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Hf ■0 BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS Moore Hospital Will Build New Wins; $250,000 Will Be Sought In Campaign Southern Pines, N. C. Friday, December 17. 1948. Portrait Of Dr. McCain Unveiled Plans Are Revealed As Directors Meet; Currie Reelected PILOT SHORTAGE Will Greatly Expand Hospital Facilities At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Moore County Hospital, on Wednesday night, the governing body voted unanimously to proceed with plans for the erection of a new wing to the present building, and reelect ed, as president, Wilbur H. Cur rie of Carthage. The meeting was held in the lounge of the Nurses’ Home. With 15 present, the group heard re ports from the standing committe chairmen, as well as the officers, reviewing the events of the past year. High among these ranked the establishment of the polio ward, during the summer months. The fact that ' the hospital was consistently full during 1948, se verely taxing bed capacity and fa cilities. was noted as a definite indication that the time to build could no longer be delayed. While plans for the wing have not yet reached the final blue print stage, they are sufficiently advanced to enable the architect, Walter Hood and Associates, of Charlotte, to give a fair estimate of the cost of construction. This, it is believed, will be between $400,000 and $500,000. With part of (Continued on Page, 8) Friendship Train Gift Collection Is Under Way Here The paper shortage has caught up with The Pilot again, and newsstand buyers of this paper may find them selves caught short thfe week, and perhaps for an indefinite time. The recent heavy increase in Pilot sales has exhausted reserve supplies of newsprint, and this newspaper's regular suppliers have sent word that they can ship only the regular quota, set some years ago and now far too small to take care of all the Pilot readers. Regular subscribers can still be cared lor. said Dan S. Ray, business manager, but the number of copies printed each week^is being reduced (begin ning this week) by about 10 per cent. This means that a minimum number of copies may be sent out to news stands or sold on the street, until the situation lightens or sources of additional news print can be located. Right now. said Mr. Ray, prospects for bdth look dim. Sign Replacement Recommended By Special Committee Billboard Proposal Is Discussed At Thursday Meeting School Buildings Are Still Planned As Separate Units Plans Being Revised To Scale Down Costs Of Gym, Auditorium Sacrifices Must Be Made U. S. Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge and Mrs. Paul Mc Cain, of Southern Pines, are shewn standing beneath the portrait of the late Dr. McCain, unveiled at N. C. Sanatorium December 7. The main building was also dedicated as a memorial to Dr. McCain, who was superintendent of the N. C. Sanatoria. Justice Rutledge, who spoke at the unveiling, was a onetime pa tient at the Sanatorium, and long a friend of Dr. and Mrs. McCain (Photo by Henry Turner) •A good amount of canned foods and several donations of cash have been received as part of Southern Pines’ contribution to • the North Carolina Friendship Tjrafai, said Angeljo Mbntesanti, chairman of local participation, Thursday. Packaged or canned staple foods are wanted to help make up the carload pledged by Moore county as a Christmas gift to the hungry people of Europe. Gifts may be left at Montesanti’s Cleaning and Pressing shop, or McNeill’s Feed and Seed store here. Other collection points have been set up throughout the coun- ty. It is hoped to complete the collection this weekend. The Friendship Train will be made up at Salisbury December 3 and will make stops at various points in the state to add cars ,:^ed by 70 counties. Moore’s car will join the train at Raleigh, i ■ The project is being carried for ward under auspices of the Christian Rural Overseas Pro gram (CROP), and the food will be distributed through church channels, with all leading denom-1 inations represented. j , T. C. Auman is chairman in' Moore. Though the program is de-! signed mainly for rural people and farm produce is most earnest ly sought, it was not wished to leave out the community of Southern Pines. Mr. Montesanti is 'being assisted by members of his family and a number of friends in making the collection. For those who cannot give food, a donation of cash is suggested, for the purchase of food and pay ment of shipment charges over- A citizens’ committee appointed by Mayor Page to study the mat ter of the town billboards met at the' Belvedere hotel last Thurs day evening and after some dis cussion unanimously approved the following recommendation to the town board: ‘‘Whereas the large advertising signboard maintained by the Town of Southern Pines at the I south entrance of the town on U. S. Highway 1 is felt to be out of step with the procedures of mod ern advertising; and “Whereas the same signboard is felt to be a blot on the beauty of the Town of Southern Pines, “Now therefore be it resolved, by the members of this special committee