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GOODBYE 1952 HELLO 1953 HAPPY NEW YEAR GOODBYE 1952 HELLO 1953 HAPPY NEW YEAR Golf, Horse, Social EventsFill Holiday Week At Pinehurst Midwinter Show, Meeting of Hounds, New Years Eve Ball Christmas wee;k is gay at Pine hurst, with golf events, horse events, dancing and parties. Today (Friday) a golf tourna ment is being held for women members of the Pinehurst Coun try club. Sunday, the 16th annual Inform al Midwinter Horse show will take place in the riding ring of the Carolina hotel. There will be program of eight classes, begin ning with a Beginners Horseman ship class, and running through open jumping by some of the fore most men and women riders of the Sandhills. The show will be gin at 1:30 p. m., and there will be no admission charge. Mdnday, the Fifth Annual Don aid J. Ross Memorial Junior Golf tournament will be played, at tracting many junior players— boys under 18—from many North Carolina clubs and those of other states. Monday at 8:45 p. m., also at the Pinehurst Country club, Capt. George Shearwood will present his “African Highlights,” a color ed movie film made by himself and Mrs. Shearwood during a a three-month vacation in Africa last summer. Captain Shearwood will provide narration for the film, which shows a variety of scenery and some big game. Tuesday, the Moore County Hounds will meet at the Carolina hotel. Riders not members of the Hunt, as well as members, will take part in the informal fox hunt xvhich win ensue. Members of the field wUl be guests of the hotel at the hunt breakfast at the end of the run. That evening, there wiU be a dance in the Pine Room for participants in the gymkhanas' held periodically in the Carolina ring. " Wednesday evening, December 31, the big event ushering in 1953 will be the annual New Years Eve ball at the club, with dance music provided by an orchestra brought down from New York City for the oc casion. Christmas Eve events included the annual Hole-in-One Turkey Shoot, a golfing contest in which the man or woman making a hole in one, or nearest it, won as prize a turkey on the hoof. POLIO MEETING The annual March of Dimes supper at which Campaign Chairman H. Clifton Blue is host -will take place Tuesday at 7 p. nu at the Dixie Inn at VaSs, according to announce ment from Mr. Blue this week. The meeting is also the an nual one for directors of the Moore County chapter. Na tional Infantile Paralysis Foundation, at which chapter officers are elected for the coming year. All community chairmen and chapter and campaign of ficials are invited to attend the dinner. Reports of chapter activities and fund expendi tures for the past year will be made, quotas set and plans laid for another . successful January drive. Hoke Citizens Gain Army’s Promise of Reconsideration The Army this week agreed tc “re-study” its plan of taking over a 55,00-acre corridor between Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall. The agreement was made by Thomas A.' Young, special assis tant to the Secretary of the Army, after a conference held Monday at Washington with representa tives of Hoke county, who had! gone there to register their pro test. Most pf the land the Army pro poses to take over lies in tiny Hoke, and sentiment there is that the move would seriously cripple the county government, perhaps to the point where it could not continue as such. Rep. ilarry Greene and Paul Dickson, editor of the Hoke Coun ty News-Journal, went to Wash ington as spokesmen for some 1,- 000 persons who attended a mass meeting held at Raeford Saturday night. In a formal statement issued after the conference, they stressed that the county did not wish to 43 Families Have Happier Christmas Through United Effort Headed by VFW 4.1..... c* At. ^ Forty-three homes of the South-+' ern Pines area where the outlook I -ranc witv, for Christmas had appeared Ki„oi. o 1 delivery of the gifts, and use was also made bleak had a happy Christmas af ter all, through the Christmas Cheer program headed here by the John Boyd post. Veterans of For eign Wars. The program was undertaken for the fourth successive year in cooperation with the county wel fare department, which furnished the list of families from its files, noting the paramount needs of each. Every single family on the list impede any steps considered nec- ^ Pines, West Southern es.sarv for tho natiV-nai Pines, Manly and Niagara had vis itors, Tuesday night—members of the VFW post bringing a basket bulging with groceries, with addi tional gifts such as toys if there' ess ary for the national defense. They wished to be sure, though, that it was necessary, before the crippling land transaction went Pinehurst Country further. Their conference with Young was follpwed by one with Ken neth A. Royall, Goldsboro attor ney now practicing in Washing ton and New York, who they said had agreed to represent them in the issue. Royall was formerly Secretary of the Army. Royall will also represent a group of Cumberland