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SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27. 1955
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HIGHWAY DEATHS
PRICE TEN CENTS
READY FOR CAROUSEL—Ernie Boros, pro
fessional at the Mid Pines Club (kneeling), gives
a pointer to Miss Jeanne Cosgrove as other Mid
Pines Club personnel watch with interest. All
the standing players expect to enter next week’s
unique Carousel golf tournament here. Others
standing, left to right, are Bill Weldon, son-in-
law of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cosgrove, managers
of the Mid Pines; and three well known women
Entries Coming In Well For Unique
,13-Course Carousel Golf Tournament
golfers who are employed at the Mid Pines of
fice for the season: Betty Dargie of Oxford,
Mass.; Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee, Mich.;
and Carol Dirringer of Tiffin, Ohio. See an ac
companying story for more about the women
golfers and another player working at the Mid
Pines, Kay Linehan of Manchester, N. H., who
could not be in this picture.
(Photo by Humphrey)
Cosgroves Buying
Mid Pines Club
From DurhamFirm
Will Conlinue To
Operate GO-Room
Resort Hotel Here
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cosgrove,
who have managed the Mid Pines
Club on Midland Road for the
past 10 years, are buying the
Club, golf course and adjacent
property from the Homeland In
vestment Co. of Durham, they
told The Pilot today.
“The transaction has been com
pleted,” Mr. Cosgrove said, “ex
cept for final surveys and signing
the deed. We are buying the prop
erty outright and hope to keep it
here under family ownership for
the next century, as our children
and grandchildren take over.
Everything will go along the
same as it always has.”
Mr. Cosgrove said plans call for
forming a corporation by mem-
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County-Wide MeefinjA On Behalf Of
College Project Slated Wednesday
I Dr. Dudley To
Local Event Will
Start Next Thursday,
To Run Four Days
Bright prospects for Jhe second
annual Southern Pines Golf Car
ousel are reported by Jack S.
Younts, general chairman of the
^ event which begins Thursday of
next week, November 3.
Entries are running ahead of
a comparable time last year, he
said, and include partners from
such widely distributed locations
as Canada, Texas, Indiana and
Driver Education
^Pays For Itself,
Kiwanians Told
The cost of introducing and
maintaining driver education | prizes
courses in the schools of Moore
County can be turned into a
profit by the results obtained,
members of the Sandhills Ki-
wanis Club were told Wednesday
at their regular luncheon meet
ing.
The speaker was John Noll,
chief of the driver education bu
reau of the State Department of
Public Instruction.
Saving in lives, economic loss'
es from accidents and saving in
insurance rates make a driver ed
ucation program 'pay dividends
in any county that introduces it,
Mr. Noll said.
4 The county-wide Sandhills Ki
wanis Club has been plugging for
driver education in the schools
for several years. A definite re
quest that the program be intro
duced in this county was turned
down by the Ijioard of county
commissioners a few years ago
for economy reasons.
Pennsylvania, as well as other
teams of two from communities
in North Carolina and Moore
County.
The unique four-ball tourna
ment, which drew enthusiasm
from last year’s participants, wiR
be played over all three Southern
Pines courses—^Southern Pines
Country Club, Mid Pines and
Pine Ndedles. All amateur golf
ers, male and female, are eligible
to enter, without age restrictions.
Last year’s Carousel attracted a
number of senior players, as well
as father and son teams that in
cluded teen-age boys.
Many Prizes Offeired
Sponsored by the Southern
Pines Chamber of Commerce, the
tcurnament offers prizes to win
ners, runners-up, consolation
winners and special event win-
ners-in each flight, assuring that
half the teams in the event will
Town Sewer Needs
To Be Discussed
A report of Paul M. Van Camp
Associates, Inc., local engineering
firm, on the needs of the town
sewerage system will be discuss
ed at a special informal meeting
of the town council Wednesday
of next week at 3 p. m., in town
hall.
Copies of the report have been
sent to councilmen for their con
sideration prior to the meeting,
said City Manager Tom E. Cun
ningham. Preparation of the re
port was authorized some time
ago by the council.
