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VOLUME 28. NO. 8
14 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines. N. C- Friday. January 17. 1947
14 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Currie Explains
Negative Vote On
Teacher Pay Bill
Favors Salary Raise
In Line With State's
Ability To Pay
Southern Pines backers of the
teachers pay raise issue, eagerly
scanning the news to hear how '■
their representatives had voted
regarding the bill introduced in
the first session of the legislature
Were disturbed to learn that,
whereas Representative H. Clif
ton Blue of Aberdeen had favor
ed the bill, Moore County’s sena
tor, Hon. Wilbur H- Currie, had
voted against it. Local disappoint
ment was increased by the fact
that under the leadership of
John Ruggles, sixteen citizens,
representing as many interests in
town, had sent the senator a tele
gram on Sunday urging him to
support the bill.
The Pilot telephoned Senator
Currie in Raleigh to find out
exactly what prompted his action
and is glad to correct the impres
sion received that the senator
is against the teacher-pay raise.
This, he stated, was far from the
truth.
“I voted against this amended
bill”, said Currie, “because it did
not meet the requirements. For
instance, under such a flat per
centage raise, a high school prin
cipal would have received a high
er salary than a superintendent;
B grade teachers. In some cases,
would have gotten more than
some of the A grade teachers.”
Currie sai^ thal^y^e general sen
timent WM in favor of what~the
bill was trying to do but it was
important that it be done right,
rherefore, he said, realizing tha..
if defeated the bill would go
back to the committee for study
and clarification, he and many
others voted against it.
For Salary Raise
“I want it clearly understood,”
the senator said, “that I ana for
raising teachers’ salaries to the
fullest amount commensurate
with the state’s ability to pay.
When the proper bill is submit
ted, I shall vote for it. I believe
that this course will result in
the teachers receiving, for this
six months’ emergency, even
more than they would have under
the defeated bill, and I am con
fident that a properly executed
measure will pass both Senate and
House.”
(Continued on Page 5)
Gets Post Abroad
Citizens’ Bank
Has Record Year
The Citizens Bank and Trust
company of Southern Pines has
marked up 1946 as its most suc
cessful year, with new high rec
ords In deposits, loans and other
items handled, according to the
report of N. L- Hodgkins, presi
dent, at the annual stockholders
meeting held at the bank Tuesday
at 3 p. m.
Loans to veterans under the G.
■I. Bill of Rights, mostly for homes
but also for small businesses,
amounted to $90,000. Much coun
sel was also given veterans, for
their guidanc e in naaking wise in
vestment of their resources and
dnergy, jand to help 'them in
sound business policy.
Mr. Hodgkins praised the work
of the staff, and expressed his
gratitude to the members of the
board of directors, who have giv
en freely of their time for meet
ings for loan and policy decisions.
All board members were re
elected to serve during 1947:
John C. Barron, Howard F. Burns,
William D. Campbell, Norris L.
Hodgkins, and John M. Howarth.
An organization meeting of the
directors Wednesday morning re
sulted in election of the follow
ing officers: N. L. Hodgkins,
president; C. Carlton Kennedy,
cashier; Ethel S. Jones, assistant
cashier.
E. H. LORENSON
Ernest Lorenson
Going to Germany
Ernest H. Lorenson, accountant
here for the past 19 years, is
packing up his things this week
and saying farewells preparatory
ders sailing next Tuesday,
for Germany, where he will have
the position of senior accountant
with the special services division
of the War department.
His appointment came indi
rectly as the result of his appli
cation more than a year ago for
a post with, the military gov
ernment in Europe. He was noti
fied Decmber 29 of his appoint
ment, and a letter from the War
department this week advised
him to be ready for travel or
ders-
A telegram Wednesday advised
him of the sailing date, January
21, and he will leave for New
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Teams Continue
Victories With'
Pinehurst Wins
In a double bill at Pinehurst
Monday night the boys and girls
basketball teams of Southern
Pines took both games, the girls
winning 41-38 and the boys car
rying off with their game 32-17.
The girls’ win over the slightly
favored Pinehurst team was a
spectacular contest all the way,
and in doubt to the final whistle.
Trailing at the quarter 6-9 the
Blue and White had a 23-23 tie
at the half. Coming back in the
third quarter, the struggle be
tween the two teams became so
fast and furious that the lead
seesawed four times, and was
tied up twice, but Southern Pines
held a third quarter margin 32-
29, and were never ahead al?
though Pinehurst twice pulled
up with only a field goal needed
to tie up the game. For the first
time the Blue and White team
clicked as ,a unit, with accurate
passing and shooting, and bril
liant floor play by the guards to
win out. Cameron with 20 points,
followed by Ward with 19, and
Cheney with 14 and Lewis 13 for
Pinehurst were the high scorers.
