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VOL. 28 NO. 34
TWELVE PAGES
Southern Pines. N. C- Friday. July 18. 1947.
TWELVE PAGES
TEN CENTS
Abundant Pe^ich
Crop Is On Move
From Sandhills
Pickers Are Busy
Quality Rated Tops
Heave Ho, My Hearties! It’s The Good Ship Pilot Come To Town
”1
The Sandhills peach crop is get
ting into high, with 56 carlots
shipped out of the state through
Wednesday of this week, as re
ported by the Federal-State Mar
ket News Service out of Hamlet.
The Golden Jubilees are about
all gone, Hlley Belles are at their,
peak and the Georgia Belles will
be coming in the middle or last
of next week.' The end of the
mionth will see the magnificent
Elbertas streaming in quantity
out of the Sandhills orchards.
And magnificent 'is the word
for all the midsummer peaches,
now that the scant and disap
pointing early crop is out of the
way. Benefiting by a long and
favorable growing season, the
later peaches appear to be at
their best this year in both quan
tity and quality.
This was the satisfying answer
secured by The Pilot on querying
J. Hawley Poole, of West End,
who has orchards in Moore and
three other counties and is num
bered among the Sandhills’ top
peach growers! Some 200 pickers
are working for him now every
day, representing another pleas
ing side to the bounteous crop.
While still not plentiful, farm
labor is not so ^ scarce this year as
before, ■ Poole said, and it is felt
that all the crop can be satisfac
torily handled by the workers
available.
An early estimate of a crop
one-seventh larger than last year
has been revised downward since
the early peaches showed effects
of the prolonged chill of the
spring, and the crop reporting
service now sets production in
the Sandhills area at 1,522,000
bushels, a decline of six per cent
from last year. This includes all
peaches, commercial and non
commercial, in Moore, Richmond,
Scotland, Anson, Montgomery
and Hoke counties.
State department of agriculture
officials report prices steady in
the Sandhills, and somewhat
higher than a year ago. Large
Hileys are bringing from $2.50 to
$2.75 a bushel, and small peaches
$1.75 to $2. Last year the large
Hileys sold at the latter prices.
Town Board To Extend Fire Protection
With Mains, Hydrants In Three Areas
Shiver my timbers, mates, it’s that famed craft The_Pilot, masquerading as a float in the memorable celebration held at Carth
age July 4: If you look closely you will see the Pilot himself, whiskers and all, seated in the midst of his happy-go-lucky crew.
Negro Fireman Hurt
In Train Collision
The engine of one train and a
car of another were derailed and
overturned Monday afternoon
when two Norfolk and Southern
southbound freights, late on their
■runs from Raleigh to Charlotte,
met in rear-end collision between
Glendon and Hallison.
John Hicks, Negro fireman of
Raleigh, was reported to be the
only casualty. He was taken to
the Moore County Hospital, where
it was said his injuries were be
lieved not to b^ serious.
Both trains were said to be
considerably damaged. ' Traffic
on the line was tied up for some
time as the work of clearing the
track was not completed until
Tuesday morning.. '
(Photo by Robert Cavineps)
Protests Filed
At CAB Hearing
Resort Airlines
Southern Pines’ Resbrt Air
lines, Inc, seeking a CAB fran
chise for a network of air routes
connecting the major resorts of
this hemisphere, faced a solid
mass of opposition on the part of
potential competitors at the pre
conference taring Wednesday in
the Civil Aeronautics Board build
ing at .Washington, D. C.
All the nation’s major airlines
and some of the minor ones had
counsel present to protest the
Resort Airlines plan, which, be
cause of its international extent
and monopolistic character has
drawn the attention of the entire
field of commercial aeronautics.
Filing objections were Pan-
American, TWA, Eastern Air
Liines,•United Air Lines, Conti
nental Air Lines, Northwest An
Lines and others.
James Keith, CAB examiner,
set September 2 for the presen
tation of evidence for and against,
by all parties, and September 24
for presentation of rebuttal evi
dence. The formal hearings are
expected to begin early in Oct-
'ober, unless the protesters succeed
in delaying them further. ; .
Maj. L. C. Burwell, Jr., presi
dent of Resort Airlines, C. L.
‘Burwell, vice president, Robert
Lassiter, attorney, of Charlotte,
and George Neal, of Pogue and
Neal, a Washington legal firm,
appeared ^ for the local airlines,
which is working- for an early
decision.
Hail Damages Tobacco Crop In Two
Freak Storms Skipping Over County
Lakeview Section Is
Reported Hardest Hit
Freak hailstorms skipped about
the county Tuesday of last week
and Monday of this, causing se
vere damage to the tobacco' in
scattered sections and, by a mir
acle, leaving the peach orchards
untouched.
