Reapportionment
is a subject much in the news these
days. Weimar Jones,-distinguished
editor, gave his views here last
week. Read this on page 2.
Civil War Books
keep coming. Burke Davis, author
and well-known newspaperman,
tells why on page 16.
Steeplechase Set
March 23; Entries
Close On Saturday
Last Year's-Top
Horse, Dancing
Beacon, To Enter
Seven events are listed for the
tenth annual Sttoneybrook
Steeplechase March 23, it was
announced this week by Charles
W. Stitzer, secretary.
The steeplechase, held annual
ly at Mickey Walsh’s stables on
\ oung s Road, is the inaugural
meet of the hurd race season in
the coimtry. It wih begin at 2 p.
m.
f On the card are the Pink Coat
race for members of the Moore
County Hounds, about two and
one-quarter miles over timber; a
trial event for two year olds; the
Stoneybrook Open Hurdle Race,
about a mile and one-half over
hurdles (purse of $600); ladies
race, six furlongs on the flat; the
Sandhills Cup, feature event, two
and one-quarter miles over timber
($500 purse); the Silver Run, six
furlongs on the flat ($400 purse);
and the Yadkin, for maidens,
about a mile and one-half over
hurdles ($400 purse).
Stitzer said that entries are
expected from Camden, Aiken,
stables in Virginia and the
North, in addition to the many
hunt race horses in training this
winter in this area.
Visitors to the Sandhills may
see many of the horses that will
be entered working out on the
several courses, particularly
(Continued on page 8)
Alston Hous^ Opens April 6
stored the re-j House in the Horseshoe be re
ed House in the Horseshoe, stored as a state historic site.
a'so known as the Alston House’
will be held April 6, members of
the Moore County Historical As-
sociation were told this week.
People from throughout the
county and state wiU gather for
the festivities, which begin at S
p. m., and will later tour the
completely renovated house.
Prominent guests who are ex
pected to attend and take part in
■ the opening include Dr. Christo
pher Crittendon, state archivist,
and James A. Stenhuose of
Charlotte, president of the North
Carolina Society for the Preser
vation of Antiquities and former
chairman of the Governor’s Com
mission on Historic Sites. It was
Mr. Stenhouse who suggeked the|
COMEDY SITUATIONS
Also scheduled for the pro
gram are brief informal. remarks
by H. Clifton Blue, Moore Coun-
ty!s representative to the Gener
al Assembly, and Superior Court
Judge W. A. Leland McKeithen
of Pinehurst.
The Deep River Home Demon
stration Club, which has many
members who are descendants of
residents of. the countryside in
the Deep River “horseshoe” area,
wiU present a playlet that de
picts life during the time of the
house’s greatest prominence. i
Notre Dame School
Property Bought
By W. Ozelle Moss
Plans Development
As Hunt Preserve
Sale of the Notre Daftie Acade
my property on Young’s Road to
OzeUe Moss, owner of Mile-
Away Farm, was announced-this
v/eek.
The property had been on the
market since the Sisters of the
Third Order of St. Francis had
Written by Mrs. J. J. Hume of i abandoned operation of a school
Carthage, the playlet has been!there in 1955. Earlier this year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Council Approves Appointive
School Board In New Charter
given once before. The cast will
appear in period costumes.
fContinued on Page 8)
“Late Love” Being Staged This
Week-end At Caravan-Pinehurst
the Elks Lodge of North Carolina
had considered buying it as the
site of a boys’ summer camp but j Tuesday ni-^it.
Town Elections
Set;FielAWide
Open For Council
Dates for the primary and
mimicipal election for members
of the Southern Pines Town
Council have been established as
April 22 and May 7 by resolu
tions adopted by the Council
Tourist Inquiries
Pouring In As Ad
J Campaign PaysOff
A joint effort on the part of j
the Town Council and various
business interests to encourage
more people to visit Southern
Pines is apparently paying off. i
To date, more than 400 inquiries I
have been received in response to
a series of advertisements ap
pearing in leading northern daily
newspapers and selected maga-
^zines.'The campaign, which has
just passed the half-way point, is
costing in the neighborhood of
$4 ,000, which 'includes publica
tion of an attractive colored bro- !
