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VOL. 39—NO. 5
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1956
TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
Amerotron Will Build
Office Near Aberdeen
To Take About
Four Months
To Complete
. Robert ]S^ Cushimian. Rxecu-
tive Vice-president of the Amer
otron Mills announced today that
a new office buildinig containing
approximately 20,000 square feet
of floor space would be built in
Aberdeen with work on it sched
uled to start immediately.
The new building, a one-story
structure, will be 220 feet by 75
feet and wiU be located on a tract
of land 419 by 415 feet containing
over four acres and situated on
the Pinehurst highway No. 211
between the Aberdeen Hosiery
Mill and the present Amerotron
plant. •
The land is owned by Curtis
Lawhon but an option to buy it
is being exercised. The building
will be constructed by the Dan
iel Construction Company of
Greenville, S. C.
At present the central offices
of the Amerotron Plant for its
nine mills located in North Caro
lina, South Carolina and Georgia
are located in the huge Amero
tron plant building in Aberdeen.
With the Aberdeen plant having
been closed down and the ma
chinery now being moved out,
the building has for several
weeks been on the market for
sale. Hoping for an early sale,
Amerotron is looking to the fu
ture and to have its separate of
fice building ready when the
plant building is sold.
Cushman said this moining the
new building would be ready for
occupancy within four months.
He also said that Forrest Lock-
ey, 8th division highway commis
sioner, was the driving force in
helping to secure the new build
ing for Aberdeen. Also coopera
ting were Mayor E. M. Medlin
and the Town Commissioners, N.
A. Pleasants, Ralph Leach, Jr.,
M. B. Pleasants, G. D. Anderson
and John Greer. W. P. Saunders,
Director of the Dept, of Conser
vation and Development and for
mer president of Robbins Mills,
now a part of Amerotron, assist
ed in securing the new building
for Aberdeen.
There are now employed in the
central offices of the Amerotron
Mills in Aberdeen between 100
and 125 men and women. It is
the central m^mufacturing, ac
PRICE TEN CENTS
Radio Station To
Have Full Slate
Of Holiday Music
A musical adaptation of Charles
Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol’* will
be one of the highlights of radio
station WEEB’s Christmas pro
grams.
This melodious and spirited
adaptation, caUed “The Stingiest
Man in Town,’’ will be heard Sun
day afternoon, December 23, at
3:30. The production cast is head
ed by Basil Rathbone, Vic Da
rn one, Johnny Desmond, The Four
Lads, Patrice Munsel and Robert
Weede. Written especially for
‘"The Alcoa Hour,’’ it is rated as
one of the finest adaptations of
the Dickens classic story.
Among other special Christmas
programs which will be presented
by WEEB Eire the Boys Town
Choir, which will be heard Sun
day, December 23, at 3:00, and
“The Messiah,” which will be
heard Monday afternoon, Decem
ber 24, at 3:00.
A complete listing of all the spe
cial Christmas programs to be
heard over WEEB during the holi
day period is given below.
Sunday Afternoon
The Madrigal Singers, 2:00; The
Elks Christmas Party, 2:30; Boys’
Town Choir, 3:00; The Stingiest
Man in Town, 3.30; Adventures in
Christmas Tree Grove, 4:30.
Monday Afternoon
The Other Wise Man, 2:00; The
Messiah, 3:00; ' Adventures In
Christmas Tree Grove, 4:30; Twas
the Night Before Christmas, 4:55.
Tuesday
The Story of the Enchanted
Nutcracker, 8:30 am; Christmas
Carillons, 10:30 am; The Christ
mas Story, 11:00 am; Queen Eliz
abeth’s Christmas Message, 11:35
The Nativity by Edwin C.
