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EASTER GREETING EASTER GREETING ithern Pines, rdeen Plan )perativeZoning op Sigfns Will i Placed At Nine OTe Intersections proposal endorsed by the of Aberdeen received an ; endorsement from the of Southern Pines at its meeting last week, as it cooperation between the owns in zoning the area be- them. a recent provision of the N. eague of Municipalities, act of the General Ass^- in enable a municipality to area extending some dis- beyond its city limits. The board decided to seed jur- n of the area within >f the limits in all directions, ty more toward the south in to meet the Aberdeen zoned it the midway point zoning law will protect the rts of a town from haphaz- [Cktntinued on Page ^ tmussioners dy Appeal Country Club town board received a re- rom the finance committee meeting last week, but failed e any action on a proposal vailable special funds be help out the Southern Country dub. earlier advice of Town At- Hoke Pollock that ad va- taxes could not be used for The paintings of Palrida Herring Stratton are now on exhibition in the Fine Arts room of the Southern Pines Library, to remain on view through Saturday, March 31. Mrs. Stratton, principally known, to date, as a painter of horses and dogs, has branched ouf into the field of portraitiue and this exhibit contains several of her latest work, notably a portrait of Mrs. Dwight W. Winkeiman. Of special interest, are the sketches for illustrations of children's stories, which, hung together, make a group of un usual charm. Decorated glass es complete the exhibit of ^lis versatile artist. STRATTON EXHIBIT Two-Way Bccr BUI For Moore Hits Dueler Retires Russell Trophy With Camden Win Dueler and Bright Light of the Seven Star Stables, owned by Audrey K. Kennedy of Southern Pines, won in all their rlassOs Wednesday at the Cam den Horse show, which ended ■'dth Dueler as champion hunter and Bright Light as reserve. This was in the nature of an mset as Bright Light has the 'hamnionship - winning habit, but it effectively retired the coveted 'Jainuel Bussell, Jr., Memorial '^hallenve trophy, as it marked *^he third Camden championship for the Seven Stars. Bright Light 'ven la^t vear and Fau<'h-a-Bal- I'^gh in 1948. Only other Sandhills winner in the 13 years the troohy v,o<5 b'^n, awarded was Vernon Valley Farms* Jervis Bay, in 1949. Both Bright Lieht and Dueler have scored notable records dur- purpose without a vote of aople, Lloyd T. Clark, fin-l’ng the past couple of years at committee chairman, hadj'"a’’v eastern shows, including requested by Mayor Page'Madison Sauare Garden, where what other funds wererhe former was 1950 conformation ale. jcharrnion. He also won the cham- porting without recom-! oionship of the Moore County ng one way or the other,” Hourds Hunter trials this year •■’nd last. The big nine-year-old bav had Mickey Walsh as rider Wednes- 'lay, while Dueler, five-vear-old “n-ey gelding, was ridden by Joan Walsh. No other local horses were entered this year. Snag At Raleigh Mayor Mills Issues Statemenl Den^^g Minister's Charges said there issioner Clark tout $2,200. lission as to the pros and ook up a good part of the Garland Pierce was as representative of the Home of Southern Pines, ew owners of the Coimtry o further the appeal, two previous meetings the t was broached to the town by John E. Cline, president non-profit corporation, who of the club as a community enterprise of local business- nd prime tourist attraction, minded that 30 residents of irst and Southern Pines had id $1,000 each to make local ship of the club possible, d that additional funds are 1 to get the enterprise start- 1, and suggested the sum of ). LUNCHEON GUEST Mrr^' Gjeorge C. M^rsliall had a luncheon guest af her Pinehurst home Thursday— Bernard Baruch, stooping over on his way from Wash ington to his Georgetown, Sc C.. home. He arrived shortly before . noon at KnoUwood airport in the private plane belonging to Juan Trippe, Pan-American Airlines president, and left about 2 o'clock. A hearing held Tuesday before the House Propositions and Griev ances committee at Raleigh brought fireworks in the re-hash ing of old charges by dry leaders against the Moore county board of elections and Southern Pines and Pinebluff town officials As a result, Pinebluffs Mayor E. H. Mills, charged by the Rev. O. J. Hagler of Carthage with “collusion” in the setting of the date of a Pinebluff special elec tion, promptly issued a statement (apiiended below) ■ categoricaUy denying and refuting such charges, as quoted in the Raleigh News and Observer of Wednesday morning. The other allegations were re futed on the spot by John S. Rug- gles, of Southern Pines, former secretary of the county board of elections, after being made the target of accusations by the Bap tist minister. The House committee adjourned without taking any action. The bill under consideration was one introduced by Rep. H. Clifton Blue containing two pro visions unrelated to each other except that both concern the beer- wine situation in Moore county. The first provision would allow Pinehurst, an unincorporated town, to hold a separate beer-wine election if the county should vote dry. This is an amendment of a 1949 act giving Pinehurst certain mvmicipal privileges. The second would allow a coun ty beer-wine vote to be held with out a conflict With any other spe cial election (not primary or gen eral) held in the county. Proponents Are Present Present in behalf of the first provision was James S. Tufts of Pinehurst, accompanied by Mr. Ruggles who had gone along for the ride without intention of tak ing part. Present in behalf of the second provision were the Rev. O. J. Hagler, Carthage Baptist minister, and Dr. W. S. Golden, Carthage Presbyterian minister, officers of the Moore county unit of the Al lied Church League.- Mr. Hagler is a state Allied Church League director. Present also were Representa tive Blue, asking that the bill be approved in fuU; Shelley Cave- ness of Greensboro, representing the N. C. Association of Beer Starting Times For Players starting times for Sandhills Women’s Open: Saturday at Pine Needles—12:30 p.m., Mrs. ^Pearson Menoher and Mrs. David Henderson; 12:37, Peggy Kirk and Mary Agnes Wall; 12:44, Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page and Marlene Bauer; 12:51, Betty McKinnon and Pat O’Sullivan: 12:58, Betty Bush and Grace Lenczyk; 1:06, Barbara Canine and Marjorie Bums; 1:13, Mrs. Charles Dennehy and Carol Gallagher; 1:20, Patty Berg and Mrs. Martha Platt; 1:27, Mrs. Richard Heilman and Virginia Dennehy; 1:41, Shirley Spork and Mrs. Julius Boros; 1:48, Alice Bauer and Mae Murray. Sunday at Mid Pines—1:00, Betty McKinnon and Carol Dir inger; 1:07, Mrs. Charles Dennehy and Mrs. David Henderson; 1:14, Virginia Dennehy and Mrs. Pearson Menoher; 1:21, Shirley Spork and Grace Lenczyk; 1:28, Peggy Kirk and Mrs. Martha Platt; 1:35, Alice Bauer ^d Marjorie Bums; 1:42, Barbara Ca nine and Carol Gallagher; 1:49, Patty Berg and Mrs. Estelle Law- son Page; 1:56, Babe Zaharias and Mae Murray; 2:02, Mrs. Rich ard Heilman and Mrs. Julius Boros; 2:09, Betty Bush and Pat O’Sullivan: 2:11, Marlene Bauer and Mary Agnes WaU. Leaders will be paired for the final round Monday at the Pinehurst Ck>untry club, starting at 12:30 p.m. Others arriving wiU be scheduled in sequence aft^ the fore going. W omen’s Open Brings Crack Golf Stars For Three-Day Tournament EASTER MONDAY Easter At Emmanuel Church Easter Day at Emmanuel church will be marked by three services. 4t 8 a. m. the rector, the Rev. Charles V. Coveil, will celebrate Holy Conununion. At 9:45 the Church School service, with pre sentation of the Missionary Mite Box offering, will be held, with special music for tlie day led by the junior choir. Mrs. O. A. Dick inson will be at the organ. The festival Holy Communion will be at 11 o’clock, with the choir leading in the Easter hymns, singing the Holy Communion service by Brown and an anthem. “The King Triumphant” by Ash- for. Mrs. P. T. Bamum is direct ing the choir, with Mrs. Arthur Eakins at the organ. The Easter offering will go to the building fund of St Luke’s seminary, Sewanee, Tenn., one of the 11 theological training schools of the church. The Very pv. F. Craighill Brown, former rector of Emmanuel church, is dean of St. Luke’s seminary. Today, Good Friday, the three- hour devotion will be held, from noon until 3 p. m., memorializing the three hours Christ spent upon the cross. General holiday -will be ob served Easter Monday. Most places of business will be clos ed, also county and city of fices, the Citizens Bank and Trust company and the South ern Pines library. This is not a national holi day for postal employees, said Postmaster A. Garland Pierce and as things are pretty busy over there now it wilt be "business as osttaL” In Carthage, recorders court ‘Will be held Tuesday instead of Monday. Gov. Stevenson And His Sons Are Vacationing Here