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VOL. 39—NO. 26 "'^V EFFECTIVE JUNE 1 Father Peter Denges Transferred To Outer Banks After 6 Years Here Father Peter M. Denges, pas tor of St. Anthony’s Catholic parish for the past six years, will be transferred as of June 1 to Holy Redeemer parish, at Kill Devil Hills, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In a senes of transfers an nounced by Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh, Father Fran cis A. McCarthy, now x)f Sacred Heart parish at Dunn, is named as his successor. A farewell reception will be given for Father Denges Simday from 3 to 5 p. m., in the auditori um of St. Anthony’s school at Southern Pines, sponsored by the St. Anthony’s Guild and Catholic Laymen’s association. The pansh will say goodbye sadly to their merry, smiling priest who since his arrival in April, 1951, has endecired him self to CathoUcs and non-Cath- oUcs alike. luring his tenure here the parish has greatly grown, and a new convent and school built on the church groimds. He has served as director and treasurer of St. Joseph of the Pines hospi tal. He has also been dean of the Central Deanery of the diocese of Raleigh, with the title of Very Rev. Peter Denges, Vicar For- ane. The deanery includes all the central counties between the Virginia and South Carolina lines. In his new home he will also have the position of dean, and the job of carving out a new deanery of northeastern coun ties. He has also the assignment of establishing a Catholic camp for young people. Camp Cardinal Gibbons, in the vicinity of Kill Devil Hills or Nags Head. He has had experience in this work, as he and a twin brother, also a FATHER DENGES priest, of Washington, D. C., have for a good many summers operated a boys’ camp in Mary land. He has two brother priests. Father Joseph F. Denges of Washington, and Father Bene dict Q. Denges, of the Redemp- torist Fathers. He is a native of Baltimore and was ordained at Mt. St Mary’s there in 1930. He came to North Carolina as assistant rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh, then served parishes in West Asheville and Goldsboro. From 1938 xmtil 1951 he was pastor of St. John the Baptist parish at Roanoke Rapids. In 1947 he was made Vicar Forane- of the east ern deanery of 17 counties. He came to Southern Pines as successor to Father Herbert A. Harkins, now Monsignor Har- k'ns, rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral, the seat of the Dio cese of Raleigh. Garland McPherson Re-Elected Head Red Cross Chapter; Reports Given Garland TWpPhpranT> .nf c#nivi-u < . Garland McPherson of South ern Pines was re-elected chairman of the Moore County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting held Friday at the Civic Club. Other officers re-elected were Gen. R. B. Hill, vice-chairman; Miss Grace Tillman of Carthage, secretary, Md Earl Hubbard of Southern Pines, treasurer. New vice-chairmen include Donald D. Kennedy of Southern Pines, elected to succeed Mrs. John L. Frye of Robbins, and Frank Shamburger of Aberdeen, elected to succeed the late Gor don Clark of Southern Pines. Sheffield of Eastwood; Daniel A. Blue, Jr., of Southern Pines, and Dr. E. M. Medlin of Aberdeen. Eight other directors remain on the board, with varying terms to run. James D. Hobbs of . Southern Pines was chairman of the nomi nating committee, with David Ginsberg of Carthage and the Rev. W. O. Nelson of Robbins the other members. Hobbs told the group he had been “amazed” at the wonderful response he had obtained from people he had ask ed to serve. “The work of the Red Cross is, of course, very near the hearts of many people,” he •Cl- . ixcciii,© vji iiifcuiy peoDie. ne foftlr.’lT ^medlsaid. “Those we have nominated for three year terms; Mrs. Walter are, we think, devotedly interest- BJacNeiUe of Pinebluff; Mrs. Ben I ed in continuing that work ” GuUedge of Lakeview; J. W. (Continued on Page 5) Blue Knights Meet Highfalls Tonight In Baseball Final Game VTill Be Played On Local Field At 8 p.m. The Southern Pines Blue Knights, sporting a record of 11 wins against only two losses in coimty baseball competition this season, are favored to take the county crown tonight (Thursday) when they meet Highfalls in the finals. The game will be held at Memorial Field at 8 p. m. The Knights, getting more ef fective as the season wears on, defeated Westmoore 6-0 in the quarter-final game. Steve Smith, who has developed into one of the best pitchers ever to play at the school, went the route, giv ing up only two hits while strik ing out 16. Tuesday night the Knights de feated, for the third consecutive time this season, their arch rivals, Aberdeen. Smith, again going all the way, was stingy again with his hits, allowing only two. He struck out nine as the Knights won, 6-1 In the Westmoore game Robert