In the boys game Harrington
was high scorer with 11 points,
and Yarborough, Pinehurst’s op
posing center, was high scorer
for his team with 11 points.
The lineups: Southern Pines
girls. Ward, f, Cameron, f. Hall, f,
Caddell, g, Guin, g, Schaefer, g.
Substitution, Brown. jPinehurst
girls, Cheney, f, Lewis, f, Frye, f.
Campbell, g, Morgan, g. Hunt, g.
Southern Pines boys, Harring
ton, c, York, f, Maples, f. Mat
tocks, Grey, guards. Substitu
tions: Southern Pines, Scheipers,
McCall, VanCamp, Sledge, Ar-
nette, Hodgkins, Culler, Baker,
Avery, Kennedy, CalV>way.
Pinehurs|: boys, Yarborough, c,
Morgan, f, Currie, f, Veno, Cor
bett, guards. Substitutions, Frye
and Bristow.
Postal Inspectors Give Postoffice
Good Rating In Yearly Inspection
Pilot Follows Behind,
Inspects Office, Folks,
Reports: "Good Work"!
The annual inspection of the
Southern Pines postoffice was
made last week by a team of
three government inspectors and
the local office was given a rat
ing of 85.5 percent.
As this is the first year that
the rating has been made in per
centages, accurate comparison
with past years is impossible.
Last year the rating was “excel
lent.” This year the office was
penalized 5.5 percent by a last
year’s charge, marked ‘Tailure to
correct irregularity,” which, had
it been corrected would have
made this year’s rate 90.5. It ap
pears that when the postoffice
was upped from second to first
grade in 1944 certain forms call
ed for in the change were not
available: this slight technical ov
ersight accounted for the slight
“irregularity” listed.
While the inspectors were call
ing on the postoffice, the Pilot
called on the postmaster at his
home.This was the first time in
many -years that Postmaster
Buchan had missed being on the
job when the inspection was
made, but illness, which has
P. F, BUCHAN
kept him away for several weeks,
prevented his being present.
“I’m not worried,” the post
master told the Pilot, “not in the
least. But inspection time al
ways adds to the work. I just
hope those folks are not being
bothered.”
IVusty Crew
By “those folks”, Frank Buch-
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Education Board To Present Final
Estimate of School Building Needs
More study on the part of the
board of education concerning
Moore county’s present school
building needs, with a specific
and exact appraisal of all costs,
is needed before final decision
can be made by the county com
mission concerning a special
bond issue election, the commis
sioners decided at a meeting
January 9, following the petition
ing for such an election by a
group of citizens three days
earlier.
Accordingly, they have fixed
Tuesday, January 28, at 2 p. m.
as the time for a meeting with
board of education members, at
which time final estimate find
ings of actual school needs of the
county will be made, as the basis
for the amount of bonds whose
issuance may be approved or dis-
approyed by the Moore Cl^ounty
electorate. » ‘ *
Announcement concerning the
meeting was made by Gordon
Cameron, chairman of the coun
ty commission, who said that the
exact determination of all needs
was necessary, not only for the
amount of the bonds but that all
legal requirements might be ful
filled. It was the advice of U. L
Spence, county attorney, that
some of the needs as outlined be
fore the commissioners require
a majority vote, and these must
be determined separately.
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VFW Will Open
Veterans’ Club
The local post of Veterans of
Foreign Wars will open a Veter
ans' club, for recreation of post
members and of all resident and
visiting veterans, it was announc
ed this week by John H. Steph
enson, post commander.
The club comprises the entire
second floor over Straker’s pool-
room on West Broad street, with
two spacious rooms, and will be
managed by John Buttry of the
local post. It will be under di
rect supervision of the post’s
board of governors, in accor
dance with post by-laws, which
call for orderly conduct of the
club at all times with eviction of
offenders. VFW members are en
titled to all club privileges, and
other resident veterans may se
cure them on payment of dues of
$3.50 a year, while transient vet
erans and those from nearby
towns and bases will be welcom
ed without charge. They may
bring their ladies, but ladies
without escort may not attend.
The club will be open till mid
night every night, from 1 p. m.
on Wednesdays, Saturdays and
Sundays, and from 5 p. m. on
other days. Chrome - framed
lounge furnishings of modern de
sign and comfort have been or
dered from army surplus, game
devices are on hand and it is
planned to acquire a piccolo
later, and to hold dances. Beer
and soft drinks will be sold.
The VFW post will hold its
regular meetings at the cliib-
rooms, on the first and third
Mondays of each month, and
ther will be a bulletin board for
post activities.
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'CLOSE PURSUIT'
Southern Pines marks
with pride this week the
publication of another novel
from the busy pen (or type
writer) of a Southern Pines
resident—Katharine Nei^in
Burt, Mrs. Struthers Burt to
you.
