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JV' a .•«p“ VOL. 29. NO. 1 HELP PREVENT TUBERCULOSIS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS 14 PAGES THIS WEEK Chamber Seeking Trained Executive For Full-time Job Herrmann Grover Resigns To Accept Sales Position Southern Pines, N. C., Friday. November 28, 1947. 14 PAGES THIS WEEK HELP PREVENT TUBERCULOSIS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS TEN CENTS The Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce, which has hereto fore had only a pirt time secre tary filling a clerical, rather than executive, role, is now ready for a full time, ‘■'all-out” execu tive trained for the job, it was decided by the board of directors at their semi-monthly session Tuesday night. The decision came as the re sult of discussion following the resignation of Herrmann Grover, part time secretary since Febru ary 1. Grover has accepted a position with the Kroydon company, man ufacturers of golf clubs and golf ing equipment, he told the direc tors, and will leave for Florida this weekend to undertake his new duties as sales representa tive in the southeastern area. His resignation was accepted with regret, and Hoke Pollock was designated by Chairman John S. Ruggles a committee of one to draw up a resolution thanking him for his excellent service in behalf of the board. Discussion of a successor brought the unanimous decision to employ a full time executive experienced in resort promotion, at a salary commensurate with (Continued on Page 5) Moore County War Dead Coming Home The bodies of three Moore County boys were due to arrive at Charlotte this week, with oth er repatriated dead of the Caro lines, brought from French and Belgian cemeteries near where they fell in, war. The bodies/ are those of Cpl. Tryan C. McFarland, son of Mrs. Lena Rivers McFarland of South West Leake street; Pfc. Thomas Burns at New York City early this week, and from Charlotte telegrams were to be sent to the next of kin so that burial plans could then be followed through according to each family’s desire. Military Honors Corporal McFarland will be laid to rest in Mt. Hope cemetery here, with military rites conduct ed by the Sandhills post, Ameri- r Legion, his mother said this James C. Cannada Killed In Wreck LELAND MtKEITHEN McKeithen Elected Kiwanis President Plans Discussed listed as Mrs; Ethel Maness, of Robbins; and Pvt. James H. Moore, next of kin, George Moore, Robbins. All were exhumed from tem porary graves in Henri Chapelle military cemetery near Liege, Belgium. The bodies were to be brought to Charlotte following the dock ing of the funeral ship Robert ‘week. He was only 20 years old when he was killed March 9, 1945, aft; the final crossing of the Rhine He had left high school here four and a half years earlier to be come a volunteer soldier, and had been overseas 28 months. He was with the Ninth-division of Patton’s army through the Si (Continued on Page '5) Lakeview Man Hit By Car Wednesday Dies In Hospital Garner Succumbs To Injuries Received From Horton Car THANKSGIVING GAME SEES BLUE & WHITE STILL UNDEFEATED VFW, Legion Districts Back'Hospital The staff at N. C. Sanatorium has been saddened by the death in an automobile accident Satur day of James C. Cannada, 23, of Durham, a former patient who made sufficient recovery to take a position there and for the past six years has been serving ‘ clerk in the post office. He was beloved by patients and staff members alike, for his cheerful spirit and helpful deeds. “He will be deeply missed,” San atorium staff members said this week. With a friend, Carlton Shaw of Fayetteville, Cannada -vyas on the way to the Duke-Carolina game Saturday afternoon when their car was involved in a col lision on the Durham-Chapel Hill highway. They were taken to a hospital at Durham, where Can nada was pronounced dead on arrival and Shaw remains in a critical condition. Funeral services were held at the home of his mother in Dur ham at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Among those attending froiii the Sana torium were Dr. H. S. Willis, su perintendent; Dr. Joe Hyatt, Dr. M. S. Smith, Dr. William Byrd, William F. Tinder, Roy Jones, Miss Eula' Rackley, F. L. Eu banks, George Van Hoy, and J. L. Bell. Leland McKeithen of Pine- hurst, solicitor of Moore County" recorders court, was elected pres ident of the Sandhills Kiwanis club at its luncheon meeting held at Pope’s restaurant Wednesday. J. B. Edwards of Aberdeen was elected vice president, and John M. Howarth, of Southern Pines, was reelected secretary-treasur er. New directors are J. Hawley Poole, West End; Dr. William F. Hollister, Southern Pines; Charles J.