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SOUTHERN PINES. N. C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1956
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EARLY DEVELOPMENT SEEN
Air Service Will
Be Resumed Here
Starting Oct. 1
Regularly scheduled air service
to and from the Southern Pines-
Pinehurst Airport will be resumed
Monday, it was announced today
by Piedmont Airlines.
At the same time, it was an
nounced by Garland Pierce,
Southern Pines postmaster, that
air mail service will be resumed
that day.
Piedmont, which will operate
24-passenger DC-3’s the bulk of
this season, switching to turbo
props later, will have two flights
daily to begin with: arriving here
at 9:10 a.m. daily from Wilming
ton, with service to Charlotte and
Louisville, Ky; and at 4:10 p.m.,
ffom Cincinnati, Louisville and
Charlotte, to Wilmington.
A. B. Casey, local manager, said
that, effective October 28, another
flight would be added, arriving
here at 5:07 p.m. from Wilming
ton, with the same Charlotte-
Louisville and Cincinnati service.
The airline will make connec
tions in Charlotte for North and
South bound flights.
Pierce said that closing time for
outgoing mail will be 8:15 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
AFTER 18 MONTHS BUILDING
Aberdeen Baptists Will Hold First
Services In New Church On Sunday
mittee and mayor of Aberdeen.
The morning sermon, “My
Chmrch In Action,” will be le-
livered by the Rev. Deese.
Cornerstone
Immediately following the
worship service the laying of the
Formal consecration services
for the First Baptist Church of
Aberdeen will be held this Sun
day with the Rev. Eugene Deese,
pastor, in charge.
The new building, of Colonial
design and constructed at a cost
of $240,000, including furnish-'cornTrsVnrwi^b'eTeld'’at the
ings, is located between Highway southwest corner of the building
11 and Poplar Street, with Mont- | ^ith Dr. M. A. Huggins, secre-
ford Street on the south. It con- tary of the North Carolina Bap-
tains a sanctuary and an educa- ^13^ state Convention, in charge.
I tional building that will ade- ^ picnic dinner will then be
quately cmc for the needs of the served in the recreation room,
congregation for many years. ^ located under the sanctuary.
I Ground breaking ceremonies Building
for the new building were held, _ ^ .
iJanuary 31, 1955, with the Rev.' ? equipped
,Zeb A Candle of Albemarle, a; ^‘^h a Baldwin electronic organ,
j former pastor, guest speaker. Ac- „ f furnishii^ are of true
Itual construction started April 1,
has a seating capacity of 380 in
The service of consecration pews, and 40 choir seats The
will begin promptly at 11 a. m. additional
Sunday with the Rev. Deese con- “2, and overflow space design-
— ed to accommodate 70 chairs
Raleigh Man Purchases Tract Near
Shaw House For Business Building
A tract of land lying between
S. W. Broad St. and Bennett St.
next to the Shaw House property
has been purchased by a Raleigh
man for early development, pos
sibly as the site for a supermar
ket.
Roy M. Purser, general mana
ger of the North Carolina Hospi
tal Board, purchased the land
from Frank Welch and Garland
Pierce, both of Southern Pines,
last week. Reached by telephone
at his Raleigh office this morn
ing, he said that “just how soon
something will be developed, or
what, has not been determined,”
but added that he thought the
property was an excellent site for
a supermarket.
Mr. Purser has interests in a
corporation that recently con
structed an A&P supermarket in
Goldsboro. He said the building
there was constructed by and for
his children, and added that the
property just purchased here
could conceivably be handled the
same way.
The tract has a 240 foot front
age. An additional 50-foot tract
has been optioned to W. M. Curtis
of Vass, who operates a radio ser
vice in Vass. He was unavailable
for comment this morning but
reports indicate he plans to con
struct a building there for mer
chandising and repairing tele
vision and radio sets.
The A&P supermarket here,
located on West Pennsylvania
Ave., has anotljer four years to
go on its present lease.
Mr. Purser said that he expect
ed something definil^ would be
made known within the next few
weeks as to the purchase here.
