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Friday, July 18, 1947. THE PILOT. Southern Pines. North Carolina Page Five IN BRIEF e' >1 <3^ Dr. and Mrs. R. M. McMillan and children^ John and Julia, have returned from a month’s vacation at Eagles Mere, Pa. Miss Shirley and Miss Janet Johnson returned last Friday from a vacation trip to Virginia ^each. Shirley will remain here for a three weeks’ stay with her mother and sister before return ing to Mount Airy. Jack McEl- , fresh of Greenwich, Conn., now a lltudekt at State College, was their guest during the weekend;* Edward Prizer and Munroe Col- lester left Monday fpr a few days’ vacation at Myrtle Beach. Mrs. Lillian Miles has return ed from several months’ visit in Barker, N. Y. Col. George C. Burns spent last weeek, including the July 4th weekend, with Mrs. Burns and their children, Suzanne and Bob, at. Ocean City, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jonker have returned to their home in Manly after a three months’ visit in Chicago. . They have as' their guests Mr. Jonkers’ brother and wife, Mr. and Mrfe. N. H. Jonker of Wallington, N. J. Mrs. Anna Patch Blue has re turned from a trip to New York City. C. L. Hayes left last Sunday for a week’s stay in New York City. Miss Frances Mills returned from White Lake last week after a month’s vacation there. Mr. and Mrs. .Marshall Barney and children, David and Stephen, are spendihg their holiday at Efarker’s Island with the Rev. and Mrs. Gray Temple of Rocky Mount. After several weeks’ visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Weaver, Mrs. L. M. Cobb has returned to her home in Sebrell, Va. ' Mrs. L. A. DesPland has re turned from a month’s stay in Illinois. While there she attend ed the June commencement ex ercises of Rockford College, and her class reunion. This year ^narl^ed Jthe fcentennihl of the college. She also visited her moth er, Mrs. Julius Schuh in Cairo for a few weeks. ' When Mr. and Mrs. W', H. Newell and sons, ■ Bobby and Billy, concluded their visit with Mrs. Newell’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Kimball, Wednesday, Mrs. Kimball accompanied them to their home in Decatur, Ga., and will remain with them for a while. Crowds Turn Out For \^SP Games The baseball team of the West Southern Pines recreation pro gram, with E. M. Gentry as di rector and coach, enjoyed a 6-0 shutout victory over Hoffman at the West Southern Pines field Saturday afternoon. They were cheered on by more than 400 en thusiastic spectators, led by spir ited young cheerleaders. High lights of the game were a home run by Robertson (‘“the second Jackie”), a single by Fletcher, the fielding of J. H. McPhatter and noifable work by Catcher Wells and Pitcher Howard Shaw. The boys will play Ellerbe at their home field Saturday at 3:30 p. m. Despite an 8-6 loss, excellent work was noted in a softball game at Pinehurst last Saturday, with Spencer Lee, Floyd Jackson and Allen Goins as outstanding players. A return game will be played here Saturday. Challenges are issued any team by both the baseball and soft- ball players. The Bible school of the W,est Southern Pines church is cooper ating with the summer program, and attendance and enjoyment remain high. Leaf Crop Late But Progressing; Peaches Moving Beacon Will Go On Air In Advance Of Station Sylvia Cromer of Southern Pines, sponsored by the John Boyd post, VFW, smiles as Arch Barnes, president of the Carthage Jay- cees, straightens her silver crown. Miss Dorothy Hunsucker, right, 1946 beauty queen, has just placed it on the pretty head of Queen Sylvia, winner of the countywide beauty contest at the Carthage July 4 celebration. (Photo by Robert Caviness) If you see a beacon flashing east - of town beginning some evening this week, it will be a sign that the transmitter tower of Radio Station WSTS has reach ed its full height of 250 feet, and w’arning to airplanes will be given with waiting for the trans mitter’s actual completion. Work of laying wires, antenna tuning equipment and other ap paratus is proceeding under dir ection of Clyde Rhodes, chi^f en gineer. John C. Green, Jr.,^ man ager. said this week that he ex pects to announce the date of the new station’s first broadcast short ly- The transmitter is located near the Holly Tree nurseries between Southern Pines and Pinehurst. Tractor To Be Purchased For Street Work Of Town; Taxes Are Discussed ) IN BRIEF Dogs like Kasco,the perfect dry food that tastes better^ goes farther—costs you less to feed. Start your dog on Kasco today. Dogs Like It! ^ KASCO COMPLETE DOG RATION MOORE SUPPLY CO. Dealers In Kasco Feeds, Hog, Farm and Poullry Supplies Coal — Hardware Located on U. S. No. 1 North of City Limits Southern Pines, N. C. Telephohe 8777 OLD Mr. BOSTON, BRAND ROCKING CHAIR BLENDED WHISKEY GRAM NEUTRAL ’ SPIRITS «6 PROOF ProlMti aid ■•niid iy NIKC BMTHEK DltnUfRIEt, IIW. IOtTOIi.llMSlL Mrs. William F. Hollister is visiting at the home of her pa rents, Dr. and- Mrs. O. B. Mitchell in Winston-Salem this ■week. Dr. Mitchell is pastor of the Metho dist Church. Dr. Hollister’s moth er, Mrs. F. M. Hollister, arrived recently from Santa Monica, Calif., for a visit in Southern Pines.