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c. 9 & 9 & I Resort Airlines’ Local Service Is Denied By CAB Veterans’ Administration Committee Is Welcomed Sandhills Leaders Will Act Immediately Business and civic leaders of the Sandhills, faced this week with the CAB's denial of a regular service permit to Resort Airlines to operate out of its own airport, were astonished and dismayied, and rallied at once to the cause. John S. Ruggles, president of the Southern Pines Cham ber of Commerce, said, "Such service is most impor tant to us and I am sure the Chamber will take immed iate' acti(tn." Mayor Page, who was called out of town, could not be reached. It is believed, however, the town board will also act in the matter. Paul C. Butler, persident of the Kiwanis Sandhills Ki- wanis club, and Lloyd T. Clark, president of the Sou- ^fhami Pines "Rotary club, promised their support. From Bob Harlow, editor of ' Ihe Pinehurstl^ Outlook, €»mes information that ap peals to Gordon M> Cameron, chairman of Moore County commissioners, and to Rich ard S. Tufts, profeident of PineHurst, Inc., met with the Same response. He also se cured a promise of aid from Rep. C. B. Deane. All said that, had they known their aid was needed, it would have been given earlier. 'The situation was un known until this week. A request for temporary au thorization for regularly sched uled service by Resort Airlines out of Resort airport, serving 'Southern Pines and Pinehurst, has been turned down by the Civil Aeronautics board, it was learned by The Pilot this week from Maj. L. C. Burwell, Jr.^ Re sort Airlines president. A number of other requests for temporary service made at the same time were handed back for deletion of the Southern Pines-Pinehurst item, Major Bur- well said. All the requests had been sub mitted to cover regular flights from, this and other key points covering many Ttiajor resorts, pending decision of the CAB re garding permanent authorization, a decision which may not be forthcoming for many months. In regard to service from the local airport, the temporary ap plication had been designed to cover regular flights for which temporary authorization for the past summer was permitted earlier. The CAB hearing for certifi cation of the permanent services by Resort Airlines will begin October 29, next Wednesday. The present decision of the board, especially if it is an indi cation of the course which will be followed in the granting of per manent certification, will leave (Continued on Page 8) GOVERNOR CHERRY COMING TO BIG HOMECOMING GAME HERE Why Six-Man Football? C. T. Thomason, James E. McMurrer, J. P. Haynes and John C. Donahue, Veterans’ Administration representrtives, seated, above, showed their good taste in reading matter shortly after their arrival here last Frid2\' ixorning. On hand to welcome them in the Reed apartment at the Belvedere hotel standing, Jchn S. Ruggles, A. C. Reed, E. C. Stevens, Lloyd T. Clark and Herbert Cameron. were, R. F. Stewart Of Pinebluff Passes Thnrsday Survey Team Inspects Sandhills Sites For Vets’ Hospital On Weekend Here On Thursday afternoon, Octo ber 16th, at three o’clock, died Robert Ferguson Stewart of Pinebluff, one qf the most be loved citizens of the Sandhills. Mr. Stewart, who was gravely in jured in an automobile accident on July 17th and had been at Moore County hospital since that time, had returned to his home the previous week, but was taken back to the hospital on Monday where he died three days later. , Born at Johns, North Carolina, on December 24th, 1883, Robert Stewart was the son of Dugald M. and Kate McLean Stewart. His boyhood was spent in Johns and he was a life-long member of the Smyrna Church there, being or dained a deacon at the age of 21. On November 26th, 1913, he mar ried Ethel Buchan of Manly and in 1919 the couple moved to the Buchan farm on Drowning Creek. Here they lived until 1931 when the family moved to Mossgiel where Mr. Stewart was happily associated with Francis V. Dupont as superintendent! of the Dupont' hunting preserve. In 1937 the Stewart family moved to the present home in Pinebluff and in the same year Mr. Stewart was elected mayor, a position which he held until the past May, 1947 when he de clined to run again. At the time of his death, Mr. Stewart was associated with the Robert T. Cochrane Porduce Company, peach brokers and shippers, with whom he had worked, under the management of Fletcher Cpchrdne, for some (Continued on Page 8) Local Hotels Opening, All Set For Busy Season Ahead A round of the various hotels in this locality shows great act ivity. The enterprising reporter, and we d-nt need to inform our readers that that means The Pilot reporter, is liable to find- himself tangled up in the snaky coils of a vacuum cleaner as he makes his edgy way across the lobby, or, turning a corner sud denly, runs head on into a sofa coming the other way. Furniture is being moved, floors under the furniture being sanded, varnish ed and waxed, and everything has a high glossy finish. Except possibly