VOL. 40—NO. 5
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Holiday Closing Schedules Listed;
Food Stores To Be Open Saturday
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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959
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Business will generally come to
a halt Friday in'Southern Pines
and throughout the county, in
observance of Christmas Day.
Some stores and offices will re
main closed until Monday.
Food stores are expected to be
open Saturday, while some, if not
all, dry goods and clothing stores
will stay closed through Satur
day. Drug stores will close Friday
and open Saturday.
With-the Pilot being published
Wednesday afternoon, the Pilot
office and news department will
be closed until Monday.
The Citizens Bank and Trust
Co. in Southern Pines will be
closed Friday and Saturday, as
will the Carolina Bank at Pine-
hurst and its branches in Aber
deen, Carthage and Vass.
The OK Bowl will close only on
Christmas Day and again on New
Year’s Day, Col. George Garde,
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Austin To Draw
Plans For Easter
Seal Camp Here
E. J. Austin, local architect, has
been commissioned to design
buildings for the Easter Seal
camp to be located near Southern
Pines by the North Carolina So
ciety for Crippled Children and
Adults.
The building committee for the
camp, of which I. Preston Wrenn
of Charlotte is chairman, plans a
meeting here soon, it was learned
this week. Mr. Austin said that
he did not yet know exactly what
the camp’s requirements in build
ings would be.
It has been announced pre
viously that, although the pro
ject is called a “camp”, buildings
at the site would be of a perma
nent type and that tentative
plans of the Society look toward
year-around usage of the facili
ties.
The 70-acre tract bought for
the camp is about a half mile
from the city limits, north of
Knollwood, the former pi;operty
of Mr. and Mrs. Winston H. An- j
derson. i
Mr. Austin said he expected to
have plans ready about April 1.
The local architect is currently
supervising reconstruction and
renovation of the former county
home, between Southern Pines
and Carthage. He said the work
there is about two-thirds comple
ted.
The building Will be leased by
the county to private operators as
a boarding home for the aged, un
der supervision of the county
Welfare Department.
manager, said this morning
Postmaster Max Rush, report
ing the biggest Christmas season
ever experienced here in mail
volume and receipts, said that
the post office will be closed all
day Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day, The post office will
follow its usual Saturday sched
ule this week—open to 12:30 p.m.
Special delivery items and
Christmas packages will be de
livered on Christmas Day, Mr.
Rush said. Everything mailed on
Thursday will be processed be
fore the post office staff leaves
Thursday night, he noted.
Town Manager Louis Scheipers,
Jr., said that town offices will
close at noon Thursday and will
not reopen until Monday. Town
employees received an across-
the-board Christmas bonus of
$31.54, as authorized by the town
council under a new bonus sys
tem proposed this year.
The regular Friday garbage
collection on the west side of
town will be made on Saturday.
None of the town employees, ex
cept policemen on duty, will work
on Christmas Day.
The Southern Pines Library
will be closed Friday and Satur
day.
Offices in the courthouse at
Carthage will be closed Thursday
Friday and Saturday.
Red Cross Plans
Course In Care Of
Injured Persons
Cheer Baskets To Be
Distributed To Many
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Hayes Firm Gets
Large Contraets;
Bank Plans Done
Thomas T. Hayes, Jr., and As
sociates, local architectural firni,
has been commissioned to design
a $57,000 field house and also
athletic field improvements to
cost $91,500 at A. & T. College,
Greensboro.
The work is part of a $976,000
construction and improvement
program at the college.
A spokesman for the Hayes
firm said this week that plans
have been completed for the
building that will house the new
branch of the Carolina Bank at
West End. Bids on construction
of the building will be taken in
January, it was stated.
The Moore County Chapter of
the American Red Cross has com
pleted arrangements for a school
to begin about the middle of Jan
uary for training interested citi
zens in the nursing care of in
jured persons in the home.
Anyone interested in taking
this course should notify the of
fice of the local chapter at South
ern Pines before January 10.
Classes will be conducted twice
each week for a total of seven
two-hour classes. The course will
be designed to take care of the
increasing demand for some type
of training in the care of the sick
and injured in the home. Persons
having such training would also
be valuable in case of some emer
gency, Red Cross officials pointed
out.
In addition to the training for
nursing care of tbs sick and in
jured in the home, the local chap
ter is now making plans for a
nurses’ aid course, which will
consist of 15 two-hour periods.
More detailed announcement of
this course will be made.
