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ft ^1 ylGlenJon ndor / Ticirconol / Cameron tllerbe ^'Vass >n?S [anM Pltl&lufj VOI^ 3&—NO. 9 SIXTEEN PAGES SbUTHERN PINES. N. C.. THURSDAY. JANUARY 17. 1957 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TEN CENTS 'll Music Association Series To Begin Next Thursday With Young Pianist Fred Season Tickets Still Available Sahlmann, brilliant according to the announcement by Dr. Fred W. Langner, Sand hills Music Association president: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring .....V. ... —, — (Bach, arr. Myra Hess); Mozart’s young pianist now on the music ^ 576, Alle- faculty of Elon College,^wiU ap- Aaagio, Allegretto; Jeux pear in concert next Thursday (j’jjau (Ravel); Mephisto Walyz night at Weaver Auditorium, (Ljszt); Four Preludes (from Southern Pines. The concert will Bight Preludes for the Piano, Town SchoolBoard Adopts Policy On Student Discipline Primary Job Of Discipline Still At Home, However The Southern Pines Board of Education has adopted a “policy mmi Air Secretary Agrees To Review AGOS Move X^i t;J.L4U.CO XtJX tltC X ^ ^ ^ be the first of the current series Frank Martin); Two Preludes concerning discipline ^ 4.v.« Goi>ir^v*inc iwrnair* Associs- -1 piiv sphnnl.<? which wil for the, (Rachmaninoff)'; Variations and, city schools which will go into by Efandel effect immediately. The new policy, which school officials have said does not differ greatly from the already existing policies, was read and explained treat fer Sandhills music lovers. | graduate work at Elon and to students at the high school He spent last year ^ studying at (^jQjrimbia University. He served the Academy of Music in Vienn^ . .. ^rmv during the period of the Sandhills Music tion. Fugue on a Theme This will be a return engage- (Brahms), ment for Sahlmann. He played, Sahlmann, a native of Charles- here first in 1953, and his ap-1 g_ ^ graduated in music pearance then was rated a rare College in 1951, and treat fer Sandhills music lovers. I ... . — —j on a Fulbright Fellowship, concertizing in Europe. and "Music Association Nights," featured by a Buffet Dinner at the Hollywood HoteL will add a gala touch to the com ing concert season sponsored by this local organization. As described in a letter re cently semi out by the Associ ation: "It is believed that such effortless entertaining will add much to the enjoy ment of these musical eve nings." Reservations fpr tables should be made in advance, the letter states, by telephon ing the . otel. The time will be S:30 to 8 p.m. His program, t'l be presented Thursday at 8:30 p. m. will in clude the following numbers. in the Army during the period 1953-55. He has made numerous concert appearances in the Caro- linas and other states, and has been soloist several times with the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. Tickets for the concert are available at reasonable prices at Barnum Realty Co., Southern Pines, or may be purchased at the door the night of the con cert, Dr. Langner said. Or, he reminded, a saving may be effected by the purchase of a A. C. fast Friday morning by Dawson, superintendent Mr.. Dawson told The Pilot this week that the policy, which is re printed in full below, was drawn up by the faculty and adminis tration of the schools and recom mended to the Board of Educa tion. The board adopted it last week. The policy has been formula ted—“put down on paper” as one school teacher put it—as a re sult of several breaches of dis cipline in the schools during re cent months. Widest publicized J ■■I De eiieuuea uy me v* v. . . j. • t«* i. season ticket entitling the holder j of these was an incident m which to a seat at the four presentations j iTie Leonard, principal of the hig of the Sandhills Music Associa-! school, was charged with assault tion to be offered during the ing a student. Leonard, found winter and spring—others will be the Little Singers of Paris, the Alden String Quartet, and the full North Carolina Sym- ihony Orchestra. guilty when the case was tried in Recorder’s Court, maintained he EASTER SEALS were the topic of discussion last Friday night when community chairmen and other volunteers met in South ern Pines with Roger Gibbs, county chairrpan, and Albin