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i3 s DRIVE SAFELY SCHOOL DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN DRIVE SAFELY SCHOOL DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN Budget School Given Approval Of Commissioners $150,000 Included For New Buildings The budget for thfe Southern Pines school district for 1948-49 received the approval of ' the county commissioners Monday afternoon when it was presented to them by Supt. P. J. Weaver. The budget estimates expendi tures for • the coming year at $185,464, of which by far the largest item is $150,000 for capi tal outlay, money pledged earlier by the commissioners to be used toward construction of a gymna sium, auditorium and cafeteria. Otherwise the budget is ap proximately the same as that of last year. Debt service, responsibility of the county along with capital outlay, is $2,165, with only two years more to go before the debt on the high school building is en tirely cleared. Current Expense The current expense budget stands at $33,299, itemized as fol lows: instructional services, $21,- 130; administrative, $2,000; oper ation of plant, $2,400; plant main tenance, $2,000; fixed charges (teachers’ retirement, insurance, etc), $3,,988; auxiliary services (library replacements and sup plies, school-owned buses and station wagon, etc.), $1,781. The current expense budget is met partly by local funds, deriv ed from the school supplemfent tax, which provides about $16,500 to supplement teachers’ and ad ministrative salaries paid by the state. The rest is met by state and federal funds paying two- thirds of the salaries of vocation al teachers, the county per capita tax which nets the schools some $9,500 and a small amount acru- ing from back taxes. Ti^hl Budget Budgeting is growing increas ingly difficult for the schools, Superintendent Weaver said, as the tax supplement has remained unchanged for 16 years while ex penses have leapt upward. Teach ers’ salaries are higher, costs of supplies and services have doub led or tripled, and funds which formerly offered the local schools much leeway now keep them in tight financial restrictions. Hopes of having vocational work taught in the white high school, with other courses deem ed desirable and important today, have had to be deferred again as it was seen that estimated rev enue will barely cover the essen tials. “The only way to make the mloney stretch farther would be to cut the teachers’ salaries, gnd we are confident the people are with us in feeling that this is not the thing to do,” Mr. Weaver said. “We do our best to secure good teachers, and to hold them by paying the most we can af ford. Even so, most of them could make more money by going else where.” NO LAKE At YDC County Convention The Aberdeen lake, the coun ty’s recreation center for swim ming, boating and picnicking, is no longer a lake, but a mud flat filled with stumps, since the breaking of the dam some time last Thursday night. About 25 feet of the big dirt dam which has stood firm for many years was washed away in the night The break occurred just as the prospect of the quaran tine’s lifting gave hope to the county’s youngsters of gettihg in some swimming before the warm weather ends. The lake belongs to the Sham- burger family of Aberdeen, who have been most generous in dedi cating it to use by the public free of charge. Whether the owners, the neighboring towns or some other agency have any plans for rebuilding the dam has not been learned. Chamber Studies New Budget, Plans Dinner Meeting Roialion Vole Will Be Submitted To Membership POLIO BAN LIFTED, SCHOOL BEGINS FUNERAL FRIDAY" Fishing At Camp Mackall Brings Federal Fines Lakes on the Camp Mackall reservation have been extremely attractive to fishermen in recent rrionths, it was shown in federal court at Rockingham last week, when 13 defendants were fined $25 each for fishing and trespas sing on government property. They just didn’t know they weren’t supposed to do it, they said—but they learned. Two of the fishermen were from Aberdeen. They were Lee Buchan and Joe Marks, young men on vacation from college, who enjoyed a little fishing party May 29 at Broad Acre lake, on the reservation, until it was brok en up by the state game warden and Capt. Paul Ward, post engin eer, Nine of the defendants, who fished in Gum Swamp lae in July, were from Hamlet and Laurel Hill. Two, who fished at Broad Acre in June, were from Hoffman. One woman was in the Hamlet group. Though she was not ob served to be fishing, only carry ing a can of bait worms to her husband, she too was held to be guilty. Arrests were made by U. S, Deputy Marshal John H. Steph enson. Jamies Artis Gilchrist, of Cam eron, Negro liquor operator ar rested near Cameron after an early-morning chase