"Close Pursuit." a fine and
exciting story of Colonial
days in Old Virginia, was
published January 13 by
Scribners, and is now on sale
all over the United States.
Hayes' Bookshop here has
arranged an attractive win
dow display presenting the
new book, with copies not
only of "Close Pursuit" but
of a half dozen of Mrs. Burt's
past successes, centered by a
photograph of the author. -
E. Nolley Jackson
Named Ford Dealer
E. Nolley Jackson has been no
tified of his appointment as Ford
dealer for Southern Pines, and
will sell Ford trucks and passen
ger cars'at his place, Jackson Mo
tors, Inc., formerly Jackson-Nash
Motors, on Highway No. 1.
He has already received two
Ford trucks, Mr. Jackson said
yesterday, and is expecting de
livery on a station wagon, conver
tible and two-door and four-
door sedans, as well as a com
plete line of Ford parts.
He is taking orders now for
future delivery, and plans a for
mal opening soon. The building,
which Mr. Jackson bought and
opened last June as Jackson-
Nash Motors, is to be enlarged
for greater facilities in both ser
vice and sales departments.
Local Historians
Hear Shaw House
Nears Completion
< Tea Room Scheduled
To Open For Guests
Within Two Weeks
The Moore (bounty Historical
Association met at the Library
Tuesday night for the first gath
ering since November. Twenty-
eight members were present,
among them most of the directors,
and three delegates from the
High School’s Eighth Grade, as
guests of the society.
The evening’s agenda includ
ed reports by the various com-
mitees, several leading to dis
cussions of interest. Mrs. Ives, sec
retary, described the meeting of
the State Society for the Preser
vation of Antiquities in Raleigh
which she had attended with
George Maurice, one of the or
ganization’s vice - presidents, his
daughter, and Mrs. L. T. Avery.
The Moore County group had
come home the proud bearers of
a two hundred dollar donation,
but Mcs. Ives reported a sad fail
ure. The lady members had been
far outshone as to garb. “I saw
the sa^ne ladies at all three meet
ings,” stated Mrs. Ives, “I wore
the same black dress, but every
one of them appeared each time
With a different dress, hat,shoes
AND bag.”
The report of Miss Ellen Mau
rice’s committee brought out the
fact that Mrs. Paul Sutherland’s
dancing class, for which the High
land Pines Inn had loaned the
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Miss,Walton Sends
Legislature News
A message as we go to press:
"Miss Gertrude Walton,
who did work for The Pilot
in Southern Pines last fall, is
with the Associated Press in
the Senate. At a meeting of
the press, radio and photog
raphers covering the Gen
eral Assembly, held Tuesday
morning, she was elected
secretary of the group. Con
gratulations, 'Trudy'l
H. CLIFTON BLUE."
News of the legislature came
this week to The Pilot from Ger
trude Walton, young reporter
who was on The Pilot staff in the
summer of 1945 and for a time
last fall, and who is now with the
Associated Press in Raleigh, cov
ering the Assembly sessions.
Miss Walton may write a Ral
eigh column for The, Pilot, bring
ing news of capital city color and
activity direct to her friends here.
This week she summed early
legislative activities, with the
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Handy Fire Spotted
By Madame Fireman
Eating while the kitchen burn
ed was the experience of the pa
trons enjoying a late breakfast
at the Royalton Pines Lunch
Monday morning; only the kitch
en didn’t really burn, thanks to
Mrs. Frank Kaylor’s sharp eyes.
Glancing out the window of
the Firehouse at about 9:15 a. m.,
Monday, Mrs. Kaylor saw smoke
billowing up from the furnace
room in the rear of the Olive res
taurant. She called to Fireman
Frnnk who, without more ado,
rolled out the truck and went to
work The spray from the hose
and water thrown through the
inner door by Walter Olive
quenched the flames almost be
fore the fire alarm ceased its
clamor.
In the front restaurant, break-
fasters went placidly on with
their hot cakes and ham—and,
demonstrating that more than
dubious saying that what you
don’t know doesn’t hurt you.
Origin of the fire, which caus
ed little damage, is attributed to
the ignition of a wooden parti
tion by the overheated furnace.
Polio Drive Under Way
Community Quotas Given
Scouter
PAUL C. BUTLER
Paul Butler Wins
High Scout Award
At Raleigh^eet
Other Honors Go
To Moore County
Scouts and Scouters
Paul C. Butler of Southern
Pines, now serving his fourth
year as Moore County chairman
of Boy Scouting, was honored at
the Occoneechee Council meet
ing at Raleigh last Thursday
night by the Silver Beaver
avfrard, highest award in volun
teer scouting, given only for long
and outstanding service.