The Lakeview section got a
bad dose of hail in both storms,
with damage estimated by J. L.
McGraw, insurance agent in Car
thage, to run in many cases as
high as 40 per cent, though the
average, might turn out consid
erably lower. Claims are coming
in every day, with damage re
ported so far by W. R. Haynes,
W. R. Haynes, Jr., J. S. Simpson,
C. Howard Mclnnes, Mrs. J. P.
Causay, J. E. Caviness, Mrs. Fan
nie Coore and J. 'Herbert Mcln-
nis and others of this section.
Though no hail was reported
seen in Southern Pines, farmers
within a few miles suffered dam
aged crops, among them Dolph
Blue, near the airport, and L. B.
Apple, this side of Lakeview.
The irregular nature of the
storms is also indicated by reports
from J. E. Snow, above Cameron;
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Albright Will Be
VFW Guest Aug. 21
FEVER VICTIM
The rare Rocky Mountain
spotted fever claimed its first
victim of the year in Moore
county Sunday, when little
Joyce Ann Hussey, iwp^year-
old daughter of Mr.'arid Mrs.
Newton Hussey of Robbins,
Rt. 2, died at Moore County
hospital.
The child was in the hospi
tal 12 days. Her second birth
day occurred two days be
fore her death, July 11.
The funeral was held at 2
p. m. Mondpy at Smyrna
Methodist church, conducted
by Rev. W. J. Underwood,
with burial ini the church
cemetery. Besides the pa
rents, survivors are one
brother. Jack, and three sis
ters, Shirley, Nancy and
Bonnie Lou, all of the home.
Rocky Mountain spotted
fever, which is almpst al
ways fatal, occurs most fre
quently from a tick bite,
though in this case, the at
tending physician said, no
h^tory of tickbite could be
determined. It is not conta
gious. I
Sandhills’ Future
Good, Says Tufts
Four-Club League
Opens Summer
Softball Series
Speedboat Raees Thrill 3,000 In
Initial Sporting Event At Lakeview
A crowd estimated at well over
3,000 attended the Sandhills’ first
speedboat races, held Sunday af
ternoon at Crystal lake. Lake-
view, where hydroplanes _ and
runabouts in six exciting heats
provided thrills a-plenty in what
was rated as one of the most suc
cessful sports events ever held
here.
In fact, it was so successful
that at its close Jimtey Allen,
lake proprietor and promoter of
the event, announced plans to
stage a much larger race event
next month under sanction of the
North Carolina Outboard associ
ation, to be officially clocked
and judged and presenting 40 or
50 boats instead of the eight or
nine seen here Sunday afternoon.
Undeterred by occasional show
ers and a couple of mid-race mis
haps, which added to the thrills,
the tiny craft brought here by
^ome of the state’s,leading driv
ers scooted about the lake in lap
after lap, in a masterful exhibit
of flying-saucer seamanship.
The races were sponsored by
Aberdeen Post 72 of the Ameri
can Legion, which chalked up
2,000 paid admissions. The other
1,000 spectators arrived through
unprotected entrances, revealing
a defect in the set-up which, it
was said, will be corrected be
fore the next event. One-third
of the “take” went to the drivers
of the winning craft, prordted as
prizes for first, sec^d and third
for each race.
Hydroplane Race
The first race, for Class C hy
droplanes, was run in three heats.
An unexpected thrill was pro
vided in the second heat as one
hydroplane, that of O. L. Lackey
of Trinity, caught fire near the
dock. Rescuers swam out to him
immediately and helped hirri
douse the flames about his en
gine, which had already burned
his hands severely as he attempt-.
ed to put them out. Flaming gas-
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■ R. Mayne Albright of Raleigh,
North Carolina director of the
World Federalist Union, has
made definite acceptance of an
invitation to be guest speaker and
discussion leader at Monday
night’s meeting of the John Boyd
post, VFW, according to an
nouncement by C. S. Patch, Jr.,
post commander. All veta^aps,
including non-members, are
invited to attend.
Albright, an army veteran and
former director of the United
States Employment Service in
North ([Carolina, 15 a candidate for
governor subject to the Demo
cratic primary.
He will spedk on “Some of the
Choices We Face as Citizens in
the Local, National and Interna
tional Levels” The ensuing dis
cussion will be conducted as an
open forum.
It is anticipated that a number
of questions will center around
the World Federalist Union, an
international organization whose
plan for world peace through fed
erated governnuent is winmng
wide attentiion. 'The meeting will
be held at the clubroom.
of questions ill center around the
World Federalist Union, an inter
national organization whose plan
for world peace through federa
ted government is winning wide
attention. The meeting will be
gin at 8 o’clock.