August 27, was fined $800 and placed on pro bation for three years. Half of the fine was paid at this term of court, the other half is to be paid at the next term. Gilchrist was captured by county ABC officers, assisted by ATU officers and members of the sheriff’s depart ment, after he dared death by crashing his car at 70 miles an hour against the ATU car which blocked his path. Herbert N. Cameron of South ern Pines and Mrs. S. L. Wind ham of Aberdeen were members of the federal jury for the term. It’s all smiles as Retiring President Hubert McCaskill (right) congratulates newly elected president Lament W. Brown, with Rep. C. B. Deane (center) happily looking on. (Photo courtesy Sandhill Citizen) Deane Announces Congressional Rally Will Be Held At Carthage October 11 LETTER FROM HOME Send The Pilot to that boy or girl who goes off this week to school or college. It Will be like a letter from home, carrying the news of the doings of their friends here, the high school' games, the events and incidents which mean a lot to them be cause they happen at home. The Pilot offers a special "college subscription" for nine months fox $2. especially for these young people. Enter that boy or girl's name at the Pilot office any time dur ing September. Judge Finds Bond Issue Election Was Legally Held Blue and White Plays Candor For First Game^ First Win 'Southern Pines High school help-1 began to tell and the locals shov ed Candor High inaugurate sixman ed ever two touchdowns in the football before a large crowd on the local school’s gridiron Wed nesday afternoon, and came off with a 32 to 0 win. The score, however, doesn’t give a true picture of the game as while Candor was outclassed in the scoring column, they made a real ganqe of it, and in the first half put up a brilliant defensive battle to hold the Blue and White to a lone touchdown. Clark at left end and Harris at center for Candor were in on nearly every tackle for their team, to slow up the Southern Pines attack, but in the second half, superior reserve strength HOME GAME First home game of the season for the Southern Pines High School football team will be with the Biscoe team, to be played here Wednesday beginning at 3:30 p. ml at the High School Memorial field. The complete fall schedule is expected to be ready for announcement next week. third, and added two more in the final period: Southern Pines threatened early in the first quarter after a punt exchange to drive to the Candor 7. Page whipped a pass to Baker for 20 yards, and Mat tocks skirted his right end for 25 yards to the 7 yard stripe, but the Candor defense stiffened and they took the ball on downs. Wyatt, on the first play from scrimmage, hit hard on a smashing tackle by Baker, who was through fast, but fumbled, Newton recovering on the 7. Newton then skirted right end for a touchdown but South ern Pines drew a holding penalty back to the 22, and then Candor recovered a Blue and White fum ble on their 30. Failing to gain, Wyatt got off a high spiral to Mattocks on the Southern Pines 20. Mattocks gathered the ball in, spun loose from a tackier on the 25, veered sharply to the right side lines and, picking up block ers on the 40, raced 60 yards for a touchdown. Newton’s attempted placement (Continued on Page 13) Pinebluff Citizens Will Push Matter To Supreme Court Judge Don F.. Phillips, in hearing held at Rockingham Sat urday, upheld the validity of the $375,000 bond election held in Moore county August 24 for new school buildings in the Aberdeen district. He dissolved the injunction brought by a committee of citi zens from Pinebluff, which has prevented certification of the election, and refused the com plainants further injunctive re lief against issuance of the bonds. The complainants through their attorney, H. F. Seawell, Jr., filed notice of an appeal to the suprerne court, and were given 30 days in which to perfect it. 'Vote Cer'lified The county commissioners, in a special meeting at Carthage Monday, ■ certified -the election. Concerning the issuance of the bonds pending the appeal, there appeared to be some doubt and the- county attorneys, - U. L. Spence and M. G. Boyette, said they are making inquiry of the county’s attorneys in New York concerning the advisable proce dure. Attorney Seawell indicated that he would secure a superse- dius order to prevent issuance of the bonds until the supreme court makes a decision. If the ap peal is taken as planned, the case will probably be reached early in December, he said. Arguments Arguments hinged on the le gality of the election’s “yes or no” vote as against a vote against thte jregistration,, which complainlant contended should have been the procedure. The case was presented by means of the reading of all legal papers connected with the