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(9 FCX)TBALL Soulhern Pines vs. Pinehurst Pinehurst Afhletic Park Wednesday 8:00 pm VOL. 28 14 PAGES THIS WEEK Soulhern Pines, N. Friday, October 10, 1947. FOOTBALL Southern Pines vs, Pinehurst Pinehurst A^iletic Park Wednesday 8:00 pm TEN CENTS Blue and White Holds Winning Streak At Robbins T. Bowen Stars On Elise Team In Thrill-Packed Game Southern Pines, coming from behind to even up the score six all, then putting on the steam in the final half to score three touchdowns, defeated Elise High of Robbins 24-6 Wednesday night at the lighted Robbins field. The score does not indicate the tightness of the clean, thrill- packed game as these arch rivals fought each other to a standstill in the first half, and pulled ahead in the closing minutes of the third quarter, to protect their lead thereafter only by stout de fense. Sparked by a stockily built little back. Tommy Bowen—No. 45—Elis(9 quickly showed they were going to make a ball game of it. Fit's! Touchdown Southern Pines received t he kickoff and had to kick. Maples’ punt went out of bounds on the Elise 26, McDuffie sprinted 23 yards to the Southern Pines 31 where a backfield fumble cost Elise eight yards. T. Bowen whipped a pass to McDuffie, who went to the Southern Pines 12, then Bow'en swept right end for the initial touchdown. Kick for extra points was blocked. Score 6-0. Page returned the kickoff 14 yards to the Southern Pines 26, Mattocks picked up 15 yards at left end and on a reverse McCall carried to Elise’s 22. Mattocks passed to McCall for seven yards and on a right end sweep made it a first down on the 4. Mat tocks tossed to Maples for a 6-6 score as Newton’s attempted placement was blocked. Second Quarter The scoreless second quarter was action-packed as T. Bowen for Elise, Mattocks for Southern Pines, engaged in a running and passing duel, both ’breaking away for long runs. Mattocks went 40 yards for a touchdown but was offside, so—no score. Beginning the second half, T. Bowen returned the Southern Pines kick to his 30, Southern Pines took over on a fourth down incomplete pass and scored in five pretty plays, with Newton racing for the touchdown and a 12-6 score. Southern Pines ' then got a roughing, as the kicker penalty gave Elise the ball on ttieir 39, but held for downs on their 27, where Newton and Dickerson took over. Alternating the ball parrying, they went the distance. Score, 18-6. On the following kickoff re turn spunky T. Bowen was hit, fumbled and had to be helped from the field, receiving a tre mendous ovation from all sides. Bowen Is Back With the ball back on the Sou- tCOntinued on Page lO) Memorial To Mrs. Flora Shaw Page Wins Support Of District Auxiliary AGAIN—POLIO This week brought a re port of another small polio victim in Moore county Rebecca Sue Smith, 13- months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Smith, of Steeds, Rt. 1. Dr. J. W. Willcox. county health officer, said the little ^rl was taken to the Ran dolph County hospital at Asheboro last week when the diagnosis of polio was made, but she was found to have a very light case and was allowed to be taken home after a couple of days. She is reported to be getting along well. This is the third case to originate in Moore county jthia year, a small number compared to the proportion in some other counties, and no more than may be consid ered a normal incidence of the disease. Dr. Willcox said. ^License Examiner Opens Office, Takes Home Here I Mrs. McCain Reveals Plan At Ulleeting Held At Manly Church Announcement of a fitting and practical jniemorial to the late Mrs. Flora Shaw Page, of Aber deen, within the presbyterial of which she was president for many years, was made by Mrs. Paul P. McCain, of Southern Pines, herself a presbyterial ex- president, before 102 women assembled Tuesday at the Manly Presbyterian church. The occasion was the annual meeting of the sixth district of the women’s auxiliary of the Fayetteville presbyterial, which convened at the Manly church at 10 a. .’n. 1947-48 Directors Are Elected at Chamber Meeting Lansing T. HalL John E. Cline Are New Board Members Walter E. Yow, license exam iner under the new state high way safety laws, has moved to Southern Pines, and, instead of serving this section from Aber deen as heretofore, wjll give tests here two days a week. Ii Candidates for license exam ination (those whose’ names be gin with A and B) will find him at the old bus station, back of McNeill’s Service station, Fri days from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m. and Saturdays from 9 a. m. till noon. He will spend Mondays and Tuesdays at Aberdeen, where he has an office