'2 Critical Decisions Loom In Education, Dean Phillips Of UNC TeUs Kiwanis “There is an oncoming ava-'^ “There is an oncoming ava lanche of children to be taught and not enough teachers to teach them!” This was the critical picture put before the members of the Sand hills Kiwanis club at their lunch eon meeting held Wednesday at the Southern Pines Country club, by the speaker of the day, Dean Guy B. Phillips of the University of North Carolina. Dean Phillips, who was intro duced by County Superintendent of Schools H. Lee Thomas, open ed his address on “Trends in Edu cation in North Carolina,” with a brief summary of changes dur ing the past years. In the decade from 1930 to 1940, he said, there was an attempt by the state to equalize education, with the lev elling, however, in a downward direction instead of up, due to economic reasons. The next dec ade saw more money available, but a scarcity cf facilities, while there was a drop of one third in teaching personnel. “We are now,” said the speaker, “in the decade of decision, when something drastic must be done to cope with the critical problems that face us.” In 1945 the increased birthrate began to affect enrollment, with, last year 29,000 more first graders enrolled than ever before and an anticipated 20,000 more due this year. New elementary teachers, to the number of 160,000 in the nation, are needed. Dean Phillips said, to take care of the increased enrollment, yet the number avail- FIVE OCUCK DISTILLED LONDON •OODtIRAB I WORTS ITR. PIOtlA„ IlllNOIS able is pitifully inadequate. As to the situation of the high schools. Dean Phillips is an advo cate of consolidation of the many, small schools now in existence, not only for economic but for ed ucational reasons. “We are not now turning out students adequately trained to take their places in life,” he said, saying that comprehensive, con solidated schools must be the an swer, where vocational training as well as college preparation will be part of the curriculum. “There will be 32,000 graduates in the state this year,” the speak er said, “and of these only 6,000 may be expected to go on to high er education. What of the others? There has been a cut from Wash ington in the amount of national funds available for vocational teaching. It is going to be up to each community to see that this vital training is given to the 26,- 000 students who are not going on to college.” Another! critical issue facing the South is the race issue. The Supreme Court may hand down their decision on this question shortly, the speaker said. We can not tell just what it will mean, but we can be certain that .more funds for better facilities and more teachers will be needed. Dean Phillips closed his address by presenting in the form of ques tions to his audience the problems of education in North Carolina. Can the state support an adequate, program, he asked, 'answering his question by pointing to the tax structure, unchanged since it was set up in 1933. Describing the grave outlook facing the youth of the jet age and the atomic age, he urged his audience to get behind the educational programs of their state and county, local izing this point by drawing at tention to the fact that here in Moore County we are much be hind in high school consolidation. “It is your responsibility, as cit izens,” he said, “to study your problem and support your educa tors. Our children are our hope,” he said, “and, remember, they are defenseless. You people must get the money needed and help your professional school people to do the job.” Dean Phillips was warmly ap plauded by Kiwanians and visi tors, among whom were members of the Southern Pines schools fac ulty, Superintendent A. C. Daw son, and Principal Irie Leonard, and school board members Dr. Vida McLeod and Mrs. H. C. Men zel. Besides Mr. Thomas, Miss Mary Logan, county primary su pervisor, and Mrs. H. P. McPher son, supervisor of the grammar grades, attended from Carthage. Among others recognized was Lloyd Clark, Southern Pines’ new mayor. Thursday. Friday. May 14-15—"Stairway to the Stars." Martha Aden Dance Studio revue. Weaver auditorium. 8:15 p.m. Saturday. May 16—Armed Forces Day. Open house at USAFAGOS. Highland Pines Inn. adults and children. 1-5 p.m. "Open house" at Fort Bragg and Pope AFB. starting with pa rades at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday. May 18-23—Moore County Schools tennis tournament, municipal courts. Saturday, May 23—"Beat Julius- Boros" nationwide tournament, on all golf courses. Sunday. May 31—SPHS Baccalaureate sermon. Church of Wide Fellowship, 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 2—SPHS Honors and Awards day. Weaver audi torium, 11:15 a.m. Commencement exercises. Weaver auditorium. 8:15 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, June 3-7—Moore County Closed tennis tournament. Wednesday through Sunday. August 19-23—Sandhills Invitation- al tennis tournament. Traffic And Liquor Cases Make Up Most Of Docket In Recorders Court BANK HOLIDAY The Citizens Bank and Trust Co. will be closed Wednesday in observance of Mecklenburg Inde pendence Day. 