-McDonald, Carthage; W. D. Sabiston, Carthage; A. L. Burney, R. L. Chandler, Jr., and Rev. T. E. Davis, Southern Pines. Installation will be in January. Plans for the annual Ladies’ night, to be held Monday evening at the Mid Pinbs club, were dis cussed. This will be the club’s silver anniversary celebration. Dr. Charles W.. Armstrong, of Sal isbury, president of Kiwanis In ternational, will be the speaker, and there will be other program features of interest. A. L. Burney is chairman for the event. Breaking the - club’s rule against collections for non-club causes, the Kiwanians Wednes day took up a Thanksgiving of fering for the Barium Springs Orphanage, amounting to $54. The offering was a memorial to the late Mrs. Chris Page of Aber deen, who in former years bead ed a group which served the Ki wanians’ Thanksgiving dinner, dedicating the entire proceeds to the orphanage. The entire Eighth district of the North Carolina department. Veterans of Foreign Wars, com prising 19 posts in 12 counties, has gone on record as supporting the construction of a proposed vet erans’ hospital on the Camp Mac- kaH site in the Sandhills, accord ing to information received by C. S. Patch, Jr., commander of the John Boyd post here, from Rob ert Loflin, of Thomasville, dis trict commander. In addition, it has been learned that the 12th district, American Legion, composed of the counties of Moore, Hoke, and Montgom ery, is also supporting the move ment with unanimous accord of all local posts, E. L. McBride, of Aberdeen, is district commander. Both district commanders have sent to the Veterans Administra tion at Washington, D. C., peti tions signed by representatives of all posts in their jurisdiction, rep resenting several thousand veter ans, asking consideration of the Camp Mackall site and giving their reasons for promoting it as the most advantageous location .for the purpose. Support of the project through out the two districts was inaugu rated at a joint meeting of VFW and Legion post members here some three weeks ago. They went immediately about the bus iness of enlisting the unified sup port of all posts of the districts, with notable and immediate suc cess. At its latest meeting the VFW post members agreed to pay ex penses of a delegate to Washing ton, D. C., to further the cause. Joe Garzik was appointed by Commander Patch to join John S. Ruggles, Chamber of Com merce president, and other inter ested persons on the journey. Changes Of Staff And Policies At WSTS Announced Jugtown Exhibit To Be Held At UNC An exhibition of the famous Jugtown pottery, made in Moore county, will be held at Chapel Hill, at the Person Hall Art gal lery of the University of North Carolina, beginning Sunday and continuing through December 23. Mrs. Jacques Busbee, of “Jug- town”, near Steeds, will speak at the formal opening in the art ga-1 lery, to be held Sunday at 4:30 p. m. Work Of Polio Chapters Revealed At State-Sponsored Meeting Held Here Reports of polio cases of the past few months, their costs run ning into thousands of dollars paid freely and without red tape through county chapters of the National Infantile Paralysis Foundation, were an impressive part of a meeting of chapter and state representatives at the Sou thern Pines Country club Tues day night. Isaac London, of Rockingham, Richmond County chapter chair man, said his chapter is current ly paying $147 a day for the care of 15 hospital cases, one of them a young GI wife, mother of a two- months’ old infant, who is in an iron lung at the Charlotte Mem orial hospital. These are only a fraction of the cases Richmond county has had this year. Expenses of a half dozen cases in' Moore county have been, and are being, looked gfter through chapter funds, said Paul C. But ler, chairman, and in addition there are cases from previous years. He cited that of a young woman stricken 15 years ago just learning to walk again with the aid of crutches, and the hope that, with continued orthopedic care, she will soon walk with braces alone. These are typical of the reasons, for public support of the annual March of Dimes campaign, said Mrs. R. L. McMillan, of Raleigh, North Carolina women’s division chairman of the National Founda tion, who as guest speaker said: ‘.