Friday. May 15. 1953 Final Score In “Car-Bump” Game: Three Arrested For Drunken Driving Two Negro step-brothers—Pres-"^ ton Reaves, Jr., 31, of Aberdeen, and Grant Thomas Vestal, 36, of Cameron, learned Sunday night that the public highway is no place to play a game of “bump- bump” with their automobiles. Before the game was finished, they found their cars wrecked ;and themselves in jail. It was just after midnight, on NC Route 27, between Carthage and Camnron that the playful step-brothers, who were later ar rested for drunken driving, be- |gan their game. Vestal, driving a 1937 Ford, was following Reaves in his 1950 Nash. Things began to happen when Vestal speeded up and began to bump the rear of Reaves’ car, the investigating pa trolman reported. The play became progressively rougher till finally the two cars “hung up” in some manner. As they tore loose, the Ford was thrown off into the ditch and the Nash continued for some 250-300 feet, stopping out in the highway Then a third “player” entered Ihe game—Silas Asbury Whitak er, 30-year-old Carthage white Bronze Plaque Unveiled At Raleigh In Memory of Roadbuilder Frank Page man, who ran up on the melee in the highway and sideswiped the stalled Nash, damaging it to the extent of some $500 and causing about $150 worth of damage to his vn 1948 Plymouth. Whitaker was the third man “out.” The patrolman arrested him too for drunken driving, add ing a careless and reckelss driv ing charge as well. It all happened about five miles east of Carthage. Nobody was hurt. MOTHER'S DAY BABY A bronze plaque commemOra-! ting a distinguished son of the Sandhills, one of North Carolina’s outstanding pioneer roadbuilders, was unveiled in the lobby of the new highway building in Raleigh Thursday, April 30. Highway Chairman Henry Jor dan, presiding over ceremonies dedicating the Frank Page Mem orial plaque, read a joint resolu tion cf the 1935 legislature di recting that it be placed “either in the corridor of the Capitol or a highway building when built.” An appropriation of $500 had been made for this plaque. Jordan then recognized former commissioners present for the ceremonies, listed below with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Garner of , , Bill and Dot’s Service station on their years on the Commission: U.S. 1 half-way between Southern T. F. Hick^rson of Chapel Hill, Pines and Vass are the parents of 1915-19; J. C. McBee of Bakers a daughter, Sharon Lee, born May ville, 1921; W. A. McGirt of Wil- 10—Mother’s Day—at St. Joseph’s I mington, 1921-31; Luther Hodges hospital. They have two other children, Deloris and Janet. Cash receipts from farm mar keting in the first quarter of 1953 in the U. S. totaled $6.6 billion, down 2 per cent from last year. / AA/]Aj\M/\A^ FOR THE SMALL SET Sun-loving fun-loving PLAY CLOTHES Striped Seersucker Shorts, Jackets, Sleeveless Blouses, Halters A real roundup of reasonable buys that need no ironing \ McLean s Style Shop Aberdeen, N. C. MEN’S Swim Trunks Jerseys T - Shirts and LADIES’ Swim Suits Shorts and Pedal Pushers T-Shirts - Jerseys Buy now while you can choose \ “Where your credit is good” The Quality Shop Poplar St. Aberdeen, N. C. Now has a complete stock of - of Leaksville-Spray, 1933-37; E. F. Allen of Lenoir, 1933-37; T. Boddie Ward of Wilson, 1937-41; Sam M. Bason of Yanceyville, 1937-41; D. C. Barnes of Mur freesboro, 1937-41; John N. Hack ney of Wilson, 1041-49; George W. Kane of Roxboro, 1941-49; James A. Bridger of Bladenboro, 1945- 49; D. Reeves Noland of Waynes- ville, 1945-49; Mark Goforth of Lenoir, 1949-52; and George D. Richardson of Raleigh, 1952. ‘Jordan also recognized Vance Baise of Raleigh, State Highway, Engineer from 1933 to 1949. Frank Page’s son and daugh ter—Frank Page of Falls Church, Va., and Mrs. E. T. Harrison of High Point, the former Clara Page of Aberdeen, were recog nized. Frank Page’s sister, Miss Mary Page of Aberdeen, was also present. service. E. B. Jeffress of Chapel Hill, the only former highway chair man (1931-34) who could be pres ent, cited Frank Page’s ‘‘duty to public service.” He said that Page left a record in North Carolina for honesty in handling public money,” and characterized him as man who “always insisted on good maintenance and shop work..” Lt.-Gov. Luther Hodges then spoke in tribute, after which Dr. Edwin McNeil Poteat, pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist church at Raleigh, read his funeral ora tion first delivered at Page’s fun eral in 1934 at Aberdeen. He list ed Frank Page as a “superior per son, with qualities of benevolence, integrity, courtesy, wisdom and action,” who during his 10 years as chairman had been responsible for the spending of $115 millio-n with no hint of scandal.” The party then adjourned to the lobby for the unveiling of the plaque, which reads: Frank Page, 1875-1934, Chair man, State Highway Commission, 1919-1929. His response to an unprece dented challenge made North Carolina one cf the first Ameri can States to build an integrated system of highways drawing more closely together the people of one hundred counties. “By his leadership, his wisdom, his integrity and fidelity, he set an example of distinguished serv ice faithfully emulated but never surpassed. “His organization of highway craftsmen endures as his living memorial.” Page was a positive dominating figure who stood by his principle that graft need not touch the highway program of the State He so conducted himself that the wrong kind of politics could not affect it. A roadbuilder of national pres tige, he served as