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33—NO. 5 20 PAGES THIS WEEK bOuTHliHN PIWES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1951 20 PAGES THIS WEEK isiness WiUTake neral Holiday aring Christmas tores Open Late his Week, Plan wo-Day Closing Dost retail establishments ojLthe untmity, it is learned, inclu- ; most food stores, will close i Tuesday, Christmas day, and day after Christmas, good many stores selling gift chandise, are staying open late evenings just preceding istmas. he Citizens Bank and Trust ipany will close both Tuesday Wednesday, ocal automobile dealers will le Monday and Tuesday, re- n Wednesday. ounty offices at Carthage are ing Monday at noon, and will reopen until Thursday morn- ity offices will close on Tues- cnly. terbage collection usually made !sday will be made Wednesday ead, when extra men will be on to cover both the regular :sday and Wednesday routes, 1 Howard F. Burns, town clerk. *ublic schoools, which closed dnesday of this week, will not pen until Wednesday, January iusiness offices in general will closed either Monday or Wed- day, some of them both days, ddition to Tuesday, Christmas "he post office will be closed tight on Christmas day, though •cel post, perishable matter and lecials” will be delivered. No oming or outgoing mail will worked. Before Christmas, the t office will remain open until m. Saturday, from 2 to 6 p. m. nday and until 6 p. m. Monday, ;h workers staying on the job late Christmas Eve in the ef- to get everything delivered Santa Claus- time. BUILDERS CUP (See story on Page 12) Forrest Lockey of Aber- ieen, winner of the Kiwanis Builders cup, highest service iward of the county, is vice- )resident and assistant to the ^resident of the Aberdeen & iockfish railroad. A native of Shelby, he spent lis boyhood and early youth n Laurinburg, Wadesboro, \thens, Ga., and Raeford. It was while his family was liv- ng at Raeford, where his 'ather was mill superinten- ient, that he secured a posi- ion as A & R agent at Aber- leen. After a year, he was •nade agent at Raeford, then n 1920 returned to Aberdeen is ear accountant. Successive promotions have brought him to his present executive posi tion. He was elected to the Aber deen town board in 1939, and ■nayor in 1941. He has been reelected for each successive term. He is married to the former Miss Carrie Hurley of Aberdeen, and they have one son, Forrest Lockey, Jr., of Columbia, S. C. Chieff among the civic en terprises in which Mr. Lockey has been interested was the bringing of the Robbins Mill plant and headquarters to Aberdeen two years ago. Merry Christmas F rom The Sandhills f' IIBIB 'X Christmas Story Will Be Re-told In Local Churches A big portion of the shipments pouring out of the Railway Express Agency office lately has consist ed of evergreens gathered and packed in the Sandhills, carrying their message of Christmas cheer all over the United States. Above are seen, from left, W. H. Marsh, deliveryman; M. F. Beasley, agent, and Emory Smith, Jr., clerk, just about snowed under with the cartons of evergreens moving out one day this week. Included are also cartons of orchids from the Carolina Orchid Growers, another big Christmas item (Photo by Humphrey) here. Native Greens Shipped Out By Train To Decorate Homes All Over Nation Pine Cones And "Light'ood Kindling' Are Favorite Gifts N. L. HODGKINS Hodgkins Elected President Moore Hospital Board Norris L. Hodgkins was elected president of the Board of Direc tors of the Moore County hospital at the annual meeting held at the Nurses’ Home Monday night. Mr. Hodgkins, who is president of the Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Southern Pines, has been active in serving the Sand hills ever since he came here in 1933. He has been a leader in Boy Scout work and in his church; he is a member of the Southern Pines School Board, a member of the Sandhills Kiwanis club, and has been untiring in his support of all community enterprises. Mr. Hodgkins in assuming the presidency of the hospital board, replaces Wilbur H. Currie, of Car thage, president for five years, during which time the new hospi- (Continued on page 5) Pine boughs, pine cones, holly, mistletoe and other evergreens of ' traditional Christmas cheer have been moving out steadily at the rate of several carloads a day, from the Sandhills, where they grow in profusion, to other parts of the country where their beauty is rarely seen. About two-thirds of the ever greens, it is estimated by M. F. Beasley, Railway Express agent here, are sent by commercial ship pers, who raise them for this pur pose. Largest shippers are S. T. Dunn and Paul Staples of South ern Pines and I. L. Blackman of Pinehurst. Numerous smaller shippers are included and the rest, about one-third of the shipments, goes