Regular meeting of the council
for November will be held in
town hall at 8 p. m., Tuesday,
November 8.
Entries received by early this
week included Harry Welch and
Ray Taylor, from Salisbury, both
scratch players well known
throughout the state and the
South. George Pottle and Max
Forrest, last year’s champions,
plan to defend their title, reports
Hermann Grover, chairman of
the tournament committee.
Boros To Return
Golf luminaries on an advisory
committee will be on hand for
the Carousel. They are Mrs. Peg
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Halloween Event
For Children Is
Scheduled Monday
A lively evening of Halloween
entertainment for children of this
area Monday is assured with an
nouncement today of detailed
plans for the Rotary Club’s annual
celebration, to be held at Memo
rial Field.
There will be booths for con
tests and games. Prizes will be
awarded for various types of cos
tumes, reports James Hartshorne,
general chairman of the event.
Practically all club members and
many of their wives, the Rotary
Anns, will be on hand to help con
duct the carnival.
Events at Memorial Field will
be followed by a free movie at the
Sunrise Theatre at 9:30 p.m.
Judging of costumes will begin
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Ballet Carnival
Friday To Open
Concert Season
Friday night’s performance of
“John Begg’s Ballet Carnival”
promises to give the Sandhills
Music Association concert season
a lively start, as this group of
young dancers present numbers
in both classical tradition and
ccntemporary trends. Curtain
time is 8:30 p. m. at Weaver Au
ditorium.
Mr. Begg’s company comprises
typical examples of ballet blend
ed with Broadway theatrics.
Though their members have all
received thorough training with
major ballet companies, their col
lective experience also includes
most of the Broadway musicals of
recent years, as well as concert
stage. Dancers will include Car
rol Kelly, who has appeared at
Jacob’s Pillow and Radio City
Music Hall, and in “Carousel,”
“Oklahoma,” and “Guys and
Dolls;” Betsy Drew, whose dance
career has included “Brigadoon,”
“Kiss Me Kate,” and the role of
Suzanne in “Paint Your Wagon.”
Also, Mavis Walters, who has
appeared with the San Carlo
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Posted Map Shows
Route of 15-50R
Extension Link
The State Highway and Public
Works Commission on Monday
posted in the Moore County court
house at Carthage a map showing
the route of the new 15-501 by
pass extension which is to run
from Midland Road, one half mile
east of Pinehurst, to a point be
tween Southern Pines and Aber
deen. It is an extension of the
new road from near Pinehurst to
near Carthage, by-passing both
towns.
About four miles in length, the
proposed highway has a 150-foot
right of way. It will cross Mor-
ganton road (old road from South
ern Pines to Pinehurst) at Pole
Cat Run, near Watson’s Lake,
joining No. 1 highway opposite
the Huntley building at the cor
ner of the tract purchased last
summer by the Esso Standard Oil
Co. on the west side of the high
way. ■ '
Forrest Lockey of Aberdeen,
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Linda McGee Wins
‘MissMoore County
High School’ Title
Fifteen-year-old blonde Linda
McGee won the “Miss Moore
County High School” title in com
petition with 20 other entrants
from 11 high schools, at the Moore
County Fair Wednesday night.
Runner-up was Shirley Stone of
Cameron High School who re
ceived a $10 cash award; First
place winner received a $25 per
sonal award and Carthage High
School, where she is. a student,
was presented $50.
Southern Pines High School
representatives in the contest
were Margaret Thomas, and Gin
ger Woodell who were among the
seven finalists from whom the
winner and runner-up were chos
en.
Miss Faye Arnold, of Raleigh,
Miss North Carolina of 1955, was
one of the judges.
The fair will continue through
Saturday.
DR. HAROLD DUDLEY
DCX3LEY ADAMS RIDES THE WINNER
Rhythminhim Runs Gallant Second In Gwathmey
Rhvthminhim fivp-vpnr-ftlrl Fiav
Gen. Menoher Is
Moore Scout Head
Gen. Pearson Menoher of
Scuthern Pines was elected to his
third year as chairman of the
Moore District Boy Scout organi
zation, at a scheduled meeting of
Moore District Committee last
week.