Pikutis, executive director of the N. C. Society for Crippled Children and Adults, to lay plans for the annual drive March 15 - April 21. Gibbs, at right, is explaining to' the group the various material that will be used in the drive to sell Easter Seals. Others from Southern Pines participating were Mrs. Graham Culbreth, county treasurer, Mrs. J. Watson Smith, county secretary, Dave Drexel, county pubheity director, and William C. Johnson, chairman for Southern Pines. Even With Proposed Salary Boosts, State Teachers Behind U. S. Average Unless the public gets behind ♦ the State Board of Educations proposed public school budget for inSiaiiailOU the biennium beginning July, the chances f.i’e very slim that the budget will be approved by this year’s General Assembly, mem bers of the Southern Pines Par ent-Teacher Association.were told Tuesday night. Speaking before a small Weaver auditorium audience that braved the freezing rain that night, A. C. Davis of Raleigh, the State Board’s chief auditor, outlined all major items in the budget which ralts lor a $165 million appropria tion in 1957-58 and $168 in 1958- 59. These proposed annual appro priations compare with an esti mated $133 million being spent by the state for public school educa tion during the current fiscal year. Dr. Charles Phillips, president, presided. Mr. Davis was intro duced by Dr. A. C. Dawson, sup erintendent of schools, who point ed out that the education budget is the biggest the state has. Mr. Davis said that 61.2 per cent of the state’s general fund went for schools in the 1954-55 year. Salary Proposals A major feature of the proposed budget is an increase in teacher salaries that would raise the av erage salary in North Carolina from $3,143 to $3,787 next year and $3,795 the following year. This would cost $16Vi million the first year and $16 million, 833 thousand, the second year. Yet, it was pointed out, if the salary increases are granted. North Carolina’s average pay for teachers will be under the natiem- al average which is now more than $4,000 and can also be ex pected to increase. The growth of North Carolina’s scho-ols in itself calls for increased appropriations, Mr. Davis pointed out. “““ Officers Completed By Masonic Groups Installation of new officers of the four Masonic organizations in Southern Pines has been com pleted, according to Lloyd L. Woolley, secretary in each of them. James W. Causey, of Southern Pines, was named treasurer of the organizations replacing Ralph Chandler, who was treas urer for many years prior to his death several months ago. Here is a complete list of the new officers: T.odffp 4'34 A. A. & A. M.—T,prn- uel Daniel Jones, master; Edwin L. Finch, senior warden; Dannie C. Sheffield, junior warden; James W. Causey, treasurer; Lloyd L. Woolley, secretary; John Albert McRae, senior dea- was attempting^ _ to ^ disciplme ]\oted Churcliman To Speak Monday At Church Meeting some students whom he said had been disrespectful to a member of the faculty at the school. Dawson said that each student in the schools was handed a copy of the new policy Tuesday and instructed to take it to their pa rents. Here is the complete text: The public schools have long been considered fundamental and basic to our American Dem ocracy. The public school has the resDonsibility of assisting boys and girls in their growth and de velopment so that they mny be uskul and responsible citizens in tJiis democracy. The objectives of the school are manyfold: 1. To instruct pupils in the fundamental skills of learning and to open the doors to know ledge and understanding. (Continued on Page 8) Civil Court Term Begins Monday; Preyer Presiding A one-week term of Civil Court, with Judge L. Richardson Preyer presiding, is scheduled for Moore County beginning con; Charles R. Pope, junior dea- con; Robert E. Adams, Jr., stew- Dr. Robbins W. Barstow, emi nent churchman and’present Di rector of the American Communi ties Overseas, will be the featured speaker at a dinner meeting Mon day night at the Church of Wide Fellowship. Dr. Barstow, who is on a lecture tour in the Carolines area, will speak on “Salesmen Across the Seas.” His talk is being sponsor ed by the Men’s Class of the church. The Women’s Class of the church is co-sponsoring the