CHBIS1MAS EVE "MOST DANGEROUS 13 N. C Traffic Deaths Predicted For 2 Holidays; Motorists Warned J ' The North Carolina State Motor Ciub of Charlotte predict* li per sons will dU' on North Carolina streets and highways during the short Christmas and New Year's ^holidays. A warning also came from the State Highway Patrol those troopers will be out in orce on those days. Since both holidays (all in the iiddle of the week and will be officially only one-day periods, club combined its predictions JX eight Christmas fatalities and jiJe for New Year's. ,The state will count Its Christ m]jis traffic deaths from 6 p. m. Tuesday, December 24, through miJiinight Wednesday, December 25 i and its New Year's fatalities frA,n 8 p. m. Tuesday, December 31 through midnight Wednesday, January 1. However, since many companies are giving their em ployees at '.oast two days off for Christmas, and some three, the overall total for the holiday sea son is expected to be considerably higher. Accident records show that the Christmas season claims more lives on the highway than any other holiday period. Christmas Eve is the most dangerous day | of the year and December is the , imost dangerous month. : During the four-day Christmas- I New Year holiday periods last year, the state counted 43 traf fic deaths and 1,366 injured in a total of 2,384 accidents. Leading driver violations were: speeding, 442; failure to yield right of way, 353; driving on wrong side of road, 326; and following too close 1 ly, 216. Basketball Report BY JOEL STUTTS PIW?HuRST BOYS AMD GIRLS AND WEST END GIRLS 0!K_* UNDEFEATTED TEAMS IN CONFERENCE. Witt1 act'0" suspended in the Moore County High School bar> ketbal1 Conference until January 2. the Pinehurst boys and girls, along with the West End girls, are the on'y teams remaining un beaten in conference play, all sportini a 5"? record. Tearr!8 losing only one game include Carthage girls and Aber deen arid Southern Pines boys. Wiley Barrett of Pinehurst is current!' leading the conference in indiv!du,a! scoring in the boys division with a 21.2 average fol- i lowed elcse'>" by Robert McCrim mon of Southern Pines who has a 21 point average. Geraldine Garner of West End leads the girls teams with a 14 6 average followed by Carolyn Stutts of Carthage with a 14 1 point per game average. GAME SUMMARIES Thunday (last week) Boys Westmoore 49, Aberdeen 48. Vass-Lakeview 46, Carthage 41. West End 50, High Falls 45. Pinehurst 71, Farm Life 32. Southern Pines 70, Robbins 51. Girls Westmoore 45, Aberdeen 27 Carthage 42, Vass-Lakeview 38. West End 40, High Falls 28. Pinehurst 38, Farm Life 14. Robbins 30, Southern Pines 12. Armed Forces j S-Sgt. Jrfhn Duniap, son of Mrs. j Annie Dun'aP West End, has been prom**^ t0 S-Sgt,E6. Now at Fort Pix( N. J > he is scheduled for duty ire the East. After uttering Pinckney High School, Cartftase. Sgt. Duniap en tered the Arf"y in 1958. He took basic and a^vanc?d training at Fort Jackson* S. C., and attend ed jump ?cH"?' Fort Bragg where he was, "signed as a rifle man with th? 503 Infantry Air borne Battle .Group, 82nd Air borne Divisior1 From 1960 td 1962, he was in the Canal Zoi^? where he served j as an assistant instructor at the j Latin America School. He went to | Fort Dix, N. J,-. in 1962. Buy Savings Bonds Now, Urges Chairman U. S. Savings Bond sales in Moore County for November were $26,002 and for the year $398,543. or 89.5 per cent of its quota of $445,280, L. B. Creath of Pinehurst, Moore County volun teer chairman for the Savings Bond Program, has announced. "Our state is within reach of making its dollar goal for this year. This would be the first an nual quota made in North Caro lina in the peacetime history of the program. The 'extra' bonds purchased during December can make this achievement possible," Mr. Creath said. PILOT ADVERTISING PAYS SOMETHING NEW i Christmas tree decorations can be seen on this tree at the pai nage of Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 355 E. New York Avt where all interested persons are invited by Pastor Jack Deal 1 nspect it. On the tree are 70 ornaments of 35 different design ?ach a Christian symbol, all cut. by the pastor's wife, Mrs. Cai to Deal, from sheets of a plastic material, I gold trim hag been sewed or glued fice the design. This type of decoration church in Danville, Va., ieveral years {decorated was sent to the While House esident Dwight D, ?)renHovrer was !n l?de several types of crosses, Greek and itmas Rose, symbols of the Trinity and "styrofoam," on whiij Small, clear lights cr originated at a Luthe ago and the first Ueej in Washington when : office. The symbols i| Latin lettering, the many other;:. Sidewalk Serenade by Three Not-So-Merry Gentlemen i nese characters showed up outside The Pilot office to give us a serenade of Christmas Cheer. All of us listened1 eagerly, but after one look out the window, we just listened. We mean: "cheer" is hardly the word to use if you look at these three. Who were