the nerves of those in charge of all this excitement. They might be excused if they show signs of strain. This reporter started up on the hill and worked west. CWe have just come from Down East and are still navigating by compass bearings.) The Highland Pines doors were open to the brilliant sun and the lobby was full of pine fragrance, mixed with the clean odor of new varnish and the slightest hovering touch of moth balls. In the dining room, the chairs were lined up as if for a game of Going to Jerusalem. But no children’s party is on schedule yet. They are just gett ing ready to give the floor a com plete re-doing. The wide expanse that can seat some 210 guests stretches away to walls charm ingly papered in cool green and white bamboo design. Makes you think of crisp salads and great bowls of fruit and cold, cold orange juice. In the lounge everything was topsy turvy awaiting the new carpets. There will probably be a change of chairs, too, with new upholstery for soine of the old ones. General Reno'vation Queried as to the state of things thereabouts, W. L. Brown, owner-manager, said that it (Continued on Page 5) DEANE AT VFW Rep. C. B. Deane, of Rock ingham. and E. C. Snead, of Wilmington,' North Carolina VFW department comman der, will be the speakers at the regular meeting of the John Boyd post, VFW. Mon day at 8 p. m.. according to announcement by Post Com mander C. S. Patch. Jr. The meeting will be open to all veterans, whether or not they are members of the post. Representative Deane will speak on "The National De fense Act of 1947" and will discuss pending veterans' legislation in an open fonim. Post Commander Snead will speak on the VFW state pro-' gram for the year, touching on such subjects as housing, recreation and veterans' ser vice. The meeting will be held in the VFW clubroom on East Broad street. Local Team Still Unbeaten After West End Game A stubborn West End team, playing without Blake, their first string center (on the sidelines with a knee injury), extended Southern Pines to the limit be fore going down 22 to 0 here Wednesday. Half time score was 6-0. The Blue and White will come up to the all important Orphan age game next week 'with a spotless record. Southern Pines scored in the first period Wednesday on a sus tained 63-yard drive from their 17, Mattocks and McCall alterna ting on the ball, carrying with a 20-yard pass from Mattocks to Bennett for the longest gain. From the 3 Dickerson swept right end for the score., Newton missed the point try from placement. The scoreless ' second period was featured by the hard charg ing line play of West End. After Southern Pines blocked a West End kick on the 18, Mattocks was thrown for a minus 13 yards on two tries. Late in the period M'attocks took off around left end for 17 yards and a touch down but a 15-yard penalty nul lified the score. Third Period In the third period from their 25 the Blue and White scored on two plays, Newton passing to Baker who lateraled to McCaU to carry to the 20. McCall then pass ed to Baker in the end zone for the marker. Newton’s placement kick was good to make the score 14 to 0. (Continued on Page 5) Towns Cooperate On Information, Entertainment Four gentlemen of the Vet erans’ Administration spent last weekend here apd, whether or not there is a sequel to their visit, it can Safely be reported that they had an estcellent and most enlightening time. They received a warm wel come from civic leaders of Sou thern Pines and of five neighbor towns of the Sandhills; they were taken on sightseeing tours, on which they saw and sampled various recreational features of this resort area and pronounced them without a peer; they saw-r- and professed themselves favor ably impressed by—the Camp Mackall site,. and several others of the region, on one of which local proponents hope that, some day, a large Veterans’ hospital may be constructed. The visitors were from the Vet erans’ Administration at Wash ington, D. C., James E. McMur rer, of the leal estate division; C. Temple Thomason, of the medi cal administration service; James P. Haynes, of the construction service; and, from Richmond, Va., John C. Donahue, attorney and engineer with the real es tate division. Tour of State The stop at Southern Pines was one of many made throughout the state on a site-surveying tour during which more than 30 pro posed sites for a 1,000-bed neuro psychiatric veterans’ hospital were to be seen. (Continued on Page 5) Publicity, not for the town nor for the team, but for the six-man football game itself, and its po tentialities for a wholesome fall sports program for thousands of boys who now have none, is be- nind the big promotion of the Homecoming Day game here next 'Wednesday. The • game has proved ''itself, local proponents declare, in a .hree-year workout here and in Moore County schools. It has produced games equally as ex citing or more so) players equally as good (or more so) as the 11-man football possible only in the larger schools. The case is stated in the fol lowing letter