TERRY SANFORD SPEAKER
Democrats Swell Campaign Coffers
With Large Turnout Monday Night
Smiles wreathed the faces of available to the Republicans, but
the committee of the Democratic Democratic Party is .the
Fund Raising dinner held at the
Carthage Hotel last Monday
night. As reported by the chair
man, T. Roy Phillips of Carthage,
sale of dinner tickets and Stev-
party of the people. We can get
more contributions if we work
hard enough.”
Previous to Mr. Sanford’s ad
dress, Lament Brown, county
Democratic committee chairman,
enson emblems brought the total had introduced the various party
net proceeds to $424. I notables present. Starting with
“That’s more than we dared, Representative H. Clifton Blue,
hope for,” said Mr. Phillips, “a' and dormer Senator Wilbur Cur-
good deal more. An omen for rie, he went through the list of
Council Trying To
Preserve Trees On
Pennsylvania Ave,
Widening Plans
Told To Garden
Club By Mayor
STATE PLANS
victory in Noveraberl”
Well over 100 persons were
present at the dinner to launch
the county effort and hear Terry
county commissioners, mayors of
county towns, court officials and
party committee chairmen, who
stood up to recive applause as
Sanford, former state senator their names were called,
i^nd prominent Democrat, des-| A feature of the evening was
cribe the steps needed to bring the sale of Stevenson shoe pins,
about the desired result. | A replica of the famous shoe
“We must go out fbr the small | with a hole in the sole worn by
contributions as well as the larg-1 Adlai Stevenson in the campaign
er ones,” said Mr. Sanford. “The of 1952, the lapel button silver
Republicans are the party of Big pin is being sold all over the
Business, of the big contributions country, proving an attractive
from the big corporations. We campaign aid in raising funds.
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I dividuals the fabulous stuns Monday night.
d t’nff the services The prayer dccomiiiuadLe <u ciiairs irom ine Dig corporations.
of^consecration will be led by the brings the total seating capacity | probably will not get from in- More than 50 shoe-pins were sold
Rev. Caudle, during whose pas-1
torate thei building program was
initiated in 1945. Greetings will
be brought by Dr. E. M. Medlin,
chairman of the building com-
Stevenson Campaign
(By KATHARINE BOYD)
The best part of my politicking,
on my way home, was going to
the Stevenson press conference.
It was held at the Sheraton Park,
^ in the so-called Continental Room.
* The bright light on the platform
gleaming on the American flag
there, shining so fair, made you
start: it looked so presidential.
(Upstairs we heard people asking
for “the presidential suite.”)
The conference got under way
fast and the candidate did his
part to keep it rolling; there
were few pauses. Stevenson
showed himself quick on the
t'*' trigger, as one would expect, and
also in good command of all sub
jects touched on. In two cases,
questions on the Suez Canal
crisis and his own remarks on
military defense, he read a pre
pared statement. ’T had a
hunch,” he said, as his audience
chuckled, “that you might ask
me that one.”
At Ease With Press
Otherwise his rerrarks were
"w off the cuff and made without
calling for help from either of
the two men who sat near him.
It was most interesting to note
that his delivery was just as
careful, his words as well chosen
and his phrases as succinct as
they are in his prepared speech
es. This is probably true of most
great speakers, but in a press
conference with questions com-
j| ing quick and fast on all sides
without warning, it is exciting
to hear those answers come back:
quick and fast, too, and with ut
most clarity. There is no room
for doubt that Stevenson doesn’t
know what he’s talking about!
On the other hand, he was not
dogmatic or toplofty; when he
didn’t have a firm opinion on
something he said so frankly.
"No Comment" As Yet
l On the Suez crisis, he refused
comment beyond saying he was
sure that his hearers were well
aware that he was far from satis
fied with the administration’s
handling of foreign affairs. But,
he said, in view of the great deli-1
cacy and danger-of the present
situation, he felt it would be
improper for him to make any
comments on it.
“No matter how the crisis
arose,” Stevenson said, “no matter
whether it might have been avoid
ed, we face a dangerous situation.
And we all hope, regardless of
domestic politics, that a peaceful
solution can be found which pre
serves the unhampered use of the
canal and respects the rights of aU
concerned. . . We aU hope, too,
that our allies will find us reso
lute, reliable and fair-minded, as
we have found them when mat
ters of great importance to us
were at stake.”
