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V -|r 't' VOL. 29 NO. 6 12 PAGES THIS WEEK Southern Pines. N. C.. Friday, January 2, 1948. 12 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS Bus Station fiuove Is Sought Pj State Offidrib Chamber .Imerce Asks Suggfl dons For Relocaa Thoe who would like to see an improved bus stati on here have the North Carolina Utilities com mission and Quee i City Coach company on their side. Thy will cooper ate with any qualified person r rho can offer a location to mee1 requirements, according to a re port made to Chamber of Commerce directors at their December|23 meeting by John S. Ruggles,I president, for Col. Hoke Polloclj Pollock, memb(|- of the board recently appointed to start action for a better bus station, could not be present at the meeting. How ever, Ruggles said, he had made a trip to Raleigh to learn from Major Armstrong, Utilities Com mission inspector, that the only reason the station has not been moved has-been lack of a place to which to move it. Fails to Qualify Even if |the location which is outside the city limits, were de sirable, the present station fails to qualify on several counts. Ma jor Armstrong was quoted as saying. The average revenue of something less than $200 ^a month is not sufficiently large, the in spector added, for the commis sion to require the coach com pany to build a new station, or to justify the company’s voluntari ly doing so. Revenue consists of 10 per cent of the gross reUfipts, Which must cover all statiorr tttpehses-^l'efit maintenance, utilities and salar ies. Representatives of the Queen City company, who came here to see Colonel Pollock at his re quest, also deplored the situation, bq and are willing to coop erate fully with anyone assum ing the responsibility of a new station here. The’business should be produc tive, the directors agreed, for someone who has an adequate budding, or can enlarge a build ing to suit, and tie it in with some other business. 'Iney are in viting suggestions. Applications win be passed on to the town board, whose consent is necessary before an arrangement can be ef fected. Requirements include (1) sep arate waiting space for whites and Negroes; (2) separate rest rooms for men and women, white and Negro; (3)adequate space for handling baggage; (1) no fceer sold on premises, thtugh it ipan be sold in an adjoining ^lildihg, with no connecting door; (5)SL,,f»- one in charge to meet the iuli bus schedule, selling tictets, checking baggage and giving in formation; (6) station must be kept clean and sanitary. TAX USTING Tax listing is here again, and Mrs. Don J. Blue, who has been listing taxes for Mc- NeUl's township off and on for around 25 years, will be greeting her friends again at various places in the town ship during the month of Jan uary. For the coming week, Mrs. Blue has announced she will be at Matthews' store at Clay Road farms Saturday after noon. at Patterson's store at Niagara all day next Thurs day. aind at Cox'si store at Lakeview all day next Fri day, Her schedule for the rest of the month will be in next week's paper, ' Her visits to the commupi- ties listed above will be her only ones, so she issued a re quest this week that taxpay ers meet her there promptly and get the job done. Youth Injured As Truck Sideswipes Car At Carthage Ernest Childress, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Childress of Carthage, Rt. 1, is in Moore Coun ty hpspital with severe internal injuries as the result of an acci dent near Carthage about 7:30 Friday evening. Howard Cook, driver of a ’37 Plymouth truck said to have run over young Childress as it side- swiped another car, was released on his own recognizance following his arrest by a state highway pa trolman on a charge of careless and reckless driving. Hearing was postponed pending outcome of Childress’ injuries. -Brought ta the_bp$jjjlal,_j,u^a critical condition, Childre.s re~ sponded well to treatmeit and this week was much impved, physicians said. . According to Patrolman arris, who investigated the acdent, Childress was riding towar Car thage with Boyd Marsh, in of Mr. and Mrs B. B. Marsh (Car thage, Rt. 2, who was drivig the Marsh car. Marsh stopped te car to get out and fix the ligb, and Childress stood on the se to ward'the highway with {flash light to warn traffic. Despite the flashlight, Cook said he did not see the caor the boy, and hit both. After b acci dent he stopped the trut and took Childress first to a pvsician in Carthage, then to the fspital. The Marsh car sufferecionsid- erable damage. First Christmas Snowfall A misty rain falling during the morning of Christmas day chang ed during the afternoon to a light snow which touched trees, fields and houses with a