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Chamber forking
To Bring Athletics
Here For Training
Business District
Campaign Progress
Reported By Reed
There is a strong nossibility
that Southern Pinss will become
a permanent spring training base
far the (Philadelphia Athletics
it was indicated by facts reveal
ed at the Chamber of Commerce
directors’ meeting at the Com-
mimity building Tuesday night
The ball club wants to come,
the Chamber of Commerce wants
them to come and it all depends
on whether the club and the ho
tels can get together on the price
Lansing T. Hall, appointed at ?
previous meeting by President
John Ruggles to visit various
hotels of the- community to in
vestigate the possibilities, fol
lowing a request from Tom Cope
business manager of the club at
Red Springs, reported that most
hotels are definitely not interest
ed. However, two are and were
submitting prices.
The main drawback, it seemed.
^ was that the time set for train
ing here is in April, when hotel
patronage is at its peak. Hotels
were understandably reluctant ti-
' commit themselves to providing
rooms and two meals a day for
100 to 200 ball players, when it
might mean having to turn away
established trade.
However, the directors agreed
that it would be a fine thiiig for
the town to have the youngsters
here. A representative of the
club is expected to visit Southern
Pines within a short time, and
will confer on hotels, prices, etc.
A decision is expected early in
September.
Veterans' Hospital
Lloyd T. Clark, member of the
committee appointed to promote
the construction of a Veterans’
Administration hospital here,
urged that action be taken in ad
dition to work that has already
been done.
The site survey comipittee, en-
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Local Horses Make Good At National
Show; Kennedy and Cardy Stables Win
NEWS
The Red Cross announces
that interesting news of
plans for the hoped-for
Blood Bank in this section
will most likely be divulged
at the annual meeting. to
take place at the Highland
Pines Inn, tonight, (Friday).
The meeting will cover the
year's reports and the elec
tion of officers for the com
ing season. It will open at
3 p. m.
Mrs. Ives Speaks
In Raeford On
Historical Work
Spreading the gospel of inter
est in the historical study of
North Carolina, Mrs. Ernest
Ives, secretary of the Moore
County Historical Association,
spoke to the Woman’s Club at
Raeford on Tuesday^ night on the
local association’s success in the
field of restoration.
The occasion was the annual
meeting of the Raeford Woman’s
Club of which Mrs. A. L. O’Bry-^
ant is president. The first meet
ing since the war, the event drew
a large gathering of ninety Wo
men from Raeford and vicinity
who enjoyed the bounteous ban
quet and the program of music
that followed and who listened
with the greatest interest to the
speaker' from Southern Pines.
Introduced by Mrs. Snead,
chairman of the program com
mittee, Mrs. Ives described the
organization of the Moore County
Association and told the club of
its success in restoring the Shaw
House and of plans for further
work in the county. At the close
of her talk, a discussion ensued
as to the possibility of Raeford’s
forming a branch of the Moore
County group or starting an as
sociation of its own. A donation
of $10 was made by the club to
the Shaw House Restoration
fund.
By E. O. Hippus
Well, well, well! Isn’t tha‘
sompin!
A great big “Well done!” for
the local horses who swept tc
final victory in the national show
in New York which ended Wed
nesday night. And congratula
tions to owners, Mrs. Audrey
Kennedy and Vernon G. Cardy,
and to trainers Walsh and Good
win, who shared the honors.
Tuesday Events
“Bob O’Link, Bob O’Link,
spink, spank, spink!” was the
tune being whistled around the
rail at the Garden Tuesday night,
as Mickey Walsh rode to victory
the four-year-old bay horse o
that name from the Seven Star
Stables to win the Grand Cham
pion young hunter title.
The young horse made almost
a clean sweep of the green and
limit young hunter classes, tak-
Blue and White
Has Close Victory
Over Lowe’s Grove
Wednesday Game Is
Exciting Climax
Of Unbeaten Season
ing, in all, four firsts, including game’s end
-In a wild scoring melee Sou
thern Pines closed out its grid
season here Wednesday after-
npon undefeated in state six-man
football, by outscoring Lowe’s
Grove from Durham 39 to 34.
And outscoring their oppon
ents was just the game it was
as Southern Pines cut loose with
a hipper-dipper brand of football
that kept them in the' forefron'
of the parade of touchdowns,
with Lowe’s Grove just a step
behind, and the issue in doubt
until the referee rushed in to
grab the ball, signalling the
Town Authorizes $30,000 Bond Vote
For Athletic Fields of Both Schools
Night Thieves Enter School Office,
Take $220 Class Funds From Closet
Torza Leads Amateurs At Local Open
the lightweight green hunters an
the $500 young hunter stake In
this class he was up against 26
entries of high calibre and some
very tough competition indeed.
