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- - - ?. --T ? ,?? ., ,t3mmHUM',,s.,. VOL. 32 NO. 33 12 PAGES THIS WEEK SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CABOL1NA. FRIDAY. JULY 8. 13S1 12 PAGES THIS WEEK PRICE?10 CENTS Miss Ethel Davis Takes Oath As Assistant Clerk Former Deputy Has Served County For 22 Years For the first time in its history, Moore county has an assistant eierk of court. Miss Ethel Davis, deputy clerk since 1942, was sworn in last week as assistant to Carlton C. Ken nedy, clerk of superior court The change gives her signature au thority equal to that of the clerk, and she n>sy sign any and all in struments which come under the clerk's jurisdiction. As deputy, her authority was more limited and there were a number ox types ux iiXSutxmedU she could not sign. This made for Wonvenience in the recording of instruments at tunes wnen Clerk Kennedy was in court or other wise occupied, and for this rea son 11 m understood lawyers of i the county have been pushing the ' change for some time. The change puts Moore up with other North Carolina counties, a majority of which have at least i one assistant to the clerk of court. The 1951 General Assembly pass ed an amendment permitting more than one assistant, and some m IUC Ittlgct I.VUUUCI9 il??c mw or more. Miss Davis has been in the eclrk of court's office since Octo ber 1928. Serving under the late John Willcox, she became depu ty nine years ago. Following Mr Willcox' death in March 1950, she was appointed clerk and served efficiently in this capacity until Mr. Kennedy assumed office last December. Her new office is a promotion in ?very way except .in her salary, which remains the same, unless the commissioners figure in a , aise in the 1951-52 budget. Dwight Will Be Installed As Head Of Legion Post i Francis M. Dwight will be in stalled as commander of the Sandhills post, American Legion, ' it installation ceremonies to be conducted at the Legion hut on i Maine avenue next Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. In charge of the installation will be Wiley M. Pickens of Ra- i .eigh, executive vice-commander ( if the North Carolina department i if the American Legion, assisted | oy Past District Commander , Charles W. Swoope of Pinehurst , Other district officials, past and ? present, are being invited to the i ceremony and a good attendance , is anticipated. I Installed with Major Dwight , will be the following: Jerry V. ? Healy, first vice commander; Carl , u. Klabbatz, second vice com- , nander; Lloyd L. Woolley. adju tant and finance officer; Virgil P. , Clark, sergeant-at-arms; W. H. ) Mumford, historian, and Dan R. ( chaplain. i In the election of Major Dwight, , who will succeed A. Don Hurst in ' the post commandership, the j members returned to office a man \ who headed their organisation j nee before. He served as com- i mander ior a term about 15 years j sgo. A veteran then of World War 1, \ he is now a veteran of two wars, 1 as he returned to service during < World War 2. i PONZER WINS John L Power. division industrial engineer with the Carolina Power and tight company. was notUied last week that he had won second place in a national uanlest on industrial lighting. The honor carried w*H? it a cash jwia, The contest was that of the Benjamin Electric company of riesPSaina*. lit. one of the world's largest manufacturers of lighting equipment. Held annually, the contest this year was a special one. as it observed the company's 50th year. A large number of en tries were drawn from all over the United States, and some foreign countries. Judging in the contest's in dustrial division was on the j application vl wMtti engin eering principles in planning and installation, and the quality and quantity of serv- j ice rendered. The project which won tor i the local man was the lighting -1 the CPE's ! great Evmherten rteors pirnf j ?woewin Rwilwfwl Head of County TB Association Meeting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Cheatham in Pirehurst Thursday night of last week, the executive committee and direc tors of the Moore County Tuber culosis association reelected W. C Scoggin of Bobbins president of the association for the coining year. Mr. Scoggin has completed his first year as president of the; countywide organization that is i cooperating unit of the State and national tuberculosis associ ations. Other officers elected were: Rev. J. R. Funderburk, Negro as inister of Southern Pines, first vice-president, who has served during the past year in that office. Lawrence Johnson of Aber deen, second vice-president., suc ceeding Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson ot Aberdeen. Mrs. Timothy Cleary of Pine bluff, secretary, succeeding Mrs. Henrietta Co-rtway of Aberdeen Dr. T, A Cheatham of Pine hurst, treasurer, who has pre viously served in that office. Noma Hodgkins, Jr.. of South-1 frn Pines, assistant treasurer, a new position established this year. Couiaibuiuwus Reported Mr. Funderburk reported at the meeting that an appeal he had iddressed to pastors in the Moore County Interdenominational Min isters Alliance in May had result td in contributions by members of the churches, all Negro, of i 156.20. In his letter to the pas tors. Mr. Funderburk noted two emergency tuberculosis cases, both Negroes, receiving medical care through the Moore County Tuberculosis association, and ask ed the pastors to appeal to their congregations for donations. Mrs. Mary Poe, public health aurse with the Moore County icaith department, who Is also * director of the tuberculosis as sociation, reported generous aid jiven to another distress ease, at i'ass. There, a Negro mother of line children is reported ill with :he disease. Contributions of some Sliill have been made by both white and colored of the com nunity. The board decided to do every thing possible to assist with all ;hese cases, and to work to se cure their admission to a state in rtitution as soon as possible. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mubbell Make Journey Back Into Melodious Past Mr. and Mii. Raymond Hub-j ocU, who are spending the sum mer in Southern. Pines, tool- ?! journey to New York last week.j which was also a journey about TO or 40 years into a glorious past. They found themselves among sear and wonderful friends, in n fine colden era of music, glamor and song. It was a happy occastas, ind a sad one too, for so many of the friends ?crs gore The chief one missed was the ?me whose memory thi occasion onored?a man loved not only ny his friends but by millions wjjp fflffjg saw him. This was Victor Herbert, maker ot many beautiful songs which are just as olive today as when they were written. The dinner held in memory of him was at Luchow's, 110 East 14th street, where 37 years ago Vjcto- Herbert and eight others brought ASCAJ* into being?the American Society of Composers,, Authors and Publishers. Just Two Iknivwd Of the nine ruen who founded; A SCAT just two are alive today, Raymond Hubbell, composer of] much of the show,- music of that; (Continued an Pago S) Southern Fines Water Plant Capacity Now Doubled An air view of the Southern Pines water plant on the Cartilage road, which was recently increased in sire and equipment to a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons a day. Modern equipment and laboratory facilities were added to make this the equal of plants in many far larger cities. Cost of the enlargement was $255,000, provided through a bond issue voted by the people in August 1949. Ralph Mills is superintend ! cnt of the plant and purification. (Air photo by Emerson Humphrey) General Meyer Will Command | Aggressor Forces j Brig. Gen. Henry J. D. Meyer, 'veteran of Korea and artillery of ficer of XV Corps, based at Camp Polk, La., arrived at Camp Mack all this week to take command of the Aggressor Army forces which will participate in the joint Army-Air Force training exer cise "Southern Pine." The maneuver, which is design ed to afford advanced training to more than 110,000 men, is sched - uled to get officially under way August 13, when all participating units will have reported in. The Aggressor forces under General Meyer's command will number move than 20,000 men. In Korea, General Meyer com manded the 24th Infantry Divi sion Artillery, which was recog nized for effectively firing the greatest number of rounds dur ing the Korean fighting. 'During his 33-year Army ca-i reer, this veteran artillery com ! mander has seen service in| Hawaii, the Philippines, Africa, Europe and Korea. In World War 2 he participated in campaigns in (Continued on Page 6) | St. Joseph's Keporls On Three Years of Service St. Joseph of the Pines hospi tal, completing its third fiscal year, this week looked back on a proud total of 4,746 patients serv ed, or an average of approxim \te ly i,550 per year. Of this number, 2,767 were white and 1,879 Negro patients, said the hospital report. Surgical procedures totaled 1,281, averag ing 427 per year. Births totaled 729, of which 336 were white and 373 Negro. St. Joseph's has an active Guild of women of Moore county, which in a year and a half of existence has equipped the delivery and operating rooms with the most modern equipment, also the laun dry; and has provided a blood bank and other items important in emergency and routine hospi tal operation. St. Joseph of the Pines is con ducted by Sisters of the Third Or der of St. Francis, whose mother, house is Mt. Alverno convent, Msryville, 111 The Order operates 1 never*! turjre bfwtdtnls, il?o en .orphanage, in the midwest They assumed operation of the [local institution July 1, 1948, fol lowing the purchase oi the former iPine Needles hotel and grounds [by Bishop Vincent. Waters of the | Catholic diocese of North Caro llina. ? ?7*? -i ^ Senator Hoey Reafl As Thousands Jam ( I < MEANEST THIEF Southern Pines school band was (chadded to ph; in the Fourth of inly parade ?t Crr th?g? Wednesday. Thoy miss ed the cteto?but it wasn't their fault. Someone who must surely be classified as on* of the world's meanest people had stolen the battery from, the school-owned bus. Ail dressed up and ready to no, with as*? blouse* and ties specially bought for the occasion, the young folks showed up at the appointed time. They got on the bus but it wouldn't go. Investigation showed the trouble. It look time tc round up soma private cars for the dash to Carthage, and by