president of the American Association of State Highway Officials, president of the American Road Builders’ as sociation, chairman of President Herbert Hoover’s Highway Safe ty Council, and, on appointment by President Calvin Coolidge, a member of a five-man delegation to the Pan-American Road Con gress held in 1925 in South Amer ica. Page was a president and di rector of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Raleigh Rotary club. Following his retirement from highway work in 1929 until his death five years later, he was a vice-president of the Wachovia Bank and Trust company. He had four distinguished brothers—^Walter Hines Page, writer, publisher and Ambassador to Great Britain during World War 1; Robert Page, who repre sented North Carolina in Con gress for many years, and later headed a banking chain; Henry Page, who became a leading banker, businessman and railroad president. He was State Food Ad ministrator during World War 1; and J. R. Page, also a well-known banker and business executive. Frank Page was born in Cary in 1875, son of Allison F. and Catherine Robateau Page. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1898. During I World War 1, he served as a Ma- Ijor in the AEF. In 1919 when Page was ap- Tom Avery Wins High Military, Engineer Award The medal of the American So ciety of Military Engineers, for the outstanding senior engineer cadet (Corps of Engineers) will be awarded to Tom Avery of South ern Pines at the annual Awards Day exercises and dress review at N. C. State college today (Friday). His parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Avery, will be present to see him receive the award, which recog nizes all-round character and abil ity in military, scholastic and ex tra-curricular phases of the stu dent program. A senior in the ciliv engineer ing school of State college, Tom has been in ROTC during his four years as a student and is now ca det captain and company com mander. The awards ceremony will be held in Riddick stadium following the dress parade at high noon. Tom is a member of Chi Epsi lon, national honorary engineering fraternity, and of S.A.E. social fra ternity. He is on the Student Council, and during recent student elections served as chairman of the elections committee. He has been employed part time, during most of his college career, in en gineering work at the Raleigh wa ter plant. He graduated from Southern Pines High school in June, 1949, at that time winning the Danforth award recognizing character and New Mayor Tells Rotary Club of Council Matters the county health department. This includes support of a bed at Moore County hospital for under privileged maternity cases. Mrs. J. Talbot Johnson of Aber deen and Mrs. James Boyd of Southern Pines for the county. One quart of milfejis equal to a pound of beefsteak in energy value. Mayor L. T. Clark, a member and past president of the Southern Pi^nes Rotary club, was its speak er at the weekly luncheon meet ing at the Village Inn last Friday, the day after he was sworn into office. The meeting was also held the day after the new town council’s first business meeting, and what went on there formed the main subject of his talk. Keeping the light touch, but with sincere eloquence. Mayor Clark outlined his hopes for the new administration and the bene fits which should result for the community from its adoption of the council-manager plan. He urged that the members, and all other citizens, attend meetings of the council and keep informed on what goes on there. In a question period, when member queried facetiously con cerning the council’s views on ex tension of the city limits (the member being a resident of an outside area), Mr. Clark staled that “Southern Pines would be made so attractive the folks out side would want to come in.” The speaker was introduced by C. S. Patch, Jr., program chair man and also a member of the council. Guests were Fred B Howland, of Titusville, Pa.; Tom Hensen and E. L. Comer, Car. thage, and Graves Lewis, Golds boro. Russell Lorenson presided VISIT IN VASS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding £md daughters, Donna, Cherie and Grace, and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Theime, of Charlotte, visited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Evans in Vass during last weekend. Prices of eggs received by farm ers in mid-March averaged 44.7 cents per dozen, the highest price on record for the month. pointed chairman of the highway commission, the State had 3,600 miles of inferior earth roads. Ten years later in 1929, the State had 7,500 miles of roads connecting all county seats and principal cities. With his parents and other members of his family, he is buried in Old Bethesda cemetery between Southern Pines arid Aberdeen. Local Tag Sale Tops $150 For Mothers, Babies The Maternal Welfare tag day in Southern Pines netted $153.44, given last Saturday toward the program in aid of Moore county mothers and babies. Assisting the local chairmen, Mrs. Claude Reams and Mrs. L. T. Avery, in the tag sale held an nually the day before Mothers Day were the following helpers: at th epost office, Mrs. Katherine McColl, Mrs. W. Lamont Brown, Mrs. E. C. Stevens, Mrs. Ray Mc Mullen, Mrs. Voit Gilmore, Miss Laura Kelsey; and at the bank, Mrs. Nolley Jackson, Mrs. R. M. McMillan, Mrs. J. S. Hiatt and Mrs. W. F. Hollister. Those wishing to contribute to this cause who did not have the opportunity Saturday may send their gifts to Mrs. Reams or Mrs. : Avery. 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