Bought by Walsh for Mrs. Ken
nedy from “Cappy” Smith of
Middleburg last August, Bob O’
Link showed at Stoneybrool
Long Island, at Harrisburg, and
at Piping Rock before entering
the Garden last week. With him
in competition there were hi-
stablemates. Blue Chic, Flagola
and Star Climber With the show
not yet over, final scores are not
available, but the list for the
Seven Star Stable to date is im
pressive, with Blue Chic adding
:hree seconds, including middle
and heavyweight hunters, Flago
la with a second in the open
jumping and Star Climber with
nother in the difficult pen jump
Walsh, well-known in the
Sandhills for his spectacular rides
in the bi-monthly gymkhanas, is
training all the horses in Mrs.
Kennedy’s string.
The other familiar name stand
ing out from the lists of Garden
It Was a superb team this Dur
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Highland Pines
Changes Hands
The sale of the Highland Piner
Inn has been reported by the real
estate agency of Colonel George
P. Hawes, Pinehurst. The new
owners are a father and son
Charles W. Sitzer, senior and
junior, who own the Hohnhurst
Hotel in Atlantic City and have
formed the Stitzer Hotel Com
pany, with the Southern Pines
hotel now a member of the chain
Owned by a company of which
D. G. Stutz was head for many
years, the inn was, during this
last year, in the hands of W. L.
Brown of Tioyx Garland Pierce
has been the I'uCal manager for
five years.
Charles Stitzer, Jr., it is stated,
will be here Saturday to take
formal possession. Brought up in
me iiata ux vjcnueii Ike hotel business, with special
summaries is that of Verpon G. ffraining in hotel manag|3r: ^.nt,
VOllTlCf 'mon v le +/-x
Felice Torza, left, has a right to that big smile. He is shown
h(sre as amateur winner of the Southern Pines Country Club Open,
held last Friday following the North and South Open at Pinehurst.
The former Connecticut Open champion, semi-finalist in the National
this summer, led a field of 80 with 132, for a three-way first-place
tie with Pros Jim Milward*ofThr.ee Lakes, Wis., and Terl Johnson of
Norristown, Pa.
With Torza is Frank Stranahan, amateur of Toledo, O., holder
of the Canadian Open title and last year’s North and South Open
amateur winner. Stranahan was a member of this year’s victorious
Walker Cup team.
Most of the North and South players, headliners of the first
water, with several additions, came over for the Southern Pines
tournament. (Photo by Humphrey)
Cardy, whose show horses also
winter here and are doing them
selves proud in the New York
i:how.
Flying Colors, spectacular open
jumper, with Miss Ferguson up,
won the Working Hunter classes
and then the championship, while
both top ribbons, in the Open
Jumping were pulled in by Cardy
horses. Atomic, first, and Piincc
Tex, second. Lightland won ;
fourth in the lightweight thor
oughbred hunters, a ribbon p
haps more highly valued by the
owner than any. Fort Riley,- that
dark lean chestnut and neat per
former, won the second in the
working hunter hacks.
Wednesday Finals
As the points mounted and the
show drew toward a close the
tension grew. Railbirds were
egging on their favorites and the
faces of riders grew more deter
mined.
First excitement for the local
was Bob O’Link’s win of the
young hunter championship^, by
sixteen points. This coveted
award, won a round of well-de
served cheers. It was a popular
win which seemed to go to the
youngster’s head, or to his heels,
bhown in hand by Mickey Walsh,
he proudly received his blue rib
bon then kicked up his heels and
broke away, leading Walsh a
merry chase as he cavorted
around the ring.
The Cardy horse, a favorite in
the Sandhills, took advantage of
a lucky break in the point system
Flying Colors, the working hun
ter winner, failed to place in
the $1,000 stake, final event, for
working hunters, but got a break
when the top horse in the stake
lurried out to be one which had
no previous points. So the Can
adian piebald’s 9 points earned
previously stood up.
And So. . . Home
And so another championship
trophy, that of the Working Hun
ters, will find its way down to
a Sandhills stable.
Further ribbons for the Cardy
stable went to: Atomic, who came
in third in the $250 knock down
and out class, a sixth to Prince
Tex in the finals of the open hunt
er, and a fourth to Fort Riley
in the working hunter stake. Rid
ing honors were shared by Miss
Helen Ferguson and Jack Good-
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the young man ■ is expected to
take over the management of the
local hostelry and to give Sou
thern Pines the first class estab
lishment which the town is well
qualified to have.
Hobby Show Being Held
At Community Building
Among exhibitors at the Hobby
Show being held at the Commun
ity building are Mrs. Arthur Ath
erton, showing her collection of
pitchers; Mrs. R. L. deMilhau, cro
cheted rugs; Mrs. L. T. Suther
land,, a variety of interesting ob
jects from several countries; Mrs.
