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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1958
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Town Advertising
Committee Seeks
$7,500 For Work
Meeting Last
Night Draws
Enthusiasm
About 40 people, representing
all phases of business and profes
sional life in Southern Pines,
turned out for the first public
meeting of the Town’s Advertis
ing Advisory Committee last
night and enthusiastically en
dorsed the committee’s project
ed six-point program of promo-
i^n. ,
Y Geoige Fottle, the commitce*
chairman, outlined the work al-
mady accomplished and that yet
to be done and called on various
sub-crmmittee cha’nnen to ex
plain their programs. The com
mittee has groups working on
developing closer relationships
with people engaged in the horse
business, -hotel and motel opera
tors, and workers to secure sub
scriptions :^or the committee’s
proposed program.
Ward Hill, chairman of the sub
scription committee, announced
that some $5,000 would be sought
from merchants, ranging from $15
to $100 each.
Those funds, he said would be
added to $2,500 already appropri
ated by the town for advertising
in newspapers, paying for the
operation of the information cen
ter, and the construction of two
signs at entrances to the town.
Following the clpse of the for
mal part of the meeting Hill’s
committee members met with
solicitors and started working on
the drive. He said results should
start coming in within a week or
ten days.
Pottle, who has been chairman'
of the committee for three terms,
said that the advertising pro
gram, which he termed quite suc
cessful in the past, would prob
ably begin in January and Feb
ruary. “We plan substantially the
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MOORE COUNTY HOUNDS, one of the nation’s most famous
packs, move out for the traditional opening hunt tomorrow,
Thanksgiving Day. With W. Ozelle Moss and Earl S. Hoy serving
as joint masters, the hunt begins at 10 o’clock in the morning.
Weekend Visit By hodges issues wahnino
New Owners Of
This photograph was made on the opening day last year by Em
erson Humphrey and shows the pack and hunters leaving Mile-
Away Farms where the hunt begins.
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New Way Found
To Plant Peach
Orchards Over
With the use of soil fumigants
peaches after peaches can now
be grown on the same land.
In the past, root-knot has made
it almost impossible to replant
peach orchards as old trees die.
When young trees are set in old
orchards several species of nema
todes damage the roots so severe
ly that many die. Those which
survive often are stunted.
Dr. C. N. Clayton, plant path
ologist for the N. C. Agricultural
Experiment Station near Candor,
reports that peach trees have
now been grown satisfactorily in
old orchards. The soil, however,
was fumigated before the trees
were planted.
The trees yielded about as well
as trees on new ground and two
to three times as well as trees set
in old peach orchards that were
not fumigated.
Dr. Clayton said D-D and
ethylene dibromide look most
practical of several fumigants
tested. Satisfactory rates were 50
gallons of D-D and 12 gallons of
ethylene dibromide (Dowfume
W-85) per acre.
Annual Pet Show,
Gymkhana Slated
In Pinehurst Ring
The annual Pet Show and
Gymkhana at Pinehurst will be
held in the Carolina Ring Sun
day, November 30, beginning at
1:30 p. m., according to an an
nouncement made today.
'The pet show will be first on
the program and is open in three
categories: best of show, fun
niest, and most unusual. Any pets
at all are eligible for entry and
prizes will be awarded in ^each
category.
'The gymkhana portion will in
clude the following events: be
ginners horsemanship, intermedi
ate horsemanship, musical stalls,
advanced horsemanship (class A),
advanced horsemanship (class B),
and an egg and spoon race.
Bishop Plant Set
Officials of Fletcher Southern
Inc., the newly formed company
that has acquired the old Bishop
plant for a textile equipment
manufacturing operation, will.be
in Southern Pines this weekend to
look over the property and make
decisions as to when the opera
tion will begin.
According to members of the
Southern Pines Industrial Devel
opment Committee, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Taws, Sr., and their son,
Edward, Jr., will arrive here Fri
day morning.
They will be accompanied by
two of the supervisory employ
ees who will make an inspection
tour of the plant and, it is believ
ed, also look at housing facilities.
Edward Taws, Jr., who will
head up Fletcher Southern, Inc.,
is expected to make his home in
Southern Pines when the plant
begins operation, projected at
present for some time in January
or February.
The plant will operate indepen
dently of Fletcher Works, Inc.,
which has offices in Philadelphia
and which is under the presiden
cy of Mr. Taws. It will, however,
serve as a warehouse for Fletch
er Works products for iSistribu-
tion to Southern outlets, and will
make a line of goods compatible
for those made in Philadelphia.
Norris Hodgkins, Jr., chairman
of the local industrial develop
ment committee, said today that
no definite schedule has been ar
ranged for the Taws.
Hunting Season To Open Tomorrow,
But Dryness May Cause Postponement
The hunting season for quail,^
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rabbits and wild turkeys begins t 1 A *1. T
tomorrow. Thanksgiving Day,,l-iOCai AlltllOr IS
and extends through Februarv
Speaker At Book
Fair In Capital
Glen Rounds, Southern Pines
author of some two dozen books.
