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UD MATERNAL WELFARE BUY A TAG SATURDAY AID MATERNAL WELFARE BUY A TAG SATURDAY 2—NO. 25 26 PAGES THIS WEEK SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1951 26 PAGES THIS WEEK PRICE—10 CENTS tool Glee Clubs Will Give Concert Wednesday Night New Power Wagon, Third Fire Tower Add Protection Record Turnout Of Voters Puts Roard And Mayor Rack In Office )ers of the Southern Pines High School Glee club—above, from left, first row, Louise Johnson, in CaddeU, Bertha Maude Ramsey, Carol Sue Humphrey, Betty Jo Bowden; second row. Miss Young,.director; Peggy Mason, Margaret Bailey, Shirley Warren, Phyllis Hoskins; third row, ler, Ed Cheatham, Albert Crissman, David Woodruff, D. P. Black. ead, Foster jtVFWBids; acArthur 1 of the Army Douglas ur, invited to speak be- state VFW encampment une, this week wired his sing thanks for the invi- d extending best Wishes essful encampment, Gen- Arthur reported that the of ' many commitments event his acceptance, vitation went to him at orf-Astoria in New York wire last Friday from C. Jr., a trustee of the John t, VFW, and member of ention committee. The s received Tuesday, ances have been received distinguished speakers, ported this week. These er U. S. Senator William ad, considered a potential for Governor in 1952 he has made no formal iment as yet) and Cedric amed longtime commen- the Mutual Broadcasting noon broadcast, heard S five days a week, will at the WEEB studios lay, June 8, and he will )nvention banquet speak- lay evening. eling of the VFW home, program- undertaken in ion of the state encamp- ixpected to be completed ik. The interior of the has been completely ren- irith Leon Wylie as con- Partitions have been re- proVide a large rgcrea- downstairs and meeting urs, additional rest rooms installed and other im- its effected to enhance ness and convenience as of the post’s activities. It as hospitality center e encampment, for which Boyd post will be host. GODSONS WANTED The VFW auxiliary has un dertaken as its summer pro ject the adoption each month of a Moore county serviceman in the Korea area. To their "soldier-of-the- month" will go a box of good things to eat. gifts and notes from his godmothers of the auxiliary. The project will begin sometime in June, after the state VFW encampment. In the meantime, the auxiliary is getting up a list of boys in Korea, and would like to hear from parents or friends who know one they'd like to have remembered in this friendly way. Branch of service makes no difference, said Mrs. John D. Stephenson, chairman, ask ing that names be sent to her at Box 1136, Southern Pines, or by telephone, 2-8823. Pinehurst Singers Win Picquet Cup In Kiwanis Contest ^Three School Glee Clubs Will Appear In Spring Concert The Pinehurst Glee Club once more became the proud possessor of the Picquet Cup at Wednes day’s contest, staged by the Sand hills Kiwanis Club at the South ern Pines Country Club. A winner in 1948 and ’49, Pine hurst lost to Aberdeen last year, but came back to win again easily from the three other clubs partic ipating in this year’s contest, open to all schools of Moore County. Judging the glee clubs’ singing was Dean Robert Smith, director of music at Flora Macdonald col lege. In announcing his decision, Dean Smith paid high tribute to Miss Mary McQueen, director of the Pinehurst club. “This was an example of beau tiful choral work,” he said. “Your (Continued on Page 5) Public Invited To Auditorium Program Wednesday Evening ernal Welfare Tag Sale In re Communities Saturday The Southern Pines school glee tlubs will present their spring music program, climax of their school year, at the auditorium at 8 o’clock Wednesday night. The public is invited—there is no ad mission charge. This will be the first com bined concert of the three clubs, compr'ising three different age groups—^high school, senior ele mentary (grades five through eight) and junior elementary (grades one through four). More than 100 children altogether will take part in the varied program, under the direction of Miss Bar bara Young. The concert will mark the pub lic debut of the elementary clubs, which were or.ganized only this year. They w'ill sing for the school for the first time at the chapel program today (Friday). Though the high school has had a glee club for a number of years, this is the first year such work has been done with the younger students. The junior elementary club (38 voices) and senior elementary club (52 voices) will each sing one group of songs. The high school club will present two groups, and three songs will