County cit Wednesday afternoon, the Caro lina hotel was host to all the .small children of the village at a Santa Claus party with special enter tainment. The annual Children’s Cantata was sung at 6 p. m. Wednesday at the Village Chapel. Carol sing ing took place at the various ho tels throughout the evening, pre ceding the 11:30 p. m. service at the Village Chapel and midnight ma.ss at the Catholic church. of a truck which one citizen loaned. Both white and Negro families received the Christmas favors. The baskets contained groceries valued at from $5.40 to $7.50, de pending on the size of the family, including both staples and holiday delicacies sufficient to last several days. Aberdeen Youth Killed In Crash of Transport Plane 87 Homeward-Bound Servicemen Die In Worst Air Disaster Wm Dunn, Jr., 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Dunn of Aberdeen, was killed Saturday when a huge military transport plane, loaded with happy service men going home for Christmas, crashed and burned soon after taking off from Larson Air Force Base, Washington State. Young Dunn, an airman second class, was one of eight Nortlt Car olina men among the 87 killed in the -worst disaster in the history of aviation in this country. The news came to his parents Sunday in a wire from Gen. H. W. Bowman, commanding general of the base. The body will arrive this even ing (Friday). Funeral services with full military honors will be held from the Aberdeen Baptist church, at a time to be announced. The young man was a student at Aberdeen High school when he i enlisted in the Air Force in July 1951. He had been stationed at Larson AFB for the past year. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth and Barbara, and two brothers, Charles and Dickie, all of the home. New Water Plant At Carthage Goes Into Operation ^‘The Game” Will Pit Alumni Against High School Cag ers Tuesday Night Stars of Former NEW YEARS DAY It ■will be "business as usual" in most, places next Thursday, New Years day, with little sign cif a holiday except at the Citizens Bank and Trust Co., which will be closed, and at the post office. The general delivery win dow will be open from 10 to 11 a. m., mail will be des patched, also distributed to boxes. There will be no city delivery. Few business places axe ex pected to close; Schools, of course, will still be closed—classes start Mon day, January 5. January 1 is a holy day of obligation for Catholics, and masses will be said at 7 and 9 a. m. at St. Anthony's church. Ross Memorial Jn Tournament The days of drought are over, supposedly, for Carthage, where a new $87,000 water filter plant went into operation last week. A million and a half gallons can In many of the homes where be processed daily at the new toys were delivered the veterans plant, located at the Carthage res- found they were Santa’s helpers ervoir. After processing by strict- indeed, for parents had been un- ly modern methods, approved by the State Board of Health, the izens who decided at a meeting at Fayetteville Tuesday night to join the protest. About 3,000 acres, including “some of the best farm land” in Cumberland county, are involved in the projected corri dor expansion, with about 52,000 acres in Hoke, and possibly small amount in Moore. The Army plan is now only in the stage of preliminary surveys by the Engineering Corps. The plan would take an estimated one to three years to complete. were children, and warm clothing for the old. This was done with the aid of several other local organizations, each undertaking to supply the needs of from one to four families, and gifts of cash, food, toys and useful articles from a few indi viduals. Fred Hall, Jr., who headed the program in 1949 and 1951, was chairman for the John Boyd post again this year, assisted by John Talbert. A number of other vet- Governor Puang, Who WUl Visit Here, Is “Humble Young Man,” Writes Pate “A very humble young man,” with a wife “who would win a beauty contest anywhere,” is Gov ernor Puang Suwanarath of Song- khla province. South Thailand (Siam), according to letters writ ten home by Lewis W. Pate of Southern Pines, who went to Siam as a Fulbright exchange teacher last May. He is teaching in the Songkhla schools. Mr. Puang, as he is called in the Thai form of address, will visit Southern Pines the first weekend in January, drawn here by his friendship and admiration for the local young man. He will be shown all the sights of the com munity, and many Southern Pines citizens and school children will have a chance to meet'and talk with him. Mrs. Puang is not accompanying her husband on his four-month I trip to the United States. That is too bad, for in his letters Lewis refers several times to her beauty, which he says remains striking though she is the mother of five young children. In on^ lettei: he comments, “The Siamese wotaen are truly lovely and keep meir figures till they are 50 or mjire.” Speaks English Well With or without his wife, Lewis says he is sure