'Belmont straight bourbon whiskey 86 proof if l^eltnant this whiskey is 6 years old Whiskey K-.VJ 4/5 QUART B im OB • sm PINT WHISKEY • BEUKONT DISTIllIKe COWANY, lAWRENCEBUIIG, INDIANA A variety of highway law vio-'^ lation cases, with a few liquor cases thrown in, made up a fairly routine docket for Moore record ers court Monday. A good deal of the court’s time was taken up with three cases which the defendants contested at length, two of them successfully. These were Julian Hughes Joy ner, of Southern Pines, acquitted of making an improper left turn, and M. P. Craver of Robbir.s. Craver pleaded former jeopardy in the first count against him, drunken driving, and this was al lowed though the warrant had been taken out by a new plaintiff with, said Solicitor , W. Lamont Brown, evidence which had not been brought out in his trial for the same offense May 4. On the second count, careless and reck less driving, Craver was found not guilty. Not so fortunate was Austin O. Bonidy, of New Kensington, Pa., who was convicted of speeding 65 miles per hour despite an able de fense, and was assessed $15 and costs. Judgment Continued Hugh C. McPherson, a leading citizen of Cameron, charged with driving while drunk, through counsel offered a not-guilty plea and pled guilty to driving while under the influence of a narcotic drug—a medicine taken to relieve arthritic pain. This the state ac cepted, and attorney W. D. Sabis- ton, asking the court’s mercy, noted McPherson’s long struggle with the pains of arthritis, bis standing in the community and cdunty, his service as a Bible class teacher and his position as son of the man who had been chairman of county commissioners when that courtroom was built. “After he was arrested Saturday, he went before his Bible class Sunday morning, told them all that had happened, then retired for them to take a vote on whether they wish ed him to continue as teacher,” the lawyer said. “Their unanimous vote affirmed their complete con fidence in him,” He was on his way home from a doctor’s office when the incident occurred, he added, had just taken the medi cine and “knew he shouldn’t have been driving.” • Judge J. Vance Rowe continued judgment for the defendant, fin ing him $100 and costs and revok ing his license for 12 months. Rest of Docket Other cases on the docket (all penalties with costs added): John Wesley Monroe, Carthage, careless and reckless driving, 30 days or $25; James Thomas, Aber deen, assault with deadly weapon, nol pros with leave; Floyd G. Jor dan, West End, careless and reck less driving, judgment continued on payment of $25 fine and dam age to peach tree; Thomas Lester Vest, West End, careless and reck less driving, 30 days or $50; Frank Medlin, Southern Pines and Ab erdeen, driving while drunk, 60 days or $100, license revoked for 12 months; Joel Otto Kimrey, Durham, speeding 50 mph in 35- mile zone, $25; Vernon B. Miller, Pinehurst, and Hurley McCrim- mon, Vass, carrying concealed weapon, 30 days each or joint fine of $50. John Green, Southern Pines, permitting unlicensed person to drive his car, judgment continued; Stanley Allen, Southern Pines, driving without license, judgment continued on payment of $25; Bill Talbert, Pinehurst, driving on wrong side of road, judgment con tinued, court recommending he have his steering gear fixed; Sea- bolt Thomas, Jackson Springs, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, threats, etc., 60 days sus pended on payment of $10 week ly to brother and sister-in-law to ward support of his two children, till further order of the court, de fendant ordered not to go to their home in intoxicated condition; Mary Addison, Southern Pines,, unlawful possession of illicit whiskey for sale, three months suspended for five years on pay ment of $50 fine and on conditions of non-violation of prohibition laws. John Fry, Carthage, unlawful possession of illicit whiskey for sale, six months in jail assigned to county home; Cicero Davis, Ab erdeen, driving while drunk (sec ond offense), 60 days or $200, li cense revoked according to law Floyd Evrit King, Fort Bragg, driving while drunk, possession and transportation of illicity whis key, $100, license revoked 12 months; Frederick S. Cates, Jr. Hillsboro, speeding 70 mph in 35 mile zone, careless and reckless driving, 60 days or $50; Ollie Row an, Lucy Jane Rowan, Carthage, unlawful possession of illicit whis key for sale, 60 days or $25; Oscar McGill, Pinehurst, public drunk enness, resisting arrest, 60 days or $25. Mary Maloy, Aberdeen, bedding and cohabiting out of wedlock, not guilty; Joe Everette, Lemon Springs, speeding 70 mph, $25; David Franklin Thomas, Aber deen, driving while drunk, acquit ted, careless and reckless driving, 30 days or $25; Clinton Williams, Highfalls, public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, nol