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VOL. 32—NO. 5
24 PAGES THIS WEEK
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1950
24 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
y
Holiday Spirit Seen
In Local Happenings
of Christmas Season
Southern Pines citizens are spending a bustling week get
ting ready for Christmas, which as usual in the last few days,
appears to be approaching at steam-engine pace.
In the midst of the seriousness and gravity provoked by
war and the fear; of war, they turned their thoughts to the
centiuries-old beauties of the season, and Christmas lights
sparkling in streets and windows seem to have a .power far
beyond their size to dispel the "''onm.
Chr-istmas shopping actually ♦“
‘‘Merry Christmas To All, And To All a Good Night!”
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began three months ago when
boxes were being fixed up to mail
to n-en in service overseas Then
tVip.-e wa<! a lull, as it look°'l as
fUnugh despair would engulf us
all-
Th's week neighbor thought of
nei''hb'^’' each family tT-omlie’’ of
pofU ofUer member, and every-
. bndx tbciiffht of t^'o fhilUfOT) jrt
th",t’’^“^'’n'^red CUricrtmas way.
PpT't'’ Claus has been here twice
—oTtp<» in fi’e town’s
Chw'-t™as parade and ao'^^m at
wiv„' party for the children
'Wp'^nes'’av.
■p'«% pcfoin t^is a'^tQT*-
noon fFVldayl and Sa+uHav a^’+er-
noon on Invitation of the CUam-
p— CoTviroerce, to visit with the
ch’ldw>n dovmtown on tho streets
in th“ stores. TUja afternoon
pt ** o m thope '"'ull he a eommiin-
jK. r^T-^etroBR sing in front of the
ba'"V. Pun'^av afternoon and eve-
nm». vonog npople will go carol
ing, with special thought of shut-
ins and oonvolescents.
cfst'T'fof? TXrod‘*^f^S-
dav. and the college crowd is com
ing in.
aod citv of^ioos and the
bank will close for thrpo dpvo—
f?.-nd-Tr as iisnal, Mondpy for
Ch’dsfmas ap'd Tue'dav fon an ex-
|r.n t~nrr hMi'dav. Many business-
win follow suit, though as thi’
P'lnf lTo.^s to press it yras not
jrnn^^n upw general this closing
wmi’d be._
A f'Tt'txrQ doTufnfnwrt'
tT>® r''«idonGfil dictript*? js
jrjcr thoti«y^t 0‘o-nxs i-nfo
gOT’^P' 1^“=* rr*n<?t
rr PS decorations the town has ever
seen.
aj-a makinn tbe nicrVit-
ly nUcrrimage to a modest home
0-, Woof- Vonrpont avmue. where
a iwvfpj ]ifoo|Ta. handmada scene
maVes a no-liotic presentation of
th“ li'irst rhristmas.
The exhibit of Christmas prt
through the ages, as seen in re-
nnodno+ions of kr°at n'^intings
loaned bv the Metropolitan mu
seum. is drawing roany also to
tb-' 15'ino Arts room of the librarv.
In the midst of the rush, with
so much to do and see, many are
taking tirre for a symnathetic
thought, a neighborlv deed and
prayer for a little ill child, a burn
ed-out family.
Prpyers are also being said for
the men in Korea, and their fami
lies here.
The American Legion, VFW
(Continued on Page 5)
CHRISTMAS SING
The combined choirs of all
local churches will present a
"Christmas sing" at 4 p. m.
today (Friday) on West Broad
street in front of the Citizens
Bank building.
A program of carols and an
thems will be given, and all
present are invited to join in
the singing, a community af
fair.
Tom Cordon will be song
director, and S. B. Richardson
is chairman in charge of ar
rangements. The event is be
ing sponsored by WBEB. in
cooperation with the Cham
ber of Commerce, and will be
broadcast.
Parents Rescue
Children As Fire
Destroys Home
Maj. and Mrs. Avery S. Keller,
awakened about 2 a.m. Tuesday
by the smell of smoke, managed to
save their two children and escape
themselves just in time as fire
gutted their home on North Ridge
street.
