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Southern Pines, N. C- Friday, September 19, 1947. 12 PAGES THIS WEEK
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Blue and White
Takes Pittsboro
In First Game
Local Squad Far
Outclasses Foe—
Final Score, 31-0
Southern Pines opened its foot
ball season here Wednesday after
noon at High School park, by
downing a plucky but badly out
classed Pittsboro High team 31
to 0.
Southern Pines scored their
first marker from the Pittsboro
24 when Mattocks passed to Mc
Call on the 5, and then swept
tight end for 'the touchdown.
Maples took a pass from Mat
tocks for the extra point making
the score 7-0.
A Pittsboro fumble recovered
by Baker on the Pittsboro 16
yard line resulted in the second
Blue and White score, and Mat
tocks and McCall teamed up for
the marker with McCall on a
reverse taking the ball into the
end zone. Try for point after
touchdown failed and the score
was 13 to 0. as the first quarter
ended.
Holding the Line
Coach Dawson sent in a new
team beginning the second quar
ter with Hodgkins, York as ends,
Kaylor center, and Dickerson,
Page, Newton backs. Although
this second Blue and White team
failed to score they held the Pitts
boro team in check and the half
ended with Pittsboro trailing
13-0.
Receiving the Pittsboro kick
off beginning the second half on
the 5, Southern Pines carried
the ball to the iPttsboro 33 on
a brilliant run by Baker who re
ceived it on a back handed pass
from Mattocks. But Pittsboro
held and Southern Pines had to
kick.
Forced to kick on fourth down.
White for Pittsboro fumbled a
bad pass from center and Bennett
recovered for Southern Pines. on
the Pittsboro 8. Behind some beau-
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Revolutionary New Tobacco Harvester At Work
Alton Scott, former Southern Pines man, has aided in the invention of a tobacco harvester which
reports indicate will revolutionize this phase of tobacco growing. Scott is shown on the harvester
removing from the belt a stick of tobacco which h as been automatically looped and tied as the leaves
were cut. W. Edwin Davis, another of- the inventors, is shown feeding leaves into the mechanism.
W. O. Scott, brother of Alton, also assisted in the d evelopment of the harvester, which was constructed
in the Scott tobacco curer manufacturing plant at Goldsboro. This picture was made on a Lenoir
county farm two weeks ago during the first' publicized demonstration of the harvester.
(Photo by Fred Whitaker)
Burglars Make Rounds At Carthage
Getting Cash, Throwing Papers Away
Speedboat Races
Sponsored Sunday
By Sanford Post
The last of three speedboat
race events of the summer, an
ticipated as the biggest and best
of .the season, will be held at
Crystal lake, Lakeview, Sunday
at 2:30 p- m. under sponsorship
of the Stanley McLeod post,
VFW, of Sanford.
Six hydroplane heats will be
held featuring some of the state’s
most prominent figures in this
sport, and two races will also be
staked in the runabout classes,
giving the customers eight races
instead of the usual six, and a
full afternoon of thrills.
Among drivers who will bring
their speedy craft for the event
are Douglas Creech, of Charlotte,
state hydroplane champion; Hugh
Bell, of Wilmington, state cham-
CHERRY COMING
Governor Cherry has ten
tatively accepted an invitation
to attend the Homecoming
football gcune here, it was
learned this week.
Visited by a delegation
consisting of P. J. Weaver, A.
C. Dawson, John Buggies and
C. N. Page, the state's chief
executive showed great in
terest in the school's six-man
football program and said
that, barring emergency, he
would certainly come for the
big game.
The Homecoming Day
event will bring the out
standing Junior Ordjex Or
phanage team from Lexing
ton to Southern - Pines, to
play the Blue and White on
their home ground. It will
climax the season which
opened this week.
Night Entrants Pay
Four Destructive Calls
In Business District
pionship Tunner-up; and the
southeastern district champions,
the. Abrams brothers of Wilming
ton.
