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«■ M C Hospital Board Elects Officers at Annual Meeting Committees Report Drs. Peck and Hollister Describe Needs The directors of the Moore County Hospital, at their annual meeting Monday night, voted to continue under the same leader ship for the coming year, reelect ing Wilbur H. Currie president, Richard S. Tufts, first vice-presi dent, Norris Hodgkins, ’ second vice-president, and Paul Dana, secretary-treasurer. No new members were eleofed to the board. Mr. Currie, while accepting with gracious thanks this evi dence of the confidence of his colleagues, made it clear in his address to the board that this would be his last term in office. 'T would not be willing to serve again now,” he said, “were it not that oiu- campaign for funds to build the new wing is lagging seriously and the plans we have made together are not yet com pleted. I feel that it would not be fair to drop this responsibility on another man’s shoulders at this time.” Long Discussion The report of the nominating committee, read by the chairman, (Continued on page 5) Three Scouts Will Win Eagle Badges At Court of Honor 'ij Three boys will receive their Ragle badges at the December court of honor for the Moore District, BSA, it was announced this week by A. L. Burney, ad vancement chairman. They are David Bailey, South ern Pines; Samuel Poole, West End, and Jimmy Smith, Pine- bluff. \11 other Eagle scouts of the county are asked to be present, to take part in the solemn Eagle cer emony by which this highest of rank awards is made. The court of honor will be held at Brownson Memorial Presbyter ian church here at 7:30 p. m. Mon day. Scout leaders, parents and friends are expected to attend, Mr. Burney said. He issued a special invitation to the many in Southern Pines who may never- have seen a Boy Scout court of honor before. An exceptionally leu-ge number of advancements will be made Monday night, in tion to the Eagle badges, and will be special music and program features in token of the Christmas season. Deer Hunter Gets His Buck Here’s Roscoe Gentry with a fine specimen of what the Jeer hunters are after these days, in one of the busiest hunting seasons the Sandhills has had in years. Warden Woodrow McDonald issues warning: one a day, two a Season—^that’s the limit. Two, even one, like the big fellow above should make any hunter happy. And, there is a further warn ing: hunting hereabouts is by permit only, with those hunting with out authority liable to arrest for tresspassing. The kill shown above was made in the Carrol’s Branch country north of Young’s Road, owned by Ozelle Moss and the Boyd brothers. It is in charge of Hunter Babe McCrimmon, who with Alec Fields, former game' warden, accompanied Gentry on his hunt. General of Air Force Vandeuberg Is Surprise Visitor To His Parents Here ART EXHIBIT In celebration of Christmas, the Fine Arts Room of the Southern Pines Library will open, this year, with an ex hibition of reproductions of paintings of 'the Madonna and Child, and nativity scenes. The prints are after the great masters of Italian, Flemish _and German painting and are a loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York. The exhibit will open Mon day. Besides featuring the pictures, 'the Fine Arts Room will be decorated for Christ mas and special books of the season will be on display. Campbell Is Awarded Builders Cup at Sandhills Kiwanis Banquet, Mid Pines #11 W- D. (Bill) Campbell was awarded the Builders cup of the Sandhills Kiwanis club last Fri day night, to the surprise of very few people—except Bill. In making tjie presentation at the annual Ladies’ Night and ban quet held at the Mid Pines club, one of the most brilliant events of the season with some 150 per sons present, E. C. Stevens stress ed the fact that the cup, an an nual award, was given “for out standing personal service, without thought or hope of personal gain, contributing during the past year to the upbuilding of the Sand- hiUs.” Bill Campbell, he said, had won the treasured trophy by virtue of his service to Moore county’s youth. Though he has from time to time taken part in various com munity and county activities, and ih quiet ways has helped many splendid causes. Bill Campbell has devoted his personal energies chiefly to scouting. A retired Army major who has lived in many places, he entered the dis trict scouting program soon af ter moving to Southern Pines five years ago. He had been an Eagle Scout as a boy in California. His faithful service to scouting last year won him its equivalent ih adult scouting, highest BSA 4' award, t’ne Silver Beaver. His service to the district was «) followed by promotion to coun cil, regional and national posts, while he has continued to serve the Moore district effectively, last year as its chairman. The awarding of the cup cli-' maxed an evening of good com panionship and entertainment, with a good accounting of the stewardship of the past year. Tributes to Picquet J. Hawley Poole, president, pre sided, while W. A. Leland Mc- Keithen was master of ceremon ies ,and led the singing of several songs. Absent on account of ill ness was C. W. Picquet, who for 27 