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Page SIX COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MFpt First Monday Runs True To Form With Schools, Dewherries, County Home — Kjx UUDIIS hint at this ana that. In the Commissioners’ Room on First Mondays the hints and rumors sometimes turn into focts, but more often th^y don't They may be firmly denied laughed off, or simply given cold indignant stare. This Monday a large basket of large dewberries, sitting in the middle of the table before Moore County s five commissioners and swretary, gave strong hints, (1) that Fleet Allen, county farm had been there and (2) ^at he was boasting about the line dewberry crop that is com ing into fruit. berries are grown m the Cameron-Vass - Carthage area, wffh wiage West Southern Pines had com pleted the recommendations he had made 18 months ago and west End, Aberdeen, Davis Schools and Robbins Elementary school, were also O. K., with, lormer violations mostly correct- ed. Berkley got a black mark be cause of main , switches in the home ec. room'located so high on the wall, (8 to 10 feet) thatt they could not be reached. Said Mr. Bradshaw; “The rules say the switches have to be accessible, and nobody even knew where these were.” area, with Cameron generally • ■ generally a jump ahead of the other two. R M brothers and L. B. McKeithen are , the big grow ers m Cameron, with Neil Mc- Keithan doing the same for Vass. berries on the table: huge, shiny black ones l^rsting with succulent juice this IS going to be a good year! And so prophesies the Farm Agent. More Roads A hassle over roads brought a ^oup of men from Glendon way, five or six, and all five commis- head®f f their heads together over a map the spread out on the ont^^ih^f ^ “ question is the one that starts at the old Har rington house near Glendon and pes, about five miles northward toward the bridge over Little Biver. Robert Hyman, whose wife is Lucile Harrington, was the spkesman for the group. About = J^”“hes are involved ® the road straightened in a few places and lacktopped to cut down on the dust in summer and slippery winter, before next fall This it was duly noted, was anrf ^ petitions pd attempts to get the road senl^he’ commissioners sent the pleaders away with the word: “You get up another peti- and' all the names on it, vS” r along with WhUi pleaders groaning. Whp! County Home Again? about a new future for loomed into, view with the an- pearanee of Mrs. W. D. Cole su permtendent of public welfere Mrs. Cole said that she had re- ceived the recommendations of ipe fatate Commissioner of Insur- pce regarding rewiring the building according to state re- qUirements, and also the report of the state consultant on nurs ing homes Mrs. Pemberton, as to changes that must be made be- pre the old building could .be ^ purpose. Mrs; Pemberton had said that the o/Sl^frof* occupancy count .21—about the same as the gliding was formerly equip- ped to hold. A joint meeting be tween the commissioners and the cpunty board of public welfare to S ® is being planned, Mrs. Cole said. • (It is understood that when renovated the building will be rented to a qualified private A hint of important things to come was supplied by the wel fare supermtendent when she in quired innocently: “Will our de partment share in the air-condi- tionmg of the courthouse that is oemg considered?” ."‘How’s that?” asked the com missioners. And that was that. But only for the time being. Hill, of ^P&L, and several air-condition- ing advisers conferred lengthily with the county leaders on this very subject, but not before it' w^ well-prefaced by a caution ing word from cautious Commis sioner John Currie, mindful of the reporter’s notebook behind the thinking’ stage. . . just mak ing a few inquiries, as to costs, so mat maybe, some day. . .” The costs looked to be mighty uncertain;,and the need more unrertain still. And then they said how we MUST cut down on all this electrical expense; and there were the lights going full blast over their heads (with shades half-drawn to shut out the glare) and all the lights on in the courtroom—every one— though it had been empty for hours. Blowing A Fuse or Two County Electrical Inspector L J. Bradshaw gave less hints and more welcome hard facts than anyone. Well, not always wel come facts. He and the state in spector had made ,the rounds of all county schools and he listed their findings for the commis- Thei;e were situations that might lead to shortages in the Robbins, and in Eagle Springs the circuits wefe so heavily loaded already that a new movie projector blacked out the lights. “They’ll have to put in an extra line if they want to use that movie ma chine, the inspector said. I Mr. Bradshaw passed West- moore 'Taylortown, and Camer- on with only a few minor vio- “ThB?