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'VALUE DAYS'
IN S. PINES
OCTOBER 1-3
VOL. 34—NO. 46
'VALUE DAYS'
IN S. PINES
OCTOBER 1-3
Merchants
Cooperate
With Sale
Tall Value Days' To
Run Thru Saturday,
Offer Many Bargains
are under
first coop-
&
t3
“Fall Value Days”
way—Southern Pines
erative sales event.
Thirty-one retail merchants and
service firms, members of the
Southern Pines Chcmber of Com
merce, are joining in the ihree-
day sales event—Thursday, Frida.,
and Saturday. Shoppers are ask-'
ed to “Look for the Pennant Post-1
ers” as these, displayed outside,
indicate participating firms,, and,
inside the store, direct attention
to specially-marked items. Pro
motion theme is based on the
World Series which opened this'
week.
Hundreds of special values are
being offered to shoppers, and
some firms have announced they
are making a straight percentage
cut of all goods except Fair
Trade-priced items which cannot
be reduced, by terms of their
franchise.
Prize Drawing Feature
A prize-drawing feature, in
which most of the firms are tak
ing part, is expected to draw at
tention to the sale. The business
es have placed coupons in their
ads, which may be found in The
Pilot. The coupons are to be filled
out with name and address, and
dropped in a container in the
store, with no obligation to buy.
Coupons in special Chamber of
Commerce ads in The Pilot and
other county papers may be plac
ed in containers in any of the
stores.
A name will be drawn in each
store at 5 p. m. Saturday, for the
awarding of a prize given by the
store. All containers will then
be taken to Radio Station WEEB
for the Grand Prize drawing at
5:45 p. m.
Names of prize-Vinners at the
^ individual stores will be put back
in the containers, and these will
also have a chance at the Grand
Prize.
$25 Grand Prize
Grand Prize will be a $25 pur
chase certificate good at any of
the participating businesses. It
may be spent all in one place, or
scattered among several. The $25
certificate is contributed by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Employees of participating
stores may not take part in the
prize drawing at their own store,
but may win at any of the oth
ers, or in the Grand Prize draw
ing.
“The Pennant Posters” have
been secured through the Mutual
Broadcasting System by courtesy
of Radio Station WEEB, tying in
with a national salss-promotion
feature of the network.
Radio as well as newspaper
advertising is being done by the
Chamber for the “Fall Value
Days” event, and the news is be
ing spread by various other means
Over a wide area.
Season Opener
Coordination of the sale is in
the hands of the Chamber’s Bet
ter Business Bureau, chairman of
which is Miss Katherine McDon
ald. As the sale opened she call
ed attention to the fact that “this
is being held at the beginning of
the season, not the end. Fall mer-
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IN HISTORIC BETHESDA CHURCH near Aberdeen Dame
Flora MacLeod chieftain of the world-wide Clan MacLeod with
? castle on the Isle of Skye, brought to
tlrnaP f listeners in and around the church a message of in-
f and an exhortation to steadfastness in build-
wf.T Z ■ °ame Flora is wearing a dress of the green
MacLeod tartan and a scarf of the yeUow MacLeod tartan—the
deriving from the MacLeods of Skye and the yellow from
the MacLeods of the Isle of Lewis, as she LpM iUn hlr faT
Her scarf is fastened with an Indian-head Boy Scout neckerchief
ring presented to her by Scouts of Eastern Carolina who enter
tained her at a steak supper Saturday night. '
(Photo by V. W. Hardee)
Dame Flora MacLeod Visits Sandhills;
Hundreds Hear Her Talk At Bethesda
PRISONER HOME
Master Sergeant Gentry T.
Frye, one of three Moore
county men who were prison
ers of the Communists in Ko
rea. arrived last Friday at the
home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Frye, who live
out from Carthage toward
West End, on Carthage, Rt. 1.
In Korea, M-Sgt. Frye serv-
fd with Co. E of the 38th reg
iment of the Second division.
His name was announced on
the Communist prisoner list
of December, 1951.
The other Moore county
prisoners are Cpl. Henry
Bradford of Southern Pines,
who is home, and Cpl. Arthur
McDuffie of Biscoe, route,
whose home is in Moore coun
ty near the Montgomery coun
ty line. If not already home,
Cpl. McDuffie, who was re
leased, is due home soon.
