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VOL. 30—NO. 24
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
Southern Pines, N. C.
Friday. May ft 1949
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
Ground Broken For New Gymnasium;
Larger Auditorium Appears Assured
Dr. Herr First
To V^eld Shovel;
Progress Is Noted
Ground was broken for the new
school gymnasium with an infor
mal ceremony at 8:30 a. m. Thurs
day, and the entire student body
of the Southern Pines school
standing by to watch the first step
toward a long dream’s fruition.
S’uperintentendent Philip J.
Weaver spoke briefly concerning
the significance of the day and
handed the spade to Dr. G. G.
Herr, school board chairman.
Dr. Herr, longtime resident of
this community, spoke with feel
ing of the progress made since
days within his memory, when
Southern Pines’ one school was
a one-room structure near the
foot of Rhode Island avenue. In
commenting on the progress made
since that time, he gave credit to
the board. Superintendent Weav
er, the citizens’ committee and
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Elks Plan Party
Sunday Afternoon
For Mother’s Day
“Mother” will be' the theme of
a program to be presented Sun
day afternoon. Mother’s day, at
3:30 o’clock by the Southern Pines
Elks lodge on the grounds of their
clubhouse on South May street.
The public is cordially invited,
said Col. D. L. Madigan, exalted
ruler, and all mothers will be
guests of honor. Tea will be serv
ed to all, and gifts of flowers will
be presented to the mothers.
A musical program will be giv
en with Mrs. L. D. McDonald at
the organ, accompanying songs by
five soloists, Mrs. Page Choate,
Mrs. Bryan Poe, Wesley Stoltz,
Bob Srnith and Pat Patterson.
Ministers of local churches will
extend the invitation to all moth
ers at their Sunday morning serv
ices. An invitation is also being
extended, through Mrs. Walter B.
Cole, superintendent of public
welfare, to mothers living at the
county home, and transportation
will be. provided for them by the
Elks.
Exalted, Ruler Madigan will
preside, and other members of the
lodge will participate in making
the program and party one of real
pleasure for- the honor guests. In
case of rain, it will be held at the
Civic club.
CONFERENCE LEAD
Southern Pines remained
an undefeated high school
conference winner this Week
by defeating Aberdeen here
Tuesday ^ to 5, and its fate
in Group 1 of the Eastern
conference was to be deter
mined Thursday or today.
A victory against either
West End here Thursday
afternoon postponed from last
week on account of rain or
against Hiqhfalls Friday will
mean the local lads will play
the winner of Group 1, prob
ably next Tuesday, for the
regional championship.
The first defeat of the cur
rent season came in a non-
conference game here last
Wednesday, when the boys
from Candor scored three
runs in the ninth inning to
snatch the lead and win 4 to
2.
A game will be played here
Wednesday against Elise High
of Robbins.
County wide DDT
Spraying Begins
Here This Week '
The county’s new DDT-spray-
ing machine will have its first
workout in Southern Pines, where
spraying of every street and the
outside of every building may
already have begun by the time
this is in print.
Russell Mills, county sanitarian,
said he was expecting the DDT
solution, purchased at cost in 55-
gallon drums, to arrive Wednes
day or Thursday, and work
should begin as soon as practi
cable after that.
Carl Klabbatz, Jr., of South
ern Pines, has been employed to
operate the machine, carrying it
into all municipalities of the
county in succession. He will have
the help of town employees in
carrying out the program.
In the spray program here, the
interior of homes and other build
ings will be sprayed on request.
However, said Mayor C. N. Page,
where screens are used and no
unusual conditions are found, the
exterior spray is believed to be
sufficient. A thorough job is to
be dene, covering all detectable
breeding places, killing flies and
other insect pests at their
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County Approves Short-Wave Radio
Installation for Forest Fire Control
Short-wave radio as an up-to-
the-minute improvement for for
est fire control service in Moore
county was, included in the pro
posed budget for 1949-50 present
ed to the county commissioners at
Carthage Monday, by representa
tives of the N. C. Forest Service.
The commissioners approved
the county’s 35 per cent of the
proposed $11,200 budget, as pre
sented by District Forester J. A.
Pippin and County Fire Warden
WANTED—$400
"The Answer to Cancer"
may lie in your dollars and
dimes, which, given now,
will help in the National
Cancer society's continuing
war against this dread dis
ease.