of invitation, one of those sent by J. A. Phillips, who is aiding in the project, to athletic directors of the “Big Five’’, differing only slightly from those sent to sportswriters of state dailies, and others who may help the game to statewide prominence; “Southern Pines High school and the Lexington Junior Or phanage are playing a six-man football game here Wednesday, October 29. These two schools are leading exponents of this type of football game, and their an nual game is rapidly becoming a state classic. We are inviting you or some member of your depart ment to attend in the interest of promoting six-man football in North Carolina high schools that now have no fall sports program. “We hope that you can see suf ficient merit in this sport to war rant six-man football instruc tion being included in your physical education department. You will be interested to know that fewer than 100 high schools in the state play 11-man football with approximately 2,200 boys taking part. There are over 500 high schools in the state that do not have a large enough student body to play the 11-man game, and for t these schools six-man football is not only ideally fit ted to their needs, but will pro vide a fall sports program for some 11,000 boys. “Six-man football is very pop ular in the Midwest with several thousand boys engaged in play ing. Since the game was started experimentally in small schools in 1933 the growth has been phe nomenal. Harry Stuhldreher, for merly coach of Wisconsin, said that he had a number of players with six-man , football exper ience, and that he could see no difference in their performance and those experienced in 11-man playing. “From the college standpoint, (Continued on Page 8) Miss Southern Pines Will Be Chosen In Contest FUND DRIVE ^ The Southern^ Pines Cham ber of Commerce' fund drive opened this week in the business district, under di rection of the business chair man, A. C. Reed. Canvassing the residential section, which will be in charge of John E. Cline, will begin about November I, it was announced by Lloyd Clark, fund drive chairman. Letters have been sent out to members and 1>rospective members of the bpsiness dis trict, informing them of the campaign's purposes, and in cluding tRd Current state ment of the treasurer. Gar land McPherson, Enlargement of the mem bership, with increased funds to allow for a definitely pro gressive program during the coming year are the prime aims of the dri-ve, said Chair men Clark. He emphasized the fact that "we want no one to be left out. A Cham ber of Commerce can func tion constructively only if it has the wholehearled sup port of every business ihdi'vidual of the commun ity." “'Miss Southern Pines High School’’ will be chosen in a con test to be held Wednesday even ing, November 5, continuing an annual event which has proven popular and interesting here. In fact, though the greatest honors await the young lady chosen by judges from the youth ful beauties of the high school classes, three beauty queens will be selected, with honors and prizes on hand for all. “Little Miss Southern Pines” will be chosen from the first, second, third and fourth graders; “Junior Miss Southern Pines” from the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth; “Miss Southern Pines High School” from the ninth through twelfth grades. One dollar will win the nom ination of any girl in these classes, and the proceeds, plus admission prices on the contest evening, will go toward the school gift of the senior class, which is sponsoring the event. “Miss Southern Pines High School” will be sponsored as the entry of the Chamber of Com merce in the Christmas festival to be held e t Charlotte November 12, to which all towns of Pied mont and Central North Carolina have been invited to send beauty queens. The contest will be held at the Pinehurst theatre, loaned through courtesy of Charles W. Picquet, as the school has no auditorium this year. A sparkling program is being planned, and a large crowd is expected. Members of the senior class will, during their study periods next week, visit merchants and businessman of the town to se cure their cooperation in the contest, with plenty of nominees for the three beauty titles- Miss Phoebe Witherspoon, senior class advisor, is assisting the young people with the pro ject. State YDC Commihee To Meet Here Nov. 1 The fall meeting of the execu tive committee of the North Car olina Young Democratic club, the first since the election of last month, will be held at the High land Pines Inn Saturday evening. Nc-em’'"" 1, it wns annoxtnced this '’veek. Arrangements were made by H. Clifton Blue, secretary, by re quest of Hoover Taft, president. The meeting will be preceded by dinner at 7:30. Attending will be the state of ficers and all district chairmen Legionnaires Plan Bingo Parties And Harvest Ball Other Dignitaries Invited To Witness ' Game With Orphans Wednesday Half-Holiday With the attractive renova tion of their hut and grounds now nearing completion, and meetings now being held