®’ Vass-Lakeview: They re O. K., starting their re-winng job,” but he came down hard on the Southern Pines High School and Carthage. to the former he said the system of exit lights were out of order and had been since his last inspection, “and maybe before, but other former violations of rectified, giie Carthage high school system ^he said, was heavily overloaded and had been since his last inspec- Thomas at the time, he said, and the re- port was filed in the school su perintendent’s office that there until the recommended improve ments were made, “but nothing has been done.” ° recti fied several situations but there tToTnofhS"^ needing atS coMc . ^ light cords on permanent fixtures, es pecially^^ the Agriculture Building. Asked by the commissoners for a summing-up of his findings, the inspector spoke straight from the shoulder; “You can’t get around the fact that there have been violations and carelessness in planning and building and es pecially in inspection. The coun ty in my estimation,” he said, has wasted money on expensive fixtures and lay-outs.” Mr. Bradshaw spoke particu larly of the Carthage Gym where ■he said an elaborate system of switches had been installed but the master switch, which con trolled them all, was in another building “Needless money,” he said, “maybe to the amount of two or three thousand dollars, had been spent.” He said, in an swer to questioning, that he had I notified the school board and principals each time. Same Record Only school-men present—and they came later and on different business—were from; Southern I Pines: Chairman of the Board John Howarth and Superinten dent A. C. Dawson. They spoke briefly saying that they had come “simply to remind you gentle men of our former request for funds- to complete Part 3 of the school building program, and to prove our attendance records.” In other words, to show that the new class-room wing was really needed. Everybody “appreciated” everybody else’s coming and the gentlemen behind the table po litely bowed the other gentlemen out, no wiser, presumably, than when they came in. In other words: no action tak en. Not till the budget is finished up. The perseverance of these two school-men over the years is something to wonder at. Some times it must seem to them all as if an old record was being re played, again and again. In fact, a good many old records come hauntingly to mind’at First Mon day meetings. —KLB jHE PILOT-Southern Pines. North Carolina FrankUn IMEalthews Is Catawba Graduate Franklin D. Matthews, son of Mrs. Ruby Matthews of Carth age, was among the 116 students receiving degrees at Catawba College Monday. _ Matthews was a member of the Advertising Club at the col lege, located in Salisbury, and received his degree in Business Administration. Receiving an honorary degree at the same time was Sidney Blackmer, stage and screen star and long time supporter of Ca tawba s well-known drama pro gram. THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1959 V Cc»n& to niiTri- ^^7°^ nutritional qualities of a steak, as with any meat, depend on the nature of th^t which it contains High fn the COOL Blue Ridge Mevntoins! Relax in the rustic loveliness of an Alpine Village with all the w- comforts of gracious living. ^ Refreshing weather doubles the fun of golfing, riding, swimming, tennis and other » resort activities. JLL /"eserya/io/is or informatiorit wrifc; lINVIUE, N. C AND COHAGES John F. Pottle, Gen. Mgr. mm CONTMCTIN& num 'The North Carolina State Highway Patrol operates its 600- vehicle fleet at a cost of about three cents per unit p*sr mile, compared to. the average ten cents per mile the private car I owner doles out annually. Announcing.., Special Feature Nights in the Air Conditioned Plantation Room of The Jefferson Inn Ph. OX 5-7331 Southern Pines MONDAY Chicken in the Basket One-half chicken served with french fries, rolls and drink. WEDNESDAY Strip Sirloin Eight ounces served with french fries rolls and drink. . FRIDAY Casserole Dinner (Help yourself!) — salad, drink and dessert. We have a nice choice of refreshing Salad Plates EAKFAST 7 TO ... . DINNER 6 TO Reservations not necessary but appreciated’ All these features at popular prices $050 ^PINT $Q95 ''nm * * 2*-' Business Directory 66. JOHNNY BURNS OIL CO. Phillips 66 Products FUEL OIL South Southern Pines, N. C. Phone OX 5-6601 or OX 5-7711 AREY & SONS. Inc. Materials Ph. WI 4-1614 Aberdeen, N. C. 'Ttacte^ Setc^ CY 4-4122 Pinehurst. N. C. AIR & STEAMER TICKETS CRUISES — TOURS ^uthern Pines Pharmacy N. W. Broad Ph. 5-5321 Prescription Specialists SElTiWCE POWELL FUNERAL HOME Phone 2-0161 Southern Pine*-N. C. Southern Pines Warehouses Qualify Building Supplies Our 32nd Year Phone 2-7131 McNEJLL & COMPANY N.W. BroS^t SMd Ph. 2-6244 COLLINS DEPT STORE Official Boy & Cub Scout CLARENDON FARMS DAIRY, Inc. Distributers I rv .i Meadow MUk CY 4-7761 or CY 4-7932 PINEHURST Avr men - SPORT JACKETS Everything for the Golfer LMHrS MEN'S SHOP WeUesiey Bldg. TeL CY 4-5732 PinehuF.# Household Furnishings Heady-to-Wsar ®AY'S of ROBBINS Ph. WI 8-2551 ROBBINS. N. C. Bigelow Carpeting jHALLUM FURNITURE CO. Aberdeen - Rockingham CLARK & BRADSHAW Auto Service N.W. Broad St Ph. 2-7171 * HOBBS Fo^ Market - Fine Foods N. E. Broad St. pTox 5-7671 K STYLE SHOP « It s Fashion News — It's Herel ^ Aberdeen. N.C. Windsor 4-1181—103 South St. Goldsmith Construction Ca Forestry Service Phone OX 5-7391 Southern Pines, N. C. Co. N.W. Broad St. CO. — Accessories Ph. WI 4-2414 — ABERDEEN the glitter box Expert Watch Repairing •Aberdeen — Southern Pines P"*" & WiUIpw., Co. N.E. Broad St. ' ph. 2' ~ 76Q1 ^ John"s“T * Wane Co. John S. Buggies Thomas Buggies Jorry V. Healy Citizens Bank Bldg. ox 5-7251 If Pfini 111111111 Sou. Pines Recapping Co. I Ph. OX ^6273 S. W. Broad St. Ext Southern Pines, N. C. mill OUTLET STORE Dress Materials and Accessories Draperies and Upholstery Penn. Ave., across from A&P SOUTHERN PINES COUNTRY CLUB Open Year Round FIELDS PLUMBING & HEATING ■?****“» * Air Condltlomag Ph. CY 4-5952 Pinehurst. N/a
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