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TOWN ELECTION
TUESDAY, MAY 3
VOTE!
TOWN ELECTION
TUESDAY, MAY 3
VOTE!
jreement With
State On By-Pass
Signed By Town
Properly Dedications
To Town Expected To
Cut Municipal Cost
The municipal agreement be
tween the Town of Southern
Pines and the State Highway De
partment was signed last week
by Mayor L. T. Clark and Town
Clerk Louis Scheipers, clinching
the U. S. Highway 1 bypass for
Southern Pines.
Of the five-and-a-half mile
stretch of modem highway, as il
lustrated in the scale map pub
lished in last week’s Pilot, from
near Niagara on the north to
Fairway Motor Court on the
south, a little more than two
miles will be within the city
limits.
Of these two miles: indications
are that about half of this right-
of-way wUl be cost-free, as it is
either town-owned already, or
will be dedicated by the owners.
Mayor Clark said this'week. Work
has been under way for several
weeks toward this end as the
mayor and town manager, with
dedication papers drawn up by
the town attorney, have been in
terviewing various owners with
a view toward reducing the even
tual costs.
The Town is in the position of
being itself the owner of some
2,000 feet along the right of way.
The Southern Pines school also
owns 400 feet.
According to the municipal
agreement, the Town is liable for
one-third of the right-of-wEiy
costs; with the State paying two-
thirds. Dedication of land saves
the Town considerably more than
the share it would have otherwise
had to pay. The State also credits
its own two-thirds share, at full
appraised value, to the Town’s
final bill.
This applies also to public
lands. The Town’s 2,000-fcot
frontage will be appraised, and
Southern Pines will receive a
credit of two-thirds of the full
value from the State.
In addition. Commissioner For
rest G. Lockey has informed the
council that any right-of-way
footage outside the town limits
for which the council can secure
dedication will be credited to the
municipal bill at the same rate.
Through this means, said Mayor
Clark, the council has anticipated
that all, or by far the greater part,
of the total cost can be met. If it
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Library Launches
Membership Drive
Letters have gone out to mem
bers of the Souther^ Pines Libra
ry Association appealing for mem
berships for the coming year.
George H. Leonard, Jr., presi
dent of the Association, urges all
members and new friends of the
library to contribute to the sup
port of the institution through
memberships.
Circulation figures for 1954
show that 12,115 adults and 4,971
young people and children visited
the hbrary.
In the fiction field 13,558 adult
books were taken out and 8,028
juvenile volumes. '
In non-fiction, circulation fig
ures were: periodicals, 441; travel
282; history, 420; biography, 740;
miscellaneous, 2,093; and S. S. D.
10-cent books, 2,786.
YOUNGSTERS 'SHOT'
TO PREVENT POLIO
First and second grade stu
dents in Moore schools parad
ed through the county health
center at Carthage last week
and this week rec^ving free
Salk polio vaccine shots*—part
of a nationwide program that
gave first priority to the six
and seven year old children.
Nearly 1,700 children had
been given the free shots, af
ter approval by their parents,
when the Moore County pro
gram ended Thursday after
noon. Final report on the
county’s vaccinations was to
be sent in today (Friday),
said Dr. J. W. Willcox, health
officer.
As Mrs. Sally McLean of
the health department regis
ters youngsters from Mrs. J.
F. Sinclair’s second grade at
West End school Monday (top
photo), the boys appear confi
dent of their ability to cope
with the vaccination proced
ure, but the little girl may
have a few misgivings. Mrs.
Sinclair is visible in the back
ground.
First and second grade pu
pils from Westmoore School
give Photographer Valerie
5 Conncilmea To Be Chosen In
Municipal Election On Tuesday
Blue Leads In
Primary Vote,
Pethick Second
Nicholson a “V for Victory”
over polio sign as they line up
outside the health center,
waiting for their shots. Sec
onds after the picture was
^made, the boys in the back
ground began a rolling and
tumbling act on the lawn, re
leasing their energies after a
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Bobby Cline Will
Head Council At
School Next Year
Blue Knight Club
Schedules Supper
Members and prospective mem
bers of the Blue Knights Athletic
Club—an organization of adults
formed recently to promote the
high school athletic program —
will gather for a covered dish sup
per Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the
school cafeteria.
L. J. (Hap) Perry, executive
secret^ of the N. C. High School
Athletic Association, will be the
visiting speaker.
The public is invited, but per
sons attending are asked to bring
a covered dish. Those planning
to attend are asked to call Mrs.
