LETS GO I 1 ifW LETSGO TO the CIRCUS H |Pfl| 3gSi?5fenH ;&M&WN0y' I I UI I T0 *he CIRCUS 2ws,? I 11 lliwi ,.?dep.m VOL. 33?NO. SO SIXTEEN PAGES SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY~NOVEMBEB 7, 195^ SIXTEEN PAGES" _ PRICE?TEH CENTS Julius Boros Tournament Fund Grows; Mid Pines Pro fs Awarded New Honor 1 Committee Seeks $2,000 More For Big Local Event Local citizens have been gener ous in contributing to the com munity event to honor Julius Boros, but about $2,000 more is needed to meet the $6,700 budget for the tournament, planned for November 23-25. The Julius Boros Day ccmmit tee, meeting at the Southland Sun day afternoon, thus summarized the situation to date. The colleetion of funds will con tinue under the direction of E. Nolley Jackson. H. A. McAllister, president of the Southern Pines Chamber cf Commerce, is offering the facilities of the Chamber of fice as a collection center. Anyone wishing to make a donation may leave it with Mrs. Pira, secretary, he eald. Plsns of the committee were given impetus bv advance I news brought by Bob Harlow", publicity chairman, that Gores had been selected as PGA "Golf er of the Year.-' and will receive the coveted awrrd at a dinner toj be held in Chicago Thursday' night. Ho is the only non-PGA mem-j ber to receive this award, which has been won three times by Ben Hogan, and once by Sam Snead, A professional only three years, he is barred by a five-vear re quirement for membership. The community event will be the First Annual Julius Boros Golf tournament, to be held at the Mid Pines for a $5,000 purse, ex pected to draw an array of shin ing-name players from the world of golf It was planned after the comparatively obscure Mid Pines pro last summer won the two top golf nrizes in swift successioon? the Natioonal Open and the Tarn O'Fhanter world championship. Winning $37,000 in two events, he rates as this year's top money winnpr and the King of Golf. A report at the Sunday meeting showed that about $4,700 in cash or pledges had already been re ceived from local business firms to finr-iro the tournament. Miss Jean Ccsgrove of the Mid Pines reported that there were already 67 entries, including a half do . r the nation's top star players and more expected. On ac count of the time element in tee ing off, the entry list is restricted to about 100 invited guests. Both pros End amateurs are included. The budget includes an amount to purchase prises for the ama teurs. A few lccal players are to be included on the invitation list the exact number to be determined when it is seen how many from other places accept the invita tions. The tournament will be followed by a banquet at $10 a plate, tick ets for which may he purchased by the public up to the limit of the Mid Pines dining rom facili ties. Certificates are to be awarded at this time by the State of North Carolina to four Tar Heel 'Continued on Page 8) POPPY SALE The annual sale of "Buddy I Poppies" by members of the ! Women's Auxiliary of ihe VFW will lake place Satur day, to coincide with the cele bration of Armistice Day. Poppies, made by ihe dis abled veterans of all services, will be Sold for the benefit of those same veterans, a source of spiritual rehabilitation and self-pride as well as supplying the extra funds which mean so much, Conducted by posfrs all over the nation, a large percentage of the proceeds is retained for local use, Mrs. Lewis Garty, chairman of the Poppy sale, reported. Ninth Air Force Will Show Might On Anniversary One of the largest displays of the Air Force planes and equip ment ever offered in the Carolina has been scheduled by officials' at Pope Air Force Base for Sat j urday. November 8, the Ninth Air Force's tenth anniversary. Maj. Gen. Edward J. Timber ; lake, Commanding General of the 'Ninth Air Force, says the display | will be available to inspection by j all persons on that date. In mak ing the announcement Generil iTimberlake said, "I believe that 'every taxpayer should have the [opportunity periodically to in jspect and touch equipment he has helped purchase, and to talk per sonally with the men in uniform ichcrged with the defense of his j country." ' Visitors will be admitted to the lair base at 9 o'clock Raturdav ! morning. The open house will j close at 5 o'clock that afternoon One of the unusual exhibits will be the XF-85, an experimental jet | fighter plane, notable in the field of aviation in that it has no land jing gear. The stubby fighter craft is designed to be carried within jthe bomb-bav of a bcrrber. It is j lowered from the bomb-bay on la retractable prong and