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Town Board Receives Petition Asking | Chamber Plans Ban On Sunday Sale Of Beer And Wine Bids On Incinerator Will Be fought Again Seaboard Thanked For Station Improvement Petitions bearing some 175 names were presented to .the town board Wednesday evening, asking a legal ban on the Sunday sale of beer and wine within the corpor ate limits of Southern Pines. The delegation meeting with the board in regular session at the city hall, consisted of H. A. Lewis, L. W. Rhodes, W. E. Kiv- ette and Walter Daeke, each of whom spoke briefly in behalf of their cause. Southern Pines, only communi ty in a wide area selling beer and wine on Sunday, is finding itself host on the Sabbath to an increas ingly undesirable element, they said. Trouble is caused by the drinking and carousing of ••‘the kind of crowd the town is not ac customed to catering to.” Mr. Rhodes said the signatures had been secured at the Church of Wide Fellowship, the Baptist and, Christian Science churches, at service stations, stores and other business places up and down Main street. They represented some v^ry solid types of citizens, he said,' who had expressed them selves as feeling that Sunday sales of beer and wine do not make for wholesome conditions here. Referred to Committee Mayor C. N. Page promised that the board would give the matter serious consideration. He referred (Continued on Page 8) DR. R. W. CUMMINGS NC State College Alumni Plan Tuesday Banquet Christmas Display Contest On For Business, Homes The Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Christ mas decoration contest, the first here since pre-war years, with first and second prizes awarded for both business places and resi dences. Merchants and home-dwellers are asked to have their displays arranged by December 15, to pro vide at least 10 days of color and spectacle for the enjoyment of the town in its Christmas season. Street decorations being pre pared by the Chamber are expect ed to be in place by the end of this week. Cooperation of business firms should make the shopping center a merry and inspiring sight within a short time. Judging will probably be done on Christmas eve, said Manager Tom Wicker, with unbiased, out- of-town judges rendering IJie deci sions in both the business and res idential divisions of the contest. Entries will be judged on origi nality, suitability, color and beau ty. The annual banquet and Ladies' Night meeting of the Moore Coun ty State College club will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. at the Car thage hotel, with Dr. Ralph W. Cummings, associate director 6f the Agricultural Experiment sta tion at State college, Raleigh, as guest speaker. With some 165 known State Col lege alumni residing in the county, a good attendance is expected, ac cording to John M. Currie, of Car thage, president of the club. He said it is believed that many alumni have recently moved into the county who are hot on the club’s roster of members, and the officers are especially anxious for these newcomers to attend the banquet. Wives or “dates” are to be brought along. President Currie asks that reser vations be made in advance if pos sible, as a courtesy to the hotel management. Places may-<fee re served through the secretary- treasurer, C. C. Lingerfelt, of the FHA office at Carthage. The meeting is expected to be an especially pleasant one in view of the recent magnificent improve ments made, and others planned, at State, of which all the alumni are very proud. Dr. Cummings, the speaker, is a North Carolina native, and a 1933 graduate at State. He won his Ph.D. degree at Ohio State univer sity in 1938, and went to Cornell university as professor of soils. He resided this position to join the State College staff in January, 1942. He is widely known as an au thority on soils, and has recently been working on a program to co ordinate research projects at the experiment station. Positive Action To Gain Industry Sandhills Seen Al Crossroads; Payroll Sought Millen Park Will Be Cleaned Up A town crew will put in sev-1 volunteer aid in cleaning up the eral days next week or the week park. A plan of getting up volun- after deaning up Millen park, teer crews was outlined, with men Mayor C. N. Page told The Pilot [and women, old and young, giv- Memorials Dedicated To Dr. Paul McCain Wednesday. Directors of. the Southern Pines Chamber of Commerce went oh record Tuesday night as favoring aggressive action toward securing more industry for the Sandhills area. Not a dissenting voice was heard as the feeling was expressed that the day of dependence on resort business exclusively is a thing of the past, and that what is needed in^ the imrnediate vicinity is a year-round payroll. Potentialities of the area as an industrial site were considered excellent, and Hoke Pollock, pres ident, appointed a committee to explore them further and take positive action toward their use. Members of the committee— President Pollock, H. N. Came ron and E. Nolley Jackson—will invite representatives of the town and county to join them in this move, with a conference at Ra