By Howard F. Burns
Richard St Tufts, addressing
the Sandhills Kiwanis club at its
luncheon Wednesday at Pope’s
on the subject “The Future Re
sort Business in the Sandhills
pointed out the possibility of at
tracting tourists to the Sandhills
during the sumnjer mbnths.
Tufts, who has spent consider
able time and travel in the study
of the resort industry, stated he
was informed ■ by art official of
the Seaboard Air Line that "the
passenger department was amaz
ed by the increased summer
travel to Florida this year. He
pointed out several reasons for
the increase: most of the North
ern summer resorts were crowd
ed, and reservations could not be
obtained; also the Florida resorts
have put on a campaign advertis
ing lowered rates, and the travel
ing public is taking advantage of
this opportunity to visit Florida.
He predicted a good winter
business for this section for the
nex‘t few years comparable with
the 1920’s.
The large type of hotel, operat
ed for a few winter months, is a
thing of the past, he said. He at
tributed this change to diminish-
ment of individual incomes be
cause of heavy taxes, and in
creased operating costs of the
large hotels which are Unable to
reduce their rates.
He predicted this country
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Something new for sumer
pleasure started up last week—
a softball league, with teams
'from Southern Pines, Pinehurst,
Aberdeen and Carthage, playing
each Monday and Thursday nights
at the Pinehursl School athletic
field.
With the first game starting at
7 p. m. and a second following
immediately, all four teams play
every time, and will do so
through August 21, with playoffs
starting several days later.
In the initial games last Mon
day evening Southern Pines won
over Carthage 13-6, aided by the
fine work of Amos Dawson, team
member ^nd coach, who went to
bat twice for two hits. Aberdeen
was winner over Pinehurst by 14
8.
Southern Pines players Mon
day—a list which is subject to
change from game to game—were
Red Smith, Graham .Douglas, Bob
Straka,' Davis Worsham, Dren-
man ' Mann, Gunther Lurie
Tommy Grey, Gene Maples, Amos
Dawson, Delmar Mann, pitcher,
and, John Neal, catcher. Harry
Chatfield is manager of the team.
The league is pjrt of a summer
program for young adults arrang
ed through cooperation of Daw
son, as summer recreation director
here, with directors in the other
towns, and otherk interested in
a summer sports program.
Admission fees of 30 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children
will be used to pay for the lights
and balls, with any surplus divid
ed among the fbur clubs at the
close of the season. Any dividend
accruing to Southern Pines will
go toward the floodlights for the
town athletic park, Manager
Chatfield said.
V-J DAY
A counlywide V-J Dgy cel
ebration will be held at Sou
thern Pines, under sponsor
ship of all veterans' organi
zations, according to an an
nouncement yesterday from
’ the Moore County Veterans'
committee.
The veterans are now at
work on details of the pro
gram, including the securing ‘
of an outstanding speaker
for the event.
Southern Pines had the
honor last year also of being
the site for the Victory Day
event, and it is planned to
make this one even more
t^ptable, according to Charles
■ W. Swoope, of Pinehurst,
chairman. It is plainned in
future years to stage tlie cel
ebration in various other
county communities in turn.
Mrs. McCain Is
Named To State
Good Health Group
Saylor Street Area
Where Houses Burned
Receives Attention *
More honors and responsibili
ties, and deserved ones, have
come come- to Southern Pines’
Mrs. Paul P. McCain. Last week
this daughter of the late Dr. Mc-
Brayer and widow of Sanktor
ium’s beloved physician was
elected to the board of directors
of the State Good Health Assoc
iation and was also named a
member of Governor Cherry’s
special committee to study the
proposal of the Cone Memorial
Hospital committee of amalga
mation with the state’s medical
;’,chool plan. j
Mrs. McCain returned from
the meeting in Greensboro great
ly encouraged. “You never saw
anything like the enthusiasm of
that crowd,” she said. “There
were more than 200 people there
and every one Was interested
every minute. I feel that this is
the greatest step forward that
this state has taken in many;
many year^.”
Praise From Parxan
Describing the address made
by Dr. Parran, head of the Na
tional Board of Health, Mrs. Mc-
Qain said the speaker praised
:North Carolina as being one of
the first four states to be accept
ed by the government for partici
pation in the funds of the recent
ly passed Hill Burton Health bill,
and said that this state led all
the others in interest in \iealth
problems.
The next step in the state’s
program, Mrs. McCain said, is
for the local sponsors to get busy.
As soon as it has been deter
mined by the Medical Care Com
mission how much is to be allo
cated to each community it will
be important for each applicant
to act quickly as a time: limit has
been set for completion of the
plan.