^ She and her son will motor to Winston-Salefn for the weekend, and Mrs. William, Hol lister will return here with them. Mrs. A. S. Ruggles will leave this weekend to attend the Bible Conference at Asheville which will start July 19. Her son, John S. Ruggles, will take her there, and will also take his soft Tommy to Kingsport, Tenn., for a few days’ visit with his cousin. Top per, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ruggles. Tomrhy will return to Asheville July 2i. to attend the Bible Conference for young peo ple. Guests who have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Block, West Indiana Avenue, are their nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Block and baby,- and Mrs. Ern est Block’s mother, Mrs. Eliza Bennett, all of Englewood, N. J. Ernest Block’s mother, Mrs. John Block of Harrington Park, N; J., was also a member of the family party. Joe Swett returned from State College last week* for a short va cation at his home. Overnight guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Loren- son last Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. George H. Gouse, returning from a Florida vacation to their home in .Hartford, Conn. Mr. Gouse is representative in the' New England States for the V and O PreS' at Hudson, N. Y. After a visit with their mother, Mrs. H. W. Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Dorn left last Sunday for a ten day stay in New York City. They will visit al the home of Mrs. Dorn’s parents in San Antonio, Texas, before returning to Miami. Mrs. H. W. Dorn left for New York on Wednesday of this week and will visit her niece Mrs. R. F. Farrington, and fami ly at New Hyde Park, L. I. Miss Erma Fisher is visiting iMrs. Frank B. Pottle in Jeffer son, N. H. Samuel W.‘ Cocks and brother, Ted, of Worcester, Mass,, are vis iting Thomas A. Kelley and fam ily. Mr. Cocks came down to make the acquaintance of his young' son, Stephen Webster Cocks, who was born recently at Moore County Hospital. Mrs; Ralph E. Root and chil dren, Tom and baby Jane, have returned to their home in Chica go after spending some time^-with Mrs. Root’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Kelley. The town will buy at once a new D-2 tractor, with dragging and loading equipment, for street maintenance work, it was de cided at the regular meeting of the town board last Thursday bight. Also, the work of clearing and dragging Maine avenue between Leake and Bennett will be un dertaken, reopening these blbcks for present residents and new building. This was one of several street opening and maintenance prob lems brought up before the board, leading to a discussion of new equipment needed and the deci sion to purchase the tractor, deemed most urgent. “It is a question either of hir ing more men to work with the' “present equipment, or buying new machinery to do the lyork with the present crew,” said Mayor Page. “Both men and ma chines are scarce, but buying the machinery will mean an invest ment which should pay off in the future.” Several new streets have re cently been opened, and more should be opened, the commis sioners agreed, not only to keep up with home building, but in advance and. encouragement of it. This led to a discussion of the extension of present city services new streets will entail, and other probletns of expense which face the business managers of a grow ing town. And this led—where? You guessed it — to a discussion of taxes. With the new tax rate to be set at the August meeting and nurperous budgetary problems to be considered before that time, the commissioners reviewed the recent history of taxation in Sou thern Pines in ‘a manner which ini^icated to the- listener-in that a tax raise may be in the offing. The Southern Pines tax rate is today, and has been for three years, at the lowest point in 14 years. In 1938 the tax rate was raised to $2.80 per $100 valuation from the $2.65 at which it had stood since 1935. In 1943, the town be came one of the few in the United States to cut its tax rate during the war years, reducing it to the $2.60 at which it now stands. In the meantime, the commis sioners report, demands for ser vice by the citizens of the town, and its obvious needs, have con tinued to mount, and costs have done likewise. North Carolinas’ flue-cured to bacco crop made much progress during the last month, and now is reported to be in “fair” to “good” condition in all areas, the Fed eral-State Crop Reporting service states. The crop is from one to three weeks later than normal. Stands of tobacco are average but fields are