Mrs. Keller was burned about
the face and hsuids as she rushed
through flames up the stairs to
rescue 10-year-old Johnny. She
remained several days at Moore
County hospital, where it was re
ported her bums were not serious.
Members of the Southern Pines
volunteer fire department re
sponded promptly to the alarm
sent in by Mrs. J. N. Steed, next
door neighbor of the Kellers. They
had a two-hour fight in bitter cold
before the stubborn flames were
under control.
The Kellers’ furniture and
clothing, except some in a down
stairs bedroom which ,was not
burned, were destroyed or badly
damaged by fire and water. Dam
age done to the house was estima-
ed conservatively at $5,000.
The house belongs to Capt. and
Mrs. Ben M. Bradin, who have
been stationed in Germany for the
past year and a half. The Kellers
have lived there since August 9,
when they moved to Sofithern
Pines from Langley Field, Vir
ginia. Major Keller is a squadron
commander at Pope field. Mrs.
Keller is a native of Germany, 2md
(Continued on Page 5)
Churches Will Mark
Holy Season With
Prayers For Peace
Church services here Sunday morning, at midnight and on
Monday morning will usher in the Christmas season with rev
erent prayer and praise.
Their hearts sorely troubled at conditions facing their
world today, the churchgoing people of Southern Pines will
seek new hope and a promise of peace at the feet of the Babe
in the Manger. Words of joy which have gladdened the hearts
of man down through the ages will be spoken again, with new
emphasis, at this Christmas time.
A Christmas Eve Holy Com
munion and carol service will be
No Results Seen
From Bus Station
Hearing at Raleigh
NEARLY THERE PQ Flooded With
“Ort” Stuart Is Trophy Winner
“Peahead” Walker, left above, famed Wake Forest coach, was the
center of attention at the Elks’ football testimonial banquet last Sat
urday night, except at one point in the proceedings when the spot
light and applause were all for the young man in the center. It’s
Robert “Ort" Stuart, shown receiving the James S. Milliken award
for nK>st valuable senior player on the 1950 team. Making the pres
entation for the John Boyd post, VFW, is Lennox Forsyth.. Story on
Page 20. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
A Southern Pines delegation
summoned' to a hearing at Ra
leigh Tuesday, at which the
Queen City Coach company was
to show cause why it should not
provide a bus station here, came
home without any bus static n,
and feeling that they weren’t
much nearer to getting one.
After three hours and a half of
testimony and summaries, the
State Utilities Commission, all of
whose members were present, set
a date of January 15 for “some
cooperation” to be evidenced. If
“cooperation” is insufficient by
that time, the Commission may
schedule another hearing.
While expressing a desire to
cooperate fully, representatives
of the bus company, in getting
specific, indicated this would be
just exactly what has been offer
ed in the past: 10 per cent of re
ceipts to cover all expenses of a
local station and management.
They showed no willingness to
(Continued on Page 5)
The amount of $1,321.50. to
ward a community goal of
$1,400, was proudly announc
ed this week by Norris L.
Hodgkins. Southern Pines
chairman fcr the Christmas
TB seal sale.
He said, though, "That
doesn't make the quota—and
those last few dollars are the
hardest ones to get!" That's
because of the human trait of
procrastination, which puts
off till tomorrow what should
be done today.
If those who have received
Christmas seals in the mail
and have not paid for them
will do so at once, the quota
can be made by Christmas, he
reminded.
Town’s Christmas
Gift “ New Water
Plant In Use
Mail; Deliveries
Saturday, Sunday
Rotarians Plan
Christmas Eve
“Prison Party”
Members of the Southern Pines
Rotary club will sponsor the an
nual Christmas party for prison
ers at the Carthage highway pris
on camp Sunday afternoon,
Christmas Eve.
; Anyone else in the community
who wants to go is invited to join
the Rotarians on this annual mis
sion of Christmas cheer, said
Johnnie A. Hall, chairman.