Also returning with his flying
“Comet” will be Sonny Carter,
top money winner at the last race
here, and Sweeney Prosser, who
led the first race event by a big
margin. Both are from Charlotte.
Carter’s has been the fastest
boat to show here this summer,
but there will be at least two in
the Sunday races which are fast
er, according to Jimmy Allen,
lake proprietor and promoter of
the race events.
Lingle, Vardell, Broughton To Speak
nothing was believed to be miss-
At Old Bethesda Homecoming Sept. 28
Plans are shaping towards a
big homecoming at Old Bethesda
on September 28. The various
committees are actively at work
each man doing his part, in
rounding, out the many details
necessary to make the event a
spiritual and neighborly success.
The motivating object and spirit
behind these annual meetings is
expressed and explained in the
name ■"Homecoming”, for indeed
that is exactly what it is. Old
Bethesda was the parental church
rooftree for the early settlers in
the Sandhills. During the past
155 years, its children, and its
children’s childr^ like fledg
lings, have’scattered to'all parts
of the country. The real purpose
of theise gatherings is to bring
the children home, in, the nature
of a foregathering of the clan, as
it were, to commingle, visit and
renew old acquaintance and
friendship and to worship toget
her at the old church that has
now become a shrine.
This year promises to be an
outstanding ev^t. The program
committee has arranged with Dr
Walter L. Lingle, D. D., LL.D.
President Emeritus of Davidson
college, former moderator of the
General Assembly of the South
ern PrOjbyterian church, and one
of the leading theologians of the
nation, to deliver the morning
sermon.
Basket Luncheon
This will be followed by
basket luncheon in the grove
where the local members will be
host to the returnees and visitors,
In the past these picnic tables
have been heavily laden with
fried chicken, hams, lamb, salads
cakes, pies and other viands fit
for kings. It is assumed this year
will be no exception. An hour
and a half will be allotted for
this dinner and to afford the
homecomers opportunity to visit
the graves of loved ones and to
stroll through the two cemeteries
which are ever increasing in size
Visitors will be greatly impressed
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Farm Bureau Told
Price Control Is
Farmer’s Best Aid
Burglars roamed the town of
Carthage in the wee small hours
Friday, breaking into four busi
ness places and causing losses
varying from a small amount of
damage to more than $200 in
cash.
As reconstructed by local law
enforcement officials and an FBI
agent later, the trail of theft and
destruction was as follows:
Breaking first into the Carth
age Truck and Implement com
pany, tfie thieves took an axe,
bolt cutter and other tools, and
moved on to ^he Model Laundry
and Dry Cleaners, where they
used the bolt cutter to snip the
iron bars of a barred window
and pried them open, then with
the axe battered open the safe-
Stolen here were two cash draw
ers containing an undetermined
small amount of cash, war bonds,
deeds, insurance papers and oth
er valuable documents.
Mack's Five and Ten
Leaving the axe behind, they
moved on to Mack’s Five and Ten
Cent store, where they went to
considerable trouble to jimmy
open a back window of the first
floor. At the back of the store a
declivity makes the , first floor
the second, and considerable
monkey work was done to reach
the window, some four feet
across a blank wall from the top
of the steep back stair.
Entering through a toilet, the
thieves ransacked drawers and
cupboards but found no cash, and
Membership Drive
Opens In Counly-;
Committee Named
Young Democrats Endorse Blue, Plan
Large Delegation At State Conclave
Officers Elected At
County Convention
Held In Carthage
TOBACCO
At Freezer Locker
The next, and most profitable,
stop was the Carthage Freezer
Locker, where again two bars
were cut and prized at a barred
window to effect entrance, and
the safe was broken open. A
drawer was taken containing
frem $150 to $200 in cash, and ad
ditional money in the form of a
coin collection of the late John
W. Baker, father of Otis, John
and Kelly Baker, operators of
the freezer locker plant.
In the coin collection were 28
silver dollars, also nickels, dimes
and quarters, some of unusual
numismatic value.