THIS GREETING from The Pilot—drawn by
Glen Rounds, Southern Pines artist and teller
of tales—poses a question; what’s this mean old
fox looking at, sitting there under that typically
Roundsian fractured moon? Santa Claus? The
Moore County Hounds in the distance? Some
body coming to rescue his scattered Christmas
edition of The Pilot? More likely it’s the old
fox’s dinner. Watch out, Bre’r Rabbit! Got his
mihd on something, all right, just as we at The
Pilot have, except that we know exactly
what we want to say to all our readers: “Merrv
Christmas!”
Mills, Stutts Appointed Inspectors
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The duties formerly performed
by the town’s public safety di
rector have been divided between
two other town officials. Manager
Louis Scheipers, Jr., announced
this week.
The public safety post had been
vacant since the resignation of
Mark L. (Mike) Whitesell in No
vember.
Mr. Scheipers said that Ralph
Mills, superintendent of water
purification, has taken over the
jobs of building inspector and
electrical inspector.,
Joeli Stutts, superintendent of
water distribution, is now also
plumbing inspector and gas in
spector.
These duties—with the excep-
tion of those of the gas inspector.
a post that has been created since
the resignation of Mr. Whitesell
were all formerly performed by
the public safety director, along
with a few other minor jobs such
as administration of the town’s
weed control ordinance.
Mr. Scheipers said that the sal
aries of the two Water Depart
ment officials have been raised
to compensate them for the extra
liuties. They will check in at town
hall twice a day, he said, to see
if there are any inspection or
building applications.
Mr. Scheipers said he felt that
the processing of building and in
spection applications would move
as smoothly and quickly under
the new system as under the form
er method.
Investigation
Of Fire Shows
No Negligenee
A full investigation has been
conducted into the tragic fire
which on the night of November
28 destroyed tbe home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Singletary at Midway
and took the lives of their three
young children, according to Dep-
utary Sheriff J. A. Lawrence.
He said expert help was called
in on tba investigation which
was conducted intensively over a
period of about 10 days, and
which, he said, “fully substanti
ated the story of Mary Single
tary, the mother, as told at the
time of the fire, and revealed that
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Two Nominated
From Moore Co.
For Scholarships
Robert Edward Woodruff of
Southern Pines and Larry Gene
Kennedy of Robbins, high school
seniors, are Moore County’s nom
inations for Morehead scholar
ships at the University of North
Carolina.
Henry L. Graves of Southern
Pines, chairman of the county’s
Morehead Scholarship Committee,
said that the two nominees were
. chosen from a group of eight ap
plicants who all had outstanding
records in scholarship, character
and leadership potential.
Other members of the scholar
ship committee are Charles P.
Cole of Southern Pines and Rob
ert E. Lee of Carthage, superin
tendent of the county school sys
tem.
Woodruff is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred D. Woodruff, 765 S.
Ashe St. Kennedy’s parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Kennedy
of Robbins.
The . nominees from Moore
County will go before a district
committee who will interview
nominees from a number of coun
ties. Those chosen in districts
over the state will then face a
final elimination that will pick
the 38 students to receive the
scholarships to be given to stu
dents entering the University in
the fall of 1960.
Each scholarship provides $1,-
250 per year for four years—a
total of $5,000. The scholarships
are given by the' John Motley
Morehead Foundation.
Nominees who are not chosen
in county, district and final se
lections are in favorable positions
to obtain other scholarships given
through the University.
Howard Williams of Robbins
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> Members of the John Boyd
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
were to deliver about 70 Christ
mas Cheer baskets to needy fami
lies of the Southern Pines area
Wednesday night.
Harry Chatfield, chairman of
the project for the post, said that
most of the deliveries will be in
town, with a few in Niagara and
other nearby areas.
All the baskets will contain as
sorted food items and a number
going to families with children
will include toys, books or other
donated articles. A few lucky
children will get bicycles or tri
cycles given to the VFW for dis
tribution.
Post members in station wagons
and cars will distribute the bas
kets according to route laid out
on a map prepared by Fred Hall,
Jr.
The VFW distribution includes
food contributed by school chil
dren in their “White Christmas”
canned good donations and some
items from other sources. Mr.
Chatfield said that financial do
nations are still welcome, to help
the post pay for the many food
items that had to be bought to
fill the baskets.
The local program is part of a
county-wide effort to help the
needy at Christmas time. The
county welfare department pro
vides sponsoring organizations in
every community of the county
with names of genuinely needy
persons to whom the baskets are
given.
Many At Party
Between 250 and 300 children
attended the Christmas party at
the VFW post home Sunday af
ternoon.
Red Smith was in charge of the
program which included rides on
ponies and a town fire truck.
Resident Fireman Frank Kaylor
operated the truck and Gerald
Ritter brought the ponies which
are owned by Mrs. Verdie Cad-
dell. Inside the post home, Santa
Claus distributed gifts and candy.
