MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE PILOT!
VOL. 41—NO. 5
TWENTY-TWO PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1960
TWENTY-TWO PAGES
MERRY CHRISTMAS
FROM THE PILOT!
PRICE: 10 CENTS
Danger On
Highways
Stressed
The, 'state Highway Patrol’s
month-long December “special
emphasis caTnpaign” to cut the
year-end traffic toll in lives, in
juries and property damage will
reach its peak over the Christmas
week-end and during the final
week of the month.
Patrolmen in Moore County and
over the state are working extra
hours and using every facility toi
help control holiday traffic at one|
of he most dangerous, season of
the year.
Thirteen persons were killed on .
Christmas Day last year on North j
Carolina highways, the public was,
reminded. |
As of 10 a. m. Monday, 1,144
persons had been killed in traffic
accidents in the state this year, as
compared with 1,131 killed to the
same date in 1959.
Moore County highway patrol
men Afho will be working during
the holidays are Pfc. E. G. Sho-
maker of Southern Pines, Pfc. J.
F. Swaim of Pinebluff, Pfc. H. R.
Samuels of Aberdeen, Pfc. T. S.
Clark of Roobins and Pfc. H. A.
Might, Jr. of Carthage.
27 Deaths Predicted
The N. C. State Motor Club pre
dicts that 27 persons will be kill
ed in North Carolina traffic acci
dents during the long Christmas
weekend.
The official fatality count will
start at 6 p.m. Friday, Decem
ber 23, and extend through mid
night Monday, December 26, a
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Office Building
Being Built Near
Howard Johnson’s
A $50,000 office building, with a
wing to contain four new How
ard Johnson Motor Lodge units, i:
under construction near the How
ard Johnson’s Restaurant and
Motor Lodge on No. 1 highway
south.
V Voit Gilmore, president of the
Storey Lumber Co. and head of
the local Howard Johnson opera
tions, said that the new building
will consolidate the administra
tive work of both, the lumber firm
and the restaurant-motor lodge,
permitting additional space need
ed. The offices are now located
in the Graves Building on E.
Pennsylvania Ave.
Occupancy of the new structure
is expected March 1, Mr. Gilmore
said. Exterior construction will be
of old brick aiid board and batten.
There will be four rooms in the
office portion of the building and
a wing with the four motor lod“e
units. The building will also make
possible centralizing the teletype
operations of both the lumber
corripany and the motor lodge.
E. J. Austin is architect and
Burton S. Perham the builder.
Both are of Southern Pines..
The Storey Lumber Co. which
does a nation-wide wholesale
business, has only its administra
tive offices at Southern Pines.
Mr, Gilmore also said this week
that “Magnolia Drive,’’ a 60-foot,
wide street between the Howard
Johnson’s restaurant and the Esso
Standard service station has been
authorized and will eventually be
extended west to the Hidden Val
ley residential subdivision now
undeV development.
HELLO SANTA! — Last weekend was Santa
Claus time for hundreds of Southern Pines chil
dren, at Christmas parties staged by local or
ganizations. Shown here are a few of the many
kiddies who met Santa at the Elks Club Sunday
afternoon. Also on Sunday afternoon, at the
Veterans of Foreign Wars post home, children
were greeting Santa Claus and getting rides'on
ponies and a town fire truck. Refreshments were
served to all at both parties and there were gifts
and favors. Another party was held dt West
Southern Pines Saturday afternoon—see photo
on page 8. (Humphrey photo)
Madonna Exhibit
Seen at Gallery;
Library Decorated
A Christmas exhibition based
on the Madonna theme is being
arranged by Dan Harvat this
week im t.be Southern Pines Li
brary art gaii^iry whi.le the li
brary itself is gay with decora
tions placed by Southern Pines
Garden Club members, with Mrs.
L. W. Miller in charge.,
One portion of the Madonna
exhibit is pictured on the editor
ial page of today’s Pilot which is
traditionally turned over in the
Christmas edition to carols, poet
ry and other items in the Christ
mas spirit.