At Three Clubs, For Benefit of Red Cross Drive Services At St. Anthony’s Two masses at St. Anthony’s Catholic church will -mark Easter Sunday, the greatest festival of he church year. There will be no mass at 6:30 a. tn. as had been previously an- •lounced, on account of the illness -)f Father Donald Fearon’s moth er, necessitating his recall to Long island City, N. Y. Low mass will be celebrated at ? o’clock and high mass at 10:30, vith a sermon by Father Peter M. Denges, pastor, on the theme •‘The Empty Tomb ” Mrs. Mal colm Grover will direct the melo dious Mass of St. Basil. Mass servers for Easter will be Sgt Wayne McGrady, Lyle Mc Donald, Charles Bowman, Jr., Charles Sadler, Jack and Jerry Doser, Jerry Healy, Jimmy For syth and John Grover. Head ushers will be Angelo Montesanti, Sr., assisted by A. A. Shaughnessy, Robert Dunn, Daniel Adams, James Vignola and Joe Montesanti, Jr. The Way of the Cross, and the Devotion of the Seven Last Words will be held at 3 p. m. today, Good Friday. On Holy Saturday, the Paschal Ceremonies will take place at 7 a. m. followed by the Mass of the Resurrection. Lent ends at noon Saturday. Confessions will be heard Fri day from 5 to 6, and Saturday from 5 to 6 and from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. Presbyterians Call Pastor The congregation of Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church (Dealers, and F. E. Wallace of Kin- | voted unanimously Sunday mom- ^on, representing the Brewers ing to call the Rev. Cheves K. Li- Cross Bloodmobile Will Be Here April 9; VFW Post Seeks 500 Donors Red Cross bloodmobile will ioned at the Southern Pines gynmasium fi om 11 a. m. to m. when it pavs its first Moore county on Monday, rts have begun to line un nors to give b’ood during T>e. said John F. Buchhnlr, lan for the countvwide which is being .Tnhn Bcw4 nnct. VFW. in ation with the Moo're Coun- oter, American Red Cross, rman Buchholz said that nonce to the nroieet among ■cn pf the noct h'c hf>«n en- tic. H» has anp''’nt“d Don- irst. Charles Meeres and Nanopoulos as bis vice en. each to select five as- who in turn will be ask- 1S blop'^' dolors psuh. Buchholz will give more ation ccnoprniuo’ the nrp- rer WEFB on the reertilar oss broadcast uo-inrt Wed- et 2 p. m. A Marine vet- S^PUnder! in Peoifip World War 2, he owes his 36 transfusions of both blood and plasma given to that tii^e. i given here Anril 9 is aH d to be flown to the Ko rean war area, except for a pos sible small amount kept for civ- ilifn emergencv uses. Donors should be between 18 and 60. and in normal hoaltk. A ^rjef examination will be given °ach one ahead of time to mak° ‘■ure of their suitokilitv as hipod -honors. A place will be provided i’nr them to lie down brieflv afterward. ’This short rest period is oracticallv the onlv inconir°Ti- {q-oo fniioo^ a nqrmgllv hoalthy person by the donation of blood. 'i’o take blood from so many in Foundation. The bill was designed to help work out differences between the “wet” and “dry” viewpoints in Moore county, giving each side a mesaure of satisfaction in a way which would be acceptable to the (Continued on Page 5) Pinebluff Caucus Slated April 9 Citizens of Pinebluff will have a chance to nominate a mayor and members of the board of town commissioners for the com ing two years at a caucus on the night of Monday, April 9, it was announced by Mayor E. H. Mills. No state lew requires or gov erns the holding and procedure of a town caucus. However, for a number of years the caucus cus tom has obtained in Pinebluff, sometimes resulting in consider able dramatic argument and ora- torv. 'The town board now in office •mph a short time will require toe has been a busy one, having '•ervices of 40 volunteers, to heln exuei-t bloodmobile staff urhich will conie from Chariotte. ’'’’olunteers a’-e asked to sign up st the Fed Cross chanter office bera. or,to Call Mrs. Ira T. Wvche, of Pinehurst, chairman of volun- •^eer seiu^ices. Thev will be riven a one and one-half hour training •'ericd Thursday. April 5. . Ml'S. Marian Pitoert. field ren- aehieved the purchase and im- orovement of the town lake and park grounds, a complete re building of the ancient town hall, and the commencement of im provements and extensions on the water svstem. At the last meeting, the board also voted unanimously for an ordinance establishing a building code for the town. Neither Mayor Mills nor any gon of Decatur, Ga., to become its pastor. Mr. Ligon, a graduate of South western college at Memphis, Tenn., and Columbia Theological seminary at Decatur, is at the seminary now finishing his fel lowship year. He is 29 years old, and before becoming a Presbyteri an minister served as an officer of the line in the U. S. Navy dur ing World War 2. After his graduation he serv ed as associate pastor of the Oak land Avenue church at Rock Hill, ■i. C.