Hunters were warned, how
ever, that the possibility of for
est fires because of the extreme
ly dry conditions prevailing may
cause a postponement of the
opening date.
(jovernor Hodges was quoted i was one of the principal figures
in a dispatch from Raleigh this 9^^. aimual Washington
morning as saying he may be j Post and Times Herald Book Fair
forced to close North Carolina’s; Washington this week,
woodlands to hunting and other] Mr. Rounds, whose recent book
activity if the fire hazard_grows i “Wildlife At Your Doorstep’’ is
worse. He strongly urged hunt-!being widely acclaimed, was one
ers and other persons engaged injof several authors who appeared
woodland activity to exercise, on various programs of the fair.
caution with fire.
Local Situation
In Moore County, Forest Rang
er Travis Wicker said this mom-
which is being held in the De
partment of Commerce Building.
He gave three different
“shows,” in each drawing pic-
ing. that yesterday (Tuesday) was tures and explaining to some ex-
rated a “Class 4” in fire hazard tent how he works and how he
conditions. .' gets subject material for his
“Class 5 is as high as the ra-j^ooks. On Sunday, the biggest
tings go,” he said, “and we’ll hit of show, fair officials
that today unless we have rain, .hold an open meeting for the gen-
To date we’ve been fortunate in j oral public. Monday, two shows
this county and have had only I were held by Mr. Rounds for
minor blazes, but in surrounding | Poachers and their pupils from
counties they have not been so schools in Washington and near-
lucky.”
He said
that last Thursday
about 12 acres were burned near
by Virginia.
On exhibit at the fair were
hundreds of books from a num-
Robbins, “the worst fire we’ve ber of publishing houses,
had this year and considered] This is Mr. Rounds’ fifth ap-
small as forest fires go.” j pearance in the show, one of
Personnel at the fire warden several he attends during the
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A NEW INDUSTRY for North Carolina ob
viously pleases Governor Luther Hodges as he
learned of it last week in Philadelphia where he
and more than 100 men from across the State
were “telling the North Carolina story” to in
dustrialists. The industry, to be known as Flet
cher Southern, Inc., will be located in the plant
formerly occupied by J. Bishop Platinum Works
on the Carthage-Southern Pines road. Here with
the Governor are, from left, Robert S. Ewing,
chairman of Moore County’s Industrial Develop
ment Committee; Edward T. Taws, Jr., presi
dent of Fletcher Southern; and Les Branson,
Jr., of the Area Development Department of
Carolina Power &Xight Company.
MALCOLM SEAWELL
Attorney General
To Speak At Scout
Recognition Event
North Carolina Attorney (Gen
eral Malcolm SeaweU will be the
principal speaker at the annual
Recognition Dinner of the Moore
District Boy Scout organization,
it was announced today by Joe
Sandlin, district commissioner.
The dinner, to be held next
Thursday, December 4, at the Na
tional Guard Armory, already has
an advance reservation list of
some 750. To begin at 6:30, the
dinner will be followed by a pro
gram which includes Mr. Sea-
well’s address and the installa
tion of new officers.
Murray Clark, general chair
man Of the event, said that others
on the program would be E. A
(Al) Resch of Siler City, Occon-
neechee Council president; Hal
Trentman of Raleigh, the incom
ing president; John Shutt, also
of Raleigh, the Council’s execu
tive; and Sandlin.
Among the new officers to be
installed will be Sandlin, who
was re-elected District Conunis-
sioner for another'one-year term;
and vice-chairman James Perkin-
son, David Drexel and Fred
Chappell.
Mr. Seawell, one of the State’s
most popular Attorney Generals
and widely respected as an ac
complished speaker, will be in
troduced by Harold Collins of
Southern Pines, a longtime
friend. Collins is finance chair
man for the district.
Robert M. Cushman, executive
vice president of the Amerotron
Corporation and long identified
with Boy Scout work, will serve
as master of ceremonies.
To be recognized at the dinner
will be Dr. J. C. Grier, Mr. Per-
kinson. Dr. J., D. Ives, Mr. Cush
man, Mr. Collins, Fred Flinchum
of Carthage and James D Hobbs,
Southern Pines, , all of whom
were recently elected members
of the Occoneechee Council Ex
ecutive Board.
Awards to outstanding Scout
leaders will also be made during
the program.
Southern Pines In
Class Football
Championship Game
4 Longtime County
Officials Turning
Over Jobs Monday
Four of Moore County’s public
officials will bow out of office
Monday, all retiring after long
time tenures in office.
Heading the group will be
Sheriff Charles J. McDonald, who
will have been sheriff 30 years
Monday; and Gordon Cameron,
who has been a member of the
Board of County Commissioners
for some 26 years.
