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VOL. 28 NO. 25 TWELVE PAGES Southern Pines, N. C- Friday. May 16. 1947. TWELVE PAGES TEN CENTS Here Is Southern Pines’ New Elementary School £ L>E AA tNTARY- SCHOOl^ .SOUTHERN PINES N. C Here are the plans and the front view of the proposed Southern Pines Elementary school, part of which is now under construction at a cost of close around $141,000. Equipment, fixtures, architects’ fees and other expenses will add considerably to t he present' contract total. The blueprint below shows at the left the gymnasium and cafeteria, which are not included in the present plans. They are to be added, according to Superintendent Philip J. 'Weaver, as soon as the money is available. The main building plan includes four primary classrooms opening directly out doors, six elementap classrooms, library, offices, storage and toilet- rooms. Construction is fire resis tant throughout £^d includes heat by oil. The upper picture shows the attractive Georgian front facade, with the proposed gymnasium connected by a covered walk. The scfiool is being built in the wooded area across the closed Ridge street block from the present school building, which will be used for the high school only. The plans as specified above call for the cafeteria, when it i s eventually bui]!t, to be directly on the closed block now used for play space. Laxtofa Construction company of Charlotte has the general contract and is already at work. Wil liam H. Dietrich, of Raleigh, architect, estimates that the building will be ready for classes by Janu ary 1, 1948. Hazardous Fire At Valet Cleaners Does Much Damage Explosion Slaris Flash Blaze; Losses Insurance - Covered P iKE 5 ‘ N C ' Better Public Res.ponse Is Needed For Successful Summer Program Here Summer’s coming, with its long idle days filled with opportunity for young people—opportunity for loafing, opportunity for mis chief, and for just plain wasted time. Or—it can bring opportunity for healthy companionship, for learning and growing in body and mind, if the adults of the community want it that ^ay. That’s what the summer recre ation program is designed to pro vide, and that’s what Southern Pines wants for her young folks. But it takes some money, and that’s where the hitch comes in. In the first two weelrs of its ap peal for funds, the Council of Social Agencies' has received con tributions totaling some $600, less than one-fourth of the $2,500 that is needed. This has been collected mostly through efforts of the citi zen’s planning committee, which has undertaken to provide $1,000 of the wanted amount, as it did last year. Response Is Slow The nest is being sought through mail and phone solici tation—apd responses have been slow. Come on, folks. Let’s do better than this by our young people. You might say, “But our chil dren don’t need this, they’re go ing to camp,” or “Johnny has his own tennis cqurt and his friends are there every day,” or “We take Susie and her friends to a lake swimming and picnicking any time they want to go.” But there-are dozens who can’t go to camp; who have no tennis court; no swimming parties; no parent-planned fun for them selves and their friends. (Continued on Page 8) Baseball, May 30, Boys’ State Plans M^de By. Legion By Charles Macauley The serene quietness of an al most deserted business district, somnolent in the bright sunshine of the Wednesday half holiday was rudely broken at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday, when the srnother- ed boom of an explosion was fol lowed by a cloud of stifling smoke pouring out from the back and front of the Valet cleaners- on New Hampshire avenue, and the hoarse tones of the fire alarm calling out the voluiiteers of the Southern Pines Fire department. With so many stores and busi ness places closed ^or the after noon it was amazing to see not only so many of the men of the company responding, but the throng of spectators, men, women and children gathered near the burning building, where they were sustaining a personal loss in the destruction of their gar ments. Caused by an explosion in the dryer in the rear of the street floor, employees just had time to escape the smothering smoke and racing flames. The first hose line was carried to the rear entrance to drown out the danger of a sec ond blast from the big tank of re solvent. Another line ptoured water into the front office and (Continued on Page 8) Eighth Grade To Hold Exhibit At Shaw House MEETING Citizens are reminded of the public meeting to be held at the schoolhouse at 8 p. m. tonight (Friday), called by Chairman L. V. O'Callaghan of the citizens' planning com mittee for the discussion of the purchase of floodlights for the town athletic field. As previously announced, it was decided at a meeting of the committee last week that the matter should be be brought before the citi zens before recommendation could be made