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VOL. 31—NO. 51
Crowd Admires
Moore Hospital’s
Memorial Wing
All New, Modern;
CoIot, Comfort,
Conveniences Seen
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1950
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
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Duke University Ensemble Gives Concert Here Tonight
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The people of Moore county
turned out in throngs Tuesday
afternoon, to be guests at the
Moore County hospital’s ‘‘'open
house” and rejoice at the long-
anticipated completion and open
ing of the memorial wing.
' Members of the Hospital auxil
iary and staff stood at the en
trances and were posted along the
way to guide the Visitors along
the best route to “see everything.”
This started for most of them at
the new outpatient department,
with terrazo tile floor, creamy-
tiled walls and leaf-green plastic
upholstered built-in seating. Be
yond were seen the new offices
and examining rooms for Dr. Hol
lister, Dr. Pishko and Dr. Monroe;
electric cardiograph room, drug
room and surgical supply room.
Through a portion of the main
building, the route led past cheer
ful dining rooms for staff and
help, to the spacious kitchen—^the
heart of a newly devised system
for the serving of meals. Food is
sent from the stainless-steel kitch
en in mobile steam tables to the
different floors; there, in decen
tralized diet kitchens, it is serv
ed and sent out to the patients,
fresh and hot.
Color Is Used
On the second and third floors,
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Mayor Appoints
Commissioners For
Recreation, Zoning
Overton Named To
Adjustment Board;
Duties Are Outlined
Left to right, personnel of the Duke University Ensemble: Jean Mueller, violinist, director ^f the
ensemble; Loren Withers, pianist; William Klenz, ceilo, and Allan Bone, clarinet.
Pinehurst Lions’
Minstrel Revue
Thursday Night
An entertainment highlight of
the coming week will be the Pine*-
hurst Lions Club Minstrel Revue,
to be held at the Pinehurst thea
tre Thursday at 8 p. m.
The Lions and some selected
and talented friends have pre
pared a show replete with songs,
skits and dances, combining (ac
cording to Bob Speller, director)
the best features of the old-time
minstrel show and the smart vnod-
ern revue.
M'artha Aden is directing the
dances. The large cast includes
men, women and beautiful girls
of both Southern Pines and Pine
hurst, with an Aberdeen lady,
Mrs. Lamar Smith, at the piano.
Maxine Speller is in charge of
costuming, assisted by Miss Vio
let Caulfield, of Southern Pines,
who is also doing makeup.
Thirty-two acts promise a full
evening’s entertainment. Proceeds
will go toward the piano and li
brary fund of the Pinehurst
school, to help repair disastrous
losses sustained when the school
(^urned down September 6.
Annual Boy Scout
Banquet Tuesday;
Parents Invited
Sandhills Music Association Presents
First Concert of Winter Series Tonight
Chamber Of Commerce
Is “Selling Service” In
Membership Campaign
The annual banquet of the
Moore district, Boy Scouts of
Amejapa, will be .held , Tuesday
at *! p.m.. in the Southern Pines
school cafeteria, it was announced
by W. Lamont Brown, district
chairman.
All adult members of the Boy
Scout prograni in Moore county
are invited to attend, and this
year for the first time they are
being asked to bring their ladies.
Also, said Chairman Brown, in
vitation is being extended to all
parents of Boy Scouts. Hereto
fore, attendance has been limited
to the volunteer leaders. ,
D. Rodney Sener, of Raleigh,
camp director of the Occoneechee
Council since last June, will be
guest speaker. Also taking part
in the program will be Harold
Makepeace, of Sanford, president
of the Occoneechee Council; Wel-
ty y. Compton, Raleigh, council
executive: and other leaders well
known to scouting here.
Annual reports will be present
ed by the chairmen of district op
erating committees. Election of
officers, however, formerly held
on this occasion each year, will
not take place. A recent change
in the by-laws of the constitution
of the Occoneechee Council set the
time of the annual election in the
spring instead of fall, as the fiscal
year was changed from January
1-December 31 to July 1-June 30.
ARMISTICE DAY
The bank and post office
will observe Saturday. Armis
tice day, as a holiday.
The Citizens Bhnk and
Trust company will be closed
all day. The post office will
close at 10 a. m. Mail delivery,
however, will be made and
the incoming and outgoing
mail worked as usual, said
Postmaster A. Garland
Pierce.
\^alshes Ride To
Victory, Madison
Square Garden
Pinebluff Girl Will Get Lifesaving
Award At Girl Scout Court of Honor
Presentation of a Silver Cross
for Valor to 10-year-old Marilyn
Mills of Pinebluff will be the
highlight of the first countywide
court of honor to be held by Girl
Scout troops of Moore county,
Tuesday night of next week.