Woodruff, John van Benschoten and Ted Ward had home runs. In the Aberdeen game Kenneth Creech led at the plate with three for three In the finals tonight John van Benschoten is expected to start, with Smith ready in reserve. The rest of the probable starting lineup, as announced by Coach Irie Leonard, has Hill Boswell, behind the plate, Tony Parker at first, Billy Hamel at second, Woodruff at short, George Reams on third, Lynn van Benschoten in left field, Creech in center, and Ted Ward in right. Welfare Workers Get Pay Increase Raises in pay for welfare workers of all categories on the staff of the Moore Coun ty Department of Public Wel fare have been approved by the Stale, it was stated tbig week by the Board of Public Welfare, Because aU members of the department qualify for a higher bracket under the merit system, than that whiCh they now occupy, this would amount to an aU 'round step up of the minimum pay re-* quirement. Now it's up to the board of county commissioners to car ry on from there. The Moore County Mater nal Welfare Committee's Tag Day sale took a rain-check, last week. Postponed locally and in most sections because cd last Saturday's downpour, the annual drive for tViig wel fare project is expected to be carried on this Saturday. FWds are devoted to the support of a free bed for needy mothers at Moore Memorial Hospital and the maintenance of a fund on which pubUc health nurses of the county deparlmienl draw for emergency food and med icine for mothers and babies. In Southern Pines, teams as listed last week under the ■ leadership of Mrs. L. “ T. Avery, Mrs, Claude Reams and Mrs. James Boyd, coi chairman with Mrs. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen of the county committee, will be in charge of lag sales at the post office and the haTiV weather permitting. Collections which bypass ed the rain have already been held in a few localities. The two towns of Vass and Cameron carried on despite the bad weather; West End end Robbins community chest leaders have assured support. Several of flie churches of West Southern Pines have turned in their contributions. C^plete reports from all sections are expected to be compiled over the weekend when results of the i«ral drive will also be available. County Authorizes Local Architect To Design Building Would House All Present Farm Agencies T. T. Hayes, Southern Pines architect, has been retained by the County Board of Commission ers to design a new agricultural building to be constructed in Carthage. The authorization was made at a special meeting 'Tuesday. No date was set for actual con struction of the building and, at present, insufficient funds are on hand to begin. The commission ers set aside $25,000 last year for the building but the fund was cut when they authorized $10,000 of it for a new fire truck. Land for the building, which is to be located opposite the Health Cen ter, was also purchased leaving the fund with less than $10,000. Meeting with the board Tues day were several members of the Moore County Farmers Federa tion. 'They were instrumental in persuading the board that the need for such a building was ur gent. At present, they have con tended, most of the offices-that house agricultural personnel are scattered all over Carthage and, in addition, most of them are severely cramped for space. The new building is to be de signed so that all agricultimal personnel will be housed under one roof. Space for a central meeting place for farmers will also be included. Cle^ng and grading for ttie new site has been completed. ISew Council Names Board Of Education On Divided Vote Heavy Rains Here With 6.7 Inches Break Record NATIONALLY KNOWN GROUP Out-of-State Editors Air Cruise WiU Be Entertained Here Sunday rroup of the nation’.s mnat A group of the nation’s most distinguished newspaper and magazine editors will visit South ern Pines Sunday as part of a unique “Air Cruise” sponsored by the North Carolina Press Associa tion. While in Southern Pines the editors—there are 16 of them— will be entertained by Mrs. James Boyd, editor of 'The Pilot and a member of the Press Association’s Air Cruise Committee, and Voit GUmore, president of the State Travel Council Purpose of the trip is to ac quaint the editors with the state, giving them as far as possible a ...'y NEW OFFICERS for the Moore County CSiap- ter of the American Red Cross were elected at the annual meeting held here Friday night Pictured, front row, left to right. Miss Grace Tillman, re-elected secretary; Garland McPher son, re-elected chairman; and Mrs. Audrey Ken nedy, executive secretary. Back row, Earl Hub- - bard, re-elected treasurer; Gen. R. B -Kill, re elected vice-chairman; and Prank Shamburger, a new vice-chairman. (PUot photo) PubUc Invited To Bragg Event From rifles to rockets, from helicopter ambulances to mobile bakeries, the “Power for Peace” of the United States Army and Air Force will be demonstrated at Armed Forces Day celebrations at Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base Saturday. The aU-day open-house wUl be highlighted by parachute drops of elements of the 82nd “AU-Ameri can” Airborne Division and the first public firing at Fort Bragg of the Army’s mighty “Honest John” rocket. An anticipated 25,000 guests wUl see the “maximum perform ance^’ take-offs and landings of the Army liaison planes, the L-19 and L-20. Statis displays by the Army’s support imits, the techni cal services, wiU be set up on a midway near the Main Post polo ideld. The Quartermaster Corps wiU set up and operate a mobile field bakery. The Transportation Corps wiU show guests the latest airplanes and helicopters in use by the Army. The Post Exchange wiU operate a concession serving (Continued on Page 5) ROAD CLOSED Manchester Road, northern access to Fort Bragg from the Southern Pines area, will be closed Saturday; from 8 aun. to 5 pan. Reason for the closing is the Armed Forces Day dem onstrations taking place on the Fort Bragg reservation that day. The road will be closed off from Southern Pixies to Pope Air Force Base. Traffic will be re-routed onto North Cardina Highway 87. look at the entire area from mountains to coast CharUe Park er, head of the state advertising division and cruise director, has arranged the trip to provide a maximum of “seeing” and learn ing, and a minimum erf speech making. The tour begins tomorrow (Fri day) when the editors wiU be greeted at Washington, D. C. air port prior to the flight to North Carolina. First stop is Raleigh- Durham Airport via the Outer Banks. Dinner at the Governor’s Mansion is planned that night. Saturday the editors wiU visit the research triangle (Duke, UNC Md State College) and later en joy deep sea fishing off Wrights- viUe Beach. That night wUl be spent in Charlotte. The cruise arrives at Knollwood Airport Sunday at noon and wUl enjoy sports activities until 6 pjn. A party has been arranged at Weymouth, Mrs. Boyd’s home, for 6 p.m., and wiU be attended by the editors, the air cruise staff, and the following special guests and hosts; H. Clifton Blue, editor of the Sandhill Citizen; F. J. Boling, member of the Board of Conser vation and Development; Staley Cook, editor of the Daily Times- News, Burlington; Walter Daven port, former editor of C^oUier’s Magazine, Pinebluff; Dante Ger- mino, general manager of the Durham Herald-Sun newspapers; Nelson C. Hyde, editor of the Pinehurst Outlook and the Moore County News; Carl O. Jeffress, publisher of the Grefensboro Daily News and the Greensboro Record; C. A. McKnight, editor of the Charlotte Observer; E. A. Resch, pubUsher of the Chatham News, Siler City; Max von Schlegell, columnist and retired publisher, Pinehurst; William D; Snider, as sociate editor of the Greensboro Daily News; Albert Tufts, James Tufts, and Richard 'Tufts, aU of Pinehurst, Inc. Dinner for the editors will be held at the Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst. Later the editors will visit High Point, Winston-Salem, AshevUle, Hendersonville, Cherokee and Whittier. Many activities, includ ing touts (d industrial facilities (Continued on page 5) Town work crews were still mopping up today after a record breaking 6.7 inches of rain feU here Satiuday. That amoimt was officially recorded at the weather station maintained at radio sta tion WEEB and is believed to be the sill-time record for May. Heavy washes have necessita ted assigning all meanbers of the town’s sewer and street depart ments to the clean-up task. Town Manager Louis Scheipers, Jr., said. Most of the damage was confin ed to heavy wash and a pUe-up of sand and • debris where drains were clogged, he said. One small section of sanitary sewer—about 100 feet—on West New Hampshire Ave.j was damaged but has been restored. Many of the storm sewers were partially clogged, he said, ac counted for by the huge amoimt of rain. Some streets had heavy sand washes piled up but all were passable. Elsewhere in the area, daipage was held to a minimum but not before property owners had a real scare thrown into them. At Lake- view, the dam apparently came close to washing out. John Riig- gles, who is managing the prop erty for Wyandotte Worsteds Company, said the gates on the dam had stuck and, with the lake rapidly filling to an overflow point, there was much concern from residents of the area. Volunteers and members of the State Highway Department broke open the side of the spillway, let ting the Water out, and later (Continued on Page 5) York Will Be First Of Race To Serve Here F- I- York, of West Southern Pines, was the new member ap pointed to the town board of ed ucation by the Town Council at the meeting held at the Library Tuesday night.