in the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railway building, and Wiednesdays and Thujrsdays at the Hoke County courthouse, Raeford. Drivers of motor vehicles are proving slow in applying for their examinations, Yow said this week, and he advises that they speed up somewhat in order to escape the eleventh hour jam. The A’s and B’s who postpone this too long will find themselves fresh out of a license January 1, he reminds. , At his offices literature is available containing information helpful in the tests. Mr. and Mrs. Yow, with three of their four children, have mov ed into the old Atkinson house at 50 North West Broad. The eld est son, Richard Charles, 19, is in the navy, in process of being transferred this weiekend from a Texas to a Tennessee base. The other children are Walter Edwin,. 16, a 10th grader; Philip Randolph, seven, who is in the second grade, and - Ellen Smith, aged five. The Yows are Metho dists.' By the plan outlined by Mrs. McCain, which is being announc ed at all the district meetings this fall, each district will fur nish and decorate a dormitory room at Flora McDonald college 'Red Springs, through a Flora Shaw Page “love offering.” Other interested groups and in dividuals may contribute toward the memorial, Mrs. McCain said, reporting that already the Beth- esda and Elise auxiliaries, also a private family at Red Springs, have undertaken to furnish rooms. The cost of each room is $225. The college corridor of memorial rooms will be christen ed Flora Shaw Page hall. Mrs. Page, a native of Manly and longtime resident of Aber deen, widow of Robert N. Page, was a faithful worker in the dis trict and presbyterial, and was especially interested in the ed ucation ' program. Cbllectic).!' Dedicated Following Mrs. McCain’s talk it was decided to dedicate the collection of the day to the mem orial room fund. Contributions amounted to $60. Rev. C. M. Gibbs, of Dunn, secretary of the Fayetteville pres bytery, spoke on “Evangelism” during the morning session. Re ports of local auxiliaries were given, and Mrs. Julian V. Hutaff, of Fayetteville, presbyterial pres ident. spoke. Auxiliary presidents giving re ports were: Brownson Memorial, Mrs. W. E. Blue; Manly, Mrs. Dewey Bass; Vass, Mrs. Delmas Kimball; Lakeview, Mrs. B. C (Continued on Page 5) Members of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, at their annual meeting .held Tuesday evening at the Community build ing, elected the following as di rectors for the year 1947-48: Herbert N. Cameron, Lloyd T. Clark, John E. Cline, Ruben Du bose, Miss Jean Edson, Miss Erma Fisher, Lansing T. Hall, A. A. Hewlett, l; D. McDonald. Gar land McPherson, J. T. Overton, R. F. Hoke Pollock, A. C. Reed, John S. Ruggles and Philip J. vVeaver. Cline and Hall are the only new members, as all others, are hold-overs from the old board. The new board was chosen from a ballot containing the names of the 15 old members and 15 new nominees selected by a nomina ting committee. Of the hold-overs, McPhersbn, Pollock and Reed had joined the board since the last election, as appointees to fill vacancies oc curring during the year. President, vice president, sec retary and treasurer will be elected by the board at its next meeting, to. be held? the fourth Tuesday of the month. Quorum Secured President Ruggles presided over the meeting, which began about a half hour past the ap pointed time of 8 o’clock as the somewhat sparsely attended gathering lacked two or tljree of having a (Quorum. Some tflephon ing produced the desired npmber, proceeded with spirit. Distribution, marking and coT lection of the ballots were the l/iogram’s first aglandat, "w^th (Continued on Page 10) Gift to Vass Revealed The people of Vass learned this week that their town is the re cipient of one of the most gener ous gifts in its history—in the history, in fact, of most any town of its size we can think of right now. T>je gifts, indeed, are two: the auxiliary deep well recently drill ed on town property, complete with pump and pumphouse, at a total cost of $4,700; and the new ly completed hardsurfacing of the town streets, costing some $14,- 000. / i Vass taxpayers approved these improvements, hating to strain the town budget but knowing them essential to progress and welfare. Now it has been made known that practically the entire amount of $18,700 is being paid by don ors known only as “A. M. Cam eron and associates.” Who the “associates” are is not revealed. Cameron, however, is well known as a public spirited native son, manager of the Vass Cotton mill and member of the town commissioners. He was, in fact, drafted back on the town board last May by a write-in vote after having decided