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SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1951
16 PAGES THIS WEEK
TEN CENTS
)graiii Will Aid
anty Students In
>osing Careers
nnual Kiwanis
ocational Guidance
ay Set April 27
annual Sandhills Kiwanis
j/ccational guidance day, for
and seniors of high schools
ore county, will be held Fri-
[norning at the Southern
auditorium starting at 9:30
'ir a half-hour general pro-
|the boys and girls will sep-
into groups for hour-long
s” with counselors on some
30 vocational fields. This is
f the widest assortment yet
.covered in the annual pro-
said Voit Gilmore, South-
js, Kiwanis chairman for
rent.
ling the discussions will be
and women who have
red prominence in their par-
: fields, representatives of
il North Carolina colleges
lembers of the armed serv-
for young people who plan
to college and for those who
for those who have select-
dr life’s work and for those
re still shopping around,
irill summarize the aptitudes
quirements of various kinds
iers, the tjrpe of preparation
5 needed and the rewards,
ial and otherwise, that are
i.
clinics, lasting between 45
BS and an hour, will contin-
til 12:30 p. m., giving each
person opportunity toi at-
ine along his major interest
and two others which may
old interest for him.
agements for the students
;nd are being made by the
principals. Those from a
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The Rev. Cheves K. Ligon will
come to the pastorate of the
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
church on or about June 1, it was
announced this week by Walter
E. Blue, chairman of the pulpit
committee.
Until then, the pastor-to-be will
serve as guest minister here every
other Sunday, starting this wee^
while on the Sundays between the
pulpit will be filled by the Rev.
Eugene Alexander, retired Army
colonel and former chaplain, now
living at Sanford.
Mr. Ligon visited the church
April' 8 to make formal accept
ance of the 'call. He will remain
in Decatur, Ga., to complete his
fellowship year of study at the
Columbia Theological seminary,
coming to Southern Pines im
mediately on the end of the term.
Aiken Makes Gift
To Hospital In
Memory of Father
•STIONNAIRES
^spouses axe coming in
to a questionnaire sub-
last week to Southern
citizens by mail, seek-
IsuggesRons for civic im-
>mient, Scdd Mayor C. N.
Some excellent sugges-
have been made, which
be publicized when re-
are complete.
‘ project was undertaken
the planning survey now
made here by two grad-
students of the regional
ig department of the
sity of North Carolina,
will tabulate and ana-
, the replies for a full re-
later, adding recommen-
of their own.
who have not return-
questionnaires to the
clerk's office are asked^
(ve them some study and"
prom|>tly. Names are
be signed. Any town
sms may be discussed.
Ftmds have been donated to
the Moore County hospital by Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest M. Aiken of
Knoll wood and Washington, D. C.,
for purchase of a new diagnos
tic X-ray unit, hospital authorities
announced this week. The gift is
being made in memory of Mr.
Aiken’s father, R. J. Aiken.
The equipment to be purchased
is the most up-to-date devised for
diagnostic Work, and is the result
of years of experimentation by the
manufacturer to produce a ma
chine and X-ray tube which could
use more power, so that all
films could be made with shorter
exposure.
Very high voltage penetra
tion makes it possible for this ma
chine to make films in l-120th of
a second with shorter exposure
With the acqusition of this new
equipment, Moore County hospi
tal wiU have two> diagnostic units.
This will mean that time can be
saved when there is too much
work for one machine, also that
the patient’s waiting time can be
reduced. In February a new deep
therapy unit for the treatment
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BASEBALL
The Blue and White got in
the groove ^Wednesday after
noon, hitting the best game of
the spring series to defeat
Vass-Lakeview 18-2 on the lo
cal field. Coach Dtibs Leonard
is hoping the good work will
hold up, as the coming week
brings two games against old
foe Aberdeen—Friday after
noon at Aberdeen, and next
Tuesday here. Game time is
3:30.
Before the Wednesday win
things looked gloomy for the
locals as they took two past
ings in a row. last Friday at
Robbins (7-2) and Monday at
Red Springs (6-0). The season
has been divided about half-
and-half between wins and
losses so far.
Jury Trials Moved
To Superior Court
Nine cases scheduled for trial
by jury in Moore County record
ers court May 8 were transferred
to the superior court criminal cal
endar by Judge J. Vance Rowe
as his last act at the regular term
of recorders court at Carthage
Monday.
This marked the death knell
of the recorders court jury trials
held in Moore during the past two
years. A biU introducted by Sena
tor J. Hawley Poole in the Senate
on request of the county commis
sioners, passed the senate four
weeks ago and cleared the House
last Saturday just in time to be
come law.
The action was protested by
the Sandhills Kiwanis club in tel
egrams sent to SenatO'C Poole and
Representative Blue last week.