pros with leave; second count of public drunkenness, 90 days, commit ment of 30-day sentence suspend ed March 16 ordered into effect, to be served concurrently. Cint Dowdy, Carthage, careless and reckless driving, causing ac cident, failing to report same, ac quitted, driving with improper equipment and failing to report acccident, 30 days or $10; Paul Brockman Wallace, Eagle Springs, careless and reckless driving re sulting in accident, acquitted, im proper equipment, $10 fine. Tried May 4 Cases tried late Monday, May 4, previously unreported here were as follows: Orlando Jones, Aber deen, assault with deadly weapon, 30 days suspended 12 months on good behavior conditions; Dude Ransom, Southern Pines, assault with deadly weapon (knife), three months on the roads; Nathan White, Durham, careless and reck less driving causing accident, per sonal injury and property dam age, capias returnable Monday, bond set at $200; James Thomas, assault with deadly weapon (knife), called and failed, judg ment ni sci, sci fa and capias in- -V Insurance Women Convene Today At Mid Pines Club The annual convention of the N. C. Association of Insursmce Women will be held at >the Mid Pines Club this weekend, starting with the executive board meeting at 4 p.m. today (Friday) and con tinuing until Sunday cifternoon. The first business session will take place at o’clock this eve ning, with the second at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Committee reports and election of officers will feature the Saturday morning session. The banquet will be held Satur day night, with Dr. Leonard El- stad, president of Gallaudet col lege, Washington, D. C., as speak er. Katherine Pittman of Raleigh is general chairman of the conven tion. The state group has local association at Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, Burlington, Shelby and Statesville, all of which are expected to have dele gations at the meeting. Officers are: Mrs. Ina M. Seagall, Char lotte, president; Mary Lee Brad shaw, Burlington, first vice pres ident; Mrs. Edna York, Statesville, second vice-president; Mrs. Opal Leonard, Charlotte, secretary; Mrs. Bonnie Whisnant, Charlotte, treasurer; Mrs. Florence Iseley, Raleigh, historian. Tire Trouble Causes Accident; Young Lady Hurt A tire going soft, causing the car to start swinging, and forcing it out of the driver’s control, is thought to be the cause of an ac cident last Saturday afternoon that sent Miss Billie M. SeaweU, 20, cf West End Rt. 1 to Moore County hospital with a broken right thigh and bruises and abra sions. According to the report of the investigating State Highway pa trolman, Miss SeaweU was driv ing south within the speed limit on a county road one and a half miles north cf Glendon when her car went out of control, swinging left across the road and traveling some 130 feet before overturning off the road at the left. The 1950 Chevrolet two-dOor was damaged on front, top and sides to an estimated extent of $1,000, said the patrolman. The car is owned by Tracy SeaweU. Miss SeaweU, an x-ray techni cian in a Burlington hospital, was coming home for the weekend when the accident happened. No improper driving was indicated, the patrolman reported. stanter; Kenneth Henry Bishop, Miami, Fla., speeding 70 mph, called and failed, cash bond of $50 forfeited; William Ralph Brown, Siler City, driving while drunk, sci fa fqr bondsman, capias to is sue for defendant. Legal Notices fk, NS' AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TOWN CODE WITH RE SPECT TO DISORDERLY CON DUCT AND OTHER OFFENSES CHAPTER H—BE IT ORDAIN ED BY. THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHERN PINES, NORTH CAROLINA, THAT: Chapter H of the Cede of Ordi nances of the Town of Southern Pines be and the same is hereby am.ended by adding section 6, said section reading as follows: “Section 6—^Bird Sanctu ary. The territory within the corporate limits of the Town of Southern Pines is hereby declared to be a bird sanc tuary and it shall be unlaw ful for any person to kill, trap, or otherwise take any bird within the corporate ' limits of the Town of South ern Pines except pigeons, crows, starlings, English sparrows and birds classed as predatory by the Wild Life Resources Commission or by the General Statutes of North Carolina and domesti cated fowls. Any person vio lating the provisions of this or dinance shall be guilty of a misdemeancr and, upon con viction, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than 30 days.” Respectfully submitted H. F. BURNS, City Clerk A complete line of G-E FANS here O’CALLAGHAN’S, Inc. LEE POWERS AIR-CONDITIONED 113 East Broad St. — Radio Building Phone 2-3141 — Southern Pines CLEARANCE Just 10 Misses’ Dresses in Linen and Pure Silk Shantung Values from $39.95 to $79.95 now $22.95 to $39.95 One of a kind. ' \ r/ HOUSE PAINT • INSIDE • OUTSIDE '^hite and wide T\ati^zofcolors V a lion HARRIS ELECTRIC COMPANY Aberdeen, N. C,