Also stolen with the cash
drawer were war bonds in the
name of Kelly Baker of a total
amount of $1,800, his terminal
leave bonds in the amount of
$75 and two or three savings
bonds in the name of Dawn
Baker, Kelly Baker’s infant
daughter; social security cards,
insurance papers, licenses and
other valuable papers.
The thieves abandoned here
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A vigorous campaign for more
members for the Moore County
Farm Bureau was launched at a
meeting at the courthouse in Car
thage Monday night, at which A
(3. Edwards, staite membership
campaign chairman, told a group
of some 400 assembled farmers
that their unified support was, es
sential in securing legislation
prolonging the life of the agri
cultural price support program
T. C., Auman, of 'West End,
county Farm Bureau president,
conducted the meeting and out
lined the campaign, which is be
ing held in cooperation with the
statewide drive.
Moore county’s quota, he said,
has been set at 882 members, al
most 50 per cent greater than
the present membership of 600
farmers-
Every member writing 10 let
ters to nqn-members presenting
the campaign objectives would
become members of the , Ed
O’Neill club, Auman said, named
for the National Farm Bureau
president.
He appointed the following to
head the campaign in their res
pective townships: Carthage, L.
M. Horner, John B. McLeod;
Greenwood, J. B. Shaw, Melvin
Thomas; McNeill, A. B. Parker;
Mineral Springs, M. A. Clark, W.
C. Donaldson; Sandhills, W. E.
Brown, D. G Garner; Deep River,
R. A. Dowd; Sheffield, Marvin
Ritter; Bensalem, Herbert Bost,
B. J. Poley; Ritters, Frank
Howard.
Further campaign information
was given by John Eagles, field
representative of the North Car
olina Farm Bureau with head
quarters at Greensboro.
County Reprosentative
J. Hawley Poole of West End
presented Edwards, the principal
speaker, as an outstanding tobac
co grower of Greene county long
active in state and national Farm
Bureau affairs, and a longtime
representative of his county in
the General Assembly, where he
served as chairman of the agri
cultural cqwmittee.
Reviewing the achievements of
the Farm Bureau in inspiring leg
islation of benefit to farmers, Ed
wards besought the aid of the
group—the majority of them to
bacco growers in town for the
opening auctions—in helping with
its next big job: the securing of
congressional action renewing the
life of the Stegall amendment,
due to expire in 1948.
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Election of officers, an address
by District Solicitor Moseley G.
Boyette, unanimous and enthus
iastic endorsement of H. Clifton
Blue of Aberdeen for the post of
state chairman, and plans for the
support of Moore county’s dele
gation in behalf of Blue at the
state convention, were major
agenda of the Moore -County
Ypung Democrats’ club annual
convention held at Carthage last
Friday night.
Blue’s name 'was presented by
Clary Thompson, of Cameron, to
the gathering which represented
every community in the county.
Motion for a unanimous endorse
ment was seconded by Leland
McKeithen, county prosecutor,
and carried without delay.
To the recountal of his ac
complishments, and the spirited
applause which followed. Repre
sentative Blue responded with a
brief expression of appreciation
of the honor handed him by his
fellow Young Democrats in con
ferring candidacy upon him, an
honor which he accepted.
Blue, a former county YDC
chairman, is at present serving as
(Eighth District chairmaijl. He
was elected to the legislature in
1946.
He is the editor of the Sandhill
Citizen at Aberdeen, active in
community, county and church
affairs, a past president of the
Aberdeen Lions club and present
zone chairman of Lions Interna
tional.
He has served also on the Aber
deen town council, a post which,
like the Lions presidency, he was
forced to resign when he went
to the legislature in January.
Officers Elected
Election of officers brought re-
election of Hubert McCaskill, of
Pinehurst, as chairman; Miss
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Monday was a busy day at
both Aberdeen and Carthage,
where the opening of the
Middle Belt auction season
filled all five warehouses to
capacity.