The nine cases sent to superior
court were added to 67 already on
the criminal calendar Monday,
with a good many more expected
before term. The next regular
term of criminal court is not un
til August, though a special term
is being sought for May.
An unofficial tabulation of two
years of county jury trials shows
62 cases tried, 42 by juries as 20
defendants changed their pleas at
or before trial time. Juries con
victed 21 defendants, acquitted
eight. Six cases were nol pressed.
Two defendants appealed to su
perior court and these appeals
are still pending. There were two
mistrials.
The jury trials were moved to
recorders court to relieve the
mounting backlog of cases. It is
learned that the commissioners
plan to secure extra terms to keep
this from happening again.
300th STATED MEETING
Joe C. Thomas, an elder of
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian
church, was the church’s repre
sentative at the 300th stated meet
ing of the Fayetteville presbytery,
held Tuesday at Maxton with
about 200 members attending.
Bethesda church at Aberdeen
was chosen as the site for the next
meeting, for which the Rev. W. B.
Gaston, of Fayetteville, was nomi
nated as moderator.
Town Caucus Tuesday Night
Mayor, Board Will Serve Again If Wanted
But Just As Soon Somebody Else Did It
The Southern Pines town cau
cus, legalized after 65 years by a
special act of the 1951 General As
sembly, will be held at the audi
torium Tuesday at 8 p.m.
While all citizens of the com-
mimity are invited, and may speak
their minds on subjects of civic in
terest, only those who actually
live within the corporate limits
may take part in the voting.
Under the newly legalized set
up, eliminations of candidates
may be made by vote only down
to two for the office of mayor and
10 for the five commissioner posts.
The names of these nominees will
appear on the printed ballot sub
mitted to the voters on. the regu
lar election day, Tuesday, May 8.
Write-in votes made at that time
will also be counted.
The meeting will open, as usual,
with the election of a chairman, or
moderator. This feature of the
old New England caucus has been
retained. The moderator’s post is
of considerable, if temporary, im
portance, as he handles the meet
ing and guides the discussion,
diplomatically clamping down the
Historians Review
Successful Year
At Final Meeting
The Moore County Historical as
sociation held its last meeting of
the season Tuesday night at the
Southern Pines Library.
It was a meeting for members
and by members, With Mrs. Ernest
L. Ives, president, in the chair and
speeches, short and to the point,
by chairmen of committees and
others. Highlights of the evening
were rep»orts on the successful An
tique Auction of last week, the
outline of his plans for a county
history by Edward T. McKeithen,
and the spirited impromptu re
marks of Mrs. Seawell of Car
thage, called upon by the presi
dent as ‘’one of our most distin
guished members, who knows so
much about Moore county’s early
history.”
Auction a Success
The auction, to raise money for
the further restoration of the
Shaw House project, netted the
society over $800, according to the
report of. the treasurer, Norris
Hodgkins, Jr., with special credits
going to Mrs. Edgar Ewing and
her committee of Mrs. Julian Bish
op, Mrs. James Milliken, Mrs.
Heizmann Mudgett, Mrs. Tom
Darst, and Mrs. James Walker.
The Shaw House tea-room com
mittee chairman, Mrs. Katherine
McCoU, spoke of the good year
just past, in which the tea-room
had paid for itself as well as giv
ing entertainment to many visi
tors. Mrs. W. C. Deadwyler has
been in charge both of the tea
room and selling the Jugtown pot-
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lid if it gets too hot.
Suggestions Expected
While stirring meetings have
been numerous in Southern Pines’
history, with numerous controver
sial subjects brought to the floor,
indications are that next week’s
caucus 'Will be comparatively
tame. For once, the citizenry is
not worked up over anything. A
number of constructive sugges
tions, however, are expected to be
made, and some of these may pro
voke discussion. Mayor Page will
review" his administration of the
past two years, and may toss out
some thoughts as to what the next
two years should bring.
The biennium has been an era
of growth, with much constructive
work accomplished by the Mayor
and town board, even though the
commissioners suffered a more
than 50 per cent turnover. Only
two of those elected in May, 1949,
remain on the looard. John S.
Ruggles, elected at that time, was
appointed to the State Hospital
Board of Controls and resigned
from the board on account of the
law against double public office
holding. Carlton C. Kennedy re
signed on moving to Carthage,
where he was subsequently elect
ed clerk of superior court. E. C.
Stevens, a veteran of 18 years’ ser
vice, resigned “because I have
been on the board long enough.”
He said he needed a rest—and rest
is something of which the present
board has had little. The prob
lems of a growing community
have kept them on the jump.
