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GIVE TO RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF ■LOT GIVE TO RED CROSS FLOOD RELIEF DL. -NO. 36 oiinty School idget Biggest Moore History $483,000 Allotted For Construction And New Equipment he biggest budget in history Moore county schools has been roved for the fiscal year 1951- ;o be met through a 25-cent tax the county commissioners e announced. rand total of the budget is ,546.11. 1950, the grand total was ,089; in 1949, $600,304. 3tal current expense in the ing year has been estimated at ,655.10, according to a break- n from the office of H. Lee uas, county superintendent, res for the two previous years ; $135,848 in 1950, and $138,- irl949. ipital outlay—construction of buildings and additions, and lanent improvements—is esti- !d at $483,731 for the coming with $107,000 toward the Pinehurst elementary school e largest item. 1950, estimated capital outlay $390,771; in 1949, $455,770, or iximately $1,330,000 for the years. bt service cost is the only ;t division to show a steady (Continued on Page 5) 14 PAGES THIS WEEK CONTRACT BRIDGE A unit of the American Contract Bridge League is be ing organized here, and the first game will be held tonight (Friday) at 8 o'clock at the Southern Pines Country club. This will initiate a series of monthly games, in which play will be for master points and rating in the League. An in terested local group and a number of out-of-town play ers are expected to participate in tonight's game and the oth ers, Carter Harrall, of Che- raw, S. C„ will be tournament director. All persons interested in playing are invited to take part. Advancd notice is not necessary—just bring a part- ner. However, those wishing further information may se cure it from Dick Sugg, Frank de Costa, H .E, Bowman, Mrs. F. E. Stubbs or Mrs. Jean Ed- son. Visiting Fisherman And Proud Catch Engineers Study Three Routes To Manchester Road Coble Promises Public Meeting To Air Preferences Two Accidents Near Aberdeen Sunday Afternoon School Board Carthage As 1 Term Nears Carthage school district is aching the opening of the pm without a school board. county board of education Ecured .two members for a board to replace the old, all |ers of which resigned be- May 30 and July 9. These ps. J. W. Kelly and Mrs. IG. Spencer, Jr., appointed by, July 17. The third per- bproached, a man, declined Itment. 1 county board’s next regu- |eting time is Tuesday night week. At that time or be lt is expected to try hard Iplete a five-member board Ind to the pressing business I next few weeks. sequence of resignations ^ a series of disagreements ' the Carthage board and |tween members of the two with Supt. H. Lee Thoma.': aiddle. to resign from the district vas Dr. R. L. Felton. With- eek Fred Flinchum, chair- |nd H. W. Davis followed uenton Reynolds and Lee I held the fort for about a [then they, too, resigned, meantime, the busiest district boards is at .hand. J job is the lining up of the jhool and elementary fac- vith replacements secured Jchers who resign before bdline of 30 days in ad- |f the opening. are several vacancies at ; to be filled. Mr. and Four cars and a truck were damaged and several occupants slightly injured in two accidents on the Raeford road below Aber deen Sunday, which, patrolmen said, took place just an hour nad a quarter, and about 50 yerds, apart. Both occurred when a car at tempted to make a left turn from the highway into the driveway of a home. In one case the driver of the car making the turn was found at fault, in the other case not. The first accident, occurring about 4:45 p. m., involved cars driven by William Montgomery Jenkins of New London Rt. 2, and Philip Hairston, Negro, of Spray. Jenkins turned without stopping, the investigating patrolman said, and Hairston, approaching, was unable to avoid him. They came together in a sharp collision which resulted in estimated dam (Continued on Page 5) Richard Seachrist, of Rohrerstown, Pa., visiting near Southern Pines with his family, flipped a line into Thaggards pond from the boat landing the other day and almost immediately made a strike. Not expecting anything very big, he was using only a 12-pound test line with rod and reel, and couldn’t even bring in his catch alone. Someone helped him with a dip net. It turned out to be the large- mouth bass pictured with the proud fisherman above, weighing in at 10 pounds even, 26 inches from nose to tail. Record for Thaggards is the 11 and three-quarter pounder caught by Omar Williams in March 1948. Seachrist’s is the biggest caught since—the biggest, he said, he had ever taken in years of fishing many streams and lakes, mostly in his native state. Live minnow was the bait. (Photo by Emerson Humphrey) Colonel Hess, Top Fighter-Bomber Pilot, On Staff At Highland Pines — —— — - X Sgt. Fowler Hurt In Accident Near Mississippi Base bung Allen, both of the fool faculty, have resigned at the St. Pauls school. Jn was the Carthage school ilrs. Allen its teacher of resignations may be in g. H. W. Chappell, prin- and is ex- fas reelected remain. T-Sgt. Paul M. Fowler, station ed at Keesler AFB, Miss., was se riously injured in an automobile accident near his base Wednesday of last week, according to word received by his father, Harold M. Fowler of North May street. Sergeant Fowler was one of three Air Force men hurt in the accident, which occurred when their car was struck at McHenry, Miss., by a truck loaded with logs. The Southern Pines man was the worst hurt of the three, and is re maining as a patient at the Kees ler hospital. He received multiple fractures of the facial bones, dislocation of the right foot and multiple cuts on both hands.’ Two Operations have since been performed on his broken jaw, and 45 stitches were taken in one of his hands. It will probably take several months of hospital treatment to repair the damage, according to word received by Mr. Fowler from his son’s wife. Sergeant Fowler is a student training instructor at Keesler AFB, where he was transferred In the spring of 1950 following a tour of duty in the Arctic region. He is the brother of Harold B. Fowler of Southern Pines. PINGPONG FINALS Finals in th.s boys' ping- pong tournament will be play ed at the Fox Hole this morn ing (Friday), said Lynn H. Ledden, director of the sum mer recreation program. Play starting Monday has seen some skilful work at the pingpong tables, and suspense has mounted during succes sive eliminations. There were 16 entrants—Billy Hamel, Deryl Holliday, Johnny aWt- kins and Tommy Ruggles, winners in the quarterfinals ^V^dnesday; George Reams, Julian Pleasants and Dick Leyshon, winners in earlier eliminations, and Steve Cho ate, bye; Claude Reams, Ken neth Tew, Lemuel Tew, Palmer Siugg, Ikey Woodell, Jimmy Garner, George Col ton, Teddy Cordon. Minister-Warrior Featured As "Pious Killer of Korea" Cupid Changes Recreation Plans For Next Week Lieut. Col. Deart Elder Hess, top USAF fighter-bomber pilot, cred ited with more than 250 combat missions over Korea, was assigned last week to the faculty of the USAF-Ground Operations school at Highland Pines Inn. The announcement was made this week by Col. William M. Gross, commandant. Colonel Hess arrived in Southern Pines last Fri day. He has taken a house on the Midland road and moved in with his wife and two children, who have been living in Marietta, O. Coincidentally, the Saturday Evening Post on the newsstands last week carried as its feature article “The Pious Killer of Ko- (Continued on Page 5) Army engineers are cooperating with those of the State Highway Safety division to survey all the proposed routes from Southern Pines to the Fort Bragg reserva tion, to determine which will be the best to be hardsurfaced as a permanent link to the post, itwas learned last week from Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher, deputy post commander. George S. Coble, state highway commissioner of the Sixth divi sion, said that when the findings are complete a meeting of all in terested parties will be held, to determine which route will be the best suited to the needs of both Southern Pines and Aberdeen communities. A short link is necessary on the Moore County side of the reser vation boundary, to connect with the Manchester road on Fort Bragg which is now being paved. When completed it is expected to be of great srvice to military personnel and civilian employees living in the Southern Pines- Aberdeen area. Routes under consideration are (1) the currently used Connect icut Avenue extension; (2) the Indiana Avenue extension past The Ark, into which traffic from Aberdeen would be fed via the US 1 overpass and also the Beth- esda road avoiding going through Southern Pines; and (3) an exten sion of Youngs road. All three would connect with the Manches ter road at or close to the county line. The engineers’ report will reveal comparative distances, cost of construction, etc., in which any sizeable difference may be the deciding factor. Commissioner Coble met last Friday afternoon in a conference (Continued on Page 5) ABC Board Will Install County Badio System For Law Enforcement NINE GENERALS The Sandhills area has been honored in recent years by being chosen by several top-ranking military men as their permanent home. Counting up. The Pilot found nine general officers among its neighbors — three- star and four-star generals, and one with five. All but one are retired from military life, but they remain a very active lot. All have had distinguish ed military careers, important to this country in a time when much history was being made. Chances are you know some, maybe all, of them, but they don't talk much about themselves, and you may be surprised how much there is to know. Get better acquaint ed in a story written by Nancy Boyd, starting on Page 9 of this issue. For space rea sons, only five of these inter esting neighbors could be in troduced to you this week. Next week will bring you the other four. Library Now Open On Weekends And Evening Honrs i” Broadcast Not Heard Here; jewers Applaud ‘Golden Hammock’ |rn Pines friends trying ilrs. Wallace Irwin on the Ihe Mary Margaret Mc- logram last Friday met jappointment. tied out that the pro- hot carried on any North [station, and the station WJZ in New York, is r impossible to get in ne here. |win—^Laetitia Irwin, the vas the guest of Miss honoring ftie publication Bday of her novel, “The meeting with much acclaim. It tells the story of a family in the early years of this century, be tween the Spanish-American war and World War 1. Enthusiastic reviews appeared Sunday in the Raleigh News and Observer and the Durham Herald, in the latter of which Dr. Syl vester Green was the reviewer. Other reviews are being watch ed for with interest by readers ’n Southern