MacLeod Clan Meets
Ai Red Springs To
Hear Chieftain Speak
A gracious little 75-year-old
lady from Scotland won the heart
of the Sandhills during the past
I week.
Dame Flora MacLeod extended
to each of the several audiences
she addressed an invitation to
visit her at Dunvegan castle on
the Isle of Skye where she reigns
as 28th chieftain of the Clan Mac
Leod.
Her hospitality rivalled that of
this area where she was recogniz
ed and honored in a round of
events that began with a visit to
the Presbyterian Men of the
Church dinner here Friday night
and reached its height at Red
Springs Tuesday afternoon where
she addressed some 500 persons
of MacLeod name and blood,
launching a nation-wide effort she
will make to extend in the United
States the membership of the
world-wide Clan MacLeod Socie
ty.
Dame Flora, whose title derives
from a coronation-time appoint
ment as a Dame of the British
empire by Queen Elizabeth II,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen who
had extended her an invitation to
visit this area as she begins a
goodwill tour of the nation.
Her appearance as featured
speaker on the afternoon program
of the Bethesda Presbyterian
Church homecoming at Aberdeen
Sunday and her address to the
MacLeods at Flora Macdonald col
lege, Red Springs, were the chief
scheduled events of her North
Carolina visit—but she participat
ed with obvious pleasure in vari
ous other observances and meet
ings.
Twin Grandsons
Adding interest and color to the
appearance of Dame Flora was the
presence of her twin grandsons, i
John MacLeod and Patrick Gor-'
don, her daughter’s sons, who
went about dressed in Highland
costume, apparently enjoying ev-
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Dr, Woodson Says
Christian Training
Is Aim Of College
A notable record of achieve
ment by Flora Macdonald college
in producing women of high mor
al standards was cited last Friday
night by Dr. Marshall Woodson
president of the college, who de
livered the main address at the
annual Ladies Night meeting of
the Men of the Church, held in
the Fellowship Hall of Brownson
Memorial* Presbyterian church.
Speaking cf the work of th^
college and its accomplishments,'
Dr. Woodson read an impressive
list of Flora Macdonald gradu
ates who have achieved success in
varied fields of activity. The
Christian training of young wom
en is the chief aim of the college,
he said.
The college president’s address
waS made to a capacity audience
of some 175 persons who met in
the Fellowship Hall for a banquet
and the ensuing program.
Dame Flora Appeass
Clark Appeals
For Support Of
Boy Scout Drive
General Menoher
Heads County-Wide
Effort On Tuesday
Citing a goal that will make
Bey Scouting available to every
boy in Southern Pines, Mayor
Lloyd Clark today appealed for
public support for the annual fi
nance campaign of the Occonee-
chee Council, Boy Scouts of
America, that will get underway
early on the morning of October
6. He is the community drive
chairman.
Among the volunteers assist
ing with the drive in Southern
Pines are: “Majors”: Joe Monte
santi, Jr., Louis Scheipers, Jr.,
and “Chic” Hollidaji; and “Cap
tains”: Dr. Bruce 'Warlick, Dr.
Robert B., McKenzie, Donald Mad-
igan, H. Lee Brown, Millie Monte-
santi, Russell Lorenson, Frank
Buchan, Jr., Raymond Cameron,
Mary Grover, Louise Johnson,
Mrs. B. M. Harrington, Harold
McAllister, Joe Garzik, Russell
Mills and J. R. Seagars.
Brig. Gen. Pearson Menoher
of Knollwood heads the finance
campaign in Moore county, one of
12 counties in the Council. He
will be assisted by community
drive chairmen who will in turn
have the help of a large number
of volunteer workers. The com
munity drive chairmen include:
Robbins, Carl Scoggin; Eagle
Springs, Walter Monroe; Carth
age, Dave Ginsberg; Cameron, J.
M. Kelly; West End, A. A. McDon
ald; Lakeview, J. E. Causey;
Vass, Aubrey Keith; Aberdeen,
Lee Buchan; Robbins Mills, John
Sloan; Pinebluff, E. H. Mills; and
Pinehurst, Clarence Thomas.
No Local Quota
“We have no local quota,” Mr.