at its meeting this 9th day of December, 1948, that Jhe Town of Southern Pines be asked to remove this same aforemen tioned signboard and replace it with a smaller, more decorous and more modern signboard.” The recommendation, addressed to Mayor Page," was signed by Eugene C. Stevens, chairman, who with Joe N. Steed represent ed the town board on the com mittee. Other members of the commit tee, representing divers interested elements of the population, were Hoke Pollock and Tom Wicker, Chamber of Commerce; George Pottle and A. C. Reed, hotels; Mrs. Ernest L. Ives, Mocre County His-1 torical association, which main tains the Shaw House directly across the highway from the sign at the south entrance; and Mrs. P. P. McCain, Southern Pines Gar den club, which presented the proposal for a change of signs to the town board at its November meeting. The board is expected to consi der the recommendation at its meeting of January 12. Elks Preparing For 500 Children To Attend Christmas Party^ Meet Santa CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Christmas lights are al ready twinkling at a number of homes and business places about town, and it is expect ed that this wekend will see rmiiay ;ncre. Judges in the Chamber of the week. Residential displays contest will judge displays in the business district early in the wek. Residential displays will be judged Christmas eve. Two prizes are offered in each division. Home owners arranging displays are asked to notify the Chamber of Commerce, so none will be missed as the judges check about'town, said Hoke Pollock, president. Dis plays will be judged on orig inality, beauty, color and lighting effects, as well as their' expression of that in- jtangible something — the spirit of Christmas. Big Reception Wednesday For North Pole Visitor Wicker Resigns Managership Of Local Chamber Pinehurst Theatre Organ, Sandhills’ First, Moved To Presbyterian Church The first pipe organ to' be in stalled in the Sandhills is being rebuilt and will be installed ‘in the Brownson Memorial Presbyte- rain church after 25 years of serv ice in the Pinehurst theatre. In its dedication to church uses, which will be held within a few weeks, the organ will be return ing to the uses for which it was designed. In choosing an organ for the Pinehurst theatre in 1923, Charles W. Picquet, manager, dis satisfied with the quality of or gans generally bought for, thea tres, selected one of fine quality designed for church uses. It is a Robert-Morton, a make favorably organists the known to church country over. At the time it was installed, there was no other pipe organ in the Sandhills area. Two years later, one was acquired by the Village Chapel in Pinehurst, and since then there have been several others, the most recent that of Emmanuel Episcopal church here. The Pinehurst theatre’s fine or gan saw much use for a few years in connection with the movies shown there. It provided just the right emotional touch for the scenes silently portrayed on the silverscreen. Then came sound (Continued on Page 8) Tom Wicker, manager of the Southern Pines Chamber of Com merce since January, has resigned this post, it was announced this week by Hoke PoUock, president. Mr. Wicker, a December, 1947, graduate in journalism at the University of North Carolina, said he plans to enter work which will carry him farther along on the road toward his chosen career. He is considering several jobs and, in the meantime, will go to Aber deen as news editor of the Sand hill Citizen during the time H. Clifton Blue, publisher of the Cit izen, is serving in the General As sembly. Mr. Pollock, Mr. Wicker and P. J. Weaver, member of the Cham ber of Commerce board of direc tors, visited Chapel Hill last week in an effort to secure another re cent graduate for the manager ship through the university’s placement bureau. “We feel this is a good idea in view of our success with our first manager,” Mr. Pollock said. “Even if we can not keep these young men long, we can benefit by their good training and new ideas while they are with us.” Two prospects to succeed Mr. Wicker will confer with the di- The Southern Pines lodge, BPO Elks, which has jurisdiction over several counties of this area, is having a real party for the kiddies next week, with Santa Claus as a special guest, and toys and good ies for everyone. . All children of the Sandhills towns and others of the lodge’s area are invited, and it is known that many are coming from Rae- ford, Laurinburg and other towns some distance off. The Elks com mittee, under direction of Chair man Don L. Madigan, is prepar ing for 500 guests, from babes in arms on up through the grades, and . say they will be disappointed if fewer than that attend. The party will be held in the pine grove behind the Elks lodge cn South May street, Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock. They are having a ramp built for Santa Claus, only 18 inches high, with a. ramp going up, so the very smallest toddlers will be able to confer at close quarters with their favorite saint. Santa will listen to their requests and will give each