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■Q O HELP PREVENT TUBERCULOSIS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS ■LOT HELP prevent; TUBERCULOSIS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS VOL. 23 NO. 3 20 PAGES THIS WEEK Southern Pines, N. C., Friday, December 12, 1947. 20 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS Civic Agencies Approve Plan To Build Camp Here For Young Ball Players School Will Lease Area For Training Close Supervision Assured According to a plan endorsed this week by the Chamber of Commercfij school board epd town commission, and subject now only to the approval of Con- Jiie Mack in New York next week, the Philadelphia Athletics will construct dormitories cost ing $20,000 on land near the town athletic park, to be leased from the school, for the housing of eight Class C and D teams for April tryouts and training. The land will be leased for a specific period (five years was suggested), and buildings and all facilities will revert to the school at the close of that time, unless further arrangements are made. According to the plan as it was presented before the town and school boards Wednesday night by a Chamber of Commerce com mittee, the main headquarters building of Camp Mackall will be moved to the site, erected with jthe necessary wings according | to plans of Mr. Proctor, of the Goldston Construction company, and beautified by a covering of white asbestos shingle so that it will be an asset in looks to that part of town. The tentative ly selected site is “up the hill” from the athletic grounds, be- twee the ball field and the horse show grounds. Boys Are Supervised The young men to be brought here for spring workouts will be the “youngsters” of the Athletics, college boys or recent high school graduates given their big chance to try out for professional foot ball under the farnous banner' of the Athletics. Their presence in the town, if the plan goes through, would be an asset in many ways, it was emphasized. “The.Athletics are known as the cleanest outfit in professional baseball,” said John R. Ruggles, speaking for the Chamber of Commerce com mittee. “These boys are kept un der close supervision, which is why the plan of housing them all together has found such favor. They practice hard during the day, stopping at 4 or 4:30 which will give plenty of time for high school practice on the field. They are under strict training rules, go to bed early, and at the least sign of irresponsibility or disturbance the offender is shipped right home—he won’t do for the team.” Ruggles, with Lansing T. Hall, H. N. Cameron and L. T. Clark, special Chamber committee, ftjr the project, conferred here Sun day with two representatives of the Athletics, it was revealed, and found them enthusiastic concern ing the plan as submitted by Proctor. They were also high in their praise of the town itself, the athletic? field and fieldhouse, which thev said “beat anythng in their experience” for their pur poses. Complete water and sewage faclities would be laid to the dor mitories, which would consist of sleeping space, recreation rooms, kitchen and mess hall for the 100 to 200 boys who would be here, in varying numbers, from early in April to the first or mid dle of May. To Write Families A complete roster of the play ers is to be made available to the Chamber of Commerce, it was revealed, and it is the Chamber’s plan to circularize all their fam- lies, sugge.sting that relatives and friends visit here during that time to see their boys and the conditions in which they live. In addition to the players, rado, press and sports writers will be here during all or parts of the training period, with sports (Continued on Page 5) $1 FINE Violation of local parking laws will cost you just one buck from now on, with a proportionate saving of time and trouble, according to an amendment to Section 1, Ar ticle 3 (parking regulations) of the town code, adopted by the town board Wednesday night. When you are caught park ing overtime, you may hand out your dollar to the police man and receive from him a numbered receipt, of which duplicate copies will go to the town clerk and into the town files. If your violation is a bad one, if you are a consistent violator or if you object for any reason to this simple system, a warrant may still be issued and you may go before the justice of the peace. In this case your costs may somewhat exceed $1. if you are found guilty. The management was adopted for simplification of the procedure, and also in the belief that for most peo ple $1 will be sufficient re minder not to do it again, the board said.' Many Enjoying Aternoon Tea At Old Shaw House Many hotel visitors and resi dents are finding the Shaw House tea room a pleasant place to visit thetse 'win;j(;r afternoons, drop-, ping in for tea before the spark ling fireplace in the atmosphere of a century ago. Ladies of the Moore -County Historical association are sisrv- ing as hostesses each day from 3 to 6 p. m., according to Mis. Ernest Ives,"^ hostess chairman. This week, Monday through Sat urday, Mrs. W. C. Deadwyler, Mrs. L. T. Avery, Mrs. Levis Prizer, Mrs. ’ O. A. Dickinson, Mrs. Thomas W. Smith, Jr., and Mrs. Ives ' are each serving in turn; next week, Mrs. Deadwyl er, Mrs. W. F. Hollister, Mrs. (.Continued on Page 8) State Electrical Inspection Code Adopted by Town Mumford To Begin Annual Inspection In January, 1948 The 1947 uniform electrical in spection code of the state of North Carolina was adopted as an ordi nance by the town board in monthly session at the city hall Wednesday