Woman Robbed At
Point Of Knife At
Store In Putnam
Moore County law enforcement
officers are working around the
clock in efforts to make positive
identification of a man who rob
bed a 70-year-old woman store
keeper Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Stutts, who oper
ates a small store near her home
in Putnam, a small community in
the northern section of the county,
was held up at the point of a
butcher knife by a man about 5
o’clock Tuesday afternoon. She
told officers the man, whom she
did not recognize, entered the
store and asked for some mer
chandise. He informed her he had
only a $10 bill, she told the offi
cers, and when she went to the
money box to get change, he pick
ed up the knife, used to cut cheese
and held it on her, demanding
money.
He made away with some $300
in cash and an undetermined
amount in checks.
Another person was waiting
outside the store in a car, Mrs.
Stutts told officers.
The robbery was not reported to
the sheriff’s office until some 40
minutes after it occurred, which
made it difficult for officers to be
gin a search.
Deputy D. B. Cranford is inves
tigating the case, assisted by Dep
uty A. W. Lambert and an SBI
agent.
Mrs. Stutts is one of the most
respected women in her commun
ity and many people there are
muttering strong sentiments about
the robber.
Girl Scouts Will
Hold Christmas
Program In Park
Members of the various Girl
Scout troops in Southern Pines
will light a giant Christmas tree in
am; ^
HiU, 12:15 pm; Holiday Album of ,, — —-‘T
Music, 1:15 pm; The Christmas tonight at 7:30, a
Concert, 1:30 pm; The Story of the Program to which the geenral pub-
Carols, 3:00 pm; Sweet Singing In
the Choir, 4:00 pm.
Wide Variety Of Events Planned For
'Next Week; Cold Weather Perks Sales
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Elks, VFW To
Hold Parties
Sunday PM
METHODIST CHILDREN’S CHOIR SING “STAR IN THE EAST”
^ Children To Give
WORD FROM HUNGARY
Letter Reveals Conditions That'
Refugees Face In Hungary Today
LICENSE TAGS
Mptorists anxious to buy 1957
license plates were reminded to
day by Mrs. S. D. Fobes, who
manages the licebse bureau here,
that the plates will not go on sale
until January 2.
CLOSING
The library will be closed
— — Tuesday and Wednesday of next
counting and staff headquarters week, library officials said this
for Amerotron’s nine mills loca- morning. Other closings include
ted as follows: Robbins, Red the post office, closed Tuesday
Springs and the Louise plant in only, most businesses and busi-
Charlotte all in North Carolina; ness offices, and Town offices,
Williamsburg Rayon Plant and which close at noon Monday and
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lie has been invited.
The tree, located near Ashe
St. and New York Ave., has been
decorated with ornaments made
by the Girl Scouts, and has lights
and wiring donated by Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Winkelman of Lake
Lawn Farm.
Following the lighting Christ
mas carols will be sung.
All local troops, which have a
combined membership of some
125, will participate.
PINEHURST FORUM
“The Musical Portraits,” New
England trio that combines opera
with musical comedy, will appear
at the Pinehurst Country Club to
night at 8:45 as the second pro
gram of the Pinehurst Forum.
Christmas Cards bring news of
friends near and far: they bring
greetings and good wishes.
Sometimes they bring messages
poignant and compelling.
Below, we print a letter receiv-
P. O. HOURS
The post office will be open all
day Saturday and Monday, Gar
land Pierce, postmaster, said this
morning.
He also said that deliveries of this story to communicate or an-
ris mas mail, including the appeal the letter im-
ed on the back of a card, dealing
with the refugee situation in
Hungary. Because this is a
subject close to many hearts
today, and because this is Christ
mas, we print it, believing that
many will find it interesting, as
painting an intimate picture of
what is going on in Vienna. We
also print the address of the
Americans who are doing the
work described, in the thought
that some may be impelled by
all Christmas
parcel post, that was received
prior to 8 p.m. Monday night,
would be accomplished.
Perishables wiU, of course, be
delivered when they arrive.
The post office wiU be closed
Christmas Day and no mail, ex
cept special delivery and perish
ables, will be delivered.
