WEAR A POPPY SATURDAY FOR OUR WAR HEROES ■LOT WEAR A POPPY SATURDAY FOR OUR WAR HEROES AWARDED HIGHEST HONORS for the 1953 basketball season, at the Rotary club’s testimo nial banquet last Friday night, were the four young folks above—far left and right, David Woodruff and Peaches Cameron, named honor ary captains by vote of their fellow squad mem bers; an(J center. Sieger Herr and Steve Choate, with their trophies given for “most valuable player.” The trophies are given annually by the John Boyd post, VFW, following selection based on an opinion poll of coaches and players of both the local and opposing earns. Story and more pictures on page 13. (Pilot Staff Photo) School Band Will Present Public Concert Tonight Lovers of band music have a special treat in view tonight (Fri day) when the Southern Pines school band will give its second annual concert at Weaver audi torium. The program will start at 8 o’clock. There is no admission charge, though a voluntary offer ing will be taken for some needed new instruments. With 38 members, boys and girls from the sixth through 12th grades, the band is larger this year and is offering a program considerably more advanced than before, according to Lynn S. Led- den, director. It includes a num ber of favorite band and marching selections, plus some semi-classi cal and even one “boogie” num ber. The first part of the program will include the school song, “Fair Star of Southern Pines”; Ameri can Red Cross March, Mandalay Overture, Mohawk View Fantasia (with trumpet solo by David Bail ey); The Way You Look Tonight, and Coronation. The second part will consist of Entriumphant March, Overture Argentina, Big Boy (with sousa- phone solo by Kenneth McCrim- mon); Big Horn Boogie, Stout Hearted Men, Our Flirtations March (with routine by major ettes) and Star Spangled Banner. Band Members The instrumentalists: Clarinets —Mary Matthews, Robert Speller, Gilbert Harbort, James Collins, Donald Fobes, Claude Reams, John Seymour, Lillian Bullock, Robert Spurgin, Lynn Peterson, Margaret Smith. Trumpets—^David Bailey, Jim my Hatch, George Colton, Bryon Naum, Billy Hamel, John McCon nell, Jimmy Bowden, Bill McDon ald, Mike Peterson, Iky Woodell. Saxophones—Bobby Cline, Bil- (Continued on page 8) Mayor Page, O’Callaghan Quit Race After Many Years of Public Service POPPY DAY Wear a poppy tomorrow for our war heroes! Memorial poppies honoring America's dead in all wars will be sold downtown in Southern Pines Saturday by ladies of the American Ltegion auxiliary and other volun teers. They were made by pa tients at the Fayetteville Vet erans hospital, and purchased »'rom them by the auxiliary ladies, according to their an nual custom. The proceeds go entirely for the furthering of the aux iliary's program of child wel fare and rehabilitation of war veterans and their families. Thus, in honoring the dead, the living are aided—a true memorial. PEACH FREEZE The Sandhills peach crop suffered considerable damage as the temperature unseason ably dropped just below freezing Monday and Tues day nights. First reports that the crop had been wiped out were later modified. Though plen ty of damage was done, it was not >50 extensive as at Jirst thought. Estimates rang ed from a 15 to SO per cent crop loss and it will be some lime before it can be defin itely determined, reports said. It was the latest freeze re corded in the slate, April 17 being the previous record. The killing temperature per sisted for only two or three hours each night, and a breeze was helpful. Growers burned hundreds of truck tires in smudge fires, helping to keep the loss at a min- umum. Youngsters Will Dance In Starnes Recital Saturday ‘^‘Festival in April,” second an nual recital of the Pat Starnes Studio of Dance, will present seme 30 young people in a color ful show at Weaver auditorium Saturday night. Curtain time is 8 p. m. The show is open to the public without admission charge. The program is in two parts, “Menu for Tonight” and “The En chanted Doll Shop,” presenting a total of 18 numbers. The dances of the first part fea ture foods — “Marshmallow Whirls,” “Hawaiian Poi,” “Holi day Puddings,” “Candy Kisses,” and other exotic dishes—winding up with “Southern Fried Chick en.” In the second part, the numbers bear such titles as “Easter Bun nies,” “Dolls on the Tight Rope,” “Alice Blue Dolls” and “Dolls Go Modern.” Group and solo numbers in tap and ballet, all gaily costumed, are featured, and there are five violet light. Mrs. George Mattocks “blackout numbers” with ultra- is in charge of costumes and mu sic will be by Pat Kirk at the piano, Bob Strouse at the drums and Bus Doyle, guitarist. Mrs. Starnes will dance one number and the other performers, from tiny tots up through the teen-ages, will be Craig White, Jean Nolen, Beverly Hodgin, Gail Given, Gail Bradford, Barbara Peterson, Martha Ellen Parks, Su zanne Boezeman, Carol Ann O’Callaghan, Nancy Ruth O’Cal laghan, Winborne Howell, Jerryl Langner, Patsy Beasley. Sharon Harp, Margaret Collier, Christine Collier, Gail Kelly, Mary McMillaii, Julia McMillan, Andrea Lee House, Ann Giauque, Sharon Slaughter, Mary Lynn Dixon, David Duke, Julie Ann Penkunis, Linda Hisen, Nancy Griffin. ♦ Two veterans of long and hon ored service to this community withdrew from the