evening, with some minor changes as suggested by the law and order committee. The ordinance provides for an annual inspection of all hotels, apartment houses, rooming houses and other places caring for more than 50 persons; churches, thea tres and other places seating more than 60; hospitals, nursing homes and various types of businesses where fire hazards may exist. There are numerous other fire safety provisions in the code, which will be published later- Arrangements were made with W. H. Mumford, who was present at the meeting, to start the in spection soon after January 1. Bond Issue Hits Snag The strong possibility that the proposed $30,000 bond issue for floodlights and a grandstand at the town athletic park, with other improvements to both ath letic fields, may not be allowed, was presented by Town Clerk Howard Burns in letters from W. J, Easterling, secretary of the local government coinmission, and from Reed, Horton , and _ Wash burn, New York bond attorneys, both of whom reported that town funds cannot be spent on property not owned by the town. An ■agreement with the school may be worked out' to render the bond issue, legal, it was' reported. De cision was made to postpone all discussion of issues involved un til it is ascertained that the bond ■election can be held. The board agreed to seek re presentation of the town, accord ing to policy in the past, in the revaluation of local property which will come up during the county revaluation. It is planned to start on the revaluation early next year, for revision of 1949 taxes, according to a letter from Miss Maida Jenkins, county , tax (Continued on Page 5) Elks’ Banquet Honors Football Squad Coaches At End of Undefeated Season “What you have won you rich ly deserve; but don’t forget—in accepting the mantle of cham pionship you have also accepted the high responsibility of being worthy of it,” members of the Southern Pines High school’s championship football team were told by Henry House, University of North Carolina coach, at a banquet tendered them and? their companions on the squad by the Elks’ lodge Friday night. The occasion was one of high honor to the squad members. whose undefeated 1947 season has won statewide attention, and to their coaches, A. C. Dawson and Philip J. Weaver. The crowd of Elks, and their' special guests practically filled the huge dining room at the Southern Pines Coun try club, where a sumptuous din ner was served, and merriment— with a few solemn moments held sway. As a wholehearted tribute of a group of citizens to the youth of their town, and the men who (Continued on Page 5) “Most Valuable Senior Player” CAROL SINGING Everyone knows the Christmas carols, everyone loves to sing them—and everyone here will have the chance, at the "community sing" at the city hall park at 7 p. m. Thursday. Sponsored for the first lime this year by the Rotary club, the half-hour program will be led by the Southern Pines High School glee club and orchestra, on an illumi nated stand. All present will be asked to join in the sing ing of the familiar and belov ed old songs of the Christ- miaslids'. An especial invitation to E^ttend is extended by the chairmen. Garland Pierce and E. J. Austin, to visitors in hotels and guest houses, and others far from home. If the weather is bad the event will not be held. Moore County Is Now Protected By Six Patrolmen With an increased highway pa trol staff now numbering six men, Moore county is better protected in this field than ever before in its history. The addition of three new men, fresh from the highway patrol school at Chapel Hill, within the past few weeks has been report ed by Sgt. Wendell Kelly, who is in charge of the highway pa trol in Moore, Montgomery, Stan ly and Cabarrus counties. Two of them are now assisting the veteran staff members, and will have their own cars after the first of the year. These are Pa trolman W. G. Ingle, of Burling ton, who' is assisting Patrqlman J. F. Swaiq ;n the Southcern Pines-Aberdeen area, and Patrol man R. N. Harris, of Concord, who is assisting Patrolman R. L. Apple in the Carthage area. Patrolman L. G. Rodden, who arrived in September, is living with Robbins 'and working with Patrolman R. L. Apple in that area. He is from High Point. Of the veteran members, Swain is from Asheboro, Apple from Gibsonville and Sergeant Kelly is a Sandhills native, returning to his home county of Moore some time ago after service in various points in the state. Patrolman Swain, who has been living in Aberdeen, has moved to Southern Pines, and is living on West Massachusetts ave nue. Ingle is also living in Sou thern Pines. Sergeant Kelly and Harris are living in Carthage- Currie Reelected As President Of Hospital Directors Plans For Expansion Studied By Boaird At Annual Meeting Body Of Negro Soldier Claimed Parents Here By TWO EVENINGS On page 16 there is an an- nduncemient that the Southern Pines High School glee club will sing carols from many lands at the Community building, follow ing the community sing on the town park. This is an error. The community sing will be Thursday evening. The other program, “Ciifrols From Far and Nelar,’ will be on Wednesday evening. Both are open to the public. CMDR. PATCH GENE MAPLES A newspaper story concerning the bodies of eight repatriated war dead being held at the Char lotte Distribution center, with authorities unable to locate their next of kin, was the only no tice Ras and Lena Wortham of West Connecticut avenue, had that the body of their son. Pvt. Ras Wortham, Jr., had been re turned to this country. The listed next of kin is Mfs- Rebecca