nbt to run. (-■i their appreciation of this gen erous gift Vass citizens ,this week were saying of Cameron, “He is following in his father’s foot steps”—one of the highest com pliments they can give. The late A. Cameron, good roads pioneer, did much for the progress of this section, investing much money in roads with the satisfaction of fill ing a real need as his only re turn. Question Of City Limits Extension Studied By Board Eleclion Needed For Floodlight Financing, Is Legal Opinion Two Civil Suits Totaling $91,150 Are Filed In Moore County Superior Court Notice Is Given Of Second Action In Stewart Accident aCse FRIDAY GAME Hospital Team Postpones Visit To October 17 One In Hospital Following Series Anto Accidents “Meatless Tuesday” Ciits Little Ice With Housewives, Restaurants Here If President Truman wants the average consumer to observe a “meatless Tuesday,” he will have to do a lot more explaining and a tall lot of convincing, if a cross section of opinion in Southern Pines is any sample. As far as your inquiring re porter could find out, the first “mfratless Tuesday,” atanouneed by the president' in his Sunday night speech, was a complete flop here. A few housewives questioned replied to the general effect that almost every day is meatless day at their houses now, but it isn’t on account of hungry Europe^— it’s because of high prices. 'T buy what I can afford, and that’s a lot less meat than we have ever eaten before,” was one typical re ply, made with some heat Business As Usual In the three restaurants now open in Southern Pines, business went forward strictly as usual TuqsdayV All three proprietors ^d they noticed no difference in. the orders and dictated no dif ference in the fare,, Chick Holliday, of Holliday’s restaurant, averred that those who asked a “meqtless Tuesday” knew little of restaurant busi ness. “Each night I make up the menus for the next day, and all I have to go on is ■y^hat people have been eating before,” he said- “I buy op that principle, and in fact that’s the only way a restaurant can'be economically operated. As for avoiding waste, we’ve always, done that. I think people will do their part better if the folks in charge will do theirs.' For instance, the goyerri- meht has been' asking for “used fats. We save them in big five- gallon tins, then the man comes by three or four weeks late and it is all spoiled." Mrs. W. W. Olive, proprietor of the Royalton Pines, declared warmly that restaurants are do ing well to stay in business at all these days, and that if a few more things are taken away from them they will all have to shut up shop, “If we can’t serve meat and can’t serve eggs, what are we going to make a living The site survey committee 'frorh the 'Veterans’ Administra tion in Washington, D. C., ex pected in the Sandhills the first of this week, will come October 17 instead, to inspect the Camp Mackall area for its possibilities as the site of a proposed 1,000- bed veteras’ hospital. The message postponing the scheduledi visit came by tele phone from the committee at High Point Monday night to A. C. Reed/ member of a special committee of the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce which is' promoting the project. The delay, occasioned by the necessity of looking over many proffered sites in their tour of North Carolina, may redound to the advantage of the Sandhills as a site, October 17 is a Friday, and the weekend may give a bet ter chance for inspection than a hurried visit during the week, was the view taken by Reed. The local committee, composed of H. N. Cameron, chairman, L. T. Clark and Reed, is working with (jhambers of Commerce in other Sandhills towns to promote choice of the Camp Mackall site for the $15,000,000 facility. Meeting Held The committee met last Thxirs- day evening at the Belvedere hotel with representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of- Lau- rinburg, Raeford, Hamlet, Rock ingham, Aberdeen and Southern Pines, to complete plans for the providing of the necessary infor mative material requested by the on? It’s hard enough as it is, with. survey committee, and for assist- (Continuea on Page 5) ing in the inspection tour. A woman identified as Mrs. Paul Kuhin, 43, of Highland Park, lU., is a patient at Moore County hospital, too seriously in jured as the result of an accident on the Aberdeen-Pinehurst road Tuesday afternoon to give any details of the wreck. She was said to have been driving alone. The Pilot at press- time had been unable to learn further details. More fortunate was Mrs. Ben D. Dural, young wife of a ser geant stationed at Fort Bragg, who lives at the Walker apart ments in Southern Pines. Driving north