The other two are Mrs. Bessie
Griffin, Register of Deeds, and
Haywood Frye, county surveyor.
Sheriff McDonald, who has been
ill for several months. Will be
succeeded by 'Wendell B. Kelly,
winner in an eight-man contest
in the May Democratic primary
and subsequently elected over
Herbert McCaskill, the GOP can
didate, in the November elections.
Mr. Kelly has not announced of
ficially any appointments in his
office but it is rumored that he
will name D. B. Cranford, a pres
ent deputy sheriff, to retain his
post.
There is rumor also that he will
name Herman Grimm of Carth
age, a defeated candidate in the
primary, and J. A. Lawrence pf
Aberdeen.
A. W. Lambert and A. F. Dees,
both longtime deputies, are re
tiring.
Taking Mr. Cameron’s place on
the Board of Commissioners will
be W. Sidney Taylor of Aberdeen.
The commissioners will go into
session immediately after the
swearing in ceremonies to name
a chairman, the post held by
Cameron.
Mrs. Griffin is being succeeded
by Mrs. Audrey McCaskill, who
has been a deputy Register of
Deeds for several years.
And Mr. Frye is to be succeeded
by C. H. Blue, a registered land
surveyor.
Bridegroom Must
Face Larceny
Charges In Court
A few dishes hidden away in
the apartment of a newly wed
couple, and some aluminum cook
ing pots which the groom’s moth
er said he had given to her, re
sulted Friday in the arrest of
Garland Dave Dowd, 20, of Car
thage, charged with larceny of
items valued at more than $1,000.
The warrant lists such items
as a GE clock-radio, electric
shaver, dishes, quilts, bedspreads,
sheepskin boots, flash camera,
gold and pearl compact, picture
frames, bottle of Chanel No. 5
perfume, dresses, jewelry, pots
and pans and even a heater stove,
all allegedly stolen from' the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Brinley, who live on NC 15-501
near Eastwood.
Date of the alleged robbery is
undetermined. The Brinleys re
ported last week to the sheriff’s
department that they had return
ed from an eight weeks’ trip to
find their house ransacked, and
virtually every movable item
gone.
The SBI w^ called in, and
several futile leads were follow
ed, until finally, on a search war
rant, the apartment of Garland
Dave’ Dowd yielded the dishes
which Mrs. Brinley identified as
hers. Some aluminum utensik at
the home of Dowd’s mother,
which she said her son had given
her, were also identified by Mrs.
Brinley.
Dowd, who was married early
in November, denied any know
ledge of the robbery. Arrested
last Friday, he made $1,000 bond,
then waived hearing Tuesday for
his appearance at the January
criminal term, making a new
bond of $1,000.
Meet Andrews
On Asheville
Field Friday
The Blue Knights of Southern
Pines will meet Andrews for the
State Class A football champion
ship Friday night and, if previous
performance is any criterion, they
should return here Saturday
morning with the championship
trophy in hand.
The Knights, conquerors of the
defending state champions, Eden-
ton, by a 7-6 margin last Friday
night, will be slightly favored on
the basis of a superior defense.
Andrews, it is reported, has a
much lighter team, though a
tricky and fast one, and has run
up high scores against several
opponents this season.
But Coach Irie Leonard’s men,
Eastern “A” champs, have the
best Class A record in the state.
They’ve allowed only five touch
downs, 30 points, all season while
running up almost 300 points. So
far, opponents have been unable
to score more than one touchdown
in any game except the Chad-
boum game played September 12.
That one ended with the Knights
on top 32-12.
The opposition has also been
unable to score a point after touch
down, a fact that meamt victory
against Edenton.
Coach Leonard said this morn
ing that his squad would travel
to Asheville by chartered bus,
leaving here shortly after 6 o’clock
Thursday morning. A heavy work
out is scheduled for Thursday af
ternoon and the squad will go
through light drills probably Fri
day morning.
The only team member expect
ed to miss the game is Butch Ry
der, still out with an injured leg.
Leonard bemoans the loss pri
marily because of the tremendous
speed Ryder has generated in pre
vious games.
“With Andrews rated as one of
the fastest teams in the state we
naturally need someone to offest
that,” he said, “and Ryder is our
fastest man.” He didn’t say who
would step into ,the plays norm
ally called for Ryder, but hinted
that Robert Woodruff, who dis-^
played a bit of fast stepi^
against Edenton, 'w
iget the job.
Andrews is led bl
a 130-pound fullbacj
Myers, 165-pound
line is light and sroj
team Southern Pinf
season.
But they play fas^
tricky plays, and
speed in executing
team that has beer
Not known for
ity, the Andrews s(j
end-around plays,
doing double duty J
ing or receiving, ancl
play reportedly utilf
Andrews defeated!
ranked “A” team
the Greensboro De
a 21-0 margin Frii;j
didn’t complete a
This is the KJ
year in 11-man |
they’re the talk
They’ve waded
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