they? Well, let's see ? three ? there were Three Kings, of course. But, though some of those gifts they brought (myrrh, for instance, with its "bitter per fume"), might be somewhat des criptive of the trio, and though the sweet incense of fatpine might hover about them, there's no gold crown to be seen. No, these can't by any stretch of the imagination I have been the rnree tungs. But there's the stable and the animals, and even the sheep and the shepherds; this trio would fit in right well with them. They rang the old carols: "Silent Night" and "Deck the Halls" and "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," and they sang pretty well, too, considering. The Pilot folks, while keeping their heads low and their eyes firmly on the proof sheets, listened with gratitude to voices raised in song outside the windows. As the carols ceased and the singers, with a "So long, folks!," turned to walk away, everybody > shouted, Merry unristmasr Ana the middle one turned back and, reluctant-like, grumped, "Merry Christmas!" The Pilot folks looked at each other and said', "Wonder who they were?" And somebody said: "There was that middle one who turned around ? come to think if it, he had kind of a familiar look. Let's see, now: there aren't so many bearded characters among the Merry Gentlemen around here. Of course, there's that one who draws those crazy pictures ? but where do you suppose he found those other two!" WEST END NEWS By SALLY ADMAN Pageant With Song Mrs. Leah Spenoer presented the Elementary, Junior High and High School Glee Clubs in a con cert of Christmas music, Monday evening at the school. A pageant accompanied the music, which was directed by Miss Bert Mc Crummen with John Blue as the narrator. The audience joined in the singing of carols and the pre school and primary children sang several songs. Janet Markham and Janice Gordon were piano ac companists and Harry Lewis and Charles Harris were in charge of the stage personnel. Resigns Mrs. Gary Petree, popular Home Economics Teacher, has re signed as of the holidays and will move to Tarboro. Mrs. Petree will join her husband there where he has built a new barber shop which is already in operation. The community is saddened by the loss of this young couple who took an active part, not only in the school program, but in the community. He was a member of the Methodist Church and she was active in the Sandspur Club and did an outstanding job in and out of school in her Home Eco nomics position. New Teachers Principal Harold Wood an nounces that Miss Julia Comer, of Cameron, and a recent graduate of East Carolina College has ac cepted the position to succeed Mrs. Petree. Miss Comer comes to us highly recommended from East Carolina, where she com pleted her E. S. degree in three and one half years according to Principal Wood. Entertained The elementary teachers enter tained the school faculty Wednes day afternoon at the school, at which time they remembered Mrs. Petree and Principal Wood with gifts and Miss Comer was a special guest. Funeral Held Word was received here of the death of Mrs. Marie A. Vinton in Fond-du-Lac, Wise. Funeral ser vices were held Thursday after noon in the Candlish Chapel In Fond-du-Lac. Mrs. Vinton, moth er of Mrs Cecil Hitter, visited i here in the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Cherles Hitter prior to the marriage of her daughter, leunette, to Ce<"il Hitter. Sunday 8d.u?>! Frogram Mr:. Roy Swaringers was in charge of a pageant presented by the members of the Methodist Sunday School Wednesday even ing. After the program, Santa Claus was present at a party in the Youth Building and had gifts for all the children. The Rev. Daniel Boone also remembered each child with a gift and the Sunday School presented both the Rev. and Mrs. Boone with gifts. Personals Mike Wilson, who is stationed with the Air Force at Mountain Home, Idaho, spent last weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Wilson. Allan McDonald and Hawley Poole visited a cement manufac turing plant last week in Castele Hayne. At Moore Hospital Mrs. Cyrus Donaldson is a pa tient at Moore Memorial Hospital. Pack Meeting The December Cub Pack meeting will be held Friday eve ning, December 27 at the Metho dist Youth Building and all cubs, parents and leaders are urged to j attend. Santa Visits Santa Claus arrived on the fire truck at the Town Hall Saturday night with gifts for all the child ren. He also made a stop at the Vineland School with gifts for the children The Community Chest, of which Nelson Blue is chairman, sponsored the visits and tho Senior Girl Scouts assist ed with arrangements. Formar Residents' Message Along with their season's greet ings, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brown of The Methodist Retirement Home in Durham, sent the fol lowing message to the West End Community: "It is impossible to write to everyone in the commun ity so I am writing to you through the Methodist Church. For the past two years, we have missed our associations with the people of the West End commun ity far more than we can ex press in words, but we have found friends with whom we as sociate with great pleasure as we have found every where we have lived. So, we are still enjoying our home. "We congratulate you people on the advances you have made on many lines, and pray for your success in every good thing you undertake. When you meet any of your Presbyterian friends please tell them they have a part in this letter. "We shall always remember j you very kindly." The Rev. Mr. Brown served | both the Methodist and Presby- j terian Churches ns a pastor and I he and Mrs. Brown endeared ! themselves to the congregations. 