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THURSDAY, APRIL, 25,1957
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
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In The General Assembly
By CUFF BLUE
By CLIFF BLUE
PSYCHOLOGISTS ... A doz
en or more Moore County people
were in Raleigh last Friday for
the joint House and Senate hear
ing on the biU which would pro
vide for certification of phycholo-
gists offering their services for
remuneration. The Moore peo
ple were there in favor of the bill
which was introduced in the
house ‘by me, with Representa
tives Umstead, Hill and Powe as
co-sponsors. In the Senate the
bill was offered by Senators Jor
dan and Thomas who represent
our senatorial district.'
JAUNT ... A. goodly number
of the members of the House and
Senate journeyed to the “Outer
Banks” on Wednesday afternoon,
spending the. night and attending
the formal dedication of the Wil
liam B, Umstead Bridge at Mann’s
Harbor on Thursday morning.
PHRENOLOGY ... The bill
prohibiting the practice of phren
ology in' Moore County after Jem-
uary 1, 1958, was ratified on April
18.
GENERAL WILLIAM LEE . . .
On Tuesday night Senators Thom
as of Hoke, Jordan of Randolph
and your representative met with
Rep. Carson Gregory of Harnett
County and a group of Dunn citi
zens in Raleigh who are interest
ed in erecting a suitable memorial
in Dunn in memory of Major
General William C. Lee, a native
of Dunn who died in 1948. Gen
eral Lee was largely responsible
for the activation, organization
and training of the first airborne
unit in the United States Army.
Boy Choir To Sing
In Final Forum
Program Tonight
The Columbus Boy Choir of
PrincetMi, N. J., will appear in
Pinehurst tonight as the final
presentation of the Pinehur.st
Forum for the current season.
The program, which begins at
8:45 p.m., immediately following
the weekly buffet supper in the
Country Club, will include sev
eral religious numbers, selections
by Benjamin Britten, a Cole Por
ter medley, and Tchaikovsky’s
“Waltz of the Flowers.” :
Highlighting the program will
be a comic opera in one act which
was composed by Mozart when
he was only twelve years of age,
the average age of fte Boy Choir
members. It is entitled “Bastien
and Bastieene.”
•High Point Choirs
Rehearse Here
Southern, Pines played host
Wednesday afternoon to 70
members of the High Point high
school choir, here to practice
their part in the program to be
given with the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra in High
Point tonight.
Because the state orchestra
was spending Wednesday here,
following the two Tuesday con
certs, the choir drove over from
their home town to rehearse
with them, in Weaver Auditori
um, the four selections from
Mendelssohn’s Elijah, which
they were to sing, in this, their
second appearance with the or
chestra.
Director of the group, number
ing 78 in all, is Dr. Charles C.
Taylor. Dr. Taylor, who holds
music degrees from Columbia
University and JuUiard Conserv
atory of Music, is in his seventh
year as director of the choir. He
is president of the state associa
tion of music teachers.
First organized in 1938, when
the special program of music in
struction was introduced into all
High Point schools, the choir is
drawn from a student body of 1,-
600.
Church of Christ In
New Home In Aberdeen
The Church of Christ has pur
chased the property in Aberdeen
formerly owned and occupied by
the Baptist Church there.
The buildings and groxmds are
being renovated and will be
ready for regular services in the
near future, according to offi
cials of the church.
With members in various
points of the county, the church
congregation has been meeting
in the Aberdeen Community
House.
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School Board Bans
Dogs From School
Grounds In Future
A concerted effort to keep dogs
away from Southern Pines School
was initiated this week by school
authorities.
The action was taken, accord
ing to Superintendent A. C. Daw
son, after repeated appeals to
both students and parents had
failed to keep the dogs away. “It
is a problem that we have been
forced to contend with for many
years,” he said, “and we have
finally reached the conclusion
that forceful means must be em
ployed.”
Effective immediately, he said,
all dogs that are found on the
school grounds . during regular
school hours, whether they are
vaccinated or not, will be picked
up by the dog warden and taken
to the county pound. Owners
must contact the warden in order
to regain possession of their pets.
