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)uke Endowment
ncreases Gift To
doore Hospital
$10,000 Added For
Negro Division;
MVlng Is Paid For
Good nows came lo the Board
f the Mfooie County Hospital,
his week, in a release from the
>uke Foundation that the trustees
ad looked with favor on the plea
f the local hospital for funds for
he construction of the addition
o the Negro wing. The endiow-
aent is adding a gift of $10,000 to
he amount already in hand.
..There will pr<^>ably be a need,
till, for a substantial sum, to com-
»lete equipment of the new rooms,
lut the major huddle is passed.
hanifg lo Duke and to efforts of
sembeirs of the board, notably
he President, WUbur H. Currie,
vho, accompanied by Adminis-
rator E. T. McKeithen. made sev-
jral trips to Durham to lay before
,he authorities the pressing need.
. “By mid-October or November
irst, almost surely.”
This is the carefully conserva-
ive reply given this week to in-
luirers as to when the neiy wing
)f the hospital will be open for
)ccupancy.
Most of the rooms look finished
now, but the minute inspection
being carried on almost daily re-
irerls a few small details still to
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Wicker Gives Map
of Moore History
To Library
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18 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 29, 1950
18 PAGES THIS WEEK
1950-51 Cheerleaders: Spirit of The Blue And White Chamber Will Hold 60-Family Apartment
Project Will Be Built
Here By Raleigh Firm
Election Meeting,
Big Chicken Fry
Two Events Next
Week For Members
And Community
Here they are those peppy little girls who add so much to every game played by the Blue and White.
You’ll be seeing them at all the football games this fall, and at the baseball games next spring—the
hardest working folks on the field-well, almost! Left to right-Doris Bowles, Shirley Stuart ,Barbara
- - ' ~ ” ’ (Photo by Duke Whiting)
Guin (chief cheerleader), Elaine Johnson and Carol Sue Humphrey.
ONE-WAY STREET
A noted addition to the Janies
oyd collection in the Moore
iounty library in Southern Pines
/as made this week when a val-
able map, presented by its
taker, R. E. Wicker of Pinehurst,
ras deposited in the North Caro-
na Wing. '
The map drawn by the eminent
x:al historian and surveyor is of
arly Moore County and shows
he movement of troops through
be area. Revolutionary troop
ftovements are shown in blue
irhile those of Civil War times are
rawn in in red.
By following the blue lines it
s possible to trace the early raids
if the British leader. Colonel Fan-
ling, culminating in the famous
ittack on the House in the Horse-
il^oe. A few miles below is loca-
ed the site of the first settlement
n Moore County made in 1749 by
lohn and William Richardson.
Hie lines of Gates’ retreat > after
Camden, of Greene’s return from
Guilford and, on the north-eastern
Kige' of the county, of Cornwallis’
narch, are clearly visible. In the
same way the advances and re
treats of the Civil War are shown,
is the troops crossed and re-
irossed Moore County in that
jreat struggle.
The Wicker Map has been ac-
;epted for the Boyd room and
will he framed and hung in a
place of honor as an item of first
importance in this collection, and
one of the few made by a local
individual. R. E. Wicker, its crea
tor, is a member of the Moore
County Historical Association and
one of the leading spirits of that
group. He has made several ad
dresses before the assdciation and
is in constant demand as an au
thority on the history of the coun
ty, as well as on all aspects of
North Carolina history.
Southern Pines will have
its first one-way street, be
ginning Sunday.
This will be the 100 block
of West Pennsylvania avenue,
between Broad and Bennett
streets. Traffic will go only
west on this block, said Chief
C. E. Newton.
Street crews painted large
arrows at the Bennett Street
intersection this week, indi
cating in which directions
cars could proceed. A sagn
on the traffic light there will
alsio wdm motoxisti^ "One-
Way Street—Do Not Enter."
Forty-five degree paridng
lines are being painted faotn
Broad street to the National
Guard driveway, beside the
Belvedere hotel. Angle park
ing is already in effect on the
other side.
The plan is expected to re
duce congestion on the block,
which has become apparent
wfih the loss of the town
parking lot and will become
worse when the A 8e P super
market opens in a week or
two.
New Registration
October 14-28 For
Aberdeen Precinct
Rotarians Plan
For Community
Halloween Party
The Southern Pines Rotary
club will again this year spon
sor the big downtown Hallow
een carnival which has be
come a community tradition
since the first one held in 1944.
Harry Fullenwider has been
named general chairman of
the seventh annual such event,
which will be held Tuesday
evening-, Gctober-Sl—the-next
night, if it rains.
The carnival will center as
usual on the West Broad street
block between New Hamp
shire and Pennsylvania ave
nues, which will be roped off
for the occasion. There hun
dreds of Halloween imps and
goblins will be the Rotary
club’s guests at a sequence of
exciting events, starting with
the big costume parade and
winding up with a show at the
Sunrise theatre. In between
will be plenty of fun, frolic
and refreshments—all free; to
the kids, that is!