from residents or visitors who have culled and packed their own greens (with permission and with care, we hope) to send to friends or relatives far away. Though such shipments go out every year, this year is the biggest, said Mr. Beasley. Trucks have been picking up 10 or 15 loads dailyr which are then transferred to trains passing through for re packing in carloads at transfer points. This does not include many shipments leaving also by rail from Pinehurst, by parcel post and by air express. Many persorjs sendng to far-off destinations are using air express, apparently perfectly willing to pay the additional tariff in order to get their evergreens where they are going in fine fresh condition in time for Christmas decoration. Judging from the addresses on (Continued on Page 5) The Game” - Alumni vs. High School - ^ill Be Big Event of Holiday Week Contracts Let For Construction Of Platinum Plant Special Services And Programs Will Mark Joyous Day The story of Bethlehem will be re-told in song, sermon and sol emn ritual in Southern Pines churches. Midnight mass at St. Anthony’s Catholic church will start at the midnight hour of Christmas morn ing. Music for the high mass will be by Mrs. L. D. McDonald, ac companying the choir in the an cient anthems. Low masses will be held Christ- imas morning at 7, 9 and 11. Additional masses are sched uled also for Sunday, at 8, 9, 10:30 and 11:30 a. m. Confessions in preparation for communion will be heard from 5 to 6, 7:30 to 8:30 p. m. Saturday, Sunday and Mon day. Father Peter M. Denges, pas tor, will be assisted during the Christmas season by Father Charles F. Trotter of the Holy Ghost Fathers at Sanford. Emmanuel Episcopal Midnight service at Emmanuel Episcopal church will be held at 11:30 p. m. Monday, Christmas Eve, with music by the choir un der the direction of Mrs. P. T. Bar- num. Preceding the midnight Cpl. Henry Bradford Named As Prisoner On Commnnist List — ON PRISONER LIST Town Rejoices “ With Family At Joyful Tidings A wonderful Christmas present for Southern Pines is the an nouncement this week that con tracts have been let for the new J. Bishop & Co. Platinum Works plant here, and the sight of bull dozers already grading the tract on the Carthage road. J. N. Rennard, chief engineer of the company, who was here from Philadelphia this week attending to details of the beginning of con struction, said the general con tract has been let to the L. P. Cox company of Sanford, well known in this section. They were con tractors for the new Southern Pines school buildings. L. V. O’Callaghan, Southern Pines, was awarded the plumbing and heating contract, and Francis J. Kehoe, Westchester, Pa., the electrical. Air conditioning will be (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Alice Adams Passes Suddenly; Rites Thursday CPL. HENRY BRADFORD Civic Clubs Will Sponsor Projects In Aid of Needy Local civic clubs and other or ganizations are planning projects which will mean a brighter service, open house will be held; Christmas for many people, young at the rectory from 9 to 11 o’clock, and old. Christmas morning. Holy Com munion will be celebrated at 11 a. m. by the Rev. C. V. Coveil, rec tor. Sunday morning at 9:45, chil dren and young people of the Sunday school will give a Christ- The Rotary club will again car ry gifts to men of the State High way Prison camp at Carthage. More than 100 men are serving sentences there arid, except for re ligious services held by Moore county ministers during the year. Suspense of many months was broken for Mrs. Heriry Bradford with the news that the name of her husband. Corporal Bradford, long missing in Korea, was among the first on the list of prisoners of war released by the Commun ists this week. Waiting, like many other fam ilies, in hope and in dread as the first names began to be released over radio and in the news, Mrs. Bradford had her first notification by a telephone call from the United Press, Tuesday night. ‘‘Oh, thank God,” was her involuntary cry as the tears started rolling down her cheeks. Her daughter Gail, aged 12, and her mother Mrs. Elmer Renegar, who were with her, were soon crying too. Telephone calls and visits from friends came thick and fast after that, as the news spread. The next day Mrs. Bradford, still a little trembly with joy and relief, tried to get her emotions in check in case the word should be false. Repeated warnings by the authorities that the enemy list might not be dependable, however, could not keep her from feeling that life had changed for her and for their two little girls, Gail and Ida Lou—“Tinkle”— (Continued on Page 8) mas program, to which all their“Christmas party” is the only parents are invited. At the 11 a. set from the m. service Sunday, the sermon will be by Lewis Hodgkins, a