his home folks will enjoy Mr. Puang, a progressive administrator, interested in all phases of community life, and speaking English very well. However, Lewis cautions, '“It would help to speak quite sk wly and clearly. And be careful that you are understood, for Siai lese often say ‘yes’ whether they un derstand or not. As I remen ber, I did the same thing when I ■ 'ent (Continued on page 5) able to provide anything to satis fy their children’s longings for Christmas. In coordinating the plans for all 43 families the workers took a thoughtful precaution—filling one extra basket and setting it aside in case fire or other emergency should add a 44th at the final mo ment. « Cooperating organizations were the Order of the Eastern Star, which provided for four families; the BPO Does and Ruth Burr San born Group of the Church of Wide Fellowship, three each; the USA- FAGOS Officers Wives club, two, and the Young People’s Sunday School class of the First Baptist church, one. The Southern Pines school gave ia large portion of the foods col lected at the children’s “White water is pumped by powerful pumps, newly installed, through the town’s distribution system. The actual plant structure was completed more than a year ago. A new bond issue was required for equipment and this has been installed in the past few months by the Infilco Company of Tuc son, Ariz., oldest concern of this type, which has made similar in stallations all over the world.' The two-story building was de signed and constructed by Barber, Kells and Associates, Inc., of Col umbia, S. C. The recent growth of the coun ty seat, which included the ad dition of a textile industry two years ago, rendered the former village-style water system inade- Marshes’ Visitors Bring Good Cheer, Get Good Dinner Slated Monday The Fifth Annual Donald J. Ross Memorial Junior Golf tour nament will be played Monday over two of the famed courses of the Pinehurst Country club. No. 1 and No. 4. The tournament, whibh. is free to all boys under 18 years of age, is sponsored by the Pinehtmst Country club and the Chamber of Commerce, which awards the 10 prizes which are to be presented. The tournament has had the co operation of golf professionals throughout the Carolinas since its inception in 1948, and as a result has steadily increased in popular ity. Many of the pros will attend the tournament, accompanying groups of junior players from their clubs. Ten days before the tournament entries had been re ceived from many North Carolina towns and cities, also from Colum bia, Hampton, Spartanburg and elsewhere in South Carolina, and from Baltimore and Washin^on. Mrs. Banigan May Request Hearing, Bail Mrs. Julie Banigan, former Southern Pines real estate dealer, is being held in Moore coimty jail not on contempt of court, but pending trial on the two embez zlement warrants on which .she was returned from New York. The general misunderstanding ^ J , I 'to why she was in jail, which Christmas” offering which were I® town went through was shared by Mrs. Banigan, was CSSufit G. Boy. kets, the rest being reserved for water had to be trucked at con- of good omen, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Marsh on East In diana avenue are a flock of purple finches, who arrived this week and settled down with a good deal of merry chatter. They joined the rest of the Marshes’ holiday “house party”— Helpful donations of cash, food petitioners other items were ihade by the ,,,0+0,. action from which the or other items were ihade by the following: VFW auxiliary. Miss Maiy E. Blymyer, Mrs. C. L. Hayes, Charles S. Patch, Miss Dorothy M. Kornegay, Mrs. Mattie Buttrv,- Graham Culbreth. South ern Pines Volunteer Fire Depart- ette of the firm of Spence and Boyette, Carthage. Mr. Boyette represents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sherman, petitioners robins, bluejays, juncos, flickers,, ment, Jimmy Polston, Jack Garty IT. ! the Shiring Lmily, and Huck Mc- even a catbird or two. The Marshes, who love birds and consequently are loved by them, say that even they are sur prised at the number and variety visiting their trees this Christmas, but take it as a sign of a mild Donald. In making his acknowledge ments Chairman Hall expressed his appreciation, saying, “The program has grown greatly since water consumption in homes and businesses, a severe fire hazard was present at such times. Kids See Santa At Two Parties Children of the community had two thrilling visits from Santa Claus this week—Saturday after noon, when they were guests at we first undertook it in a small the annual Santa Claus party of way four years ago, and if it were for the generosity and aid of e y e presence of catbirds, these good friends we could not who, like the namesake animals, seek out warm, cosy spots. Christmas dinner served to the Marshes’ guests consisted of In dian pudding made of com meal, filled with raisins and suet, and served hot. “Birds like good things to eat, the same as anybody,” says Mr. Marsh. “They