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VOL. 31—NO. 52
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 17. 1950
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
County, Local Seal Sale Chairmen
Norris L. Hodgkins, Jr., right, receives the congratulations of Wil
liam A. Wright, of Pinehurst, county chairman of the Christmas Seal
sale, on accepting the community chairmanship for Southern Pines.
The 1950 Christmas Seal is displayed on the poster Mr. Wright is
holding. Story on page 5. (Photo by Hemmer)
HOLIDAY DEADLINE
Wednesday. instead of
Thursday, will be the Pilot's
publication day next week, to
allow the staff to enjoy
Thanksgiving with their fam
ilies.
Advertisers and those with
news items they want to put
in the paper are asked to do
so as early as possible, as the
earlier publication date will
necessitate a rushed-up sched
ule. Deadline will be 12 noon
Wednesday instead of Thurs
day—but please don't wait
until the last minute or we
may not be able to handle
your copy until the following
week.
Thanks, folks!
Virginia Prison
Escapees Nabbed
By Moore Officers
Two young men picked up in
Robbins three weeks ago, tried for
vagrancy, convicted and sentenc
ed in recorders court, turned out
to be escapees from the Virginia
State prison at Richmond, it was
learned from the sheriffs depart
ment this week.
James Allen Loving and Jim
Bill Meredith, both in their early
20’s, have been lodged in the Car
thage jail. They have declared
they will fight extradition.
When arrested on Suspicion Oc
tober 28 by Chief Garner Maness
at Robbins, Meredith gave the
name of Bill Payne, and Loving
that of Lewallen Martin. In re
corders court they received 30-
day jail sentences, to be suspend
ed on payment of fine and costs.
For lack of money to pay out,
Loving remained in jail. Mere
dith, however, was bailed out by
a young girl, a member of a fam
ily which recently moved near
(Continued on Page 5)
Hodgkins To Head
Local Seal Sale;
Chairmen Listed
Norris L, Hodgkins, Jr., has ac
cepted the chairmanship of the
Christmas Seal sale for Southern
Pines, it was announced this week
by William A. Wright, of Pine
hurst, county chairman.
Mr. Hodgkins, a June 1949 grad
uate of Duke university, is assist
ant to the president of the Citizens
Bank and Trust company. He is
a member of the Chamber of
Commerce board of directors, and
is active in Boy Scouting.
Other community chairmen for
the annual campaign, which will
start November 20, were announc
ed as follows:
Aberdeen, Lawrence McN.
Johnson; Pinehurst, Richard D.
Chapman; Carthage, Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Roberts; Robbins, W. C. Scog-
gin, who is president of the spon
soring Moore County Tuberculosis
association and will . head the
drive in his home community.
Also Manly, Mrs. Tom C. Vann;
Lakeview, Mrs. Bill Harrington;
Pinebluff, Mrs. Timothy Cleary;
Cameron, Mrs. Jack Phillips;
Eagle Springs, Mrs. Reece Mon
roe; Jackson Springs, Mrs. Lola
Carter; Vass, Mrs. N. N. McLean;
Eureka community, Mrs. Paul
Green; West End, Miss Lucile Ei-
fort; Westmoore, Caesar Phillips.
As usual, the Mt. Holly Home
Demonstration club will take an
active part in the drive, with Mrs.
Arthur Gaines as chairman this
year.
Mr. Wright also announced this
week that the Rev. John R. Fun
derburk of West Southern Pines,
second vice president of the Moore
County Tuberculosis association,
will head the county wide Negro
division of the Christmas Seal
sale, assisted by workers in the
various Negro communities.
Municipal Vote
On Beer And Wine
Set January 9
Voters Present
Petitions To
Town Board
The date of Tuesday, January
9, has been set by the town board
for a municipal election on the
legal sales of beer and wine.
The calling of the election fol
lowed the presentation of peti
tions at the regular meeting of
the board last Wednesday night.
The board turned the lists over to
the town attorney for checking,
to make sure they contained the
required number of qualified sig
natures, making the calling of an
election mandatory.
Voting in the election will be
restricted to those resident with
in the corporate limits of South
ern Pines, who are registered on
the municipal books. The sale of
beer and the sale of wine will be
voted on Separately, as required
by law.
The setting of the date in Jan
uary was determined by the
length of time required for ad
vertising the vote, and for open
ing the books on three successive
Saturdays for new registrants.
The holding of the vote hinges
now on only one factor—the deci
sion of the State Supreme Court
on the question of the validity of
the countywide election by which
legal sales of beer and wine were
voted out of Moore county August
26. The vote was carried by large
majorities in the rural sections,
overwhelming the decisive major
ities against the prohibition in
Southern Pines, Aberdeen and
Pinehurst precincts.