The Railway Express yffice has
also announced it will make Sun
day deliveries.
Tony Parker Presented James Milliken Award By VFW
TONY PARKER, All-State back on the myth
ical six man football team for two years run-'
ning, was awarded the James S. Milliken Award
for being the most valuable player on the 1956
squad at the annual banquet held at the Country
Club last night. Ernest Klabbatz, commander of
the VFW post here, donors of the award, is pic
tured making the presentation.
^ (Photo by Emerson Humphrey)
Tony Parker, two-time mem
ber of the All-State six man foot
ball team, was named winner of
the James MilUken Award for
being the most valuable player
on the team during the past sea
son at the annual Elks Club foot
ball banquet last night.
Parker, who played in the
backfield for the Blue Knights,
was also named permanent cap
tain by his teammates prior to
the banquet last night that at
tracted a large turnout at the
Country Club.
Parker was presented the
award by Ernest Klabbatz, com
mander of the John Boyd Post.
VFW.
At the program a number of
other awards, including stars and
letters, were presented to mem
bers of the 1956 squad. Elmer
Barber, freshman coach at Wake
Forest, and Jim Duncan, ex-Wake
Forest and New York Giants
football star, were principal
speakers.
Stars were presented to Tony
Parker, Lynn van Benschoten,
Kenneth Creech, Billy Hamel,
Roger Verhoeff, Bobby Parker,
Donald Walter, Charles Watkins
and James Bowers.
Letters were presented to
James Morrison, John van Ben
schoten, Bob McIntosh, Sammy
Self, Bobby Watkins, and Kehny
Holliday, Jr., manager.
The team was recognized as
being cormty champions, district
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plies.
The card and enclosure from
Vienna, came from Mrs. William
Landon, (Hotel Fairfax, Wash
ington, D. C.) who is a close
friend of the Pilot’s editor and
publisher. She spent a winter
here some years ago, as some
may recall. It is her son who
wrote the letter quoted below.
The young Landons—son “Rob”
and daughter-in-law, Christa—
are living in Vienna, where Rob,
now a distinguished musical
scholar, and organizer of the
Haydn society—he has discovered
some never-before-known Haydn
works—is carrying on his re
search under what must be
pretty difficult circumstances.
Mrs. Landon wrote:- “Robin
and Christa work 12 to 18 hours
a day for the refugees in Vienna.
Many nights Christa sews, Rob
says, until 2:00 a.m. “refitting”
clothes for families. They have
one or two with them constantly
■unknown refugees—and every
day or so they stand in line with
them to help them get visas for
the U. S. You remember, Rob
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Special church services and
Christmas parties by civic organi
zations, together with last minute
shopping, were occupying the
minds of almost every citizen of
Southern Pines this morning as
the holiday loomed a short four
days away.
With a tinge of cold weather
moving in Wednesday night,
hopes for a “white Christmas”
went soaring but weather predic
tions haven’t indicated any snow
in this area at least for the next 10
days.
Merchants found this week that
shoppers had turned out in larger
and larger numbers to buy that
last minute gift; sales were up af-
t^r a slow begnning. Some store
keepers said that the unseasona
bly hot weather, which has been
in the 70’s every day except two
in December, had kept many
shoppers home.
Post office mailings reached an
all-time high as the peak of out
going cards was reached earlier
this week. Postmaster Garland
Pierce said that the record for
single mail cancellations in a day
was probably reached Monday.
All in all, the season was shap
ing up as one of the best yet.
Here is a summary of many of
the church events planned, though
not a complete one.
Baptist
At the Baptist Church the Cher
ub and Carol choruses wUl hold a
‘■‘Star of the East” was the Christmas party Friday night at
name of the carol these young- church. At the Sun-
^ day services three choirs—cherub,
Original Christmas
Pageant Sunday
sters, members of the children’s
choir at the First* Methodist
Church, were singing when they
were photographed earlier this
week at a rehearsal for a Christ
mas pageant they will present
Sunday night at 7:30.