The court of honor will be held
at the Ives Memorial Baptist
church in Pinebluff, starting at
7:30 o’clock. Troops from Pine
bluff, Aberdeen, Southern Pines,
West End and Robbins are ex
pected to attend. Pinehurst Girl
Scout organizations are not affili
ated with the Central Carolina
Area Council to which the other
Moore County troops belong.
Presentation of merit badges
and advancements in rank for a
number of girls will be features
Of the program.
The Silver Cross for Valor—sec
ond highest award a Girl Scout
can receive—will be presented to
Marilyn Mills by Mrs. J. N. Mc
Nair of Sanford, president of the
Central Carolina Area Council.
Mrs. McNair will be a special
guest at the court of honor.
The award is being made in rec
ognition of Marilyn’s heroism last
May when she saved the life of
her friend and fellow Girl Scout,
Harriet Schnell. Harriet was pull
ed by Marilyn from the water -
Pinebluff lake after she fell from
the top of the dam then under
construction, struck her head and
rolled unconscious into the stream:
channel. The Silver Cross was au
thorized as an award for Marilyn
after detailed evidence of the he
roic act had been submitted to
National Girl Scout headquarters.
The Silver Cross is topped only by
the Bronze Cross, a rarely-given
award bestowed only in recogni
tion of heroism that puts the res
cuer’s life in extreme jeopardy.
An event of interest at the court
of awards will be a moving pic
ture showing girls of this area at
the. “day camp” held at Pinebluff
lake last summer. The movie was
made by L. L. Hallman of Aber
deen.
Marilyn Mills is the daughter of
Mayor and Mrs. E.' H. Mills of
Pinebluff. She is a fifth grade stu
dent at Aberdeen school. Harriet
Schnell is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Schnell of Pine
bluff and is also a student in
Aberdeen schools.
Bright Light, Kay’s Blend, Duel
er and Twentieth Wave, four
bright stars of the Seven Stars
stables here, were back in their
stalls at Stony Brook Farm Thurs
day morning with a whole new
collection of ribbons and trophies.
Also back home, weary but hap
py, were Mickey Walsh, trainer of
the horses, and his daughters Joan
and Kathleen, who rode the four
fine hunters to victory after vic
tory in the National Horse show
at Madison Square Garden during
the past week.
Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy, own
er of the horses, was present at
the show for the earlier events.
Saturday morning, when the show
was half over, Mrs. Mickey Walsh
could stand it no longer. She took
off for New York City where she
had the thrill of witnessing some
of the greatest triumphs of her
husband and daughters, including
those of Tuesday evening, the
brilliant finale.
Bright Light emerged as win
ner of the conformation cham
pionship. Kay’s Blend, Bright
Light’s two-year-old half-brother,
last foal of Reno Kay, vyas young
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PETITION
The Duke University Ensemble
will be presented in concert at the
Southern Pines auditorium this
evening at 8:30 o’clock, in a pro
gram of chamber music including
works by Beethoven,. Hindemith
and Haydn.
This is the first of a series of
five concerts to be sponsored by
the Association, in the first com
munity venture of this kind for
Southern Pines.
Season tickets are still available
for those who plan to ‘attend each
concert from November through
April, it was announced this week
by the - membership committee.
■yVliile single tickets may be pur
chased for any one concert for the
especial convenience of transient
guests, the season ticket purchase
effects a saving in price. Season
tickets for both general and re
served admission may be bought
at the Barnum Realty company,
and single tickets at Hayes Book
shop, also at the auditorium.
The Association was organized
and the concerts planned to an
swer a demand for good music in
the, Sandhills resorts. The first
concert brings a group of four ar
tists, all members of the music
faculty of Duke university, play
ing the violin, cello, piano and
clarinet. The Ensemble has won
the highest critical acclaim, and
is recognized as one of the finest
in its field in the country.
Voit Gilmore, of Southern Pines,
is president of the Association, a
group of music lovers who are
mostly year-round residents. Dr.
and Mrs. W. F. Hollister are serv
ing as co-chairmen in charge of
ticket sales.
Mayor C. N. Page appointed
five citizens to the new City Rec
reation Commission Wednesday
night, and with five more ap
pointment reactivated the City
Zoning Commission, which has
been inactive for a number of
years.
Appointed to the City Recrea
tion Commission are P. J. Weaver,
superintendent of Southern Pines
schools; J. W. Moore^principal of
the West Southern Pines school;
John Pottle, Dr. W. C. Holland
and Miss Birdilia Bair. The group
will have the responsibility of set
ting up a municipal recreation
program, and handling all funds
of the recreation tax levy voted
by the citizens of Southern Pines
in August.