years has performed this func tion at annual meetings and oth ers of the Kiwanians. In' salute to “Charlie,” a resolution was pass ed, expressing the loss felt by the club during his absence. Garland McPherson, president elect, reported that the board of directors had voted to continue the award of the Picquet cup for the annual choral competition of glee clubs of Moore County schools. This will maintain a tra dition started four years ago by Mr. Picquet, with increasingly successful events held each spring. Certificates attesting to 25 years of membership and service in Kiwanis were awarded Ralph Chandler, Sr., Southern "^Pines; Paul Dana and Leo Russell, Pine- hurst, -and Dr. E. M. Medlin, Aber- (Continued on Page 5) Returns to Familiar Scene of His Youth General of the Air Force Hoyt S. Vandenberg was a Southern Pines visitor Monday, flying in to pay a surprise visit to his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Collins Van denberg, who are spending the winter here. Landing ,at Knollwood airport in a B-17 at 2:15 p. m., the Air Chief of Staff had a taxi called,. Joe Hatch, cabman, had the hon or of driving the distinguished- looking gentleman in the new sky-blue Air Force uniform into town and to Mrs. Perham’s Con valescent home, where his mo ther is recuperating from an ill ness of last winter. Though he had recently writ ten them he was “trying to find a hole in his schedule” to permit a visit, they had a real surprise. He stayed., almost two hours. His parents accompanied him back to the ''airport, with a nursq driving the car, and the big Army plane took off at 4:15. General Vandenberg was wear ing none of his many decorations. However, his uniform was topped off with a visored cap brilliant with g'old braid, which he dis creetly took off as he drove through town. On Familial Ground If passersby had happened to glance into the taxi, many of them would have recognized an old friend. Mr. and Mrs. Vanden berg and their sons Hoyt and Shedd spent several winters here in former years. They were here in 1917, when Hoyt received the appointment to West Point which was to start off one of the most brilliant careers in the history of the Army Air Force. That was the winter they rent- (Contihued on page 5) Town Sparkles For Christmas The Christmas spirit came sparkling into Southern Pines this week. People said they had never seen the town look so pretty. . Colored lights shine along two blocks of North Broad street, the first such street decorations s ince before the war, put up by the Chamber of Commerce. A 50-foot magnolia, “the Rotary tree,” beside the railroad at Penn sylvania and Broad, glitters with lights from the lowest to the top most branches. At the post office, floodlights illumine the tall twin holly, loaded with scarlet berries that glow in the light. Silvered pine trees ornament the light poles throughout the shopping district. Store windows all over town sre bright with tinsel, snow, 'Christmas treds, Santa Clauses and a world of entrancing gifts. A joyous crowd was on hand to greet Santa Claus on his visit to town last Saturday morning, when he whirled in with police escort, alighted in front of the bank for a visit with the young sters and whirled off again, as fat and jolly and red-nosed as tradi tion required. On Saturday, and every day since, Christmas carols have sounded over the town, through mechanical arrangements set up by ^the WEEB staff. Jack S. Younts is Chamber of Commerce Christmas effects chairman, and he has been assisted by many of the Chamber membership and others. Harry Fullehwider, Chamber president and Rotarian, personal ly climbed the magnolia tree to (Continued on Page 5) Opportunities Offered To Share Christmas With Those in Need Madigan Is Council's Cordinator For Welfare Department, Local Agencies Sacred Concerts at Three Churches On Sunday Welcome Christmas Week $125 REWARD Rewards totaling $125 have been offered for information leading to the arrest and con viction of the party, or parties, who cut awnings here during November, ac cording to Police Chief C. E. Newton. Rewards offered are as fol lows: Sandhills Awning shop, T. T. Ward, manager, $50; police department, $50 Patch's, Inc., Charles S. Patch, manager, $25. Choral programs in local churches Sunday afternoon and evening will mark with due sol emnity the start of Christmas week. The story of the Savior’s coming will be told In songs lov ed throughout the ages. The pub lic is invited to all the events. Presbyterian Church At Brownson Memorial Presby terian church a Christmas serv ice will be held at 3:30 p. m., with music by the junior choir, direct ed by Mrs. Ralph Chandler, Jr., also by the senior choir and the combined choirs. Mrs. Joe Steed will sing a solo, and Misses Pa tricia Kirk and Edna Lou Bail ey will sing a duet. Dr. T. E. Davis will read the Christmas story as told in Scripture, and carols will be sung by the entire assembly. Baptist Church At 8 o’clock Sunday evening, the-cembined- choirs-of the First Baptist church will present a program of sacred music of the spason. The junior, youth and adult choirs will all take part. Mrs. C. R. Mills will be at the console, John Beasley, Jr., at