^ where he worked with the Winthrop College students and organized a new church. He is married and has two children. Walter E. Blue, chairman of the pulpit committee, was elected by the local congregation to prose cute the call. He said he expects an answer within a short time, and that Mir. Ligon plans to visit here Sunday, April 8, and will be guest minister at the church on Ihnf day. His previous visit was on Sun day, February 25. He was one of a number of guest ministers the church has invited since the res ignation of Dr. T. E. Davis, and his departure last August to an' awer a call at Marion, Va. Southern Pines is ha-ving the privilege of welcoming again this. 'veek a distinguished friend and,the Titleholders at Augusta, Ga. visitor, Go'vernor Adlai Ewing holding her lead throughout to The first Sandhills Women’s Open, bringing the pick of the women golfers of the nation, will be held on three local courses this week end for the benefit of the American Red Cross. Professionals and amateurs en tering are limited to handicaps of 10 or under, assuring a top-rank field. Play will start at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on the Pine Needles course, continue at the Mid Pines club Sunday at 1 p.m., and go into the finals at 12:30 p.m., Monday on Pinehurst No. 2—^the cham pionship course. Pat O’Sullivan, reigning woman golfer at the moment, will be a star to attract aU eyes. Current North and South Amateur woman champion, she won her first ma jor open championship last week. Stevenson of Illinois. The dynamic young Governor who is making history in Illinois come in Sunday with a smashing 301 for 72 holes. Most of her opponents at Au- is here this week on a vacation at scalp in Paint EUU Farm, home of his|!*^® Sandhills Open. These will brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and! Bauer sisters, 17-year- old Marlene and her big sister, Alice, playing in the Sandhills for the first time; Patty Berg, presi dent of the women’s PGA, who at Milton academy, Milton, Mass. Augusta; anH affaiVc McKmnon, former Arkansas Mrs. E. L. Ives. With him are his two sons, Borden, 18, a student at the Choate school, Wallingford, Conn., and John Fell, 15, a student Politics and affairs of state are forgotten as they rest and relax in the Carolina sunshine—mostly playing golf. John is taking les sons at the Southern Pines Coun try club, and they are trying out each of the courses in turn. Sunday, the group went to the skeet championship match at Pinehurst, and Monday they had lunch at the Shaw House. For the state champion who joined the pro ranks this week, and the re doubtable Babe Zaharias, super- woman of the links. Prizes Contributed The $3,000 prize money for the (Continued on Page 8) Hospital Gets time being Adlai Stevenson isn’t Ranlr Acs being a governor—^he’s just being Octlllk imS a dad, and liking it too. UNC Graduate Students Will Make Survey Here A team of graduate students Tom the Department of City and Auxiliary Gift Regional Planning at the Univer- The new blood bank of the More County hospital arrived this week, has been installed and is at work, according to Mrs. Kather ine S. McColl, president of the hospital auxiliary. The blood bank was ordered last summer by the auxilisry at Easter Seal Sale Goes Over Top Southern Pines has surpassed* its quota in the Easter Seal sale and so far is leading the county in collections, Mrs. Sherwood Brockwell, Jr., county chairman, announced this week. With a quota of $300 Miss Mil lie Montasanti, Southern Pines chairman, has turned in $360 and is hoping for a final report of $500 at campaign’s end. Moore county as a whole is bout three-fourths of the way along toward its $1,800 goal, Mrs. Brockwell said. West End, with Miss Blanche Monroe as chair man, was the first to reach its '•esentative of the Bed Cross b''ood member of his all-GI town board donor nroeram in North Cai-olina,' has so far indicated a wish for •'ame from Chariotte last Thurs- another term. '’ay to meet ■with a grouo of Pc'? Ct-oss and VFW representatives at “That’s why we’re holding a caucus in Pinebluff.” said Mavor toe chanter office that night, and,Mills. “It’s the voting community, axolain the prccedu’^es connected. not the official, who decides on with the bloodmobile visit. I who shall serve the town.” quota, reporting $50. 