Stevenson spoke with utmost
earnestness as he touched on the
crisis that was uppermost in every
mind that day. In fact, before he
arrived, the room had been buzz
ing with speculation as to what
he would say. Afterwards, there
was much comment. It was alto-
gther favorable, as far as you
could judge. It was, however,
amusing and educational to this
reporter, at least, to see how the
wise old birds were inclined to
check the enthusiasm of the young
fry. With the working press, in
general, Stevenson fans, as they
were in the ’52 campaign, and a
good crowd, too, it was to be ex
DUKE FOOTBALL coaches Clarence “Ace”
Parker and “Dumpy” Hagler were reported very
impressed with the Southern Pines football
team last Friday night; so much so, in fact, that
they were pleased to become honorary members
of the Blue Knights Boosters Club. Pictured
here, Hagler, the line coach, is being “pinned”
by Mrs. Isaac Woodell, while Parker, head line
coach, gets his Boosters badge from Mrs. Robert
Leland. Duke’s Blue Devils, sad to relate, wiped
the smiles from the coaches’ faces next day—
they lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks, a
team they were favored to beat by 19 points.
(Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
All-Day Fund Raising Program For
Boy Scouts Planned Here Tuesday
The annual one-day drive to
raise funds for support of the
Boy Scouts will be held “from
I dawn to dusk” Tuesday, William
“ I Burroughs of Southern Pines,
pected that Stevenson’s reticence | gs^ist'al drive chairman, said to-
and unwillingness to risk adding, i
as he said, to the difficulties of one-day canvass will rep-
the President in a delicate situa- resent Moore District’s efforts to
raise its share of the $159,000
Occoneechee Council budget.
Moore is one of 12 districts in
the council.
Drive chairmen are now com
pleting the membership of the
del
omr
tion, should be commended as
showing his sense of responsibil
ity and thought for the nation, but
there were a few chuckles, too.
“Good politics!” said one. “He
knew enough not to stick his neck
out,” said another.
Governor Stevenson’s remarks
(Continued on Page 5)
Tuesday morning. The various
chairmen have announced the
breakfasts as follows, Elks Club,
7:30 a. m. (Buster Cornett, drive
chairman); Aberdeen, (Mid-
South Restaurant, 7 a. m. (Dan
Hancock, chairman); Pinehurst,
Community Church, 7:30 a. m.
(Fay Neville anl Rod Ennis, co-
chairmen); and Carthage, Carth
age Hotel, 7:30 a. m. (W. Stowe
Cole, chairman).
Other community chairmen
are E. H. Mills, Pinebluff; Bud
Crockett and Jack Morgan, Vass;
iW. Glen Cavrness, Amerotron;
and Mrs. Webb Davis, Carthage
staffs in each community and are
ready for the kickoff breakfasts, Fabrics Corp,
that have been scheduled for (Continued on Page 5)
Homecoming Game
Set For Next Friday
The Southern Pines Blue
Knights, currently dated the top
six-man football team in the
state, will play its annual Home
coming game next Friday night,
October 5, against Clayton.
Tickets for the game which
will be played at Memorial Field
at 8 p. m., are now on sale by
students and members of the Ro
tary Club, sponsors.
Tickets will also serve as a
chance on a television set which
wiU be given away.
Along with the celebration lo
cal merchants are cooperating by
putting in special window deco
rations. The Chamber of Com-
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A letter from T. G. Poin
dexter, division engineer, re
ceived by Mr, Gilmore since
Monday's meeting, states that
the engineers will be able to
make some adjustments
which "will leave most of the
trees on this (South) side of
the street." However, because
the sidew^llk on the North, (or
right hand side of the street,
going down from Betmett)
would have to be on higher
ground, necessitating upgrad
ing, "most of the trees on this
side will be destroyed."
The letter further states
that: "It will be satisfactory
to eliminate sidewalk on this
side, (north side) and place
only curb and gutter with the
distinct understanding that,
should this be done, the Town
of Southern Pines will assume
all responsibility for future
sidewalk on this side."
Tate Hardware Co.
Moving Into New
Quarters Monday
Tate Hardware Company will
move from its present location on
Northeast Broad St. to new quar
ters in the building formerly oc
cupied by Colonial Stores, Inc.,
October 1, it was learned this
morning from H. L. Tate, one of
the owners.