‘Infantile paralysis is expensive —much money is needed for both the treatment and the research program which may some day discover the cause and cure; the March of Dimes stirs the spirit of generosity—no one asks in vain for help, and help is given re gardless of race, creed or condi tion of life; it contains no ele ment of charity—the American people have created the Founda tion as a trust fund for them selves to be carefully, but freely, used for those in need.” (Continued on Page 5) A new manager, several staff changes and a sweeping change of policy were announced this week for Radio Station WSTS, with plans for a formal opening in the making to present the re organized station to its Sandhills listeners and friends. Joe B. Long, Jr., is the new manager, succeeding John C. Greene, Jr., whose resignation became effective last Friday. Long, a former army pilot, came to the station in September from WROL, Knoxville, Tenn., as a member of the production depart ment. New staff members are Kent L. Jeffrey, commercial manager, a recruit from the commercial de- partmlent of the radio station at Butler, Pa., and Chalmers B. Brazzell, program director, a na tive of Rock Hill, S. C., recently with WHSC, Hartsville, S. C. Carl McKinney has been trans ferred from the commercial de partment to the announcing staff, on which Long and Brazzell are also serving. Clyde Rhodes, chief engineer, Howard Caldwell, his assistant. Miss' Gladys Hussey, bookkeeper, and Mrs. Robert Straka, receptionist, remain in their former positions. ' New Policies “New policies are being insti tuted in every department,” Man ager Long said this week, “es pecially in programming^ where public service to the SandhiUs is being given a strong priority. ‘■‘Particular emphasis is to be placed on local talent pogramg, in the belief that there is much talent here, both discovered and undiscovered, and that Sandhills listeners will have a special in terest in enjoying such pro- placed on local talent programs already regularly scheduled, a weekly organ concert by Mrs. L. D. McDonald from the Church of Wide Fellowship, with occasional guest soloists, heard Fridays from 3:15 to 3:30, and the Bel Canto trio, composed of Mrs. Page Choate, Mrs. Charles W. Picquet and Mrs. Arthur Eakins, Wednesdays from 2:15 to 2:30. “We will be happy to audition at any time musicians and others who wish to try out for the air.” (Continued on Page 5) Burney Elected Director Of B£[nk And Trust Co. The election of A. L. Burney as a director of the Citizens Bank and Trust company was announc ed by N. L. Hodgkins, president, following the regular' meeting of the board of directors Wednes day. He succeeds Maj. William D. Campbell, who resigned on ac count of ill health. Burney has lived in Southern Pines for the past five years, fol lowing his retirement from busi ness. He formerly owned and op erate the Burney Hardware' com pany of Aberdeen. He has long been prominent in business and other affairs of Moore county. He served as a member of the Moore County sel ective service board during the war years. He is a past president of the Sandhills Kiwanis club and is prominent in the county Boy Scout organization, where he has for the past year served as chair man of organization and exten sion, and was recently elected advancement chairman. Lexie L. Garner, 50, was fatal ly injured Wednesday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by W. T. Horton, Negro funeral director of Sanford, while walking on the highway near Lakeview. Garner was struck about 7 p.m. and died, in Moore County hospi tal about 12:45 Thursday morn ing. Sgt. Wendell Kelly of the state highway patrol said that Horton said he was blinded by the lights of two approaching cars as he was driving north toward San ford. He stopped the car and carried Garner to a physician in Southern Pines, and on the ad vice of the physician carried the man to the hospital. He then called Sergeant Kelly at Car- •thage. Sgt. Kelly said that no charges (Continued on Page 8) Five Nominated For Conservation Committee Vote CORK'S A-POPPIN' "There are five cork-trees in North Carolina, of which one stands on Mile-away Farms," said the resort- minded Pilot last week . . . ". . . and anothier,"said our best friend and gentlest critic, "stands about a stone's throw from the Pilot." She .ought to know: she lived there, for a good many years, right under the tree in question, and had to. perse cute the children to keep them from the fascinating oc cupation of pulling off large sheets of cork from the trunl^. The Pilot has no alibi. We got our information