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- ! 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.