Cars will leave the front of the
city hall at 2 p. m. carrying gifts
for all of the approximately 100
men now at the camp. Each man
will receive fruit, a New Testa
ment, a pipe and smoking tobac
co, stationery and envelopes and
other useful articles. There will
be chewing tobacco also for those
who desire it and reading matter
for alL
This is the first time the Rota
rians’ “party” has coincided with
a religious service already sched
uled at the camp and for this
time the local group will dispense
with its own music and service,
which has hitherto been a regular
feature. After a friendly visit
and the distribution of gifts at
2:30 p. m., the visitors will remain
to participate with the prisoners
in their service set for 3 p. m. at
the camp.
Members of Mr. Hall’s commitr
tee include the Rev. C. V. Coveil,
L. V. O’Callaghan, Jr., and Rus-
(Contmued on Page 5)
The Town of Southern Pines
bas given itself a whr>p->inEf
Christmas present—an enlarged
water nl^nt. doubling the water
capacity for this community.
The enlarged plant, on which
construction has been under wav
for a year on the Carthage road,
vent into operation this week. T
’s still not nuite completed, said
Howard F. Burns, water superin
tendent. Some new switchboards
have to be installed and motor.s
hooked un However, enough has
been finished for. fhe plant and
equipment to go into use, and it
is anticipated that all will be com
pleted within a couple of weeks.
The finest part of the Christmas
present so far perhaps is the new
filter plant, which gives Southern
(Continued on Page 8)
Selection of the 260-acre site
at Lakeview by the Wyandotte
Worsted company of Waterville,
Maine, for a location for future
expansion won congratulations
for Moore county and North Car
olina this week from George L.
Ross, of Raleigh, director of the
N. C. Department of Conservation
and Development.
Mr. Ross said, “This is another
indication of the high opinion of
North Carolina which is held bv
industrialists throughout the
country. It proves again that this
state can meet their needs for
today and also for tomorrow,
offering not only natural advan
tages but progressiveness in
tune with the times ”
While the Wyandotte company
has announced no definite plans,
it is indicated that a very fine
type of woolen plant, represent
DECORATED
Mutual admiration is going on above, as Santa C.aus and The Pilot take each other’s measure. 'That’s
the 1949 Pilot Santa is beaming over, and we hope he’ll like this one even better. It goes out to Santa,
and to each one of its other readers in Southern Pines and other towns, states and foreign countries, with
best wishes for he^th and happiness from THE PILOT.
The Southern Pines post office,
handling its biggest volume of
mail since the wartime peak, to
day announced that it will carry
on through Saturday and Sunday,
Christmas Eve, to effect delivery
of all first, second and third class
frail and parcel post.
The Sunday deliveries, unprec
edented in postal service history,
'vere made necessary by the two-
day embargo of last weekend
brought on by the strike of rail-
'xrry vardmeh. This dammed up
tVie flood of Christmas mail a*
crucial cent°’’s. Then come the
avalanche. Ever since then, the
postal service has been trying to
'■atch un. and they hone to do so
"-v Sunday night, according to
Postmaster A. Garland Pierce.
City delivery carri°rs will de
liver mail all day Saturdav and
'Sunday, taking out all mail de
ceived up to 9 a m. Sunday. Th°
"arcel post truck will be out both
days to deliver all parcels receiv-
'’d Christmas Eve, and if neces
sary will go out again Monday.
f arcel ^nst windows at the nost
office will be open from 2 to 6
o. m. both Sattmdqv and Sunday
On Monday. Christmas day, no
m ail will ■ be delivered, put in
boxes or disnatched—not even
airmail. All of those busy Santa
Claus helpers.'the postal employ
ees, will have the full day at
home with their families.
Cancellations of outgoing mail
during this rushing week have
exceeded 16,000 daily, the post
master said, with incoming mail
in proportion. He estimated that
the total volume will exceed that
(Continued on Page 8)
Cpl. Peter Meyers of the U.
S. Marine Corps has been
awarded the Bronze Star "for
extreme gallantry under
fire." according to word re
ceived by his sister, Mrs. Lois
Beauregard of Southern
Pines.
