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DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE VOL. 28 NO. 40 Town Team Tied With Laurinburff In League Finals Peach Belt Series May Reach Decision In Today's Game 10 PAGES THIS WEEK LABOR DAY Southern Pines. N. C.. Friday. August 29. 1947. 10 PAGES THIS WEEK By Slim Forsythe The Southern Pines Town team Wednesday afternoon was tied with Laurinburg in the four-out- of-seven game play-off for the Peach Belt League championship. Last Thursday, the local club entered a best-two-out-of-three semi-final play-off with Raeford here, winning in a sharply con tested game. Friday, they tour ed to Raeford and behind the skillful port-sided hurling of Woody Davis they defeated Rae ford 5-3. Tuesday, they toured to Lau rinburg, with a few of the pitch ing staff missing, and were hand ed a 16-4 defeat, giving Laurin- b'urg the first game of a best fp,ur out of seven play-off for the championship. Best^ Game Wednesday Wednesday afternoon, tt>» local fans were treated to an exhibition of baseball that will be long rem embered in the annals of local isportj- Nel.'jon Oooper, jnrmer Cameron High School hurler, pitched the finest game of ball that has been the privilege of the local ball fans to see this summer. Behind almost errorless ball handling. Cooper issued only five scattered hits to the hard- slugging Laurinburg team. Be sides taking honors on the mound Cooper scored the first Southern Pities run. Cooper also struck out 10 men and issued no free passes to first. Clyde Dunn knick- ed Ramsey for a long hit three bagger scoring the winning run when Bettihi singled. What delighted the local play ers and fans was the fact that (Continued on Page 10‘' Closing of stores and other businesses will be general on Monday, Labor day. Do your banking this weekend—the Citizens Bank and Trust will observe holiday. Food mer chants also suggest that mar keters stocky up Friday or Saturday for the long week end. City and county offices will he closed, and county commissioners wil hold their September meeting Tuesday instead of Monday. Jail cases will be given a special ses sion of recorders court this morning (Friday) and no court will then be held until Monday, September 8. Parcel post and stamp win dows at the Southern Pines post office will be open un til 10 a. m. only. The money order window will be closed all day. However, mail will be put up and routed out as usual. Best wishes from The Pilot for ‘a happy weekend—and remember, drive carefully, save a life. Carthage Is Still Short Of Water; Rates Boosted Townsfolk Honor Charlie Picquet As SCHOOLS TO OPEN Outstanding Theatre Man and Friend Cook Will Remain On Police Force Here A.S industrial use of water whi resumed this week in Carthage, and normal needs of the town were being met following a se vere depletion of the water sup ply, notices were sent out to all Carthage water users that their rates are being upped to meet ex penses of the emergency. The new rates are effective as of the last meter reading, will ap pear on the September state ments and will remain in e.ffect until the town commission de clares the emergency at an end. Though cooperation of town officials and unremitting hard work have eased the town past the actual danger point, the situa tion will be considered critical as long as trucks have to haul water to tank or reservoir from Patrolman Clyde R. Cook, a I the Southern Pines plant, as they member of the city police force since November, 1946, has recon sidered a recent decision tp ac cept a position elsewhere, and will remain in Southern Pines, it was announced by Chief C. E. Newton this week. Cook had been offered the post of chief of police of Louisburg and his acceptance had been an nounced in that town. Though a native of western North Carolina, he was raised in Moore county and decided to remain in what he regards as his home commun ity. He entered the law enforce ment field in the Aberdeen po lice department, and was chief of police at Laurinburg before coming to Southern Pines last fall. FEDERAL COURT ’’ederal court, scheduled to vene at Rockingham the first day in September, will con- ■ Monday, September 8, in- d on account of the Labor holiday. have been doing since Tuesday a week ago. Mayor W. B. Sabis- ton said. Up until 10 a. m. Wed nesday of this week 333,000 gal lons had been hauled, and the trucks were continuing at their labor day and night. P'caiso Ts Given Mayor Sabiston was unstint ing in his praise for June Law- hon, town water commissioner, on whose shoulders rested the chief responsibility of the emergency, and for other citizens and friends of the town who have pitched in to help. Two 1,000-gallon tanks were loaned by authorities at Fort Bragg, and a city truck and two loaned by citizens have ferried them back and forth. A truck of the Carthage Hardware company, loaned by Roger Purvis, didyeo- man service last week, with Bill Cole at the wheel day and night. It was succeeded this week by a truck belonging to John Baker, of the Carthage Freezer Locker plant, who has been driving it (Continued pn Page 10) H. CLIFTON BLUE of Aber deen will have the endorsement of the Moore County Young Dem ocrats' club for chairman of the State Young Derhocrats’ organi zation, succeeding Basil White- ner, of Gastonia, according to an nouncement made Thursday by Hubert McCaskill, county chair man. If Blue decides to be a candi date, he will be nominated at the state convention at Raleigh Sep tember 19-20. Blue, editor