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€■ Citizens Will Go To Rockingham For Hearing The showcause hearing of John K. Mason et als vs. the Moore County board of commissioners, the Moore County board of edu cation and the Moore County board of elections, to determine legality of the $375,000 school bond issue for the Aberdeen dis trict, will be held before Judge Don Phillips at Rockingham at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. The “et als” in the listing of plaintiffs is said to refer to 375 other defendants, residents of the Pinebluff area who have been putting up a determined fight for several months for inclusion of a Pinebluff elementary school in the Aberdeen district’s building plans. A good many of these 375 are expected to attend the hearing, at which the plaintiffs will be rep resented by H. F. Seawell, Jr., Carthage attorney, and the de fendants by the firm of Spence and Boyette, of Carthage, county attorneys. John K. Mason is mayor of Pinebluff. The $375,000 received an affir mative vote—by a majority of 74 —in countywide balloting August 24. In Pinebluff the vote was three to one against the issue. Spokesmen for the Pinebluff citizens’ committee leading the fight for the school have report ed that the “yes” votes were cast chiefly in the Roseland section, south of Pinebluff, with practi cally no dissenters in Pinebluff, Addor and Silver Springs, the communities the school would be principally designed to serve- Roseland has not joined in their cause to any considerable extent. Certification of the county wide election is being withheld by state authorities pending dis position of the temporary injunc tion, authorized by Judge Wil liams of Sanford and set aside by Judge Armstrong of Monroe for the purpose of holding the elec tion on the advertised date. Tennis Queens And State Trophies Southern Pines, W. Sou. Pines Teachers Listed Faculties for the Southern Pines and West Southern Pines schools were announced this week by Supt. Philip J. Weaver, with few changes seen as most of the teach ers are returning. There are no changes in the faculty of the Southern Pines High school, except for the ab sence of Miss Phoebe Wither spoon. At West Southern Pines, four of the six high school teach ers are new. There are one or two changes at each elementary school. An the Southern Pines High school teachers have been here for several years. They are; Amos C. Dawson, Jr., history, physical education; Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher, commercial, business English; Miss Billie Williams, science, En glish, physical education; Miss Pauline Miller, English, Latin, history; Miss Aline Todd, math, Spanish; J. G. Womble, sce- ence, band; Miss Hope Bailey, music. Elementary teachers are Miss Annie V. Jones, first grade; Miss Thelma Moss, second... Miss Ab- bie Sutherland, third; Miss Lu cille Creel, third-fourth; Miss Bess McIntyre, fourth; Miss Leola Black, fifth; Miss Mary McNeill Buckner, sixth; Miss Annie P. Huntington, seventh; Miss Mar tha Langston, eighth. At West Southern Pines, J. W. Moore returns as principal, teach ing math. Other high school teachers will be Ernest T. Clark, shop; A. C. Hasty, math, science, band; Otelia C. Cooke, home eco nomics; H. A. Wilson, physical education, science, history; Bryson, English. Elementary teachers will Miss Edna Morse, first grade; Miss Zena B. MaUette, second; Mrs. Otelia J. Saunders, second- third; Mrs. Ada C. Jones, third; Miss Cora E. Steele, fourth; Mrs. Novella P. Wilson, fifth; Mrs. Iris H. Moore, sixth; Mrs. D. Shelton H. Miller, seventh; Miss Bertha M. Pitts, sixtti-seventh-eighth. Mary Ruth Davis, left, and Audrey West Brown, right, with the trophies awarded them Monday at the Greensboro Country club for winning the doubles championship in the N. C. Closed Tennis tour nament played there last week. The Moore county players, un known to tournament tennis, scored a major upset in their victory, and were dubbed the “Cinderella girls” by astomshed officials and sportswriters. (Photo by' H. Ferguson) Blue And White Players Spotlighted As Date For First Game Approaches With Thursday’s scrimmage, the Blue and White completed their heavy workouts in prepara tion for their Wednesday’s open er with Candor High at Candor. Today and Monday will be spent on polishing plays, and Tuesday only signal drill will be held. Although no starters have been named for the Candor game, it is pretty certain that Kaylor will be at the center post. Baker on one flank and Amette or Culler to get the nod for the other. Culler will probably get the call. Ar- nette was late reporting for prac tice, and in this week’s scrim mages Culler’s line play has been outstanding. At center, Kaylor’s hard charging and all-around ag gressiveness has been pleasing to the coaches, particularly to Weav er who directs the line play. Dillon Short, reserve center, will more than likely see action in the Candor game. Dillon re ported a trifle overweight, but has been