child a toy, fruit and a bag of candy. Santa will take rest periods every now and then, and in these intervals a film will be shown on an outdoor screen now being con structed. This will be “The Night Before Christmas,” in colored slides, with accompanying music and recitation of the children’s favorite Christmas poem. The Elks, are going to great pains to assure the safety and comfort of all their young guests. Every precaution is being taken to make the event a safe and ^sppy one. Also (mothers will ap- fContinued on Page 51 Sacrifice of a number of desir able features may still make pos sible a separate gymnasium and auditorium - cafeteria for the Southern Pines school, it was learned from school officials this •\veek. Conferences towajrd this end are being held by the school board and Supt. P. J. Weaver with the architect, William H. Dietrick, and the low bidder on the general contract, L. T. Cox of Sanford. “We will give up almost any thing that does not involve ac tual safety of construction, in or der to build the two units sepa rately,” Mr.- Weaver said this week. Being considered for dis card, to bring costs down to some thing like the amount the school can pay, are the basement of the gymnasium; decorative wrought iron railings, to be replaced by plain pipe; asphalt tiles on the cafeteria floor; slate roofs, with composition shingles used instead. Low bids opened November 30 for the two units, as originally planned, totaled $308,369. About $200,000 is all that is available, through a county grant and local Dond :ssue. The school board has, from the beginning, been opposed to build- ing a combination gymnasium-aii- dltoriuhi, with thie feeling that separate units are essential for both school and community uses. The plans as they are now be ing revised call for no sacrifice of space, said Mr. Weaver, and desirable features eliminated may (Continued on Page 5) Opportunities Given To Share Christmas With Needy Families HONORED Food, Toys, Clothing Or Cash Will Make All The Difference Many Ways Listed To Spread Season's Joy A. L. BURNEY A, L. Blimey Is Awarded Kiwanis Builder’s Cup Ladies' Night Banquet Is Brilliant Gathering Glee Club Will Sing Yule Songs by Candlelight A candlelight concert of Christ mas song, called “Music for the Yuletide,” wiU be held at the Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church as the annual Christmas presentation and first public per formance of the year of the South ern Pines High School Glee club. Parents, friends of the school and all music lovers are extended a cordial invitation to attend the program Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock said Miss Hope Bailey, Glee Club director. The group will sing as a vested choir, presenting mainly sacred music -of the season, with many familiar Christmas carols and others, less familiar, from foreign lands. Enriching the program this year wiU be an “echo choir” of some 25 elementary schoolchildren, also vested, who will be seated in the balcony at the rear of the church to echo the older group of singers in several numbers. The “echo choir” will also sing two numbers alone. The young people have been re hearsing for some time under Miss Bailey’s direction, to provide an hour of true Christmas spirit through loved old songs. A. L. Burney was the recipient, at the Sandhills Kiwanis club’s annual Ladies’ Night Monday eve- ning, of the club’s highest award, the Builder’s cup. given in recog nition of “unselfish service with out hope or thought of personal gain.” Presentation of the cup by N. L. Hodgkins, chairman of the Buildet’s Cup committee, was the high moment of the Kiwanis ban quet, held at the Mid Pines club. C.hairmBn Hodgkins kept the suspense high in describihg the traits of the man who was to re ceive the handsome "cup for out standing service. Beginning with the general traits common to all good citizens, he made them more and more specific, until, with an appreciative smile, the crowd rec ognized their good friend “Gds” Burney. There were many qualifications to list: his general character, his good judgment, his thoroughness and enthusiasm; his service in the difficult job of draft board mem ber during the war, his unremit ting and successful work in the county Boy Scout organization since; his Red Cross campaign servee, and his recent appoint ment by Governor Cherry to a po sition of statewide service, as a member of the state board of cor rections. Choice is Applauded Many ^ other notable qualifica tions were listed, and hearty ap plause as the presentation was made showed the concurrence of the Kiwanians and their guests in the choice. Mr. Burney is a resident of Southern Pines, to which he mov ed on retirement from business in Aberdeen three years ago. He is advancement chairman of the (Continued on Page 8) With Christmas only eight days away, the thoughts of many are turning to ways in which they may serve others at this time. For Christmas is not joyous for everyone. The bringing of happi ness to the needy, the sharing with those who have little or nothing, is more important now than at any other season of the . year. One way is offered through lo cal participation in the North Car olina Friendship Train, by which gifts of canned foods, packaged staples or money may be made for the hungry in Europe. For help closer home—the De- Molay boys are repairing toys, to be given to children who might otherwise have none. Toys may be left with Bob McCormac at the Sandhill Oil company. 