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THE ANSWER TO CANCER- GIVE! TO CANCER- GIVE! VOL. 30—NO. 23 16 PAGES THIS WEEK Southern Pines. N. C. Friday, April29, 1949. 16 PAGES THIS WEEK TEN CENTS Rep. Blue Playig Constructive Role In General Assembly Session Just Ended Many Local Bills Passed; Alcoholic Hospital Is Assured Helps Set Up Scott's Roads And School Program Moore county’s legislator, H. Clifton Blue, of Aberdeen, re turned home last week end on the closing of the General Assembly with a full record of service for his second term, and a noteworthy consolidation of gains in prestige for himself and his county. He started as a member of Gov ernor Scott’s inaugural committee. He served on eight important leg islative committees, and was chairman of one. , He authored ' some notable pieces of legislation, and assisted with others. He returned to Ealeigh Tuesday of this week at the Governor’s be hest, to assist in plans for the forthcoming statewide road and school building bond, elections and to become an incorporator, with many illustrious citizens of the state, of “Better Koads and Schools, Inc.,” to promote the Scott-sponsored bond issues which will be voted on Junei4. In the 94 days of deliberation, stretched out over almost lour months. Blue introduced 14 bills in behalf of Moore county, 13 of which became law. , Alcoholic Hospital ^ He sponsored or worked closely with a half-dozen major pieces of statewide legislation, the most memorable probably that estab lishing a hospital for alcoholics, senarate from Dix Hill. His sponsorship, that of a de clared personal and legislative (Continued on Page 5) Atherton Cup Is Given As Annual Sandpiper Trophy The Arthur Atherton cup, giv en by Mrs. Atherton in memory of her husband, will be awarded May 21, at the Sandpipers and Pine Dodgers annual banquet, to the championship winner of the Sandpipers tournament now un der way. Mr. Atherton was a charter member of the Sandpipers club, active and loyal until his final ill ness. The award of the trophy will be made annually, it was learned this week. Matches have been going on in two flights at the Pine Needles club since the qualifying rounds Sunday, April 17. Pre-final matches are to be played this week end, on or before Sunday, to determine the trophy contest ants in both flights. Final play offs will be held on or before May Championship Flight In the championship flight, Jack Carter and Will Wiggs are paired, and Jimmy Riggins and George Pottle. In the first flight, Howard Burns and Joe Montesan- ti, Jr., have been paired, H. C. Woodhouse and Harry Chatfield. After qualifying for the cham pionship flight (no handicap), eight pairs played off as follows, winner named first: John Pottle (defending champion), R. N. Page, 3rd, 4 and 2; Jack Carter, Herr- man,Grover, 2 and 1; Will Wiggs, Paul Belle, 4 and 3; Jimmy Rig gins, Charles Everest, Jr., by de fault; John Underwood, M. Hern don, 2 up; George Pottle, Harold Collins, 4 and 3; Bennett Harriss,' Bob Page, 2 and 1; Warren Royer, F. E. Stubbs, 1 up. The defending champion went down in this week’s playoff, as John Pottle bowed to Jack Carter 5 and 4. Other pairs, winner named first: Wiggs, Royer, 3 and 2; Riggins, Underwood, 5 and 3; G. Pottle, Harriss, 1 up. First Flight In the first flight ^with handi cap), qualifying players paired as follows, winner named first: How ard Burns, Dr. W. E. Bush, 6 up; Charles Swoope, S. T. Wallis, both defaulted; Dr. P. M. Whitehead, W. L. Batchelor, 4 and 3; Joe Montesanti, Jr., Nolley Jackson, 1 up in 20 holes; Charles Everest, Sr., Boyd Starnes, by default; H. C. Woodhouse, N. L. Hodgkins, 5 and 4; A. B. Patterson, Carlton Kennedy, 2 and 1; R. E. Rhodes, Harry Chatfield, 6 and 4. This week’s pcurs, winner nam ed first: Montesanti, Whitehead, 2 and 1; Woodhouse, Everest, by default; Chatfield, Patterson, 7 and 6; Burns, by default. A SHAME Blue is in the red by about $1,000, on his service in the 1349 General Assembly. He says it was worth it—but how long can we get good men lo go to Raleigh at such heavy personal cost? In the fourth longest ses sion in state history, appro priations of some $500 million were ihade, and bond issues totaling $225 more were au thorized by probably the poorest set of legislators on record. Long before, the 16- week term ended, the $600 set by an old statute (passed in 'the days of 50-cent dinners and $1 hotel rooms) had blown. Most legislators paid someone to carry on their work (as did Moore county's representative Blue) or suf fered financial loss in their business or profession. They had to keep a hotel room for the full term, buy meals and pay to come home weekends. It all cost $100 a week, or