meeting. According to Dr. W. C. Tim mons, pastor. Dr. Barstow is ap pearing in what could be one of the most informative programs ever held at the church. “There is perhaps no other perton better able to interpret the present day world dilemma than Dr. Bar- :tow,” he said. Tickets for the meeting are $1 and they may be secured from members of either the Men’s or Women’s Classes. Early reserva tions are advised. Temperature Goes To 25 Tuesday For Lowest Recording That cold wave that hit South ern Pines earlier this week and brought the temperature down to a season low of 25, was still he^e this morning. The official weather observa tion bureau, maintained here by radio station WEEB, indicated that the low last night was 29. On both Tuesday and Wednes day the low reading was 25, with a high of 38 Wednesday. High recorded Tuesday was 28, with .21 inches of precipitation, which was mostly sleet and snow. The outlook is for continued cold. -4- ard; Horace W. Mullinix, stew ard; William J. Morgan, tyler; and Eugene K. McKenzie, chap lain. Chapter 61, Royal Arch Ma sons—Herbert D. Holland, high priest; Jack L. McNeill, king; .T,-,v,n IV. M'^Pae. scribe: J.lovd Woolley, secretary; James Caus ey, treasurer; Karl E. Schwein- furth, captain of host; Joe C. Thomas, principal sojourner; Stilvel E. Thomas, Royal Arch captain; James R. Ratliff, Jr., master third veil; Marshall G. McRae, master second veil; Al bert B. Sallv, master first veil’ and Daniel P. Morrison, sentinel. Royal and Select ^ Council 14, Royal and ThCT*rwill be 23,000 more Masons—James Hamer Ratliff, pupils in the schools next year ! Jr., master: Herbert D. Holland, than there are this year and 44,000 deputy master; Jack L. McNeill, more the following year. ' conductor of work; Causey 4nd To teach these pupils, 815 addi- Woolley, treasurer and secretary tional teachers will be needed j j,, ^ ’''teP'''' captain of suard; next year and 1,560 the year after. | Albert B. Sally, conductor of Salary increases are needed to ‘ council; Joe C. Thomas, steward; James L. Key, sentinel. Comfnandery 16, Knights Tem- obtain the required teachers and ' hold qualified teachers to meet (Continued on page 8) INCOME TAX Starting today. The Pilot ^ plar—Luther Russell McRae, commander; Herbert D. Holland, _ ^ Tin i • ' generalissimo; Joe C. Thomas, Starting today. The Klot „ is , j^hn A. McRae, publishing Income Tax Facts a warden; Angus H. Mc- senes of eight articles provided by ^ junior warden; Edwin L the American Institute of Ac- » , countants and the North Carolina - ^ q p. a ’ j Society of Certified Public Ac- Woolley, treasurer and recorder, countanjis, as a public service. The , Edward E. Smith, standard bear- articles will run for eight consec- i er; Harvey S. Warlick, swor The term will precede by one week a criminal term. The docket: Monday — Annie McCall vs Prentis McCall; Wiley Jones vs Katie B. Jones; Betty King Wil son vs Willie Lex Wilson; Shir ley Drucilla Galyean Doby, by next friend vs Lesteir Dewey Doby; Margaret M. Branigan vs William F. Branigan; In the m^atter of Dora Stone Craig, incompetent; Ellen S. Bushby vs W. S. Bushby; Mich ael "Valen, administrator, vs Ollie Parks; W. D Euffaloe vs Bison Fast Freight; D. A. McDonald, Jr., and wife -vs Dalton Goins; W. C. Graham, ad ministrator, vs Delsia W. Calli cutt, administrator; and Willie Allsbrook, vs J. L. Collins. Tuesday—Atkinson Company, Inc. vs Thomas C. Robbins and wife; W. L. Batchelor vs Hugh T. Harciee; G & G Manufacturing Co. vs C. S. Patch, Jr., and wife. Quality Central Oil Company vs Kenneth M. Combs and wife; V/illiam Nugent and wife vs V/arnock C. Deadwyler, Jr., and wife; LeRoy Jones vs Annie Paxley: and Pinehurst Garage Co. vs Elbert W. Taylor. Wednesday — Delores Cole, Causey and infa’’it. by next friend, vs Zeb _ ^ I ^ ^ ^ _ u .M*« T3 ^ WHO'S WHO The Pilot's search for citi zens of Southern Pines who are listed in "Who's ’Who" has produced' the names of three more people outstand ing in their fields: Dr. George W. JSI^fbeson, of Grove Drive. Khollwood, who is also listed in five other "Who's Who" books; John E. Elmendorf, Jr., of Midland Road; and Donald G. Case, who is. listed in "Who's Who in Engineering in the United States." Any more? Dean Of Duke U. Chapel To Speak At