W. Lament Brown and Dr.
Bruce Warlick were both elected
to the position of vice-chairman;
and Dr. John C. Grier, Jr., of
Pinehurst, again becomes district
commissioner, a position he has
held for several years.
Nominations were presented by
Fred Chappell, who was in
charge of the meeting. "Visiting
from Raleigh were Spurgeon
Gaskin, Scout executive for Oc-
coneechee Council, and Tom Bur
gess, field director for the Coun
cil.
OPEN WEDNESDAYS
The post office will discontinue
window closings on Wednesdays,
beginning November 2. This
schedule will be in effect for the
next six months, announces Post
master A. Garland Pierce.
Rhythminhim, five-year-old bay
gelding owned by Mrs. Mickey
! Walsh and trained at Walsh’s
Stoneybrook Stables here, just
missed winning the year’s richest
steeplechase when he was injured
going over the 16th and final ob
stacle at Belmont Friday.
Leading all the way, and six
lengths ahead of Mrs. Ogden
Phipps’ Neji over the last jump,
the splendid Walsh horse, ridden
by Pat Smithwick, injured' his
pelvis but continued on in a gal
lant try to win. Suffering, he was
forced to slow down despite the
frantic urging of Smithwick, who
did not at once realize he was
hurt. Neji flashed past, to win by
a third of a length.
The race was the Temple
Gwathmey $50,000-added steeple
chase, climax of two days devoted
to steeplechasing under the Unit
ed Hunts banner at Belmont Park.
New York.
According to the New York
Herald Tribune’s account of the
event, Rhythminhim’s effort was
a glorious one despite his failure
to win. “His heart was willing
but his hind legs had lost their
power . . . The Walsh family ran
an eighth of a mile to reach him
and comfort him. He had run a
grand race.”
Adams Rides Winner
Riding the Temple Gwathmey
winner—for the second time—
was F. Dooley Adams, of South
ern Pines, top steeplechase rider
for the past seven or eight years.
Neji’s victory made him the first
horse to win the triple crown—
the International, Grand National
and Temple Gwathmey, all in the
same year.
The Walsh horse—whose curi
ous-looking name breaks down to
the simple phrase “Rhythm in
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OperatingFund
Stands At $823
A brisk campaign to get opera
tional funds for the effort to se
cure the Presbyterian college net
ted $823 within the past week—
enough, said Chairman A. L. Bur
ney, to assure the local committee
of working funds so they could
move along with their task.
Three Chamber of Commerce
directors, canvassing the business
district, turned in the results
Wednesday as follows: Hoke Pol
lock, $248; G. H. Leonard, Jr.,
$200; J. T. Overton, ,$160.
Additional donations were:
Sandhills Kiwanis Club, $100;
Parent-Teacher association, $50;
Southern Pines High School Stu
dent Council, $25; Hi-Y Club, $15.
The Chamber of Commerce had
previously contributed $25 for
stationery.
Collectors reported a uniform
readiness to help, and will con
tinue working until $1,000—or
more, if needed—has been raised.
The money will be used for publi
cation of a brochure for Synod
wide distribution; postage, paper,
envelopes, pledge cards and other
supplies.
Headquarters of the forthcom-
4ng pledge campaign, aiming to
ward a $200,000 goal, will be set
up in a suite of offices in the
Graves building, supplied by Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Graves, and com
mittee meetings are now being
held there.
The brochure is under prepara
tion by a committee composed of
Mrs. Valerie Nicholson, chairman;
the Rev. Cheves Ligon, Harry K.
Smyth and Mrs. James Boyd.
J Speak; Queries
i, 1 To Be Answered
j Moore County citizens will have
; opportunity to show their interest
in 'the new consolidated Presbyte-
I rian college at a public meeting to
be held Wednesday at 8 p.m. at
Weaver Auditorium.
Guest and speaker for the occa
sion will be Dr. Harold Dudley of
I Raleigh, executive secretary of the
' North Carolina Synod.
Several local speakers will also
be heard, and a question-and-an-
swer period will be held during
the program, said A. L. Burney of
Southern Pines, chairman of the
MOore County college committee.