Clark said. “The Council budget
of $105,729 was made up by a
group of volunteers from the
counties in the council and is con
sidered the minimum amount
needed to provide the service, not
only to the more than 7,000 Boy
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State To Vote Saturday On Bond
Issues Aiding Schools, Hospitals
Bonnie Laddie At Homecoming
Recorded For
Two Proposals
A bonny laddie who turned up '
in full Highland regalia at the
Bethesda Church homecoming at
Aberdeen Sunday was Bob Bas-
kervill, Jr„ son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert D. Baskervill of Warren-
ton. He will be two years old
Monday. Shown here doffing his
bonnet in the doorway of the his
toric church, Bob was one of sev
eral children at th^ homecoming
dressed in Scots costume. His
mother is the former Jane Gibbs
who was home service represen
tative with the Carolina Power
and Light Co. here for about two
years some 10 years ago and who
also was home economics teacher
at Pinehurst High school for a
year and a half. A Flora Macdon-
sld graduate ^ho used to enter
tain gatherings in this area by
performances of the Highland
fling, Mrs. Baskervill takes a keen
interest in Scottish matters and
attended net only the homecom- |
ing but also the events in which i
Dame Flora MacLeod, Bethesda —
homecoming speaker, took part | Springs, this week,
at Flora Macdonald college. Red Photo)
(Pilot' Staff
High School Foothall Team Defeats
Aberdeen 30-26 In Homecoming Game
Manager Requests
Committee Study
Of Five Problems
Lions Club Has
Crutches To Loan
The Southern Pines Lions club
has six pairs of crutches—three
pairs for adults and three pairs
for children—which the club will
loan to any person in the South
ern Pines area for a period of 60
days or less.
The club bought the crutches as
a public service in view of the
difficulty of getting needed
crutches on short notice and for
short periods of time. Arrange
ments can be made
to borrow
A I crutches by calling Walter Har-
A highlight of the evening was , per, club member, who is in
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City Manager Tom E. Cunning
ham has asked the 15-member
Southern Pines Community Ad
visory committee to undertake
five studies of various municipal
problems. They are:
Efficiency and effectiveness of
the police department.
Policies regarding Mount Hope
cemetery.
Development planning for zon
ing and town-wide land use.
Use and needs of the*Communi-
ty Clenter (former Elks Club
building) on May street.
Plans for putting the sewerage
system on a pay-as-you-go ba
sis.
In all of these studies, Cunning
ham said, he will cooperate and
assist in any way he can.
The Community Advisory com
mittee was appointed by the town
council to make surveys and rec
ommendations of municipal prob
lems referred to them by the
council or the city manager.
The committee will meet Tues
day night at town hall at 8
o’clock.
Poinls Made After
Touchdowns Clinch
Victory For SPHS
Sandhill Legion
Meet Set Tuesday
Sandhill Post 134 of the Ameri
can Legion will hold its first fall
meeting next Tuesday evening at
8 o’clock in the Legion Hut on
East Vermont avenue, in South
ern Pines.
Jerry V. Healy, post command
er, announced the meeting this
week. A speaker is scheduled,
though his name is not yet avail
able. Membership plans for 1954
will be made.
All veterans are invited.
AT CHURCH GATHERING — Appearing at
last Friday night’s Men of the Church annual •
Ladies Night banquet, in the Fellowship Hall of
Brownson Memorial Presbyterian church were,
left to right: J. Graves Vann of Southern Pines,
program chairman; J. Talbot Johnson of Aber
deen who introduced a visitor from Scotland,
Dame Flora MacLeod; Mrs. P. P. McCain, dean '
of Flora Macdonald college. Red Springs; the
Rev. Alasdair Johnston of Scotland who preach
ed at the homecoming of Bethesda church, Ab
erdeen, Sunday; Dame Flora MacLeod, chieftain
of the Clan MacLeod; D'r. Marshall Woodson,
president of Flora Macdonald college and main
speaker for the occasion; and A. L. Burney of
Southern Pines, president of the Men of the
Church. , (Photo by V. W. Hardee)
Southern Pines High lived up
to its tradition of being a tough
customer on its Homecoming day
by^ defeating Aberdeen High 30-26
in a six man footbaR game here
Wednesday at Memorial field.
As the score indicates, it was
one of those games that keeps the
cash customers standing on their
feet, and as usual a typical Aber
deen-Southern Pines game from
the first whistle.
It is a tribute to the fine sports
manship existing between the two
schools as well as the rival coach
ing staffs that despite the keen
rivalry, the game was remarkably
clean, with a total of only 25 yards
in penalties called on either team.
Tempers flared at times for the
tackling was rough and hard, but
the boys quickly recovered them
selves.