Through the years this has be
come a highlight of the year,
drawing huge crowds and provid
ing a wholesome outlet for the ex
uberant spirits of the Halloween
goblins. Plans are already start
ing to make this the “biggest and
1 best” of all, said Chairman Fullen-
I wider, with more prizes for more
A new registration for the Ab- people and a full measure of fun.
He named his committees this
FOOTBALL GAMES
The Blue and White foot
ball team of the Southern
Pines High school has two
games coming up this week.
The first, vs. Troy, will be
played there this afternoon
(Friday).
The second, a home game,
will be vs. dat ole foe Car
thage, Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Vass Soldier
Wounded, Flown
Back From Korea
erdeen precinct has been ordered
by the Moore county board of
elections, it has been announced
by Sam C. Riddle of Carthage,
chairman. The books will be op
ened from October 14 through Oc
tober 28. Raymond Wicker is reg
istrar.
All who wish to be on the gen
eral election books for the Nb-
vember 7 election and any county,
state or general election thereaf
ter, will have to register during
the assigned period or else will
find they cannot vote. No previ
ous registration will count.
A good many people considered
residents of Southern Pines are
actually in the Aberdeen precinct,
which includes the prea south of
the city limits.
Chairman Riddle said the Aber
deen books date back a good
many years apd are “in pretty bad
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laker, Copley, Page In First College
Game, Asheboro Next Thursday Night
Three Southern Pines boys, Bill
aker, Ray Copley and Andy
age, will play in the N. C. State-
arolina Freshman Football game
) be held at Lindley park, Ashe-
oro, at 8 p.m., next Thursday.
This is the largest number con-
ributed to the game roster by any
>wn in the state, big or small—
rhich is all the more interesting
1 that all are graduates of six-
lan football as played in the lo-
al high school.
The Asheboro gamb will be
tieir first public appearance on an
11-man college team. All will be
playing for the University. A
good delegation of Southern Pines
fans is expected to attend the
game, which is being sponsored
by the Asheboro Kiwanis club as
a charity event.
According to Reitzel Smith, of
Asheboro, Kiwanis club publicity
chairman for the event, the date
of Thursday, October 5, is correct
The game was originally announc
ed for Friday, October 6, and the
date printed on a schedule. A lo
cal conflict ,however, necessitated
the change.
week as follows:
Reviewing stand and side show
booths—E. J. Austin, chairman.
Decorations — A. A. Hewlett,
chairman; H. L. Brown, Paul Van
Camp, Henry Turner, Don Jensen;
all Rotarians assisting.
Side shows—(1) Dr. L. M. Dan-
ields, chairman; Dick Sugg, Dan
Ray; (2) Russell Lofenson, chair
man; Harold McAllister, Clyde
Council; (3) Johnnie Hall, chair
man; Will Wiggs, L. V. O’Callag
han, Jr.
Prizes and financing—Solicita
tion, Garland Pierce, chairman;
Bob Dutton, Herbert Cameron;
procurement, Russell Lorenson,
chairman, Harry Fullenwider.
Special Events—^E. J. Austin,
chairman; Virgil Clark, Bus
Patch.
Refreshments — H. L. Brown,
Joe Garzik.
Movie show—Bob Dutton, chair
man; Harry Fullenwider, Joe Gar
zik.
Parade and group handling —
Lloyd Clark, chairman; Rev. C. V.
Coveil, Elliott Shearon.
That important character, the
master of ceremonies, is to be an
nounced later.
Mr. and Mrs. Dock Hudson, of
Vass, received two messages this
week—one from the Secretary of
the Army informing him their
son, Pfc. Bobby F. Hudson, had
been slightly wounded in Korea,
the other from the American Red
Cross saying that he had been
flown to this country and is in a
hospital in Texas.
The first message, bringing un
certainty and grief, arrived Mon
day. Wednesday, Mrs. Mark King,
Jr., home service secretary of the
Moore County Red Cross chapter,
drove out to their home from the
chapter office here carrying the
second message, which brought
much joy to the parents.
It meant a lot, Mrs. Hudson
said, to know where he was that
he was in this country, within
reach of planes and a telephone.
The second telegram came to
the local chapter from the Red
Cross field director at Brooke
Army Medical Center, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas. Neither message
gave any details of the wounding.
Pfc. Hudson enlisted about a
year ago at the age of 17. He was
flown to Korea shortly before his
18th birthday, which occurred
August 1.
Two "events of importance on
the calendar of the Chamber, of
Commerce and the community are
scheduled for next week.
The first is the annual Chamber
of Commerce membership meet
ing and election of directors, to be
held at the Southern Pines Coun
try club at 8 p.m., Tuesday.