released. [When it returns to the mother |nlane, it hooks onto the prong and jis lifted again into the bomb-bay. j Along with the display cf the XF 85, the Air-Age Education Of jfice of the USAF Orientation (Group at Wright-Patterson Air i Force Base, Ohio, is expected to j be on hand with special displays of equipment. Among the exhibits will be a cutaway version of a J-35 axial iflovv jet engine Modified portions jwill permit spectators to view in terior mechanisms of this power ful Allison engine ! During the anniversary date of the Ninth Air Force, jet p'anes .will rppear in formation flight 'over Pone Air Force Base every [few hours. The jets will pass in the vicinity ? f towns and cities within a 40-mile radius of Pope I Air Force Base in between times. 'Air Force officials said. "Circus Is Coming!" Local Lions Back Jungle Pals In Bis; Show Here Today "It's a regular circus!" that's what folks say when something is! just so grand they can't think of a word for it! A regular circus! That's just what the Sandhills is going to have in its midst this Friday; Big Tent, Elephants, Clowns, Horses, Chimpanzees, Aerial Artists and Human Pinwheels . . T.adies and Gentlemen, Step Right up and come and see! Th.- Big Show, sponsored by the( Southern Pines Lions club, with, Walter Harper as committee chair-' man. will be located out on the old Horse Show grounds, atop Til-1 ghman Hill on the back road toj Pinehurst beyond the ballpark. It will be here for one day only, but there will be two shows; at 2 pm and 8 pm, with the doors opening an hour earlier. But fot those who want to guarantee that they wont for, if under twelve years that they will) be right down there in the sawdust and the elephants, re served soatr have been placed on sale at the Southern Pines Pbar macy. Lions clubs throughout the county are cooperating with the local organization to see that the news gets out and tickets sales are widespread. Friday's event is the offering of the Mills Brothers, old hands in the circus business. It is said to be the largest motorized outfit of its kind and to include "more in ternational stars than you have ever seen at one time." The bill lists 'Glittering Girls of 18 Na tions" as well as English clowns, an Austrian gymnast, the As tounding Eris, Oriental gymnast. Bavarian Teeterbonrd Titans, and a Spectacle of Spain, "Conquesi of Coronado" Chimpanzees from the Congo will add another touch of international ?artic'patioon. In fact, this circus the Lion* club is putting on, in three rings all going on at once, promise* more global thrills than the TTN sessions themselves. Vishinskv and all! It's a fair guess the bie white tent up on the sunny hill side will attract a record crowd Nation Looks To New Leaders j] EISENHOWER I NIXON Record Vote Hands Decision To Ike In Southern Pities, Moore and Nation ? - ? "Change" Swept in All Over On Vast Republican Tide The Democratic party was pick ing up the pieces this week and wondering, "Wha' hoppen?" What happened was a lead just about everywhere for Eisenhower and Nixon, along with a Republi can tide which swept both houses of Congress (though just barely) into GOP hands. Eisenhower outran his party all the way, rolling up a commanding lead, with percentage of about 55 to 45 over Governor Adlai Ste | Emmanuel Churcli Will Celebrate Anniversary Year This year marks a quarter cen jtury of worship in Emmanuel | Episcopal church. | Services appropriate to com I memorauon ai the opening of the present building on Massachu setts avenue will be held Sunday at 11 a. m.; 4 p. m. and 6 p. m. The regular early communion services are scheduled for 8 a. m. and church school at 9:45 under the direction of the rector, the Rev, Charles V. Covell. The 11 o'clock special service will be held by the Bishop Coadjutor, the Rt. Rev. Richard H. Raker of Greensboro, who will both preach and confirm, i Music by the choir under the I direction of Mrs. Prul T. Barnum will feature the anthem: "Ye That ! Stand In The House Of The Lord", by Spinney. I A reception will be held in the jparish hall utfer the morning 'service, with the members of St. M rv's Guild a.