'This is the only town in the county with a community chest. Mrs. Thelma Parsons, Jackson Springs, has more than doubled her quota. Pinebluff. with Mrs. Den Mangum as chairman, and Lakeview, Mrs. H. A. Matthews, are also well over the top. So also are Manly, L. F. Garvin, chair man, and Vass, Mrs. Jack Morgan. Mrs. Wilbur Currie, Carthage chairman, at midweek was with in a few dollars of the $250 goal with contributions coming in steadily. Other chairmen are hard at work and it is anticipated that, with the cooperation of all citi zens in this close-to-the-heart cause, that the county quota will be met by Easter Sunday. Those who have not had opportunity to buy seals are asked to see their community chairmen at once, and do their part in aid of the Moore County chanter. N. C. League, for iCrippled Children. "Kckridge" Gate House Damaged By Fire A fire originating in an oil stove caused considerable damage Tuesday night to the gate house at “Pickridge,” the Harold Collins estate on Youngs road. Receiving an SOS at 9:55 p. m., the Southern Pines Volunteer fire department had a tough hour-long battle with the flames but man- sity of North Carolina will un dertake a planning study of Southern Pines during the spring cuarter. The students will arrive in Southern Pines Thursday for ‘heir first visit. The project- wiU be completed and presented to the city officials early in June. The purpose of the planning study will be to survey the com munity, to point up needs and to lay the. groundwork for a compre- beusive planning program. The report will deal with pop ulation and economy, land use, streets, traffic, transportation, housing, schools, parks, play grounds, business and commercial areas, utilities and services, and with organization for planning and legal controls needed to carry out plans. Similar studies have been made by the Department of Citv and Regional Planning in 17 North Carolina cities during the past four years. These surveys are made at min imum cost, with only the actual expenses of the students being naid by the towns. Estimated cost to the Town of Southern Pines udll be $21^0 to !t300 Offer to in clude Southern Pines in the spring quarter’s field work was made by John A. Parker, head of the University department, and ac cepted by the town board at its ’’’ebruarv 'meeting. The groun will "1*0 make a survey of Sanford. a cost of $950, made possible by ged to keen the s'^rious damage -onfined ncetty well to one room. Tames Offutt, colored helper liv- mg in the cottage, said he had lit he oil stove, from which some- bow the fire got out. caught the -'arpet, other furnishings and fin ally the ceUitig. Firemen were aided by water upplied by hose from a snigot in the stable, also bv the fact that the cottage has a slate roof. a gift of $500 bv one member sup plemented by funds from the aux iliary treasury. It was the first unit manufac tured of a brand-new Jewett mod el, especially designed for the American Red Cross and embody ing the most modem features for the storage of blood and its con venience in handling. It is coun ter-type, with a large working surface on top, all stainless steel. It accommodates 80 bottles in foiir trays which fit into two large compartments. A third compart ment contains the noiseless motor. A recording thermometer makes a graph of the interior tempera ture, and gives an alarm if it rises above the safety point. If the current goes off, the interior stays -old for 48 hours, keeping the blood in a safe state of preserva tion. FIDDLERS 3MEET The Old-Fashioned Fid dlers eon'vention traditional ly held on Easter Monday will take place as usual this year on that date, starting at 8 o. m. in the basement of the scbod auditorium. Di’.nce bands and instnn- menlalists are expected from the far reaches of the Sand hills. to plav livelw coijtitry music for prizes and later for square dancing. The event is being snonsored'by toe Sand hills post, American Legion, Prices will be given for the best fiddler, banjoist, guitar ist. dance band, square dance couple and square dance call er. Some farrvoiis Moore County groups will be pres ent. and one is expected from Chatham county. After the judging, aU present will be invited to get out on the floor and shake a foot.