The court is expected to hand
down an opinion either on No
vember 22 or December 13.
OPENING HUNT With “Grass Roots” Opera Company State Cominissioil
Calls Hearing On
Bus Station Here
Bank Addition,
Showroom-Garage
Are Being Bnilt
The ^opening meet of the
Moore County Houqds will
take place on Thanksgiving
Day. This has been Opening
Day ever since the hunt was
organized. The time is 10 a.m.
and the place of meeting to
be announced next week.
Many sportsmen have writ
ten in to say that they are
coming for this long-antici
pated event and a large field
is expected. ' Ozelle Moss and
W. J. Brewster are joint mas
ters and Mrs. Ozelle Mos$, .
secretary and first whip, of
the pack.
Holiday, Church
Service To Mark
Thanksgiving Day
The traditional general holiday
is planned here for Thursday, No
vember 23—Thanksgiving day.
. Schoolchildren will have holi
day both Thursday and Friday,
giving them a long weekend va
cation. The bank and businesses
in general, will be closed on
Thursday, and the post office will
keep holiday hours.
A union service of all churches
will be held at 8 o’clock Thanks
giving evening at the First Bap
tist church, conducted by Dr. W.
C. Holland, pastor, assisted by Dr.
R. L. House of the Church of Wide
Fellowship. Sermon will be by the
Rev. C. V. Covell, of the Emman
uel Episcopal church. There will
be music by the Baptist choir,
and a special offering will be tak
en for the American Bible socie
ty, to assist ,in its work of dis
tributing the Scriptures in many
languages over the world.
Just one church so far has an
nounced a special service of its
own for Thanksgiving day. This
is Emmanuel Episcopal, where
Holy Communion will be distrib
uted at 10 a. m. The junior choir
will join the regular choir for a
program of sacred music, and an
offering will be taken for the
Thompson orphanage at Char
lotte.
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ROBERT C. BIRD
MARIE VAN HOY
Mozart Opera, “School For Lovers,”
Will Be Sung In English Here Tonight
Coach Company
Summoned: Town
Leaders Will Attend
Blue & White Wins Second Playoff
To Stay In Lists For Eastern Title
By Bill Welborn
The Blue and White remained
in the lists this week for the East
ern Conference championship by
scoring a decisive victory 28-6
over Red Springs Wednesday
night, in the second out ,of four
district playoffs.
This will mean a chance for a
Thanksgiving game for Southern
Pines. The team will meet Whit
akers next week, but information
as to which day, or on what field,
was not available at presstime.
School authorities hoped to sched
ule the game here Thursday, but
it is possible a neutral field may
be chosen, and that Wednesday
will be the game day.
Scoring twice in both the second
and fourth periods against Red
Springs at Laurinburg, Southern
Pines extended its unbeaten
streak to 22 games. An estimated
crowd of well over 1,000 turned
out for the arc-light affair, which
failed to produce any scoring un
til the second quarter, though Red
Springs threatened twice in the
first period with long sustained
drives into Blue and White terri
tory.
25-Yard Run
On the third play of the second
quarter Richard Newton, fading
back for a pass and failing to spot
a receiver, elected to run with the
ball, streaking down the left side
line to tally on a 25-yard run. His
placement was blocked and the
score was 6-0.
Southern Pines made it 14-0 on
a play which saw Newton passing
to Carl Bowers, who lateraUed to
Coy Bowers on the 16, with Coy
then maneuvering his way
through and around the entire
Red Devil team on a beautiful
run. Newtie converted.
Brilliant defensive play in the
third quarter held both teams at
a deadlock, then Red Springs
moved into high gear as the
fourth quarter opened, and march
ed 48 yards down field to score on
a line buck on the 1 from Nye.
Attempted conversion was block-
(Continued on Page 5)
Two permits were issued and
work started this week on new
business construction of interest
to the town.
Foundations are being laid for
a 32-foot extension of the Citi
zens Bank and Trust company,
taking up all the space between
the rear of the bank and the park
ing space at the back. The one-
story addition will provide a new
directors’ room, president’s office
and considerable more work
space, said N. L. Hodgkins, presi
dent, this week. Contractor is the
L. P. Cox Construction company,
of Sanford, following plans drawn
by B. G. F. Lasslett of Fayette
ville.
This will be the first expansion
of the bank since construction of
the present building about 22
years ago. Aymar Embury II was
the architect of the building, con
sidered one of the most beautiful
banking places in the state. Built
at the same time, and then own
ed by the bank, were the wings
at each side, forming a quadrangle
with the main building. The wings
have since been sold to private
owners. One is now the Barnum
building, the other the Burns
building.
The bank was founded in 1905,
and has seen almost a half cen
tury of conservative but consistent
growth. Mr. Hodgkins came from
Albany, N. Y., to join the staff
as cashier in 1935, and became
president in 1940.