Corporal Meyers. 22. was
decorated at the Naval hospi
tal at Oakland, Cal., this
week. Contrary to his expec
tation when he phoned his
sister from the west coast last
week, he won't be home for
Christmas. He will have to
stay at the hospital for treat
ment for a shattered leg bone,
wounded by a shrapnel burst
during the fighting at the
Changjin reservoir. North
Ko-ea, November 29.
Th’s was his second wound,
his sister learned, hearing for
the first time that he had
been wounded November 9.
hospitalized and returned to
action. Along with the Christ
mas box she is sending him,
he will have additional pres
ents from the government—
ti^at Bronze Star, and two
Purple Hearts.
Beer - Wine Sales
Resumed In Moore;
Flection Nullified
Legal sales of beer and wine
ere resumed here Thursday as
Moore countv returned to the
status quo B. E.—before the elec
tion.
As the result of last Wednes-
l^y’s ruling by the State Supreme
Court that the county vote of
hst August 26 was null and void,
"he ban which has been in effect
since October 25 was removed.
The Court’s decision, and the
ensuing formalities, were timed
iust right to make Christmas a
more cheerful season for those
held by Candlelight at 11:30 p.m.,
'unday at Emmanuel Episcopal
church, with music by the church
choir. The Morning Prayer at 11
a. m., Sunday will also be filled
with the Christmas spirit in song,
as the senior choir and junior
choir sing together.
Midnight mass in its full pano
ply of rejoicing will start at 12 at
3t. Anthony’s Catholic church,
sung by the pastor. Father Herbert
A. Harkins. The choir, under the
lirection of Mrs. Malcolm Grover,
will sing a new prepared Mass
Musical and Christmas hymns sa
cred in the history of the church.
Confessions will be held in ad
vance from 7 to 9 p.m., in prepara
tion for the Christmas commun
ion.
Low masses will be held at 8:30
and 10 a.m., on Sunday as usual,
and at the saipe hours'Monday.
At the First Baptist church, a
Christrhas musical program will
feature the 11 a.m. service Sun
day, presented by the senior choir,
augmented by the junior choir of
some 25 voices and members from
the young people’s choir. Mrs.
Douglas Rowe and Miss Jean
Olive will be soloists. Mrs. Gene
, Owen will be choir director, with
Mrs. C. R. Mills at the organ and
Johnny Beasley, a Duke Univer
sity student, at the piano.
At the Church of Wide Fellow
ship, where a cantata was held for
church and community last Sun
day afternoon, there will be no
special observance other than an
thems sung by the choir and the
sermon topic of Dr. R. L. House,
pastor, “Lessons From the Man
ger.’-’
At Brownson Memorial Presby
terian church a music service will
be held at 8 ^.m., Sunday, present
ing hymns and anthems by the
junior and senior choirs. Soloists
will be Mrs. J. N. Steed, Mrs.
Ralph Chandler, Jr., Mrs. Tom
McKenzie, Misses Pgtricia Kirk
and Edna Bailey, and Wesley
Stoltz.
At the 11 a. m. service at the
Presbyterian church, • the guest
preacher will be Lewis Hodgkins,
a young man of this community
ifho like their beer and wine—
also-for the retailers, numbering | who is studying for the Episcopal
(Continued on Page 5) ministry at Sewanee, Tenn.
Winner of Kiwanis Builders Cup
Ross, Kelly Congratulate Town And
County On Seeuring Wyandotte Plant
ing an investment of several mil
lion dollars and employing several
hundred local workers, will be
built on the site.
The chosen tract, which in
cludes 100-acre Crystal lake, the
Hotel Lakeview and other prop
erties, is rated by Mr. Ross as one
of the choice industrial locations
in North Carolina. Besides provi
ding an excellent source of water,
the lake and adjoining property
eive the new owners ideal' recre
ational facilities for potential
workers of the community. Mr.
Ross said he considers it a dis
tinct tribute to the area and to
the state that the Sandhills site
was chosen after the considera
tion of other sites in several
southern states.
Paul Kelly, administrative as
sistant in the Department in
(Continued on Page 5)