Named to the City Zoning Com
mission are Donald G. Case, R. L.
Chandler, Jr., W. H. MteNeill, L.
D. McDonald and John Pottle.
This group will enforce zoning
regulations of the town and make
recommendations concerning
changes.
Mayor Page also appointed J.
T. Overton as a fifth member on
the city’s board of adjustment,
which has had only four members
for the past several years. The
board will hear and decide ap
peals from decisions of the Zoning
Commission, with further appeals
going to the superior court.
Terms of the Zoning Commis
sion members will extend until
next May, the end of the town
board’s current, term of office. J.
T. Overton’s term on the board of
adjustment is for three years.
Length of terms of the recreation
commissioners are to be deter
mined by the town attorney.
All the appointments, presented
to the town board in regular ses
sion, were approved by the board.
Reactivation of the Zoning
Commission followed a report by
Hoke Pollock, town attorney, that
municipal laws require such a
body to handle enforcement prob
lems. The town board makes the
laws, he said, but does not enforce
nor rule upon them.
GIRL SCOUT DRIVE
The BPO Does, sponsors of
Girl Scouting in Southern
Pines, and other friends of
the Girl Scouts and Brown
ies, were out collecting with a
vim this week, to reach and
pass the $500 Girl Scout fund
drive goal.
The final report was not
available at press time, but
judging from the enthusiasm
shown in the collection, suc
cess has been achieved or is
close at hand. Mrs. Louis
Scheipers, chairman of the
Girl Scout city committee and
one of the campaigners, re
ported an excellent response.
John S. Ruggles is chair
man of the fund drive, which
will help finance local troop
activities. It will also help
pay Southern Pines' share in
the Central Carolina Area
program, of which the local
program has become a part.
Collection Will
Determine Budget,
Program of Work
First Duty Is To
Guard Assets, Says
President Coleman
Stevens Resigns
From Town Board
After 20 Years
Eugene C. Stevens, a valued
member of the town board for
the past 20 years, submitted his
resignation from the board Wed
nesday night, giving as his rea
sons the press of private business,
and the fact that he is not in “the
most robust of health.”
" In his letter read by Town
Clerk Howard F. Burns at the
board’s regular meeting, at which
Mr. Stevens was not present, he
expressed appreciation for the op
portunity given him by the citi
zens to serve them for so long,
and the deep satisfaction he had
taken in such service. He sug
gested it was time for “another,
younger man” to take his place.”
The resignation came as a shock
to the board and the first tenden
cy was toward non-acceptance of
the resignation. Mayor Page said.
A petition requesting a spe
cial election on legal beer and
wine sales in Southern Pines,
signed by 157 citizens, was
presented to the town board
at its regular meeting Wed
nesday night.
No action was taken by the
board pending a check of sig
natures by the town attorney,
to see that they are those of
qualified voters in sufficient
number to secure an election.
Fifteen per cent of the voters
registered for the 1949 muni
cipal election are required.
Allowing for the necessary
advertising and' registration
periods, the earliest date on
which such an election cari be
held here is early in Januctfy.
TOWN BOARD
If you want tO know what
went on at the town board
meeting this week, you will
find it in about eight different
stories, here and there in the
paper.
Wednesday night’s meeting'
was a busy one, with many
important matters before the
commissioners. Each rated its
own story and headline. We
hope every local reader is suf
ficiently interested to look
up each story and read it.
Town commissioners are
human. They do their best
work for an interested, in- .
formed citizenry. Your inter
est is your best guarantee of
the kind of town government
you want.
Southern Pines - Ellerbe 52 -13
By Bill Welborn
The quick-striking Blue and
White gridders, taking advantage
of the opportunities and mistakes
made by a befuddled Ellerbe
team, scored a surprising one-sid
ed victory at Pinehurst Athletic
field last Wednesday afternoon.
The game was the first district
playoff of two champion teams.
The crowd rocked and swayed
as Southern Pines, dominating the
scoring from the outset and stymy-
I ing Ellerbe’s offense with brilliant
line play by Worsham, Ray, Bow
ers, and Stuart, overpowered the
outclassed Maroon and t)y
five touchdowns.
Southern Pines struck early for
its initial score when “Niwtie”
Newton took the ball on the first
series of down and, flashing his
heels, romped some 50 yards to
paydirt. The attempted conver
sion was blocked and the score
stood 6-0.
A few moments later fleet-foot
ed “Newtie,” weaving and bob
bing, scored from the 25 to make
it 12 to 0. The placement was
good, putting the home team out i
in front 14-0.
“Newtie” intercepted an Eller
be pass on the Maroon and Gold’s
37 to set up the third marker.