irregular in growth, the re port said, adding that yields will be below last year’s especially in the Border Belt. i Corn prospects were described as looking good, with the crop reported as “fair” to “excellent” throughout the state. The reported condition of the cotton crop showed considerable variation, ranging from “poor” in sorhe localities to “excellent” in others. Most reports, h(^wever, indicatfe the crop to be fair” to “good.” Condition of the sm;all grain crops was reported as “fair” to “good,” and similar reports ap ply to the hay and potato crops. North Carolina’s fruit crop shows quite variable conditions, ranging from excellent in most peach orchards to only fair for apples. Pears and grapes are above average, but do not have' real bumper crops. The peach crop is beginning to move in vol ume from the Sandhills. The apple crop is reported around 50 per cent of normal. The farm labor situation has improved to a considerable ex- Rockingham Joins S, seems to be an adequate supply of labor for harvesting commer cial crops such as potatoes, fruits and truck crops. Two Wins Scored Peach Belt League John E. Rugglos, Peach Belt League director, an nounced just at presstime that Rockingham will take the place of Bennettsville in the League. AA OPEN MEETING An open meeting will be held at the Alcoholics Anonymous clubroom in the Arcade build ing tonight (Friday) at o’clock, with a guest speaker from the Durham AA group. Members of the Southern Pines group may bring guests and any others of the public who are in terested are given a cordial in vitation to attend. A TIE Girls of the 'West Southern Pines Methodist church softball team showed themselves to be topnotch players in a game with the West Southern Pines boys’ team Wednesday, in which the score came out a tie, 11-11. The game took place on the grounds of the West Southern Pines school under the auspices of the summer recreation pro gram directed by E. M. Gentry. Edna Bethea is coach of the girls’ team. By Bob Hendeijson For its 12 th win in the League series, last Saturday the local nine beat Aberdeen 11-3. After a bad first inning for both teams,' the game turned into a pitchers’ duel until the eighth inning when Conley, Aberdeen pitcher, weakened and Southern Pines scored six runs. Harper, first batter in that inn ing, was safe on an error by the second baseman and with Dunn at bat stole second. Dunn then singled to left field and Newton scored Harper with a timely hit to right-center field. McRae then doubled to center field to score Dunn and Newton. McNeill was safe on a fielders choice as McRae was out at third. Buchan came through with a! hit and Bettini then hit to left scor ing McNeill. Cooper was safe on an infield single, scoring Buchan. Harper, up for the second time, hit safely and Dunn ended ^the inning by grounding out short to first—score, 9-3. In the ninth MTcRae walked, McNeill singled to left, and Buch an was safe on an infield hit, scoring McRae. Worsham hit a long three bagger to right, scor ing McNeill, , Final score, 11-3. Wins Over McCoU, S. C. Wednesday Southern Pines was host to McColl, S. C., and won 6-0. This game was also a pitchers’ duel, with Boyd Starnes pitching a four hitter. The local nine scored an unearned run in the fourth on Newton’s single to center, advancing to second on an out, stealing third and scoring on a pass ball. Score, 1-0. In the seventh Starnes walked and was forced at second by Har per’s grounder. Dunn hit to left field and advanced another base as the fielder fumbled the ball. Newton walked and McRae came through with a long double scor ing Harper, Dunn, and Newton. McNeill double to left, scoring McRae, and Buchan singled to left center scoring McNeill. Final score, 6-0. Saturday, Southern Pines will be hosts to the Aberdeen nine, gaime starting at 3 P. M. Sunday, Southern Pines goes to Hamlet to make up a game postponed July 2. Game time, P. M. League Nevrs Southern Pines continues to lead the Peach Belt league, with 13 wins against three defeats. The latest report as of last weekend, showed. Laurinburg next, follow ed in order by Raeford, Hhmlet, Aberdeen and Bennettsville. News was received Tuesday that Bennettsville bad dropped out of the league, and it is un decided as to whether Rocking ham or McColl will get the call to fill'in for the rest of the sea son. Jamboree-Bound Scouts Pitch Camp At Raleigh Boy Scouts, 120 istrong from Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, who will attend the World Jamboree in France, open^ ed their first training camp this week in Pullen Park, Raleigh. The Region Six contingent will leave Raleigh at 9:45 p. m. Sa:t urday aboard the Seaboard Palm Land for Camp Kilmer, N. J where it will join other U. contingents to sail on the U. S. aiimy transport. General Muir, for the Janiboree, to be conduct ed at Moisson, France, August 9 22. Opportunities, for