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GI«ndon UNITBD STATM VINO* OMDt UNITLD v^or^naq^ / ite Spqs. Cameron c-J ’ akfvi^*Vass STATES SAVINGS ABONDS lubA(M Iak<vi^*Va$$ MID STAMPS VOL. 22. NO. 16. Soul hern Pines, North Carolina, Friday, March 20, 1942. FIVE CENTS SCHOOL BOARDS ASKING SUPPORT FOR AMENDMENT Whoops! That Pair Didn’t Make It Last Year! 1 Dr. George Herr Sets Forth Is-' [ sues to Be Decided by Vote on Education Set-Up GAINING WIDE SUPPORT A call for support of the consti tutional amendment to consolidate the five boards of school authority in the State into one body was issued j this week by Dr. George G. Herr of Southern Pines, chairttnan oif the Southern Pines School Board and president of the Central District As sociation of school boards, of the forces supporting the Crowd Numbering 10,000 Is A nticipated Saturday For Steeplechase Races ••All Just to show it isn't all sugar and honey tryin>: to take those hurdles, brush and timber jumps on the movement for greater and better Barber Estate Course, Photographer Vance McMillan 1 ist year "shof’ this rider and his horse just after they public school education in this state clear a jump. Action scenes like this one arc not infrfquent at Steeplechase meetings, are behind the Governor in his de. termination to encourage voters to support the •consftitutional amend- _ ment passed by the 1940 Legislature/ Tolbot Johtison Reluctatitlu Withdvaivs Nome Dr, Herr said. "Headed by the N, C. ^ State School Board Association, ably Wilbur Currie Announces For State Senate; * backed by the Parent Teachers As- dociation, this amendment will have the support of parents and teachers and principals and superintendents. “The North Carolina State School Board Association, which is really the only body which represents all the people in public educational mat- Chairman of County Commis sioners to Seek Nomination in June Primarie.s Wilbur H. Currie, prominent Car thage business man who is serving h'S 12th year as chairman of the Moore County Board of Commission- ters. This nssooiation wants to bring |ers, has definitely decided to run for this matter of the amendment to the attention of the public and I quote from an editorial written by Julian Miller, which sets for the funda. Tnental issues,” Dr. Herr added. the State Senate, a.nd his formal an. nouncement appears in this issue. With the intimate contact that he has had with every .section of the Elxcerpls from the editorial are as Currie feels that he had follows: The amendment ••upon which voters will pass judgment . . . involving a unification of educational control in Raleigh deserves the thoughtful in terest and intelligent decision of the electorate. “At present there are five board.i ■A’ith public school authority in the State. These are the State Board of Education, the State School Com mission, the State board of Voca. tional Education, the State Text book Commission and the State Board of Commercial Education. 'The amendment upon which the pretty good idea of the needs of the people, and he was influenced by the insistence of a great many citizens to seek Moore County's seat this year, he said. Mr. Currie stated that he would set forth his views in an article in the ipaper soon. Associates of Mr. Currie have calL iOd attention to the progress that has been made in the county during his nearly 12 years at the helm. The tax rate has been lowered from $1.0.5 to 85 cents; three new school buildings have been erected and many others improved; a welfare office has been people of the State will pass proposes department the consolidation of all these five ^^jarged. and always, they point out, separate and distinct authorities into impartial re- ONE SINGLE BOARD to adminis-^^^^^j^g^ financial ter all of the various functions of appearing be- State school system . . . Board. And as evidence of “Manifestly, both in the interest, v,jg faithfulness, tliey say that in all of simplicity of administration, in t^e years, he has never missed a economy and of efficiency, the voters; board meeting, of the State should make sure that| they give sanction to this amendment and thus eliminate the confusicr^.; FAOHpilf 4\] frustrations and general criss.cross. iTllio* LillO 1 .111xVii ing of official control of the public | k rw* schools w'hich are inherent in the, ^ A A | Vf| present diversified and decentralized ^ n 1 (Jl/ control .... “Indeed there should