THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1963
THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
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FOR YOUNGSTERS. 9-13
Manly Wade Wellman, Former County
Resident, Writes Prize-Winning Book
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An award-winning book by
Manly Wade Wellman of Chapel
Hill “Settlement on Shocco: Ad
ventures in Colonial Carolina,”
for young readers niie to 13, has
been published Saturday by John
F. Blair, Publisher, of Winston->
Salem. Mr. Wellman is a former
Sandhills resident.
“Settlement on Shocco” is fic
tion based on the facts of regional
history and has won the literary
award sponsored by the Caro
lina Chapter Tercentenary Com
mission for prose fiction dealing
with North Carolina history prior
to the American Revolution.
The story begins a little over
200 years ago in what is now the
southaern part of Warren County
when a frontier family followed
an Indian trail through the wil
derness to Shocco Creek and
there made a home for them
selves.
By 1763, this family along with
other settlers found it necessary
to form counties, courts, county
offices, and militia to protect
themselves from exorbitant taxes.
Lord Granville’s unscrupulous
rent collectors, dishonest land
dealings, and Indian War. They
were proud colonists who real
ized that their years of labor
spent in building the frontier
were endangered by King
George’s tyranny, and that they
must soon assert therhselves to
be free from his oppression.
Manly Wade Wellman was
born in the Portuguese West
African colony of Angola, the son
of a medical missionary. He has
published over 40 books, many of
them dealing with North Caro
lina, where he has lived since
shortly after World War II. Four
teen of his books are novels for
young readers dealing with North
Carolina’s past and present.
Mr. Wellman lives near Chapel
Hill and conducts a creative
writing workshop at Eton Col
lege. When he is not writing, he
spends much of his time studying
Carolina history and folklore.
The Chapel Hill writer lived
in Pinebluff for about five years
after the war and is widely
known in this area.
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Accident Hazard Higher At Christmas
Time, Medical Group Advises Parents
KEEP UP WITH LATE VALUES IN PILOT ADS.
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101 PROOF
Christmas is a time of bright
little lights on a tree in the par
lor, of shiny glass ornaments and
decorations, of filmy spun glass
filaments, of toys that sometimes
have sharp, rough edges, of lots
of candy, nuts and other rich
edibles.
These are a part of Christmas,
and no one is suggesting there’s
anything wrong about it. The
American Medical Association at
this holiday season, however,
points out once again that there
are safety hazards at the Christ
mas season that aren’t usually
encountered during the rest of
the year. A few simple precau
tions can help insure a safe
Christmas for your household.
-Check over your old strings
of Christmas tree lights and dis
card those that are worn or brit
tle. If there are very small chil
dren around your house, discard
burnt-out bulbs with caution, so
that baby can’t get at them.
—Keep the glass ornaments
and filmy glass “angel hair” out
of baby’s reach. The ornaments
crumble readily into sharp sliv
ers.
—Make absolutely certain that
no toys coated with lead-based
paint are included in Santa’s
pack. Lead poisoning is a danger
should tbs child chew on the toy.
Most manufacturers now avoid
dangerous paints.
—Select toys with a minimum
of sharp, rough edges, toys that
won’t bum quickly if flicked
with a candle flame, toys that are
large enough so that baby can’t
swallow them.
—Electrical toys, such as trains,
also should be selected with safe
ty in mind. Is the wiring intact
and strong, or is it loose and flim
sy?
—Air rifles, sling shots, archery
sets and other missile throwing
toys are obviously dangerous if
carelessly used. Set up target
ranges and make certain the
youngster is taught to use the
toy properly and safely.
This list could be continued,
but you can make your own. The
prime objective of an article such
as this one is to remind parents
that in the bustle and excitement
of Christmas, accidents can hap
pen. Certainly no one wants to
spoil the holiday with undue wor
ry. Make your plans for a safe
Christmas, and then enjoy it to
the hilt.
Moore Co. Road
Surfacing Listed
state Highway Commissioner
Elsie Webb of Ellerbe and Rock
ingham reports the completion of
more than 29 miles of road im-
provements in Moore, Richmond,
Scotland, Hoke and Montgomery
Counties during the months of
October and November.
Moore County roads which
were surfaced are: 1.4 miles SR
1112 fro SR 1004 to Deep Creek;
0.1 mile SR 1230 from US 1 to US
15-501; 0.1 mile service road on
US 1 bypass at Southern Pines;
1.4 miles SR 1414 from SR 1412 to
SR 1415; 1.2 miles ST 1657 from
US 15-501 to SR 1656; 2.6 miles
SR 1484 from SR 1487 to SR 1479;
0.2 mile SR 1628 from SR 1006 to
dead end; and 1.1 miles of streets
in town of Vass.
AN AMERICAN HERO
The true cowboy: living American symbol of independent man.
Today there aren’t as many true cowboys around. But the spirit
they stand for is part of all that is America.
That spirit lives in the professions, businesses and industries
that serve you today—enterprises built and run by free and
independent people. Businesses owned by investors by peo
ple like you and your neighbors—who still prize their freedom
and their individuality.
Yet some other people think that our federal governmeu^
rather than individuals—should own certain businesses. Our
investor-owned electric light and power companies are one
of their chief targets. These are companies built, run, owned
by and employing people who believe in individual effort. They
have served you well, and you have made them strong by your
support as a customer.
When you consider what our country has always stood for,^
can you see why anyone should want our federal government
to do any job it doesn’t have to do—such as owning and man
aging the electric light and power business? Isn’t it best to
leave that to individuals, like you, who believe individual effort
is the quality that will always keep our nation strong?
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HEATING FUELS COST COMPARISON JI
T SOUTHERN PINES
WITH NORMAL INSUUTION
WITH EXTRA INSULATION
(required for electrically heated homes)
1 1
ANNUAL FUEL COST
TOTAL 20 YEAR COST
installation, fuel, interest,
depreciation, maintenance
and repair
ANNUAL FUEL COST
TOTAL 20 YEAR COST
Installation, fuel, Interest,
depreciation, maintenance
and repair
FUEL OIL
$121
$3,860
$ 75
$2,720
1 NATURAL GAS
$162
$4,520
$103
$3,080
1 ELECTRICITY
I resistance
1 heat
$269
$6,240 1 $162
$3,980
The cost of Natural Gas would be slightly la"* if used for cooking, etc.
Figures compiled by a registered engineer, based on the detailed
plans of this average home with 1800 sq. ft. of heated area.
You put out less money for Oil Heat... because Fuel Oil puis out more heat I
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