Mr. Dawson SEud today that
probably “seven or eight” chil
dren had been bitten by dogs this
year, though none of them had
been injured seriously. He said
the latest incident was last week
when a dog, which was not vacci
nated, bit a child. The dog is
now uijder observation, he said,
and would continue to be until it
is definitely established he was
not rabid or otherwise diseEised.
At a meeting of the Town
Council earlier this month Daw
son had requested the assistance
of the Council in adopting some
action to rid the school of the
problem. Council had suggested
that the school board pass a reg
ulation prohibiting dogs from the
school grounds diuring specified
hours.
(The regulation is published
elsewhere in today’s Pilot).
Dawson emphasized to parents
that the school was not deliber
ately setting out to pick up dogs
indiscriminately.
“It is a fact, however,” he said,
“that small children like to play
with dogs. Sometimes, unfortu
nately, the dogs do not want to
play and the child may be bitten.
In order 'to protect the children
we felt the regulation of urgent
necessity.”
To emphasize the seriousness
of the problem, Dawson said that
several times this year dogs had
followed their master to school
and sat outside the classrooms.
On several occasions, he said, the
dogs snapped at other children
who attempted to play with the
owners. ■
IMPROVEMENTS
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road from the hospital. This at
tractive building, with all modern
conveniences for the treatment of
casual patients not requiring ad
mission to the main institution, is
expected to be ready by the end
of the month.
The funds making possible the
big hospital project came from a
successful campaign for dona
tions launched over two years
ago, and from'memorial gifts by
Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson,
$50,000, and Mrs. C. Louis Meyer,
$55,000. Many other large gifts
were designated for the project
during and after the campaign.
With the termination of all con
tracts, made in the name of Moore
County Hospital, Inc., the name
of the institution is to be changed
to Moore Memorial Hospital. This
change is expected soon, Mr.
Howerton said.
PTA TALKS ABOUT'RECREATION
Leadership To Coordinate Program
Judged Answer To Recreation Problem
Recreation for both young and
old in Southern Pines was the
topic chosen for a panel discus
sion by the I’arent-Teacher Asso
ciation last week.
Held in Weaver Auditoriiun,
with Mrs. William P. Davis as
moderator, the meeting attracted,
besides members of the organiza
tion, quite a sprinkling of the
young-and-old whose needs for
relaxation were under discussion.
Many of those had questions to
ask and yiews to air in the inter
val reserved for such debate to
wards the close of the formal
meeting.
Members of the panel seated on
the state were: Mrs. Joe Mar ley,
chairman of the town recreation
committee; Mrs. Walter Harper,
and J. B. Tollison, parent
members of the PTA—Mr. Tolli
son is presently a candidate for
town councilman, Edward Schnei
der, representing the retired old
er group of citizens, and two
high school seniors: Jean Safford
and Philip Guin.
The panel reviewed the many
sports and opport'unities for play
Eilready available in town and
there was a brief discussion of
each, with suggestions for re-lo
cating some of the facilities and
rehabilitating others. Mr. Schnei
der spoke forcefully for resurrec
tion of the old shuffleboard lay
out, in the park, as a pleasant pas
time; the two junior members
mentioned the need for “a place
to swim, to dance—an attractive
sort of club for informal parties.”
Concensus of opinion , that
emerged from the discussion was
that the town is pretty well sup
plied with facilities, and also with
interested leadership material, but
that a professional coordinator is
needed. Facilities not being used
need to be publicized, it was
thought, and the whole program
revitalized by professionally com
petent leadership. It was further
suggested that the cooperation of
civic groups with the town in the
whole recreation program would
offer the sort of progressive in
terest needed.
Mrs. Joseph Hiatt is chairmEin
of the program committee which
planned the meeting, with Mrs.
Voit Gilmore and Elementary
School principal W. A. Leonard
conunittee members. Mrs. Davis,
whose vital leadership of the dis
cussion kept the ball rolling and
the play under control, is a for
mer mfember of the original town
recreation commission. She is on
the Girl Scout Council, Euid is
chairman of the Moore County
Board of Fhiblic Welfare.
Anike Verhoeff Is
Winner Of Coker
College Award
In and Out of Town
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Richardson
had as their Easter weekend
guests his daughter, Mrs. John
Leland, of Charleston, S. C., and
Mrs. Richardson’s sister, Mrs.