Also getting under way this
week was a new building on
South Broad street, on the lot ad
joining Dante’s restaurant, where
David A. McCallum is putting up
a modern showroom and garage
on his land for lease to George B.
Little and C. L. Worsham, Nash
dealers. They will take a 10-year
lease, with option of renewal, they
said.
The partners applied for a per
mit at the last meeting of the
town board, but this was left in
abeyance pending determination
of the legality of a town ordinance
prohibiting the erection or expan
sion of service stations and pub
lic garages in the business sec
tion. The ordinance was recently
(Continued on Page 8)
Shaw House Will
Reopen Monday
For Season
Ritter Succeeds
W. P. Saunders
As Robbins Mayor
The Robbins town board this
week appointed Marvin H. Ritter
mayor, to fill out the unexpired
term of W. P. Saunders, who re
signed because he is moving to
Southern Pines.
This gives Robbins its first
change of mayors since it was in
corporated, and its name changed
from Hemp, about 10 years ago.
Elected mayor at that time, Mr.
Saunders has been consistently re
elected for each successive term.
He has been seeking a home in
the Sandhills section since the
main office of the Robbins Mills^
Inc., of which he is president, was
moved from Robbins to Aberdeen
several months ago. He recently
purchased the Col. Wingate Reed
home on East Massachusetts Ave
nue extension here, and will move
about December 1.
The Shaw House tea room at
Southern Pines will reopen Mbn-
day for the season, according to
Mrs. E. L. Ives, Shaw House chair
man of the sponsoring Moore
County Historical society.
Luncheon and tea will be serv
ed daily at the quaint century-old
cottage restored by the Society,
also dinners and other special par
ties by arrangement.
The Shaw House, authentically
restored and furnished, in its old-
fashioned garden at the southern
city limit of Southern Pines, has
for the past three years been a
leading tourist attraction of the
Sandhills, and has won high rank
ing among authentic restorations
of the state.
Considerable work has been
done on the grounds and garden,
especially the herb garden, dur
ing the summer. An added note
of color inside is the large wool
rug woven by the students of
Samarcand Manor as a gift to the
project. This year for the first
time Jugtown pottery, made in
upper Moore county by traditional
old-time methods, Will be sold
there.
(Continued on page 8)
The new Mayor of Robbins is
a native of that community. He
has operated a hardware store
there for about 30 years. He has
served on the town board since
the town’s incorporation, and has
worked closely with the former
mayor in all phases of town gov
ernment and other civic affairs.
He is married to the former
Miss Myrtle Purvis" of Moore
county, and they have two chil
dren, Mrs. Stacy Brewer, Jr., and
Marvin Ritter, Jr. His son and
son-in-law are both associated
with him in business.
Mr. Ritter is also secretary-
treasurer of the Robbins Building
and Loan company, from the pres
idency of which Mr. Saunders has
just resigned.
Southern Pines’ first taste of
opera within recent memory will
be Mozart’s “School for Lovers,”
to be presented in an all-English
version at the school auditorium
at 8 tonight (Friday).
I The translation of the light op-
j era “Cosi Fan Tutte” as presented
by the Grass Roots Opera com
pany, sponsored by the N. C. Fed
eration of Music clubs, has been
winning acclaim in appearances
in many North Carolina towns
during the past year.
It comes to Southern Pines un
der auspices of the BPO Does, for
the benefit of their civic projects,
of which the major one is the Girl
Scout program.
The cast includes some of the
finest of young North Carolina
singers, some who are making
singing a career and others who
sing as an avocation, in time off
from their regular work, in order
to bring opera to the people in en
joyable form.
The music is said to be gay, the
plot comic, the acting lively and
the situations hilarious. Robert
C. Bird of Raleigh is director, and
Aileen Lynn accompanist.
Marie Van Hoy sings the fem
inine lead. Despina. Other mem
bers of the cast are Nancy Find
ley as Zeonora; Anna Applewhite,
Dorabella; David Witherspoon,
Ferrando; James Edwards, Grati-
ano, and A. J. Fletcher, Don Al
fonso.
First Historians’
Meeting Tuesday;
Wellman To Speak
The State Utilities Commis
sion has ordered the Queen
City Coach company of Char
lotte to appear at a hearing at
Raleigh Tuesday, December
19, to show cause why it
should not erect a bus station
at Southern Pines.
In its order, according to an
Associated Press dispatch, the
commission pointed out that
Southern Pines has no bus
station, and the Queen City is
the only major bus carrier op
erating through this commun
ity.
Southern Pines has had no
bus station in two and a half
years. During that time the
town board and Chamber of
Commerce have made numer
ous efforts to have one estab
lished here, but to no avail.
