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GOOD HEALTH
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GOOD HEALTH
N.C.'s
No. 1 Need
VOLUME 27. NO. 51
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines. N. C.. Friday. November 15. 1946.
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Scouts Given Campsite of 100 Acres
By Ernest Aiken As Memorial
In Impressive Carthage Meeting
EL S. Isely Accepts
Gift For Council
Butler Remains Head
Moore County members of the
Boy Scout Occonochee Council
held their second annual meeting
at the Carthage Hotel, at dinner
Tuesday night.
Opening with the singing of
America and salute to the flag,
borne into the hall by Scouts, the
gathering heard reports of the va
rious chairmen of committees,
describing the progress of the
work during the year. The Moore
County Branch of the Council,
comprising the towns of West
End, Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Sou
thern Pines, Pinebluff, Robbins,
Manly, High Falls, and Carthage,
includes, according to the mem
bership report, about 270 boys.
A. L. Burney, chairman of Organ
ization, stated that during the
past year 6 senior scouts had been
enrolled, about 30 cubs, 35 adult
leaders, two new scout masters
and two assistants, and two new
senior troops had been organized.
Plans are being made for four
more troops. However, according
to I. C. Sledge", chairman of Ad
vancement, there have been only
half as many advancements in
rank this year as last. Chairman
Sledge urged that Courts of
Honor be made interesting by va-.
ried programs. He said this had
improved attendance from 30, at
an early meeting, to 150 at a re
cent one; Prizes of a primus stove
and a lantern are to be offered
for troops having the best atten
dance records.
N. L. Hodgkins, treasurer, list
ed receipts and expenses during
the year and reported a balance
on hand of $2,094.63.
Highlight of the evening was
the presentation of a gift of land
to the Council by Ernest Aiken of
Southern Pines, as a memorial to
his father, to be used as a camp
site for the scouts. The land
which lies back from the Man
chester Road, bordered on one
side by the Hoke County line, is
watered by Carroll’s Branch. It
is planned to dam the stream and
construct a lake.
The gift was received by H. G.
Isley, president of the Council,
general sales manager of Caro
lina Power and Light, and des
cribed by his introducer, Paul
Butler, chairman of the Moore
County Branch, as "one of
the greatest church laymen in
North Carolina today.” In his ac
ceptance speech. President Ise
ly told what scouting can do to
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Elks Will Fete
Team At Dinner
In recognition of their sports
manship and the line record
made this season by the South
ern Pines football team, the BPO
Elks lodge will entertain squad
members at a testimonial din
ner Wednesday evening, Decem
ber 4, at the Country club here.
The local lodge is sponsoring
the dinner, anticipated as an an
nual affair, for the team, their
parents and members of the local
lodge, John Cliue, exalted ruler,
has announced.
' The program, tentatively ar
ranged, includes as principal
speaker some celebrity in the
college football field. Dr. G. G.
Herr will award miniature gold
footballs to the six first-team
members, and the lodge will pre
sent mementos to the remainder
of the squad for the part they
played in making the season out
standing. John Cline will make
the welcoming address.
Louis Scheipers is in charge of
tickets, and Howard Hoffman
and Capt. Otto Nees are working
out the arrangements for the din
ner to be given at 7 p. m. at the
Southern Pines Country Club.
VACCINATE!
In Good Health Week, a
child dies from diphtheria in
Moore County.
This is a telling example of
the need for more and more
and more education in health,
more and more doctors and
health officers and nurses
going around telling and
showing and urging the first
principals of good health to
a still unenlightened public.
Salmon Child Dies
Of Diphtheria In
Moore Co. Hospital
Leon Ray Salmon, two-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Reddin
Salmon; of Carthage, Route 2,
died at the Moore County Hospi
tal Wednesday. At first reported
progressing satisfactorily, the
child’s heart, weakened by the
disease, gave out under the strain,
despite aU efforts to save him.
In reporting the death, the
county health officer. Dr. Will-
cox, stressed the fact that the
child had not been vaccinated.