Forum Tonight Dr. James T. Cleland, dean of the Duke University Chapel, will address the Pinehurst Forum to night at the Country Club jn Pinehurst, using' as his topic: ‘ An Appreciation of the English Bible.” Dr. Cleland, a native of Scot land, has held many positions of distinction ■with theological in stitutions throughout the coun try. He is also an author and lec turer. Time for the Forum is 8:30. It will be preceded by a buffet sup per at the Country Club for which reservations are neces sary. Local Leaders Encouraged By Warm Receplion Air Force Secretary Donald Quarles promised last week to “personally” review the an nounced intention of transferring the Air-Ground school here to Mississippi and told local lead ers he would announce his find ings at an early date. He announced his decision at a conference in his Washington office last Friday which was at tended by W. Lament Brown, chairman of the local group. Mayor Voit Gilmore, Senator Sam Ervin, Representative A. Paul Kitchin, and John Lang, •former secretary to Congress man Charles B. Deane. Brown said on his return that the reception had been extreme ly cordial and that Mr. Quarles had expressed great interest in the situation. “He took numerous notes,” Brown said, “and seemed to be well-briefed on the Air Force’s plan to move the school. Town Promotion Starts In Leading Northern Dailies Advertising and promotion of Southern Pines got underway in a number of newspapers in northern metropolitan cities last Sunday, according to .George Pottle, chairman of the town’s promotion and advertising com mittee. The ads, which are featuring Southern Pines as an ideal place to spend the winter months and call attention to the town’s near ness to most of the metropolitan areas, will run for ten consecu tive weeks in the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune; five weeks in the Phil adelphia Inquirer, the Boston Herald, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and the Montreal Star; and jtwo in the Chronicle, which is 'the nation’s outstanding publica tion devoted to equestrian activi ties. Eight ads are, also scheduled in Golf World and, if the budget permits, five will be run in a Washington newspaper. Pottle said this week that a new two-color folder is in the process of being finished. It shows many of the activities of the town and has several scenes. The folder and all advertising material is being handled by Needham and Grohmann of New York. The firm hanciles the pro motion accounts for Williams burg, White Sulphur Springs, land Sea Island (Ga.), and origi nally handled the Southern Pines account years ago. Pottle said that, while the firm cannot promise immediate re sults since Southern Pines has been off the advertising pages I for several years, it does hold hopes for good results if a con- Itinued program is maintained. I Serving on the committee with , Pottle are Harry H. Pethick, J. T. I Overton, Jerry V. Healy, and 1 Robert E. StroUse. We were asked many questions, all of which we supplied with answers.” The conference with Quarles had been arranged by Sen. Er vin, who is a strong advocate for retaining the school in Southern Pines. The meeting was held in Quarles’ office Friday afternoon and followed an earlier meeting between the local group, accom panied by Charles Stitzer, owner of Highland Pines Inn, where the school is located. Sen. Ervin and Rep. Kitchin. Brown and Gilmore spent the entire day with Rep. Kitchin and Sen. Ervin. “Both have taken a wonderful interest in the prob lems that Southern Pines would inevitably face if the school was transferred and both have been apprised of the serious economic consequences that would befall the town if such a move were consummated,” Brown said. Ervin is a member of the Sen ate Armed Services Committee and Kitchin is the newest mem ber of the House Armed Services Committee. State Elks Assn. Votes Not To Take Notre Dame Lands Coroner’s Inquest Set Tonight In Putnam Shooting utive weeks, page 15 The first one is on bearer; Jack L. McNeill, warder; and James L. Key, sentinel. C. Young and Ed Young; Bertie Owens Phillips vs Neil W. Mc Kay; B. H. Ovi(ens and wife vs ■Wiley Gaines; N. M. McDonald (Continued on Page 8) An inquest into the death of 'jMrs. Nancy Fry Seawell, 