Pines, where Mr. and Mrs. Irwin make their home ex- The summer recreation pro gram will be curtailed next week for a very important reason— Lynn H. Ledden, the director, is being married Saturday, and will take a few days off from his job. There will be no baseball prac tice next week except for the Lit tle League teams, which will con tinue practice under their res pective coaches. There will be no girls softball. The first session last Wednesday morning was well attended but still more girls are needed, and Mr. Ledden said he wants to se a big bunch out when practice is resumed Wednesday after next. There will be no boys’ tennis instruction. The girls’ tennis in struction will be held Thursday morning as usual, with a volun teer in charge. The advanced band class will meet for instruction as usual Monday at 2:30 p. m. However, the beginners’ band class next Friday afternoon will not meet. Everything else will proceed as usual, with various volunteer as sistants in charge—story hour at 10:30 a. m. Monday at Mrs. W. M. Edwards’; the sewing class at the high school at 9 a. m. Tuesday; the cooking class at the home ec Highland Lodge Bought By Local Men For Lease building at 10 a. m. Friday; the 'Tuesday and Thursday afternoon swim sessions at Aberdeen lake- (bus leaves town park at 2:30), and the Friday night games and dancing at the schopl cafeteria. The Fox Hole will be open as usual, every day except for Tues day afternoon. Mr. Ledden is expected to re turn next weekend, bringing his - » OClllllAJCA Hammock, which isiSetauket, Long Island. cept in the summers. They are bride, and the program will be now at their summer home at resumed in full to continue through August 24. Highland Lodge, 245 East Ver mont, hospitable guest home dat ing back to the early days of this community, has been purchased by N. L. Hodgkins and S. R. Jelli- son from its owners, Harry B. Harris and Lula C. Davis of Wind sor, Vt., and W. Frank Harris of Southern Pines, it was announced last week. It will be thoroughly renovated, and leased for continued operation as a guest home or small hotel, the new owners said. The lessor has not been chosen, though several applications are on hand. The large rambling frame build ing, with 16 guest rooms, spacious loungecard room, dining room and various service rooms, was built by the Blue family of South ern Pines in the late 1890s. It was operated for several years by Mrs. Weed. It was then purchased by Mrs. Maud H. Grearson, Vermont native and pioneer Southern Pines hotel operator, who ran it until her death nine years ago. Mrs. Grearson also built and operated the guest home now known as The Arlington, on North May street. Following Mrs. Grearson’s death her brother, W. Frank Harris, con tinued the management of High land Lodge until its recent sale. This is a new type of business venture for the owner-partners. Mr. Hodgkins is president of the Citizens Bank and Trust company, and Mr. Jellison has been in the printing business for many years in Pinehurst and in Southern Pines. They have already started a renovation program, with re pairing and painting of the house and general cleanup of the grounds, and say they plan a high- grade type of operation suitable to the community’s needs. Flood Relief Appeal Launched By Red Cross The Moore County chapter, American Red Cross, is joining other chapters of the nation in the effort to raise $5,000,000 im mediately for flood relief and re habilitation in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Illinois. Letters were sent from the local chapter this week to all minis ters of the county, to be read in church Sunday morning. No for mal campaign will be set up, quo tas assigned nor direct solicita tion made. Instead, it is request ed that donations be made to Red Cross chapter headquarters in Southern Pines, or to those who served as fund chairmen last March in the various county com munities. Any contribution, large or small, will be welcome, but should be made at once, as the need is urgent, said Mrs. M. G. Nichols of Southern Pines, chap ter chairman. Red Cross was on the job as soon as the disaster became known. Workers and funds have been poured into the area, but the flood has reached such unprecedented scope—and is still spreading—that available funds are totally inadequate. Red Cross faces a tremendous job in providing emergency re lief to thousands of people whose lives have been dislocated by the flood, Mrs. Nichols .said. Estima ted total of families affected so far is more than 45,000, and the number is growing. Thousands of volunteers are giving endless hours to help their neighbors, and the call has now gone out to neighbors all over the land. This is the first time in 13 years a special Red Cross disaster re lief fund campaign has been nec essary, Mrs. Nichols revealed. The appeal was touched off last week with a letter from President Tru man to Red Cross President E. Roland Harriman, calling on “all Americans” to contribute “at least $5,000,000 through their lo cal chapters to aid our flood- stricken fellow-citizens in the four states where the disastrous waters are now flowing.” Evening and Sunday hours were inaugurated last week by the Southern Pines library as an add ed-service, to the community and the many military visitors now'in' town, said Clyde Council, presi dent of the Southern Pines Libra ry association. Daily hours Monday through Saturday are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday hours are the same for afternoons and evenings: 2 to 5, and 7 to 9. Mrs. Tom B. Smith, experienced from former longtime service as the local librarian, has been se-. cured to keep the library during the extra hours, which began last Saturday. Starting without official Hookup WiR Link Sheriff, Patrol, Local Police, ABC Equipment for the long-desired countywide radio system, linking all Moore county law enforcement agencies in 24-hour two-way com munication, is now on order and is expected to go into operation by the middle of September. The installation is being financ ed by the Moore county ABC board from profits of the South ern Pines and Pinehurst ABC stores, with the exception.