S) « r^ a -n/r Trx t-vi _ _ t 1 BACK FROM GERMANY Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Alexander are visiting the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Autrey, in Vass. Mr. Alexander has recently returned from Army service in Germany. His wife had been em ployed in Durham for the past few I months. for the pistol he kept near him were available. However, he made a trip to Oxford early Wed nesday afternoon and it is thought at that time he bought the ammu nition, five bullets of which were still in the pistol found beside him. A few minutes before the fatal act, Mr. Aiken had been in con versation with John Blue, of North Bennett Street, road con tractor, who was engaged with heavy machinery in construction work not far away. He walked back to his car, got in and shut the door. Mr. Blue noticed him sitting in the car and around 5:30, walked over to ask him a question and discovered that Mr. Aiken was dead. The noise of the ma chinery apparently muffled sound of the shot and the body had not moved from an upright position, indicating, it is thought, that death must have been instantaneous. Surviving the deceased are his wife, the former Herminia Haynes, one son Benjamin M. Ai ken, a senior at Princeton Univer sity, and three daughters, Ursula, (Mrs. Ward Mason) of Cambridge, Mass., and Marjorie and Nora, who live with their mother in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Aiken had been separated for sev- (Continued on Page 8) ^ High School Students To See Driving Films — ^ Safety Project Sponsored By Kiwanis Club In a driver education project sponsored by the Sandhill Kiwa nis Club, six instructional films about correct driving techniques under various road conditions will be shown to students at aU 11 of the high schools in Moore County, starting Monday at Cameron. Judge W. A. Leland McKeithen of Pinehurst is chairman of the Kiwanis committee in charge. O. D. Griffin, field representative of the Highway Safety Division, State Department of Motor Vehi cles, will be at most schools to give a safety talk alter the show ing of the films. There will be two sessions at each school, one week apart, with three of the films to be shown at one session and three at the other. The first group illustrates driving on the highway and in the city and parking a car. The second group covers driving under ad verse conditions and at night and care of a car. All films are ob tained through cooperation of the Ford Motor Co. Here is the schedule for show ings: Cameron, March 1 and 8; Vass-Lakeview, March 2 and 9; Southern Pines, March 3 and 10; Aberdeen, March 4 and 11; Pine hurst, March 5 and 12; West End, March 8 and 15; Carthage, March 9 and 16; Farm Life, March 10 and 17; Highfalls, March 11 and 18; Robbins, March 12 and 19; West- moore, March 15 and 22. The Kiwanis Club, which draws its members from throughout Moore County, has a continuing interest in traffic safety. A few years ago it proposed driver in struction courses lor all high schools in the county, but the plan was not adopted. of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Pleasknts in Aberdeen, Mr. Huntley became ill Sunday morning but rallied after treatment by a physician who was summoned about 7:30 a. m. Later, before the physician had left the home, he was suddenly stricken and died about 9:30 a. m. of cor onary thrombosis. His death followed by less than two months the passing of his wife, Mrs. Della Deaton Huntley, last December 26, after a long ill- (Continued on Page 8) TO FILL POST The board of coimiy cotn- miSsioners will consider ap pointment of a successor to W. T. Huntley, Moore County tax collector who died Sun day, when they meet in reg ular session at the courthouse in Carthage Monday. Those mentioned as inter ested in the appointment in clude: J. Douglas David of Pinebluff; J. D. SitteiSion of Southern Pines, Cluirlie Cheek cif the Highfalls com munity, June Brewer of Rob bins and De Witt Pu];vis of Ritters township. Others are thought to have applied or to be considering making appli- catioxL Brig. Gen. R. B. HiU WiU Head 1954 Red Cross Campaign In Moore County Giv*! tv TD "CJT-tn I Brig. Gen. Robert B. HiU, re tired, of Southern Pines, will head the 1954 fund drive of the Ameri can Red Cross in Moore County, it was announced this week. A quota of $17,995—about $5,000 less than last year’s because of the end of hostilities ii^ Korea—has been set for the campaign, accord ing to Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy, executive secretary of the Moore County Chapter. The drive will start in Moore County March 9, while opening nationally March 1 with a goal of $86 million. Advance gift appeals in this county have already been mailed. Community chairmen and quo tas will be announced soon. Chair men from the upper part of the county will naeet tonight (Friday) at the Carthage Hotel for a dinner at 7 o’clock to complete campaign plans under direction of Ralph Steed of Robbins. Other meetings of chairmen will be scheduled, re placing the usual “kick-off din ner.” Sunday wiU be marked as Red GENERAL HILL Cross Sunday over the nation, fea turing a radio and TV address by President Eisenhower. Students Express Interest In Nurse Scholarship Plan Mere interest on the part of high school girls and less interest on the part of the people of Moore county were reported this week by Watson Scott, chairman of the eighth annual nurse scholarship campaign of the Sandhills Vet erans Association. While contributions to the scholarship fund are coming in more slowly than in former years, prospects are that 15 or more seniors in Moore County high schools will apply for a scholar ship, Soett said. The campaign opened three weeks ago. District chairmen in the unique SVA organization of about two dozen World War 2 veterans have visited all schools of the county and have reported much interest in the scholarships among high school seniors. “In view of this interest,” §cott said, “we are urging that all those to whom appeal letters were sent and who have not yet replied send in their contributions at once. With as many as 15 girls seeking a scholarship, it is hoped that the SVA can give more than one scholarship this year, as we did in 1950. But this will depend en tirely on the response we get from the persons to whom we have sent letters.” Beginning in 1947, the SVA has awarded one scholarship for nurse’s training each year to a Moore County high school senior, with the exception of 1950 when two scholarships were given. Girls . applying must be 18 by Septem ber of this year and must have satisfactory grades in high school on nursing school entrance sub jects. They must be seniors in a high school in this county, be sin gle? and, if awarded a scholarship, must return to Moore County to (Continued to Page 8) AUTO INSPECTION Highway patrolmen will be at the Southern Pines police station to inspect out-of-state vehicles, prior to registration in North Car olina, each Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. and each Saturday from 9 to 10 a.m., it was announced this week. Persons with cars to be inspected are asked to see the pa trolmen at those hours.