be no honest opposition to the passage of this amendment.” Aberdeen Man Cherishes Ambi tion to Go to ITpper House Four Years Hence One candidate for Moore County’s seat in the State Senate definitely announcer this week, and another, ■who has been cherishing the thought of beinr, a State Senator for some jtime, made his decision not to seek nomination. j J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen, say- jing he has had •‘a keen desire and .ambition to go to the State Senate,” hut that ••in view of the prevailing chaotic and total war conditions, this is not time for political battles, and I do not have the heart, the time, nor the money to wage an active polit ical campaif^n against my friend (Wilbur Currie:) VVIIJiLR H. CUKRIE HUNTER TRIALS TO BE MARCH 24 Colorful Horse Event Next Week to Follow Steeplechase and and Hunt Meeting Blackout Friday! The third blackout trial of the war for Southern Pines wiU t>e eondueted tomorrow (Friday) night Ijeglnjiing at 9:20 p. m„ It was announe<‘d yestenlay by John Howarth, defense eoonlina- lor. •Xeeordlng to present plans, the blackout will last for 10 min. utes, with the all-clear sAunding at 9:30. Instructions for hold, ing the blackout came yesterday to B. I’alterson, chief air raid warden. The alarm, as in the past, will be cne long, rising and falling, blast of the fire siren, 'i'he ali-elear is one long stead.v blast for two minutes. Cooperation, of all Southern Pines residents in making the blackout ooinplete was re(iuested. AIth(uigh through traffic will l>o allowed to continue, with dim med lights, all local traffic will be halted. No lights nuist be turn, ed on until the all-clear sounds, Ifowarth said. Final Entries and Handicaps Given for All Races of 8th Annual Sandhills Event LARGE FIELD ENTERED WARNING SIGNALS Railroad Crassing at New Hamp shire Avenue to Be Pro tected by New Signals Southern Pines’ second set of railroad warning signals is being erected at the New Hampshire ave, nue crossing by the Seaboard Rail. road, and i* expected to be in op. In withdrawing his candidacy,' ^ration in about 30 days, according Johnson pledged his support to Mr. | to D. G. Stuir.. Seaboard agent. Handicaps for the popular Yadkin Steeplechase, two miles over brush, carrying a $1,200 purse, top for the five races to be run at the Barber Estate Course tomorrow afternoon, beginning at three o’clock, were an nounced yesterday by Richard Wal- lach, Jr., racing secretary. Final plans for the five top-notch hunting races reached completion with jthe naming of the horses to run in jthe Croatan Steeplechase, the first of three races in the Carolina Serial Steeplechase, run at Southern Pine.q, Camden and Aiken. Officials estimate a crowd of at least 10,000 will be on hand to wit ness the Eighth Annual Steeplechase meeting, being held th|is year in benefit of the Navy Relief Society and the Moore County Hospital. One well-wisher for the race is a well-known figure who has been one of the biggest boosters of the Navy Relief Society, to benefit from the proceeds of the races. Letter from Winchell Eugene C. Stevens of Southern Pines, member of the general com. mittee of the Race Association, yes terday received a letter from Wal. rer Winchell, New York colunuiiat, In reply to a letter from Stevens for :he association, informing Winchell 01 the plans to share the net profits of the race meeting with the Navy Relief. “Sorry for the delay in acknowledg- your letter.” wrote Winchell from inj Currie and urged “my friends to doj The likewi.se.’’ He expressed appreciation j light, clanging bell type, such as now' lor those who agreed to espouse hi.-3 operate on the Vermont Avenue ci’ise, in case he did run. | c’,"ossing, he said. A full crew of tech- I confess that the lamentable | nicians and erection force are mak- death of my dear friend and able ing headquarters in their train i “ship,” equipped for sleeping, bath, ing, eating and recreation, near the freight station ni.'j New York Mirror office. “And signals will be the flashing!thank you for telling me of law partner, Frank Wilson McCluer, Jr., was also a controlling factor in arriving at the decision not to run,’’ Johnson added. “I am sincerely trusting that four years from now conditions will be The cost of these warning signals run about $8,000 to $10,000, Stutz baid, and this is the only set plan. With Husband, Was Early Set tler Here from New England; Had