Board Personnel '
Mayor Page is now completing
is second term in office, to which
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Young Polish 6irl
Wins Statewide
Speaking Contest
Forest Fires Driven By Winds Over
4,000 Acres of Moore Timberlands;
Crews’ Hard Work Saves Many Homes
EXALTED RULER
HOWARD L. HOFFMAN
Vital Role In
Civil Defense
Planned For Elks
Jasia Guryn, 13-year-pld Polish
girl who has spoken English for
less than two years, won a state
wide contest at Raleigh Sunday
,'for children attending Catholic
schools. ^
Jasia, a sixth grader at Notre
Dam eacademy, was awarded a
$50 first prize for her speech on
“Why I Am a Christian Citizen in
a Democracy,” her original com
position,. spoken from memory.
She had previously won her
school contest, receiving a $10
prize from the local NCCLA, and
the deanery (district) ontest held
at Raleigh, for which she was
awarded $25. Seven contestants
made it through the various elim
inations in the grammar grade di
vision, for the final competition
this week.
A high school contest was also
held. The speeches were deliver
ed in the auditorimn of the Sa-
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The manpower and physical fa
cilities of the Southern Pines
lodge, BPO Elks, will be made
available to local civil defense
officials in the event of atomic or
other attack, it was announced
this week by Howard L. Hoffman,
new exalted ruler of the lodge.
Exalted Ruler Hoffman and
other officers for 1951-52 were in
stalled at a formal ceremony
Thursday evening, April 5, which
also marked the official move of
the lodge to its new home, the
Southern Pines Country club.
He said this week that he
would present plans at the next
regular meeting of the lodge to
obtain approval of the members
in offering the building as a com
munications or first aid shelter,
or for such other purpose as may
best fit in with local civil defense
planning; that all able-bodied
Elks will be enrolled as volun-
Huge Fires Believed
Started By Carelessly
Dropped Cigarettes
The most destructi've forest
fires seen in Moore coUnty in
many years wrecked havoc Sun
day afternoon and night and well
into Monday morning, racing be
fore a wild spring v/ind over an
estimated 4,000 acres.
A preliminary estimate of 1,500
acres burned over in four sepa
rate fires was revised sharply up
ward Wednesday by County War
den E. W. Davis of the N. C. For
est Service, after he had checked
with property owners and plotted
the charred acreage on his map.
Ninety-five per cent was in tim
ber and young growth, of value.
running to many thousands of
dollars.
The largest fire, between Pme
hurst and the airport road, he es
timated to have covered approxi
mately 2,600 acres—1,300 belong
ing to Pinehurst, Inc., 1,000 to C.
Lewis Meyer cf Bilyeu Farm, and
the rest in variously owned small
tracts.
Thv second largest, originating
in the rough beside the No. 3 hole
of the Pine Needles golf course,
raced before the wind in a nar
row line to the head of Lakeview
about six miles away, covering
about 1,400 acres in all. Owners
who sustained considerable losses
are W. O. Moss, about 700 acres;
George M. Blue, 400 acres; Rob
ert Snipes, 130, and D. E. Bailey,
60. A large packhouse belonging
to Blue, containing fertilizer, tools
and various farm supplies, was
destroyed in this fire, also a saw
mill belonging to a Mr. Holt of
Asheboro.
The Pinehurst and Pine Needles
fires were attributed to careless
ly dropped cigarettes, from which
small blazes started up, to be
quickly fanned to uncontrollable
heights by the gale-like wind.
Battling the fires for long hours
were crews of .the N. C. Forest
Service, with help from the dis
trict office at Rockingham; vpl-
xmteer fire departments of South
ern Pines, Pinehurst and Carth-
teer civil defense workers; and [age, each of whom concentrated
that the lodge plans a series of [on saving dozens of homes from
courses in first aid and other dis- the fires in their areas; the Pine
hurst town crew; members of the
National Guard battery, and hosts
of volunteer assistants including
ore than half a himdred Boy
icouts.
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aster work, in cooperation with
other agencies.
“The only thing certain in the
current unsettled situation is that
the United States must remain
strong, and that each one of us
must do his part,” Exalted Ruler
Hoffman declared. “There may
never be any need for civil de
fense preparation, but, like the
fire department, we had better
have it ready to go if it is needed.
breaks” out” Training Here
One Farm Club
Leaves, Two Stay
ion Taken To Set Up Zoning Board
Outside Area On Unofficial Basis
VFW Post Installs, Prepares For State Encampment
action taken at a public
at the auditorium last
night, the special act for
I the area around Southern
/as shelved for the present,
pis moved and passed, how-
lat Mayor Page appoint, or
aend to his successor in of-
appointing of, an unoffi-
aing commission composed
|ons living both outside and
le city limits, to study the
and devise a program so
I the people wish, a new act
presented in 1951.