attention these men get from the outside world. Russell Lorenson, heads the Ro by theological studept at St. Luke’s tary committee for the project, as- seminary, Sewanee, Tenn., who listed by Ed Small, Harry FuUen- is at his home here for the holi-'wider and the Rev. C. V. Covell. ^jgy Other Rotarians and some non- There will be no services Christmas Eve or Christmas day at the Presbyterian, Congregation al and Baptist churches, where special services will be held at the regular hours Sunday. At Presbyterian Church members will accompany them to the prison camp Sunday after noon, where they will cooperate with the Rev. Mr. Nelson, Meth odist minister of Robbins, in a Christmas service, and afterwards distribute gift parcels, books and magazines. The parcels, packed A Christmas song service, to by the Rotarians, will contain which all in the community are pipes, smoking and chewing to- ccrdially invited, will be held bacco, stationery and other small Sunday at 8 p. m. at Brownson personal items, also a New Testa- Memorial Presbyterian church, ment for each man. said the Rev. C. K. Ligon, minis-|-yp^ Project ter. Traditional Yule songs of, VFW, has olden days, including beloved fav- undertaken the work of aiding the orites and other smdom hemd, wiU ^Q^j^y welfare department in the Southern Pines - Niagara - Manly One of the highlights of the iristmas holidays in Southern nes is not, oddly enough, a glit- ring social festoo, but a basket- ill game—^the annual High ihool vs Alumni game. Taking due note that the game scheduled this year for Fri- ly night, December 28, your Pi- t sports reporter has been dig- ng for some history of the game, le oddity is, one of its attrac- )ns for the High School varsity ams—they had rather Win the lame,” as it is called, than any the regular schedule. Equally riously, the Alumni want also win. No odds are asked, ex pected or given by either side. Bearing this out last year, the high school girls laid it heavy and hard on the Alumnae girls and fussed at their coach for frequent substitutions. Oq the other side, the Alumni boys unmercifully pummeled the high school boys, and darkly hinted that Philip J. Weaver, their coach for the night, was unnecessarily substituting to hold the score down. And so the “Game” goes. The spectators have an equally hard time, with their loyalties di vided. Take His Honor Mayor Page and his wife Kay—^for whom (Continued on Page 8) HOLLY SHOW The Christmas week exhi bition, in the Fine Arts Room of the Library, to open the series to be held throughout the year, will be especially appropriate to the season. It will consist of an exhibition of speciments of holly grown by the Hollytree Nursery. Ernest Mbrell, who is ar ranging the exhibit, has more than a hundred types of holly growing out at his place. Not all will be shown, but speti- mens from many interesting varieties, unfamiliar to most of us, will be on display. Adding to the beauty of the holly show will be Chirsl- mas decorations, the work of three garden clubs, that of Aberdeen and the Southern Pines • and Civic Gardening Clubs, both of southern Pines All three clubs are planning to contribute one or more ar- rangemeents of Christmas greens. The exhibit will open Sat urday. Mrs. Alice Fifield Adams, 57, died suddenly at her home about a. m. Wednesday following a heart attack. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist church, conducted by the pastor. Dr. W. C. Holland. Burial was in the family plot in Mt. Hope cemetery. Pallbearers were C. N. Page, L. V. O’Callaghan, Harold McNeill, W. E. Blue, Elmer Renegar and S. B. Richardson. Mrs. Adams was born January 3, 1894, at Contoocook, N. H. She had been a resident of Southern Pines for the past 30 years. Since 1936 she had owned and operated Magnolia Lodge, one of the com munity’s best known guest homes. She was active in affairs of her church, the First Baptist, and in civic matters always ready to give help where it was needed and to lend a hand in any cause for the community’s good. Her friendly spirit and capable management kept many guests returning to Magnolia Lodge year after year. While it was known she had a heart condition, she had not been ill and on the morning of her death was up early to give her son his breakfast and drive him to his work at the post office, where he was helping out during Christmas. Her death, occurring soon after her return home, came a shock to the community. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Boyd Morris, of Greensboro, and Mrs. Luther Penninger, of Ra leigh; and one son, Albert Louis Adams, Jr., a sophomore at State college, Raleigh. be sung by the Madrigal Singers, a group of approximately 25 Sandhills men and women. This will be the first church program given by the group, and the first public program in Southern Pines. A joy gift offering wiU be made. Music of the season will be of fered by the choir at the 11 a. m. service Sunday, at which Mr. Ligon’s sermon will be on “Christ mas Blessings.” Church of Wide Fellowship “Dare We Let the Christmas Child Grow Up?” will be the theme of Dr. R. L. House’ sermon at the 11 a. m. service of the Church of Wide Fellowship. This will be held at Weaver audito rium, as the church is closed dur ing its construction program. Music at the Sunday service will include a solo by Miss Merva Ben jamin, and anthems by the senior, youth and junior choirs, directed by Mrs. L. D. McDonald. First Baptist Church The 11 a. m. service at the First Baptist church will feature a Christmas sermon by the pastor, Dr. W. C. Holland, and anthems by the choir, directed by Marvin Beasley and Mrs. C. R. Mills. Mrs. Bertha Harmon will sing a solo. The Sunday school will present a program at a “White Christmas” observance at the church at 7:30 p. m. The junior and adult choirs will sing, and there will be musi cal offerings by the various Sun day School groups. area. Toys, others gifts and cash are being collected by a commit tee of which Fred Hall is chair man, assisted by Francis Harris. Everyone is asked to contribute to this cause, by which it is planned to bring Christmas cheer to many families in conditions of desperate distress. Donations may be given to any member of the John Boyd post. For more about the families who are to be helped, which in clude many young children, see story on Page 13! Lions Aid BUnd Thg Southern Pines Lions club will distribute Christmas baskets to all blind persons in this area. This project is also being parried through in cooperation with the county welfare departmerit. Dr. D. M. Whitehead, exalted ruler, is heading the Christmas project. The Southern Pines Elks lodge, which started the Christmas sea son by entertainng several hun dred children of the community at a Santa Claus party Wednesday afternoon, wiU as usual distribute baskets to needy families. Various churches are carrying forward charitable Christmas pro jects, and seversil hundred cans and parcels of food given by the schoolchildren at their “White Christmas” Wednesday morning wiU be distributed by boys of the HirY. General Menoher Happy At Hearing Dean Is Alive A NATURAL CHRISTMAS TREE A beautiful Christmas sight in Southern Pines is "the loveliest holly tree in the world/' the tall graceful tree on the post office lawn, flood lighted from, below these win ter evenings. The thick red berries against the dark green foli age make the handsomest of decorations on this natural Christmas tree, and hun dreds of persons come to ad mire it every night. Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher, who assisted his longtime friend Maj. Gen. William F. Dean in command of the 24th Division in Korea, this week expresed him self to The Pilot as “delighted be yond measure” at the communist revelation that General Dean is held prisoner, and is not dead. He added, though—“if you can believe them. We aU know what the Communists are.” He admit ted, however, that his hopes for General Dean’s safety had been given a tremendous boost by the news. General Menoher, now deputy commander at Fort Bragg and liv ing in Southern Pines, was in charge of reserve troops in the same action in which General Dean, heading the front-line troops, disappeared during a com munist attack in July 1950. Taking command of the divi sion after the loss of its chief, it was General Menoher who made the recommendation for the award of Congressional Medal of Honor. Data assembled by him in support of his recommendation was fol lowed by the award medal to Mrs. Dean by President Ti’Uman last January. General Dean was commander of the 44th Division during World War 2 when it joined XV Corps, of which General Menoher was chief of staff, for the campaign Of' Europe. They served togeth er in these capacities almost en tirely through the war in the ETO. The Menohers and Deans are also close personal friends of long standing, and of his friend General Menoher said, “He is a splendid officer and a great man, with a fine fighting he^. If any one can come through what he has faced, he can.” Sometimes it seemed almost im possible to believe that he could, though—a fact which faced Gen eral Menoher probably first of anyone. It was his task in Korea,. before his transfer “stateside” in September 1950, to direct the search with the help of General Intelligence. Many and many a rumor did they track down in vain. In the past six months, how ever, there was an indication, which was made known to Gen eral Menoher, that his friend might be alive—^though still he did not'let himself hope too much.
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