Lived in Sanford Army Phones Change Knollwood Numbers such that I may have the honor and j ned at this time. The warnings were opportunity to become a candidate, I originally planned for erection about and at that time my cherished ambi.ja year ago, but have been delayed, tions may be realized.” I W. B. (Bill) Warner Dies Unexpectedly Popiilnr Automobile Salesman Dies at Favef<eville After Brief Illness DEFENSE PLANS The Sandhills Steeplechase Hunt Association meeting next Sat. urday is just the beginning of a ae. ries of spring horse events in the Sandhills, with the Fourth Annual Hunter Trials the next event sche duled, these to be held Tuesday, March 24, at Scott’s Farm on Young’.s Road. As in the past, it is planned to turn proceeds from this event over to the Southern Pines Library Association for its work. The Hunter trials are one of the most colorful horse events in the Sandhills, held as they are over the natural fences of the Scott farm, a piece of country frequently crossed by the Moore County Hounds. Spectators watch the entries j where Mr. Warner has been ^'rintendent, has been put in charge Howarth Names Weaver in Charge of Training; Brown , to Coordinate Salvage Work The imexpected death of W’illiam B. (Bill) Warner early Tuesday morn- John M. Howarth, Southern Pines ing at Veterans Hospital in Fayette.'defense coordinator, has announced dlle came as a great shock in this!that Philip J. W’eaver, school sup. t.-xke the panels from a knoll which gives full view of the course. It for years a popular automobile salc3- of isI Combining of Private Lines with Party Ones Necessitates Check on Each Call Mrs. W. B. Eastman, who with her^ planned to parade the Moore County husband was one of the early South. Hounds a.s a feature of the program, orn Pines settlers from New Eng-, As usual, the classes will include land, died last Saturday morning at middle, heavyweight, open, and lig’ht- the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy weight classes, and hunt teams. all civilian defense training man. ' classes and that the Rev. F. Craig. Mr. Warner was taken ill sudden-'hil! Brown has been appointed to ly Monday night and was taken to'coordinate salvage collection in the the hospital where he died at 8 luwn. o’clock Tuesday morning. He would All civilian defense workers are re- have been 47 his next birthday. Fun, f^uired to have a minimum number Ledden, in Sanford, where she was Being planned for early April is a’pj^i services were conducted at the'of hours of training, ranging from visiting. She was 80 years old. {young folks’ horse show, the date Southern Pines Baptist Church Wed-^2U to 30, depending upon their func. Funeral services were conducted ^ f^j, which has not not yet been set, nesday afternoon at one o’clock. with 't*on, and Weaver’s job is to plan classes so that each CD worker can place in a family participate. The classes will be con- I plot at (^arkton Cemetery. I ducted under the Red Cross, and will I A native of Scotland county, Mr. j be open to the public, but preference ! Warner was the son of Mrs. Delilah! will be given to the CJD workers in Heavy communication demands by ^ Sanford Sunday afternoon, with' a spring gymkhana on Saturday, Ap. .he Rev J Fred Stimson officiatine th, U. s. Amy Air Force Tcchmca, ^ J, annual Pinehurat Hor.e' JnL "„t tooT Z™ " fS- Training Commany, setting up head. graveside services were held at Show on April 7. pen am > quarters in Knollwood, has resulted pjope Cemetery later with herj in the reclassification of some of the pag^Q,. j p^ed Stimson. in! private telephone lines in that sec- I Horse ShoW PrOCeeds tfon. Norman Shenk, local manager, Eastman was born in Sutton.'” j ” Central Carolina Telephone Com. ^t., jn 1862. daughter of the late'KCd CrOSS / / pany, said last night. ^nd Mrs. Samuel V/hipple. She| The Southern Pines Horse To give the Army full service has. married Mr. Eastman in 1878 and Committee yesterday turned over to'years aeo living for a time at Lake necessitated the comblr^g of alljtJiey came to Southern Pines in 1893 the local Red Cross Branch $277.17,' vJew and’then moving to Southend private lines into party lines, with a|where Mr. Eastman soon became not-j^et proceeds from the Third Annual, pines He was emnloved most of this resulting change in telephone num- gd as a builder. The couple would have southern Pines Horse Show held last; Hme bv the Page Motor Company