more. Among the 1,300 new laws they passed was a hopeful one by which voters will have their third chance— they have turned down two— to give their lawmakers a raise, come the 1950 election. Twin City Team Is Peach Belt Entry; Opener Next Week Mass X-ray Clinic For TB Detection Planned In County Mobile Unils Will Visit All Communities Starting August 26 -Free adult X-ray clinics will cover Moore ccunty, community by community, for six weeks in the early fall, via mobile units of the state health department equip ped for the quick and easy detec tion of tuberculosis or its incipi- ency. The program will be sponsored by the state and county health de partments and the Moore County Tuberculosis association, financed jointly by the county and the as sociation. • Plans were completed at a rheet- ing held at Carthage Tuesday at tended by Mrs. T. A. Cheatham, of Pinehurst, president of the Moore County Tuberculosis asso ciation; Dr. J. W. Willcox, county health officer; G. M. Cameron, chairman of county commission ers, ■ and the following from the state department of health: Dr. M. A. Smith, director of the division of tuberculosis control; Miss Lula- belle Highsmith, health director; Miss Blanche Vincent, consultant, and A1 Chiswell, of Southern Pines, technician. R. L. Chandler, of the Carolina Power and Light company’s dis trict office here, was also present to ascertain electrical require ments, in which his company will cooperate. (Continued on Page 5) The Twin City club, a merger of the Southern Pines ' and Aber deen ball clubs effected through a series of meetings this spring, will make its bow in the 1949 Peach Bejt League by playing Bladenboro on the local field Sat urday, May 7. t . An exhibit game will be played with Hamlet here at 3 p. m., Sun day. The merger is expected to pro vide a stronger entry for the League than either town could manage alone, according to Man ager Henry Pierce, who said this week that with the present ar rangement chances look good for a successful playing season and a good try at the trophy. Officers elected at a recent meeting were Chan Page, South ern ■ Pines, president; Henry Pierce, Aberdeen, manager; Ray McMullen, Southern Pines, Lea gue director, and Ralph W. Barn hart, Aberdeen, secretary-treas urer. The season, opening May 7, will include games scheduled every Monday' (or Sunday if these can be arranged), Wednes day and Saturday through Au gust 15, with playoffs starting August 17.' Game time will be 4 p. m. Clubs in the 1949 League in clude the Twin City of Southern Pines and Aberdeen; Beaunit Mills, Safie Mills and Steele Mills, all of Rockingham; Hamlet, Bla denboro, Robbins and Plymouth Mills of McColl, S. C. (Continued on Page 5) Beer Referendum Set November 1 A referendum on beer and wine sales in Moore county was set for November 1 by the county board of elections, meeting at Carthage last Thursday afternoon. The referendum followed pre sentation of a petition sponsored by the Moore County unit of the Allied Church League, bearing 2,010 names. It was presented to the board last December 31. Since the law calls for the call ing of an election within 30 days after presentation of a petition bearing the requisite number of signatures of qualified voters, an attorney representing opponents of the election appeared to pro test the legality of setting any date at all, since more than 30 days ha^iie elapsed. M. G. Boyette, county attorney, who also attended the meeting, stated as his opinion that, despite the delay, it was incumbent on the board to set a date; and that any who felt that it might be il legal to do so could have recourse to injunctive, proceedings. The delay was occasioned, it was reported by the board, by the fact one of its members, John S. Ruggles, was ill during much of the time. He was a patient at the Moore County hospital, sustained an operatipn there and has since been recuperating. Also, it was authoritatively re ported, the petition bore many signatures obviously written by the same hand, or hands, rather than the persons whoSe signatures they purported tp be. Summer Reicreation Plans Summer recreation will be sponsored again this year for both the white and Negro youth of Southern Pines, by . the Council of Social Agencies, from which word comes that an appeal will be made during the first 10 days in May for the $2,500 which it is es:;, timated will be needed. A. C. Dawson, Jr., of the high school faculty, who has headed the program successfully for sev eral years in the past will do so again this summer. He wiU have an assistant in charge of the pro gram in West Southern Pines, and how much other help he will have will depend on the success of the appeal