Opening sales, averaging
aroun $46, were reported to be
plea(sing to the growers and no
tickets were turned. Though
slightly below last year's
opening average, prices were
considerably better than they
have been in earlier markets
this year and have remained
at a satisfactory level.
Figures were unavailable
from Aberdeen, but at Car
thage it was reported that
approximately 250,000 pounds
were sold the tint day. At
the McConnell warehouse,
the average on opening day
was $47.15 and the highest
sale reported through Wed
nesday noon was $71.
The flow of tobacco to
market has been steady and
the warehouses have remain
ed open until late at night to
receive loadls for the next
day's sales. The quality is re
ported to be unusually good.
SP High School
Class Officers
Are Elected At
Elks Club Stages
Laugh Fest In
‘‘Pep Parade”
A look-in at the dress rehear
sal of “'Pep Parade,” home tal
ent show due to be presented by
the Elks club Thursday and Fri
day nights, showed a riot in the
making—whether by the au
dience or the players, or all com
bined, this reviewer was unable
to predict.
One thing was certain: the
the show held plenty of laughs
in store for the large audiences
sure to head for the Pinehurst
theater on the scheduled even-
ngs.
Highlights not soon to be for
gotten: Mayor Chan page as a
goldenTliaired glamior girl; Dr.
L. M. Daniels and his graceful
ways as the rich old rnaid aunt;
Tony Rdesq, the most natural
and convincing in the lot; Jack
Carter as a deaf lady doctor
practicing physical therapy on
John Cline, a horsy old gal who
richly deserved a beating; John
Ormsby’s Swedish accent and
Aubrey Smith’s resonant corn
field dialect especially effective
in conversation together; “Doc”
McRae in a black beard, telling
a fortune by the sole of the foot
instead of the palm of the hand
It doesn’t hiake sense? You’re
right, pal—but what do you ex
pect for a tfuck—“Oklahoma?”
Ten to one, since it’s played
by folks you know, you’ll get
more of a kick out of it than if
it were the Pulitzer prize play
with a Broadway cast—and you
have the added fun of knowing
the money goes to the Elks Club
welfare fund.
There’s plenty else thrown in
cute little high school girls sing
ing and dancing in three chorus
scenes—the “baby parade” of 29
adorable tots Thursday night,
with the awarding of the popu
larity prizes Friday (and if you
don’t know about the baby con
test, just look in Hayes’ win
dow!)
The show is directed by Mrs.
Florence.: Moor. The three-act
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Sandhills Towns
Will Join Forces
For VA Hospital
Chamber Members
Form Committee;
Deane Pledges Aid
Class officers were' elected for
classes at meetings at the school
•this week.
Officers of the 12th grade
(senior class are: Ted York, pres
ident; Joe Kimball, vice presi-
Southern Pines High School
dent; Algene Wilson, secretary;
Patricia Caddell, treasurer; Pa
tricia Caddell, student council
representative.
The 11th grade president is
Bobby Cornwell, vice president
Louise Weatherspoon, and secre
tary and treasurer are to be elec
ted later. Student council repre
sentative is Bobby Cornwell.
The 10th grade elected the fol
lowing: Roland Bower, president;
Margaret Butler, vice president;
Richard Kaylor, treasurer; Jean
Overton, secretary. Andy Page
is student council representative.
The ninth grade (freshmen)
chose Kay Dunlap president,
Dorothy Swisher vice president.
Hazeline Hunsucker secretary and
Carol Sue Humphrey treasurer,
with Dorothy Swisher on the stu
dent council.
Student council officers, elect
ed last year, ar^ Bill Warner,
president; Gary Mattocks, vice
president; Edna Lou Bailey, sec
retary; Carolyn Chester, corres
ponding secretary; Kay Dunlap,
treasurer.