The fight goes on all the
time—^but only once a year is
the public asked to give to
ward its financing. In the
current drive less than half
of Southern Pines' $700 quota
has been made, according to
Harry Fullenwider, chairman,
adding that the $300 he has
received has been given by a
very few people. He'd like to
see everyone represented,
Mr. Fullenwider is doing
" no door-to-door soliciting, as“
he said the need is too well
known. Everyone, he is sure,
wants to give — but many
have postponed it. Wishing 'to
close the drive within a week
or two, he asks that contribu
tions be mailed to him at Box
25, or brought to his office
on East P.ennsylvani'a avenue.
E. W. Davis, before the budget
went on to the state authorities
for approval in its entirety.
The county’s share of the bud
get for forest fire prevention and
control during the 12 months be
ginning July 1 was set at $3,920;
the state’s, $7,280—the maximum
for any one county, determined
by the county’s willingness to pay
its necessary percentage.
The projected short-wave radio
installation in the Southern Pines
fire tower and on the power wa
gon was estimated at $1,200. With
this added facility service can'’be
speeded up and made more effi
cient, Mr. Pippin explained. Its
radius will be from 50 to 60 miles,
insuring coverage of the county.
“We have a fine set-up in Moore
county now, and have succeeded
in greatly reducing the amount
of woodlands burned annually,”
the forester said. “We have, how
ever, been bogging down on com
munications and the short-wave
radio will be the answer.” The
Forest Service now has in Moore
county the warden and three oth
er full-time, year-round employ
ees headquartered at the South
ern Pines fire tower; two 10-
rqonths employees at the Eagle
Springs tower, and a Carthage
towerman who operates mostly
on patrol duty in a fire-fighting
truck.
The budget ($10,000 exclusive
of the short-wave radio) includes
the salaries of these employees:
maintenance and operation of the
two fire trucks, the power wagon
and trailer hauling unit; repair of
tools, towers, telejihone lines,
buildings, roads and fire lines and
hire of extra fire fighters.
Caucus Procedure
Undergoes Change
By Popular Vote
Fruitful Discussions
Feature Gathering
Of Townspeople
Southern Pines’ liveliest caucus
in many years, drawing some 200
citizens to the Church of Wide
Fellowship assembly room last
Friday night, brought out many
ideas for progress for the town,
and effected at least one real
change.
By the most democratic method
in the world—popular discussion
and majority vote—it probably
put an end locally to the purest
form of democratic government
known, the old New England
“town meeting” in which candi
dates were elected from the floor.
That a number of citizens had
had this on their minds was evi
denced by the fact that two attor
neys, Hoke Pollock and Harry
Fullenwider, were ready with an
opinion that the old-style caucus
has no legal standing; and two
citizens had miotions ready to
present bringing the voting meth
od more up to date.
That of Dr. L. M. Daniels—
who had a petition ready, signed
by a number of substantial citi
zens—was for reduction of .can
didates for mayor to two, and for
commissioners to eight. This was
chosen by the caucus without an
amendment offered by C. S.
Patch, Jr., that all names of nom
inees'remain on the ballot.
Should Be Legalized
An elimination vote at the cau
cus would assure continuation of
the caucus. Dr. Daniels stated—
and the caucus he declared to be
a good thing, liked by all. Mr.
Fullenwider suggested that it be
legalized by special legislative
act. In response to a suggestion
by Mrs. James Boyd that a longer
nterval be set between the cau
cus and the formal election, Bus
ter Patch gave information , that
by the primary laws, it should be
held two weeks in advance.
Dr. Daniels’ suggestion as to
the candidates for mayor could
not be followed this time as only
one nomination was made—that
of C. N. Page, incumbent.
Nominees For Board
The following were nominated
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Pinehurst Again
Wins Picquet Cup
The Pinehurst Glee club won
the Picquet cup for the second
successive year, in the fourth an
nual contest sponsored by the
Sandhills Kiwanis club for high
school glee clubs of the bounty,
and presented as a feature of the
club’s luncheon meeting at' the
Mid Pines 'Wednesday.
The Pinehurst choristers under
direction of Paul V. Peck sang
“Brother James’ Air,” arranged
by Gordon Jacobs, Romberg’s
“Riff Song” to “The Night Has a
Thousand Eyes,” by Nobel-Cain, to
win much sincere applause for
their excellent performance, and
the handsome cup awarded by C.
