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Blue Knights To
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In ‘A’ Playoffs -
Game Set For
Mt. Olive
Tomorrow Night
The Blue Knights meet the Mt.
Olive Panthers in Mt. Olive to
morrow (Friday) night in the
first round of eliminations which
will eventually produce the Class
A high school football champions
of North Carolina.
Mt. Olive, which calls itself the
“Pickle Capital of the South,” in
formed local officials earlier thi
week that a large crowd, perhaps
the largest ever to see a football
game there, would be on hand.
Part of that crowd will be com
posed of Southern Pines students
who will converge on the tov/n in
a motorcade. A pep rally led by
the cheerleaders will be held in
Mt. Olive at 5:30 and those at
tending the game are urged to
take part.
Game time is 8 o’clock.
Southern Pines will be without
the services of two regular first
stringers, guard Jimmy Tollison
How They
Got There!
Hope Mills, 32-6
Chadbourn, 32-12
Elizabethtown, 31-0
St. Pauls, 41-0
Red Springs, 21-0
Fairmont, 15-0
Rohanen, 27-0
Aberdeen, 26-0
Shallotte. 26-0
Totals, Southern
Pines, 251 points.
Opponents, 18.
and end Jesse Williford. Other
wise, Coach Irie Leonard said his
team was in good physical condi
tion.
Mt. Olive is led by Vann May,
a 210-pound fullback who is the
team’s top scorer.
On defense the Panthers are
led by Jack Faucette, a 190-
pound end, and Allen Sutton, 210-
pound tackle.
The game will pit the only two
undefeated Class A teams in the
East against each other. The
Knights piled up a 9-0 record,
identical to Mt. Olive’s. 'The
Knights have the edge, however,
as they went through the last
seven games On their schedule
without allowing the opposition
to score.
The winner of the game will
play the winner of the Erwin-
LaGrange game Friday night for
the Eastern Regional champion
ship. That game will probably be
played Friday of next week.
The game will be taped while in
progress and broadcast ' over
WEED Saturday morning at 9
o’clock iojf the benefit of those
fans who are unable to attend.
CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK is being observed
at the local library this week and the above
youngsters obviously like the idea. Shown sit
ting around the children’s table in the main
reading room are, from left, Barbara HiU, 4,
daughter of Cpl. and Mrs. Robert Hill; Kay
Honeycutt, 8, daughter of Mr; and Mrs. Louis
Honeycutt; and Ritchie, 6, and Harry Brown III,
9, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown, Jr. Li
brary personnel had a number of displays ar
ranged for the observance.
OCTOBER BUSIEST MONTH ON RECORD
$56,000 Increase In Expenses At Moore Memorial
Hospital Seen For ’58, Finance Report Indicates
A $56,000 increase in the oper
ating budget of Moore Memorial
Hospital in Pinehurst for 1958
was indicated in the hospital’s
Finance Committee report, given
at the regular board meeting, of
the directors last week.
Safety Will Be
Theme Of PTA
Meeting Monday
Safety, at home and on the
streets and highways, will be the
general program theme at the
regular meeting of the East
Southern Pines Parent-Teacher
Association, to be held Monday,
November 10, at 8 p. m. in Weav
er Auditorium.
Mrs. Don Traylor, pi?)gram
chairman, listed topics and
speakers on the program as;
Recognition of the schoolboy
safety patrol whose teacher ad
visors are Miss Kay Buice and
Miss Wilma Blue.
A short talk on the driver
training program, by Ralph Fou-
shee.
A discussion of how to prevent
nome fires, especially around the
holiday season, by, Harold B.
Fowler, local fire chief.
C. S. Patch, Jr., PTA president,
urges all parents to attepd. PTA
memberships, at a fee of 50 cents
per person, can still be taken, he
said.
BY BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Commissioners Asked To Study Plan
To Create Circuit Court In County
The Moore County Board of
Commissioners was asked Mon
day to begin studying the advis
ability of establishing a circuit
court in this cohnty to improve
the present system.
The request was laid "before
the commissioners, who were
holding their regular monthly
meeting, by W. D. Sabiston of
Carthage, president of the coun
ty bar association. He said the
request was not being made in
■the form of a recommendation
by the association as such, and
was only a suggestion.