- hostesses. Mcm, |bers of the parish of 25 years ago J still residing here are being in jvited to receive the guests with Bishop Baker and ?he rector At 4 o'clock a commemorative |orgar. recital will be given by Dr. ! Frederick Stanley Smith, of Ra ileigh, former organist and choir director of Emmanuel, and, for several years, a member of the staff of the Southern Pines school. The public is invited, a free-will offering will be received. At six, members of the choir have been invited to meet Dr. and Mrs Smith at an informal supper in the parish halt. Members of the Youth Fellowship will assist. Sunday's services will com memorate -the establishment of the Sandhills Parish, formed in 1898 in the present church build Built orieinally as a parish house, -the edifice was to be used for worship until the erection of a large church on the corner of Massachusetts and Ridge street, a plan never carried out. There were 50 communicants in the parish at the time the congre gation left the original church on Page street, deconsecrated in 1928 and used, since that time for res 1 idential purposes. At the breaking : of ground for the new building, i the late Mrs. P. H. Beck, mother of Mrs Tom Kelley, dug the first shovelful of earth. A 25th anniversary year . book is contemplated, according : 'o Mr Covell. for publication I later on. Highlights of Emmanuel ' church's vears a !e?d'nr place : of worship in Southern Pines will be described, as a tribute to those . who founded the parish. venscn. Though this was not huge,', and in some states was extremely; narrow, it ran so true over the j country that the effect was of a landslide. Southern Pines and Moore coun ty voters, like those all over the nation, went to the polls in re ord-breaking numbers to affirm their belief that it was "time for a change." More than 12,700 voted in Moore, out of a registration of over 15,000. Totals were: Eisen hower, 6,855; Stevenson, 5,908. In Southern Pines the line form ed early at the pells and by the I closing hour of 6:30 p. m. some! 1,800 people had voted, more than twice the highest previous elec tion figure. Result; Eisenhower 985, Stevenson 767. "As the Democratic figure was | also a record, it was apparent that members of the "in" party had become alarmed and turned out in, abnormal strength. Their alarm,| however, came tod late, and their ; deserters were too many. The Republican tide ran strong, the state and county, Moore, however, accorded Dom victory for all offices except the two top spots. North Carolina stayed in the Democratic column, one of only nine states to do so (with Ten nessee still in doubt at this writ ing). In practically every precinct not only the Eisenhower vote, but ? also the straight Republican voto,j loomed larger than ever before, not even evreptine 192H in that.) crucial year, though, the Rcpub-I licsns swept all county offices?' which, however, were duly restor ed to the Democrats just two! years later. The stimulus of having a native j son, II. F. Sea well, Jr., of Car j thage as Republican candidate for; governor is credited with much of| the big Republican vote ir. many Moore precincts. The Carthage' j attorney, running very commend - ably in the rtate, as a whole, car ' ried six Moore precincts for a to; tal of 3,533 to W. B. Umstead's 6, 091 Walter R Love. Republican! candidate for Congress, carried: seven, and other Republican can didates had very respectable to-' ?: ale Election Day was quiet here, be-j Sing without incident except for a> fire alarm in the early afternoon. | The fire truck, parked behind the1 i station, which was turned over in full to the polling purposes, edged; its way warily around the crowdi to go to a brush fire in West ? Southern Pines. No damage, ; Few went to bed early on Elec tion Night, as radio and television! (stations stayed on the air into the wee small hours bringing delay ed returns. The count was still incomplete Thursday morning, and it will be (several days before all votes are .tallied. These are expected to run as high as 60 million. That Moore county, Governor I Stevenson's favored vacation soot, :and home of his sister, Mrs. | Ernest Ives, should go against him jwas a shock in many places. An janalyst for one of the daily [papers, seeking reasons for this jupset, came up with the follow - (Sing list, not necessarily in order 'of importance: (11 upoounty pre ? i cincts predominantly or heavily (Republican; (21 home county of Republican candidate for gover nor; (31 residence of many Army (Continue,! on Pep-* ?; Sisters Escape As Building Burns At Notre Dame Academy Loses Equipment, Goods In Midnight Blaze Five Sisters of Notre Dsmr' barely escaped with their lives .vhen a building in which they were sleeping at Notre Dame Academy on Youngs road was destroyed by fire early last Fri day morning. Though the Southern Pines fire truck was on the way within five minutes after the alarm was phoned in at 2:40 a. m., the firmer had raced all over the building by the time it arrived. Handicapped also by the lack of a hydrant, the