W. Picquet, theatre manager of
Southern Pines and Pinehurst.
Outstanding performances were
also noted by the Southern Pines
glee club, directed by Miss Hope
Bailey; that of Aberdeen, direct
ed fey Mrs. Lucile Oliver; and
that of West End, an organization
only two years old, with Paul
Peck as director.
Each contributed three num
bers to the performance which
many 'Kiwanians rate as the
year’s finest, and which this time
won praise as better than
ever. Dr. Robert Reuter, music
director at Flora Macdonald col
lege, who with Mrs. Reuter serv
ed again as judge of the competi
tion, complimented all the clubs
highly on their progress and mu
sicianship.
E. C. Stevens, of the Kiwanis
club, spoke also in praise of the
performance, saying that each
year had brought improvement,
and this time the clubs were
“twice as good” as last.
They have now reached a point,
said Mr. Stevens, at which they
may well serve as an inspiration
and encouragement to music de
velopment in other schools, and
may also be considering the pos
sibilities of entering statewide
competition.
Caucus Produces Some Ideas
MAYOR PAGE'S PROGRAM
“During the next two years the city limits should be extend
ed,, with water mains also extended at once, and sewer lines as
soon as practicable. I would like to see a fund started, admin
istered by the board, aided by town organizations with a five-
or 10-year plan for beautification of Millen park. A civic center
or recreation hall for the young people is a great need, since our
present community center has resolved itself into something
other than originally intended.
“The water plant should be expanded—it is working at ca
pacity, 800,000 gallons daily, during peak times. We should have
a new fire truck with a 500-gallon reserve tank, replacing the
old Ford. The street department should trade in its oldest truck
for a new one.
“The police building should be inspected and improved, and
plans made for a new building before very mqch longer. We
want to put the West Southern Pines playing field in condition,
taking care of the drainage problem adequately. It is time to
let the contract on the new sewage disposal plant, since the
equipment will be here soon. If the new tax valuation is much
different from the old, the tax rate should be changed to meet it.
“We should give study to the city manager form of town
government. If it will be good for the town—I’m for it.”
CITIZENS' SUGGESTIONS
S. B. RICHARDSON-^Many people want to come here to live
and can’t get in. We need more homes.
L. T. CLARK—^We’re big enough now to think about having a
city manager.
HOKE POLLOCK—A community center for teen-agers will help
keep ojir juvenile delinquency low.
HARRY LEWIS—We need more things to entertain and iqterest
visitors, and induce them to stay.
PAUL 'VAN CAMP—I’m for a retirement system for town em
ployees. • The State has a plan we could use.
SLIM FORSYTH—Let us all charge ourselves to start planning
' right now for a local man on the county commission.
JACK YOUNTS—^Every time I send out a letter I put a folder
inside telling about our town. Couldn’t we all do that?
DR. L. M. DANIELS—How about having a lot of envelopes print
ed for aU businesses to use, with attractive town advertising
on them?
CLAUDE REAMS—One great asset is our healthful climate. We
should capitalize on it.
HARRY FULLENWIDER—Let’s help get industry in the county
—a 12 months’ payroll would help our community and others.
MRS. ..P. P, ' McGAIM-t-For funds for improving Millen park,
here’s a thought: We’re paying about $20 a month for THOSE
BILLBOARDS!
Distinguished List of Conventions at
Resort Hotels Before Summer Closing
The imminent closing of resort
hotels and seasonal night spots,
scheduled during the next week
or two, will mark the beginning
of the summer recess for this
springtime community.
The Mid Pines will close May
19 on conclusion of its current
series of meetings and conven
tions. Wednesday through Friday
of this week, some 60 executives
of the Shell Oil company in North
and South Carolina held a meet
ing. The Steel Fabricators of
North and South Carolina, with
members from various dther
states, will arrive today, 100
strong, to remain through Sun
day.
During the week of May 9 a re
treat will be held at the Mid Pines
for priests of the Catholic diocese
of Raleigh, with some 75 expected
to attend.
One hundred are expected at
the meeting of Luce Pufelications,
Inc., which will bring executives
and staff members of Life, Time
and Fortune to the Mid Pines May
14 through 18 for a round of golf
parties and other pleasure events.
An outdoor chicken fry in the old
Southern manner is one event on
the schedule, and another draw
ing on Mrs. Cosgrove’s resource
fulness in preparation is a ban
quet with an “old style Negro
quartet” as chief entertainme’-
feature. This has been arranged
with the aid of Jack S. Younts,
of Station WEEB.