In ’th» library, there are
wreaths over the mantel, green
ery !with red candles on the win
dow sills, a decorated Christmas
tree in the children’s section and
a design over the main arch with
a big “kissing ball.”
Large candle reproductions out
side the doors are spotlighted at
night.
The Christmas exhibition in the
gallery will remain on view into
January.
GILMORE TELLS ABOUT VISIT
What’s It Like at the South Pole?
Voit Gilmore of Southern Pines,
who on November 23 joined the
growing but still small company
of men who have set foot at the
South Pole, is telling the story of
his second Antarctic adventure
(he went to the Antarctic but did
not reach the Pole itself two years
ago) in a series of articles for sev
eral North Carolina daily news
papers.
Mr. Gilmore, a member of the
N. C. Board of Conservation and
Development, flew to Antarctica
as an observer with Operation'!
Deep Freeze, the U. S. Navy’s'sup
port program fbr scientific studies.
As a member of the Explorers
Club of New York City, the Sou
thern Pines man carried the
fourth flag from the club (the cus
tom is to carry the club’s flag toi
i destination and then return it
to the club) 'to reach the South
Pole. The others were taken by
Adm. Richard E. Byrd, Lincoln
Ellsworth and Adm. Richard
Black.
The Norwegian explorer,
Amundssen, reached the South
Pole on December 14, 1911, with
four companions. The British
Scott, also with lour, got there
January 18, 1912, beaten by five
weeks — and destined for death
on their return journey.
Admiral Byrd flew over the
Pole in 1929 and dropped a flag—
but it was not until 1956, when
Operation Deep Freeze was be-
ginning,^ that a human being set
foot there since 1912. Lt. Cmdr.
Gus Shinn of North Carolina,
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Memorial Service
For Gen. Marshall
Scheduled Dec. 31
I
The annual memorial service
for Gen. George C. Marshall,
sponsored by the A. E. Sally Post
350, Ameridan Legion, of Pine-
'nurst, is being planned for 10 a
m. Saturday, December 31, at the
rrionuhie'Vf in Marshall Park,
Pinehurst. The Vbmriianc^iijg gen
eral of Fort Bragg has beerbkki-
vited to speak at the corymemn.r
ration and place a wreath in^
memory of General Marshall on
behalf of the armed foroes of the
United States.
Commander George Hunt of th(
Pinehurst Auierican Legion post,
will place a wreath on behalf of
the American Legion and William
Maness, president of the Pine
hurst Lions Club, will also place
a wreath for the Lions.-
The color guard will be sup
plied by Company D, 2nd Medium
Tank Battalion.of the local North
Carolina National Guard com
manded by Captain James E. Har
rington of Pinehurst.
Mra. George C. Marshall, widow
of the late general, who is now
staying in Pinehurst, is expected
to attend the service.
The Rt. Rev. Louis C. Melcher,
D. D., minister of the Village
Chapel, will render the invocation
and the benediction will be given
by the Rev. Max A. Gilmore of
Beulah Hill Baptist Church.
The monument is in the park,
across the street from the Village
Chapel.
Retired generals, admirals and
friends of the late General Mar
shall in this area are expected to
attend the services. All residents
of the Sandhills and guests of the
hotels afro invited.
General Marshall died in Octo
ber, 1959, at Walter Reed Hospital
ih Washington. The service is
held December 31 as that was his
birthday. The first memorial ser
vice at Pinehurst was held last
year.
ROSS TOURNAMENT
The annual Donald J. Ross
memorial,golf tournament, a free-
for-all event for young golfers,
will be played at the Pinehurst
Country Club Tuesday. For de
tails see story on page 10.
Cheer Baskets To
Be Distributed
To Many Friday
Members of John Boyd 'Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, are
winding up preparations for their
annual Christmas Cheer program
today and plan to distribute 75 or
more food baskets to needy fam
ilies of the Southern Pines area
Friday afternoon.
A. O. Monroe, Jr., chairman of
the program, said that five pick
up trucks- with two or three post
members on each truck will make
the distribution to families whose
need is certified by the Moore
County Welfare Department.