as to their purchase. P.lans and estimates will be given at the meeting, and ways and means of financing will be' discussed. The possibilities of both night baseball and night football games here have brought many' requests be fore the committee that floodlights be installed, and it is believed to be a matter holding interest for many idtizens. ' Fire Carelessness Charges HeaM By Magistrate Here Town Board Raises Police Pay, Starts Trash Collection In Business District SPEAKER Eighth Graders Have Fine Time At Raleigh; They Didn’t Miss A Thing With uniforms and equipment already on order, and the cam paign for funds under way, the Moore County entry in the state wide schedule , of American Legion Junior baseball is pro gressing nicely, members of the Sandhills post Jieard Tuesday night from Charles Patch, Jr., chairman. 'High school principals and coaches of 'bounty high schools are asked to send their lists of candidates without delay to Charles Patch, Jr., Chairman Legion Baseball, Southern Pines. Sufficient sponsors have been secured to indicate assurance of the financing of 'the venture, Patch said in his detailed report, and a successful season is antici ■jated. One of the finest things the public schools do for our boys and girls is to make possible such trips as the one the eighth grade of the Southern Pines school recently made to Raleigh. Here they learned in a most vivid way things of value about their capital and their state, and also about a- to'wn different from, and larger than, their own. Following the trip, the stu dents wrote articles about it, and Miss Martha < Langiston, their teacher, chose for The Pilot one she considered among the best and most comprehensive; By Dick Ray On Thursday, May 8, the eighth grade of Southern Pines went on a trip to visit some places of interest around Raleigh. The first place they went was to the- Capitol building. Here the capitol hostess, Mrs. Ruth Garrir son, gave the class their schedule for the day. She told them some of the history of the building, and said that it was one of the world’s seven perfect structures. If one of the large stones were taken out, the whole dome would fall, The capitol building is one of the most beautiful in the world. It is 107 years old. The corner stone shows that the building was started in 1833, and was finished ;n 1840. The hostess gave each mem ber of-the class a paper with the state seal and governor’s auto graph on it. In the rotunda was a plaque in memory of the three signers of the Declaration of Indepehdence from North Carolina, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes and John Penn. There were other statues and plaques in memory of other famous North Carolinians. \ Senate andl House The class went up into the Sen ate and House of Representatives chambers. The furniture in the rooms is made of Brazilian ma hogany, and is 107 years' old. It is kept in such good condition (Continued on Page 7) Boy's State Sponsorship of two boys to at tend the Boys’ State conference at Chapel Hill in June was au thorized, and the Boys’ State committee was asked to select a junior and senior boy from the Southern Pines High school. The proper observance of May 30, Memorial day,' was authoriz ed, and Shields Cameron was ap pointed chairman to arrange a program for the nearest Sunday to this date, coordinating with the graves registration committee, composed of Leo O’Callaghan and John H. Stephenson, in the prop er marking of servicemen’s graves in local cemeteries. Hllection Election of officers, for instal lation in June, resulted in choice of the following: Frank Rgid, commander; Charles Patch, Jr., adjutant; Charles Swope, first vice commander; Joe Garzik, sec ond vice cofnmander; Donald Hirst, third vice commander; Joe O’Callaghan, sergeant at arms; Rev. F. Barrett, chaplain; L. V. O’Callaghan, finance officer. The commander-elect was authorized to appoint other officers and com mittee chairmen. John Stephenson, Chester Wil liams and Frank Reid were ap- I pointed delegates to the state The eighth grade of Southern Pines High school will hold a week-long exhibit at the Shaw house, beginning next Thursday afternoon, showing what they have learned in their year’s study of the people, resources and in dustries of North Carolina. Entitled “How People in North Carolina Make a Living,” the ex hibit will be held each afternoon from 3 to 5:30, evenings from 5:30 to 8 and also on Saturday and Sunday. , Students and parents will act as hosts and hostesses, taking turns so that all will have a 'chance to serve in receiving their friends and the friends of the school, and helping them to fullest enjoy ment of the exhibit. Wednesday evening, from' 7:30 to 9, the class will have a pre view and “open house” for their parents and the officers of the Moore County Historical associ ation, owners of the Shaw house. Under leadership of their teach er, Miss