be sung by the girls’ glee club. In addition, there (Continued on Page 5) Fast Action Saves Lakeview Home Counly Gets Aid In Spotting, Fighting Multiple Fires Moore county’s forest fire pro tection is being greatly increased through two significant new ac quisitions—a second power wa gon, already purchased and now being equipped, and a third fire tower at Carthage, construction of which will start Monday with completion anticipated within three months. The two items were included in a report made Monday to the county commissioners by District Forest Warden James A. Pippin, of Rockingham, and County Forest Warden E. W. Davis of Southern Pines. In presenting their budget for the coming year, the N. C: For est Service leaders reviewed ac complishments of 1950-51 and the prospects for 1951-52. The power wagon was purchas ed by the county and when com pletely equipped will represent an investment of approximately $3,800. It is similar to the one bought in Jiuie 1948 except for some modem features to be in cluded in the equipment. The fire tower, Mr. Pippin said, is being erected by the state at no cost to the county. Moore county has been the only county to possess its own power wagon, an especially designed product of the Dodge Motor com pany regarded as the most effi cient mobile fire fighting mechan ism yet devised. It now becomes doubly distinguished in having two, one to be stationed at the Southern Pines tower, the other at the Eagle Springs tower but avail able for use anywhere in the county. “With this ^uipment,” Mr. Pippin said, “we will no long er have the problems we have had in fighting two big fires at the same time.” The addition of the third tower (Continued on page 5) Awards Climax Two Golf Events At Country Club Congratulations and Good Luck As the mayor and board take up once again the reins of town government, after being returned to office Tues day, they may do so knowing that they have the whole hearted goodwill and good wishes of the community. The vote that returns them to office is proof that the people are well satisfied with their conduct of affairs and trust their judgment. In the case of the three members of the board who were there previously by appointment, their election must be especially gratifying. The citizens feel they have done we'll and should be given a chance to carry on. A point of which Southern Pines may be especially proud is in the size of the vote for J. R. Funderburk. This town may well congratulate itself that its race relations are in good order when a Negro candidate, running for the first time, receives such generous support. In fact our town may congratulate itself, all ’round, on the calibre of the men from whom her citizens made their choice and the ones elected may legitimately feel as proud as the town is proud of them. Congratulations to the old mayor and the old board and good luck to their new term of office! Moore Elections Indicate Voters Are Pretty Well Content With Status Quo Most Keep Same Mayors And Many Commissioners Too nual drive of the Moore latemal Welfare commit- ake place this Saturday, ns as well as out through ryside, tags will be sold groups and Girl Scouts )enefit of this county ■s. is no price on the tags,” James Boyd, co-chair- Mrs. Talbot Johnson of of the county commit- price depends on the enerosity. In the past, ’s response to this work eedy mothers and babies )unty, has been whole- We of the committee this year it will be as as ever.” ly proceeds are put to a number of uses in connection with the pre-natal and well-baby clin ics conducted by the Health De partment under Dr. J. W. WiUcox. They supplement welfare funds when needed, pay part of the at tending physician’s fee, help with hospital expenses and add to the travel fund of the maternity nurse, enabling her to cover the whole county. Mrs. Boyd said that there was need for more funds than usual. This is due partly to the increas ing costs of living and of medicine which have placed more people in the needy bracket, and partly be cause the cbfnmittee heus a double call on its resources. Not only is the usual work of supplementing (Continued on Page 8) Quick work all around saved the frame house of the Alton Rit ter family, at Lakeview, from al most certain fiery destruction Wednesday afternoon. A motorist passing along High way 1 stopped at the V. K. Han- ner home and informed Mrs. Ban ner he had seen smoke and flames coming from the roof of the Rit ter house nearby. Mrs. Fanner jumped in her car and rushed to the Esso station at the crossroad for help, then to the Ritter place. The Ritters were in