of the Sandhill Cit izen, was county YDC chairman during four war years, and this year is serving as chairman of the Eighth district. He was the Moore County representative to the 1947 General Assembly. Young Flier Dies As Plane Crashes In Forest Sunday It was “We-Love-Charlie” night at the Carolina theatre Tuesday, when businessmen of the town bought a block of tickets to the show and made a presentation of flowers .to the owner and man ager, Charles W. Picquet. With no idea of what was com ing, Charlie went to the theatre to take up tickets as usual for the evening show, and there was a huge basket of flowers orna menting the lobby. The smiling faces of one friend after another greeted him at the door. Charlie sihiled back—he al ways does— but for once words failed him. The next day he said, ,‘That’s what I mean about this being the finest community in the country. I wouldn’t live any where else if they gave it to me. These are the best people in the World-” That the feeling is mutual is attested by the letter, signed" with 53 names, that was tied to the basket of flowers; Tribute to Charlie “We, the following business men of Southern Pines, wish to take this occasion to express our feelings toward and about one of our outstanding citizens, Mr. Charlie Picquet. “We want to do this not in flowery words, and not by wait ing until he is dead and sending a bouquet of roses he cannot smell. “We are doing it in a way we think will bring the most genuine smile to liis face: by appearing in person at his theatre and seeing his show. “We pledge in addition to our continued support of Mr. Pic quet, knowing that at all times we will see a good show at the Carolina, and looking forward to being welcomed in person at the door by our friend Mr. Picquet. “For this is the reason we want to give him our wholehearted support: Because he is our friend, and over many years, in various and sundry ways, has proved himself also a real friend to our community. He has chosen for (Continued on Page 5) McDonald, New State Sheriffs’ Head Has Long and Honorable Record Here But Doesn't Talk About It Much, Reporter Finds Jue and White Ironing Out Kinks; New Public Address System Bought James Patterson Johnson, 23- year-old ex-Army pilot of Biscoe^ Rt. 1, met instant death Sunday about 2 p. m. when the Cub plane he wlas flying crashed into wooded area in this county about seven miles north of Robbins. Pete Rush, of Candor, Negro youth who was the only other oc cupant of the plane, was taken to Moore County hospital where it was found his injuries were not serious. Coroner Hugh P. Kelly, sum moned to the scene with ipem- bers of the sheriff’s department, gave a verdict of accidental death in the case of Johnson, whose body was badly mangled. The plane did not catch fire but (Continued on Page 10"' Class Schedule At Vass-Lakeview With the squad swelled to 22 men, and kinks slowly moving out of muscles, the Blue and White really got down to busi ness this week readying for their opening game a little over two weeks away. Practice is on tap every morning at 9:30 with cal isthenics, signal drills, offensive and defensive pass plays from the word “go” until wind sprints end the session. Three teams have been work ing under the direction of Coach es Dawson and Weaver, and al though there has been no bodily contact work as yet, heavy equip ment will be issued Monday, and worft on the tackling dummy, blocking, and shadow scrimmag ing will be engaged in next week. Several letter men have not re ported yet for practice but are expected out as soon as school opens next week. The high school authorities, to provide greater enjoynient of the game for spectators,,. have pur chased the latest and most mod ern type of public address sys tem, which will be installed in time for the opening game. In the past the public address sys tem has not been too satisfactory, failing to provide the necessary volume to be heard clearly all over the field. The new unit has a larger volume output and will carry the play-by-play account of the game to all parts of the field without distortion. This will allow those who wish to see the game while seated in their cars to follow the progress of each play. A full schedule has been com pleted but due to some conflict ing dates that the coaches are trying to iron out, is not ready yet to be published. Next week’s issue of The Pilot will cover the prospects for Pine- hurst High school and West End High, b»th of which teams are on the, locals’j schedule. With plans practically com plete for the opening of Vass- Lakeview. .school September 4, W. H. West, the new principal, this week announced the tenta tive locations of all grades, with their teachers, giving assurance to parents that, despite the lack of a regular school building, all the children will have adequate care and attention. Four new teachers have been secured, leaving only two vac ancles, which Pricipal West and C. L. Tyson, school board chair man, hope to have filled before the opening. The new teachers are Miss Emile May Wilson and Mrs Helen Wills Wright Of Sou thern Pines, Miss Louise Davis of West End and Mrs. West. School will open at 9 a. m. the first two days, and at 8:30 there after, closing around 1 p. m. for the first four weeks so the pupils may help with farm work at home through the busy season. Tentative locations of classes are as follows, and if. changes are made, bus drivers will be noti fied: At the Vass Methodist church: second grade. Miss Bessie Cam eron; first-second