This is the first Silver Beaver
award eyer made to a Moore
County scouter, and in Mr. But-
er’s case recognizes more than
20 years of service to the pro
gram. Starting as a Scoutmaster
in Liberty, Rahdoph county,. he
worked with the program in both
Chapel Hill and Winston-Salem,
then, moving to Southern Pines
in 1935, became county advance
ment chairman. He served in this
capacity for six years, 1935 to
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Horse Show Here
Features Jumping
The Horse Show committee,
under the chairmanship of Louis
Scheipers, announces a program
of jumping and horsemanship
classes to be held at the show
ring on the Southern Pines Cou
ntry Club grounds this Sunday
afternoon.
Jumping classes will predomin
ate, with Green Hunters leading
off. Working Hunters follow,
over the outside course. Bareback
jumping will bring thrills for the
gallery, while the feature of the
day will be as usual, the Knock
down and Out class. This item
on the program has always pro-
(^uced some fine performances
and can be counted on as sure
fire railbird appeal.
Horsemanship for children
under eleven provides the encour
agement for the young beginners
always given here, while the pro
gram closes with a potato race.
NEW TITLE
Whn a lady can sit up in
the window of the firehouse
and spot smoke pouring out
of the back-doOr of the res
taurant near by, not to men
tion get her fireman husband
there before the alarm stops
howling, seems as if she de
served some recognition.
'The Pilot I respectfully
makes the suggestion that
the Southern Pines fire de
partment confer on said lady
the honorable title of Fire-
mam. with tlixee hipi, hip,
hoerays.
Butler Is Chairman
In Southern Pines,
With Goal of $850
Southern Pines’ share of the
county quota of $3,680 for the
1947 March of Dimes is $850, and
leaders hope to double these
amounts, it was announced fol
lowing a meeting of community
chairmen at Aberdeen last Fri
day evening.
' The drive to raise funds to
fight infantile paralysis got of
ficially under way January 15,
and will continue through Jan
uary 30. Quotas for all county
communities were announced by
H. Clifton Blue of Aberdeen,
county campaign, chairman, at
the supper meeting held at
Lloyd Hall inn.
Community chairmen and quo
tas are: Aberdeen, Raymond
Wicker, $500; Pinebluff, Mrs. W.
R. Griffin, $100; Pinehurst,
Frank McCaskill, $500; Jackson
Springs, Rev. R. R. Ramsey, $100;
Eagle Springs, Mrs. C. C. Under
wood, $40; Southern Pines, Paul
C. Butler, $850; Robbins, Miss
Sallie Green Allison, $500; Lake-
view, Mrs. Ben Cooper, $25; Ad-
dor, Mrs. Henry Addbr, $10;
Cameron, W. C- Stephenson,
$100; Vass, M. M..Chappell, $150;
Westmore, J. C. Phillips, $50;
High Falls, .Thaddeus Frye, $75;
Farm Life, T. H. Lingerfeldt, $20;
Niagara, D. D. Cameron, $20; Car
thage, Edward J. Burns, $500:
West End, J. F. Sinclair, $150.
The county quota is the same
as last year, when $6,325.03 was
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Faye Caddell
Is Injured In
Gymkhana Event
In what might have been a
very serious mishap, Faye Cad
dell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth A. Caddell of Southern
Pines, was thrown from her horse
in Sunday’s Gymkhana at Pine
hurst and knocked imconscious.
Luck was with her, however, and
she is now once mqre_liale and
hearty.
The accident occurred in the,
Ribbon Race at the close of the
afternoon’s program. Faye, riding
her mare. Silver, was chasing a
boy down the ring, trying to pull
the ribbon from his shoulder.
Coming up the ring was another
racing pair. The two met head
on with a crash that was heard
inside the nearby Carolina and
brought guests running to see
what had happened.
Thrown from Silver, who did
not fall and sustained only a
slight scratch on a fore-leg, Faye
fortunately fell clear of the me
lee- She Was picked up uncon
scious and rushed to Moore Coun
ty Hospital where three doctors,
Drs. Owens, Bowen and Pishko,
examined her and took X-rays-
The report was: severe concus
sion but no fractures- The plates
were then sent to Duke for a
double check.
Meantime, Faye, who is 14 and
frail in build, was put to bed and
remained unconscious till near
ly 10 that night. By the next
morning, however, she was sit
ting up and demanding breakfast,
and by Wednsday was able to
return home.
Hrfwever, when Faye said may
be she’d go fox-hunting Thurs
day morning with the Moore
County hounds. Mother Caddell,
said maybe she wouldn’t; not for
just a few more days.
Faye has received a bouquet of
lovely roses from her class, 4he
ninth grade, and friends have
poured in to congratula|te her
on the lucky escape. Her acci
dent has had repercussions among
the elder horsemen, too, who are
Wondering about whether these
gymkhanas may not be too dan
gerous a sport.