Mayor C. N. Page said this week
that he and other members of the
board will. attend the hearing.
Arch Coleman, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, will also
be present. All persons interested
in the establishment of a bus sta
tion here are invited to attend.
The hearing set for December
19 is the fruit of conferences held
several months ago, following a
letter written by Mayor Page to
the Commission. A utilities com
missioner visited Southern Pines
and a conference was also held
with the commissioner and repre
sentatives of the Chamber of
Commerce and of the bus com
pany.
At that time the commissioner
indicated that definite action
would be forthcoming, The bus
company representatives offered
cooperation, but the extent of this
cooperation seen so far has been
insufficient to build a bus station.
Cora Harris Will
Speak Wednesday
To Garden Lovers
POSTPONED
The Moore District Boy
Scout court of honor for No
vember has been postponed
fromi Monday evening to the
following Monday. November
27, according to Voit Gilmiofe,
advancement chairman.
The court of honor will be
held at the Southern Pines
school auditorium at 7:30 p.
m., with Southern Pines;
Troop 73 as host. The troop
will also be host at an outdoor
supper for all the Boy Scouts
to be held on the Elks Club
Grounds at 6:30 preceding the
court of honor.
COMING EVENTS
The Moore County Historical
society will hold its fall meeting,
first of the season, Tuesday at 8
p. m. at the Southern Pines libra
ry-
This is an open meeting, with
especially cordial invitation ex
tended to all who are interested
in historical matters, in North
Carolina or Moore county, wheth
er this is their first or 40th win
ter in the Sandhills, said J. Tal
bot Johnson of Aberdeen, presi
dent.
Miss Cora Annette Harris, of
Charlotte, well-known landscape
and garden consultant and author
of gardening articles, will be the
guest speaker at the first open
meeting of the Southern Pines
Garden club, to be held at the
Civic Club building at 3 p. m.
Wednesday.
Miss Harris’ talk, illustrated by
colored slides, will be on the sub
ject “Shrubbery and Fall Plant-
5ing.” While giving infiormation
concerning the cultivation and
care of many favorite shrubs, she
will also bring news of new
shrubs suitable to this section.
In a “postscript” to her talk, also
illustrated with slides. Miss Har
ris will discuss the history of
herbs and their early uses, also
some famous herb gardens of this
Manly WaSde Wellman, PineblUff, state,
author, will be the principal The meeting will be open to the
speaker. Mr. Wellman, author of public, with especial invitation
many books including “Giant in'extended to garden groups, ac-
Gray,” successful biography of j cording to Mrs. E. L. Ives, pro-
Gen. Wade Hampton published by [gram chairman of the Southern
Scribners last year, has made a!Pines Garden club. No admission
deep study of this section from | will be charged,
original sources and will present Miss Harris is garden editor of
Friday, November 17—"School for LoVers," Mozart opera in
English, sponsored by BPO Does, auditorium, 8 p.m.
Monday, November 20—Thanksgiving card party sponsored by
NCCLA, Southland hotel, 8 p.m. Opening of Shaw House tea
room,
Tuesday, November 21—^Fall meeting Moore County Historical
society. Manly Wellman speaker. Southern Pines library, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 22—Cora Annette Harris, speaker on
"Shrubbery and Fall Plants," Southern Pines Garden club.
Civic Club building, 3 p.m.
Thursday, November 23—Thanksgiving day. Opening Meet Moore
County Hounds.
Monday, November 27—Moore District Boy Scout court of honor,
auditorium, 7:30 p.m., preceded by su|)per at Elks lodge for Boy
Scouts, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 30—Annual meeting Moore County chapter,
American Bed Cross, Mid Pines, 8 p.m.
his version of the exciting story
of Mary Boozer, flamboyant ad
venturess of Civil War days.
New directors of the Society are
to be elected at this meeting, Pres
ident Johnson said, following pre
sentation of a slate by a nomina
ting committee composed: of Mrs.
Katherine S. McColl, chairman,
Mrs. L. T. Avery and Miss Ellen
Maurice. Annual reports of com
mittees will be presented. These
will include several items of in
terest, such as that on the Shaw
house, the Historical society’s res
toration project, on which num
erous improvements have been
made during the summer. The di
rectors’ meeting, for election of
officers, will follow the general
meeting.
the Charlotte News, and southern
garden editor of a national mag
azine, Living, for young home
makers. She is a member of the
Royal Horticultural Society of
London and other high ranking
organizations for those specializ
ing in garden interests.
COUNTY CHORUS
The third meeting of the Home
Demonstration county chorus will
be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the
Presbyterian Sunday School
building at Carthage.
Dean Robert Smith of Flora
Macdonald college is director of
the chorus. This chorus is for
anyone who is interested in music.
No previous music training is nec
essary.