Wortham, widow of the Negro youth, who was killed by a sniper’s bullet on Luzon, in the Pacific theatre, September 21, 1945. The widow, who lives on West Pennsylvania avenue, is ill. Ar rangements for - the return of the body to Southern Pines were be gun by the parents as soon as their attention was called to the notice- The return of the body had not been requested, they said, and they had no explafiation of why it should have been returned without request, nor why the Graves |Registration authorities have been unable to get in touch with any of them. They plan a graveside -service for their son, to be conducted by their pastor. Rev. L. R. Bennett of the AME Zion church. Pvt. Ras Wortham was born at Dillon, S. C., in 1910. The family moved here in 1928 and he at tended school at West Southern Pines, then worked at various jobs here. He was drafted in No vember, 1943, and sent overseas a few months later. The Moore County Hospital Board of Directors, at their an nual meeting held at the Nurses Home on Tuesday night, re-elect ed unanimously the officers who had headed the hospital govern ing staff during the past year. Wilbur Currie was re-elected president, Richard Tufts first vice- president, W. D. Campbell sec ond vice-president, Paul tDana secretary - treasurer and George P. Hawes ,Jr. assistant treasurer. The meeting was attended by about • half the members of the board who included: M. C. Mc Donald of West End, Eric Nelson, George Hawes, Jr., John Taylor, Paul Dana, Leo Ehrhardt, Richard Tufts, Mrs. Paul Dana, all of Pine- hurst, John Howarth, W. D. Camp bell, Mrs. Paul P. McCain, Mrs. M. G- Nichols, Norris Hodgkins, Mrs. James Boyd, all of Southerp Pines, G. C. Seymour of Aberdeen, Wilbur Currie of Carthage, John M. Currie of High Falls, George Maurice of Eagle Springs. Reports of the past year were read. George Maurice, chairman of the building committee, reported that he and E. T. McKeithen had submitted to the architect an ■ al ternate to the latter’s original plan which may entail less expense. When it is in shape it will be laid before his committee and the general board for their consid eration. The treasurer, while holding his final report until after the first of the year, stated that finances were in good shape, with a satisfactory response to the last appeal issued. He stressed the fact that in asking for con tributions to the building fund, the fact should be pointed ‘out that every dollar given will be matched by both the?’ state and tl^e federal government, under the new regulation. While definite plans for the contemplated hospital expansion must await final word from state and federal authorities, there, is every hope, according to those who have been studying this sit uation, that a start may be made in the near future. Two committees, formed dur ing the past year, reported in ability to make a report and sug gested that their work be con tinued: these were the committee to consider changing the method of election of directors and the committee to study the possibil ity of setting up a retirement fund for employees. In connec tion with the latter, the admin istrator stated that in his opinion the social security laws would probably be widened to include hospital personnel which would take care of this question. The five vacancies epcisting on the board were filled with the following new directors: Ralph Chandler, Jr., of Southern Pines, M. G. Boyette of Carthage, and Jack Taylor, J. B. Edwards, and J. E. Parker bf Aberdeen. Early Morning Fire Totally Destroys Six Business Buildings At Robbins HAPPY SHOPPINGI Local stores will remain openi Wednesday afternoons before Christmasv abandon- ing the usual weekly holi days in favor of accommoda tion to Christmas shoppers. Christmcis decorations are, up, window displays glow with beauty and local mer chants report they are ready to answer all the season's needs, jflor shoppers of the entire community and the Sandhill section. Their advice is^shop early! Though merchandise is in better supply than in several previous years, some items are still short, here as everywhere. Only 11 shop ping days till Christmas! The pre-Christmas Wed nesday openings are in ac cord with Chatpber of Com merce policy of years past, isaid John S. Ruggles, Cham;- ber president, adding as a personal message from thje Chamber of Commerce "Happy shopping! Remem ber, shop in Southern Pines first. Whatever you want, you are more apt to find it right here at home." Chamber Initiates Aetion To Seeure New Bus Station Estimates Run High On Loss Of Stock Truckdriver Gives Alarm A move to secure a new bus station, well located and modern, for Southern' Pines was begun by the Chamber of Commerce di rectors at their meeting Tuesday night, with the appointment of Col. Hoke Pollock by President John S. Ruggles to head a com mittee to- get things going. Pollock will choose other com mittee members to find a suitable site closer to town than the pres ent station, push the matter with the bus company and take it up with the North Carolina Utilities commission if necessary. Free expression was made by the idrectors concerning the fact that the bus station situation here has always been unsatisfactory, putting the town’s “worst foot foremose,” and that Southern Pines rates better from the coach company. Obstacles loomed, ho-w;;^ ever, with the reminder that “fio- body wants the bus station next door to their places,” making the choice of a site a difficult one- The present situation, however, was described as “impossible,” with the station actually outside of the city limits, containing in