Directed by Mrs. James Cald
well, the children will appear in
the original pageant as a part of
the church’s annual observance
of Christmas.
Pictured, but in no definite or
der, are Richard Caldwell,
George Watson, Sally Springer,
Jeannie Baldwin, Jimmy Bald
win, Susan Franklin, David Bald
win, Tim Calcutt, Bobby Hiatt,
Glenda Maness, and Jack Cald- last night.
carol and the regular church choir
—will render special Christmas
music as a part of the special ob
servance.
At 7:30 Sunday night members
of the church will present “Why
the Chimes Rsmg” in pantomime,
with some 15 children plus the
choir taking part.
Monday night at 8 p.m. the an
nual candle light service will be
held and will feature special mu
sic and scripture readings dealing
with “The Christmas Story.” The
service will culminate with an ob
servance of The Lord’s Supper.
Methodist
The regular Christmas party for
children was held at the church
well.
Cub Scouts Plan
Observance Of Old
European Custom
Though some variations are
planned, members of Cub Pack
'73 will observe a Christmas cus
tom tomorrow night that dates
At regular services Sunday spe
cial Christmas music will be ren
dered by the church choir. The
annual candle lighting service will
be held Sunday night at 7:30 with
children in the church school and
members of the adult choir pre
senting a pantomime of "The
Christmas Story.”
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ANY NEWS?
Christmas is the time when
the cards come pouring in
from far and near.
Sometimes you hear from
old friends who take this time
as their yearly contact with
other old friends. Sometimes
they are people who used to
live here and are thinking
once again of their former
hon\e. *
Next week we hope to print
a few of these messages from
former residents of these
parts. If any readers have re
ceived similar words of greet
ing and reminiscences — and
we're sure they have — we
urge them to put the cards in
an envelope and send them
this way.
This kind of news is good
news for everybody!
LIGHTING AWARD
Announcement of the winner
of the first annual Junior Cham-
back several centuries and is tra- her of Commerce outdoor Christ-
ditional in many European mas lighting prize will be made
homes. | in The Pilot next Thursday.
Known as “fixing a layette for | Committee members are busy
the Christ child,” the custom is judging outside decorations at
being reviVed here by Mrs. B. A. I present and urge everyone to
Morgan, who grew up in Eixrope keep their lights on through
and frankly thinks that children Monday night. Cash awards wiU
are missing the true meaning of be presented the winners,
the Christmas season. I
Shaw House WUl
them taking part—have been
busy the past few weeks making i Jt\.0Op011 CW JL C31*S
gifts which they will take to the!
Presbyterian Church tomorrow Day Foi* ScSSOIl
night for the program. Mrs. Mor
gan has a crib which will be used
as a receptacle for the gifts.
One of the den mothers of the
pack, Mrs. Morgan has given this
brief explanation of the custom'
md how it is observed:
“In Europe families live much
closer together, in the physical
sense of the word, than they do
here. As the Christmas season
The Shaw House tea room will
re-open for the season on New
Year’s Day, it has been announced
by the Moore County Historical
Association, sponsors of the re
stored landmark.
Mrs. Joe Miles will be in charge.
Several hostesses from the His
torical Association will serve va
rious tours of duty during the
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approaches all members of the the tea room is open. Flow-
family, uncles, aunts, grandpa-1 'arrangements will be furnished
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rents, brothers, sisters, and many I Southern
other relatives, get together and ^ '
talk about the many wonders of
the season.
After New Years Day, the tea
room wiU be open for lunch and
tea every day, with suppers serv-
crm. j ii. •!_ .X, every aay, wixn
“The grandmother has, in the ^y appointment. In addition
meantime, gathered the female -fo old southern dishes traditional-
children and instructed them in ly served there, Mrs. Miles will
the arts of sewing or something
else that would help them make
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make a specialty*of pizza.
The tea room is operated for the
benefit of Association projects.