^ of local relays to be purchased by towns having police radio. Southern Piiies is the only one of these so far in Moore county, though oth ers may have them soon. General Electric equipment of the most modern type has been or dered at a cost of approximately $7,000, it was learned from Jack S. Younts, president of the Sand hills Community Broadcasters, Inc. (WEEB) who has worked closely with the ABC board in se lecting the installation. Investigation was made of the various types of installations now offered, and assistance sought from State Highway Patrol engi neers and numerous other experts in the field, said Mr. Younts, add ing, “We are convinced that the installation chosen is the best money can buy, and the best suit ed to Moore county needs.” Through relay equipment per- nTitting-' communication to be shifted about among three fre quencies, the system will hook up (1) a county system comprised of ABC cars and those of the sher iffs department, including walkie- talkies, having a 60-watt transmit- (Continued on page 5) Charlton Court, New Tourist Stop, jNearly Completed nouncement, the change has met with a good response—no flood of visitors, but a continuing small stream of them, including a num ber of soldiers. (Continued on Page 5) Junior Tennis Tournaments Set Week of Aug. 13 The Sandhills Junior tourna ment and Junior-Senior Doubles tournament, planned by the Sand- hiUs Tennis association in cooper ation with the recreation program, will be postponed from next \yeek to the week of August 13. Lynn H. Ledden, recreation di rector, will be absent from town next week and his help is impor tant in staging the tournaments, said Harry Lee Brown, Jr., STA tournament chairman. Also, post poning the tournaments to a time nearer the end of the summer pro gram will give the players more time to practice and probably in crease the list of entrants, he said. Registration opens next week for both tournaments, and may be made at the Fox Hole or with Mr. Brown at the H. L. Brown Agency office. The Sandhills Junior will have boys’ and girls’ events for ages eight to 14, and junior events for ages 15 to 18. The National Guard is offering a handsome engraved trophy in the junior boys’ singles, for permanent possession of the winner. Trophies will be provided in the other events. In the Junior-Senior doubles, adult and youthful players wiU be paired. Entrants may secure their own partners, or register alone and partners will be provided by the Sandhills Tennis association. This unique arrangement is de signed to furnish the best type of “on-the-job” training to interested young novices. Several of the adults to be thus paired with boys and girls are tournament players of some renown. The Charlton Court, new tourist ! court being built between South ern Pines and Aberdeen, which got into business prematurely June 7 and has been full ever since, will be completed and offi cially opened within a week or two, according to Alton Scott, owner-operator. (5ne nearly-completed wing of 6ignt units was thrown open early last month to accommodate guests state ’VFW encampment. We planned to close them after that and finish up,” said Mr. Scott, but people kept coming and we never could.” In the meantime, work has continued on the other wmg, containing seven units, and will be completed next week. Guests will then be shifted over while finishing touches are ap plied to the first wing—-then all 15 units of the modern, attractive new court will be ready to receive the traveling public. The Charlton Court is situated just south of the Carolina Power and Light company division office building, also owned by Mr. Scott and formerly the site of Scottie’s supper club. The 15 units consist ing of some single and double rooms, each with private bath face US Highway 1 under one roof Circulating hot water heat has been installed, and air condi tioning is planned for next sum mer. The ranch-type building of cin der block construction is faced with Roman brick, in vari-colored d^k reds and blues in random widths. Besides presenting an in teresting oppearance, it is fire re- ■ sistant. Inside, modem furnish ings are used, featuring Holly wood beds and upholstered leather emphasis on comfort. The Charlton Court completes a quartet of desirable stopping places at that point on the high way, the owners of which cooper ate as they compete in providing high-grade tourist accommoda tions. Southern Pines Cottages Braeburn Hall and Fairway Court are all within a stone’s throw. Mrs. Scott is assisting her hus band as office manager at the Charlton Court.
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