Christmas- card trimming of white. It snow ed about an hour. Bright sun shining the next day removed its last ’traces. This was the first Christmas snow for the Sandhills within the memory of old-timers here. It is believed the last one was in 1880, part of a snowstorm which blank which reminiscences still date back. However, Southern Pines was not in existence then, so it cannot be considered a part of local history. This was about the only bad weather of the holiday season, which has been marked in gen eral with fine brisk days to order for sports and holiday pleasure City police, the sheriff’s de partment and members of the state highway patrol all reported it an orderly and law-abiding Christmas, with few untoward in- ’*■ . Vy-iXJ. 4..3KJ.XXWO) J.«-. VV Cii.lLV.' VV dl VA llA eted the eastern seaboard and to | cidents and no major disturbance Large Field Follows Hounds Riding to hounds is a sport which benefits by fine weather as much as any other,, and fol lowers of the Moore County Hounds have been luxuriating in the stretch of beautiful days dur ing the holiday week. With fields augmented by many visitors from the north, and with most of the local horsemen and women out, the hunts have grown to sizeable proportions. This week has seen the start of the children’s drags, so popular with the young folks. With rails lowered on all fences so that the jumps are not over three feet, the merest beginner can negotiate the country. Children are to the fore in the field, while behind hover a bevy of proud parents, follow ing with close attention the cilrly heads or flowing locks under the caps and bowlers bobbing ahead. Meets have been at the Mile- away Farm, or nearby places, ex cept for Tuesday’s hunt whiqh started frA the , AlexsA''er stables on-tPj Pinehurk-Sout* fn Pines double road. This fox hunt, starting at 9 a. m. drew a field of more than 50 enthusiasts, both young and old, who enjoyed the subsequent run through Pine- hurst area. The season’s first, and so far only, kill was made on Tuesday of Christmas week. Midwinter Junior Horse Show Held In Pinehurst Ring Southern Pines Riders Are Winners In Many Events March Of Dimes Community Leaders Listed By Blue; Meeting Is Planned • Cl—A Dog Saves Master, Loses Life C OF C DINNER A dinner meeting of tie full membership of tie Chamber of Commerce will be held at Highland Pinee Inn Tuesday at 7 p. m. ior discussion of the need for a full-time executive secretary. It is wished to find out if the move will have the tull support of the members be fore action is taken on apgli - cations which have bees r®- ceived, said John S. Ru»les« president. Speakers will be Krusz, president of Carolina Associaf Chamber of Comm* utives, executive di^ the Winston-Salem of Commrce; and R. slow, director of the bureau of business services and re search of the school of lom- merce of the Universi^ of North Carolina. They will present various phaises of an executive sec retary's work, and his rela tionship to the Chambe an*" the community. Tickets are availablefrom boaurd members at $2, o may be bought at the dor. As a courtesy! to the hoteJRug- gles asked that as may as possible bjuy their tickts in advance. if Pulitzer Prize WTier Will Address For ii Herbert Agar,_^histec'al com mentator ftsf’ Pulitzer biize win ner, wiP' address the ’jPinehurst- Forum n its meeting atthe Pine- ' Country club Janjary 8, on jlems of World .killabora- ’^ar, who is presidejt of Free- |Af House in New Y(f’k, has an essive background A navy -ir in both worM'wars, he . to England in J29 as cor- 3ndent for the Louisville , Courier JournaJand Times, , became literary ditor of the ||,lish Review and ilcontributor Apolitical weekliesin England the U. S. whiL serving as E'Lattache of the Aierican Em- sy in London. LOSES FING’.RTit iathan Adams, ar employee in e Pilot printshopi sufMred the ,s of the first joiiit of his right Jrefinger Tuesday evening, iihen his finger was caught in a washing machine rnotoi. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were guests of Mr. aril Mrs. Mallie Kelly for the evping. Adams and Kelly worked to repair the washing machine, whose wringer was out of order As they got the job completed Alams’ inger got caught in the gars, neeessitating an amputation ^at tlje Moore County hospital.) NEW YEAi FAT^LDAY An off-and-oi holidjf was ob served here ?hursdy, --’NTew Year’s day, witlsome tores opi n and others cloed. Tbse which closed were opn allday Wed nesday, others closet for the usual half-holicay. Thbank was closed and pest offa services curtailed. Duke, a two-year-old Great Dane, in truth laid down his life for his master early Sunday, when he was shot by an unidenti fied person believed to have been lying in wait to rob