Ike Woodell at 2-4623 so that an
estimate of attendance csm be ob
tained.
In elaborate and authentic elec
tions, rivalling the current town
election in interest and enthusi
asm, the student body of Southern
Pines High School went to the
polls last Friday to elect Student
Council officers.
Council officers chosen were:
president, Bobby Cline, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cline, 565 S.
Valley Rd.; corresponding secre
tary, John Ray, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dan S. Ray of Murray HiU
Rd., off No. 1 highway, south;
vice-president, Anike Verhoeff,
daughter of ^r. and Mrs. Dirk
Verhoeff of McCain; recording
secretary, John McConnell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John D. McConnell
of Country Club Dr.; and treasur
er, Jesse Williford, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Williford of Niagara.
The president and correspond
ing secretary are traditionally
chosen frcm a single slate of can
didates—the student receiving the
highest vote becoming president
and the second highest corres
ponding secretary. Other candi
dates for these offices were Julian
Pleasants, Bill Marley, John Sey
mour and Jimmie McDonald.
Other candidates for vice-presi
dent were John Chappell, Thom
as Vann, Ray Daeke and Betty
Weatherspoon. For secretary, the
other candidates were Louise Mc
Donald, Beth Turner, George
Reams and Nancy Traylor; and for
treasurer, they were Suzanne
Steed, Pete Butler, Buddy Gou-
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MORE NIGHT BASEBALL
The current series of night
home games played by the South
ern Pines. High School Blue
Knights will continue with con
tests at Memorial Field against
Aberdeen Saturday, Pinehurst
Wednesday and Robbins Thurs
day, ending the regular season.
All night games start at 8 o’clock.
In home games of the past week,
the Blue Knights lost to Carthage,
16-2, last Friday and West End,
11-6, Wednesday.
polio VACCINE
When will there be enough
polio vaccine to meet the de
mand?
This is a question that is
forming the topic of many a
telephone conversation as
parents call their physicians
to ask when Johnny, Susie,
and Winnie May can join
their brothers and sisters, of
the 1st and 2nd grades, as
"safe from polio."
Nobody has a definite an
swer yet. No vaccine has as
yet been made available to
private physicians. However
drug companies are working
hard to turn out the vaccine,
while scrupulously meeting
the requirements t!or potency
and safety.
So, word to the parents is:
comimiercial'distribution MAY
start towards the end of May,
but don't let hopes soar too
high; this is a new business
and it should not be rushed
too fast.
As for which children will
get. the scarce supply first:
that wUl follow priorities
carefully worked out accord
ing to age 'groups.
The above information was
gleemed from local physicians
and pharmaceutical bulletins.
Maternal Welfare
Tag Day To Be
Conducted May 7
Tag Day will be Saturday, May
7.
This is the date set for the fund
drive of the Moore County Mater
nal Welfare Committee, county
wide organization working in co
operation with the county depart
ments of health and public wel
fare, for the betterment of mater
nity care in the county.
In' aU county towns on that
day, the Saturday before Mother’s
Day, committees will be at work
selling the little tags, for as much
as the buyer or the donor—will
give, with ten cents the minimum.
Funds raised on that day go for
several purposes, the major
amount supporting the free bed
in the Elizabeth Woltz Currie ma
ternity ward at Moore
Hospital.
Fifteen mothers and
worthy cases
the Health Department,
cared for through Maternal Wel
fare funds last year, at a cost of
$50 each. Average length of stay
has been five days, with those
needing a longer convalescence
remaining as long as considered
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White And Negro
Ministers Join
In Association '
Formal consolidation of the
white and Negro ministers’ or
ganizations of Moore County wa3
completed last week when the
Moore County Ministerial As
sociation (white) and the Moore
County Interdenominational Min
isterial Alliance (Negro; held a
joint meeting at the Church of
Wide Fellowship.
A joint slate of officers was
elected: the Rev. Hogan Yancey
of West End, president; the Rev.
J. R. Funderburk of West South
ern Pines, vice-president; the
Rev. Eugene Deese of Aber
deen, secretary and the Rev. T. L
Parsons of West Southern Pines,
treasurer.
Name of the consolidated group
is yet to be determined. ’The ac
tion followed several joint meet
ings and a vote of approval by
each of the groups. ’The next
meeting^'of the consolidated as
sociation will be held at the First
Baptist Church in West Southern
Pines.
Areson Speaks
At the meeting last week, Clin
ton W. Areson of Southern Pines,
TOWN ON TV
Southern Pines 'will be fea
tured on a television pro
gram, "Vacaticnland," to be
presented at 10:15 p.m., Tues
day,-May 3. from WBTV.