In addition to food, toys and
other gifts are being distributed
to families with children. VFW
members have been busy for sev
eral weeks repairing and painting
toys given to the Christmas Cheer
program. Some additional toys
were purchased.
Mr. Monroe thanked all who
have helped the program with
food donations placed in grocery
store containers, with toys or with
cash donations. Funds are still
welcome, he said, and should be
sent to “VFW Christmas Fund,”
Box 226, Southern Pines. ■
Hospital Asking
‘Neighbor Aid’
The Neighbor-Aid Fund at
Moore Mfemorial Hospital, set up
last year to give or loan money
to patients otherwise unable to
pay their hospital bills, is nearly
exhausted, Robert S. Ewing, the
chairman,,discloses in letters sent
out soliciting continued support of
this effort.
Over 100 families and individ-
)ials have been helped in the past
year with the funds raised by
voluntary subscriptions, his letter
states. The funds are allocated by
a committee of hospital directors.
“Our initial funds are about ex
hausted,” Mr. Ewing says in his
appeal letter, “but still we must
care for many who have nowhere
else to turn. By helping our neigh
bors, we are in turn helping our
selves, for by being able to prove
that they receive aid, your hos
pital becomes eligible for addi
tional funds from the Duke En
dowment Fund and the North
Carolina Medical Care Congmis-
sion, thus reducing hospital losses
incurred as a result o^ such char
itable work.”
Contributions, which are tax-
Property Revaluation
In County Anthorized
To Be Done by
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
Back-lo-School Day for pu
pils of the Southern Pines
Schools will be Thursday, De
cember 29, Supt. Luther A.
Adams reminds the young
people. This earlier return
means that local pupils may
look forward to a longer
Spring holiday.
The Pinehurst and county
system schools will resume
classes Monday morning, Jan
uary 2.
Gener'al Holiday
Planned Monday;.
Some Take More
Southern Pines and Moore
County will have a general holi
day Monday, since Christmas
falls on Sunday this year, with
town and county offices and most
private businesses and offices
closed for the day. Banks will be
closed and post offices will be on
their holiday schedule.
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. here will be closed Monday,
but will be open Saturday morn
ing, from 9 o’clock to noon, for
the convenience of merchants and
Christmas shoppers.
Municipal buildings here—in
cluding the town hall, the Infor
mation Center and the public li
brary—will be closed Saturday
and Monday.
At Carthage, courthouse offices
will close at noon Friday, to re
open Tuesday morning. The reg
ular meeting of the courity com
missioners will be held Tuesday.
The Southern Pines post office
was open last Saturday till 5 p.m.,
but will keep regular hours Sat
urday of this week, closing at
12:30 p.m. By the end of this
week, the bulk of Christmas mail
will have been handled, said
Postmaster Max Rush. On Mon
day, the post office will be oh
holiday schedule, with windows
closed, no home delivery but 'with
mail distributed to boxes and out
going mail handled as usual.
The Pilot office will close after
today’s edition is printed and will
Professionals
For 169,000
The Moore County commission
ers wound up their year’s work
with three decisive actions at a
special meeting Tuesday after
noon.
They agreed to accept the pro
posal of As'jociated Surveys, a
national firm of professional ap
praisers with state office at
Greensboro, for the decennial re
valuation of real property for tax
purposes, a job to be completed by
October 1, 1962, at a cost of $69,-
000.
They aecided their next fire
truck, the fourth to be purchased
under their year-by-yeaf rural
lire protection program, would be
designated for service in the west
ern part of the county, and would
be located at Robbins until such
time as a rural station in the area
could) be provided. They will re
advertise for bids on the fire
truck, since three they have on
nand have become outdated.
They signed multiple copies of
a project application for a $115,000
improvement program,for the air
port, assuring the federal govern
ment that the county’s half of
this cost is ready and available
and that the county owns or has
the necessary easements on the
property. Certificates of owner
ship and easemients, to be prepar
ed by the county attorney, must
accompany the application papers,
beating a January 1 deadline of
the Federal Aviation Agency.