Jgh prevailing sentiment at
eting was favorable to the
it was considered that
bugh persons were present
lify more definite action,
aup numbered 42, about 35
atside the city limits.
Iggestion was made and a
|ken that the zoning conir
be composed of eight
living outside the city to
Jthin (the present munici-
aing board), and that it
|e to exist after fashioning
Inance, to serve as an ad-
lit board to recommend
panges. The vote was 13 to
avor, wtih about half not
Ir C. N. Page led the meet
ing and Hoke Pollock, town attor
ney, read and explained the pro
posed special act, which had been
withheld by Rep. H. Clifton Blue
on receiving protests after its in
troduction April 4. A number of
questions were asked. While a
few remained firmly against such
a move as an infringement of
their independence, others spoke
strongly in favor of zoning in gen
eral, and this act in particular, as
a protection rather than a dan
ger.
It was emphasized that no ordi
nance could tie passed under the
enabling act without a public
hearing, and that adjustments
could always be made if any pro
vision should be found undesir
able Or unjust.
Mayor Page appealed for an
open mind on the part of all cit
izens in the affected area (a mile
and one-tenth radius of the city
limits), and close study of the ad
vantages of having a long-range
plan, in which members off a
growing community might unite
their efforts for orderly growth
and mutual protection.
Only about a half-dozen persons
whose names appeared .on peti
tions against the act attended the
meeting.
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The John Boyd VFW post on Monday night installed its officers for 1951-52. During this period the
post will be host to the annual state encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, bringing some 2,000
members to Southern Pines June 7-10.
Installed were (front row, left to right); C. R. Mills, Jr., adjutant; D. A. Jones (retiring commander),
trustee; Robert Arey, senior vice commander; John Buchholz, commander; Raymond Cameron, junior
Vice commander; C. L. Klabbatz, chaplain, C. S. Patch, Jr., quartermaster; James L. Irvin, patriotic in
structor; (second row) Dr. D. W. Whitehead, surgeon; Leland Daniels, officer of the day; John Mare,
welfare officer; (back row) M. R. Mills, advocate; Joe Garzik, legislative officer; Earl Broome, publicity;
George Nanopoidos, service officer; C. S. Meares, trustee; Robert F. Henderson, assistant adjutant and
assistant quartermaster. Absent when the picture was made was Lennox Forsyth, trusty.
The post has recently undertaken a $5,000 remodeling program to enlarge and beautify its home.
(Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
Chapman, Ward
Forge Ahead In
North And South
Amateur golfs name players
toppled like tenpins this week as
second and third rounds in the
61st annual North and South
champions at Pinehurst produced
some astonishing results.
Principal qasualty was the
Walker Cup squad which leaves
next week for the matches in
England, Frank Stranahan of Tol
edo, Ohio, defending champion
Bill Campbell of Huntington, W.
Va., and Jimmy McHale, Over-
brook, Pa., were shunted to the
sidelines.
Steadily forging to the top were
Pinehursfs Dick Chapman, who
won two upper bracket tests to
remain as the lone Walker Cup
team representative, and Harvie
Ward, Jr., Southern Pines, big
boy of the lower bracket. Ward,
surprise winner in 1948, is seefond
cup alternate. The fourth alter
nate, Bill (Dynamite) Goodloe,
won both his matches and was
due to play Ward Thursday.
Dick Chapman was to, play Jack
Coyle, of Springfield, Ill., in the
upper bracket at the midpoint of
the week-long contest.
The tournament on Wednesday
produced the longest match in its
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The Richmond, Ind., team of
the Ohio-Indiana League, one of
three Class D teams of the Detroit
Tigers farm' system- training here
this month, departed Wednesday
for home, where their season will
start Sunday,
The Wausau, Wis., Lumber
jacks of the Wisconsin State
League will leave next Thursday.
The Jamsetown, N. Y., Falcons of
the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New
York League, in Southern Pines
for their second spring training
season, will remain until April 30.
About 45 boys are in camp now.
Twenty-one m^e up the Rich
mond club. The teams have been
switching games with the Phil
adelphia Phillies camp at Lau-
rinburg, and games are played
almost daily on the local field.
The Falcons are managed this
year by Tony Lupien, former Chi
cago White Sox and Detroit Tiger
first baseman. Last year the club
was handled by Bob Shawkey, the
former New York manager and
pitcher, who is at Watertown, N.
Y., of the Class C Border League
this season.
The Jamestown club finished
fifth in the PONY League race
last year, the city’s first second-
division team since 1940.
Wausau is managed by Bob
Benish, formerly with the St.
Louis Browns. 'The managers are
here with their teams and Frank
C. Hyde, Jamestown sports report
er, has again accompanied the
Jamestown club on its trip south.