1 Thompson To Have District Morehead Interview Jan. 11 Twenty-six high school male seniors, nominated from 15 east ern counties for consideration for Morehead Awards to the Univers ity of North Carolina, will bo in terviewed by the Morehead Dis trict III Selection Committee at the Board of Education Building, Elizabethtown, January 11. The group includes Thomas Coolidge Thompson of Pinebluff, Aberdeen High School student who is the Moore County nomi nee. The 26 nominees are being in terview in state-wide competition with 155 boys for the four other six Morehead Districts in the state. Morehead Awards provide a four-year all-expense-paid under graduate college education to re cipients. They were established in 1951 by John Motley Morehead, UNC graduate and native North Carolinian who lives in Rye N. Y. Morehead District III is com posed of the following 15 counties: Bladen, Brunswick. Columbus. Cumberland, Duplin, Hoke, Jones, Moore. New Hanover, Onslow. Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Scot land, Wayne. Currie On Committee Peter B. Ruffin of Wilmington is chairman of the Morehead District III Selection Committee Committee members and places of residence are: Chatham C Clark, Elizabethtown; Wilbur H Curi 'i Carthage: Claude W Rankin. Fayetteville; Harmon Rorison, Wilmington, Malcolm B Seawell, Chapel Hill. Each of the seven Morehead District Selection Committees will nominate six candidates who will be interviewed in Chapel Hill by the Central Morehead Selection Committee along with 32 nomi ness from 16 private preparatory schools on the Morehead Founda tion's selected list. Those chosen as Award candidates by the Cen tral Committee will then be in terviewed by the Board of Trus tees of the Morehead Foundation which makes the final selections. Last year the trustees made 53 new awards. During the current academic year there are 156 More head Schoiars-151 !n residence at the University and five nr) leave. Of those on leave, one is studying architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, two are on scholar ships at Goettingen University in Germany, one la In the military tTvIre, and one !s out of the University because of health. Masonic Bodies Kipcf Of iicers for ('ommg Year Officers ol the tour Masumc bodies headquartered here have, Oeen elected 8t December meet ings, and have either been already installed, or will be installed ear ly in January, to serve during 1964. Relationship is effected and continuity maintained through the reelection by all four of James W. Causey as treasurer and L. L. Woclley us secretary or recorder. They have held these offices for a number of years. Stanley T Dunn of Southern Pines is the new master of South em Pines Lodge No. 484, AF & ' AM. Others elected and installed I (all of Southern Pines unless j otherwise indicated) were: Walt er F. Harper, senior warden; Robert J. Snipes. Niagara, junior warden; James W. Causey, trea surer; Lloyd L Woolley, secre tary; William J. Johnson, senior deacon; Garland P. Daughtry, junior deacon; William P. Davis, William M. Curtis, stewards; Fred iR. Wicker, chaplain. All the following York Rite of ficers were elected for installation in January: Southern Pines Chapter No. 61, Royal Arch Masons ? Garland P. Daughtry, high priest: J. Marvin Davis. Carthage, king; W. Howard Matthews. Carthage, Route 3. scribe; James W. Causey, treasur er; Liovd L- Woolley. secretary; Jack L." McNeill, captain ot host; Joe C. Thomas, principal sojour ney; L. Russell McRae, I^keview, Royal Arch captain; James L Rat liff, Jr., master Third Veil; Stan ley T. Dunn, master Second Veil; Robert T. Snipes, Niagara, master First Veil; Slwood E. Blake, sentinel. Southern Pines Council No. 14, Royal and Select Masters- Ira Bnwne. Whispering Pines, master; Walter F. Harper, deputy master, Garland P. Daughtry, conductor of the work; James W. Causey, treasurer Lloyd L. Woolley, re corder; J. Howard Matthews Carthage, Route 3, captain of guard; Thurman G. Trawick, Laurinburg. conductor of council: Robert L. Brooks. Jr.. Aberdeen, steward: Robert J. Snipes, Niaga n Southern Pines CmnmaniJery I No. 16, Knights Templar? Walter IF Harper, commander; Garland iP. Daughtry, generalissimo; Joe iC. Thomas, captain general: Jack