The Tates have occupied thehr
present building 19 years. Their
new location, further up the
street on the same side, was need
ed for expansion, Mr. Tate said.
In their new location, thd hard
ware firm will use the newest
“island” type counters for dis
play. They plan to carry the
same lines as before but will,
because of the extra room, be
able to display them better.
Painters and other workmen are
putting finishing touches to the
building.
The old Colonial stqre was
originally three stores. The hard
ware firm will occupy the two
parts to the north and Harry Da
vis of Ceirthage, who operates a
plumbing and electrical wiring
business, is expected to take the
other part.
The Tate building has been
rented by Fields Plumbing and
Heating Company, a Pinehurst
firm.
Personnel of the Tate store in
clude R. W. Tate, who heads the
firm, H. L. Tate, W. E. Black-
welder, and Ernest Chevalier.
Mayor Voit Gilmore was the
speaker at the meeting of the
Southern Pines Garden Club on
Monday, held at the home of
Mrs. R.' E. Rhodes on South
Ridge Street.
The mayor spoke informally
on the subject of tree planting in
town, with special emphasis on
the problems encountered in the
contemplated widening and
beautifying of West Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Also present and adding a few
words was Town Manager Tom
Cunningham.
Both men came from a meet
ing with highway engineers at
which the whole stretch of ave
nue from Bennett Street west to
the new bridge had been gone
over by both town and road offi
cials.
The construction of the street is
being carried on in conjunction
with the new bypass and will be
paid for by the state, Mr. Gilmore
explained.
Stressing the prime need for
beautification of this ' new en
trance into town. Mayor Gilmore
described how, as he put it “each
individual tree was looked at and
discussed, with a view to saving
as many as possible.”
Mr. Cunningham explained
some of the problems encoun
tered by the engineers. The
drainage of this hillside, he said,
has always presented great prob
lems. Of first importance is the
construction of storm sewers
which will carry off surplus
water, thus preventing erosion of
the side streets and shoulders of
the road. Paving and curbing the
avenue, the laying of sidewalks,
and so on will necessitate much
grading, Mr. Cunningham said. It
is here that the tree problem en
ters in.
Mr. Gilmore emphasized the
great desire of the council to
save as many of the fine old
trees as possible. He said he
thought this could' be done on
the south side of the street with
nine trees saved, but that fifteen
trees of major size would have to
be sacrificed on the north side.
The two officials answered
many questions put to them by
Garden Club members, evincing
their desire to cooperate with the
club’s wishes.
Among suggestions made were:
(1) that the sidewalk on the north-
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Robbins Scout Honored
Willis Howard Williams, Eagle
Scout of Robbins, has been named
the outstanding scout of Occonee
chee Council, it was announced
earlier this week by the Scout
Council Board in Raleigh.
Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. Taft Williams, is a member of
Explorer Post 74, sponsored by
the Robbins Lions Club. In addi
tion to Eagle Rank, he has earned
the coveted “God and Country”
award and recently was elected
vice-chief of the Occoneechee Or
der of the Arrow lodge, a brother
hood bf Honor Scout campers.
Gov. Luther Hodges will be host
to Williams and a representative
of each of the seven other North
Carolina Councils in television
ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. Monday,
October 1, which are scheduled to
mark the kick-off on Tuesday of
the state-wide Boy Scout Finance
Campaign. A special dinner will
be sarranged at the Governor’s
Mansion for the boys.
Gov. Hodges is honorary chair
man of Occoneechee Council.
At Raleigh Meeting
Attending the council board
meeting, which was held Thurs
day night, were the following
from Moore District: Dr. J. C.
Grier, Jr. ,Occoneechee Council
Commissioner for 1956; Gen. Pear
son Menoher and W. Lamont
Brown of Southern Pines, Execu
tive Board members; Jimmy
Springer, activities; David Drexel,
WILLIS WILLIAMS
tive, and Dr. J. D. Ives of Pine-
bluff.
The chief topic of discussion
was the finance program and the
“dawn to dusk” drive October 2.
William Burroughs .of Southern
Pines, comptroller of Amei'otron,
Inc., who will be general drive
chairman, also attended, and ad
dressed the meeting.
The fall recruiting program was
discussed, and plans drawn up for
adding new scout units and lead
camping; Frank Yandell, execu- ers to fill growing future needs,