J. S. Warman, manager, at the War- man home. According to Warman, he and Duke arrived at his home on Mid land road at 2:45 a. m. after the closing of the club. They enter ed the kitchen, Warman said, and he turned on the light. Instantly Duke bristled, growl ed and leapt into the darkness of the nearby living room. A shot was fired, which, it was found later, struck Duke between the eyes, killing him instantly. A second shot pierced the door cas ing and the bullet, its power spent, pierced Warman’s overcoat and grazed his side. Warman said he reached for a gun he kept in the kitchen, and fired into the living room, where he saw a dark shape. He then ran from the back door to the home of his next door neighbor, C. C. Kennedy. As he did so, he said, he saw a man run from the front door of his house toward the woods, and saw a car leave rapidly. Kennedy called the police and J given nn vnai , Patrolman Morrison came out at I saved my dog.” once and “scouted” the place. The marauders had gone, but tracks of two men were apparent about the house, it was said. The house had been thoroughly overhauled, with drawers and closets rifled, but nothing appeared to be mis.S’v ing, Warman said. ’ Entry had been made through a living room casement window, whose screen had been cut. Exit was through the front door, which had been unlocked from the in side. The case was later turned over to the sheriff’s department, and an SBI agent summoned to assist in the investigation. Warman said the intruder did not speak, and was too dimly seen to be recognizable. His theory is that money was the sole object of the holdup,, planned in belief that he would be carrying the proceeds of a busy Saturday night .at the club on his person. Well-timed in the absence of Mrs. Warman, who was spending the holidays in Providence, R. I., the would-be hold-up was defi nitely scotched by Duke’s unex pected attack. “As a matter of fact,” said War- man, “I had very little money with me, and would gladly have given all that and more to have Nylon, a four-year-old chest nut mare, owned and ridden by Billy Tate of the Tate stables of Pinehurst, came through with the only perfect circuit of the diffi cult nine-jump knockdown and out class in the 11th annual Mid- Winter Junior horse show at Pinehurst Sunday to earn the ap plause of a large gallery and take the blue ribbon in the class and prize presented by the Carolina hotel. A beautiful warm day drew the largest number of horses and rid ers the Carolina riding ring has seen in several seasons and gave Brig Gen. E. J. Dawley of Fort Bragg, .who judged the sho-yv, a busy afternoon. Placing second to Billy Tate’s Nylon was Joan Walsh, of Stoneybrook stables. Southern Pines, on Me Can Do, with her brother Michael on Mr. Hush in third place and Junebug Tate, brother of the winner, on Scotch and Soda, fourth. Kids Start Show The show opened with amateur horsemanship for children 12 years old and under with a special prize presented by the Pinecrest hotel there. It was won by Phyllis Faircloth, with Louise Johnston 2nd, Jean Stafford 3rd, and Eliza Sutherland 4th. All the winners were from Southern Pines. In the handy hunter class Ed Daniels took the blue ribbon and a. ^rize given by the Pinehurst Country club on Barney of the Mile-away stables; '2nd, Bill Tate on Nylon; 3rd, Mrs. A. E. Kast- ner of Pinehurst on Big Chief and fourth, Mrs. W. O. Moss of Mile- away stables on Octobeny. The green hunter class, judged 25 per cent on hacking, 50 per cent on jumping and 25 per cent On conformation, was won by Stuart Knorr on Bravo, owned by Col. A. A. Riley, Fort Bragg; 2nd was Mrs. W. O. Moss on Octo beny; 3rd, Joan Walsh on Power ful Son, and 4th, Mickey Walsh on Dun Robin, owned by Mrs. Davis Sutherland. The Holly Inn gave a special prize in the class. Large Entry List The amateur hack class, with a special prize given by the Berk shire hotel, drew the largest en try, ^4 riders entering the ring. It was won by Stuart Knorr, again on Bravo, for his second win of the day; 2nd was Mrs. Peggy Mechling on her own Henry’s Dream; 3rd, Mrs. James B. Franks of Philadelphia, a guest at the Berkshire, on Flicka GOOD TO THINK . . ... of the lovely Christ mas parties held during the holidays: Good to think of the carol singing in the churches, of the parties at the hospital, at Samarcand. at the Sanatorium. Good to think of the simplicity, of the thoughtful resiraint in this year's Christmas: no layish- ness of decoration, no wild epepense. But beautiful sim plicity of wreaths, of little dooryard trees, with church es especially decorated <this year. Good to think that our "Needy Family" list was en tirely taken care of. Good to know that Christ mas came to us with its beau ty. peace and