the piano and the pastor. Dr. William C. Holland, will be the naurrator. Soloists will be Mrs. T. K. Gun ter, Jr., Joseph Cameron, Miss Grace DuPree and Miss Sylvia McLeod. Charles Baker, Alex Fields and Wayne Davenport will sing as a trio in the junior choir’s rendition of “The Three Kings.” Wide Fellowship An augmented choir of 60 voices will present a special Christmas cantata, “The Story of Christmas,” by Stults Srmday evening at 8 o’clock at the Church of Wide Fellowship. Mrs. Dorothy Choate, Mrs. Bry an Poe, Miss Alice Tate, Wesley Stoltz and Tom Cordon ^viU ije the soloists. “The Story of Christmas” pre sents, in their logical order, the leading events in the story of the birth of Christ. It has to do with the Old Testament prophesies of the coming of the Savior, the ful fillment of these prophecies, the song of the angels, the visit and adoration of the shepherd?, and the journey of the wise men guided by the star. The cantata is directed by Mrs. L. D. McDonald, church organist and choir director. WELCOME! Gen. and Mrs. George C. Marshall are expected to ar rive today (Friday) by air to spend Christmas at their home. Liscombe Lodge, at Pinehurst. General Marshall, who was recently made national presi dent of the American Red Cross by appointment of President Truman, has re cently completed an' air tour of the country in which he visited leading chapters, met other Red Cross officials and discussed Red Cross policies and plans. Train Schedule, Mail Closings Are Slightly Changed Changes in the Seaboard train schedule for Southern Pines with the addition of a new mail train (No. 5 southbound. No. 6 north bound) have caused ^some minor changes in the mail clbping sched ule at the Southern Pines post office. The final mail closing, 9 p. m., remains unchanged, said A. Gar land Pierce, postmaster. Mail (and passenger trains now stop at Southern Pines on the following schedule: southbound, 6:52 a. m., 6:24 p. m., 10:46 p. m. Northbound, 6:21 a. In., 10:08 a. m., 7::25 p. m., 11:42 p. m. Mail closings have been adjust ed as follows: for southbound mail, 5:30 p. m., 9 p. m. For north bound mail, 9:30 a. m., 6:30 p. m., 9 p. m. Mail closes for Pinehurst at 8=30 a. m., for Pinehurst and Aberdeen 2::15 p m., for direct airmail both east and west (by Piedmont Airline), 2:15 p m. The morning flight is no longer serv iced by this post office. The addition of the 11:42 p. m. northbound train means that, for the first time in some months, mail dropped in the slot (or box) by 9 p. m. or put on the train by the sender can be delivered at northern points during business hours the next day. School Holidays Begin Today After “White Christmas” Christmas holidays at the Southern Pines schools will begin today (Friday) with classes to be resumed January 2, according to Supt. H. J. Weaver. This will give the boys and girls two full weeks, but will in no way affect the spring holiday, he added. Extra days will be added at the end of school. The early closing of school' came in answer to a petition pre sented by high school students, 30 of whom have secured full time or part-time jobs for the hol idays, most of them helping local merchants during the Christmas rush. Classes will end at 11 a. m. to day when the high school stu dents will go to the elementary building to share in the tradition al “White Christmas.” A seasonal highlight for a number of years, the “White Christmas” was can celed last year on account of the lack of an auditorium but this year has jbeen adapted to present circumstances with the use of the PA system. As the high school students fill the library and wide lobby, the elementary students remaining in their classrooms, Mr. Weaver will read “The Night Before Christmas.” This is done accord ing to a special version long loved by the youngsters, in which they all take part, supplying missing words in a lively shout at the end (Continued on page 5) TOWN TAGS HERE The official town license tags have arrived and will be on sale at the ci'ly hall be ginning Monday morning, ac cording to Howard F. Burns, town clerk. An ordinance recently passed by the town makes the tags mandatory for Southern Pines residents. Deadline for the purchase and display of the tags, priced at $1 each, is February 1. Many needy families in the Southern Pines area, listed on rolls of the county welfare department, will have Christmas baskets and other seasonal cheer through the Coun cil of Social Agencies’ annual program. Don Madigan, chairman of the project, said that the work is being done mainly through coordination of the Christmas-sharing activities of several local agencies, to see that all are remembered, and the gifts and foods equably dis tributed. The Elks club, the VFW and auxiliary, the Southern Pines school and several churches are some of the agencies with local programs of giving this year. Persons wishing to contribute may call Col. Madigan, who can tell them what is needed and through what agency it may be given. Cash, food and clothing, as always, top the list. ^Counfywide ELKS PARTY The Elks' annual Santa Claus party will be held Wednesday from 2 to 5 p. m. at the Elks lodge on South May atreef. All Sandhills