showing up well in scrim mage. Andy Page is most likely as a starter in the blocking or quar ter back post, with Dickerson on the wing, and Gary MattockS; “Ole Galloping Ghost,” at tail back. Last year Gary did every thing well except the kicking, This year he has been working hard, on punting and now can do a creditable job on that. Copley will understudy Page at the blocking spot, and Adams probably will be called on at the wingback post. Richard Newton will share time with Mattock in the tailback slot, and George Mc Donald may be in there, too. Lack of experienced reserves up front is the big weakness that this year’s edition of the Blue and White has shown. An injury or two at end or center would be serious blow to the team’s chances. The backfield is the bright spot. Here Coach Dawson has two sets of backs, either of which could be named as starters, and all of them have been break ing away time and again in scrim mage this week for long touch (Continued on Page 5) VFW’s Model Plane Club Takes Off On Flying Start; Officers Elected Mr. be CLINIC TO 0P£N The Blessed Martin for colored people will open its newly completed building Tuesday at 2 p.m.. and will be open each Tuesday and Thursday, thereafter from 2 to 5 p.m. with a dodtor and a nurse in attendance. The clinic is located on West Pennsylvania avenue across from Our Lady of Vic tory school. It has been mod- emly equipped for medical consultation and for out-pa tient care. The clinic is being operated under auspices of St. Joseph of the Pines Catholic hospitaL All denominations, adults and children will be wel comed, according to the w- nouncement made this week. The VFW post’s Model Aviation club got off to a fine start at its meeting at the Boy Scout hut last Friday night when 19 adult en thusiasts (youngsters were with held by the polio ban) gathered here from five towns. Members from Pinebluff, Pine- hurst, Carthage and Aberdeen as well as Southern Pines heard C. S. Patch, Jr., commander of the John Boyd post, VFW, explain plans and purposes of the club, and also the role the VFW is play ing nationally in promotion of the model plane hobby. Commander Patch then turned the meeting over to Bill Benson, post advisor for the group, who appointed Thorne Smith of Pine bluff temporary president, to serve until organization is further along and permanent officers can {(Continued on Page 5) Appraisal Board Will Start Tax Valuation Monday Five Moore Citizens To Be Sworn In For Important Job A five-man tax appraisal board, composed of Moore County citi zens selected by the county com missioners, will be sworn in at the courthouse Monday morning and will start at once on the long-anticipated revaluation of taxable property throughout the county. The appraisers, chosen like the county commissioners from the five districts of Moore county, are J. D. Arey* Southern Pines, re presenting McNeill and Green wood districts; Claude Leavitt, Pinebluff, Mineral Springs and Sandhill; R. C. McLean, Eagle Springs, Bensalem and Sheffield; B. F. Howard, Hallison, Ritters and Deep River; and Sam C. Rid dle, Carthage, representing the Carthage district. Alex Fields, Jr., of Southern Pines has been named clerk of the board, and will accompany the group on its rounds. While appraisals have always been made by citizens of the county, this is the first time it has been done by a single board which will jointly cover all parts of the county. Hitherto, property in each township has been valued by a three-man board restricted to the township, making 27 ap praisers in all. It is believed the system now adopted will make for more con sistent judging of the property values. Met For Instructions The group met last week with the county commissioners and Miss Maida Jenkins, tax super visor, for their instructions, and Mr. Fields, the clerk, was to re ceive even more specialized in struction later regarding his job (Continued on Page 8) OPENING OF SCHOOLS MAY BE DELAYED FOR ANOTHER WEEK Mrs. Allen Is Accident Victim While On Way Here To Visit Son A Boston couple driving south to spend the winter with their son at Niagara, and to see their new grandson born last July, met with an accident on Highway 1, just north of Sanford, Monday afternoon, in which both were in jured, the wife fatally. Mrs. Mildred Gertrude Allen, 50, died of her injuries early Wednesday at the Lee County hospital, where both were taken. Her body was brought to Southern Pines, where funeral services will be held at Emman uel Episcopal church today (Fri day) at 3 p. m., conducted by the Rev. F. C. Brown, rector. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope cemetery. Her husband, E. I. Allen, was transferred Wednesday to St. Joseph of the Pines. His injuries were said to be painful, though not critical. The son whom they were driv ing south to see is Willard M. Al len, an employee of the Mid Pines club, married and the father of four children. Another son living north, whose name was not learned, also survives. The accident occurred during a pouring rain. According to a re port by Patrolman W. D. Tinsley, of Lee county, the Allens’ new station wagon apparently ran off the wet highway, and was pulled back- directly into the path of a car headed north. In the ensuing collision the driver of the other car, identified only as a Mr. Miller, of Durham, was also injured, and was taken to the Lee County hospital, whence he has been transferred to Duke hospital. Both cars were said to have been badly wrecked. No charges have been preferred. The Allens lived at Waltham, Mass., a suburb of Boston. Third Caviness Child, Lillie Briggs Girl Are New Polio Cases Ray McDonald Is Named President Of Local YDC Registration For Peacetime Draft Enters Final Week Maxwell Rush, Southern Pines draft board member, this week reminded young men of the “awkward” age that those born in 1927 are to register today (Fri day) and tomorrow; those born in 1928, Monday and Tuesday; in 1929, Wednesday and Thursday: and in 1930 before September 19, Friday and Saturday. This will conclude the registra- ticsn for the peacetime draft, which has been under way since August 30 for men 18 to 25. It’s been a pretty busy period so far at both the Southern Pines registration center in the Com munity building, and the central office at Carthage, presided over by W. E. (Gene) Stewart. Tues day of this week was said to be the busiest day here, though Mr. Rush said he couldn’t figure out just why there should have been more men born in 1925 than in, say, 1924 or 1926. Around 50 of them showed up for registration The all-veteran county board met last week and elected Mr. Stewart as chairman, but failed to appoint a clerk. No suitable person had been foimd up to that time available for the post, the only paid jpb the board has to of fer, and one which wiR be per manent as long as selective serv ice is in effect. Some possibili ties were being considered this week. The two offices are being run with volunteer assistants. Mr. Rush acknowledged, with an ex pression of deep appreciation, the service rendered by those who have helped him here so far— Mrs. Harry Chatfield, Mrs. Ruth W. Swisher, Miss Joyce Palmer, Miss Emily Matthews, Miss Dotty Dorn, Miss Geneva Hall, Misc; Marian Kirby, Miss Mary Crain, P. J. Weaver, T. K. Campbell, Jr., Tom Wicker. He has others lined up for a few days ahead but asks that anyone interested in rendering service in this manner please let him know at the Community building. Ray McDonald was elected president of the Southern Pines Young Democratic club, with Hoke Pollock as vice president, and Leo V. O’Callaghan, Jr., secretary-treasurer, by a vote taken at the club’s first meeting of the season, held Wednesdav evening at the Community build ing. Plans were made for a full attendance at the county conven-1 tion to be held at Carthage to night (Friday) and President Mc Donald asked that anyone wish ing transportation notify him at the McDonald-Page Motor com pany or at his home. / Those having extra space in their cars are also asked to let him know. The cars leaving for Carthage will check by the Com munity building to see if anyone is there wishing a ride. J. M. Pleasants, elected presi dent on the club’s organization last fall, presided over the meet ing, reminding tl^e members that now was the time for them to buckle down to work for the party in view of the threats on every side. Task Seen Ahead Hubert M'cCaskill, of Pinehurst, president of the Moore County YDC, also spoke earnestly of the task now facing the Young Dem ocrats, in particular, of extend ing interest in good government, through good politics. Among the young just reaching voting agi should this be emphasized, he said, as they are assailed on all sides by contrary, and often per nicious philosophies. “Many people think politics are evil,” he said, “and so they can be , when left to a very few. It is when all take an active inte rest that they reach their best fulfilment and serve the excel lent purposes of which they are capable in a democratic country.” District Rally H. Clifton Blue, state YDC (Continued on Page 8) MAJ. GEN. C. E. BYERS Maj. Gen. Byers Tells Kiwanis Of Army Education DEANE WILL SPEAK C. B. Deane, U. S. Congress man of the Eighth district, will address the county YDC conven tion to be held at 8 o’clock tonight (Friday), in the courthouse at Carthage, it has been announced by Hubert McCaskill, of Pine hurst, president of the Moore County Young Democratic club. Solicitor M. G. Boyette, chairman of the county Democratic com mittee, has been asked to present the speaker. Officers will be elected and delegates to the state convention chosen. Jeff B. Wilson, Eighth District YDC chairman, has announced that a district rally wiU be held in the Biscoe High School cafe teria Saturday at 7:30 p. m. to plan for the fall campaign and to discuss the state convention to be held at Greensboro September 16-18. The U. S. armed forces have be come sponsors of one of the great est educational