Members, he said, had discuss
ed the establishment of such a
system at luncheon and felt it
should ber presented to the board
for study.
According to the plan he out
lined, the present Moore.Record
er’s Court, over which Judge J.
Vance Rowe presides, would be
upped in jurisdiction to cover civil
cases within certain classification,
which would include uncontested
divorces. Also, he said, the cir
cuit court would have the same
judge, solicitor and clerk
would sit in Carthage two days
(once for criminal cases as is now
done). Southern Pines one day,
and Aberdeen one day. Robbins
would also be included when and
if the need arises.
Sabiston pointed put that pro
posals made by the special com
mittee, for improving justice,
which was appointed by Gover
nor Hodges and which is headed
by Senator Spencer Bell of Char
lotte, would supercede anything
the county might do, but he was
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Rotary To Host Visit
Oi District Governor
The Rotary Club of Southern
Pines tom,orrow will be host to
Hal W. Little; governor: of the
769th district of Rotary i Interna
tional, whg is making his annual
official visit to each of the thirty-
four Rotary clubs in this district.
He will address the local club and
confer with President Harry Chat-
field, Secretary Robert M. Leland,
and committee chairmen on Ro
tary administration and service
and activities.
Denison K. Bullens, finance
chairman, reported an increase
from $646,000 in 1957 to $702,000
for 1958, and said that the year
completed on September 30 was
the busiest in the hospital’s his
tory. It averaged 103.4 patients
per day.
The board considered ■ the
amount of uncollectable ac-
coimts. A review of these ac
counts from May through Sep
tember indicated that $32,000 was
in this category, 74 per cent be
ing Moore Coxmty patients, and
26 per cent outside the county.
Approved charity amounted to
tion, the finance committee rec
ommended that the directors ap
prove a policy in which all pa-
Trick Dogs Part
Of St. Anthony’s
Fall Festival
Abner Harrington, city clerk in
Sanford for the past 10 years, will
bring eight trick dogs to Southern
Pines tomorrow for performances
in St. Anthony’s Church’s annual
fall festival.
The festival begins tomorrow at
noon and will continue through
Saturday.
Included in the attractions are
carnival games, the trained dog
act, a magic show, and the crown
ing of a “king and queen of baby-
land.”
The booths will feature a num
ber of articles for sale, including
Christmas and hpliday novelties
and decorations, doUs and doll in nearby towns
tients would be requested to
$15,105, of which Moore County
will pay only $6500 as its share.
In order to alleviate the situa-
make a cash deposit upon admis
sion to the hospital. The direc
tors moved to appoint a seven-
man committee to study,,this
matter in detail and report on
their findings to the board at the
December meeting.
Thomas R. Howerton, adminis
trator, pointed out that hospital
costs on a nationwide basis are
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Episcopal Church
To Be Visited By
Bishop E. Penick
Sunday is a big day for Epis
copalians in Southern Pines and
the adjoining area.
The Rt. Rev. Edwin Penick,
Bishop of the North Carolina,
Diocese, will make his annual
visitation to the church and con
duct a service of Confirmation at
the 11 o’clock service, and will
later take part in the official
ground breaking ceremonies for
a new Children’s Building to be
constructed at the rear of the par
ish house.
Later in the day Bishop Penick
and other officials of the church
will conduct a “Service of Wit
ness” at the church, one of seven
such services being held in the
Diocese. The service is a colorful
one’ and is expected to attract
Episcopalians from many churches
County’s High
School Seniors To
Meet Here Tuesday
Annual Kiwanis
Vocational Day
Being Observed
Seniors and juniors from every
high school in Moore County will
come-to Southern Pines next
'Tuesday for vocational guidance
day, sponsored annually by the
Sandhills Kiwanis Club. |
R. F. Hoke PoUo.jk, chairman
of the vocational guidance tom-
mittee of the club, said today
that 20 colleges and universities
have indicated they will liave
representatives here to consult
with the students. Also, 29 busi
nessmen and women from the
area will meet with the students
to answer questions and give
descriptions about their particu
lar occupation.
Pollock said that 394 juniors
and 290 seniors, a total of 684,
from 11 high schools in the coun
ty will attend the program,
which is being held in conjunc-^^
tion with the Committee on High
School-College Relations of ,the
North Carolina College Confer
ence.