<Jiure that is promptly sent with
each answer to an inquiry.
George Pottle, chairman of the
committee that worked out the
program, said this week the re
sponse has been most gratifying.
J“We feel that some of the letters
we get are just routine, a natural
thing when you advertise. But
the great majority of them seem
to have a real desire to visit this
area and are requesting informa
tion which we quickly supply.”
Most of the inquiries come
from the North, although letters
have been received from several
South American countries, Can-
|i*da, the western states, and, most
gratifying to the resort interests, I
Florida. j
Generally, the requests are for
hotel accommodations, average
temperature readings, possibili
ties of retirement, and, in one in
stance, from a woman who want
ed to know if she could establish
a clock repair business which
would prove even mildly suc
cessful.
Mrs. S. D. Fobes, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, the
agency which has been handling
most of the requests, said many
requests were for a booklet that
was advertised. The booklet, inci-
dentaUy, is a new one and con
tains up-to-date information
(Continued on P^ge 8)
^ FORUM TONIGHT
As the seventh in the emrent
season’s series of lecturers and
musical artists, the Pinehurst
Forum will present Lt. Gen.
Clyde D. Eddleman, Deputy
Chief of Military Operations, as
guest speaker at 8:45 tonight at
the Pinehurst Country Club. His
topic will be “The United States
and Collective Seemity,” with
^pedal emphasis on current Mid-
^ e East problems.
“Late Love,” two love stories
interwoven into deUghtfully
amusing comedy situations, will
be the fourth presentation of the
Caravan-Pinehurst Theatre, with
shows scheduled for tonight, Fri
day and Saturday at 8:40.
The play, by Rosemary Casey,
starred Arlene Francis on Broad
way, a part that will, be taken
by Patricia Wyn Rose, co-pro
ducer of the company, for this
performance.
Others in the cast are Pegeen ^
Rose, changing from a leading 11
lady type role to one of a dom- 11
ineering grandmother; Steve il
Dunn and Robert Petito, who'i^
form a triangle with the charac
ter portrayed by Miss Rose;
Frank Schmitt, Barbara Willgohs
and Carol Arata.
The production is under the di
rection of Fred Carmichael; the
stage setting is by Judith Page
Murray.
The play revolves around sit
uations created when a middle-
aged female artist arrives at the
home of an attractive author to !
paint his portrait. She finds his I
the negotiations fell through fol
lowing a meeting of the State
Board of Trustees here in Jan
uary. .
Moss said he planned to use it,
at least for the present, for hunt
ing. The property consists of
about 145 acres and has one of the
iinest stands of pine timber
the area.
Originally developed by Wal
ter S. Hsdliwell of New York
City in the mid-twenties, the
Candidates may file any time
before the deadline April 5.
To date, there are no candi
dates, although some people
think there will be a large niun-
ber before the deadline passes.
Members of the present Council,
questioned separately yesterday,
^ said they had not made up their
minds whether to seek reelec
tion.
If there are more than 10 can
didates for the five posts, there
-f The school board setup for Southern Pines—five members ap
pointed for staggered terms by Town CouncU—wiU remain the same,
except for one or two minor changes, under provisions of a new
charter adopted unanimously by the Coimcil Tuesday night at the
conclusion of a five hour meeting. The decision to retain the setup
was made after both Mayor Voit GUmore and Councilman T. T.
Morse had voiced objections to the appointive type method and said
they favored the elective method. They voted favorably to that
swtion of the charter, they said, only in order that it might be passed
along to the General Assembly as a document that had received the
unanimous approval of the Council.