town govern ment last week by the simple pro cess of declining to file, though urged, in Southern Pines’ first primary. Tiiey were the last two mayors —and they may be the last in Southern Pines history to be elected as such, unless the coun cil-manager plan is modified to provide for a mayoralty race. Mayor C. N. Page, on the town board since 1945, mayor since 1947 (four terms) and Commis sioner L. V. O’Callaghan, a mem ber of the town board for 26 years, both said they thought they had been in office “long enough.” Mr. O’Callaghan was first elect ed a commissioner in 1927, and was reelected every time after that. In 1945 he was elected mayor, then in 1947 declined to be a candidate for this office, and the voters returned hiiA to the board. Highly Valued Estimates of his value to the board by those who have served with him run very high. A plumb ing contractor here for about 30 years, they say he “knows the location of every pipe and water connection in town.” His techni cal knowledge, combined with long experience, have saved the town untold thousands of dollars through the years. Mr. O’Callaghan has been un well during the past year and his presence on the board has been missed. This week he said, “I think it is time for me to get off the board and let the younger generatic-n take over. I will al ways continue to serve the town, though, whenever there is any way in which I may be useful. I will always be available, just as I have always been, to do what ever I can for Southern Pines.” His son Joe O’Callaghan is a candidate for the new council, offering for town office for the first time. Time of Growth Mayor “Chan” Page, during whose administration the town has seen probably its greatest period of growth and change, also said he will continue to serve in any way possible, though -in an unofficial capacity. He had stated two years ago that the term just ending would be his last as “six years is long eiiough.” He was never opposed for the office. This week he added, “I appre ciate very deeply the confidence the people showed i;> electing me their mayor, and I hope I have rendered real service, as I tried to do. I have enjoyed my terms of office—they have been a real pleasure, and also educational. If I have done anything for the good of cur town, that is all the com pensation I need.” Progressive Measures Many progressive steps have -been taken during his administra tion. Some of them are: the pur- (Continued on Page 8) N. C. Symphony Here For Fourth Concert Monday Harold Cone Will Be Soloist In Mozart Concerto • The 65-piece N. C. Symphony orchestra, conducted by Dr. Ben jamin Swalin, will offer a concert here Monday at 8:30 p. m. at Weaver auditorium. This will be the orchestra’s fourth annual visit. First playing here in April 1950, it has drawn increasingly large and interested audiences. Sponsored as befc-re by the Sandhills Music association, the program will feature Harold Cone, noted pianist of Greensboro and New York City, as soloist. Cone will play with the orches tra in the Mozart Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Orchestral numbers on the pro gram: wiU include The Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture; Bee thoven’s Cavatina from String Quartet in B Flat, Op. 130; the Sibelino Finale from Symphony "No. V, Op. 82; Three dances— Hungarian Dance No. VII by Br2thms, Slavonic Dance VII by Brahms, Slavonic Dance No. Ill by Dvorak and Riisager’s “Dance of the Torgots”; also sev eral excerpts from Jerome Kern’s “Show Boat.” Mr. Cone studied with Nelson Kennedy at the University of North Carolina, transferred to Harvard, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, studied under several emi nent New York teachers, then came back to Chapel Hill for more graduate work, some of it with Dr. Swalin. Returning to New York for further work in piano and conducting, 'he established a studio in the Carnegie Hall build ing and has attained to national prominence as pianist, teacher and composer. His wife, the former Madeleine Carabo, was a member of the first violin section • of the Cleveland Symphony when they were mar ried in 1944. She will play with the orchestira Monday night in special recognition of an impor tant date—their* ninth wedding anniversary. The children’s concert usually held on the afternoon of the Sym phony’s visit on account of a con flict in dates was held Tuesday of this week. An audience of schoolchildren from the Sandhills towns filled the 720-seat auditori um to overflowing. An unexpected preview for some local music lovers followed the children’s concqjrt. Richard Cass, concert pianist, of Green ville, S. C., who will solo with the orchestra at a date later in the season, joined it here for a re hearsal. Permission was given by Dr. Swalin fer townspepole who and, despite the lack of advance notice, a small but appreciative crowd appeared. Caucus Ruled Out; Town Primary Monday; 15 Candidates Have Filed Stoplight Mixup On Highway Has Fiery Results A two-vehicle accident which caused a power pole to topple, wires to crash to the street, 7,200 volts of electricity to start spark ling and crackling—it sounds like a horrible accident, but no one was even scathed. It happened Tuesday about 11 a.m. at the corner of Massachu setts and