45, who jwas fatally shot in the yard of a .neighbor early Sunday morning, will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 p. m. in Carthage, accord ing to Coroner Ralph G. Steed. Mrs. Seawell, wile of Henry (Penn) Seawell, was shot by M. J. Hinson, a textile worker who .told officers he heard prowling in his yard, near his car, about 2 a m. He called out several .times, he told the officers and, receiving no answer, fired three shots with a .22 rifle. Two of the bullets struck Mrs. Seawell and she died within a I few minutes. ' According to the officers Mr. Seawell told them Mrs. Seawell I had left their home about five I hours before the shooting. He said they had been drinking and he urged her not to leave the house but that she refused and left in her car. He said he went to sleep shortly after. Officers have learned that Mrs. Seawell later visited the home of Clifford Maness, in the center of the Putnam community, and left there in the company of a person they identified as Frank Stutts, of Putnam. Steed said that Stutts had re lated that he drove with Mrs. Seawell to the old ‘‘Ether Nall” place, which had been burned sorr-p time ago, and she got out of the, car taking the keys with her. ne told the officers that he waited fdr her quite a while, but that she did not return and he went on home and went to bed. Mrs Seawall’s car was found about 100. yards from the place where she was shot. One officer said that he was of the opinion she was looking for her car and .mistook Hinson’s for her own. Members of the coroner’s jury are J. O. Chappel, ’W. B. Cole, B. B, Parrish, Archie McLeod an(i Doyle Miller, all of Carthage, and H. L. ’Williams of Robbins. Henry Seawell is a brother of K. F. Seawell, Jr., Carthage at torney, and son of the late Judge H F. Seawell of Carthage. He and Mrs. Seawell had been mar ried about 20 years. They had one son, who died when a small child. Funeral services for Mrs. Sea well were held Monday after noon at Friendship Baptist Church near Putnam. She is sur vived by her husband, two brothers and three sisters. Members of the North Caro lina Elks Association, meeting in Southern Pines over the week end, decided not to locate a sum mer boys’ camp on the Notre Dame Cathedral property on Young’s Road. Col. Donald Madigan of South ern Pines, who is chairman of the state board of trustees of the Elks Club, said that instead the association had decided to sell a part of the present camp prop erty near Hendersonville to Greenville, S. C., for use as a watershed and use a part of the funds to rebuild a camp on ad joining property. About one-half of the $80,000 Greenville is pay ing for the property. Col. 'Madi gan said, would be set aside for the eventual purchase of prop erty somewhere in the coastal area for another camp. The combined Elks lodges in the state own and operate the summer camp near Henderson ville, and annually have approx imately 500 , boys in attendance. The part that'Greenville bought for a watershed has most of the camp’s physical facilities located on it. It is not definitely known at this time when the camp will be dismantled, nor when the re building of another camp will be started. There is approximately 125 acres left gf the property. Elks from lodges in eastern and central areas had for many years expressed some misgivings about a camp located in the western part of the state. There bad been some agitation in the state association to find a more central location and it was for that reason that the Notre Dame property was looked on with favor by many of the central and eastern clubs. But, with close to 200 repre sentatives here over the week end, the decision was made to withhold any possible purchase of the property here and instead concentrate on rebuilding the Hendersonville camp. Weather Causes Postponement Of C of C Election The annual election of officers of the Chamber of Commerce, scheduled to be held at a board meeting Tuesday night, was post poned because of the adverse weather conditions which would have prevented many members from attending the meeting. Mrs. S. D. Fobes, executive sec- rp+arv of the Chamber, said this .... P1--+ rnep+mg will be held next Tuesday night to elect . Oi-icers and to transact other Chamber business.