programs in the v/orld today, acting on the belief that the enlightened soldier is the best soldier, the Sandhills Ki wanis club was told at its Wed nesday luncheon meeting by Maj. Gen. Clovis E. Byers, commander of the 82nd Airborne division. General Byers, a West Point graduate who has held many im portant army posts, including that of chief of staff of the Eighth army during the final phases of the war, addressed the club at the Aberdeen High school on the army’s vast program of education and information. The benefits of this program extend to every officer and en listed man, making the S. Army the world’s best informed, Youth Development Narrowing the subject down to the program as seen in the 82nd Airborne at Pope Field, Fort Bragg, he said the objectives cor respond precisely with those of good development of youth every where, with the promotion of in terest in good government and civic affairs, and respect for law and order. Through classes, open forums, literature and informational tours the young soldier is kept informed of the organization of all the armed forces, national and world affairs, economics and gov ernment, and the history of his country and of the world. Rights. Duties Along with the information im parted, it is impressed upon the soldier that he has not only the privileges of the free person, but the great responsibilities; and that for every right there is a corresponding duty. “The serv iceman does not put on mental blinkers when he dons a uniform, nor become any the less a citizen. He should be more aware than ever of the problems facing his country and the world . . . Infor mation and education are our bulwark against'the things which (Continued on Page 8) The strong possibility that the opening of schools will be postponed for another week was suggested Wednesday by Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health officer, in view of the fact that each of three weeks just past has brought two re ports of new polio cases. The county board of health will medt Thursday night to study the situation and con sider hij recommendation that the school opening be delayed. This will be too late for the courity papers to get out the word and it is suggested that parents get in touch with their principals to find out if school will open next Wed nesday as scheduled. The news will also be broadcast and WEEB plans 'to have the information on its regular polio broadcast. 6:05 p. m.. Friday. A third child of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Caviness of Eagle Springs was reported this week to have been stricken with polio, an un usual tragedy for any one family even in the severest of epidemics. DeWitt Caviness, Jr., aged five, was taken last Friday to Rex hos pital, Raleigh. His four-year-old brother, Charles, and two-year- old sister, Catherine, were strick en two and a half weeks ago. It is understood that DeWitt had been sick but it was not thought at first that he had polio. Norma Briggs, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Briggs, who live on Highway 1 between Southern Pines and Ab erdeen, stricken last week, was carried to Rex hospital last Thurs day. Norma’s case is one of four in the immediate Southern Pines area, two outside the city limits and two within. Another case was reported this week, to bring the county’s total to date up to 65. This, however, was one of the earliest of the epi demic, as it occurred last May and has just recently come to the attention of the authorities. The victim was Robert Monroe Jackson, 19-y'ear-old youth of West End, whose case was so light that his family did not rec ognize it as polio and his doctor could not determine anything (Continued on Page 8) TwoKiUedIn Pinehurst Wreck Saturday Night Speeding on a summerlike night on a holiday weekend, brought instant and horrible death to a young Negro couple in the heart of the village of Pinehurst short ly before 11 o’clock Saturday. Rounding a slight curve on Highway 211, the late model Chevrolet two-door sedan skidd ed violently to the left, sheared off an eight-inch holly tree near the Johnston home, ricocheted and turned completely over, burying itself against, and in, a two-foot maple. The broken hoUy, thrusting in side the vehicle at a grotesque angle, pinned the bodies of Alexander Bowers, of Carthage, the driver, and Pearline Walker! a student nurse at N. C. Saiia- torium, against the top of mashed car. Wrecking crews found necessary to cut down still other tree to extricate the pair, from whom no soimd came as the grim work was going on. Pine hurst Police Chief J. T. Shepherd had a doctor and nurse waiting, but when the couple could be reached it was found they were dead. Coroner Hugh P. Kelly, called to the scene, gave a verdict of accidental death and declared no inquest necessary. The car was declared a total loss. Bowers is said to have been recently Kvmg in Sanford. tbe it ah- The young nurse was from Goldsboro
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