strength. Good to stop and think of it and know that it will come again. John Boyd Post Will Have Party January 9 Christmas Party At Prison Camp Womble Home Is Damaged By Blaze . The true spirit of- Christmas was present at a very special party, held Christmas Eve after noon in the dining room of the highway prison camp at Carthage by members of the Church of Wide Fellowship'. More than 100 prisoners were guests of the party, their only Christmas observance from the outside. Inaugurated five years ago by Rev. T. G. Humphries, it has come to be known as “the pastor’s party.” He w'as assisted by Col. Louis Scheipers in preparations for, and the carrying out . of the party plans, by which some 20 mem bers went in four or five cars to the camp, laden with presents and treats which had been pack aged in gay Christmas wrappings by various church groups. Mr. Hjumplhries condupted a brief service with a Christmas sermon. The men joined heartily into the singing of carols, to ac companiment played by Mrs. L. D. McDonald on a piano given the camp two years ago through the Church of Wide Fellowship. ' Mr. Humphries this week ex pressed his gratitude to the friends of the community, mem- be»s and non-members of his chiihch, whose gifts of cash and services made the party possible. A prompt alarm and speedy re sponse by the Southern Pines firemen at' 5 p. m. Monday saved the frame dwelling known as the ‘Patch house,” now occupied by the Womble family, on West Maine near Broad, where fire in the basement had gained some headway before discovery. The fire was discovered by the mother of J. G. Womble and a caller. Miss Butler. Other mem bers of the Womble family were away, visiting in Florida for the Christmas holidays. Firemen arriving with the ap paratus found the house filled with suffocating smoke, with the pine flooring overhead in a brisk blaze. A furnace in bad condition, on ■which repairmen had been work ing that morning, was blamed for the fire. A neighbor, Mrs. J. W. Atkin son, sheltered Mrs. Womble for the night. The house was insured. At 11 a. m. that same day, a small storeh(Duse on the McDon ald store property at 890 West New Hampshire avenue, West Southern Pines, was fired from a grass and trash fire, requiring as sistance from the fire department.' Dama^ " as said to be slight. and 4th, Miss Anne Reynolds town. The amateur horsemanship, 13- 18 years old, with a prize present ed by the Manor hotel, went to Miss Betty Lou Lyerly,. 2nd, Stuart Knorr, 3rd, Lucinda Calla way and! 4th, June Dezendorf, Washington, D. C., a Carolina Hotel guest with her family. Her mother, Mrs. A. G. Dezendorf, presented the prizes in all classes. The pair riding class drew 15 pairs. First place and a prize from Pinehurst, Inc., went to Mrs. Peggy Mechling and Paul Fout; 2nd, Misses Lynn Sherrerd and Julie McCaskill; 3rd, Miss Dezen dorf and Miss Joby Anderson, Lexington, Ky., and 4th, Miss Phyllis Faircloth and Fay Cad- dell, Southern Pines. The John Boyd post, VFW, will salute the new year with a party for the members and their ladies, to be held at Scottie’s Friday, January 9, beginning at 9:30 p.m. Frank Hooker’s 12-piece orches tra, from Thomasville, will play. There will also be a vocalist. Scottie’s will be closed to the general public on that night, as the whole club will be taken over by the veterans, their wives and sweethearts. The party will be in the nature of an anniversary celebration of the opening of the VFW club- rooms, which opened as a meet ing place for the post and a recre ation spot for all veterans in Jan uary, 1947. It is planned as an an nual affair, said C. S. Patch, Jr., post commander, in making the announcement. Frank Neely is chairman for the party. Another announcement made by Commander. Patch was that of the appointment of Arthur Hale as post service officer, succeeding James Monroe, who is moving to Petersburg, Va. These and other post matters will be discussed at the regular meeting to be held at the club- rooms Monday at 8 p.m. The post program for the coming year will be outlined, with emphasis on community work and aid to dis abled veterans. Olher Chairmen To Be Appointed Chairmen for the March of Dimes campaign in a number of county communities were an nounced this week by H. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen, county cam paign chairman, who said that he hopes to have his organization completed, with a half dozen ad ditional chairmen, by the end of :aext week. A supper meeting of all chair men, chapter and campaign offi cials has been scheduled for Mon day evening, January 12, the place to be announced next week, he said. N. L. Hodgkins, of Southern Pines, who served last year as executive secretary, has accepted this responsibility again for the 1948 campaign, which will be held in consonance with the na tional campaign during the two weeks January 15-30. Most of the community chair men who led last year’s success- M drive appear again on the 1948 list, which so far is as follows: Southern Pines, Paul C. Butler; Aberdeen, Raymond Wicker; Ad- dor, Mrs. Henry Addor; Carthage, Mrs. Eldon S. Adams; Cameron, W. C. Stevenson; Jackson Springs, Rev. R. R. Ramsey; Pine- bluff, Mrs. W. R. Griffin; Pine hurst, J. Frank McCaskill Rob bins, Miss Sallie Green Allison; West End, J. F. Sinclair; West- moore, J. C. Phillips; Farm Life, T. H. Lingerfelt. The organization will be com pleted with the naming of chair men in Eagle Springs, High Falls. Lakeview, Niagara, Manly and Vass. Sale Of Several Homes Here Noted REVIEW NEXT WEEK The Pilot’s review of local/ news in 1947, prepared for the New Year issue, is having to wait un til next week on account of space problems. Social news took the field this week—‘also coimty correspon dence, and other items which missed the early Christmas Week deadline. For the headlines which made 1947—or which 1947 made^—see The Pilot for January 9. SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY Southern Fines schools will re open Monday morning, January 5, with one month to go before the midsemester. Most county schools resumed classes Monday, December 29, atfer the Christmas holiday. Rotary Banquet And Fun Program Tonight Southern Pines Rotarians will meet at 7:30 tonight (Friday) at the Highland Pines Inn for their annual Ladies’ Night I banquet and fun program, in the capable hands of that versatile chairman. Tucker G. Humphries. Top spot on the program will be held by the funmaster of the Carolinas. Gus Travis, of the Charlotte Observer, who has been secured as guest speaker. Watch out, Rotarians, or you’ll find that, besides providing Gus with a free dinner, you’ll be supplying him with column material for weeks. Prizes will be given in a lucky- number drawing. Other events on the program are not being re vealed by the committee. NEW YEAR BABIES The honor of being Moore County's New Year baby goes fo the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Odom, Pinehurst, born at 9:04 a.m., Thursday at the Carolina Medical Center. She was the first baby born in 1948 to a Moore county couple, as far as The Pilot was able to learn. She was not, however, the first baby to be born in the ) county New Year's day. A,^ son was born at 4:41 a. m/- at the Moore County hospital to Mrs. Josephine Mabe> Rockingham^ With sincerei greetings to both inf and wishes for a long hap; life. The Pilot prelsents h as candidate for first-bav' honors for Richmond coun; Among new families coming to Southern Pines, The Pilot extends welcome this week to two who have bought homes here and are now in residence. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Dahmen, of Glean, N. Y., have purchased the home of Mrs. R. G. Farrell on East Massachusetts avenue, be yond Highland Pines Inn, and have moved in with their daught er and, three sons. This will be their winter home. Mr. Dahmen is a furniture manufacturer, with his main interests located in Ell- red, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallace AUen, of Clairton, Pa.-, have purchased the home of Mr. and Mrs. War ren D. Hall, who recently moved to Detroit, O. Mr. Allen has re tired from his business, which was thqt of an executive with the Carnegie Steel company, and they will live here the year round. The home is an attractive grey shingle bungalow on East Massachusetts, overlooking the school ground. Dr. Thomas N. Lide, patholo gist at the Moore County hospital, has purchased the T. K. Gunter home, formerly that of Mrs. Mo ria B. Walker, on South Ashe street, between New Yc^k and Massachusetts, and pla’is to oc cupy it in the late winter- Mrs. D. B. Sweeteu, of Norfolk, Va., has purchase^i Mrs. D. E. Crosby’s home on East Vermont avenue. Mrs. (Sweeten, a native of West End, 'will move back to her native 'Ounty within a few weeks, it anticipated. Youn-^iS Named State VFY/ Radio Chairman Jar^k S. Younts, manager of ra dio station WEEB here, has been aprtointed state department radio ch,airman for the VFW by E. C. Sjhead, of Wilmington, depart- snent commander. / Younts is the only department committee chairman within the membership of the VFW in Moore county, said C. S. Patch, Jr., John Boyd post commander, in making the announcement. In this position Youqts will have charge of origination and distribution to radio stations all Over North Carolina of VFW pub- licity and material dealing with the Americanism, legislative and other programs sponsored by the department.
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