“The law requires that all chil
dren be vaccinated,” he said, “as
a sure preventive against diph
theria, before the age of one
year.” The youngest of five chil
dren, 4 of whom had been vac
cinated, Leon had not been treat
ed, though his parents had been
warned of the danger and urged
to take the child to their own
physician, or bring him to one of
the county clinics.
Dr. Willcox recalled stories of
the time, in 1875 or 80, when the
last diphtheria epidemic in Moore
County took place. He said that
the child population, under ten
years of age, was almost wiped
out, four and five children in
certain families being carried off
by the dread disease. “This
would still be the case”, he said,
“if the toxin anti-toxin had not
been discovered. Now we have a
sure preventive for diphtheria,
provided every child is vaccina
ted. That is what makes a death
from diphtheria so tragic. We
know it could have been avoid
ed.”
Local Red Cross
Gives Fine Report
Col. George P. Hawes, Jr., of
Pinehurst was re-elected chair
man of the Moore County Amer
ican Red Cross chapter at its an
nual meeting in Southern Pines
Friday at 3 p. m.
Paul Butler of Southern Pines
was named vice chairman and J.
C. Robbins of Aberdeen, secre
tary. Garland McPherson of Sou
thern Pines succeeds himself as
treasurer.
Colonel Hawes made the chair
man’s annual report. Chapter
work in production, directed by
Mrs. A. L. Burney, included 7,-
047 hours volunteered duriqg the
year with 849 garments for the
armed forces and foreign relief
produced.
Lloyd Woolley of Southern
Pines was chairman of the Home
Service division, the chapter’s
largest activity. Many of the 653
new cases interviewed were vete
rans and their families. The local
chapter’s work is generally con
fined to giving advice and assis-
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GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Little Philip Fitanides, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fitanides, of
Southern Pines, was grand prize
winner at the Halloween carnival
sponsored here by the Rotarians.
The Pilot erroneously reported
Carolyn Hart as receiver of the
grand prize.
UN County Leaders Getting Busy As Question
Of World Capital Location Is Raised Again
Spencer Murphy And
Other Editorialists
Plug Moore County
Consideration of Moore County
as the United Nations site was
intensified last Saturday when
the general assembly of the
United Nations passed a resolut
ion opening iany place in the
United States as the site for UN
headquarters.
Tai Heel editorialists waxed
eloquent on the subject, support
ing North Carolina in general
and Moore County in particular.
Spencer Murphy, editor of the
Salisbury Post and one of the most
zealous backers of the Sandhills
as a choice, wrote at length in
support of Moore, and the Greens
boro News inserted another prop
in the Sandhills cause.
County leaders, with Colin
Spencer as chairman, met Mon
day afternoon in Carthage to dis
cuss the avalanche of telegrams
State Historical
Director To Speak
The Moore County Historical
Association announces that at the
next meeting to be held Tuesday,
Nov. 19th, the society is fortunate
to have secured as speaker for
the evening, Henry Howard Eddy,
acting director of the North Car
olina Department of Archives and
History.
A Verrnonter by birth. Director
Eddy was for some time Archiv
ist of New York state. He has been
interested in the sort of restora
tion projects in which the Histori
cal Association is engaged, and
has had much experience setting
up museums, both large and
small, in the north. He is taking
the place of Dr. Crittenden, who
has been “loaned” by the state to
the National Department of Arch
ives in Washington.
The Speaker is planning to come
down early enough on Tuesday
to visit the Shaw House and acqu
aint himself with some of the
local historical sites hereabouts.
The meeting will be held, as
usual in the Southern Pines lib
rary at 8 p. m. with the chair
man, Leland McKeithan of Aber
deen, presiding.
Saying that the work on the
Shaw House was progressing well,
the chairman stated that J. W.
Causey had now replaced A. B.
Yeomans as chairman of the com
mittee on restoration, due to the
illness of the latter.
Car Demolished
In SAL Collision
and phone calls from people all
over North Carolina, urging Moore
to get busy and boost itself as
the world capital.