theh yard, but on the opposite side from where the roof wa.s burning, and by the time they knew about the fire the bucket brigade was get ting ready for action. The buckets flew for a time, then more folks came with fire extinguishers and within a short time the fire was out. Small damage was done, except to the roof over the kitchen. The one-story frame house, owned by Mrs. A. C. Cox, is an bid one £ind without prompt and concerted ac tion the flames would have gained headway within a short time. Two outstanding golf , events took place Sunday at the South ern Pines Country club, followed by a buffet supper at which Eddie Dodson, club rhanager, presehted prizes to a long list of winners in both events. The finals of the First Annual Southern Pines Country club tournament, which has been play ed off over a five-weeks period, saw Bill Woodward gain the cham pionship, 10 to 9 over Barrett Harriss, medalist. Both played topnotch golf but Bill was right in the groove, making one over and two under par for a rousing 72-73. This was the championship flight playoff. First flight winner was Dr. Boyd Starnes, one up over R. D. McLeod, also in the groove last Sunday with two matches, 36 holes played off. In the second flight. Will Wiggs won over Morris Greer 5 and '4. In the third, Johnnie Hall won over Jack Caudle one up on the 19th hole. Other big golf event taking place on the club course Sunday was the Sandpipers’ handicap, in which 12 prizes were awarded. Low gross went to Jim Besley for an even par 71; second, Bill Woodward, with a 73, and third Harry Davis, with a 75. Low net was John Pottle, who finished with a 15 on the last hole to win with 85-18-67; second, Leo Lu- quire, 76-8-68; third, Barney Avery, 76-6-'70; fourth and fifth, a tie. Jack Carter and Boyd Starnes, 17-6-71; sixth. Chick Hol liday, 88-16-72; seventh, eighth and ninth, a three-way tie—^Don ald Carr, 75-2-73; Howard Burns, 77-4-73, and Francis Stubbs, 83- 10-73. About 40 Sandpipers took part. A number of the golfers were joined by their wives and remain ed to enjoy the buffet supper pre pared and served by the BPO Does. After the awarding of prizes they stayed on for an evening of good fellowship and post mor- tems. Tuesday election returns indi cated that Moore communities are pretty well Satisfied w'ith their mayors, and most of their commis sioners too. Four towns out of five returned their mayors to office, and in the fifth—Vass—he said he’d been in 20 years and wasn’t running this time (but he got a write-in vote). Most of the commissioners who ran again were reelected too. 'The returns: ABERDEEN Aberdeen returned its longtin^e mayor, Forrest Lockey, to office Tuesday with 184 votes. Mr. Lock ey was unopposed. Commissioners voted in were four incumbents, A. J. Smith. 180 votes; M. B. Pleasants, 178; J. B. Edwards, 175, Dr. E. M. Medin, 150; and N. A. Pleasants, 154, plus one new man, W. Sidney Taylor, who received 122 votes. New Commissioner Taylor suc ceeds his brother, J. M. Taylor, fj,fth member of the retiring board, who withdrew from the race last week. CARTHAGE Carthage voters re-elected their mayor. Arch L. Barnes, to his sec ond term with a rousing vote of 280, over 178 for his opponent E. J. Burns. With the election of three new commissioners the Moore County (Contmued on Page 5) BACK HOME SGT. DUMAS ^gt. Dumas First Korea Returnee Under New Plan 601 Visit Polls; Losers Also Make Good Showings An unprecedentedly good turn out of voters went to the polls here 'Tuesday to put their Mayor and whole board of town commis sioners back into office for an other two year's. Six hundred and one citizens out of 907 registrants voted at the firehouse between 6:30 and 6:30. Of these, 160 marked their bal lots straight for aU incumbents, indicating a noteworthy munici pal satisfaction with the way things had been going. Mayor C. N. Page drew 521 votes for reelection to his third term in office. He was unopposed. L. V. O’Callaghan, who has served on the board or as mayor for almost a quarter of a century, led the ticket for commissioner with 505. Walter E. Blue came next with 463, foUowed by Charles S. Patch, Jr., 446, Lloyd T. Clark 384 and H. L. Brown, Sr., 381. Of the two candidates nomina ted at the caucus of April 24, Ralph L. Chandler, Jr., drew 279 votes and J. R. Funderburk 216. Though trailing, Mr. Funder burk made a good .showing for the first Negro to be nominated for the town board. His total of votes was considerably greater than the total Negro registration of 139, showing that he drevr consider able white support. Write-in 170163 There was a scattering