The movement to promote the
location of a proposed 1,000-bed
Veterans’ Administration neuro
psychiatric hospital in the Sand
hills, originating last week at a
meeting of Southern Pines Cham
ber of Commerce directors, has
grown now to be a project of sev
eral Sandhills communities, with
the pledged support of Congress
man C. B. Deane.
'The Camp Mackall site was
selected as having many advan
tages for such a hospital, and
several of the directors, meeting
with Congressman Deane at 2 p.
m. Friday at the Belvedere hotel,
found him in agreement, it was
reported by Chamber of Com
merce president John S. Ruggles.
Representatives of Chambers
of Commerce of Aberdeen, Pine
hurst, Sanford, Rockingham,
Raeford and Southern Pines met
briefly following the Chamber
of Commerce area meeting at
Pope’s restaurant Friday night,
and heard the project presented
by Lloyd T. Clark, a director of
the local Chamber. They agreed
to join forces, with each ap
pointing fa member to a joint
committee to further the plan.
A group of three Veterans’ Ad
ministration representatives who
left Washington last week to in
spect proposed sites for the hospi-
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Child Hurt By Truck
Driven By Her Uncle
Judy McNeill, four year old,
was accidentally run over Satur
day at her home by a truck de
livering coal to the house and
driven by her uncle, Alton Mc
Neill.
Taking a load of coal to his
brother’s house, Alton said he saw
Judy on the porch steps as he
drove up, but when he began
backing into the driveway did
not know she had run from the
steps directly behind his truck.
The big wheel pased over the
child’s body. She was taken at
once to Moore County hospital,
where it was found she had a
broken arm and badly bruised
chest. She is reported to be get
ting alone nicely.
The accident was investigated
by the sheriff’s department which
exonerated young McNeill, term
ing the accident unavoidable. Mc
Neill is employed by the Chand
ler-Holt Ice and Coal company
of Southern Pines.,
GYMKHANA
A gymkhana, yrill be held at 3
p. m. Sunday at the Caddell
stables, featuring several jump
ing classes and also children’s
horsemanship.
CULDEE HOMECOMIN^
Annual homecoming of the Ciil-
dee Presbyterian church will be
held Sunday, September 28, with
service at 11 a. m. and a picnic
lunch at noon. Cordial invitation
is etended all friends of the
church to attend, and bring a pic
nic basket.
Deane Works To Hasten Development
Of Sandhills Area As Game Preserve
Congressman C. B. Deane, a
visitor in The Pilot office last
Friday afternoon, had word of
several matters of interest to the
Sandhills, among them that of
the progress being made toward
conversion of the former Sand
hills Resettlement area into a
vast North Carolina game and
wildlife preserve.
Visiting Dr. Willis King, direc
tor of the new North Carolina
fish and wildlife division, a short
while ago at Raleigh, Deane said
he had found the change-pver
held up by lack of information
from the War department as to
how much of the area it meant
to retain.
Enough of the area, site of
Camp Mackall, will be kept by
the army for maneuvers, an artil
lery range and other purposes.
Besides needing to know the
acreage which will be turned
over on lease to the state of
North Carolina, it will be neces
sary to ascertain how great
safety margin between the game
preserve and ^the range will be
[needed before development can
continue. Dr. King told Deane.
He has on hand the amount of
some $39,000 appropriated by the
state to start work and is anxious
to get moving.
In Washington week before
last, Deane said, be visited both
the department of the interior,
whic^ holds title to the more
than 60,000 acres involved, and
also the War department, and im
pressed on them the need for
prompt action.
Besides giving the state one of
the finest and largest recreation
al preserves in the east, develop
ment of the area will end the
fire hazards, temptations to des
truction and other ills implicit
in its present unused and un
guarded condition.
Numerous forest fires have or
iginated there, at least one known
to have spread to someone else’s
property, and unauthorized per
sons have cut much fine timber.
Thg/area lies in Moore, Hoke
and Richmond counties. Con
gressman Deane was instrumen
tal in securing its release fqr
state uses several months ago.