THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1962
THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Women's Activities
and Sandhills Social Events
MARY EVELYN de NISSOFF, Editor TELEPHONE OX 2-6512
James Collinses Move
To Rockingham Due to
His Business Promotion
James McLeod H. Collins, who
lor the past several years has
been supervisor of the Collins De
partment Store chain, was recent
ly promoted to manager of the
Collins Store in Rockingham.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
A. Collins, he is a native of South
ern Pines, where he graduated
from high school. He attended the
University of North Carolina,
later transferring to the Univer
sity of South Carolina, where he
graduated with a degree in busi
ness administration.
Mr. Collins, his wife, the former
Ann Lallande, and their two
daughters, Kim and Deth, have
moved to Rockingham where they
are living at 409 Richmond Road.
MARDI GRAS BALL
Ed Turbeville and his or
chestra will play for dancing
from 9 to 1 at the Mardi Gras
BaU, sponsored for the fifth
year by the St. Anthony's
Women's Club. Reservations
can stiU be made, by a call to
Mrs. Lee Smithson, for the
BaU, to be heM tomorrow
(Fridayl night at the National
Guard Armory, Tickets wiU
be sold at the door.
Looking Ahead
COOKBOOK SALE
The Southern Pines FHA Chap
ter is conducting a sale of the
new cookbook “Favorite Recipes
of American Home Economics
Teachers,” to raise money for a
school project. They hope to pre
sent the school with a gift with
the proceeds on the sale of the
book, which is available in the
Home Economics Department.
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FAYETTEVILLE MEETING
The Licensed Practical Nurses
of Division 7 will have their reg
ular monthly meeting at Confed
erate Widow’s Home, Old Bragg
Road, Fayetteville, on Tuesaay,
March 6, at 7:30 p. m.
ST. MARY’S GUILD
The Rev. Martin Caldwell will
speak to St. Mary’s Guild on
“Preparation for Lent,” Monday
at 2:30 p. m. in the parish hall of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Tea
will be served. Visitors are wel
come.
DAR MEETING
The Alfred Moore Chapter,
DAR, will meet Saturday, March
10, at 2:30 p.m. at the Southland
Hotel. Hostesses will be Mrs. H.
A. Collins, Mrs. L. A. DesPland’
Mrs E. V. Perkinson, Mrs. P. j!
Chester and Mrs. Irene Nowell,
"rhere will be a program on Na
tional Defense and a book
review. A board meeting is sche
duled for 2 p.m.
LEARN MORE CLASS
The Learn More Bible Class
meets Monday at 8 p. m. with
Mrs. Lena McFarland on Kensing
ton Road.
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CULTURE EARNIN' IS FUN!
Great Books Study Group Is
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Girl Scout News
Brownie Troop 117, with Mrs.
Kay Brezinsky, leader, and Girl
Scout Troop 110, led by Mrs.
James Aldridge, marched in Sat
urday’s pre-Mardi Gras Ball par-
I ade here.
Girl Scouts taking part inclu
ded Harriet Roberts. Carol Drex-
el and Sandra Smithson, honor
guard; and Jane Buchholz, Cher
yl Thompson, Cathie McStravick,
Pam Lowstutter, Carrie Cauthen,
Louise Aldridge, Becky Cauthen,
Margaret Dougherty, Jo-Ella For-
I ten and Rebecca McNeill.
The horseback rider was Johan-
Ina Smith of Patrol 2 and the
clown was Mary Anne Cuff of
I Patrol 3.
Troop 110, meeting Wednesday
I at the home of Mrs. Norman
Black with leader, Mrs. Aldridge,
planned decorations for Girl Scout
Sunday breakfast after mass. A
fire building contest in the back
yard between Patrols 1, 2 and 3
was won by Patrol 3.
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I CURRIE
(Continued from page 1)
that Mr. Saunders probably
would be a candidate, in view of
Mr. Currie’s withdrawal.
Mr. Currie, prominent Carthage
businessman, church, civic and
political leader represented the
district in the State Senate in the
1943, 1947 and 1959 sessions and
the 1956 special session. He rep
resented Moore County in the
House in the 1945 session. He is
also a former Mayor of Carthage
and served for 12 years as chair
man of the Moore County Board
of Commissioners. He is currently
serving as a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of
North Carolina and of St. An
drews Presbyterian College.
His statement said:
“I will not be a candidate this
year for the State Senate from the
Twelfth District. I am very grate
ful to the people of Moore Coun
ty for the opportunities, for serv
ice to the County and State which
they have given me for so many
years. Perhaps at some future
time I can be of further service.”
Other Developments
In other political developments
this week, a primary race for a
county board of education post
developed when Mrs. John L.