Mayor Voit Gilmore will be in
charge of the program.
Dr. Dudley has visited several
other communities that are bid
ding for the college, accepting
their invitation to bring all avail
able information, and receiving
demonstrations of local enthusi
asm and good will toward the col
lege.
Urge Show Enthusiasm
Of the enthusiasm of all Moore
communities toward location of
the college at Southern Pines,
Chairman Burney said he had
“not the slightest doubt,” but add
ed, “It is necessary that we turn
out in impressive numbers, and
fill the auditorium Wednesday
night, as positive indication of our
desire to get the college here.”
Plans for block-by-block can
vassing, also a telephone “grape
vine” signal by ladies of the com
munity, to spread word of the
event, were made at a meeting
of the county committee held here
Wednesday night. Alerting of
other communities by distribution
of handbills and other means Was
left to key members of the central
committee representing towns aU
over the county. Ministers are
being asked to make the an
nouncement from their pulpits
Sunday.
Fund Drive Stsurls
In the meantime, letters were to
be mailed, starting today, by the
recently formed endowment com
mittee, headed by Dr. R. M. Mc
Millan as chairman, to initiate a
campaign aimed at securing $200,-
000 or more in pledges.
A number of large gifts from
persons of unusual means are
hoped for to get the campaign
started. General canvassing of aU
businesses and individuals will
follow. The pledges may be paid
off over a three-year period.
To Prepare Brochure
Dr. McMillan today announced
the appointment of Garland Mc
Pherson-in charge of civic clubs,
and Claude Reams of industries,
both to make contacts looking to
ward sizeable pledges for the en
dowment fund. '
Mrs. Audrey K. Kennedy is
vice-chairman of the endowment
committee, which has the task of
getting up an amount (in pledges)
attractive to the college, and
promising to lighten appreciably
its great financial load.
A committee headed by Mrs.
Valerie Nicholson of Southern
Pines is at work on a brochure
presenting' the advantages of
UNITED HUNTS AWARD—Mrs. Michael G. Walsh of South
ern Pines recedes from Amory L. HaskeU, president of the Unit
ed Hunts Racing Association, a trophy recognizing her horse,
Rhythminhim, as winner of the hurdle division in sanctioned
hunt meet performances throughout the 1955 season. Awards
were presented in brush, hurdle and timber divisions during the
Association’s awards dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York
Wty last Thursday. Rhythminhim’s great performance in the
$50,000 Temple Gwathmey Handicap at Belmont Park the next
day IS told in the story at left.
Lefroys’ Daughter
Killed In Mishap
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lefroy, who
spend their summers in Canada
and winters in Southern Pines,
arrived in town Wednesday and
upon arrival received the tragic
news of the accidental death of
their married daughter in Can
ada, which occurred while they
were en route. 'They left by train
Wednesday night on the return
trip.
Details of the accident have not
been learned here. The victim j Southern "pines and Moore County
leaves two children. ( (Continued on Page 8)
A MESSAGE FOR SOUTHERN PINES
Southern Pines has a “fair chance” to secure the Pres
byterian college, according to the best information the
local committee can gather—only fair, because it is not in
a too well populated area.
To overcome this handicap, Southern Pines’ desire for
the college, its enthusiasm and willingness to do whatever
is necessary, must be made plain to those in a position to
influence the decision.
Your opportunity to show how you feel will come next
Wednesday night, at the county wide meeting to be held at
Weaver auditorium, with Dr. Harold Dudley, the Synod’s
executive secretary, as a special guest.
Your presence or absence — will not only show Dr.
Dudley, but will show your local committee how you feel,
and if you apprfeciate the great opportunity which may be
offered; an opportunity for the whole community, and
most especially its youth.
Your local committee needs YOUR vote of confidence
m order to continue with the task of presenting Southern
Pines’ cause to the trustees and the Synod.
THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE
A. L. BURNEY, Chairman
VOIT GILMORE MRS. JAMES BOYD
W. LAMONT BROWN HARRY K. SMYTH
WALTER E. BLUE AMOS C. DAWSON
JAMES BOYD VALERIE NICHOLSON