combination Mrs. Ruth Burns. At Mrs. A. W. McNeill’s store building: third grade, Mrs. Wood- row Boroughs; fourth,. Miss Louise Davis; fifth, Mrs. Clyde McMillan; sixth. Miss Louise Leslie, seventh. Miss Neolia Mc- crummen; sixth-seventh combin ation, teacher to be supplied. At school cafeteria: eight grade, „ (Continued on Page Ift' By Valerie Nicholson When Charles J. McDonald, of Carthage, was elected president of the North Carolina Sheriff’s association at its annual conven tion at Cai’olina Beach last week end, the Moore County sheriff became head of one of the state’s, most excluj^ve organizations. It has a membership of lo.Q, no more and no less, comprising the sheriffs of North Carolina’s 100 counties. Since sheriffs are busy people, and it is only by accident that any number of them can call their time their own op any given weekend, the attendance of more than 50 sheriffs at this year’s meeting set a record, and gave the election additional distinction. President McDonald this week appeared a little appalled at the job ahead of him: It will call for some traveling about, holding meetings, visiting other sheriff’s offices and so on. He didn’t just see how he-was going to do it, as being sheriff is a 24-hour-a- day job with little time off; but those who know him know he’ll get the job done somehow, and do it well. The other sheriffs knew that. They put hiih on their executive committee years ago, elected him second vice president year before alst and first vice persident last year, as preliminaries to the presidential job. Elected in 1928 Moore County folks know about him too. They elected him to office first in 1928, and have got into the habit, returning him, at every election since, over al most 20 years. They seem to like him, and he likes his job, though he won’t say much about it. Sheriffs are no toriously silent men, accomplish ing more in proportion to the noise they make than those of almost any other profession; and Sheriff McDonald is no eception. By dint of mi-ch questioning— in his pleasant way he just wasn’t doing much talking — your re porter garnered a few facts about him; he was born in the country, near Jackson Springs, and went to the old Elise Acade my, predecessor of Elise High school; he entered the army in World War I as a private, went to the Fourth Artillery Officers’ Training school at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., emerged as a lieu tenant and was all set to sail overseas when the Armistice was declared; returned to Moore to enter county employ in 1920 as superintendent of highways. Five Children He married Miss Ethel Dal- rymple of Moore county and they have five children; Charles, Jr., a' veteran of army service in World War 2 ; Neal (a girl), just entering her junior year at Elon college after two years at Bre vard; Deane (another daughter), who will enter Flora Macdonald college next month; Worth, just (Continued on Page 10) The Southern Pines and West Southern Pines schools will open at 9 a/m- Wednes day, to be open for registra tion, issuing of schoolbooks and other preliminaries for a half day Wednesday and Thursday, and to go into op eration on the full day's schedule Friday, according to Supt. Philip J. Weaver. Teachers' meetings will be held at both schools at 3 p. m. Tuesday afternoon. Thursday morning, schools of the county' will open, Supt. H. Lee Thomas has announced. Lee Sobuta Comes To Country Club As New Manager TEN CENTS Zoning Board Votes To Extend ;Business Area New Hampshire Ave. Change Of Limits Is Recommended Leaguers Enjoy Chicken Barbecue Leaguers Enjoy Chicken Barbecue Team members, league and Things are going to be okay now at the Southern Pines Coun try club if Lee Sobuta, the new manager, has his way—and he is a pleasantly determined young man who looks as though that’s what he means to do. Sobuta arrived last week from the Rockledge Country club at Hartford, Conn., where he has been assistant manager for the past two years, to take over the mainagement of the local club and golf course on a year-round basis. He started right in making some improvements, having the clubhouse cleaned up and mov ing the manager’s office from the front of the building back nearer' the shop. He is enthusiastic about the club and its course, which he declares is the finest he has seen anywhere :hid which he says is now in prime condition. He will start soon to assemble a full staff for the club’s opera tion during the main golfing sea son, which will begin now in a few short weeks. Bob Schappa will return as shop manager and pro, the golf course crew will re main as before and the dining room and kitchen will be fully staffed, he says. He hopes to overcome prob lems of insufficient help which handicapped the club last year, giving better service to indiv iduals and parties of all sizes. “I realize fully the place country club should hold in the community and hope to manage this one in a way to m,ake resi dents and visitors proud of it,” said Sobuta. “'We want people to club officials and special guests - ■ - - - ^ “ and again, and find a real wel- of the Peach Belt league gather ed Monday evening at Aberdeen lake as guests of the league at a chicken barbecue. Though Laurinburg and Rock ingham clubs could not be pre sent, teams and representatives front Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Hamlet and Raeford numbered more than 100 to enjoy what was described as one of the most note worthy events of baseball history in these parts. Haney Harris, of