leigh with the department of con servation and development sched uled as an immediate prospect— perhaps within the next few days. Researchers of the department havfe been active in the securing and dissemination of information (Continued on Page 8) After that, he said, he hopes the Chamber of Commerce,, the Gar den club and ether organizations will take over, and,make of it a real beauty spot. “This is absolutely the first time months we have had a crew available; or we would .have ing several hours of work. “Wheal people- want 'a thing of that sort badly enough to w'ork for it, then the town' will certainlj do what- it cap to help,” said the Mayor. “We will give it ar good cleaning up, and probably clean it once a year. With a little work AUTHOR it could be very pretty by early cleaned it up long ago ” he said -^^so, I do not think it will “The laying^f.stwfr’lines and T water mains has kept the men and I improvement equipment tied up The town!°^7[ cleaning, he said, board has very much wanted tol^^ there have been many extra see the park restored and used. *-777^° ^ but public health has had to come first.” He said he was very much im pressed with a letter in Citizens Anonymous” in The Pilot of De- The park, a wooded five-acre tract bounded by Bennett, New York and Massachusetts avenues, with entrance at New York and Page street, was given to the town S'’he,'' "‘’‘'’I”'' “ I"”* Others wnniH -IT ■ . Of late years it has fallen others, would be willing to give I into sad disrepair. Kiwanis [Wiir~ Award Cup At Vlonday Banquet Bequests Made To Moore Hospital County Will Give Carload Of Food For Friendship Train-Destination Europe Angelo Monlesanti has been named chairman of Friend ship Train parliripalion in Southern Pines, it was an nounced Wednesday by Coun- ly Chairman T. C. Auman. and McNeill's Feed and Seed store will be the collecrion sta tion. Contributions may also be brought to Montesanti's Cleaning and Pressing shop on West Pennsylvania avenue. Goods given may be one can. or a case of canned goods; dried and packaged f^s. including staples of all . kinds. Instead of foods money may be given, to buy food or to help pay for the shipment overseas. It will cost the county about $15q to send its carload of food and friendship , across the sea. Mr. Montesanti, an Italian by birth, knows well from let ters overseas how sad condi tions are. He asks that each one help, if only a little, this merciful cause. in T. C. Auman, of West End, has been named chairman of Moore county’s participation in the North Carolina Friendship train of the CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program). The train, to be made up at Sal isbury, will leave there December 20 and proceed eastward across the state, picking up carloads of farm produce and staples in 65 counties which have undertaken the project in order to share their plenty with the hungry people of Europe. Mr. Auman was named chair man at a meeting of farm leaders, teachers, ministers and others of the county held at Carthage week before last at the instance of E.| H. Garrison, Jr., county farm agent. Community Chairmen Community chairmen,and col lection points were named by Mr. Auman this week as follows: Rob bins, Jackson Feed store; Glendon, R. A. Dowd’s store; Aberdeen, Supply and Feed company, Jere McKeithen, Rev. T. J. Whitehead; Vass, W. E. Gladstone; Cameron, George Thomas. Farm Life, J. B. McLeod, T. H. Lingerfelt; West End, L. H. Aus tin; Jackson Springs, Rev. R. R. Ramsey; Carthage, W, B. Hill; (Continued on Page 8) Awarding of the Kiwanis Build ers cup, symbol of good citizen ship, service and achievement will be a highlight of the annual ban quet and Ladies’ Night of the Sandhills Kiwanis club, to be held Monday at 7:3p p. m. at the Mid •Pines club. j The cup is given by the club to the Sandhills man, not necessarily a Kiwanian, who in the judgment of the appointed committee has rendered the most outstanding service during the preceding year to his county and community. The cup is not given every year, but only when someone is adjudg ed worthy of the honor. Paul C. Butler, of Southern Pines, was the 1947 recipient. Other plans of the Ladies’ Night committee whose chairman is A. L. Burney, of Southern Pines, in dicate that the Monday night event will be one of the year’s outstanding. Guest speaker will be Dr. Paul M. Wheeler, professor of English at Winthrop college. Rock Hill, S. C. An after-dinner speaker of note. Dr. Wheeler combines hu mor with a serious message, with eloquence which has made him TOuch sought after in the Caro- linas. Dinner music will be provi ded by the orchestra of the Caro lina hotel, Pinehurst. President Leland McKeithen, of Pinehurst, wiU preside. Annual reports will be made. Serving with Chairman Burney preparing for the banquet Bequests totaling between $9,000 and $10,000 were left to the Moore County hospital by the wills of Walter Tracy Ives, who died Oc tober 10, and Miss Mary Schwar- berg, who died October 12. ^ Mf. Ives, in addition, bequeath ed $2,000 to the Emmanuel Epis copal church, and $500 to the Southern Pines Library associa tion. He left the library his per sonal collection of some 200 vol umes, which Mrs. Dorothy Avery, county librarian, is at present cat aloguing, to be placed among the library’s book stock. Both Miss Schwarberg and Mr. Ives came to Southern Pines from the north many years ago.'They lived here f6r many years, and owned homes here. Both however, died many miles away. Miss Schwarberg in Lincolnton, where she moved a year or two ago, and Mr. Ives in Montreal, Canada, Their wills were recently filed for probate at Carthage. Personal Bequests Miss Schwarberg left personal bequests to J. Talbot Johnson, of Aberdeen, whom she also named executor' of her will; to Mrs. Johnson and to their son Law rence, and to Mrs. Lucile Stur geon, of Pittsburg, Pa. She be.