don’t like just old cold seeds all the time. Would you?” Well—not at Christmas, way! any- accomplish our mission as it should be done. It is a source of deep satisfaction to us that we were able to see that every family received something—^no one on the list, not even the tiniest child, was left out. ‘In their aid these friends show ed the true spirit of Christmas. We hope their own Christmas was made happier through their ac tion, and we wish for them a hap py New Year.” the Elks club, and Sunday after noon at the VFW home. About 250 children attended the Elks Club party, held at the Southern Pines Country club with Louis Scheipers in charge. Gifts and goodies were given each child as they formed a long line to whisper their wishes into the ear of a big jolly Santa, under the Christmas tree. About 65 youngsters enjoyed old Saint Nick’s visit at the VFW home. Members of the John Boyd post distributed the gifts and re freshments. contempt charge rose. “The con tempt order is null until placed into effect by an arrest, and that has not been done,” he said. “I do not foresee that it will be done.” Mrs. Banigan can have a hear ing any time she requests it, for bail to be set by Judge J. Vance Rowe, Mr. Boyette elucidated. Mrs. Banigan said she under stood she was in jail for 30 days for contempt; that no one had in formed her otherwise, nor told her she could have a hearing nor be bonded out. She said she had engaged H. F. Seawell, Jr., as her attorney. How ever, he has not yet officially un-. dertaken her case, he told The Pilot, and she is at present with out the benefit- of legal advice. Years Must Battle To Retain Prestige A big highlight of the holiday season in Southern Pines will be a traditional event of the week between Christmas and New Year —the Alumni-High School basket ball game, known from time im memorial simply as “The Game.” “The Game” this year will take place at the school gym Tuesday night, starting at 7:30. Annually attracting large crowds of highly partisan specta tors, “The Game” this yesir bids fair to be no exception, and in fact promises to top all its fore runners in this series of thrillers. It is no secret the high school basketeers are nursing a grudge against the Alumni for what they term a “luck win” last year. Giv ing advantage to their seniors in height, weight and experience, the Blue and White was still manag ing to hold its own with a safe threO-point margin when, with only 10 seconds left to play, light- i^ng struck out of the blue—Har rington, of the Alumni, was foul ed and made good on the free shot to bring the score 10-all. On the throw-in and a wild scramble under the basket. Alumnus Bill Baker came up with the ball, and half the high school, to drop in a two pointer ahd sew up the game 52-50. This year the Blue and White has a five-game winning streak to protect* and is determined to rid the Alumni of their horseshoes, also of any previous conceptions that the “youngsters” are easy marks. This will take some rid ding, for both the Harrington boys are in town; so is “Ole Gallopin’ Ghost” Gary Mattocks, also Tink er Bowen, Bill Sledge, Ted York, Roy and Richard Newton, Chan Page, “Mogo” Baker and numer ous other stars of old. The high school girls, who have been winning their game with the Alumnae girls with monotonous regularity, may be chopped down Tuesday night. Their senior sis ters have the best prospects in years, what with Pete and Shirley Dana, Barbara Page, Barbara Guin, Betty Jane Worsham, Shir ley Stuart, Betty Jean Hurst, Peggy Cameron and a bevy of others ready, willing and able to restore Alumnae prestige. A sidelight of entertainment at “The Game” is always found in the dilemma of parents with sons or daughters on both teams. There are nearly always a few of these. Mom and Dad occasionally sit si lent, not daring to let out a yell for either side; sometimes they give out with a cautious cheer, but the wise ones, saddened by experience, sit on one side for half the game, then move to the bleachers across the way for the final half. CHRISTMAS SHOW The Fine Arts Room oif the Library opened its first ex hibit of the year on Monday, with Christmas as the motif. Holly, pine and magnolia decorate prints and statuettes of the madonna, ■with a large bas-relief, spotlighted from below, as the major exhibit. The exhibit was arranged by Miss Nancy Boyd, a Stu dent at Columbia and Union Seminary, and a member of the committee in charge of the exhibit of religious art now on exhibit at the semin ary in New York. Capt. David Wardell of the U. S. Army Medical Corps has been transferred to Korea from Brooke Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. He is stationed in Seoul. Captain Wardell, a psychiatrist, is the son of Mrs. E. H. Foster of Pinebluff. GRASS FIRES The siren was sounded and the fire truck went out both Thurs day and Friday afternoon of last week, to put out grass fires—the first one on West New York ave nue, the second in Knollwood. No damage.