tours will be given before and after the Jamboree. While in camp in Pullen Park, the scouts will establish Patrol and troop organizations, con struct troop campsites,. establish cooking routines, practice forma tions and rehearse displays and special activities. The cucumber acreage for har vest this year in North Carolina is estimated to be 12 percent lar ger than the 6,300 harvested acres in 1946. VFW District Rally To Be Held July *19-20 ■Veterans of Foreign Wars of the Eighth district will hold two-day rally at th^ armory at Sanford July 19 and 20, with quite a delegation expected to go over from the John Boyd post of Southern Pines. ■'“Lucky number” tickets, with an array of interesting prizes, are being sold by the veterans, the proceeds to be used by the posts individually. Returns on those sold by local members will he used for post flags and other ad ditions to the VFW clubroom here. JAMES dADDELL Funeral services were held at McDonald’s Chapel, near Pine hurst, at 2 p. m. Saturday for James Caddell, 70, native of this county, who died earlier in the week in Louisiana, where he was visiting a daughter. Burial was in the family plot in the church cemetery. Mr. Caddell left this county a number of years ago ,, and had been living in Richmond, Va., for about 20 years. He is survived by his widow, the former Mary Mc Donald, a native of the Jackson Springs section, and by seven children, all of whom live in other states. Numerous other relatives are living in the county. Two nephews, Norman and Irving Caddell, are residents of South ern Pines, and two nieces, Mrs. Florence McNeill and Mrs. Lula Medlin, live at Vass. BUSINESS GROWS > Work was started this week on an addition to the Lewis Trade store, electric and appliance shop on West Pennsylvania avenue, near Ben nett, of which H. A. Lewis is pro prietor. The addition will be a new showroom of brick and cin der block construction. Two Accident Victims Are Reported Better Dr. R. R. Hilborn, of Robbins, whose condition has been con sidered grave since an automobile accident, a month aga, was re ported at Moore County hospital this week to be showing definite improvement. At first his life was despaired of, first from injuries and shock, then from pneumonia. Though better, he is still seriously ill. H. D. Webb, of Aberdeen, whose right arm was snapped off in another accident three weeks ago, has left the hospital and is said to be recuperating satisfact orily at his home. Young Polio Victim Shows Improvement Little Patsy Dupree, 11-year ■'bid daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. DuPreq, who was stricken with polio July 6, took a turn for the better this week, and on Wednesday was able tp take nourishment and ask after her family for the first time. Physicians at Duke hospital. where the little girl was taken last week, said she was still gravely ill, but that they feel definitely encouraged. “It looks as though someone has really been praying for that child,” one of them told heUrmotheV.' And they have—at Beulah Hill Baptist church, where Mrs. Du- Pree is a member, and at various other churches here and through- but the county. Mrs. Dupree ex pressed gratitude yesterday for the prayers of their Jriends, and. of many others whom they do not know, with the hope that they will keep on. “It seems a miracle that Patsy is still alive,” she said, “and I am sure that the prayers have helped.” Patsy is in the sixth grade at Southern Pines school. MRS SHAW BREAKS HIP Mrs. Hoyt Shaw, of Connecti cut Road extension, suffered ahad fall July 6 at ..the home of rela tives in Mt. Carroll, Ill., where she is spending the summer. She was taken to the hospital, where it was found her hip was broken. She is reported to be seriously ill. PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE .EVERY WEEK DAY Carter’s .Laundry and Cleaners SOUTHERN PINES. N. C. Telephone 6101 OPENINGS STILL AVAILABLE Second Session Summer School Begins July 21, 1947 Fall Session Begins September 5, 1947 STANDARD FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE COURSES LEADING TO A. A. OR A. S. DEGREE. PREPARATORY: lOTH,‘llTH, 12TH GRADES VETERANS’ REFRESHER. TWO YEARS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 1' FLIGHT: PRIVATE PILOT, COMMERCIAL, '' INSTRUCTOR RATING, 5620 AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MECHANICS SCHOOL, 3465 APARTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR MARRIED STUDENTS. REGISTRATION FEE $5.00 Presbyterian Junior College BOX B-108, MAXTON, N. C. ^ OF ^ FOODS Lamb Chops lb. 69c Cube Steak lb. 65c ^ork Loins lb. 59c Breakfast Link Sausage lb. 49c Many Other Specials in Our Meat, Grocery and 'Vegetable' Lines. CITY MARKLT PINEHURST. N. C. The USDA announces that a record 1,704,000 long tons (66,- 444,000 bushels) of l|. S. grain products were exported in
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