for funds. Solicitation will be headed by Don Madigan, named chairmj^n at a recent Council meeting. He be gan his work this week with a request that donors send checks to the Council of Social Agencies, care John Pottle, treasurer. Promptness will be a big help, he said, as it is hoped to have all or a considerable part of the funds on hand by May 11 so that plans for the program ■ may be made. The appeal last summer 'fell far short of its goal. However, »the polio epidemic interrupted the program. A balance on hand when the quarantine went into effect was applied to the fall and spring athletic program at the school, according to the wishes of the donors. This summer it is anticipated that a full program will be re quired, to keep the boys and girls healthily bhsy and happy from “school’s out” till school bells ring again. Chairman Madigan reminded that this is the only appeal for funds for purely local use—ap plied right where the donors can see them at work. “If everyone who will benefit will give, we will be all right,” he said. “We will welcome all contributions, no matter how small. They all mount up.” Two-Year Summary Shows Progress Under Old Board A glance back over the files of the town board whose two-year 'term will end with next week’s election shows many things for which it will be remembered. It is a record of real accom plishment, reflecting the needs of the growing town and continuing along a path of progress set by the present board’s predecessors of bygone years. The record gs presented here has been gathered from the min utes of board meetings from May, 1947, through April, 1949, and also from the Pilot files. Among the highlights are: Purchase of equipment (which has not yet arrived) for the inau guration of the sanitary fill-in method of garbage disposal, thus putting an end to the ancient and despised city dump. Abolition of - Sunday beer and wine sale in public places in the town. The addition of 6,290 feet of sewer lines, and 6,800 feet of six and eight inch Water mains, with 3,200 feet of two-inch water mains providing service to many new homes. The larger water mains are equipped with fire hydrants (or greater protection in both Southern Pines and West South ern Pines. The opening of several new blocks and streets in Southern Pines and also West Southern Pines. The extension of the business district on South Broad street, Pennsylvania avenue. New Hampshire avenue and also in West Southern Pines, on recom mendation' of the readjustment board. Widening of Broad street at New York avenue and also near the passenger station, to relieve traffic conditions by providirtg more parking space. The purchase of a D-2 tractor and other equipment to facilitate street repairs, etc., by the to,wn crews. “Fogging” of the town with DDT during last summer’s polio epidemic. The purchase of additional land for Mt. Hope cemetery, and the development and beautification of a considerable part of it to add new plots to last many years. The granting 4of pay raises to city policemen and several other town employees, bringing them more in line with what is paid in other places. The enlargement of the police department by one patrolman and a deskman, also the purchase of a police car. Appointment of a city electri cian (W. H. Mumford) and the adoption of the N. C. uniform electrical inspection code, with a few minor changes. Inauguration of garbage collec tion three times a week from the rear of buildings in the business district. , Mayor's Objectives Op his nomination and unof ficial election at the town caucus of 1947 (confirmed by the official vote four days later) Mayor C. N. Page stated as two main ob- (Continued on Page 16) Heaty Majority Assures Gymnasium, Auditorium, Cafeteria For Schools Town Caucus Tonight Election Day Tuesday DIRECTOR GEORGE ROSS Ross Appointed By Governor Scott To High State Post COMMENCEMENT With commencement now little more than five weeks off, Supt. P, J. Weaver this week announced speakers and dates of the final exer cises at the Southern Pines High school as follows: Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday, June 5, with sermon by the Rev. Paul E. Hardin, pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist church at High Point. Graduation exercises will be on Tuesday evening, June 7, with Dr. Carlyle Campbell, president of Meredith college at Raleigh ,as speaker. Both will be held at the Church of Wide Fellowship. Mrs. McCain Will Help With Choice Of UNC President The momentous task of nomi nating a neyr president for the Greater University of North Car olina has been entrusted by Gov ernor W. Kerr Scott to a commit tee of nine University trustees, of which one is