W. D. Sabiston, Leland Mc-
keithen and Major Kenneth Bur-
well were delegated to get a per
sonal appointment with Herschel
Johnson, US delegate to the
United Nations, at which time
they will present a brief contain
ing photographs, maps and de
tailed information on Moore
County’s qualifications, plus per
sonal letters from: Governor
Cherry and the North Carolina
commissioners extending ■ an in
vitation to the organization.
The brief, being prepared now,
is expected to be on its way by
Monday.
The conclusion to Mr. Murphy’s
excellent editorial is especially
persuasive in Moore county’s be
half.
“The United Nations concept is
not compatible with the stern and
Information Brief
To Be Sent Monday
To Herschel Johnson
selfish provincialism of Connect
icut, with the foggy damp of San
Francisco, or the monoxide-alcoh-
ol-body-stink of New York.
“The United Nations, if it is to
even approximate in effective
action the high concept of its
creation, must become a thing of
spiritual integrity as well as of
intellectual efficiency. *
“God Almighty, Himself, must
be present at deliberations of the
United Nations.
“There is no place on this
world of His where sensitive hu
man souls could have fewer
qualms in asking him to have a
seat than in the benign, moder
ate, healthful, beautiful, roomy
environment of Moore county in
a state none excels in historic ef
fort to dignify the human being
as a child of God.”
The collision of a 1935 Ply
mouth two-door sedan with the
northbound Seaboard train num
ber six at the corner of East
Broad street and New Yokr ave
nue was reported around mid
night on November 8.
The sedan, owner and operated
by Garland W. Brown of 9 Haw
kins avenue, Sanford, was com
pletely demolished, although
none of the four occupants of the
car were seriously injured, ac
cording to Police Chief C. E.
Newton.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown, James A.
McDonald of Fort Bragg and Sea
man 2|c Robert McCleney of San
ford were reported to be return
ing from a dance in Aberdeen.
They were said to have been
starting across the railroad at
New York avenue when the col
lision occurred.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown and Sea-
mna McCleney were taken to the
Moore County hospital for treat
ment and Private McDonald to
the Fort Bragg hospital.
No one witnessed the accident,
according to Chief Newton. Rufus
Morrison and Alton Monroe of
Manly were the first on the scene
after the crash.
Duke Speaker At
Phone Convention
Urges Production
NC Independent
Telephone Men
Convene In SP
Cautioning Americans to turn
deaf ears on the communistic
plea of “follow us and we’ll raise
your standard of living,” Prof
Malcolm McDermott of the Duke
School of Law declared that the
only way to raise any country’s
standard of living is to work, pro
ducing so abundantly that every
one will have what they want.
Professor McDermott was ad
dressing the Tuesday afternoon
session of the 15th annual con
vention of the North Carolina
Independent Telephone associa
tion which met at the Pine
Needles November 11-12.
He pointed out liberalism as
one of the communistic slogans.
“But a liberal government is one
wherein the individual can do
as he pleases as long as he
doesn’t trespass on the rights of
others,” the speaker said. “This
is in direct opposition to the com
munistic theory as proposed by
most of its supporters.”
The two-day convention began
Monday morning with registra
tion of the approximate 250 dele
gates and a directors’ meeting
at noon. Reports were heard and
addresses by R. A. Lumpkin,
president of the UN Independent
Telephone asociation, and Dr. J.
O. Perrine, assistant vice presi
dent of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company. The re
mainder of the day was devoted
to fellowship and entertaining.
Officers for the coming year
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NCEA Head Talks
On Teacher Raise
Pinehurst Ring Will
Stage Opening Nov. 28th
The first gymkhana of the
Pinehurst season will be held
in the riding ring of the Caro
lina Hotel on Thanksgiving
Day, Nov. 28th., commencing at
2:30 p. m.
The program, which will in
clude a Pet Show and a num
ber ,of equestrian events, will
be announced next week.
Entries in the Pet Show may
include anything that walks or
crawls and prizes and ribbons
will be given for the best-turn-
ed-out, for the most amusing or
unusual pelj.