Ethel Haight of Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Greer, for
mer residents who are now living
at Gastonia, arrived Wednesday
to visit friends until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. DuPi^ and
their daughter, Libby -Sue, of
Bennettsville, S. C-. spent Satur
day in town. They lived on
Youngs Road, Southern Pines,
until a few months ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Eastwood
and family of Jacksonville, N. C.,
and Mrs. James Massenburg of
Raleigh were Easter weekend
I guests of Mrs. J. B. Eastwood and
Mrs. Graham Culbreth.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Montesanti
had as their Easter guests at their
home on Valley Road their daugh
ter and family, Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Dan B. Adams and Danielle, of
Atlanta, Ga. Lt. Col. Adams is
stationed at Fort McPherson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Besley had
as their guests last week her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman Bnisie, who stopped
on their way to New Jersey from
Hialeah, Fla.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Cameron of
Chapel Hill spent Simday with
his mother, Mrs. EsteUe Cameron,
of the Mayfair Apartments.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morrison
and son, Charles Thomas, who
are living in Durham while Mr.
Morrison is in his third year at
the University of North Carolina,
Chapel HUl, spent from Saturday
imtil Monday with Mr. Morrison’s
mother, Mrs. Charles Morrison.
Mrs. Morrison and son James
drove to Durham to bring them
home, and the^y, accompanied by
Miss Marian Caton and Mrs. Mar
garet Johnson and son, Mike, mo
tored back to Durham with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schaefer
of Asheboro were Easter guests
of the latter’s sister. Miss Kath
erine Wiley.
Miss MEiry Wintyen had as her
guests from Friday to Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. E. Carl Kohler and Mr.
and Mrs. Leidy Lewis, aU of Pros
per tviUe, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cameron
and children, Linda and Johnny,
of Asheboro, Mrs. David GiUis
and daughter, Barbara, of Mt.
Olive, and Ann Richardson, who
attends school in Raleigh, were
Easter guests in the home of
Mrs. J. B. Cameron and the
Eveleth Richardsons.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Darst,
Jr., had as their guests from Fri
day until Monday Mrs. Darst’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B; High
of Greensboro, her sister, Mrs.
Freeman Barnes, and nephew,
Steve Barnes, of Himtington, L.
I. Mrs. Darst accompanied the
group to Greensboro Monday for
a short, visit.
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Value Of Sunday School To Be Topic
At Church Of Wide Fellowship Meet
HIGH SCHOOL
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student activities, and has pic
tures of all students in the high
er grades.
It is bound in a hard cover em
bossed with a knight, the
school’s symbol.
Chappell said it took the com
bined efforts of dozens of stu
dents on the staff, together with
faculty advisors, to put the book
together.
Is The Sxmday School Our-f
Most Wasted Hour Of The
Weak?
The question will be the spe
cial progreim at a covered dish
dinner Wednesday, at the Church
of Wide Fellowship at 6:30 p. m.
According to Dr. W. C. Tim
mons, the nation was consider
ably jolted when a leading arti
cle appeared in the February 11
issue of Life Magazine, in which
Dr. Shrader, of Yale University,
used the statement of a high
school boy who sought to excuse
himself from attending Sunday
School by saying to his parents
that he found no interest. “It is
the most wasted hotu of the
week,” he said.
’The Committee on Christian
Education, and the officers and
teachers of the local Church
School, feel that there is a chal
lenge here that ought to be
frankly faced. Dr. Timmons will
present the, main outline of Dr.
Shrader’s article, and there will
be five interested leaders to take
up the challenge both for and
against.
This subject, according to Dr.
Timmons, lays claim to the seri
ous concern of all parents and
teachers, and also the officers of
all oiu Churches. The program,
following the dinner, wiU begin
promptly at 7:30, closing at 8:30.
During the program for the
adults, a picture and play hour
will be provided for the children.
The public is cordially invited.
The average modem motor
car “lives” until it accumulates
about 115,000 miles on the speed
ometer.
California has the largest
motor Vehicle registration of any
state in the nation.
Criminal Term Of
Superior Court To/
Open On Monday
A regular term of criminal
court for Moore County will be
gin Monday and last throughout
the week. Judge L. Richardson
Preyer, who was here for both a
criminal and d civil term recent
ly, will preside.