The second is the big barbe
cue and chicken fry sponsor
ed by both the Chamber and
the Sandhills Merchants asso
ciation. to be held Wednesday
evening from 6 to 9 on the
Elks club grounds. John Fer
guson will be the head cook—
nuf sed! Chamber directors
and a Merchant^ Association
committee are busy selling
tickets: grab yours while you
Ccin.
The barbecue and chicken
fry (take your pick—all you
can eat) will serve a dual pur
pose. It is to be a start-of-
season get-together for all;
and will also, the directors
hope, get the bills all paid up.
so the new directors can start
in with a clean slate.
Harry Fullenwider, retiring
president of the Chamber, is ask
ing a full attendance at the mem
bership meeting. George Col-
clough, manager of the Burlington
Chamber of Commerce, immedi
ate past president of the N. C. As
sociation of Chamber of Com
merce Executives, has been in
vited as guest speaker.
Seven new directors are to be
elected, to form the 15-man board
for 1950-51 with eight whose two-
year terms won’t expire for an
other year.
Nominations already made,
whose names will appear on
the ballots, are Mrs. Mary
Baxter, Arch Coleman, Mrs.
Bunny Harrington, James
Hobbs. W. B. Holliday, H. A.
McAllister, Jimmie Overton,
Garland Pierce, Mrs. Hilda
Ruggles, George Thompson,
John Von Schlegell, Col. S. T.
Wallis.
Nominations may also be
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Ranch-Type Units Planned
For Wooded Tract; First Group
$225,000, Perhaps More Later
A 60-family apartment project, in a number of one-story
units accommodating two, three and four families each, will
be built in Southern Pines starting inimediately, according to
announcement made by John C. Parrish, local agent for the
new Knollwood Apartments, Inc;
He said a permit was secured Thursday for the construc
tion of the first units, at a total estimated cost of $225,000.
Engineers are already at work staking out sites on a large
wooded tract south of the Midland road, which was pur
chased last summer by E. N. Richards, of Raleigh, president
of the new corporation.
The tract contains more than 200 lots on approximately 39
acres. The initial units will cover only a portion of the land,
and plans are to add many more later, probably doubling the
size of the entire project eventually, Mr. Parrish said.
^ The area is bounded in general
by Crestview road, Bennett street,
Delaware avenue and Saylor
street. AU of it is in the city lim
its. Some new streets have re
cently been cut through in the
area,' and water lines were laid
last year.
The units will be of ranch-type
style, with radiant heating and
other modern features. Exteriors
will be of brick veneer and weath
erboarding in varied designs, for
individuality of the units. Apart
ments will be of five rooms each.
Playgfound and parking areas
are being set aside, in accord with
modern principles of community
planning.
Raleigh Builders
They will be built by the Ra
leigh contracting firm of E. N.
Richards, Inc., builders of the
beautiful Country Club Homes,
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Moore Chapter
Red Cross Buys
Caldwell Building
Griffin Wins Top
Place In State
For Safety Work
Sun Is Pallid
In Smoky Sky
POST OFFICE
The Southern Pines post
office will discontinue its
Wednesday afternoon clos
ings after this week, accord
ing to ainnouncement by Post
master A. Garland Pierce.
The pos!( office has been
closing Wednesday after
noons during the summer.
The Saturday afternoon clos
ings will be unchanged.
A milky sun in a pewter sky
has presented a wierd appearance
over the SandhiUs, as over much
of the eastern seaboard and in
other parts of the world, since
Monday.
First explanations of “smoke
from huge forest fires in Can
ada” were questioned as the phen
omenon continued. Now it’s any
body’s guess. The smoky atmos
phere here had a pinkish cast at
times. From London came reports
of “a bluish” sun. In other places,
it looked lavender.
Whatever was causing the pal
lor—which showed no signs of
improvement after four days—it
didn’t affect the eclipse of the
moon Monday night. Observers
commented that the moon in
decline and also in emergence
was traditionally silver-bright.
One explanation was that the
moon’s light is polarized, that of
the sun is not—which would seem
to have little to do with forest
fires in Canada. Or maybe it does.
Chilly weather accompanied the
diminishment of the sun’s life-
giving rays and a good many peo
ple have caught colds.
Ollis D. Griffin, of Southern
Pines, field representative of the
Highway Safety division of the
N. C. Department of Motor Ve
hicles, placed first among 20 rep
resentatives for his work in high
way safety during the past year.
With the second and third win
ners, Glenn Taylor of Albemarle
and David T. (Jopeland of Roan
oke Rapids, he was honored at a
luncheon meeting held by the Di
vision Wednesday of last week at
the Carolina hotel, Raleigh.