- The new member, formerly on the staff of Morrison 'Training School, is with Mutual Life Insur ance Company. Mrs. York is li brarian for the West Southern Pines schools. In appointing the Negro mem ber, the newly elected Council took a step long favored by many of both races, though never before undertaken here; however, as re gards the four remaining school board appointees, the council fol lowed a well-worn path. The mo tion of Councilman Morse, pro posing Mr. York’s name, carried a blanket endorsement of all four former members of the board for re-election. In the voting, the council divid ed three to two on the motion, ^conded by Councilman Bailey, it passed with the third vote of Mayor Walter Blue, conducting his first council meeting. Gen eral Pearson Menoher and James- Tollison, newly elected to the council, voted “Nay.” Tense discussion, albeit short, preceded the vote. Both council- men were in disagreement with the blanket endorsement and ask ed for further time in order to study the question and talk with those involved. General Menoher pointed out that it was well- known that there had been some criticism during the past year; he could not conscientiously vote, he said, without further considera- (Continued on page 5) AN EDITORIAL Council Acted Hastily If, as seems likely, it is the lotj of all who enter politics to be the recipients of both nosegays and less savory missiles, then the newly-elected town council has started off right in the groove. It does not need an ear to the ground to detect the sweU of both satisfaction and discontent that greeted the news of the council’s action, 'Tuesday night, regarding the appointment of the board of education. BANK HOUDAT The Citizens Bank & Trust Company will be closed Monday, May 20 for Meddenburg Declar ation of Independence. There was, we believe, very general congratulation over the appointment of the West South ern Pines member—though some felt that, in conformity with long-established precedent, he should have been listed as a' member from town and not from the outlying district. 'There was, however, sharp criticism of the blanket endorsement given the four former members of the board and the three-man vote which appointed them. Noj; that these four have not rendered much sterling service during their years on the board; their loyalty to the schools is widely and gratefully recog nized. 'The gtoundsweU of disap proval is concentrated, rather, on the manner in whidi the ap pointment was made. Blanket endorsement by a un animous town board is no new thing: there is ample precedent for it here. But this vote was sharply divided. It was carried through in haste, over the earn est and, surely, legitimate pro test of two new members asking for more tiihe for consultation and study. Furthermore, the Southern Pines school has been through difficult times, this past year, and the board has been the wnter of a great deal of crit icism. The intense debate that took place in the winter over the question of the elective versus [ the appointive system in the sel- ection of school boards was un doubtedly sharpened by the feel ing that centered around the present board. At the least, it showed unmistakably that the people of this town are aware of the importance of ttie schools in their lives and are vitally inter ested in them. As they should be. The ap pointment of the board of educa tion is not an unimportant thing to be carried through in a matter of minutes. To treat it thus, and to bypass discussion of the in dividuals under consideration, at best removes all dignity, at worst raises eyebrows and poses questions: Why the hurry? Admittedly the alternative was difficult, involving new factors and probing into highly sensitive areas: any^ng to do with per sonalities is difficult, especially when it is public business. But, why else was this council elected except to conduct the public bus iness? In such business, neither old loyalties nor old prejudices may have a part. This newspaper is ready to agree that there are certainly other townspeople qualified for membership on the board, to suggest that occasional change in tte membership of a public body is beneficial and that young blood can be a revitalizing force. Likewise, we freely agree, that after full debate the same action might have been taken and the same members reappointed. The point is: the full debate. It was called for, it was asked for. That a matter so important to the community should have been pushed through without it is re grettable. 'Diis is a poor start in the building of a team which must work together, with mutual con- Edenre, ^ if the newly-elected council is to maintain the high level of efficiency and conscien tious service, resnonaive to the public, which has been demon- until now under the coun cil-manager system.
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