'rhe rails and gear of the rid
ing ring have been freshly
painted for the new season. En
tries for all events may be made
at the post and there will be no
entry fees. Prospective competi
tors, however, are asked to coop
erate with the officials by being
at the ring in good time so that
the various events may be run
off without delay.
The 20-percent increase in
teachers’ salaries to be considered
by the General assembly in
January was reviewed by. C. W.
Phillips, president of the North
Carolina Education association,
before a meeting of the
Moore County Classroom teach
ers last Wednesday at 4 p. m.
Mr. Phillips pointed out that
the proposed increase would be
more successful if sponsored by
laymen and that friends of the
school were the ones to sell the
legislators on the raise. He stress
ed the importance of unity within
the NCEA if the increase was to
be realized.
The meeting was held at the
Cameron school. Following the
business session, the guests were
invited into the cafeteria where
tea, sandwiches and cakes were
served.
Mr. Stevenson, Cameron prin
cipal, welcomed the visitors, then
turned the meeting over to Ellen
Jones, president of the county as
sociation. Mrs. G. A. Charles of
Aberdeen presented M. Phil
lips, a Moore County native. Of
ficers in the state PTA were in
troduced to the group which in
cluded representatives from
nearly every school in the coun
ty-
School Leaders of County Present
Requests For New Construction, Ask
One And Quarter Million Bond Issue
TOO WEAK!
It's not the heat, it's the
week that's getting Princi
pal Phil Weaver down.
Armistice Day on Monday
was all right, and Good
Health Week Hrom Nov. Il
ls wouldn't have been too
hard to observe. Top that
with National Book Week
and National Education
Week, both this week, and it
began to get difficult. The
proverbial straw, however,
was the US Savings Bonds
campaign which also begins
Nov. 11.
"So, we put up posters in
the library announcing the
weeks and let it go at that",
Mr. Weaver said with a sigh
of despair.
Moss Entries Lead
In First Gymkhana
Of Local Season
by Howard Burns
Hunters from Mile-A-Way
Farms, owned by Mrs. W. O.
Moss, Southern, Pines, captured
top events in the opening horse-
show and equestrian gymkhana
Sunday at 2:30 p. m. before 2,000
spectators who surrounded the
field at the horseshow grounds at
the Southern Pines Country Club.
“Prince,” a dark brown gelding
owned and ridden by Mrs. Moss,
led a string of fifteen hunters to
win first place in the class for
open hunters run over a stiff
hunting course.
‘Flagadola” another Mile-A-
Way entry, with Mrs. Moss up,
cleared the bars at five and one-
half feet after two jump-offs, to
come through for first place over
12 entries in the knock-down-
and-out class.
"Hubba Hubba”, a bay mare
owned by Mickey Walsh, South
ern Pines, and ridden by his
young daughter, Joan Walsh, led
a string of 10 horses to win first
place in the novice jumper class
for green jumpers that have not
won ribbons in any recognized
show.
Jean Overton, riding “Grey
Mist”, came in for second place
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Southern Pines Wins From West End
By Score Of 46 To 20 In Fast Game
Teen-Age Club Plans
Dance Saturday Night
Plans for a dance, sponsored by
the Teen-Age club, at the Com
munity Center Saturday night,
were discussed at the meeting of
the Boys and Girls committee of
the Chamber of Commerce Mon
day night at 8:30, in the upstairs
lobby of the Belvedere hotel.
Chairman Herman Grover pre
sided, calling for reports on dan
ces, finances and other activities
of the group over the past year.
Another meeting for tonight at
7:30 at the Community Center
was announced when final plans
for the Saturday dance will be
:<nade.
John Ruggles, P. J. Weaver, A.
C. Dawson, Mrs. Elmer Har
rington and Major W. D. Camp
bell members of the advisory com
mittee, were present.
New officers of the Teen-Age
club also attending were Bobby
Harrington, vice president; Becky
McCue, secretary; Bill Warner,
treasurer; Ted York, outgoing
president; and Alton Blue, mem
ber of the executive committee.