The winners were judged on
the basis of scrapbooks submitted
covering their safety promotion
al work outside their line of duty,
which is principally the training
and certification of school bus
drivers. In Mr. Griffin’s scrap
book, his work in aiding in the
organization of the Southern
Pines Safety Council, and with
the Council as its executive sec
retary since last March, played
a leading part. Publicity given
the Council’s projects, accompan
ied by pictures, made up about
one-fourth of his submitted ma
terial. Much of this publicity was
from The Pilot.
Other scrapbook items covered
his work with the Cumberland
County Safety Council, which,
however, he did not help organ
ize as he did the local one; talks
before civic clubs in his area and
other counties of the state, etc.
Mr. Griffin’s work covers the
counties of Mbore, Lee, Hoke,
Cumberland, Harnett and Scot
land. He has been with the Divi
sion since October ,1947, moving
to Southern Pines from Raleigh
in May, 1948.
The scrapbooks submitted by
the 20 safety representatives were
submitted to out-of-state judges.
Plans have gone through for the
purchase and establishment of a
permanent home for the Moore
County chapter, American Red
Cross, according to an announce
ment made this week by Mrs. M.
G. Nichols, chapter chairman.
The chapter has purchased the
Caldwell building, the modern
one-story suite built by Dr. C. S.
Caldwell for his dental offices
three years ago, and will take pos
session October 15.
Dr. Caldwell, a reserve officer
whose plans include a return to
the Army Dental Corps, said this
week he will continue his practice
in the offices until that date. How
soon he will return to service is
not definite, but probably “within
the next few months.” He will
maintain his residence in Pine
hurst for the present.
Economy Move
Mrs. Nichols said the purchase
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BRAGG HOSPITAL
station hospital facilities at
Fort Bragg will be expanded
by 500 beds in October and
1.500 more in November, it
was announced this week by
Congressman Carl VJnson,
chairman of the House Armed
Services committee, at Wash
ington.
He said that three general
hospitals are to be reopened,
and facilities expanded by
some 13,000 beds at nine mili
tary bases by the first of the
year. The expansion program
is necessary, he said, for the
care of wounded being
brought back from the Ko
rean front, and also on Ac
count of the rapid growth of
the armed services.
Vinson estimated the pro
gram would require the with
drawal of 1,500 physicians
from civilian life.
An urgent call for register
ed nurses for the Fort Bragg
hospital, to which the wound
ed are already being returned
from Korea, was issued this
week by the State Employ
ment Service.
Carolina Hotel
Opens Tomorrow,
Earliest Ever
Pinehurst will begin its 56th
annual season with the opening
tomorrow (Saturday) of the Caro
lina hotel and the Pinehurst
Country club, for the earliest
opening date since the establish
ment of the resort in 1895. Next
week end the Holly Inn, the Ma
nor and the Pinecrest hotels will
open. The Berkshire hotel begins
operations later in the month.
Greater facilities for golf, the
game for which Pinehurst is fam
ous, have been provided for the
coming season, according to word
received this week. A new nine-
hole course has been constructed
and is to be put’ in play in early
spring. This will give Pinehurst
63 holes of first-class golf.
The first big sports event of the
new season will be at the recent
ly enlarged Pinehurst Gun club
October 21-22, when the N. C.
State Skeet Championships will
take place, combined with Pine-
hurst’s own Mid-South Champion
ships.
The 48th annual North and
South Open Golf Championship
opens October 30 with a qualify
ing round for hon-invited players
seeking the title now held by
Sammy Snead. The 72-hole tour
nament proper will run through
the following four days.
Democrat Leaders On Rally Program
At Lexington Oct. 12; Deane Is Host
The Eighth District Congres
sional rally of the 1950 general
elections campaign will be held at
Lexington at 2 p. m., Thursday,
October 12, with Rep. C. B. Deane
as host congressman, it was an
nounced this week by B. Everett
Jordan of Raleigh, State Demo
cratic chairman.
This will be one of a series to be
held in each of the state’s 12 con
gressional districts starting Tues
day at Sylva, in the mountainous
Twelfth. A caravan of party lead
ers and state officials will go from
rally to rally, crossing the state
and returning, to wind up at
Greensboro in the Sixth District
October 26.
The parade of Democratic ora
tors will be led by Senator Clyde
R. Hoey, Senator Frank Graham,
Senator-nominee Willis Smith,
Governor W. Kerr Scott, members
of the Council of State and other
top ranking party men. The pro
gram in each district will vary
somewhat, according to who is
able to attend, who is host con
gressman and which party leaders
live within the district. Each is
expected to bring to the people
the issues at stake in the general
election of November 7, and
strengthen the ties of the Demo
cratic party within state and dis
trict.
Eighth District Congressman
Deane, who returned to his home
in Rockingham this week follow
ing the adjournment of Congress,
has not as yet detailed the pro
gram for the rally at Lexington.
It is understood that a number of
party leaders in Moore are mak
ing plans to attend.