twice a month instead of only once, the Sandhills post of the Amer ican Legion, at its meeting Tues day night, laid plans for some in teresting fall activities. These will include a series of bingo parties to be held at the hut, the first one Wednesday evening, November 5, and a Har vest Ball, to be held Wednesday, November 26, at Scottie’s Frank Neely was appointed chairman of the bingo parties, and A. D. Hurst of the ball. Both will be open to the public, and the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Junior Legion base ball program. Post Commander Jack Reid presided over the meeting, at which it was lalso decided to sand and refinish the floor of the hut, and to clean the lot and sow it to winter grass. A barbecue pit is to be built, which may be used by Boy Scouts and other organi- zrticns besides the Legionnaires. During the past fe’.v v/eeks the hut has been completely repaint ed inside by Joe Garzik and A. D. Hurst, with a color scheme of light green with ivory trim. Charles Swoope repaired the floor, replacing many old tim bers with new- Plans for the Homecoming Day game to be played here next Wednesday between the South ern Pines High school and the Lexington Junior Orphans’ Home indicate that it will be an event of importance far beyond the confines of the two team^’ home towns. Governor Cherry made defin-' ite acceptance of an invitation tendered him some weeks ago, in a letter received Friday by Supt. Philip J. Weaver. In a movement to publicize the six-man football game, which has met with such success here, though comparatively unknown in many parts of the state, local supporters of the high school sports program have also invited the sportswriters of the great stgte dailies; the athletic direct ors of the University of North Carolina, State college. Wake Forest, Davidson and Duke; offi cials of the North Carolina High School Athletic association; prin cipals and superintendents of schools in 50 counties of central and Piedmont North Carolina; couhty, community and school officials of Moore county; many others throughout the state who, it is felt, will be interested in the game and irf a position to assist in its promotion. Locally, the game is the cli max of an exciting season, bringing together the state’s ranking exponents of the six- man football game—the unbeat en Southern Pines and Lexing ton Orphans’ teams, both of (Continued on Page 8) HOMECOMING DAY Merchants of the town 'will play their part in the Home coming Day festivities by -windo-w displays, to be ar ranged this coming weekend, for which four cash prizes will be awarded by the Sou thern Pines Chamber of Commerce. Judging will take place early in the week, and the winners will be announced over the loudspeaker during the Southern Pic|8si-Lexing- ton Orphanage game's inter- mialsion, according to John S. Ruggles, Chamber of Com merce president. Cooperation of all business houses is also requested by Mayer Page in a proclama tion designating Wednesday, October 2B, Homecoming day, as a half holiday. Though Wednesday is or dinarily obsarved as a half holiday by irosi Kiorcs, this will mean the closing of many offices and other busi ness places which generally do not close, so that all may attend the game and assist in the community celebration. Reporter Visits Lexington For Answer To $64 Question For years this reporter has been curious about why the orphanages—^Barium Springs, the Children’s Home, Mill’s Home, and other orphan institutions of the state, are such breeding places for great football teams. We went over to the Lexing ton Junior Orphanage to try to find the answer, for this place also spawns perennial champion ship six man football teams. The fact that the Orphans were play ing Curry (those 13-12 boys) that day, and those same Lexihgton- ians are coming here Wednesday for our Blue and White big Homecoming game, is just a coincidence. The Junior Home is four miles out from Lexington in the West ern Uwharris foothills. Set off from .the highway about 300 yards, the buildings are of neat brick construction resem,bling much our Moore County hospital and Nurses’ home. Great oaks are scattered about the structures and stand on a green, well kept laWn. C.lrcular concrete drives leading to the buildings give an appearence to 'the place of a large couijtry estate. There are about 180 children there at the Home, of varying age and sizes fron^ tiny tots all the way up. They were neatly dressed. All were at the football game and in the cheering sect ion, led on by fopr girl cheer leaders approp'rilate'ly costumed in .billowing while skirts, and navy blue sweaters with big block letters “H”. The roar that greeted the Lex ington team as it came onto the field left no doubt as to the favorite of the cheering section. The Lexington team had on old and faded blue jerseys, but they have new ones. The field was , wet and they were saving them for the Southern Rines game. The Orphan team is not as big (Continued on Page 5)
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