Mrs. P. P. Mc- Gain of Southern Pines. The first meeting of the com mittee will be held at State col lege June 6, according to notice received by Mrs. McCain Tues day. It will be followed by meet ings at the University at Chapel Hill and at Woman’s college, Greensboro. The three units com prise the Greater University. At these open meetings, recom mendations of all comers will be heard-for the choice of a man to succeed Frank P. Graham, now U. S. Senator by appointment of Governor Scott. The meetings will probably be followed by an executive session, at which a candidate will be chosen, for recommendation to Governor Scott. Serving on the committee with Mrs. McCain are Victor Bryant, of Durham, chairman; Mrs. Laura Weil Cone of Greensboro; Mrs. Charles W. Stanford, Chapel Hill; Maj. L. P. McLendon, Greens boro; Spencer Love, Greensboro; O. Max Gardner, Jr., Shelby; Hugh Harris, Oriental,. and John Clark, Franklinville. All are grad uates of one of the university units. Mrs. McCain is a graduate of Woman’s college. Besides being a trustee of the University, she is a trustee of Flora Macdonald col lege. She has served in various honorary state posts. Work Siarls Soon For Completion By Winter Voters cf the Southern Pines school district went to the ballot box Tuesday to assure the con struction and equipping of their new gymnasium and auditorium- cafeteria, by a decisive vote of 241 to 36. Eighty-four per cent of the 331 registrants voted their approval of the $90,000 bond issue which may be necessary to complete payment on contracts already let, and to buy sufficient equipment for use of the two buildings. A 30-day waiting period re quired by law will be followed im mediately by the activities of the L. P. Cox Construction company of Sanford, which, with the coop eration of plumbing, heating and electrical contractors, will endeav or to have the buildings ready for use by next winter. This will be the second time Southern, Pines voters have ap proved a bond issue for the two buildings, and by the time ground is broken it will have been almost two years since efforts began to have the two buildings added to the local school unit. Ceiling Fell ’ It was in June, 1947, that the ceiling of the old auditorium, which doubled as gymnasium, fell with a crash—fortunately, on an empty floor. The month before the closing of school two weeks earlier had been filled with com mencement activities, the senior play and special assemblies. Dur ing the winter and spring many basketball games had been held (Continued on Page 5) LEGION BASEBALL George Ross, an adopted son of Moore county long prominent in the state, was appointed this week by Governor W. Kerr Scott to the important post of director of the board of conservation and devel opment. He will take office May 1, suc ceeding R. Bruce Etheridge, of Dare county, head of the board since 1933. Ross is a longtime friend of Gov ernor Scott and his former asso ciate in the state department of agriculture, where he is said to have been among the first ts per ceive Scott’s potentialities, and to assist him in developing his polit ical talents. Ross, a native of Randolph coun ty, came to Moore soon after his graduation from State college in 1911. He lived at Jackson Springs where he still owns a home, and managed the Derby farms. He became well known in the county and represented Moore in thie Gen eral Assembly in 1921 and 1923. His success as farm manager led to his appointment in 1929 as di rector of state-owned farms, a job he held for five years. Planning publication of a farm paper, he became briefly a Moore county newspaper owner in the 1930’s and figures in the history of both The Pilot and the Sandhill Citizen. In 1934 he purchased The Citi zen, then being published at Southern Pines, but just about that time was appointed adminis trator of the Rural Rehabilitation and Loan Administration and gave up the newspaper idea. He sold (Continued on Page 8) Few Candidates For Municipal Offices Movements Afoot To Change Caucus Procedure Practice for Junior Legion baseball in Moore county will start Saturday, with ses sions at 9:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. at the Robbins ball park, it was announced by Charles W. Swoope, of Pinehurst, Le gion Council chairman. Boys from several county communities who have indi cated their desire to join the team are expected to attend, and newcomers desiring try outs are also invited, said Mr. Swoope. Those without transportation are asked to get in touch with members of their local Legion post for as sistance. The summer schedule of play has not been set but will start soon after the closing of school, early in June. All boys who had not reached