Charlotte, it was announced
this week by the Southern
Pines Chamber of Commerce.
Detculs of the program are
not known, but a number of
local scenes 'will be depicted,
said Miss Alice Baxter, C. of
C. 'secretary.
League Of Women
Voters Granted
Full Local Status
At the annual meeting of the
League of Women Voters Mon
day night, it was announced that
the local League has been remov
ed from provisional status and is
now recognized as a full-fledged
League by the national organiza
tion.
Announcement was made by
Mrs. C. A. Smith, president, at the
meeting held at the Civic Club.
As the first order of business,
Mrs. Smith read the letter from
who formerly headed a large ■ JqJjjj q._ Lgg^
I-W.V. board, otating
that full local league status had
boys in Netv York State and has
a long career of social service,
was introduced by the Rev. C
V. CC'vell of Southern Pines.
Mr. Areson voiced the opinion
that for various reasons—political
or monetary—the extent of juve
nile delinquency has been exag
gerated, particularly in regard to
narcotics addietkn.
He quoted public statements on
juvenile delinquency which he
called unwarranted and read in
refutation excerpts from letters
from people he said are in a posi
tion to know exactly what’s go
ing on.
’The Rev. Mr. Yancey presided.
Devotions were conducted by Dr
W. C. Timmons, pastor of the host
church.
Barick To Speak To
Clubs At West End
Frank B. Barick, chief of the
Game Division of the North Caro
lina .Wildlife Federation, will be
the speaker tonight (Friday) when
members of the Sandhill Wildlife
Club hold their monthly meeting
in the cafeteria at West End
school. The event is set for 7:30
p. m. The club will meet jointly
with the Wes.t End Lions Club for
a supper to be served by the Pres
byterian Women of the Church.
BOOK EXHIBIT SUCCESS
An exhibit of old and rare
books and documents at the
Southern Pines Library Saturday
and Sunday drew good public re
sponse and much enthusiasm, re
ported Mrs. Wallace Irwin, chair-
County I man of the committee in charge.
A wide variety of items with an
babies,. American background were
recommended by shown, ranging from a Bible
were printed in 1643 and used in an
early New York church to a col
lection of the writings of the late
Walter Hines Page of Moore
Ocunty. Mrs. Irwin thanked all
who loaned items for the exhibi
tion and expressed her apprecia
tion for the public’s response.
been granted the Southern Pines
group on the recommendation of
the state board.
Accomplishments that won full
recognition for the local League
were listed as: the town govern
ment survey published in pam
phlet form, “work on local, state,
and national programs of the
League accomplished through
unit meetings,” and publication
of the monthly bulletin. The lat
ter has been in request, it was
stated, as an outstanding example
for the guidance of other provi
sional Leagues, in this field.
Officers Elected
Election of officers for the com
ing term' followed. Mrs. Smith
was re-elected president, with
Mrs. Curtis Townshend and Miss
Merta Underhill, first and second
vice-presidents.
Mrs. Ivor Davies is secretary
and Miss Blanche Sturdivant
treasurer.
Elected as directors were: Mrs
George Bellamy, Mrs. E. O. Brog-
den, Mrs. W. O. Spence, Mrs. W
C. Timmons, and Miss Lockie
Parker.
Reports made by committee
chairmen reyealed that the Lea
gue now boasts 53 members with
two associate members. Budget
fer the coming year listing expen
ditures for membership and pub
licity committees, publications
Voters Service, delegate to state
convention and other items, to
talling $343.00, was presented by
the chairman of the budget com
mittee, Mrs. Voit Gilmore.
Mental Health Week To Be Observed First Time Here
First organized observance of
nationally observed Mental Health
Week will be conducted here next
week by the Sandhills Mental
Health Association.
Displays will be placed by the
Associatioi^ throughout the Sand
hills and educational material
about mental health will be dis
tributed.
The public is invited to attend
a piano concert in the Fellowship
Hall of the Church of Wide Fel
lowship Thursday, May 5, at 8:30
p.m. Miss F. Edwina Hallman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Hallman of Aberdeen, will play.
There will be no admission charge
but an offering will be taken to
help defray expenses of the Men
tal Health Association.
sociation is one of the few in the
nation that does not require dues.
Committees of Association mem
bers were appointed at the last
meeting on April 19, to have
charge of the various Mental
Health Week activities.