Tuesday about 10 a. nf. on the Aberdeen-South ern Pines road, she lost co.ntrol of her car at a point near the WEEB radio studios. With her was her nine-month-old son, David. ' The car left the road, bounced against a tree and crashed over on its side. Mrs Dural told a reporter the next day, “When I felt the car going over all I could do was lie across the baby and try to save him.” Passers-by who rushed to her aid found she had been sue cessful, as neither she nor the baby suffered more than super ficial scratches and bruises. Examination of the car reveal ed a tire torn to shreds, and a blowout was assigned as the cause of the wreck. Mystery Accidejnt A mystery accident on the road between Southern Pines and Manly this week -had people guessing. The Pilot is embarras sed to admit it could find out no more than anybody else, though several leads were followed. A car seen to leave the rbad, bounce up against the railroad embankment and turn over with a crash. A man crawled out, was picked up by a passerby and thereupon was seen no more. The car was said to have re mained on the road for several days. No wrecker of the vicinity was called. A check at Moore County hospital revealed that no accident case was admitted at that time. Two suits totaling $91,450, with notice of intent to file another which may well run into several thousands of dollars, were filed last Friday in Moore County su perior court. Two of the actions were the result of an automobile accident on Highway 1, between Aberdeen and Pinebluff, July 17, in which R. F. Stewart, former mayor qf Pinebluff, was seriously injured. The other suit, Jere N. Mc- Keithen vs. Frank L. Baber, al leges breach of contract and asks recovery of $41,150. Suing Lynwood Moon, of Aber deen, driver of the car which al legedly forced his car from the road, overturning it, Stewart asks $60,000 and costs to cover the ■expenses and injuries said to have been sustained. Driving his Oldsmobile sedan north along the highway in a ^“caireful, cautioqg and prjudent manner,” plaintiff alleges, he met about 10 p. m. the Chevrolet be ing driven south by Moon. This, it is claimed, was being operated in a “willfully wanton, heedless, reckless and grossly negligent manner, and at a high, excessive and unlawful rate of speed.” The Moon car, it was claimed, enter ed the wrong lane and struck ;tewart’s, forcing it from the highway and overturning it, pin ning Stewart inside Jn an in jured condition for a consider able length of time. Stewart, still a patient at the Moore County hospital, was said to have suffered severe lacera tions of the face and head, con tusions of the chest and lungs resulting in bronchopneumonia, fractured and broken ribs and hip, and multiple contusions of the chest, arms, hands, lower ex tremities and abdomen. Cochran & Co. vs. Moon Filed at the same time was an application for an extension of time for the filing of a complaint to be entitled Robert T. Cochran & Co. vs. Lynwood N. Moon. ' This, it was stated, is to be an action for the recovery of dam ages to the car driven by Stew art, and owned by his employers, the Cochran company, also for damages to the plaintiff’s busi ness and for the lost services of R. F. Stewart. Twenty days would be neces sary, it was averred, to take Stewart’s deposition and have it verified by the plaintiff corpor ation, a large fruit produce con cern, in New York Extension of time was granted until October 23, by which date also an answer is to be made in tne case of Stewart vs. Moon. McKeithen vs. Babetr In the case of Jere McKeithen vs. Baber, terms of a contract are set forth by which McKeithen was to be come manager of the Aberdeen and Southern Pines Browh’s Auto Supply, stores, (two of An extra high school foot ball game, and the only home game of the week, is listed for Friday afternoon, when the Southern Pines' B squad will meet the Cam eron squad on the school ath letic park. The kickoff is at 3:30. Miss Dermitt To Be Full-Time Librarian Here of em- 'Arriving Nov. 1: Mrs. Smith Resigns After Long Service Miss Helen Dermitt, Meadsville, Pa., has been ployed as Southern Pines ilbra- on a year-round basis be ginning November 1, it was an nounced this week by A. B. Yeo mans, president of the Southern Pines Library association. Miss Dermitt succeeds Mrs. Thomas B. Smith, who has been briarian at Meadsville, which she nas held for 28 years vember 1 to May 1 last year. Mr,s. Smith, who for health reasons has occupied her post for half-years only during the past two years, recently offered her resignation for these same rea sons. She will take a rest at home, it is understood. Miss Dermitt “filled in” last winter and spring during a leave