firemen concentrated on saving a m ailer building, and its contents, close by. They were assisted by the N. C. Forest Service crew, which ferri : d water from the nearest hy-! drant, two miles away in town, and patrolled the woods until well past daylight. to guard: against a further outbreak. The building which burned down, a white-columned frame i structure on the b3ck driveway,! across from the main school build ing end dormitory, contained five ? sleeping rooms, sewing room ironing room, laundry and fur-' nace room. All furnishings and equipment were lost, also cloth ing of the Sisters, who had time to get only partially dressed be fore fleeing the flames; and con-1 siderable clothing, linens, etc., in the laundry and other rooms. , The Sisters sleeping in the | building said they were awaken ed by an uncomfortable warmth, and, seeing a red glare reflected on the driveway outside, thought at first that woods near tne build ing were on fire. It was not until one of them, running i cross the! driveway to give the alarm, look ! ed back and saw flames pouring1 from the roof, was it realized that the house itself was ablaze. After the tire was cut at 5:40 a. m? the Sisters, all of whom: were up and dressed by then, in vited the firefighters in for cof-, fee and cookies. Father Denges had also come out from town, and a cheerful reception was held. "Nicest fire I ever went to,' later commented Resident Fireman Frank H. Kaylor. "The Sisters were calm as could be, and theyj really treated us fine." The Sister Superior expressed her appreciation to the volunteer| firemen, the Forest Service crew (C-mtlnucd on Page ft) Girl Scout Drive Starting Today: S2.I00 Is Goal Today (Friday) sees the start of the 1953 fund campaign for the! Girl Scouts of America, in which' the 143 Gir! Scouts cf Southern Pines have a vital interest. On achievement of the local goal set at $2,100 depends the progress of the activity program for Girl Scouts and Erownie| Scouts during the coming year. Some advance gifts have al-, ready been reported in, and a1 benefit event, the Officers Wives Fashion Show, is expected to draw a good crowd at the Southern Pins Country club Saturday eve ning The greater part of the amount, however, is to be raised through local solicitation, con ducted largely by mail, under su-, pervisicn of a campaign commit ' tee composed of Angelo Monte santi, Jr., chairman, George H. Leonard and John Ostrom Since the Girl Scout organiza tion started here less than three yesrs ago, it has mushroomed from one to nine troops, now in cluding Senior Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies With their | adult leaders, they are engaged in 'a busy program providing con structive recreation suited to their ages, with training for character and citizenship, ! The local organization is affili ated with the four-countv Central ;Carolina council through which an i executive director, leader training j and other aids to an effective pro cram rre provided. The annual i budget is planned with the needs of both the area and community I organizations in mind. ?+ ELECTED L. B CHF.ATH Crcath Elected kiwanis President L. B. Creath, of Pinehurst, ex ecutive vice president of the Car olina Bank, was unanimously elected president of the Sandhills Kiwanis club for 1953 at the an nual election of officers of this countywide civic organization Wednesday. When inducted into office December 31 to succeed Voiti Gilmore of Southern Pines, he will bcome the 32nd president of| the club. Elected vice-president was Jack Taylor, of Aberdeen, and treasurer, John L. Ponzer, South ern Pines. The following were chosen for the 1953 board of di rectors: Haynes Britt, Dr. Bruce Wsrlick and Jack Younts, South ern Pines: T. Hoy Phillips, Car thage; A. P. Thompson, Pinehurst; (Continued on page 8) Officers' Wives Will Model New Fashions In Show The Officers Wives club will pre sent a fashion show at the South ern Pines Country club Saturday at 0:13 p. m. presenting new fall and winter fashions from Patch's I?c., with proceeds benefiting the Girl Scout fund campaign. This is the first community event to be sponsored by this or ganisation of young women, many of them new to Southern Pines, (he wives of officers on the staff of USAFAGOS, at Fort Bragg and Ninth Air Force, Pope AFB, and in units overseas. The Southern Pines FOVs clnh is loaning them the clubhouse fa cilities, and a runway is being built down the length of the ball room for the foshion showing. The show will be in five parts, presenting, first, casuals and "after-five" dresses; suits: coats fur, clcth