the time they goi there, the parade was over. Summer Program j Slates Recreation Events For Girls A baseball game between the Southern Pines and 1 inehurst mu nicipal recreation program groups will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday on the Southern Pines Memorial field, it was announced by Lynn H. Ledden, recreation director and coach All boys wanting to play are asked to coi.cc to the field for practice today (Friday) at 1:30 p.m. Little League practioe (boys 9 to 13) is well attended, Director ledden said. Cooperating with Coach Ray McDonald of the West Side team, and Coach W. R. Thomasson of the East Side team, he is directing hour-long practice sessions on Mondays and Fridays. The East Side team practices at 1:30, the West Side at 2:30 on those afternoons. At 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays, a game is held. A large group of girls is attend ing the sewing class of the muni cipal summer recreation program, which is being held each Tuesday from 10 a.m. till noon at the high school home ec room. Instructors are Mrs. Broadus Smith, Mrs. Ro land Norton, Mrs. Arthur Preiss and Mrs. Marshall Palmer. On account of the sewing class, the girls' tennis period has been changed to Thursday morning in stead of Tuesday, with the boys' tennis period coming up Tuesday morning instead, Mr. Ledden said. Mrs Grace McKenzie Co*, home economist with the Carolina Power and Light company, will teach the i???)king class, which will be held Friday mornings from 1ft to 12 as soon as a place, and a (Continued on Page 6) iirms Faith In 11S. Carthage July 4 ? Fa ye Johnson of Cameron Wins Title "Miss Moore County" The largest throng ever seen at Carthage?estimated at some 8,000 people?jammed the streets for the 14th annual Fourth of July celebration, held by the Cartilage Jaycees. A big crowd was present early in the day, to hear Senator Clyde E. Hoey's patriotic speech, and in rreased during the ensuing hours despite occasional showers. Except for raining cut the base ball game before it was long under j way, the showers failed to damp en the spirits of the people or to interfere very much with the planned sequence of events. The opening prayer was deliv ered at 9:30 a. m. by Dr. W. S. Golden of the Carthage Presbytc-, rian church, and Jayeee President W. Stowe Cole presented Mayor Archie L. Barnes for a speech of welcome. The 440th Army band from Fort Bragg, 45 men strong, played un der direction of Chief Warrant Of ficer John R. Callahan. Beauty Winner Miss Faye Johnson of Cameron wen tbe title of Miss Moore Coun ty in the beauty contest, with Miss Nancy Wallace of Carthage as runner-up. The beauty queen was crowned by Miss Moore County of 1950, Miss Bobby Deane Phil lips of Aberdeen, and all three (Continued on Page 5) Postal Receipts For Half Year Show Healthy Gam Postal receipts for the- first six months of 1981 totaled $27,857,34, a healthy gam of 17.4 per cent over the same period of the pre vious year, according to the semi annual report o? Postmaster A. Garland Pierce. Receipts for January-June 1950 were 123,718.07. The gain this year over last was $4,139.27. Money orders also showed a substantial gain. During the first half of 3951 this business totaled $21,247.72. Last year it was $17, 786.27?a net gain of $3,461.45. While more money is being em ployed in this way, less is being placed on deposit. The only de partment showing a decrease was <Vi?t of postal savings On June 30, 1951, the balance on hand was $141,751. On the same date of I960 the balance wa3 $173,462. With drawals were considerably great er than deposits, according to Postmaster Pierre's figures, which show that the net loss in one year was $33,617. Building Permits Issued Here Top $250,000 In Year's First Six Months , , SOFTBALL TONIGHT Pinebluff will play Pine hurst at 7:30. and Southern Pines will meet Watt End at t kuughi, in the Uuu Clufcs Softball doubleheader on tha lighted Plnehurst field. In Wednesday's double header, the 7:30 game will be Southern Pines n. Carthage, followed by Pine hurst n. West End at 9. Much interest is being shown in the game, which are being played at Plnehunt each Wednesday end Friday evening through August 4. (July 27 and August 1 are listed as open dales.) Though some of the player? are gt ing around with stiff legs and hacks, ahbuno that iter "feasant played in years." ths action is lively and the qual ity of ball played is generally good. Dr. D. W. Whitehead is cnairman of the inlerciub project for the Southern Child Drowned In Farm Pond Near Carthage Nancy Ruth Seawell. aged seven, was drowned Sunday af ternoon about 3 o'clock, while playing amid a laughing group of children and young people in the farm pond on Tom Flinchum's place, in the Calvary section about five miles west of Carthage, A jury impaneled Monday morning by Coroner H. P. Kelly rendered a verdict of accidental death, exonerating a young sol dier from blame for any action contributing to the tragedy. The soldier. Pvt. Robert T. Williams, had figured vaguely in the recol lection of one youngster present as having been "teaching Nancy Ruth to swim" shortly before she was missed. At the inquest, the youngster's story was changed, and