iL. McNeill, senior warden; L. ! Russell McRae, Lakeview, junior j warden; Edwin L. Finch, VaSsi j Route 2, prelate; James W. | Causey, treasurer; Lloyd L. Wool ley, recorder Marshall G. McRae, standard bearer; W. Howard Mat thews, Carthage, Route 3, sword bearer; J. Marvin Davis, warden; Harry N. Scott, sentinel. SCHOOL PLANNING (Continued from Page 1) "I - From whom surveys or con sultations requested: "(1) State of N. C. Board of Ed ucation, including the Department of Curriculum Study and Re search and State Department of Public Instruction. "(2) Independent Agency ? such as Division of Field Service, George Peabody College, Nash ville, Tennessee. "II - Purpose of survey: "To determine whether East Southern Pines High School can best serve the community by re maining an independent school or by consolidation with other high schools in the area. "Ill - Contents of survey report: "(1) Any recommendations which, in the opinion of the con sulting agency, would improve 'the educational opportunities for all the high school students in i Southern P:nes. "(2) A comparison of teacher I assignments, curriculum, cost and any other dnta to substantiate ; the recommendations. "(3) Recommendations as to administrative control. "IV - Report to be made public. "This request was made in good faith and we had every reason to beiiev*! it had been accepted in good faith by the Board of Kd il ea t ion, until the questionnaire ap peared the following day, asking parents to vote on Issues about which all of us have had little or no information from the South ern Pines Board of Education. "I have talked with the mem bers of the Citizens' Committee and they have a!) experssed shock and dismay at the way in which the Southern Pines Board of Edu cation went about conducting this poll. It was done at a time when the Citizens' Committee was en deavouring to have a survey made that would have produced all of the facts necessary for the citizens to make nn intelligent appraisal of what we now have in the way of schools and what would b? neccssary, if anything, on a long range plan to improve our ac hooU. "The County Board of Edu cation hod agreed to co-operate I I in a survey by the state and N?er their proportionate share of the expenses. '"The Citirens Committee for Long- Range School Piannlug does not take a stand in favor of con solidation or any other tbai-tfSM, in respect to our schools at this time, but merely wishes infor mation by which the public may be assured that the $3 million voted in the recent bond issue will be spent in the best possible manner. "The request of the Citizens' Committee did not specify any cost of the survey, nor did it say that it should be made by any private firm of consultants. It is possible to have a State survey made at a nominal cost which would produce all of the neces sary facts to arrive at an intelli gent decision about this matter. "AH that the Citizens Commit iee wants are the facts which can only be obtained by a survey by a competent agency." BIG DAM (Continued from Page 1) plan of some many smail dams on tributaries of the Cape Fear. Cooley carried the fight for numbers of small Chatham farm, ers who did not with to lose their land to the huge lake which is ihe heart of the New Hope plan. Support for the New Hope Dam and lake, however, has been constantly growing in Chatham County. The county lies on a light layer of soil over thick shale, making the digging of deep weils diffi cult This disadvantage was pointed up this fall when Pittsboro, the I county seat of Chatham, found it self without water. Gulf 3nd Goldston, two other Chatham communities, recently sounded distress calls, as they are running perilously short of water. The lack of water has held the county back economically, caus ing it to lose industry and result ing in some of its communities' practically withering away, its leaders report. Whiie Moore is fortunate in its water supply, it also suffers when a neighbor county, with which many of its people have close ties, is in economic trouble. Chatham's gain in the New Hope Dam project will be Moore's, along with all its other neighbors. TWO ALARMS BUT LITTLE FIRE Two comparatively insignificant ,ikts have been the only alarms BWfaing the local Fire Department tfh the run since last Thursday. A small brush fire back of St. Joseph's Hospital was quickly extinguished by the local fire fighters. Starting in the Pine Needles on the site where the former Pine Needles clubhouse used to be, it had hardly burned more than a patch before the de partment had it well in hand. The other fire was in West Southern Pines, and started with the fall of a stove-pipe, probably fired up to try to cope with the severe cold snap. The blaze was out by the time the truck aarriv ed. WALL-TO-WALL CARPET ? BIGELOW ? MOHAWK ? ALEXANDER - SMITH QUALITY INSTALLATIONS Selact From 50 KoAis to iteiMci F torn Qtot 300 Sample* Central Carolina* Largaxt Stock Saicct Your Cupel Today ? W? Install Tomorrow!