and rainwear; sports and lounging wear: then, as a prrnd elimav, a glamorous col lection of formal evening gowns. Accessories for the costumes will also be provided by Patch's, Inc. Among "famous name" houses represented will be Salta-Knits. Quinto coats, Printzess coats and suits, Koret of California skirts and blouses, Jeanne Barrio and L'Aiglon dresses Dobbs hats, and numerous others. Shoes will include Jaequelins, Connies and Red Cross. Music for the show will be by Mrs. L. D. McDonald, and flow ers are by courtesy of Carolina Gardens. Southern Pines Ware houses. Inc., is furnishing material for the runway. Angelo Montesanti, Jr., chair man of the Girl Scout fund drive will speak briefly in its behalf during the show. Mrs. Gareth W Wiley will serve as commentator, explaining the fine points of fash ion as exemplified in each suc cessive costume Mrs. James Mc Donald is supervisor of gowns | A revised list of models was an nounced by Mrs Richard M Mc |Cov. general chairman, as follows: I Mrs Mack C. Shelley, Mrs. : David E. Rinoetoe. Mr*. Sam H I Slaughter, Mrs Clifford Dixon. Mrs. Charles H. Williams, Mrs. ?Tames Hill, Mrs. Charles M Str iven*, Mrs David L. Stcege, Mrs. 'Richard M McCoy. Parade Is Opener For Armistice Day Events Veterans Plan Service, Supper, Public Dance Mayor C. N. Page this week pro-laimed that Tuesday, No vember 11, will be aet aside here as a day of solemn ob I'rv"-e and happy memory the 34th anniversary of Arm istice Day of World War 1. "I urge that all citizens join with the veterans of Southern Pines, and their families, in the special events they have prepared for the countvwide celebration here." said May or Page. "Let this day symbol ize for all of us the peace we love, and hope to make ever lasting." He asked that employers give veterans in their employ time off to take part in the parade and retreat service, though the day will not be a general holiday. The post office will be clos ed, with general delivery and stamp window! open only be tween 10 and 11 a. m. There will be no city delivery. The Citizens Bank and Trust company will observe holiday, as will all the county offices at Carthage. Moore county's annual Armis tice Day observance will be held in Southern Pines Tuesday after noon and evening, November 11, sponsored by the Moore County 40 and Eight Voiture of Southern Pines, it is announced by Charles Swoope of Pinehurst, chef de j Bare. Members of veterans' posts and auxiliaries will cooperate in the events of the day which will start with a parade at 4 p. m. and have las climax a free dance, with or |chestra, at the American Legion Hut in the evening. Other highlights will be a rrem orial retreat ceremony at 5:30 p m. at the town park, and a barbe cue supper at both the Legion I Hut and VFW Home. I The public is invited to all the .events except the suppers, which | are only for card carrying mem bers of veterans' posts and aux iliaries. National Guard Band The parade will be led bv the j30-man 94th Army National Guard br.nd from Raleigh, and will include several batteries of National Guardsmen firming aii 'or most of the 130th Anti-Aircraft (Automatic Weapons) Rattalion with all their motorized equip ment. Only the color guards will be afoot. The battalion includes batteries from Southern Pines. Sanford. SI Paul, Rowland tad Rod Springs, with Rod Springs as headquarters. i Also marching will be the Southern Pines school band in full uniform, also the Boy Feouts and Girl Scouts. Reviewing Stand | The parade will form on East i Massachusetts avenue at the school, march west to Broad street and north on Broad past a review ing stand to be located near Pennsylvania avenue, where mil itary dignitaries will review the parade. Taking the salute will be Brig Gen William M. Gross, of the USAE Air-Ground Opera tions schoo' at Highland Pines (Continued on Page 8) 40 & 8 ENGINE A 40 and Eight engine all their own Is the recent ac complishment of the Moore County Voiture. It will be on display for the first time Tues day afternoon, when It will have an honored position in the veterans' Armistice Day parade here. The engine is built on a ear chassis, complete with boiler, cowcatcher and steam whistle, also a real train bell and tend er lanterns donated by the Seaboard Air I.ine. Various organisations and individuals of the county have contributed materials. with j the Pinehurst blacksmith shop , doing some welding. Mem bers of the Voiture who built the engine. ?e the Swoop* ; place near Ptaehur"t, include Tom McKentie. William Dick ^ arson, M. L. McGirt. Charles Swoop* and Sam Hartae&L