Priority Classes
“As I understand it,” she Said,
“there are three classes of prior
ity. Number one is the place with
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The town board, meeting last
Thursday evening in regular
session; authorized Howard
Burns, town clerk, to place an
order immediately for pipe, hy
drants and valves to provide fire
protection, as soon as they can
be installed, for an additional 12
blocks of city streets.
The city water mains will be
extended on May street north
from! Delaware to Ohio avenue,
and east to the city line at Youngs
road; on Saylor street from Ver
mont to New Hampshire; and on
Gaines street south from New
York to Wisconsin avbnue and
east to Mechanic street.
Two of these routes go through
Negro sections, one of them in
the Saylor street area in which
two homes were burned some
weeks ago, suffering total loss
largely on account of their long
distance from a fire hydrant.
A subsequent town board meet
ing was taken up largely with a
discussion of the problem of ade
quate fire protection for the
growing town, with a report to
be made by Joe N. Steed and L.
V. O’Callaghan this month. Esti
mates secured by the board had
set t;he cost of extending the
water mains at around $1,000 a
city block. Since there must be
an inevitable delay in securing
the materials—valves and hy
drants may be six months or
more in arriving,—Mayor Page
pushed the matter' of placing the
town’s order at once.
A saving both of time and
money will be effected through
the use of Transite, asbestos pipe
manufactured 'by Jo^ns- Man-
ville for the purpose, now in
usp by many municipalities
throughout the country and
shown through test to be capable
of withstanding extremely high
water pressures and the wear and
tear of'time.
Cast iron pipe will be used on
the Delaware-Ohio avenue sec
tion, to accord with the pipe it
will serve to extend.
Worsham Car Stolen
By Johnny-On-Spot
A car thief was very much on
the job last Friday night when
Davis Worsham, son of, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Worsham of East Penn
sylvania avenue, came home
about 11 o’clock and parked his
dad’s 1946 Plymouth sedan in
front of the house.
He locked the car, taking the
key with him, and' joined the
family, who were all up and in
the sunroom overlooking the
street.
He went to get some cigarettes
from the car about 15 minutes
later, but found no car. It was
gone, and has stayed gone, de
spite a lookout by city police and
the alerting of state highway pa
trolmen through broadcast from
Raleigh.
It is a four-door model, maroon
in color, with license 267-840.
Moore County May Have Farm Fair
Commissioners Study Jaycees’ Plan
Experts Will Report
Oh S. P. School ♦
W. F. Cradle, head of the state
planning and building depart
ment of the state department of
public instruction, and H. W.
Moser, engineer with the office
of William R. Dietrich, Raleigh
school architect, visited the Sou
thern Pines school last Thursday
to view the damage done by the
collapse of the auditorium ceil
ing three weeks ago.
They are to make written re
ports On the extent of the dam
age and the possibilities of re
modeling, with suggestions for
improvement to meet current and
future needs.
Their reports will- klso con
tain advice concerning other
needed improvements of the
building, which they inspected
in its entirety in company with
Supt. Philip J. Weaver.
Moore county may have an ag
ricultural fair—if not this year,
then next, if plans of the Carth
age Junior Chamber of Com
merce for sponsoring one meet
with success.
Colin G. Spencer, Jr., and W.
B. Hill, representing the Jaycee
organization, presented these
plans before' the county commis
sioners at a special meeting Mon
day afternoon, to meet with un
animous approval of the project
and of their sponsorship, bpt a
reluctance, in view of what was
'described .as an '‘already top-
heavy” budget, to contribute a
starter of $1,000 as requested. •
The commissioners agreed,
however, to igive an answer next
Monday afternoon.
A site has been tentatively sel
ected, the Jaycees said, on the
Paul Waddell place, ‘about, two
miles from Carthage on the San-
lord-Cameron road. With little
money on- hand, they face ex
penses of land Tent, fencing, prize
money, exhibit houses and other
§ssentials. However, they explain
ed, they would start with a small
fair at first, expanding each year
as the. project grew in profits &nd
extent. An annual fair is planned,
with a permanent fairground as a
later objective.
The matter of a county fair
has, it turned out, been one dear'
to the heart • of Commissioner
John B. Currie for a number of
years, and each of the other com
missioners expressed the view
that one would be a fine thing
for the farmers and for the coun
ty as a whole. Good sponsorship,
to keep the “rough stuff” out and
to emphasize the educational
rather than the carnival features,
they said was an important point,
and they seemed to think the 1
Jaycees filled the bill.
“Your Fourth of July celebra
tion showed that you boys know
how to conduct a clean, well-
planned and interesting event,”
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