“This is not a guest speakers’
program,” he said, “Our plan is
to give the students an opportuni
ty to visit with the representa
tives of the colleges, and also the
vocational counsellors, to ask
questions and inquire as to the
prerequisites for entering college
or military service of their
choice.”
Each junior or senior student
in the 11' schools has already
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clothes, foods, and handcrafts.
Mr. Harrington’s show will in
clude a dog who can climb lad
ders, one who jumps ropes, and
another who can stand and walk
on his front legs.
He will also conduct a magic
show similar to ones he has given
in many town throughout the
Carolinas and other southern
states.
The first show tomorrow night
begipfS at 7:30.
WINDOW BOXES
Members of the Southern
Pines Garden Club finished
installing 38 'windo'w boxes on
buildings in the business tirea
this morning.
The boxes are planted ■with
ivy, Helleri holly, boxwoods
and pansies. Those plants are
permanent but the club will
plant blooming flowers next,
spring.
Individual merchants paid
for the boxes and members^
of the club planted them.
One member of the club
said that other merchants
were expected to have the
boxes installed in their win
dows in the future.
The confirmation service will
include the 400th person present
ed to the Bishop since his first
visit to the church 35 years ago.
The “Service of Witness” will
be held at 5 p.m.
Public Hearing On
Municipal Court
Scheduled Tuesday
A public hearing on the estab
lishment of a Municipal Record
er’s Court in Southern Pines
will be held at the regular meet
ing of the Town Council Tuesday
night.
The meeting will mark the first
time that the Council Chamber
in the new town building has
been used. Workmen are putting
finishing touches*to the room this
week and it should be ready by
Tuesday night.
'The Council session begins at
8 o’clock.
Also on the docket is a report
from Mrs. Vbit Gilmore on the
work of the town’s Parks, Park
ways and Beautification Advi
sory Committee, which she
heads. She will submit a report
on the program her committee
has developed outlining a plant
ing program for the US 1 bypass,
or Parkway as it is called by
many.
Already the town has request
ed bids for supplemental plant
ing along the road and has aH ap
propriation of $2,500 in the bud
get for that work.
Town Manager Louis Schei-
pers, Jr., has prepared a study
on what would be involved in the
annexation of several areas and
will present it to the Council.
The report does not anticipate
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HOKE POLLOCK
Pollock Elected
Kiwanis President;
Succeeds Phillips
R. F. Hoke Pollock, Southern
Pines attorney, was inducted yes
terday as president of the Sand
hills Kiwanis Club succeeding T.
Roy Phillips of Carthage.
Pollock, a native of Kinston,
came to Southern Pines in 1946
and opened his law office. A
graduate of the University of|
Than Forecast
As 6.000 Vote
In a vote far lighter than had
been forecast. Democratic candi
dates captured an easy victory in ^
Moore County Tuesday.
With slightly less than 6,000
people voting—at least 7,000 had
been predicted—Republicans fail
ed to win a single office, a not
too surprising turn of events
since the county leans heavily
towards Democratic candidates
in local and state elections.
Top interest in the election had
been expressed in the race be
tween two newspaper publishers
for the seat in the General As
sembly. H. Clifton Blue of Aber
deen, publisher of the Sandhill
Citizen and the Robbins Record,
had a better than 2 to 1 margin
over Robert Ewing of Southern
Pines, publisher of the Moore
County News in Carthage. Blue
will be serving his seventh terni
in the Assembly when it con
venes in February.
The vote was 4,064 for Blue,
1,862 for Ewing. Blue carried 14
of the 18 precincts, leaving
Ewing only those which tradi
tionally vote Republican. Little
River, which just came into the
county January 1, gave Blue, a
native son, 94 votes and Ewing
only two.
Also heavily in favor of Blue
North Carolina, he received his were Aberdeen, Cameron, Carth-
law degree from Wake Forest age. Eureka, Pinebluff, Vass and
West End. Other precincts that
College and practiced in Kinston
for five years before bejng called
to active duty in the Army in
1940.
He served in the Judge Advo
cate General’s department in
Washington and at Camp Mack-
all. He also served on General
Eisenhower’s staff in Europe. He
is now a partner in the firm of
Pollock and Fullenwider.
Other officers elected and in
stalled yesterday were Ralph
Chandler, Jr., vice president; and
J. Vance Rowe, Jr., re-elected
secretary-treasurer.