May—and it could have been horrible, police said, if it had happened later when children streamed out of the school nearby. Mrs. Eva Mae Veasey, 75, of Pinebluff, traveling north, stopped her car at the stoplight—and she told police later it was red. Jessie Odell Whitaker, of San ford, driving a tractor-trailer 40 or 50 feet behind, swerved to avoid her—he said the light was green. The truck struck the car a glancing blow on the rear fender, then hit the curb and the pole, which came crashing down. The jetting electricity caused blue flames to flash through the grass, and the cement curbing boiled up like a pan of oatmeal. CP&L crews had the mess cleared up in short order. No arrest had been made at last report, as the police were still trying to figure out—^was the light red, or was it green? Pick Five For Primary Southern Pines voters will mark five names out of a list of 15 on their ballots Monday, in this community’s first mu nicipal primary. Voting will be held at the fire station from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Registration is now under way for the addition of new names for the primary and also for the municipal election of Tuesday, May 5. Today (Friday) and Saturday are the last two days. Today, registration will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, it is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The. 10 candidates standing highest in the primary will be listed on the ballots May 5, when again the voters will mark five narnes. The five then receiving the highest number of votes will form the new* town council, under the council- manager plan approved in the special election of April 15. There will be no vote for mayor at either time, as under the new plan he will be elected by the council from their membership. Pines for 29 years. The most out standing leader in the campaign for adoption of the new govern mental form, he said, “Any state ment from me should be unnec essary—everyone knows how I feel. I have been working for the council-manager plan for South ern Pines since long before I went on the board in the fall of 1949. I believe it is a good plan and will be good for Southern Pines. Whether I am reelected or not, I will continue to work with all my heart and soul for the good of our community.” DR. L. M, dAnIELS, dentist, who has practiced here for the past 33 years, owner of rental property, member of the Rotary club and a former town commis sioner (under Mayor Stutz in the 1930s) voted for the council- manager plan. His statement: “Since not many of our natives, including myself, have ever lived under the council-manager plan of government, one cannot speak from experience. But I do believe it will make for greater econemy and efficiency than heretofore under our commission form, judging from the experience of other towns who have the managerial form.” HAROLD B. FOWLER, electri cian, a member of the Southern Pines Volunteer Fire deparement for 16 years and now its Chief, has lived in Southern Pines for 33 years. He is an Elk, and a vet eran of World War 2. Mr. Fowl er reports that he opposed the council-manager plan and voted against it, but, “Since it is what the people want I am willing to go along with it all the way. I don’t think we need so much change here, and I believe the new form of government can be very effective without many changes having to be made. I am for progress and what is best for Southern Pines, under any form of government we happen to have.” REV. J. R. FUNDERBURK, only Negro on the ticket, presi ding elder in the AME Zion church for the past 16 years and a longtime worker for civic bet terment in West Southern Pines. Five Hours See Drastie Upset In Political Picture In answer to interest expressed on all sides. The Pilot asked each candidate for a brief statement. All of the 15 very willingly re sponded, some preparing written statements, others in informal conversation. ' In presenting a few condensed facts about each man. The Pilot is not attempting a complete description but merely endeavor ing to identify the candidates for the benefit of those who might not know them: all, or might wish basic information. Seeing the council-manager is sue as one of paramount interest. The Pilot asked each man how he stood. All but one answered frankly. All the answers are giv en below: W. E. BLUE, incumbent board member, in business here for. 27 years, proprietor of the Modern Market for the past 17 years, op posed the council-manager plan and voted against it. Mr. Blue has been an elder in the Presbyterian church since he was 22 years old, and Sunday School superinten dent at Brownson Memorial church since it was organized in 1936. His statement: “I am a can didate for reelection on the city council. Now that I have had three and a half years of valuable experience, I feel that I am bet ter qualified to serve in this cap acity. On April 15 the qualified voters spoke their minds at the polls and adopted a new form of government. If reelected I will do my best to put it into operation as smoothly as possible, and go along with it 100 per cent.” H. L. BROWN, incumbent board member, owner of the H. L. Brown Agency (office ma chines and supplies) and a resi dent since 1935, past president of the Southern Pines Rotary