of write- in votes—^for mayor, E. C. Stevens 2, Bryan Poe, June Blue, Harry Fullenwider, L. L. Woolley and Arch Coleman (who does not live in town), one each; for commis sioner, S. T. Dunn, Frank Wilson, William Darden and A. C. Reed, one each. About a dozen votes had to be discarded by the checkers as im- (Continued on Page 5) PAYOFF Tennis Tourney For Schoolkids Starts Monday The Second Annual Moore County Schools Tennis tourna ment, sponsored by the Sandhills Tennis association, will be held next week on the local courts. Play will start Monday afternoon and continue daily from 3 to 6 p. m. Boys’ singles and doubles and girls’ singles and doubles will be awarded in each event,' with medals for runners-up. Entry blanks have been mailed to the county schools and should be re turned not later than today (Fri day). IJrawings will be made this weekend and players notified of their starting times. The first tournament, held last year was highly successful, with 57 entries from four schools. How ever, the sponsors say they are not anticipating such a large en try list this year, as the weather has stayed cool and tennis prac tice has just begun. However, considerable interest has been shown and an enjoyable tournament is anticipated. Francis E. Stubbs and N. L. Hodgkins, Jr., with Don Moore of the Southern Pines school, and Bin Wall of the Pinehiirst school, are on the committee for the event, with various members of the 'Tennis association Southern Pines’ first soldier to return from Korea under the Army’s new rotation system is ex pected home this weekend. Sgti 1-c William L. Dumas, 31, arrived at Seattle Saturday night on the USNS General Leroy El- tinge, and wired his wife he hoped to reach home today (Fri day). He was one of 1,545 Army men, 44 of them North Carolinians, whom the transport brought back to the States after many months of fighting. They will have 30-day furloughs at home, then it is ex pected that most will receive Stateside assignments. This week, Mrs. Dumas and their two little girls were prepar ing a real welcome at their home in Pinedene for the husband and father they have not seen since (Continued on Page 5) The Carthage Rotary club paid off its stake in a three- month attendance contest by inviting the Southern Pines Rotary club to a barbecue to be held Thursday night of this week at the Carthage Le gion hut. This was the regular meet ing night of the Carthage clup. It also served as the weekly meeting of the South ern Pines Rotarians. who will omit the Friday luncheon this week. Both clubs rated well-de served praise in the Gover nor's monthly letter, which noted at the close of the con test that they stood at the . head of the district in attend ance. From January through March, the Southern Pines club scored 99.4 per cent at tendance, Carthage 99 per cent, with five successive 100 per cent meetings by both clubs climaxing the conq>eti- tion. Young Musicians, Madrigal Singers Will Give Saturday Evening Program The Young Musicians program scheduled for Saturday at the Pinehurst Country club at 8:15 p. m. promises real variety this year. Solo vocalists Jean Olive of Southern Pines and Catharine Cox of Carthage, music majors at Meredith and Woman’s college re spectively, will be home in time to take part in this popular Young Musicians performance. Miss Olive gave her graduating recital at Meredith last week. Pianists of all ages, from grade school to college students, will perform duet and solo selections, ranging from familiar etudes and concertos of the old masters to modern suites. Each performer has been chosen as one of out standing talent. Southern Pines will be repre sented by John McMillan, Alex McLeod, Malcolm Clark and Anne Pearson; Robbins, by Jackie Scog- assisting. 'gins, Willis Howard Williams and Helen Brown; Pinehurst, by Joan Bertrand and William Prince; West End, by Nancy Ritter, Pa tricia Brewer, Dorothy Lee Von Canon and Mary Jo Davis; Cam eron, by Kitty McDonald, Fran- cine Johnson and F. D. Solomon, Jr.; Pinebluff, by Ruth Troutman; Carthage, by Margaret Grimm, Ruth Douglas Currie, Sandy Thomas, Ann McLeod, Doris Mat thews and Alice McCaskill; Aber deen, by Jack Taylor and June Melvin; and Ashley Heights, by Lee Gosnell. Sandhills teachers represented by pupils on the program will in clude Mrs. L. R. Sugg, Mrs. M. G. McPhail, Miss Mary McQueen, Mrs. Reid Pleasants, Mrs. T. H. Poole, Mrs. Manly Wellman, Mrs. Lucile Oliver and Mrs. 'Floy Dal- rumple, with one pupil from the Ark school. The occasion will mark the de- (Continued on Page 8)
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