of mv- M,of celebrated their 64th wedding anni. month at the Country Club ring. j Aberdeen; but recently accepted the Warner and the late John W. Warner. He sport his early 11't In Scotland nnd other eastern North Carolina Show founties and came here about 15 hors. The company manager said that all numbers in the Knollwood area versary on July 4, 1942. Mr. and Mrs. Phould be checked with the "Opera. Eastman were charter members of the t'OT’» (Dial *0’) before a call Is mad«. "We are sorry for the Inconven. lesnce to many subacribers,” Shenk said, "but feel that they understand that defense and war needs come first.” He added that new lines were being stnmg up as quickly as possL ble to relieve the situaUon. first church organized in Southern the pony, "Miss Red Cross.” and on Pines and since they have been mem. the pony rides for children. Mrs bers of the Baptist Church. [Margaret Thorne Smith, general Mr. Eastman, now 88. survives, as chairman of the show, said the com- weil as one son, Harold of Walling-j mittee was exceedingly glad to be ford. Vt., a daughter, Mr.i Roy Led-,able to turn these funda over to the den, and seven grandchildren. Anoth.lcause of the Ked Cross, er daughter, the late Mrs. Gertrude] The amount of $227.17 is above E. Clark, died some years ago. certain expenses Incurred. This revenue was realized from the. local mana»rer«hiD for Cooper Roof, f-ale of parking spaces, chances on jne Co. He was a memb«>r of the Aberdeen Post of the American Le. gion. Sim'ivinfir aro his widow, the for mer Miss Riitb Woods of Georgia, one son, W, B. fRillv) Jr.: his mo ther BUfl following brothers: R. FI. nn'i K, F. Wnmer of Raleleh, John enrollment. It will be Brown’s task to stimulate the contribution of scrap metal, pa. per and other needed materials and' make provision for collection centers and periodical collections from homes, Howarth added. Fundamental training for defense workers is first aid, and other courses include fire and gas protection, as we’l as special police work. Howarth said also that bids were now being accepted for materials to equip the first aid centers 4n the various parts of the town. Each civilian defense worker who completes the»full Instruction re. quired of him will be issued a special the forthcoming Steeplechase meet. I hope it's a tremendous success. Good wishes, (signed) Walter Winchell." Handicaps for Fourth flare F. Ambrose Clark’s Castletown will carry top weight of 160 pounds in the Yalkin, fourth race slated for Satur. ■ iay’.s running. One pound less 159 —will be carried by G. H. (Pete) Bostwick’s West Haddon, and Him- mel, seven.year-old chestnut gelding owmed by Mrs. E duPont Weir of Wilmington, Dela., has betn assigned 148 pounds. Other weights for entries in the Yadkin were assigned as follows: Jfontpelier’s Jacket, winner last year at Aqueduct, 146 pounds; Fairford, owned by Kent Miller of Aiken, S. C., 145 pound.s; Fatal Interview, owned by Cielo Siete Stables, Philadelphia, 142 pounds: Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark’s five-year-old Royal Archer, 140 pounds; Mr. Clark’s Night Heron 139 pounds; Grand Dan, owned by Miss Wilhelmina S. Kirbj', Camden, 135 pound!,- Coventry’s Twist, owmed by A. A. Baldwin, Whitepost, Va„ 135 pounds; and J. H. Clyburn’s Dahlia, 135 pounds. Serial Race Entries Thirteen entries have definitely been made in the Croatan Steenle- chase, about two miles over brush, which is a subscription race. There are eight more horses eligible to enter ttie race. Subscriptions closed with the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association in New York, where all three races in the serial steeplechase are handled. Definitely entered are Miss Kirhy’s Grand Dan, Rokeby Stables’ (Tinner, ville, V^a.) Flying Frier; Pico nimco 2nd, owned by Mrs. jamea P. Miller, Westbury, L. I.; Felt Slipper, ovmed by Mrs. L. E. Stoddard, Jr., West, bury, L. I.. Alcadale and Sir Wick, (Please turn to page 5) P. and R. D. Warner of Whiteville certificate from the Civilian Defense and A. L. Warner of Bladen County, organization. Poppy Day Next Wednesday, March will be Poppy D^y in tho Sand, hills. Mrs. L. D. Williams, president, Women’s Auxiliary of the Sand hills Legion Post, said that the women would sell poppies for benefit of the veterans In hospi tals “at YOL'B price” in. Sooth, em Pines, Pinehurst and West End.
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