Fads Revealed
In connection with the local ob
servance, the Association is mak
ing public a number of facts to
show the vast extent of the men
tal health problem in the nation.
Among these facts are:
More people are hospitalized for
mental illness than for polio, can
cer, heart ailment, TB and all oth
er diseases combined.
Public mental institutions now
cost the nation one billion dollars
meet the federal mental health re
quirements. (N.C. is not one of
them).
Industry loses nine billion dol
lars a year as the result of mental
illness.
“Mental»illness can strike you.
It is not the result of sin or an
evil life. It is a sickness.”
Neglect to seek help, or fear of
stigma is the real problem of
mental illness. People think they
can avoid it by pretending it does
not exist.
The only answer is honest fact.
One out of every ten persons you
pass on the street today will
spend some time in a mental hos
pital. The majority can avoid
this if they seek help when early
Councilman Blue Owns
No By-Pass Property
Town Councilman Walter E.
Blue told The Pilot this week that
he is not the Walter Blue who
was listed in last week’s Pilot as
an owner C'f property along the
proposed route of the No. 1 high
way by-pass through Southern
Pines. Mr. Blue, a candidate for
re-election to the town council in
Monday’s election, said this week:
“I don’t know who the Walter
Blue is who owns property on
the by-pass right of way, but I
know that I do not own any such
property.”
With a field of 15 candidates
reduced to 10 by Monday’s pri
mary, Southern Pines voters will
go to the polls Tuesday to pick
five of the 10 to represent them
on the town council for the next
two years.
The five men elected Tuesday
will then choose a mayor from
among their number, as provided
by the type of council-manager
government adopted in Southern
Pines.
Pells will open at 6:30 a. m.
and clo.se at 6:30 p. m. 'The polling
place is the fire station on
Hampshire Ave.
The candidates Tuesday, listed
according to the number of votes
they received in Monday’s pri
mary, are:
W. E. Blue 491
Harry H. Pethick 415
T. T. Mofse 364
Voit Gilmore 351
Lloyd T. Clark .\ 349
James D. Hobbs 277
Bryan Poe i 259
Pearson Menoher 241
D. G. Stutz 170
Harry F. Chatfield, Jr., » 151
The five candidates who were
eliminated in the primary, with
the votes they received are: J.
Graves Vann, Jr., 139; Berenice
M. Hairingtcn, 127; Nancy H.
Marley, 123; Thomas T. Hayes,
Jr., 113; Stanley T. Dunn, 71.
Blue, Clark and Gilmore, the
three present members 'cf the
council who are seeking re-elec
tion, all ran well out of danger
in the’ primary returns. Council-
men Joe O’Callaghan and C. S,
Patch, Jr., did not seek another
termi of office.
Running third in the primary.
Morse, the only Negro candidate,
made a surprisingly strong show
ing. Pethick, who later said that
he had not campaigned and “had
not asked any one for a single
vote” ran second to Councilman
Blue, a veteran in Iccal govern
ment and a consistent vote-getter.
The very strong showing of Peth
ick, who is seeking his first po
litical office and has not been ac-
tice in local politics, was a sur
prise to some ■observers.
Both of the women candidates,
Mrs. Harrington and Mrs. Marley,
failed to be nominated in what is
believed to be the first try by
women for membership on the
town’s governing body. There was
a difference of only four votes in
the backing each received.
Machines, used for the first time
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Naval Reserve
Unit Activated
News that the Naval Reserve
Composite Compahy here has
been officially activated was re
ceived this week by Robert V.
Lamb, commanding officer of the
unit, from the. Sixth Naval Dis
trict headquarters. Charleston,
S. C.
First meeting of the company
under activated status will be
held 'Thursday of next week at 8
p.m. in the National Guard ar
mory which will be the regular
meeting place of the organization
at the same hour each Thursday.
The company now consists of
nine officers and three enlisted
men. Persons with former Na'vy
service are invited to check their
status and join the company if
they are eligible.
A formal dedication of the new
company will take place at a later
date.
The Sandhill Mental Health As- | per year and yet only two states 1 symptoms appear.
A Word For Election Time
Because in the administration it hath respect not to
the few but to the multitude, our form of government is
called a democracy wherein there is not only an equality
amongst all men in point of law for their private contro
versies, but in election to public offices we consider
neither class nor rank, but each man is preferred accord
ing to his virtue or to the esteem in which he is held for
some special excellence; nor is there anyone put back
even through poverty, because of the obscurity of his
person, so long as he can do good service to the common
wealth.—Pericles’ Fimeral Oration over the Athenians.