200 Families Irnmeasurable opportunity for service lies in the Christmas list of the Mo'ore County welfare de partment, with 200 families whose need is great and who, according to Mrs. Walter B. Cole, superin tendent, are deserving of aid. They need money, food, Chrik- mas goodies, clothing (clean arid in repair), bedclothing and toys-^ toys—toys! With the help of the more for tunate, no child should be sadden ed, no old person go cold or for gotten, this Christmas season. Mrs. Cole lists 68 families in the. Southern Pines district, 28 in Car thage, 31 in Aberdeen, 34 in Pine hurst, 32 in Vass and Cameron, 13 in West End and 23 in Robbins whose Christmas cheer depends on the generosity of the public. Where To Call In Southern Pines, the Council (Continued on Page 8) Greater Weeklies Session Planned at Highland Pines WELLMAN TO SPEAK Passing Parked School Bus Will Mean Trouble, Mister If you drive your car past a school bus which is standing still, you are breaking a law. And if you do it near Southern Pines, the chances are your li cense number, is being taken, for a report to the state authorities, and you will also receive a letter from _ the local school authorities, issuing a warning not to break this particular state law any more. If the violation is repeated, pros ecution may follow, this week warned Supt. P. J. Weaver, who — said the increasing prevalence of rectors here this weekend, and a the offense is causing the local TniY»rt urili i. — J _i t n Mm ^ * third will visit the directors’ meet- ng Tuesday evening at the Bel- (Continued on Page 8) schoolfolk much concern. “We don’t want to prosecute but we will do it if this criminal carelessness continues,” Mr. Weaver said. “We are not going to let any schoolchildren be hurt on the highway if we can help it.” He said the worst offenses are in the afternoon, on Highway 1 south, when the school bus is let ting children out between the city lirnits and the Purol station. There are four stops on this route and almost every day, while the bus is standing still, cars whip by at a rapid rate. ■■‘We warn the children and ex pect parents to wA-n them too,” the superintendent said, “but with young children, instructions are often forgotten. It is up to the drivers to remember that that ‘Stop’ on the back of the school bus means just that—by law.” Alfred Moore, the man for whom Moore county was named, will be the subject of a talk by Manly Wade Well man, of Pinebluff, before the Moore County Historical asso ciation at the Southern Pines library at 8 o'clock tonight (Friday). This will be the association's first open meeting of the sea son, and all interested i>eople are invited, according to J. Talbot Johnson, of Aberdeen, presideift. Mr. Wellman, journalist, novelist’ and biographer, is currently working on a novel and also a juvenile book, with Moore county as a beick- groundi He is a brother of Paul Wellman, author of the best selling "Walls of Jericho," whose novel "Chains," to be published in April, has recent ly been announced as a liter ary Guild selection. Officials and executve commit tee members of Greater Weeklies, national iaidvertising representa tives for weekly newspapers, will hold a conference with agency representatives and North Caro lina Greater Weeklies members at ^he Highland Pines Inn January Arrangements have been made by A1 Graham, manager of the or ganization, which handles a num ber of large accounts for weekly newspapers throughout the na tion. Non-member publishers of weeklies in North Carolina are also being invited to meet with the officials and agency represen tatives, with a view to building up the organization in this state, ac cording to Mr. Graham. The meeting will consist of a morning business session, to begin at 10:30 o’clock, and a “publishers’ lunch eon.” A number of those attending the conference are expected to re main overnight. Headquarters of Greater Weeklies is at 225 West 39th St., New York City. Chairman of the board is Roy Clippinger, publiish- er of the Carmi, Ill., Democrat- Tribune. Executive committee members, all publishers of weekly newspapers, are R. A. Brodheck- r, Brownstown (Ind.) Banner; D. Howard Moreau, Flemington (N. J.) Democrat; J. T. Tuthill, Jr., Patchogue (N. Y.) Advance; W. G. Hazel, Bennettsville (S. C.) Advocate. The board also includes ad visors in 27 states. J. Neal Cadieu, publisher of the Richmond Coun ty Journal, of Rockingham, is the advisor from North Carolina. Advertising agencies which have already accepted the Great er Weeklies’ invitation to attend the conference at Southern Pines include Newell-Emmett, agency for the Southern railroad and (jhesterfield cigarettes, and the Biow company, agency for Pepsi Cola, Schenley and other ac counts.