Aberdeen, was in charge of the food phase of the program. At its close John S. Ruggles, league director, led in three rousing cheers for his mas terful accomplishments. Barbe cuing of a plenitude of selected fowl had begun at 2 p. m. over the open firepit, and whe'n done to a turn had been kept hot and succlent in sealed tins over the fire. Salad, rolls and hot and cold drinks accompanied the feast. Dr. E. M. Medlin gave a wel come from the host town of Aber deen, and Chan Page, business manager of the Southern Pines team, responded for all. The evening was spent in base ball talk and thorough post mort- ems. In the midst of their play off series following a successful season, the baseball gentry re veled in true sportsmen’s fellow ship as they reviewed the past games and anticipated those of the future. come every time.” Sobuta made friends with many golfers here during a visit last spring. This was his first visit to Southern Pines, and he liked it so well he induced his fiancee to come down ;and they were married here in March, at the home of Rev. Lamar Jack- son. Mrs. Sobuta will join him here in a few weeks. They will stay at the Jefferson Inn. Sobuta was born in West Hart ford, Conn., of Polish parents. His hobby is—you guessed it— golf, though he calls himself a (Continued on Page 10) By Howard F, Burns The board of adjustments (zoning board), at a meeting Wed nesday in the town office, listen ed to the request of C. J. Simons and Ed Starnes that the business limits on East New Hampshire avenue be extended a distance of 133 feet on the north side of the street between East Broad street and Ashe street. Tlhe board decided, after deliberation to recommend to the town commissioners that the business area be extended as re quested, provided there is no objection on the part of owners of nearby residential property. The new limits will include half the alley. Lots 23 and 24, and 33 feet of Lots 1 and 2 on the north side of the street, leaving 67 feet of lots 1 and 2 in the resi dential zone. ■ The depth will extend to the city square, the depth of Lots 23 and 24, 50 feet of the depth of Lot 1 and 50 feet of Lot 2. The board further recommend ed that the business area on the south side of East New Hamp shire avenue, between East Broad street and Ashe street, be .extend ed a distance of 56 feet, taking in one-half the alley between Lots 10 and 11, Lot 10 and two feet of Lot 9, the depth to he from the alley to the center square and the depth of Lot 10. The recommendation will be subject to final approval by the board of town commissioners, to be taken up at their regular meet ing in September. These extensions are believed to reflect the normal needs of tl^e growth of the town, said Norris L. Hodgkins, zoning board chairman. ^ Felice Torza Wins Rhode Island Open Felice Torza, well known on lo cal links, won what was reported as a “smashing victory” in the Rhode Island Open at the New port Country club last w6ek, be coming the first out-of-stater to win the Open and the first ama teur since 1938. Newport sportswriters gave a big play to the 135-pound ex caddy from Connecticut, who re portedly “spread-agled the field” with a 54-hole 210 aggregate, fin ishing six up on his nearest com petitor, Joe Pezzullo. On his way to national prominence, Torz,ai it was said, may soon turn pro. Torza was employed in the Southern Pines Country club golf shop last winter and spring, and is expected to return for the coming season. TO NATIONAL MEET Three delegates have been elec ted to represent the John Boyd post. Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the national encampment at Cleveland, O., next week. They Commander C. S. Patch, Jr., John Stephenson and Paul Fowler. The encampment wiU be head quartered at the Allerton hotel, Cleveland, September 4-9. ISOth Anniversary At Union Church Brings Reminiscences Of Old Times By Bessie Cameron Smith “What the country community is today, the cities will be tomor row” declared Dr. H. W. Mc- Lauchlin of Richmond, Va., for 25 years director of the Country Church department of the Sou thern Presbyterian church, in a challenging address to the esti mated six or seven hundred per sons gathered Sunday at historic Union Presbyterian church, half way between Vass and Carthage, for its sesquitennial celebration. Dr. McLauchlin’s subject was “The Challenge to the Country Church” and he based his ad dress on these words from Esther 4:14:” . . . and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Enumerating some of the world’s problems, the speaker pointed out the opportunity of the coun try church in helping to solve them, quoting statistics showing the high percentage of country- reared men holding official posi tions in important city churches. The pastor, the Rev. C. K. Taffe, was assisted in the com munion service which followed by the Rev. M. D. McNeill— “Cousin Make” to the Sandhills country — who served “Old Union” as pastor from 1898 to 1901 and who headed the flocks in other Moore County churches until his retirement a few years ago. Special music by an augment ed choir directed by Mrs. W. E. Gladstone and a solo by a son of Old Union, R. C. Fields of; Aberdeen, were features, of the morning service. Memorial Flowers Floral arrangements, two in memory of young members of of Union church who gave their lives in World War II, S|Sgt Paul Dillard Boaz and Pfc. John M. Kelly, Jr., and a third in memory of Mrs. J. B. Swett, added beauty to. the church, which has recent- (Continued on Page 10)