from the Charlotte Observer, and that jifst makes it all the worse. This is one time when it's better not to see ourselves as others see us. Of course, we have to con fess we've noticed corks a-popping hereabouts every now and then, but somehow we never associated them with a tree. Five local farmers Ijave been nominated for election to the Moore County ^oil conservation committee, according to J. Haw ley Poole, supervisor of the Up per Cape Fear Soil Conservation district. These men will be voted on in an election to be held next week, as provided by changes made in the state soil tonservation district law by the last legislature. The three men receiving the highest number of votes Will be elected. The candidates are: H. F. Bost, Eagle Springs; Frank Howard, R. 7, Robbins; L. B. McKeithen, Cameron; J. B. O’Quinn, Jackson Springs; and J. Hawley Poole, West End. The soil conservation commit tee will have the responsibility of representing the people of this county and developing and di recting a soil conservation pro gram. The chairman of this com mittee will represent this county on the Upper Cape Fear Soil Conservation District board of supervision. The committee will set up an nual soil conservation goals, with assistance from personnel of agri cultural agencies, and develop plans for meeting these goals. In short, they will provide a medium through which any agency, or ganization, or individual interest ed in soil conservation can work in reaching the farmers of this county. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes will .serve for a period of three years, the next highest a period of two years, and the third highest for one year. Candidates are nomi nated by submitting a petition to the state soil conservation com mittee in Raleigh. The signatures of 25 qualified voters residing within the county are necessary to place a name in nomination. TOUCHDOWN! Thai was real storybook stuff—that final louchdjown Thanksgiving Day, made by Ted York plunging practical ly the entire length- of the field at the Southern Pines- Lithonia game, bringing spec tators cheering and shouting to their feet. York, a senior, was in the final five seconds of play of his final game. In three years on the Blue and White squad, it was his first time to score. A prettier climax to a game, a season or a high school football - playing career would be hard to imagine. Undefeated Squad Will Be Guests Of Elks At Banquet Season Concluded . With Smashing Win Vs. Georgia Champs Large Cro'wd Thrilled At Finest Playing Of Year Hunt Holds Opening Meet At Collins Gate The opening meet of the Moore County Hounds took place on Thanksgiving Day, following the long-established tradition for this pack. Hounds met at the gate of the Harold A. Collins place at 10 a. m., and a field of some 25 fol lowed the run. Drawing the lower azalea swamp on Weymouth Estate, the pack of 11 couple found below the Collins pasture and ran across the open fields, through the Healy place and the adjoining country and finished on Mile- away Farm. Among out-of-town members of the field was Gordon Mendels sohn of Millbrook, N.' Y. Local followers included: Harold Col lins and his son, the Walsh fam- ly, Corbett Alexander, Jean Ov erton, Mrs. Peggy Mechlin, Charles Everest, Dwight Winkel- man and his son. The Blue and White football squad of Southern Pines High school will be guests of honor at a banquet to be tendered by the Elks Lodge No. 1692 at the Southern Pines Country club next Friday evening, December 5. Honored with them at this, the second annual football banquet held by the lilks, will be their cheerleaders and Coaches Daw son an(S Weaver, with their wives. The occasion wiU be celebrated also as Ladies’ Night by the Elks. There will be a few seats avail able for the general public, who may secure tickets , at the Sand hill Sport shop, the Elks club house or John E. Cline. Program A fine program is being ar ranged, with emphasis on foot ball, climaxed by the awarding of honors earned by the players in their distinguished season of play, regarded as the most note worthy in the school’s history An outstanding fig^e in the world of collegiate sports is to be the guest speaker, and movies will be shown of the Blue and White in action. The VFW memorial trophy, awarded annually to the most valuable team member, will be presented by Charles S. Patch, Jr., commander of the John Boyd post, VFW. The trophy is a me morial to James S. Milliken, Jr., former Southern Pines High school