Stuart on an explosive line buck
broke into the clear and galloped
37 yards to a touchdown. The
place kick was good but a penalty
nullified it, the score remaining
20-0.
“Newtie” later dropped back to
the midfield stripe and looped a
beautiful aerial to Stuart who
snared it on the 10 and countered
standing up. “Newtie’s” conver
sion made it 28-0.
Second Quarter
Checking a determined drive
downfield by Ellerbe, Southern
Pines gained possession of the ball
on their 12, and in 4 downs ad
vanced it to the 28 for the first
down. Stuart, streaking to his
left, spun a sizzling pass to Poe
who gathered it in on the far side
and outraced the secondary to
sprint untouched into the end
zone. Newtie split the goal post
to give the, Blue and White an
overwhelming 36-0 lead.
A late Ellerbe attack, highlight
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Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce and several non-di
rector assistants breakfasted Wed
nesday morning at the Hollywood
hotel, then started out to visit
other members and prospective
members concerning a matter of
vital importance to the Chamber
program.
This matter is the financing for
the year, which it is hoped can
be accomplished through the re
newal of membership dues by old
members, nad the taking out of
new ones by those who have not
joined before.
The collection reverses the
usual procedure in that this year
•it precedes the setting up of a
budget and work plan, President
Arch Coleman told the member?.
“What we can accomplish for the
town this year is dependent on
what we collect,” he said. “If it
is only a modest amount, our
plans will necessarily be modest.
If it is a good one—^there’s no
limit!” No quota was set.
Selling Service
The group was enthusiastic over
prospects for a successful drive,
in which service to the town and
to each other as businessmen, is
the commodity which is being
sold. Even for those not strictly
classified as businessmen, but
nevertheless having the interests
of the town .at heart, the Cham
ber of Commerce work looms as
essential.
President Coleman presented
briefly the immediate objectives.
First, the money must be collect
ed, bills paid, an efficient office
secretary employed; then the pro
gram can continue toward best
however, he had tried hard to
persuade Mr. Stevens to withdraw 1 use of the community’s facilities,
the resignation, but “he has made development of resort interests.
up his mind;
Reluctantly, then, the board ac
cepted the resignation, and the
appointment of a successor was
tabled until the next regular
meeting.
the attraction of tourists, conven
tions, and home owners and the
furthering of industrial plans for
the outlying areas.
Much good work has been done
along these lines, he said—the
■G,„e» Stev.» h.s »rved
the board for two decades as the
able representative of “the Hill.”
, (Continued on Page 5)
Mozart Operetta
Will Be Given
In English Here
“School for Lovers,” English
version of a gay Mozart opera,
will be presented at the Southern
Pines auditorium, under sponsor
ship of the BPO Does, next Fri
day evening at 8 o’clock.
The opera is the project of the
N. C. Federation of Music clubs,
produced and directed in this state
with a brilliant cast of talented
young North Carolina singers. It
has had outstanding success dur
ing the past year in a number of
North Carolina cities, as excellent
entertainment as well as for its
cultural values.
It is the major effort of the
Federation’s “grass-roots” opeia
program, of which A. J. Fletcher,
Raleigh attorney, is originator and
He feels, he said, that a prime
interest must be the safeguarding
of the community’s special attrac
tiveness and charm. “We can’t af
ford to initiate any program which
may hurt what we have here,” he
declared. “It has taken a long
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Democrats In;
Counting Ballots
Is Tough Job
The results of the voting in
Southern Pines, Moore county and
Noth Carolina Tuesday swept
the Democrats into office by de
cisive majorities, to no one’s great
surprise.
The voters also passed all five
constitutional amendments.
With no burning issues, voting
was lethargic and the total ballot
was fairly light. In Southern
Pines, 683 voted; in the county,
4,970. The local Republican vote
varied for the different GOP can
didates, but ran generally some-
chairman. The aim, he says, is what less than half of that turned
two-fold—to present opera every
where as an art form designed
for the people’s enjoyment, and
to give young North Carolina tal
ent a chance to soar on operatic
wings.
The colorful, comic “School for
Lovers” delighted a large audi
ence at Carthage last spring. It
was presented at Sanford Tues
day night.
Proceeds cvf the performance
here will be used by the Does for
their civic projects, of which the
chief one is sponsorship of the
Girl Scout troops.
in by the majority party.
Registrars had one of the most
tedious jobs of their careers as
they counted up for a total of 34
candidates for various state and
county offices, also the amend
ments. Then there were the
write-ins for Senator Graham —
five in Southern Pines, a few
more in the county.
Mrs. Grace Kaylor, Southern
Pines registrar, said it was a long
day. Up at 5 a. m. to open the
polls at 6, she stayed busy until
the last count was completed—
2:30 a. m., Wednesday.