Dr. C. C. McLean and Cecil
Beith were re-elected directors.
New directors are Haynes Britt,
John Ruggles, D. A. Blue, Thomas
Howerton, and Dr. Harrell John
son.
The club announced that its
traditional Ladies Night pro
gram, at which time the winner
of the Sandhills Builders Cup is
announced, will be held Decem
ber 5.
VETERANS DAY
Mayor Waller E. Blue to
day proclaimed next Tuesday,
November 11, as Veterans
Day in Southern Pines.
The observance, formerly
Armistice Day marking the
end of World War 1, ■was
changed sevnal years ago to
coznmemoraie End to pE^
appropriate homage to the
veterans of all wars of this
nation.
A number of places of
business, including the post
office and the bank, ■will be
closed for the day.
precincts
gave Blue the edge weren’t quite
so strong but even so, the vote
was generally at least 2 to 1.
Elsewhere in the county, the
Republicans had it even worse.
C. C. Kennedy, Clerk of Superior
Court, defeated Arnold Garner
4,297 to 1,628, and Mrs. Audrey
McCaskill defeated Merla S.
Gaines 4,373 to 1,546 for Register
of Deeds.
M. G. Boyette, unopposed can
didate for re-election as Solicitor
of the 13th district, received 4,-
783 votes, a number that led the
ticket.
All the Democratic candidates
for County Commissioner went
into office handily. Four of the
members, L. R. Reynolds, John
Currie, James Pleasants, and Tom
Monroe were seeking re-election.
'The other Democrat, W, Sidney
Taylor of Aberdeen, defeated D.
L. Ritter of Pinehurst 4,194 to 1,-
671.
Wendell Kelly easily defeated
Herbert McCaskill for Sheriff,
piling up 4,446 votes to 1,565 for
i McCaskill, the Republican candi
date.
The vote in the county on the
Constitutional Amendment to in
crease the jurisdiction of justices
of the peace was 2,112 for, 3,241
against.
And Congressman Paul Kitch-
in won his second term as repre
sentative from this district by de
feating Boone Harding 4,377 to
1,519.
Republicans had campaigned
harder this year than in any one
in recent memory. It was also the
first time that the party had of
fered so many candidates.
Broughton To Lead County T B Drive
Howard C. Broughton, young
attorney of Aberdeen and South
ern Pines, has accepted the
chairmanship of the 1959 Christ
mas Seal Sale in Moore county,
according to announcement by
Lawrence M. Johnson, of Aber
deen, president of the Moore
County Tuberculosis association.
Broughton is now setting up
his countywide organization for
the sale of the traditional little
messengers of cheer. Community
chairmen will be announced next
week, on the eve of the opening
of the sale. In Moore county, as
throughout the state and nation,
November 14 will be the open-j
ing date^
Funds raised from the Seal
[Sale go toward anti-tuberculosis
education, and numerous local
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HOWARD BROUGHTON
sociation in conjunction with the
county department of public
projects of the Moore County as- health. Through activities financ-
I ed by the Seal Sale over the
years, tuberculosis has dropped
from being the nation’s No. 1
killer to a place far down the
list. However, though it no long
er sounds the death knell as it
once did, even more cases re-
! quire hospitalization because of
improved methods of detection.
“The fight goes on,” Chairman
Broughton said. “The great prog
ress already made only empha
sizes the big job that remains to
be done.”
j Broughton, a June graduate of
the University of North Carolina
law school, is associated with
Johnson and Johnson, Aberdeen
law firm, while making his home
in Southern Pines. He was mar
ried in September to Miss Penel
ope Dana of Pinehurst, who
teaches in the Southern Pines
school.
Employee Of Tire
Company Receives
Serious Burns
Robert Crutchfield, an em
ployee of Little’s Tire Service on
US 1 highway between Southern
Pines and Aberdeen, received
serious bums on his body early
this morning in an accident at
the establishment.
Details of how the accident oc
curred could not be learned im
mediately, though it is probable
that he was burned when he was
attempting to start a fire.
He was taken to Moore Mem
orial Hospital by an ambulance
from Powell’s Funeral Home. An
attendant in the ambulance said
Crutchfield, who is from San
ford, appeared to have been
burned from' the waist up on the
front of his body.