Fire Truck
In the matter of the fire truck,
the county rural fire protection
committee met with the commis
sioners, after having first held a
reorganization meeting of their
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deductible, should be sent to
Neighbor Aid Fund, Moore Me- not reopen until Tuesday morn
morial Hospital.
I ing.
FORMER SANDHILLS RESIDENT
Mrs. Smith Named U. S. Treasurer
Mrs. Elizabeth Rudel Smith, 49-
year-old Kentfield, Calif., resident
who was chosen Sunday by Presi
dent-elect John. F. Kennedy to
b^eopme the next treasurer of the
UnitShgtates, is a lormer resident
of the Skf^4S^A’i’s”^?|■'Was, active
and interested in politics
young woman here some 20 year^
ago. Her mother, Mrs. C. M. Rudel,
lives at Pinehurst in “Twin Ce
dars,” the house the family built
there about 35 years ago, having
already been hotel winter visitors
in Pinehurst since 1916.
Mrs. Smith, known to her
friends as “Libby,” lived in Sou
thern Pines during her marriage
to Fl-ank W. McCluer, an attorney
who was associated with J. Talbot
Johnson of Aberdeen and who
was killed in a polo accident at
Pinehurst December 29, 1941,
when his pony bolted and threw
him against a tree.
She later married Frederick H.
Smith IV, from whom she was
divorced in July, 1959. She has a
daughter, Mrs. Robert Gunn of
Bedford Village, N. Y., who is the
mother of two girls, and a 17-
year-old son, Daniel. Her three
brothers are Thomas Rudel of
New York City, William Rudel of
Old Greenwich, Conn., and Jack
Rudel of Montreal, Canada.
Until June of this year, when
the firm was sold, she was a di
rector of the Rudel Machinery
Co., Ltd. of Montreal, Canada,
which she owned with her three
brothers. Her father, who died in
1932, had operated the business
at Montreal where she and her
three brothers were born. Her mo
ther is a native of England.
Mrs. Smith has lived in Cali
fornia for the past 14 years and
has been active on behalf of the
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MRS. C. M. RUDEL o-'Pinehyrst displays a photograph of her
daughter, Mrs. Elizabetl Rudel Smith, who has been appointed
treasurer of the UnitedStates in the Kennedy administration.
(V. Nicholson photo)
Rites Conducted
At Arlington fbr
The Cunninghams
Funeral services for Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Cunningham, former
Southern Pines residents who
were killed December 11 in an
airplane crash in South America,
were held this (Thursday) morn
ing in the chapel at Fort Myer,
Arlington, Va., with burial follow
ing in Arlington National Ceme
tery. ■
Mr. Cunningham’s mother, Mrs.
W. J. Smith of Akron, Ohio, noti
fied friends of the Cunninghams
here that the decision to have the
services and burial at Arlington
had been made after consultation
with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Goodrich
—former Sanford residents now
living in Florida, parents of Mrs.
Cunningham.
Burial in Arlington National
Cemetery was possible because
Mr. Cunningham had been work
ing under the U. S. State Depart
ment since 1956, when he left his
post as town manager here and
went to teac'ri nubhe adminisjra-
tion—first i’^ '
the University ITT Paraguay in
Asuncion where the Cunninghams
had their home at the time of
their death.
The air accident occurred in
Argentina when a small. plan6,
carrying the Cunninghams and
two other persons crashed, killing
all on beard. *
Mrs. Smith told persons here
with whom she was in contact by
l^ephone that she had m.et the
cN^^^Sham.s’ two children—
TonNiy’ Tamara, 7, at New
York Saturday when the^
arrived'"^^^^’'' South AmeriT
ca.
The childrJ^i^j^t kno^
^■he said, but tl^Bami**'^^
ried the bodic^f their
Though details were la
apparently Mi.lmd Mrs. Gooi
also met Ihe Jine at New YoS?
It was not knimi^n here this week
what disposlljjn would be made
of the childK
Members -6f the town council
sent flowers, paying for them per
sonally, as there is no.budgetary
provision for such expenditures
by the town.