student. Gold Footballs Gold footballs will be present ed to the lettermen, who will be announced for the first time at the banquet, and medallions will be given by the Elks to other members of the squad. The let termen will also receive their letters, if they arrive in time. Col. D. L. Madigan is general chairman of the event, with sub committees headed by Jack Car ter, in charge of arrangements; Chan Page, program, and John E. Cline, ticket sale. Undefeated in State play, and meeting a foe from the deep south. Southern Pines closed out its season here Thanksgiving Day by rolling over Lithonia High of Georgia 51 to 22. Previously unbeaten, the Geor gia champions made a game of it in the first half, but they were never quite able to solve the Southern Pines single wing unbal anced line formation, with a man in motion, and when Southern Pines scored in four plays begin ning the second half, the Geor gians never got back into the ball game. The visitors led at the first quarter 14 to 6, but midway of the second period Southern Pines evened it up 14-14, and just be fore the half ended went ahead 22 to 14. First Quarter Lithonia received the kick-off, W. Davidson receiving on the 5 and returning to his 23. Jones made 6 yards at center and Dav idson, trying left end, added 3 more. Davidson’s pass to Wil liams was incomplete and Lithon ia kicked. Mattocks returning the kick 4 yards to the Blue and White 24. But Southern Pines was penalized 15 yards for rough ing the kicker and it was first down for the Georgians on the Southern Pines 35. Morgan picked up 7 yards at right end, but Williams on an end- around failed to gain. Davidson passed to Jones in the flat who made it a first down on the Southern Pines 9 yard line. Mor gan at left end made 6 yards, but failed to gain inside left end. Jones then took the ball in side right end for the touchdown, and Scott drop-kicked the extra points to make the score 8 to 0 for the visitor^. Mattocks took the Georgia kick off on his 5 and behind some bdau[tiful blocking retu(rned to the Lithonia 35. Dickerson picked up 5 yards at left end and then passed to McCall for 15 yards and a first down on the Georgia 15. Taking the ball again. Dicker- son swept right end for 15 yards and a touchdown. Newton failed to convert and the score was 8 to Lithonia. White returned Baker’s kickoff from his , 25 to 30 yard line, but Davidson’s fumble set his team back 5 to the 25. But from here Davidson passed to Jones, who lagged the ball out of the air on his 30, and by a beautiful piece of dodging and sidestepping raced 50 yards for a touchdown. Scott’s conversion failed and the score was 14 to 6. Score Is Tied Dickerson returned the Lithon- (Oontinued on Page 8) Christmas Seal Sale Is Announced Mrs. Cheatham Deads XB W^ork Again The Tuberculosis Association Christmas seals were in the mails this week, speeding out all over the Sandhills to carry their mes sage of Christmas cheer in the true spirit of that most beloved of holidays—-the spirit of helpful ness toward others and relief of suffering. Placed on , your letters and Christmas cards, the little seals are bright witnesses to the fact that you have shared in the build ing up of a fund toward preven tion of tuberculosis, and of aid to victims of the dread disease. Mailed with the seals by local chairmen were stamped, address ed envelopes for the return of the dollar-per-sheet they cost; and recipients are asked to make this return without undue de lay, buying as many seals as they can afford, returning the rest. Most people, it is expected, will buy all they receive, as the con tribution asked of each person is not large. A. B. Patterson and P. T. Kel sey are chairmen for Southern Pines. County Chairmen County chairman for this an nual project of the Moore Coun ty Tuberculosis association is Mrs. T. A. Cheatham of Pinehurst, assisted this year by Mrs. P. P. McCain as co-chairman. This will be the 20th campaign conducted under the chairman ship of Mrs. Cheatham, who has given .liberally of her time, in terest and money during a score of years, and who has thus en deared herself to hundreds in Moore county. To her efforts, and those of her helpers each year, is due in large part the fact that today the coun ty numbers very few sufferers from tuberculosis, where former ly there were many. Seal sale proceeds have jumped from $200 to $5,000 a year under her lead ership. Of these returns, 75 per cent rem.ain with,the county com mittee for the furtherance of (Continued on Page 5)