Martha Langston, the class of 24 boys and girls began their study of North Carolina with their own county, making numerous field trips, collecting items, making posters and writ ing articles relative to the Sand hills, and the results were shown in a highly successful display in a downtown window some two months ago. With this as a starter, they branched off into a wider field. The most interesting items of the Moore County display have been retained as part of the North Car olina exhibit. The public is invited - to attend the exhibit. Hosts and hostesses Thursday afternoon will bg Anne Carter, Kay Dunlap, Mrs. Wal ter Harper, Mrs. Ruth Swisher; Thursday evehing, Dillon Short, Richard Newton,' Mrs. Levis Pri- Mrs. Ernest Poate; Friday afternoon Carol Sue Humphrey, Hazeline , Hunsucker, Miss Bar bara Betterley, Mrs. Ed Newton; Friday evening, Mjalcolm Clark, D. P. Black, Mrs. P.-M. Van Camp, Mrs. Geor^ Dunlap. Hosts and hostesses Saturday through the following Thursday will be announced next week. W. C. (jastevens, superinten dent of a crew of the Ivy H. Smith Construction company of Sanford, was tried by D. E. Bai ley, magistrate, at magistrate’s court here Sunday afternoon on two charges of -carelessness re sulting in destruction by forest ;’ire. The warrants, taken out by County Fire Warden E. W. Davis, charged incompetent fire watch and letfing a fire escape from control. Testimony by Davis was to the effect that, in clearing a right of way in the Carthage vicinity, Castevens had left roadside fires burning while he moved his crew to another part of the county to work. This had twice resulted in fires, said Davis, the first time on May 2, the second May 8 when moe than 100 acres of timber land were estimated damaged or des troyed. Castevens, who is putting up power lines in the county on sub contract from the REA, plead not guilty, declaring that jn each case the fires had started indepen dently of his operations. Both times he had drawn his crews from their 'work in other parts of the county to help the fire control crew fight the fires. Found guilty by. Magistrate Bailey, with fines of $10 on each count, plus court and fire sup pression costs, Castevens took an appeal to recorder’s court. / The case will come up on the docket Saturday, to which date recorder’s court has been moved this week on account of the open ing Monday of superior court at "’arthage. JOHN HARDEN John Harden, private secretary of Governor Cherry, speaking be fore the Sandhills Kiwanis club Wednesday, gave both the light and serious side of life behind the scenes in the governor’s of fice. With .this office about as ac cessible as the Corner drugstore— more so than that of almost any dther governor of history—the life enacted there is rich and varied, giving rise to anecdotes which Harden, a newspaperman and radio broadcaster, told in memorable fashion. Citizens Asked Have Blood Typed At VFW Meeting A & P Remodeling For Supermarket Remodeling was begun last week to make the Southern Pines A & P store a modern supermar ket in’keepiqg with the larger A & P stores all over the country. The work is being done by a crew of specialists of the A & P, according to Mgr. L. D. McDon ald. They have already laid a new floor and will put on a modern new store front, the newest type of display cases, with mirrors above, for fruits and vegetables, and a canopy with mitrors for thfe meat department. The work w;ill be completed in two or three weeks. The supermarket will be of the self service type, with roller bas kets for collecting groceries, and cashiers’ desks at the exits. Legion convention at Carolina Beach June 15-17, with Paul Dana, Shields' Cameron and Vir gil Clark as alternates. ' The meeting was held at the Legion hut bn Maine avenue with Commander Virgil P. Cljirk and Adjutant Dietenhofer in change. LEAGUE OPENER The Peach Belt' League series opens locally Wednesday at 4 p. m., when the Southern Pines Town team mepts Aberdeen at the Southern Pines Athletic park. Admission will be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children of school age. There wiU be a section for the colored spectators. Coach A. C. Dawson says he has some gQod material for this year’s town team but that he can tell more about them after the two exhibition games with Rob bins, scheduled for this week, prior to the league opener. An opportunity for all inter ested citizens, as well as merp- bers of the John Boyd post, to have their blood typed will be given by the local VFW post at its regular meeting Monday even ing, when Dr. Thomas N. Lide, of the Moore County Hospital staff, will be present to perform this service for *311 who attend. Decision to launch the blood typing project as a comniunity service was made at last Mon day’s meeting, and in making the announcement. Post Commander C. S. Patch, Jr., said: “We think this is a project worthy of the 100 per cent support of all pub lic spirited citizens of Moore county.” Impetus was given by a recent call froni the hospital for blood of a type newly classified as the 0-Rh type, a subdivision of the O type. While almost all ex-ser vicemen know their type num bers, the O-Rh has been classi fied since war days, and, while there might have been several having this type when the call was given at a VFW meeting, none of them had any way of knowing it. It is considered valuable for everyone to know his own blood type, as emergency calls leave no time for general testing and no one knows when the patient in need may be a member of his own family.’ The Monday meeting will be held at the VFW clubroom on East Broad street. Other Raises Are Granted, Further Adjustments Slated Paving Estimates Asked X ■ Southern Pines’ new town board, under the leadership of Mayor C. N. Page, at its first meeting Wednesday night tack led three problems of immediate urgency—those of pay raises for certain city employees; the town garbage and trash collection; and the paving of certain streets whose residents had asked con sideration. Effective immediately, raises were granted the city police force amounting to about 12 per cent of their, present salaries. Car allowances were upped proportionately. , The raises were made in line ^ with increases in costs of living and a study recently undertaken of police pay in some other towns of this sqction. It was agreed that the city .should supply its own police, cars, rather than paying allowances to the policemen for the use of their private cars, but that until this is possible the old policy of allowances will be fol lowed, with adjustments to be made .when cars can be obtained. Other Raises Immediate raises were also granted the following: Eugene and Roland Norton, assistants on the street force, Marshall Palmer, as sistant superintendent of the water, plant, also in charge of the sewer disposal plant, Frank Kaylor, city fireman, also in. charge of street equipment main tenance. Mrs. J. H. Tilghman, tax col lector, was given a raise effec- live July 1. , • The adjustments of other sal aries of the city payroll was re ferred to the finance and appro priations committee, for study, on the basis of length of time since previous raises and other consid erations, and recommendations are to be made at the June meet ing preliminary to the making up ot the 1947-48 budget. Discussion of garbage collec tion problems brought the deci sion to inaugurate collection ser vice at once in the business dis trict, where heretofore merchants have had to pay to liave their re fuse hauled away. Three Times Weekly Beginning this coming Monday, city trucks will collect trash and garbage from the rear of busi ness establishments of the down town area each Monday, Wed nesday -and Friday morning, pro vided the refuse is placed in metal containers for efficient handling. The exception is trash placed in crates or boxes which are also to be hauled away. Agreeing that the method of collection in the residential dis tricts needs improvement, the the board found itself unable to take care of all problems at once and agrefed to table this one until a later meeting. Requests for paving certain streets within the city limits were brought before the board by members who had received the requests from residents, ’ and it (Continued on Page 8) New Sunday Law, No Wine Permits Put Beer atid Wine Sellers In A Fix With wine sales permits not yet received from the state ABC board; some doubt on the part of county comfnissioners as to re-; newihg licenses for beer when both wine apd beer licenses have been applied for—and paid for; and with sales of both, or either, now banned in the county on Sun day, beer' and wine retailers of Moore ..county—all of whose li censes expired April 30—are at the moment in a fix. Most, if not all, of them, it seems, are going right ahead do ing what they were doing before April 30: with their applications and license fees filed weeks ago, they are selling their wares and no prosecutions appear to be in sight except for Sunday sales. The general feeling of county authwities, as far as can be dis covered, appears to be that the delay is not their fault nor the fault of the sellers, and there is no point in anybody’s being pen alized unless the thing gets out of hand. ^ Some Notices Sent Notice of the banning of beer and wine sales from 11:30 p. m. Saturday to 7a. m. Monday morn- ipg, in all portions of the county not embr^ed in corporate munic ipal limits, has been sent out to some, but not nearly, all of the sellers, and many are going ahead with their sales in ignorance of the fact that they are breaking the law. The, regulation was passed by the commissioners at their. Mdy meeting. It does not apply to places within the corporate limits of towns in ^he county, whose (Continued on Page 8)
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