children are invited, said Jim Cole, chairman, and must have their parents along. Each boy and girl will have a chance to tell Santa his Christmas wish, and will re ceive a gift, candy and fruit. By special arrangements made by the Elks, Santa will receive letters addressed to P. O. Box 546, Southern Pines, it was learned this' week. Boys and girls writing Santa to tell him what they want should sign their names and addresses, to be sure of everything getting where it ought to go. No written invitation is necessary for the Christmas party, but anyone who knows someone who would like a special invitation from Santa's headquarters should drop a line to P. O. Box 546. Alumni-I^gliGame Set for Dec. 30 in New Gymnasium Christmas remembrance of county’s needy persons is again this year being sponsored by the welfare department, according to information from Mrs. Walter B^ Cole, of Carthage, welfare super intendent. Those listed for Christmas aid are authenticated cases of need from the welfare department rolls. They include whole fam ilies in destitute circumstances, with many children for whom there will be no Christmas hap piness unless generous citizens of Moore help out. Also on the list are old people who are alone, and who face the sadness of being for gotten at this happy time of year; and children with no one near and dear to them to have their Christ mas happiness at heart. Warm clothing and shoes will be especially appreciated, and are badly needed by the majority of cases, Mrs. Cole said, adding, “We have someene to fit any size of discarded garment you may have to give.” Christmas baskets will also be very welcome. Chairmen have been selected in the various communities as fol lows: Donald Madigan, South ern Pines; Mrs. Foster Kelly, Pinehurst; N. A. Pleasants, Aber deen; Lions Club members, with their presidents as corhmittee chairmen, at Cameron and Vass; Louis Melvin, West End; Manly (Continued on page 5) The new Southern Pines school gymnasium, which has been un-' der construction since last spring, will be opened to the public for the first time with the playing of the High School-Alumni game Friday evening, December 30. Work has been rushed on the building during the past few weeks to get it in shape for op ening, and though it will not be actually completed at that time, word from the contractors is to the effect that it will be able to accommodate the game and spec tators on the assigned date. Formal opening of the building will be held later, according to Supt. P. J. Weaver, probably at the same time as that of the aud itorium, which is also nearing the final construction stages. Letters have been sent from the school to all alumni, inviting them to return for the December 30 event, which will mark resump tion of a hallowed tradition here. For some years the yearly con test between students and alumni has been one of the high marks (Continued on Page 5) HOLIDAY NOTES General business holiday will be observed December 26, the Monday after Christ mas, also on January 2, ac cording to L. T. Clark, pres ident of the Merchants as sociation. Banks will also observe these holidays, which will be general throughou't the state. Stores will slay open Wed nesday afternoon of next week, to serve Christmas shoppers. A number are ex pected also to be open until 8 o'clock evenings during Christmas week, so that busi ness persons unable 'to shop satisfactorily in regular hours may be accommodated. The post office is staying open daily, including Satur day afternoons, from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. until Christmas, also on Sunday from 2 to 5 p. m. Parcels and Christmas cards for out-of-state points should go into the mail by this weekend to be sure of delivery before Christmas. Double Win Is Opener for Basketball Season—Girls No Longer “Doormats” Southern Pines high school bas ketball teams went down to Ham let Wednesday night for a double-header tilt with the boys and girls teams of that class A circuit, and when the games were over the Blue and White repre sentatives had taken both games. It was the opener of the 1949-50 season for both schools, and while the outcome was highly pleasing to Coach Dawson, of the boys’ Coach Sawyer was “tickled pink” as her girls won 31 to 9. While it may not be strictly ac curate to say of the girls basket ball team, that “doming events cast their shadows before,” there is evidence of some shade, and that the doormat days for the Blue and White girls in Moore county are destined to end. Not this year, for Miss Sawyer has said that she will build for the future—but she’s building, and Wednesday night showed it. At times the girls clicked as a unit, at other times they bogged down, and greenness and inex perience cropped cut, but they are cTfensive-minded, They wanted to score against Hamlet, and score they did. Although Hamlet’s guards were frequently out of position, part of the time they were faked out by the fast break ing Southern Pines forwards, par ticularly Guin ,pint sized sister of Ruth Guin, Blue and White star of past years. The guarding of Southern Pines was effective (Continued on Page 5)
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