their 17th birthday by Janu ary 1 of this year are eligible to play. Shannon Starts On Enilmeration For Business Census W. D. Shannon, of Pinebluff, started last week on the business census of Moore county, for which he was appointed enumer ator for the U. S. Department of Commerce. The census will cover all re tail sales and service businesses and certain types of wholesalers and other businesses, concerning whigh information will be sought for statistical purposes. It is emphasized that all infor mation is absolutely confidential, and has no connection with any other government department, or with taxes of any kind. ' 'The census is usually held every live years, to provide an up-to-date overall picture of em ployment and business conditions throughout the nation. The last one, however, was skipped on ac count of the war, which makes completeness and accuracy all the more important this time. Mr. Shannon is working by a map dividing Moore county into enumeration districts. The first district includes the section southwest of Highway 1, adjoin ing Richmond and Hoke counties. He is visiting first the businesses on the outside of the incorporated towns, then will take the towns one by one. Southern Pines’ town caucus will be held at 8 o’clock tonight (Friday) in the Sunday School au ditorium of the Church of Wide Fellowship, with the nomination of a mayor and five town commis sioners as the major business in hand, along with public expression by any citizen of his views on municipal matters. The caucus wiU be followed by ’the town election at ithe ejity hall Tuesday, with Registrar Hi ram Westbrooke and judges on duty from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. By established precedent, voting is done here at the caucus, in the old New England fashion, making the ensuing election a mere form. This time, however, there are in dications that precedent may be upset. A motion has been pdssed around this week in petition form, garnering a number of signatures of respected citizens, asking' that the voting reduce the number qf nominees for mayor to two instead of one, and for town commission er to eight instead of five. For All Nominees It is learned that there may al so be , a motion to leave the names of all nominees on the ballot, ex cept, for voluntary withdrawals. Both methods will leave the voters with a choice’ to make on the official election day. This time it would be hard, from present indications, to re duce the candidates for mayor to two, as no opposition was appar ent this week to the incumbent, C. N. Page. General satisfaction is expressed with his rule, and also in that he has said he will serve again if elected. Barring un- foreseeh development, the field is all his. For town commissioner, the pre-caucus week has seen a nar rowing, rather than an enlarge ment, of the field. In this cate gory, though, unexpected nomin ations are the rule rather than the exception. Blue Says No No dissatisfaction has been heard concerning the service of the incumbents, of which three (Continued on Page 5) Maternal Welfare Tag Day Set For Saturday, May 7 The Maternal Welfare drive which is due to take place Satur day, May 7, is getting off to an early start throughout the county with preliminary plans being made for committees in various towns. Plans for carrying out the Tag Day sale are being set up and it is expected that this popular cause will, as usual, receive wide spread support in this yearly fund drive. In Southern Pines, Mrs.' James Boyd is in charge with Mrs. L. T. Avery, Mrs. Paul P. McCain, Mrs. J. H. 'Towne, Mrs. James B. Swett and other assisting her. As us ual, tables wiU be established af the post office and the bank where the tags will be sold. In Robbins, Mrs. Herbert Davis and Mrs. Wray are in charge. The Robbins group made a sterling contribution last year. In Aberdeen Mrs. J. T. Johnson heads the comijiittee, while in Pinehurst a large group headed by the committee’s second vice- president, Mrs. Hugh Carter, is starting work. Pinebluff’s Mrs. Walter Mac- Neille will also sell tags, with others helping her. Pinebluff’s clinic is one of the largest and most flourishing in the county, while the Golden Rule shop there frequently supplies needy moth ers with layettes. , In Vass, Mrs. S. R. Smith heads the committee. A house- to-house sale is planned for this year’s drive. Vass completely ran out of tags last year and is tak ing on a larger quota than ever for sale on May 7th. Cameron will also be represent ed, as will West End, Eagle Springs, Carthage and the other towns of the county where com mittees are still in the process of organization.
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