The score is an accurate meas
ure of the difference between the
two teams, the trusty toe of Tom
my Ruggles providing the margin
of victory for the Blue and White.
The two teams were even in
touchdowns.
Visitors Score First
Following a scoreless first pe
riod, Aberdeen broke the ice mid
way of the second when Sonny
Sugg spotted Cribb in the clear
and hit him with a bulls eye pass,
Cribb racing over for the first
touchdown of the afternoon.
Muse’s conversion try failed and
the score was 6-0.
With time running out, Billy
Cox matched the Aberdeen score
fo rSouthern Pines, scoring from
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Baseball Lights
Fund Reports To
Be In Saturday
All cash and pledges collected
so far in the baseball lights fund
drive are *1;o be turned in by the
solicitors Saturday, whether or
not the reports are complete at
that time,^ said , W. B. Holliday,
chairman.
Only a half-dozen incomplete
reports had been made by Thurs
day morning in the $6,500 drive
being sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce. With some 75 so
licitors working, these were too
few tp indicate how the drive is
going, the chairman stated.
He requested that reports be
turned in at the Chamber of Com
merce office until Saturday noon,
and after that to him at the Cof
fee Shop.
The chairman said he has re
ceived a number of contributions
from friends of Southern Pines
^“all over the country” and urged
that more such contributions be
made from friends of the com
munity elsewhere.
Voters of Moore county and
North Carolina will go to the
polls Saturday to determine
Tvhether the state will issue $50
miUion in bonds for school con
struction and $22 miUion in bonds
for expansion and improvement
of mental hospital facilities.
At the 17 precinct voting places
m Moore county, voting will be
gin at 6:30 a. m. Saturday and will
close at 6:30 p. m.
Any person who is registered on
the general election books in the
precinct where he or she now re
sides IS eligible to vote.
W. A. Leland McKeithen of
Pinehurst and W. C. Barrett of
I Carthage, co-chairmen of a Moore
County committee working for
approval of the bond issues, this
week made a final appeal for a
yes vote from the citizens of
Moore county. Other members of
the county committee are John
a. Ruggles, Southern Pines; H.
Clifton Blue and J. K. Melvin
Jr., Aberdeen; E. H. Mills, Pine-
bluff; J. A. Culbertson, Robbins;
and M. C. McDonald, West End!
The campaign in Moore county
is strictly non-partisan, the co-
chairmen, Mr. McKeithen and Mr.
Barrett, are the respective coun
ty chairmen of the Democratic
and Republican parties.
Voting Places
Here are the voting places for
Moore County precincts:
Southern Pines—fire station.
Aberdeen — American Legion
hut.
Pinebluff — Home Demonstra
tion club.
Pinehurst—community building
near fire station.
Vass—Oldham’s Jewelry Store.
Cameron-Community house.
Eureka—Farm Life school.
East Carthage — community
house.
West Carthage—fire station.
Robbins—^municipal building.
West End—West End school.
Bensalem — Old Bensalem
school.
Deep River—railroad depot or
Dowd’s store.
Highfalls—Highfalls school.
Spies—Sheffield’s store.
Ritters—election building at
McConnell.
Spencerville — Westmoore
school.
Wide Support
While undercurrents of disap
proval of the bond issues have
been reported from some indivi
duals in the county, there has
been no open opposition to either
of the bond issues and there has
been wide-spread active endorse
ment by school officials, civic
groups, other organizations and
many individuals.
Underlying facts behind the
bond proposal are summed up by
the committee as:
“The State is tragically short in
space and in facilities for educa
ting her children today.”
“North Carolina is today still
sadly deficient in facilities to
j care for its mentally ill.”
I State-wide bond issues, the
I ccmmttee states, offer the only
possible way to meet these'emer
gencies.
CHECKING PARKING
City Manager Tom E. Cun
ningham said today he has
asked Police Chief C. E. New-
to to assign a ]>olice officer to
check "the entire limited
parking areas of the town"
regularly.
"Although it is not my de
sire to work hardship on any
one," Cunningham said, "the
enforcement of duly passed
laws of the town council is
the responsibility of the police ’
department and myself. I
sincerely believe there is only
one way to enforce laws. This
is to apply them across the
board to everyone. With this
in mind, I have requested the
police department to issue a
traffic summons to the city
manager, the mayo^ or any
one in violation of any of the
town's traffic ordinances."