adequate waiting room facilities, no benches for passengers to sit and no place at all for colored passengers to wait. Toilet facili ties were also said to be unsatis- icactory. ^ A dozen applications for the (Continued on Page 5) An early morning blaze Satur day totally destroyed .six business buildings in the heart of Rob bins and damaged two others, with several more saved only by the determined efforts of volun teer firemen supported by the fire department’s two trucks. The buildings which were a total loss were a warehouse of Ray’s Department store, and Lambert’s Shoe Repair shop, both owned by John Currie, of near Robbins; Lancaster’s Auto Supply company, owned by Mrs. Lucille Brown, of Troy, and oper ated by Lewis Kenpedy; a 'tire recapping busines owned and operated by Mai Craver, and Lewis Allred’s Beer Joint, ^ which had been opened only five days before. Counting the estimated $20,- 000 loss of stock stored in the Ray warehouse, the damage was estimated at something ’over $30,- 000 in stock, equipment and ma chinery alone. The buildings tRemselves, which were all of frame and said to be old and run down, were said not to be of great value. In fact, the dilapidated condi tion of the wooden buildings was given as the reason the losses could be covered only partially, if at all by insurance. Two Women Saved Partially damaged were Her bert Stutts’ beer place, a brick building, of which the roof was burned, and a building owned by Charlie Hussy. Hunsucker’s Grocery store downstairs, Stella’s Beauty shop upstairs and an apartment occupied by Mrs. Stella Brown and Mrs. Pearl Car ter in this building were damag ed by fire, smoke and wafer. Mrs. -Brown and Mrs. Carter, asleep in their apartment, were awakened by rocks thrown on their window from the crowd which quickly gathered outside. They were assisted to safety by volunteer firemen. The alarm was given by the driver of a Colonial Mills^ truck coming into Robbins about 4 a. m. By the time firemen arrived a few minutes later the buildings were a mass of flame, so that, according to Fire Chief Wayland A. Kennedy, it has been impos sible to discover the cause or place of the origin of the fire. • General opinion seems to be that it started in the auto supply place, as it and the service sta- tior^ next door were the first to be consumed. However this re mains a matter of conjecture. Sleepers .^wake As the alarm swept the town Robbins residents, soundly sleep-, ing a few minutes earlier, turned out in fuU force to watch the bat tle. With the buildings already (Continued on Page 5) Dr. Crittenden, Kiwanis Guest, Turns History’s Light On Present Problems Hospital Cause Pressed By Washington Journey With information that the de cision concerning the location in North Carolina of the proposed Veterans’ Administration hospital is now brewing, a delegation to further the cause of the Sand hills as most advantageous site left Southern Pines Thursday morning for Washington, D. C. John S. Ruggles, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Joe Garzik, representing veterans’ organizations here, were accom panied by J. J. Marshall, of the Rockingham VFW post, in Gar- zik’s car. C. L. Tyson, president of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, was planning to make the trip that night, joining the group at their hotel, the Am bassador this morning. Plans were to interview key VA personnel during Friday, fol lowing a schedule of appoint ments made by Congressman C. B. Deane. A report to their local organizations wiM be made fol lowing their return to the Sand hills Saturday or Sunday. The Sandhills Kiwanis Club met this week at' the Southern Pines Country Club for their Wednesday lunch, and to hear the speaker of the day. Dr. C. C. Crit tenden. Dr. Crittenden, who now heads the State Department of Ar chives, was introduced by Dr. R. M. McMillan of Southern Pines, as “one of the professors under whom I studied, and whose course meant perhaps the most to me.” “It is often a good idea,” said the speaker, addressing his aud ience of some sixty Kiwanians, and their guests,” when you are in a, troubled time, or even at any time, to try to cast your thoughts back into history. It can give a needed sense of per spective, and it is often of value to observe how similar problems were handled in other ages.” The periods in history which Dr. Crittenden advised as rich sources of study for those explor ing the problems of today were the two “postwars,” after 1815, when Napoleon had been beaten and the Concil of Vienna met, and 1918, when the Treaty of Ver sailles was passed and the Lea gue of Nations established. At both these post-war times, prob lems similar to those being dis cussed today were to the fore. The problems of boundaries, of the type of governments to be established in newly liberated countries, and the problem of how to preserve peace were, as now, the three vital issues. The Treaty of Vienna, which restored old boundaries and old' rulers and set up a mild sort of consultative system as peace ma chinery, established a peace which lasted for many years. (Dr- Crit tenden claims until the War of 1914, ignoring the Franco-Prus- sian, Crimean, Russio-Japanese, and Boer Wars.) That treaty, the speaker claimed, was easier than any other to make because the victor powers were in complete harmony, acted quickly, re-estab lished the status quo, and because there were five powers involved instead of two, as now, while, as a final point, France, the vanquish ed nation, was very leniently CContinued on Page 5)
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