the jury found the recollec tion too vague to have any weight. Most reliable evidence concern ing the death came from Rebecca Dicgs, 13, who said Nancy went with a group to the fa. tide of i the pond, and declared that she was going to go back across the water. Rebecca said she warned (Continued on Page 8) Juniors Asked To Register Now For First Aid Course A junior Red Cross first aid course, for young people 12, 13 and 14 years of age, will be given here by the Moore County chapter with cool-.'ration of the summer recreation program. A certified instructor has been secured and registration should be made by Tuesday at the Red Cross chapter house, so the class can get to work right away, said 0. D. Griffin, chapter chairman of first aid. Instruction will be given at the high school building, through co operation of Supt A. C. Dawson, , Jr. Mr. Dawson, who is also chair man of the Municipal Recreation : Commission, said this week, T : strongly urge that our boys and ' girls take advantage of this op portunity. It would be splendid for them to put in some of their playtime on learning first aid, which may be extremely useful to themselves and to others. To take such a course as this is one of our first defense duties, and it is as important for young people as for grown-ups." The course is one of several which the Red Cross chapter is offerine. as part of its defense ob ligation as outlined by Defense Secretary Gen. George C. Mar shall. Mr. Griffin said that both stan dard and advanced classes wjU be made up, as soon as enough peo ple register. Instructors are now available for'all the courses More Than $200,000 For New Residential Construction Building permits were issued in Southern Pines during the first six months of 1851 in the amount of $252,055, of which $207,600 was for new residential construction. Forty permits were issued dur ing that time, it was learned from Everette V. Walker, city building inspector. Only three permits went for business construction, for a total of $26,000. Southern Pines own ers secured 15 permits, totaling $22,550, for "alterations and ad ditions." Miscellaneous construc tion?two garages, a cinder-block trash shed and a watchman's bunding?totaled ?aoob. Of the 18 permits issued for new residential building, actually wore dwelling units are involved, as one was for an apartment building, two for two-family dwellings, and one tor "residence and apartment." Of the "alterations and addi tions," a number added apart ments and living space to resi dences already built. Business building permits were for the Parkway Cleaners build ing. on East Pennsylvania, the an nex to the L. V. O'Callaghan store on East Connecticut and?issued last Saturday?for the new offtce building to house the H. L. Brown agency, on West Pensyivania next to the A & P supermarket. Ground is due to be broken for this within the next week or two. Of the permits which have been issued since January 1, most of the buildings have been com iplet ;d and a number of homes are now under construction. This in cludes the apartment building, which is being put up by the Car olina Daco corporation on North May street, and which will prob (Contmued on Page 5) Cape Fear RR Contract Renewed xiik KJ. o. army WUII the Cape Fear Railway company was renewed July 1 for one year, according to inform ition received from the legislative and liaison service of the army at Washington D. C. Under terms of the contract, the private owner wili continue to haul freight and personnel for the Army over the four and a half miles of track from the terminal near Aberdeen, in return main taining the Cape Fear tracks and also 27 miles of government-own ed track and a roundhouse inside the reservation. Cape fe&r derives its income through contracts with the adjoin ing Aberdeen &. Rockfish and At lantic Coast Line railroads, pro viding for a split on rates for Army freight and personnel de livered by them to the terminal. According to the information from Washington, "The Army turns over the hauling job to this private line to be relieved of hav ing to engage in the railroad bus iness. It is estimated that if the Army had to maintain its own tracks and roundhouse, it would cost some <140,000 per year." The Cape Fear owns no rolling stock, renting two locomotives from the Army at $600 per month, the information said. The arrangement with the Army has. been in effect since March 1930, at which time the late Henry A. Page, Jr., was pres ident of the Cape Fear. It is still owned by members of his family. The depression then under way, and the resulting cut in Army fi nances, presumably played a part in the Army's decision to lease the small government-owned line With the coming of World War 2 and the tremendous expansion of Fort Bragg, the line became one of the country's busiest, and the arrangement made in 1930 has been continued as one of useful ness to the great military installa tion. Since 1940 supplies and per nnei have been transported by the Cape Fear in quantities be lieved unprecedented for such a short line, cm9 the arrangement will doubtless continue as long as the Army needs to have the job done.
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