case, affidavits of officials, the reading of constitutional passages and notes'‘and the citation of prece dent, for a hearing which con sumed more than two hours. Many Pinebluff citizens present in the courtroom; also representatives of the county board of commissioners, board of education and board of elections, named as defendants in the ac tion; and representatives of the Aberdeen school board. (Continued on Page 5) Lamont W. Brown Elected President Moore County YDC Announcement that the Eighth District Democratic Congression al rally will be held for the first time in Moore county and Car- thagp, on Monday, October 11, was made by Rep. C. B. Deane at the Moore County YDC annual convention last Friday night, at 'ihich time also election of offi cers took place and the gavel of office handed to the new presi dent, Lamont W. Brown. Congressman Deane, invited speaker of the occasion, said'that he had recommende4 Carthage as sTfg 'of'thfe district rStly’^fo Capus' Waynick, state Dfemocratic exec utive committee chairman; and that on the assigned date it was expected that representatives of each of the district’s 12 counties. Chamber of Commerce direc tors, meeting at the Community building Tuesday evening, heard the presentation of an estimated 1948-49 budget, made initial plans for the annual membership meet ing in the form of a dinner, and approved a slate of nominations for the election of a new board of directors. Hoke Pollock, vice chairman, presiding in the absence of Chair man John S. Ruggles, presented a proposed amendment to the con stitution by which directors will be rotated throughout the mem bership, with half to be chosen from the old board, half from the rest of the membership for stag gered two-year terms. If the amendment is passed, rules for the first election will provide for the choice of eight of the old board for one-year terms, seven new directors for two-year terms, for the constitutional total of 15. Nominations Nominations presented by A. A. Hewlett, nominating committee chairman, included the following new names in addition to the present directors: Wallace W. Simpson, Nolley Jackson, Chick Holliday, Virgil Clark, Alton Clark, H. L. Hoffman, W. E. Blue, Morris Johnson, Harry Lee Brown, Leon Talton, Bryan Poe, Carlton Kennedy, Miss Katherine Wiley, Charles Stitzer, C. S. Patch, Jr., Graham Culbreth, Ray McDonald, W. L. Williams. Re movals from town have left the present board with only 12 mem bers, as follows: John S. Ruggles, Hoke Pollock, Herbert Cameron, Lloyd Clark, Miss Jean Edson, A. A. Hewlett, J. T. Overton, P. J. Weaver, John E. Cline, A. C. Sunday Schools, Other Youth Activities Resume along with state party leaders^ and nominees for governor and | Reed, L. T. Hall, L. D. McDon- other key offices would be pres- aid. Additional nominations may 'Hi- |also be made from the floor at He said he had advised with M., the annual meeting. G. Boyette, county Democratic I Aside from the fact that the executive committee chairman,; meeting will be a dinner, with in- and that it was expected that the'vited speaker, and will be held county committee as well as the early in October, plans for the Moore County Young Democratic event were left in the hands of (Continuea on Page 5) , | (Continueu on Page 5) REEFUS MORRISON Reefus Morrison , Succumbs In Richmond Hospital Author’s Parents Are Movie Guests Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Wellman of Pinebluff were guests of Charles W. Picquet, left, Carolina Theatre manager, last Thursday afternoon at the matinee showing of the film, “Walls of Jericho,” were made from the 1946 best-selling novel written by Dr. Wellman’s son Paul. The movie was especially interesting to Dr W.ellman, as he vis ited his son in Hollywood ^while it was being made, met all the actors and saw many of the scenes being shot. Two other Wellman sons live in Pinebluff, while one is with the State dpartment in Washington, D. C. Manly Wade Wellman, brother of Paul, is also a writer.. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) William Reefus Morrison, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Morri son of South Bennett street, died at 3 a. m. Wednesday at the Mc Guire General (Veterans) hospi tal at Richmond, Va., where he had been a patient since last No vember. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Friday at the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor. Dr. T. E. Davis, and the Rev. J. Lamar Jackson, pastor- of the First Bap tist church. Pallbearers will be Harold Dutton, Clyde Morrison, Curtis Morrison, Frank Neeley, Eugene Clark and Fred Hall. Graveside services at the fam ily plot in Mt .Hope cemetery will be in charge of a complement from Fort Bragg, who will accord the young army veteran full mil itary honors. He had been in failing health for an extended period before his death, and before being transfer red to the McGuire hospital had been in the Veterans hospital at Fayetteville. His condition be came critical only a few days ago. He was born in Moore county May 11, 1922, and attended the Vass-Lakeview and Southern Pines schools. He was a student for three years at the Southern Pines High school. He entered the army in the spring of 1942, was sent overseas in November, 1943, and was with the Ninth army in England and during its course of battle across France, Holland, Belgium and into Germany. He was discharged in November, 1945. Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Sgt. Leonard A. Morri son, of Maxton ,and David Mor rison, of Southern Pines; and two sisters, Mrs. William E. Bushby and Mrs. Charles Hornaday, of Southern Pines. First-Day Enrollment 630 At Local Schools the lifting of the quar antine as scheduled Tuesday at midnight, by decision of the county board of health, brought a rush of activities this week, the major one be ing the opening of schools here and in the county Wed nesday morning. Sunday schools will reopen here Sunday, except at Em manuel Episcopal church, where the summer recess wiU 'last as usual until the first Sunday in October. Activities involving atten dance of children and youths are also in most cases resum ing their programs, and once i again the young people are flocking into the movie shows. Confidence of the board of health that the polio epidemic IS over was bolstered this week by an absence of any new cases. All schools were undersood to have opened Wednesday except at Aberdeen, where repairs found necessary at the high school nec essitated postponement of the opening date for one week. Teachers’ meetings were held at the Southern Pines and West Southern Pines schools Tuesday morning and the next' day- 630 youngsters trooped to school. Elementary School In Southern Pines, he elemen- tary grade children who had for merly gone to school in three dif ferent places—the high school building, the home economics building (unused so far for this purpose) and the primary school building—were all together for the first time in years, in their (Continued on Page 8) Safety Council Will Be Formed Vass-Lakevie w School Opens In New Buildings Vass-Lakeview school at Vass opened in its spacious new build ing Wednesday with an initial enrollment of 492—96 in the high school and 386 in the elementary. Formal opening exercises began at 9:30, with many parents of the pupils, former students, and other friends of the school pres ent to see it off to a good start. As Mrs. W. E. Gladstone play ed a inarch, pupils began filing in, filling row after row of chairs, until a number of the visitors moved from their seats to the sidelines, waiting to see if there would be any chairs left for them. One visitor was heard to remark: “I didn’t know there were this many kids in Moore county!” (Continued on Page 5) Town officials, law enforce ment officers and representatives of civic organizations, newspap ers and radio stations of the county have been invited to attend a rheeting to be held to night (Friday) at 8 o’clock at the courthouse in Carthage, to secure sponsors for the National Safety Council’s “Operation Safety” pro gram for the prevention of traf fic accidents. All other persons interested are invited to attend, according to O. D. Griffin, of Southern Pines, re presentative of the State High way Commission, who has called the meeting and will be in charge of it. Mr. Griffin is safety director in chafge of the school bus driver training program for the coun ties of Moore, Lee, Harnett, Scot land, Hoke and Richmond. Cum berland iis soon to replace Rich- mond in his district. “Operation Safety” has already been inaugurated in Harnett county, Mr. Griffin said this week. A thriving program is un der way in Cumberland. The program is being inaugu rated throughout the state in re cognition of the fact the percent age of accidents on North Car olina highwiays, most of them preventable, is unusually high. Means will be sought of lowering this percentage through coope ration of community and county agencies. Without such cooperation, Mr. Griffin emphasized, law enforce ment officers cannot stem the tide, but with all working togeth er traffic accidents may be ap preciably cut with a resultant saving of life, limb and property. Mr. Griffin is at present work ing with authorities of this and other municipalities of his dist rict toward having automobile driving taught in the high schools. The shortage of available qualified teachers is hampering this program, which is knder way in many parts of the state, and an effort is being made to work out a plan of parent-teacher co operation.