GOOD HEALTH
North Carolina’s No. 1 Need is
featured in movie shorts to be
shown all over the state.
by J. A. P.
Southern Pines Closed its regular
season here Wednesday, defeat
ing a surprisingly tough West
End High team, 46 to 20. It was
the seventh straight win for the
Blue and White, but for a time
it looked as if West End had the
makings of an astonishing upset
as, during the first half, they car
ried the play to the locals and
walked off the field at half time
intermission leading by the score
of 14 to 12.
West End took the opening
kick off, C. Cole returning from
his 10 to the 32, and with Graham,
one of the best backs seen here
this year, passing to Cole, West
End went straight down the field
for a touchdown, Graham heav
ing 21 yards to Cole in the end
zone. Cole converted and the
score was 8 to 0. Southern Pines
came right back to match the
touchdown. Blue took the kick
off to the 37, and McLeod passed
to Harrington who ran to the
West End 9. Blue made 8 to the
one yard line, and then carried it
over. Arnette failed to convert
and the score was 8 to 6. About
the middle of the second quarter.
West End scored again with Gra
ham’s running and passing high
lighting the advance. From the
9, Graham, showing a lot of drive,
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Stevens Leads Local
Group, Herr To Head
County Committee
At a meeting held in the Car
thage Court House Tuesday
night, some sixty leaders of edu
cation in Moore County voted to
petition the County Commission
ers to hold a special election on
a proposed bond issue of a mil
lion and a quarter dollars for
school plant improvements in the
county.
Presented for discussion by the
gathering was a summary of re
quests for new school construc
tion for the next five years
which had been drawn up by the
eleven school boards of the coun
ty. Largest outlay is contempla
ted by Aberdeen, which, with an
enrollment of 802, hopes to build
both a white and a negro school.
Next on the list is Southern Pines,
with a request for $360,000.00 for
the construction of an elementary
school building of ten class
rooms, an industrial arts building,
auditorium, physical education
building, and a cafeteria. A new
colored school is needed at Car
thage, whose school building
burned down several years ago,
necessitating use of an antiquated
substitute; most of the other
county schools hope for improve
ments to their plants in the way
of agricultural rooms, lunch
rooms, or gymnasiums. It is es
timated that the entire cost of
the program will run to around 2
million, of which current reve
nues will supply $750,000.
Presenta i the meeting were
representatives of the school
boards, principals, the members
of the county board of education,
and civic leaders interested in ed
ucation. Leading the group from
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Sam Snead Breaks
Course Record In
Open Golf Friday
by Howard F. Burns
Shooting sub-par golf, Sam
Snead of Hot Springs, Va., last
Friday led a field of 103 top-
notch pros and amateurs in the
Southern Pines open, touring the
6,340-yard Southern Pines Coun
try Club course in 31-32-63, eight
strokes under par, to establish a
new course record, winning top
money in the 18-hole, $2,000 tour
nament.
Lagging by three strokes was
Claude Harmon of Mamaroneck,
N. Y., who turned in a 66 for sec
ond money.
Tied for third place were Wil
lie Goggin, White Plains, N. Y.,
and Amateur Frank Stranahan
with 69’s.
Bunched together with 70’s
were: Ernie Hall, Chicago; Ed
Fergol, Pontiac, Mich.; L. Wor
sham, Washington, D. C., and
Tom Wright, Knoxville, Tenn.
The remainder of the field was
71 or above.
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Legionnaii’es and VFW
Sponsor Harvest Ball
A Thanksgiving Harvest ball at
Scottie’s tavern will be sponsored
by the John Boyd post VFW and
Sandhill Post, American Legion,
on Thanksgiving night, Novem
ber 28.
Dancing will be from nine to
one to the music of Bill Lowder’s
10-piece orchestra. Proceeds will
be used to establish a veteran’s
club.
The Lowder orchestra has been
playing at Officers club and
Country Club dances at Fort
Bragg and Fayetteville for sev
eral years. It has also been fea
tured at Andy’s Supper club in
Fayetteville;