Frye of Robbins, an active Demo
crat and former county YDC pres
ident, filed for the seat now held
by James A. Culbertson of Rob
bins, chairman of the board.
Culbertson and the other four
rnembers of the board have all
filed as candidates in the Demo
cratic primary. The other mem
bers are: T. Roy Phillips of Car
thage, Rowland Upchurch of
Highfalls, W. H.. Matthews of
Route 3, Carthage, and Jere Mc-
Keithen of Aberdeen.
Other new filers are Judge J.
Vance Rowe of Moore County Re
corder’s Court and Ernest Camp
bell of the Vass community who
filed for township constable
Sheriff W. B. Kelly filed last
week for renomination.
The cotton equivalent of im
ported cotton textiles averaged
about six per cent of U. S. mill
consumption of cotton in 1960.
Fourteen or fifteen people sit
ting bunched up around a big
table in front of the fireplace in
the North Carolina Room of the
town library; several of them
talking at once, the chairman
ringing a bell or whirling a noise-
maker rattle to calm things down;
arguments flying, followed fre
quently by bursts of riotous
laughter—just what is this?
Well, it was going on Monday
night, and it would have been
hard for an outsider to guess, if
he came in, just what was going
on. If he peered over shoulders
and looked at the small paper-
bound books lying open along the
table, he’d be more puzzled than
ever. Because the title of the
books was: The Wealth of Na
tions (Selections) and the author
was Adam Smith.
And, if he recognized the book
and the author, he’d be still more
mixed up. Because if ever there
was a book seemingly less pro
voking of laughter, or even live
ly, high-keyed argument this is it.
Two a Month
“Book,” of course, is the clue.
This gathering was a meelmg—
they hold two a month, Monday
nights—of the local Great Books
Society. Chairman David Drexel
was there, with his colleague.
William R. Bonsai, guiding the
discussion and around the table
sat about three-quarters of the
membership: Harry Vale. Mrs.
Emanuel Sontag, Mrs. Charles
Phillips, Mrs. Larry Lyerly, Miss
Ethel Britt, Mrs. Clare W. Sauser,
Mrs. Hazel Townsend, Edward
Cox, and several visitors.
This was the eleventh meeting
held by the group since it got off
to a resounding start with a study
of the Declaration of Indepen
dence, the lesson scheduled as the
opener of the Great Books Dis
cussion Readings. Since that first
meeting, the program has covered:
Plato (Apology and Crito), Soph
ocles (Antigone), Aristotle (Pol
itics, Book 1), Plutarch (Lycurgus
and Numa), The Gospel Accord
ing to St. Matthew, Epictetus
(Discourses), Machiavelli (The
Prince), Shakespeare (Macbeth)
Milton (Areopagitica). Each meet
ing, according to report, has
brought forth good comment, live
ly argument (. . . “Any agree
ment?” “Well, some agreement.”)
Anyway, the folks turn up again
with unflagging ambition every
two weeks and tackle the new
masterpiece on the list.
Questions
Questions that come to mind: is
it doing any good (granted we
know what that’s sucposed to
mean.)? Let’s say, rather: what,
if anything, is it accomplishing?
And you can’t object that that
doesn’t matter because obviously
the purpose of this Great Books
course is to accomplish something.
As one who listened and looked
over shoulders the other night,
we’d say: yes, it does accomplish
something. Perhaps there couldn’t
be so much enthusiasm and gen
eral shouting and holding forth
unless it was accomplishing some
thing. It stimulates minds; it airs
thinking; it starts the mental
wheels turning. We would guess:
it makes you feel good.
Adam Smith is undoubtedly the
toughest nut these people have
exercised their mental jaws on,
yet they went at him with vim
and vigor, not to mention those
occasional sallies that evoked
hoots of mirth. Dealing with econ
omics and the science of govern
ment in eighteenth century Eng
land, this book opened the way
for theorizing, for partisan opin
ion; sometimes the discussion edg
ed toward religion (“Somebody
explain why the three laborers in
the vineyard got the same wages,
though the last one only worked
two hours-”), or politics, (“Sounds
like WPA to me.”) But it got
headed back in time to avoid
irritating clashes. This book gave
no chance for the play of imagi
nation or the study of man him
self, such as must have been
afforded by the discussions on
Macbeth and Antigone.
Doubling Up
The list of books that are sched
uled to be read and discussed in
each year comes to 16; and the
whole program is laid out for
eight years, but the local group,
by meeting twice a month, is
doubling up the schedule and
plans to start off on Year Two,
(beginning with Ecclesiastes) as
soon as they’ve done the next five
books.