R. C. Johnson, bottles; Mrs
Harry Ely, objects of srt from
Jspan, the Philipnines, Java and
other places in the orient; Mrs.
John Cline, a doll collection; Wal
ter Harper, woodwork; Mrs. L.
C. Lprenson, handmade quilts;
Mrs. Bob Henderson, embroidery
and crochet work.
Many colorful, beautiful and
usual items are among the dis
plays, which were placed on ex
hibit Thursday and will be
shown also this afternoon (Fri
day) at the Community building.
Mrs. John (I!line and Mrs. Louis
Scheipers are chairmen of the
Hobby Show, which is sponsored
by the Lena Sweezy group of the
Church of Wide Fellowship.
Sneak thieves broke into the
office of Supt. Philip J. Weaver
at the Southern Pines school
Tuesday night about 8 o’clock
and stole $220 from a closet shelf.
No arrest had been made at the
time The Pilot went to press.
This was the amount of paper
moneyin a box containing a good
deal more than this of funds be
longing to all classes and the
Athletic association. The rest, in
change and endorsed checks, was
left behind.
The thieves were interrupted
at their work by a group of young
men who drove up in a car to
lieturn school basketballs the5'
had been using for practice at the
Chuch of Wide Fellowship. These
were Harry Chatfield, Bobby
Dunn, Red Smith, Francis Shea
and Buddy Viall.
Heard Whistle
As they came up the drive, ac
cording to Chatfield, they heard
a long low whistle, which sound
ed like a signal whistle. He then
saw a figure dash off into the
darkness of the tree-covered
schoolyard.
V7hen the headlights of the car
touched the superintendent’s
office window, and they saw the
screen had been cut, they went
immediately to the police station
and gave the alarm. Chief New
ton was soon on hand, and Wea
ver was summoned from a Cham
ber of Commerce meeting.
Footprints were found at the
office window and also behind
the school. The office door and
also a Corridor door leading out
the back had been unlocked from
the inside, and it was apparent
that at least one person had rnade
his escape that way.
SGI Assists
Chief Newton took casts of the
footprints Wednesday, and Lee
Phillips, of the SBI ,at Raleigh,
came to take fingerprints and to
assist otherwise the investigation.
Investigators said they inclined
to the opinion that the thief, or
thieves, knew the school plant
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Grandstand And
Floodlights Planned
For Town Ballpark
Other Matters Discussed
Noted Baptist Sandpipers Plan
Layman Will Lead For Tournaments;
Revival Services Chairmen Named
MORE POLIO
Willis Clarkx five-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris
Clark of Jackson Spring,
was rushed fo Gastonia Or
thopedic hospital Tuesday
night following diagnosis of
polio.
This was confirmed at the
hospital, where Willis became
the third patient to be re
ceived from Moore county in
eight days. Taken last Mon
day was Guye Franks Wom-
ble, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Womhle, of Southern Pines;
and last Tuesday, little Linda
$ue Rushing, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Rushing. Jr.,
of West End.
The cases are said to be
moderate ones, 'wilh the
young patients all making
^atisKictory progWSss. Three
previous cases originated in
the county this year, two last
spring, one in the summer.
Dr. M. A. Huggins, of Raleigh,
,an outstandiiig layman of the
North Carolina Baptist convent
ion, will conduct a series of ser
vices in the form of a “layman’s
revival” at the Baptist church,
comer of New York avenue and
Ashe street, during the week
November 16-23.
Dr. Huggins is general secre
tary of the state Baptist convent
ion. He holds two degrees from
Wake Forest college and one
from the University of Paris, and
has held his place of leadership
among North Carolina Baptist for
more than 15 years.
A layman who puts his full
time on church activities, he is
well known in the south as an
insplGaitional (speaker, directing
his messages to laymen and lay-
women, and helping them meet
their opportunities and responsi
bilities for Christian service.
Re\^(. Lamar Jfackson, church
pastor, will deliver the sermons
at the morning and evening ser
vices Sunday. Dr. Huggins will
arrive Monday, and will speak at
7:45 that evening, and each even
ing through the following Sun
day, He will also be heard at the
Sunday morning service Novem
ber 23.
There will be special music by
the choir under direction of J. G
Womble. The public is given a
cordial invitation to attend any
or all services, Mr. Jackson said.
"Miss Southern Pines"
At Christmas Festival
‘"All we know is what we read
in the papers”—so, as Louise
Milliken, “Miss Southern Pines,”
had not returned from Charlotte
at the time The Pilot went to
press, we have to depend on the
Charlotte ObserVisr for an ac
count of her wonderful time
there.
And there she is, right in the
center of the smiliing group of
queens from 34 North and South
Carolina towns, on the Observer’s
front page; and there is the ac
count of the great Christmas Fes
tival held all day Wednesday,
with honor paid to the lovely
young ladies from start to finish.