of absence from her post as li brarian at Meadville, a post which she has held for 28 years and which she is now quitting to come to Southern Pines for good. She will bring her aunt and two friends from Meadville to spend the winter. They will have an apartment at the home of Miss Laura Jenks. chain ^ owned by Baber) at a a stated 'salary; and also for $10,- 000, $4,000 of it in cash, receive one-fourth interest in tne stores. Working from January 2, 1946, to December 31, McKeithen was said to have received only a frac tion of the salary agreed upon, and at no time was the partner- (Continued on Page 5) Father Rigney Comes To Si. Anthony's Rev. Edward Rigney, resident priest at St. Joseph’s hospital, Asheville, has been transferred to Southern Pines as resident as sistant to Rev. Herbert A. Har kins, pastor. He succeeds Rev. Richard Bar rett, who is on leave of absence for health reasons with nis fam ily in hPiladelphia. Father Bar rett served during the war as a chaplain with U. S. army forces in the Pacific. Discussion of two important matters at the October meeting of the town board held at the city hall Tuesday evening (instead of Wednesday, on account of en gagement conflicts) resulted in a decision to postpone action on both until popular sentiment could be determined. One was the matter of the ex tension of the city limits to in clude adjacent heavily-built-up suburban sections, with Pinedene and Weymouth Heights heading the list. Natural growth since the last extension of limits in 1930 (when West Southern Pines was taken in) has “placed more Southern Pines people outside . the town than in,” it was declared. Advantages to the sections in volved, as well as to the town as ,a whole, of such extension were (iiscussed, also the program of de velopment which should ensue, gradually extending all benefits of taxpaying town residents to new inclusions. These would include water, lights, fire and po lice protection, garbage collection and other services, gradually ex panding all town departments. A survey by a qualified plan ning engineer, to determine costs as balanced against revenue, should be undertaken before such a step, it was suggested. Funds For Floodlights The other proposal was that of a town election to permit use. of city funds for partial financing of the floodlights at the town athletic field, the only way such funds could be released for this purpose, according to advice of W. D. Sabiston, town attorney. Legal advice had been sought following discussion of the plan last month. Originating with the Chamber of Commerce and pass ed on to the board for possible action, the proposal would call for an initial payment on the lights from a reserve fund ear- (Continued on page 10) Sweet Potato Dehydration Plant Ready To Buy Farmers may start bringing their sweet potatoes to the dehy dration plant near Carthage any time now, L. R. Sugg, manager, announced this Week. No potatoes will be received on Saturdays, but on other week days Sugg and his plant super intendent, Ed Love, will take in as many as arrive, paying cur rent market prices for them. 'While all the machinery has not arrived, and dehydration will not be undertaken yet, the po tatoes will be bought and stored until equipment can be installed. The plant would have been open before now, Sugg said, ex cept that the weather has been so wet that potatoes could not be dug. A good stretch of clear •weather should see the yams pil ing up, he said. J. B. Gourlay, of the state de partment of agriculture, spent the day with Sugg Wednesday compiling a listing of market prices as a guide for payment to the producers. Eagle Springs Request Starts Sparks A-Flying In Commissioners’ Meeting A flareup in the county com- missioneis’ meeting Monday morning, with Chairman Gordon Cameron reportedly hurling a few hot words in the general di rection of School Superintendent H. Lee Thomas, created some tensions about the courthouse during that day and left a few folks wondering what it was all about. It all began, innocently enough, with the appearance of a delega tion of two, J. W. Page and K. M. Stutts, of Bensalem township to ask for funds from the county to outfit the lunchroom in the al most completed Eagle Springs school building. Visiting School Superintendent. Thomas first, they were told that funds appropriated for the build ing did not include any for lunch room equipment. Accompanied by Thomas, they then visited the commissioners and made known their wish. Chairman C»meron was said then to have embarked on a vig orous reproach of the superinten dent of schools, stating that he thought the funds asked for, and budgeted, for the Eagle Springs (Continued on Page 5)