligence. Such a loss, or loss from Are, theft or other accidents is deter mined in the manner described above in connection with damage to a house. The instruction book which comes with your tax forms gives further information. Help is also available by telephone or at offices of the In ternal Revenue Service. The Rev enue Service urges you to consult a properly qualified advisor if you decide to seek outside help. Next Article: Claim All Exemp-: When You Sell a Home You are not allowed to deduct any loss you may suffer on the sale of your personal residence How ever, you may be required to pay tax on a gain resulting from selling the house at a profit. If, however, you buy apd occupy another home within cne year, be fore or after, the gainful sale of your former home, you are not taxed on the gain at the time of the sale. Alternatively, you can start construction of a home within a year, and occupy it within 18 months after the sale of your old home. If the new home costs as much as you received for your old one (with allowances for certain "flxlng-up” expenses), you are not taxed on the gain. If your new home, costs less, the gain is taxable to^ the extent of the differences. In any j tie-- er>r Yourself and Dependents. So Far, So Good, But Winter Isn't Over Yet! How will your car perform from now ’til winter’s end? 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