On the warrant docket Monday
a total of 27 cases will go before
the grand jury. Of unusual in-
fferest is the case in which Willie
Clay Dowdy is charged with mur
der. Several are charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kiU.
About 60 cases are scheduled
for trial the rest of the week.
MISS VERHOEFF
Anike Verhoeff, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Dirk Verhoeff of South
ern Pines, has been granted a
Coker Merit Award, the Coker
College Scholarship Committee
announced today.
Miss Verhoeff was awarded the
special grant on the basis of a
competitive examination held at
Coker recently. Students from
Georgia, North and South Caro
lina compete^.
A senior this year at Southern
Pines High School, she is a mem
ber of the Beta Club and a mar
shal. She is interested in lan
guages, psychology and business
education.
The Coker Merit Awards are
based on a written examination, a
personal interview, the high
school scholastic record,- and the
future “professional promise” of
the candidates.
NEW INDUSTRY
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his company, on orders from cus
tomers, furnishes quUted materi
al that will later be used for up
holstery, blanket covers, bed
spreads, and other things of sim
ilar nature.
Three machines, which look
like regular sewing machines,
have been installed in the base
ment of a building just South of
town on US Highway 1 that was
formerly an appliance firm. The'
machines have embroidery heads
.in them and are operated on a
principle that uses chain stitch
ing. Operators are highly special
ized, though Smithson says the
training period is not a lengthy
one.
The company has home offices
in Stover, Missotiri. At present,
there are some 60 operators
there. Smithson says the busi
ness was growing, particularly
with orders from the furniture
manufacturers in North Caro-
Ihna, and that was the reason
for the decision to move to this
area.
He has been in the business
since being discharged at the
end of the war. His mother had
been engaged in the work for
some years previously. i
John Ostrom, chairman of the
Moore Coimty Industrial Devel
opment Committee, said the in
dustry, though small, was furth
er indication that the area was
on an economic upgrade. “We
are particuleirly proud that Mr.
Smithson has decided to locate
here. We take no credit for help
ing persuade him since we never
had a chance to discuss with him
the many reasons we think make
this area well adapted for small
industry. He came here bfecause
of one simple reason: the town
is a beautiful place and offers
fine opportunities for comfort
able living. Those are two of the
things we are stressing to other
potential industries;!’
Mr Smithson, busily shuttling
back and forth to Missouri, said
he was happy to be here.
“You have the most beautiful
town I’ve found anywhere. We
look forward to a long and
happy stay.”
TOWN COUNCIL
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Pines.” '
He said that several items
would be left out “even when
the new fire wing is built.”
But, he said, it was the feel
ing of the Council and architect
'Thomas Hayes that the building
would still be basically the same
one that was originally planned.
Contractors met with the
Coimdl last week and said they
could start construction within
60 days—^possibly sooner.
To be located in the Town
Park on the site of the building
formerly used as the Town Hall,
the new town hall is expected to
be completed by July 1, 1958.
New Firm Here To cartHAGE YOUTH
Specialize In
Services For Home
Announcement was made last
week of a new . business in
Southern Pines that offers a va
riety of services.
Owned by John C. Ostrom and
'Thomas C. Darst, Jr., the firm is
known as Hom^ Services Com
pany, and maintain! offices in
the MacKenize Building.
According to the announce
ment the firm will specialize in
fogging operations 1^ licensed
exterminators, using the “dry
fog” process; air conditioning
sales and installations; ice-mak
ing machine sales and installa
tion; rug and upholstery clean
ing; and swimming pool con
struction.
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T. Cameron of Route 2, Carthage,
Mrs. Robert Williamson of Car
thage, and Mrs. Walter Fees of
California; four brothers, Earl,
Roy and Lewis of Carthage, and
George of Raleigh.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Gospel Chapel in Car
thage. Burial was in Cross Hill
cemetery.
Families owning more than one
car increased from three per cent
to 10 per cent during the 1947-
1956 decade.
Of drivers in 1956 highway ac
cidents, 96.7 per cent had more
than one year’s driving experi
ence.
Nearly 28 per cent of U. S.
drivers involved in fatalities in
1956 were imder 25 years of age.
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