There has been a great deal of speculation in the town in recent
weeks as to which method Council would approve. A number of
meetings, both private and public, have been held by the Council
since the committee which drew up the charter presented it last No
vember, and most of them have dwelled primarily on the school
board question. A public hearing in February brought one of the
largest crowds in recent Council history which was attributed to the
interest in the school board section. High ranking educators have
also ^n consulted on the matter and, until the Tuesday night meet-
mg, there had been little indication which way the Council might
^ ' ,uiucitei> lOT me live posts, there
property was toe scene of many a primary held A^ril 22;
parties While he owned it Halh- .'jf t^e number is 10 or less
no
primary wiU be held and the
candidates will be voted on at
the general municipal elections
May V. j
Registration books will be'
open for seven days, beginning,
a o. i
Mrs. Grace Kaylor has been
named registrar and will keep
Roger Verhoef f Is Farmers Urged To
Named To Kiwanis
Cltib Cage Classic
well was the son of a vice-presi
dent of American Tobacco Com
pany and had plans for a wide
spread farm development. He
was also a horse fancier and con
structed stables and other facili
ties to house his fine string.
Tlie place was purchased at
public auction in the late thir- regisxrar ana wiu Reep
:ties by the Catholic order and'the books at the Fire House on
converted to a girls school. It | j^gw Hampshire Avenue. Books
operated for 17 years, with a day be open from 9 to 5 each
school for boys and girls through |day exclept on Saturdays, when
.the first eight years, and a girls they wiU remain open until 9
school for the other grades. p ni.
The Order abandoned the oper- ’ Saturday, April 13, has been
ation m the spring of 1955. designated Challenge Day.
Originally containing about, j^^ges for the election will be
300 acres, the property has been | Gertrude Stephenson and Joe
domineering mother, and an"in-(‘=''^^P into three tracts in the Qarzik.
X 4.- , past year. Moss purchased a size-1 .
terestmg house guest awaitinfr
across Young’s Road
which he is presently developing
for pasturing and training horses,
and Mrs. Audrey Kennedy pur
chased a tract adjoining her Tre-
rnont Farm home.
Jerry Healy of Bamum Realty
and Insurance Company handled
the sale. Purchase price was not
announced.
PATRICIA WYN ROSE
daughter secretly in love with his
secretary, the house ruled by a
teresting
her.
(Continued on page 8)
Enter Farmincome
Contest, Now Open
V'
40
Moore County farmers were
urged again this week to enter
the Farm Income Contest, origi
nated by the Raleigh News and
Observer and co-sponsored in
this county by The Pilot.
Deadline for entries is May 1.
Purpose of the contest is to
Moose Chapter To
Bids For New Town
Hall To Be Opened
Tuesday Afternoon
Bids for construction of the
new Town Hall will be opened
Tuesday, according to Louis
Scheipers, Jr., Town Manager, at
the Civic Club at 2 o’clock.
The plans and specifications
Only four people, other than
the Council and town employees,
were present at the library when
the final vote was taken shortly
j before one o’clock Wednesday
morning. The meeting had open
ed with a large crowd, including
all members of the present school
board, and Dr. Guy Phillips,
chairman of the North Carolina
State School Board Association.
Councilmen W. E. Blue, Harry
Pethick and Sam Richardson fav
ored the appointive method.
Gilmore said:
"I voted to ratify the char
ter because I believe it is
suc4i an important document
it deserves unanimous 'back
ing. However, I favored pop
ular election of the school
board and for two reasons:
because, as Dr. Guy Phillips
testified, the majority of
American {Professional educa
tors today recommend elec
tion, and because the exten
sive poll I made indicated a
strong preference for the el
ective systemi among a ma
jority of local voters."
Morse, who has said all along
he .favored the elective type
method, reiterated his stand at
the meeting. “I personally oppose
the appointive method and feel
who made the motion to adopt
the charter which included the
section calling for an appointive
board, said he had felt that the
elective type was better at first
but I have talked to many peo
ple recently and I feel that there
is a strong preference for the
present t5rpe board. Many people
have asked me. Why change?”
Pethick said he had talked to
few people on the matter but was
convinced the appointive method
was better. And Richardson, who
seconded the motion, said he felt
that most people “appear satis
fied with the present setup and
I take my feeling from that” '
Earlier in the evening Dr.