Enthusiasm is the keynote of
this crowd. So much so that they
have already been to Wilson, in
answer to an appeal from kindred
spirits over there, to help them
start a Great Books adult educa
tion program. Mesdames Sontag
and Phillips were the mission
aries. There’s no doubt that they
have worked up a great head of
steam among them, and should
go far. Culture-lamin’, among
these folks, is alive and, decided
ly, kicking. Not to say shouting.
And is it “accomplishing some
thing?” Is it “worthwhile?” Oh,
of course it is. What’s more: it’s
fun.
—KLB
CUSHMAN
(Continued from page 1)
Sandhills Betterment Corporation
in Aberdeen. He is a member of
the Sandhills Kiwanis Club and
the Elks Lodge and serves as a
trustee of the United Church of
Christ and as a member of the Ad
visory Committee of the South
ern Pines Industrial Committee.
In discussing the importance o
expanded hospital care—particu
larly as it benefits business and
industry—Mr. Cushman said:
“Good hospital care facilitie:
are among any area’s greatest as
sets. Moore County and the sur
rounding areas are fortunate in
having top quality care available
at Moore Memorial Hospital. Our
problem is one of space. As our
population has grown, the hospi
tal has not been able to expand
quickly enough to keep pace. As a
result we have had to crowd 143
beds in space approved for only
119; surgery must still be per
formed in space intended to han
dle the 33-bed original capacity
of the hospital; every department
has felt the pinch of growth.
“Business and industry have p
ma'or interest in the growth o'
this area. It is vital to the proper
expansion of this area that we
maintain the standards of avail
able medical care at a high level,
both in quality and necessary
space.”
Mr. Bitter is the last officer of
[ the local Southern National
branch to be appointed before the
local bank’s opening, Mr. Mac-
Lean said.
Previously appointed have been
William H. Gentry, Jr., vice pres
ident in charge of the Southern
Pines office, and William E. Sam
uels, Jr., assistant vice president
and manager of installment loans.
RITTER
(Continued from page 1)
his new appointment. He had also
served the Carolina Bank as book
keeper and teller and had pre
viously been associated with the
Pinehurst Warehouses, Inc., and
the Carthage Truck and Imple
ment Co.
Mr. Ritter’s wife is the former
Arlene Kennedy. They have a
son, Dewey L. Ritter III, 11, and
a daughter, Rebecca, 8. The fam
ily is moving to Southern Pines.
At West End, Mr. Ritter has
been president of the /Parent-
Teacher Association in the cur
rent school year, is a member of
the Lions Club and has been ac
tive in various civic projects.
A Baptist, he is a graduate of
West End High School and con
tinued his studies at the Sanford
Business College an(i the Ameri-
can Institute of Banking. He serv
ed with the U. S. Army in Ger
many.
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In and Out of Town
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fisher
and their son, Gifford, left today
for a month at Sea Island, Ga.
where they have leased a cottage.
Mrs. Rex J. Howard of Johan
nesburg, South Africa, has been
the guest of Mrs. Pearson Men-
oher for the past month. Mrs.
Menoher plans to leave with Mrs.
Howard March 18 for a six-weeks
tour of Europe—with stops in
England, Scotland. Holland and
Italy—then on to South Africa
for several months’ vacation.
Mrs. Julian F. Barnes returned
to her Knollwood home last week
after a visit in Miami, Fla. She
also accompanied the Harry Vales
and their daughters to Haiti for a
short stay there.
Here for the weekend with Mrs.
S. D. Fobes were her daughter,
Arden, and a Greensboro College
classmate, Linda Taylor, of Ar
lington. Mrs. Fobes plans to spend
this weekend visiting her daugh
ter in Greensboro.
Mrs. H. A. Page, Jr. leaves next
week for a 10-day visit with her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Coulter Craig, in Winter
Park, Fla. En route, she expects
to spend a few days at Sea Island,
Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bowen and
children, Christy and Steve, of
Lumberton, were weekend guests
of Mrs. Bowen’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. O. Nicholson.
Charles Hewitt of Belle Vernon,
Pa.; Mrs. Mary Gajdos and
daughter of Ravenna, Ohio; Rob
ert Hewitt, Jr. of Greensburg, Pa.;
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Cole of Dev-
onsburg. Pa. and Tommy Gajdos
of Camp Kilmer, N. J., have all
returned to their homes after at
tending the funeral of their mo'Ji-
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beth Hewitt. Also here were oth
er relatives, Mr. and Mrs. John
Mulholland and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Mulholland and chil
dren of Rocky Mount; Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Jones of Norfolk, Va.
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warren
and son, Chris, of Orlando, Fla.
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