* qiieathed $500 to the Barium Springs orphanage, ' and $500 to the Foreign Mission board of the United Presbyterian church in her native city, Pittsburgh. The remainder. CHRISTMAS SEASON Most local businesses are abandoning the customary Wednesday half-holiday for the two weeks before Christ mas, and shoppers will them open full-time on these days, as on others of the week, for their convenience. Also, beginning this week, the post office will be open in all departments to 6 p. m. Saturdays, and the parcel post window will be open Sundays from 3 to 5 p. m. un til Christmas. It is hoped through these means to avoid the long -Christmas mailing Ihies—but all the same. Post- nt^ter A. Garland Pierce re minds, it's wise to do your Christmas mailing early. The Citizens Bank and Trust company, with other banks in the state, will ob serve the Monday after Christmas as a holiday, and it is probable that other busi nesses will follow the banks' example. With Christmias fal ling on a Saturday, this will give bank and store employ ees a .long weekend—and well-deserved .■rest. Justice Rutledge Pays Tribute To Late Loved Physician 300 At Luncheon At N. C. Sanatorium Many a warm, heartfelt tribute was paid to the memory of a fine friend and great physician at a memorial luncheon and dedica tion service held at N. C. Sana torium 'Tuesday, honoring Dr. Paul P. McCain. KAY SUMMERSBY Author Of Book On Eisenhower At Hayes Today ly and exclusively used in pro viding hospitalization fdr needy cases who might otherwise be de prived of this care.” The estate she directed, was not a large onfe and Mr. was to be designated the Schwar-j Johnson estimated that, after all berg Family Memorial fund, and expenses are paid, the amount ac- Moore County hospi-.from to be perpetuaUy and sole- tal, the proceeds derived there-1 (Continued on Page 8) are Charlie Picquet, J. Talbot Johnson, Voit Gilmore, Paul C. Butler, John S. Ruggles and Le land McKeithen. Several of these head subcommittees. Exhibit Of Currier & Ives Originals The Travelers Insurance com pany’s famous exhibit of original Currier & Ives prints will be shown during December at Hayes’ Book shop, instead of the Southern Pines library as origi nally scheduled. The prints are being brought to Southern Pines by Paul T. Bar- num Inc. WINTER BLOOMING A strange and beautiful De cember sight in. Southern Pines is a camellia bush in full bloom, at 'the home of Mrs. M. G. Nichols al Mor- ganton road and Country Club drive. Many passersby stop daily to wonder at the gorgeous sight of the five-foot bush loaded with hundreds of deep rosy blossoms. The buds showed color about three weeks ago. Mrs. Nichols said. Under the influence of mild weather emd Sandhills sun, they have reached a luxuri ance of bloom generally seen only in the spring. Now their owner has her fin gers crossed, for fear of a freeze. She'd love to have i:amellias for Christmeis. On display will be the originals of the prints used on the Travel ers’ calendars since 1936. The col lection, one of the finest in the country, has been on circuit among outstanding museums in the nation. The Travelers is known as one of the country’s most avid collectors of this par ticular kind of Americana, which became a nationwide vogue short ly after the first World War. The exhibit was first started by the Travelers in 1945, and the publi cation of the Currier & Ives cal endars by the company is given credit fof the intense nationwide revival of interest in the work of Currier & Ives. Glimpses of History The exhibit tells swne of the story of Currier & Ives prints in a fascinating look at contempo raneous American history. By 1836 Nathaniel Currier had emerged as one of the outstand ing lithographers and had set him self up, in business in New York City. He at once began to send out a flood of engravings which reach ed a high tide between then and 1886, when practically every event of importance in the nation was pictured in the popular series. The growth of cities, the devel opment of new building of railroads, disasters, the War Between the States and rural and urban scenes poured out of the Currier & Ives establishment in distinctive fashion. From the start, the prints ap- (Continued on Page 8) Kay Summersby, British-born WAC captain, wartime chauffeur, personal secretary and aide to Genefal Dwight D. Eisenhower, and author of the best-selling “Eisenhower Was My Boss,” will arrive in Southern Pines this morning (Friday) for a. whirlwind 14 hours in the Sandhills. One of the few really glamor ous figures produced by World War 2, Miss Summersby will be here to speak at a dinner of the Carolinas-Virginia Purchasing Agents association at the Carolina hotel in Pinehurst tonight. The dinner meeting will not be open to the public, but through the ini tiative of Col. W. W. Simpson, owner of Hayes Book shop here. Sandhills residents will have the opportunity to meet the Supreme Commander’s “Girl Friday,” as the WAC captain dubs herself. By arrangement with the pub lishers of her book. Miss Sum mersby will be at Hayes’ from 2:30 to 4:30 today to meet the pub lic, and will autograph copies of her book for purchasers. Col. Simpson will meet the au thor on her arrival and will be her host at a special luncheon he is arranging. He cordially invites all who wish to do so to meet the author at the bookshop during the afternoon. Miss Summersby, a native of County Cork, Ireland, drove an ambulance all through the “blitz” in London, often being on duty' for 24 hours at a time. Later she was assigned to U. S. Army Head quarters and detailed to drive the then Major-General Eisenhower. When the General returned to England a little later as Comman der of the European Theater of Operations, she was again attach ed to, his staff as chauffeur, and remained with him through the remainder of the war as his sec- (Continued on Page 8) The 300 guests included person ages of distinction in the state and ' nation; leaders in govern ment, law and health, many men and women who had worked with Dr. McCain, and friends of the family. Some of them came long distances to pay honor to the late superintendent of the N. C. San atoria, who met an untimely death November 24, 1946, in an auto mobile accident. Dr. McCain was well known here. His wife, the former Sadie Lou McBrayer, now lives in Southern Pines. Many friends of long years’ standing of this community and county were pres ent at the great gathering Tues day in tribute to his memory. Dedicated were the main build ing of . the Sanatorium, where he lived and worked for many years, and also a splendid portrait, call ed a “speaking likeness”, gift of the State Medical society to the state and Sanatorium. Justice Rutledge Speaks The dedicatory address was de livered by Justice Wiley Rutledge, of the U. S. Supreme Court, a native of Kentucky, now a resi dent in Iowa, one of the most dis tinguished of the “alumni” of the sanatorium and an old friend of the family. The cord unveiling the portrait was pulled by two-year-old Sarah Johnson (Johnny) McCollum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. H McCollum of Leaksville and the only grandchild of Dr. McCain. Members of the family present for the luncheon and ceremony were Mrs. Paul P. McCain of Southern Pines; her son, John, a medical student at the University of North Carolina; her daughters Mrs. N. H. McCollum, of Leaks ville, Dr. Irene McCain McFar land, an interne at the Philadel phia General Hospital, and Jane McCain, a student at Agnes Scott (Continued on Page 14) Elks Banquet For Blue And White Saturday Evening Carefree Sun Beau Is Now Champion 'J* - The fine bull calf shown above. Carefree Sun Beau of Pinehurst Farms, depended only on his good looks and ancestors for approval when Manager K. D. Bristow traveled 1,600 miles and spent $500 of the Farms’ good money for him early this fall. He is now Champion Carefree Sun Beau in his own right, since he won over all comers in the full calf and junior , sire classes the only two open to. him— at the State Fair at Raleigh in October. Dr. Grinnells, dairying specialist of North Carolina State college calls him “the coming sire of the Carolinas” both for looks and-for inventions, the production prospects. (Photo by Hen mer) Seven o clock Saturday evening is the time of the Elks club foot ball banquet, honoring the Blue and White football squad which reached the Eastern Conference championship without defeat. The banquet will be held at the Hollywood hotel, with the squad members, cheerleaders and coaches guests of the lodge. Tick ets have been available to the general pujjlic and a good num ber of parents and other local fans arcj^xpected to attend. The program will be kept at a minimum, say th© Elks in charg©, with awarding of the letters and team honors as the main feature. Head Coach Charlie Hamerson of Davidson college had accepted an invitation to speak, but there is a possibility he wiU not be able, to come, it was learned Thursday. The banquet will be followed ' by a dance for the young people at the Civic club. TO A FRIEND The Sandhills Kiwanis club sent a telegram to their friend and neighbor. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who underwent a major oper ation Tuesday at Walter Reed hospital, Washington. The telegram, expressing wishes for his speedy recov ery, was suggested by Paul Dana of Pinehurst and second ed by acclamation at the Wednesday meelting of the club at the Hollywood hotel.
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