club, opposed the plan and voted against it. However, he said, “The people have sifoken and if reelect ed I wilt serve to the best of my ability under the new form, as I have for the past three arid a half years under the old. With a good council and a good city manager, I think it should prove very suc cessful and I will be glad to have a part in making it so.” L. T. CLARK, incumbent board member, owner of Clark’s Funeral Home and Clark’s Taxi Service, past president of the Ro tary club, has lived in Southern Wake Forest College Choir Will Sing In Auditorium Concert Sunday Night The Wake For;est College cheir will present a program of choral music at Weaver auditorium at 8 p. m. Sunday, sponsored by the First Baptist church. The public is invited to hear ■ PAUL ROBINSON A whirlwind of political activ ity hit Southern Pines last Friday afternoon. Five hours later, 16 men had filed for membership on the new town council, subject to a primary Monday and the muni cipal election May 5. One candi date later withdrew. It was a history-making time in Southern Pines, with precedent falling shattered by the wayside. Filing at a cost of $5 each at the city hall were the following (thought not in this order): W. E. Blue, H. L. Brown, L. T. Clark, Dr. L. M. Daniels, H. B. Fowler, J. R. Funderburk, Joe S. Garzik, Voit Gilmore, Johnnie A. Hall, W. T. (Bill) Huntley, Jr., H. A. Lew is, Russell J. Lorenson, Joe P. O’Callaghan, J. T. Overton, C. S. Patch, Jr., and J. T. Saunders (who later withdrew). Blue, Brown, Clark and Patch are incumbent board members. The stir-up started with a visit to the State Attorney General by Town Attorney Hoke Pollock, his partner Harry FuUenwider, May or C. N. Page and W. Lament Brown, attorney v/ho had worked with the citizen group promoting adoption of the council-manager plan. For Specific Information The trip was initiated by Mr. Brown, concurred in by the oth ers, to gain specific legal informa tion as to the next step to be tak en in the nomination and election of candidates under the newly adopted governmental plan. An opinion remitted to the town attorney from the Assistant At torney General one month earlier had been that the caucus could, or should, be held here as before, and as legalized for Southern Pines by special act in 1951. This opinion had been variously inter preted, especially since the special act called for nomination of a mayor, which is dispensed with under the council-manager “Plan D.” Mr. Pollock’s interpretation was that the old form had to be fol lowed. Mr. Brown couldn’t see it. They decided to get the word from the lion’s mouth—the Hon being Attorney General Harry S. Mc Mullen. At their Raleigh appointment Friday morning, Mr. McMullan informed the group that, accord ing to the law, the caucus and all that went with it was out; that candidates would have to file, and quick—by 6 p.m. that day; and that if more than 10 filed, a pri mary must be held April 27. Put Out the Word On their return at 1 o’clock, members of the group put out the word by phone call, by visit and on the air over WEEB. He has led in many worthy causes and humanitarian campaigns in pathArpH in W * t*' people ii. i J r — gathered m knots un and down the community and county. He the street or cornered likely H zens to urge them to file. Efforts to persuade a woman, or women, to file were unavailing. Those whe could, wouldn’t; those who would couldn’t, for one rea son or another. Lacking time to coordinate, two candidates filed from West South ern Pines—the Rev. J. R. Funder burk, who was a candidate in 1951, and J. T. Saunders. Negotiating later so as not to divide their strength, they appeared together Tuesday at the city hall for Saun- (Continued on page 8) is first, vice-president of the Moore County Tuberculosis as- (C^ontinued on page 8) this outstanding college group, composed of 38 singers from many North Carolina towns and seven states. There will be no ad mission charge, though a free will offering will be taken to de fray expenses. ■ 'The program will be composed of sacred music, ranging from classics to-spirituals. It will be in five parts in the order of a re ligious service, starting with a choral invocation and call to wor ship, and ending with a benedic tion and choral response. The of fertory will be by the male quar tet. Paul Robinson, who will direct the choir, is a native of Pennsyl vania and a graduate of the Cur tis Institute of Music at Philadel phia. He was for several years minister of rhusic at Centenary Methodist church, Winston- Salem, and last year, before com ing to Wake Forest, was instruct or of organ at the University of Texas. Alice Speas of Wake Forest is accompanist. PLAY BALL! An interesting sports event of last May will be repeated here Wednesday—a baseball game between the town mer chants and high school team, on the town field at 3:30 p. m. "Lineup" will be the same as last year except for those who have died of old age." came the announcement from the merchants. With a choice of promising material, no sel ection cf pitcher had been made as yet. The game will be held, as before, for the fluid to buy new bleachers for the field. A good turnout is anticipated, with many rooters on both sides.

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