At the Highland Pines Inn, the
TWIN CITY TEAM
The Twin City team of
Southern Pines and Aberden
players will open its season in
the Peach Belt League with a
game with Bladenboro on the
High School Memorial field
here Sunday at 4 p. m., and
will play Safie Mills at Rock
ingham Wednesday.
This will inaugurate a se
ries which will bring games
two or three times a week
until mid-August, with seven
League members playing—
Safie, Steele Mills and Beau-
nit of Rockingham, Robbins,
Hamlet, Plymouth of McColl,
S. C., and the Twin City en
try, a merger of last year's
teams of the two Sandhills
towns.
A complete schedule w^^^
be published in The Pilot
next week.
annual convention, of the Oil
Dealers of North and South Caro
lina is being held this weekend
(Thursday through Sunday) and a
capacity crowd of Shriners here
for the Spring Ceremonial will
fill the hotel to capacity next
weekend. The Inn will close the
following week.
The Hollywood hotel is enter
taining the members of Delta
Kappa Gamma, educational sor
ority, this weekend, Friday
through Sunday. It will also ex
tend hospitality to a full house
of Shriners next Friday and Sat
urday, and close a few days later.
The Belvedere, Jefferson Inn,
Southland and Park "View, all of
whom will also entertain Shrin-
lers, will remkin open all summer.
Dining rooms at the Southland
and Park "View, however, have
closed until fall. This will be the
first time the Southland has stay
ed open in summer, except dur
ing the war years.
The Dunes club has closed for
the season. Pine Valley Inn, on
the Old Pinehurst road, will re
main open through May 18, ac
cording to the proprietress, Mrs.
George Mdscal, who says she plans
to stay on at tfee Inn for the sum
mer months, to care for the prop-
fir+v.
AT PINEHURST
A half dozen state conventions
held from May 1 through May 21
are winding up the season at the
Carolina hotel, Pinehurst, in an
annual outbreaking of distin
guished speakers, glittering ban
quets, business sessic^ns and elec
tions of officers.
Closed to all guests except the
convention members with the
ending of April, the great hotel
will close May 22 for a four
months’ recess.
In progress Sunday through
Thursday of this week was the
annual meeting of the N. C. Bank
ers association; beginning today,
the N. C. Insurance association
holds sway,through Sunday.
The N. C. Medical society will
meet Sunday evening through
'Wednesday, and will be followed
next week, Thursday through
Sunday, by the large textile group
known as the N. C. Yarn associa
tion.
The N. C. Automobile Dealers
will hold their annual meeting
May 15-18, followed by that of the
N. C. Dental society, last on this
year’s convention calendar at the
Carolina.
Record Turnout Elects
Mayor Pa^e And Roard
ACCEPTS CALL
Kennedy, Ruggles,
Patch Are New
DR. W. C. HOLLAND
Dr. Holland Will
Come to Baptist
Church as Pastor
Dr. William C. Holland, of the
department of religion at Stetson
university, DeLand, Fla., has ac
cepted the call of the congrega
tion of the First Baptist church
of Southern Pines extended to
him on his visit here Easter Sun
day.
He will come to his new pastor
ate the first week in June, ac
cording to announcement made
this week by S. B. Richardson,
chairman of the board of deacons.
The church has been without a
pastor since the Rev. J. Lamar
Jackson accepted the call of the
Ensley church at Birmingham,
Ala., last November. Interim pas
tor has been Dr. Frank P. Lide,
of Wake Forest, missionary to
China under the Southern Bap
tist board, now on furlough in the
states.
Dr. Holland, a native of Colo
rado, was educated at Baylor uni
versity in Texas and at the South
ern Baptist seminary at Louis
ville, Ky., where he received the
degrees of master and also doctor
in theology. He has been profes
sor of religion at Stetson univer
sity for several years..
Mrs. Holland ,a native of Texas,
is also a Baylor graduate. They
have one child, an 18-months-old
son.
The pastorium has been reno
vated in preparation for the ar
rival of the new pastor. Among
other improvements recently ef
fected have been the installation
of new pews and carpet in the
sanctuary.
The board of deacons, with Mr.
Richardson at its head, has hand
led affairs of the church during
the past half year. W. E. Kivette
was chairman of the committee to
select a new pastor, with Mr.