Phillips had answered a number
of questions concerning the
trends toward the selections of
school boards but had refused to
make any specific recommenda
tions. ‘•This is your problem and,
of course, I am not going to take
any part in it other than give you
the benefit of our experience,”
he said.
Trend Towards Elections
Dr. Phillips said the trend was
toward the elective method and
that most people who had written
on the subject had made such
recommendations.
‘Whichever way you do de-
ihat most Negroes in Southern .» <‘t u j •
Pines feel the same way,” he fhS’.n v Vx,
that you keep the board small, a
commented.
Why Change?
Of the other Councilmen, Blue,
setup that would tend to avoid
the formation of committees.
(Continued on Page' 8)
JUAcUt2> CUiU SpeClilCcltlOIlS
Be Formed In Area for a month to a committee also reporting
number of contractors around ] •
Formation of a Moose Lodge in fbe state. The building, which
__ Southern Pines which would en- will be constructed in Town
encourage farmers in the Eastern compass aU of Moore County will Park on S. E. Broad Street, is
part of North Carolina to im- be discussed at a meeting Mon- expected to exceed the $100,000
nrove tbeiT- — ddv night at the Civic Club. i which the to'wn voted in bonds
prove their economic status.
Faced with a 20 per cent cut in
tobacco acreage allotments, most
farmers are having to turn to
other crops to produce an ade
quate income.
If there are 50 or more con
testants in Moore County the
Chamber of Commerce Plans Open
Meeting To Reveal Plans For ’57
An open meeting of the Cham- i realistic.” That munber, he point-
— _. — ber of Commerce to hear detail- led out, would probably be equiv-
Intemational Supreme tect, drew the plans for the con-|ed plans of the organization for'alent to an industry oavroU of
■ill hf* on hand to answer temnorarv stnintiirp Tf tha non- tho Trooi* will xt** i.* i x
Kay Rigdon of Brevard, na- Mst year for the building,
tional representative of the I Thomas T. Hayes, local archi-
Moose International Supreme tect, drew the plans for the con- , . ±ui:
Lodge, wiU be on hand to answer temporary structure. If the con- the year will be held at the high
questions and, if there is suffi
cient numbers, to accept a peti
tion for membership in the na-
ROGER VERHOEFF, 6’6”
center of the Southern Pines
Blue Knights, has been select
ed to play in the Carolinas
Kiwanis Basketball classic in
Charlotte’s Coliseum Satiur-
day night. Verhoeff joined
the other 12 players on the
squad earlier this week for
workouts. He is the first
player ever to be named from
this area to the all-star classic,
which features outstanding
players from North and
South Carolina high schools,
^e game, played for charity,
is considered prime hunting
grounds for college talent
scouts. A group of local peo
ple -will attend the game,
which gets underway at 7:30.
Verhoeft incidentally, was
the top scorer in Moore Coun
ty this jrear and is being con
sidered by several coUeges
for a basketball scholarship.
News and Observer will award tional body. Rigdon has been in
the top county winner $50, the Southern Pines several times re
second place winner $35, and the | cently attending preliminary
third place winner $15. Pilot co- meetings which have been held
sponsorship wiU increase the nt the Belvedere Hotel,
prize money by $50, which will Potential members have been
be portioned among the winners, urged to attend the meeting, set
In additioa to the coimty to get imderway at 8 p. m. Rig-
prizes, the News and Observer don said he would attempt to an-
is Offering grand prizes amount- swer any questions that might
ing to $1,500 in cash. Grand arise and clarify the require-
prizew'inners will be chosen from j ments of membership,
among the county winners. The The Moose Lodge, which has
top winner in the entire area wiU headquarters in Mooseheart, Ill.,
receive $500, with $400 going to is one of the largest fraternal
the second place winner, $300 to i organizations in existence today
third place, $200 to fourth place, and has chapters in all forty
and $100 to the fifth place win- eight states, Alaska and Canada,
ner. The national body is composed of
In addition, there wUl be many more than a million members,
other merchandise prizes for the with some 47,000 in North Caro-
area winners. lina.