Miss Milliken, 'selected by vote
of the high school students and
sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce, had Windham Clark
as her escort for the occasion.
With Mrs. Jean Edson, they were
driven to Charlotte in a new
Ford convertible from the Jack-
son Motor company. They also
rode in the convertible in the
Wilbur Edwards of the Jack-
son Motor company was the driv-
Plans for an active season of
tournaments were discussed at
the November meeting of the
Sandpipers, men’s golfing organ
ization of the Southern Pines
Country club, which was held at
Dante’s restaurant Monday night.
Will Wiggs, recently elected
president, appointed several com
mittees- to further the plans, as
.■'ollows:
Membership: Duke Howard
chairman; George Pottle, Boots
Matthews-
Entertainment: Howard Hoff
man, chairman; Pat Patterson,
Jack Carter.
The tournament committee is
headed by Herrman Grover,
Charles Everest, Jr., and Dick
Sugg.
John Pottle and N. L. Hodg
kins were named a committee of
two to work with Coach A. C.
Dawson and Supt. Philip J. Weav
er in promoting the annual North
Carolina High School tourna
ment, to be held in the spring.
Twenty-five members attended
the dinner meeting.
A bond election for $30,000 for
improvements to the town athlet
ic field, and also to the athletic
field at West Southern Pines, was
authorized by the town board in
monthly session at the city hall
Wednesday night.
The date will be set as early as
possible following formal legal
procedure.
The figure was upped from the
$20,000 previously considered fol
lowing discussion of the estima
ted costs of a concrete grandstand
and floodlights, and also through
the board members’ expressed be
lief that not enough had been es
timated for facilities at the Ne
gro school.
The final motion was made by
L. V. O’Callaghan, seconded by
June Blue and passed with one
dissenting vote, that of J. N.
Steed, who said he approved of
all phases of the project except
the floodlights.
The purchase and installation
of these, costliest of the projected
improvements, were set some
months ago at $14,000. An “out
side price” of»$9,700 on the erec-
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Miss Dermitt Back
In Library Post
Miss Helen Dermitt, newly ap
pointed librarian of the South
ern Pines library, is back at her
post, which she held in a tempor
ary capacity from October to
May, 1946-47.
Following the resignation of
Mrs. Thomas B. Smith, librarian
for the past several years. Miss
Dermitt accepted the position, as
was previously announced by A.
B. Yeomans, president of the Li
brary association.
Miss Dermitt, who is. from
Meadsville, Pa., has taken an
apartment with Mrs, C. M- Rob
inson, who is also from Meads
ville and who was also with’ her
here last winter. They are at the
home of Miss Laura Jenks on
Ridge street.
Chatfield Will Open
Milk Delivery Route
A milk route, with home de
liveries of Coble’s milk, will be
established in and around Sou
thern Pines beginning Monday
morning by Harry G. Chatfield,
according to announcement made
this week.
Chatfield, who is employed at
the Modern Mairket, will make
deliveries before 8 a. m. He will
be assisted by Buddy Viall and
Francis Shea.
While only sweet milk will be
delivered at present, be said he
plans to add other Coble products
—lactic buttermilk, chocolate
milk, cream- and butter-^-as he
ascertains his customers’ wants.
CHILD SCALDED
Karen Elizabeth, the 15-
months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Neely of
North Brpad street, is in a
critical condition at the
Moore County hospital from
scalds suffered when she
pulled over a pot of boiling
soup shortly after no6n Wed
nesday.
Her mother had just taken
the soup from the stove and
set it on the kitchen table
when the little girl reached
for it and upset it.
Fortunately, the scalding
soup missed her face.
She was rushed to the
Moore County hospital, where
it was found that her neck,
chest and side were covered
with both second and third
degree burns.
Her father is manager of
the VFW club here.
Robbins Man, Jailed Since Death Of
Wife, Faces Sales Tax Troubles Too
A sales tax lien for delinquen
cies since July, 1944, amounting
to $1,922.34, was received Mon
day by Sheriff G. J. McDohald
against the business of F. H. Spi
vey, who is in Moore County
jail without privilege of bond in
connection with the fatal assault
on his wife Sunday, November
2.
Sheriff McDonald was ordered
to lock up and sell Spivey’s busi
ness, the S & M cafe at Robbins,
to satisfy the delinquent taxes.
He said, however, that Spivey’s
lawyers had told him a check
would be immediately forthcom
ing.
The business has not been oper-
ating, it was learned, since the
death of Mrs Spivey, and the ar
rest of her husband, deprived it
of both owners and operators at
one time.
Spivey is still uncharged with
any crime, pending action of the
grand jury at the next term of
Moore County superior court.
This will be in February.
He is being held at the instance
of the coroner’s jury, which met
at the sheriff’s office last Thurs
day morning, iwth Coroner Hugh
P. Kelly presiding.