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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
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‘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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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