Former members of the lodge
and all interested are encour-
tract is let in the next few weeks
it is expected the building will
be finished in the early fall.
Library Assn. To
school library next Thursday
night at 8 p. m., Earl Hubbard,
president, said today.
bet'ween $750,000 and $1 mininn,
perhaps higher.
The idea which the Chamber
wishes to promote, Hubbard said,
rrti,- , wiauci. lo promoic, iiuDoara said,
ft ^i^larly is to get every businessman in
'f town to make conscientous ef-
meetmg. Hubbard here. There are probably at least
xx 1 1 A A mv suid that suggestions would be ijo salesmen a week ealiincf nn
Hold Annual Meet; on either the pro- the various places of bSsS
posals of the Chambers directors, v,., j >
Moore County farmers may en
ter by filling out a simple entry
blank that may be obtained from
the County Agent’s office in Car
thage, or by writing the Farm
Editor, News and Observer, Ra
leigh.
Each farm family who enters
the contest wiU be competing
against his own record of 1956.
The highest score that a fam
ily may earn m 100 points. Of
these, 50 points will be awarded
(Continued on Page 8) ]
posals of the Chamber’s directors,
Tri^x»f' TVtfk'iir ony that might be advanc-
IRieCl mew mincers ed by others attending ttie meet-
bers of the Southern Pines Li-
brary Association will be held to- strewing
morrow (Friday) afternoon at 4. year, Hubbard said, and
A. C. Dawson, president, said ^
A jLc- v, 7 ^ Hie meeting. Our pnmarv con-
Aat new officers would be elect- is to emphasize that the
ed and repo^ would be r^eived chamber is a body interested in
promoting Southern Pines and it
Lamboume, and the treasurer, C,
H. Pnwman.
AJl members, as well as the
trustees, ar urged to attend.
In addition to Dawson, other
needs the help of everyone
The “four or five” things the
Chamber will stress, Hubbard
sa'id. include a drure to entice
more salesmen and others who
aged to attend the meeting.
CHEST X-RAY
Free chest x-rays for anyone
over 12 years of age in Moore
County will be given at a number
of places March 23 through April
13. Three mobile x-ray units wiU
operate in the county from 10 a.m
to 4 pjn, daily during that time
except Sundays and Mondays,
.officers are George Leonard, travel to make their permanent
vice-president, John Ostrom, sec
retary, and Mr. Bowman, treasur
er.
^RING VACA'nON
Spring vacation for Sou&em axxx. ouier mu-
Pines school children -will begin zens, too, must do is to promote
homes here. •’We are centraRy
located for a vast region that in
cludes both North and South
Carolina, Virginia and Georgia,”
he pointed out, “and this is a
pleasant place to live. Salesmen
ask little more. The real thing
that the Chamber, and other citi-
. 1 .i.. ” 1 fccnj, UlUOb Utl Jjk bU piUXUOvc
at noon next Wednesday, Super-'the idea to every salesman who
'PtCDQGDt A. O. Osw^SOD S3ld HllS oallg OH
morning. The schools will reopen He said that a goal of attract-
Wednesday morning, March 27. fug lOO new famine, fa not “un-
he said, and if each were ap
proached and told of the ideal ar-
(Coijtinued on page 8)
Blue Knights Open
Baseball Season
Next Wednesday
The Southern Pines Blue
Knights will open their 1957 base-
baU season next Wednesday at
West End. Game time is 3:30 pm.
Coach Irie Leonard said this
morning that John Van Benscho-
ten would probably be the start
ing pitcher, -with his brother,
Lynn, behind the plate. Other
starters are Tony Parker at first
base, BiUy Hamel at second base,
and Kenneth Creech in right field.
Positions for the rest of the squad
are wide open, Leonard said.
Southern Pines lost to Robbins
last year in the county tourna
ment, although they had repre
sented the county in the district
playoffs with the best record in
the coimty.