Richardson, David (Gamble, Mrs.
William Dale and Mrs. James D.
Marler as committee members.
Sworn In 'Wednesday
A total of 306 Southern Pines
citizens, largest municipal vote
ever recorded here, on Tuesday
reelected Mayor C. N. Page, unop
posed, with 278 votes; returned to
the town board two of its veteran
members, L. V. O’Callaghan and
Eugene C. Stevens, with 215 and
211 votes respectively, and elect
ed to the board three of their
fellow citizens new to municipal
government, as follows: Carlton
C. Kennedy, 189; John S. Ruggles,
186; and Charles S. Patch, Jr., 157.
Also receiving healthy votes,
though not quite enough, were
four more candidates, one of
them, Joe N. Steed, a member of
the retiring board. Mr. Steed re
ceived 140 votes; Walter E. Blue,
123; R. L. Chandler, Jr., 110, and
Don L. Madigan, 91.
One write-in vote each was ac
corded George Straka, L. L. Wool-
ley and Charles Patch for mayor,
and Lennox Forsyth for commis
sioner.
Registration for the vote totaled
550.
Change In Procedure
Interest in the voting, bringing
a record turnout, signalized the
first election in town history in
which the voters were given a
real choice on the ballot instead of
merely “going through the mo
tions.”
By act of the caucus held Fri
day evening, on motion by Dr. L.
M. Daniels, candidates were
to be reduced to two for
mayor, instead of one, as hereto
fore; and to eight for commission
er instead of five.
In actuality, only one name was
placed before the caucus for may
or, that of Page, who won nomi
nation by an acclamation vote;
and Chandler and Madigan tied
for eighth place on the list of
commissioner nominees. By cau
cus approval, both names Were
left pn the ballot, for a total of
nine.
The new board was sworn in at
11:30 a. m., Wednesday and will
hold its first meeting on the reg
ular meeting date ,the second
Wednesday (May 11) unless a spe
cial meeting is called.
Three Are New
The election gives the board a
real influx of “new blood,” with
a majority of the members newly
elected. Balancing them are the
two veterans of some 18 years’
service, O’Callaghan and Stevens,
who led the ticket.
Mayor Page, starting his second
term as mayor, also starts his
third with the board, as he served
for one two-year term as commis
sioner before being elected to the
mayoral post.
The 1949 election brings to the
town government the talents of
four men heading their own local
businesses—Page, proprietor of
the Gulf Service station and part
ner in the McDonald-Page auto
mobile agency; O’Callaghan,
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Tag Day Saturday in Moore Towns
Will Aid Maternal Welfare Program
The Maternal Welfare drive
will go into action this Saturday
as tags are sold for this county
work in all towns and out in the
countryside of Moore county.
In Southern Pines, the Teen-
CAMPOREE
Boy Scouts of Moore coun
ty will be moving, 250 strong,
this afternoon (Friday) to
their camporee site on the
shores of Pinebluff lake, for a
weekend of outdoor work,
play and progress in scout-
:ing.
They are taking along all
their equipment for outdoor -
cooking, and for competition
in many phases of scout
work. Competflive events will
be held Saturday afternoon,
followed by a chicken fry
which is expected to make
serious inroads on the nc;(-
tion's poultry population.
The camporee. third an
nual one for this distridi, will
close after lunch and a final
assembly, with presentation
of awards, Sunday afternoon.
Age Club girls are taking part
this year for the first time. With
the club’s secretary. Miss Nelia
Johnson, in charge, the girls will
sell tags along the streets, assist
ing the local committee, of which
Mrs. James Boyd is the head.
Selling at tables by the bank and
post office will be: Mrs. J. H.
Towne, Mrs. L. T. Avery, Mrs.
Claude Reams, < Mrs. CraighiU
Brown, Mrs. Katherine McColl,
Mrs. Norris Hodgkins, and Mrs.
Dan Ray and Mrs. E. C. Stevens.
Extra effort is being put into
the drive this year in the hopes
that enough money will be raised
so that some may be put aside in
the budget of the Maternal Wel
fare committee as a contribution
to the Elizabeth Woltz Currie me
morial fund. Though the cam
paign for this purpose will not ac
tually start until hospital plans
are more fully developed, the fund
is already growing steadily and
this year’s tag sale is expected to
further increase it.
The main purpose of the present
drive, however, is to make the
money which will be used, during
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