Hospitals Observe Christmas Season
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The ‘ whirl” playground device “ *
Culvert Installed
On S. W. Broad St.
A temporary culvert was in
stalled this week by the State
Highway department on S. W.
Broad St., in an attempt to im
prove drainage conditions at and
near the location of the new A
& P store building which is near
ing completion.
The town will share with the
state the cost of a full-scale drain
age project on S. W. Broad St.,
but is not able to participate fin
ancially during the current fiscal
year. Curb, gutter and paving me
work will also be done bv the to or lean against
State. ' -
The whirl” playground device
presented to the Town by the
Jaycees Saturday morning has
been amply endorsed since then
by the supreme authority in such
matters—the children themselves.
Observers around the park block
say they seem to love it and that
it has been kept spinning daily.
Despite th-s presence of the
school band, the majorettes and
free lollipops, there was only a
small group of children at the
park Saturday morning—^but this
group at once showed their en
thusiasm for the spinning plat-,
form.
Probable reason for the sma!
att.3ndance was a temperature
near the freezing mark.
Mayor Robert S Ewing and
Paul Boroughs, Jaycee president,
braved the chill with coats off
for the formal presentation scene ,
I in which Mr. Boroughs turned the
whirl over to the Town with ex
planation that it is only the first
of .several piece's of playground I
equipment the Jaycees plan to |
provide as funds become avail
able from their various money
making projects.
The ‘-whirl” on which the
youngsters have been having fun
is a metal platform 10 feet in
diameter, colorfully painted, with
metal tubing projections the
The Christmas season opened
at St. Joseph’s Hospital Sunday
December 20 with carol singing.
Visitors enjoyed the decorations
and a Nativity scene in the Ro
tunda, standing 10 feet in height.
For 11 years the Sisters of St.
Francis have erected it and in
the past many have enjoyed the
simplicity and originality of this
scene.
Each floor of the hospital is
traditionally decorated and the
public is invited to visit. The
decorations will remain until al
ter January 6.
During the evenings, the hos
pital has been visited by carol
singers from schools, churches
and Scout troops. The patients
have enjoyed this and have ex
pressed their appreciation.
On Tuesday, December 22, the
employees were honored at their
annual Christmas Party. Carols
were played as “Santa” (Pat
Dougherty) presented gifts to the
employees and guests.
Highlighting the . occasion was
‘The Christmas Story,” presented
by Jeffrey CapeL a second grader
from Our Lady Of Victory School,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Felton Capel.
The social hour followed.
Refreshments, including hot
chocolate, Christmas cookies,
punch and cake were served by
the Sisters.
“Santa” remained lor the social
hour then hurried away, exclaim
ing “Merry Christmas to all!”
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appreciation - Paul Boroughs, right,
president of the Jaycees, receives a handshake
and wcmds of thanks and appreciation from
Mayor Robert S. Ewing, as Mr. Boroughs, form
ally presented a playground “whirl”--on which
a group of children is playing in the background
to the Town Saturday, morning. (Pilot Photo)
Informal Horse
Show Set Sunday
The 23rd annual Informal
Horse Show will be held at the
Carolina Hotel ring, in Pinehurst,
Sunday, December 27, starting at
1:30 p.m.
There will be three horseman
ship classes, three hunter classes
and one pair of hacks.'
Young riders will begin to earn
point totals for which awards
will be given at the end of the
Spring season.
[ In addition to the annual
Christmas party which wiU be
held Friday morning at Moore
Memorial Hospital, the Woman’s
Auxiliary members have brought
a holiday atmosphere to the hos
pital with decorations.
Nine Christmas trees, furnished
by the Auxiliary, are placed at
various places throughout the
building—one on the outside roof
above the lobby shines brightly
with its many-colored lights and
brilliant decorations, and another
large one greets persons entering
the lobby.
The Aberdeen Home and Gar
den Club decorated a small tree
in the children’s ward, and the
club is also responsible for the
wreaths at the front entrance.
Four trees at the nursing stations
were decorated by the Southern
Pines Girl Scout Troop 66, under
the direction of Mrs. Alwin L.
Folley, troop leader.
The party comes Friday morn
ing at 10:30. Mrs. L. Paget Rigby
of Pinehurst, Auxiliary president,
who is in charge of the affair,
will be on hand with Santa Claus
and hjs helpers to give presents
to all the patients and employees.
Santa, who will be played by
Norris Hodgkins of Southern
Pines, will make his rounds to
music furnished by Tom Shock-
ley, Russell Powell, Buster Doyle
and Bob Strouse, all of Southern
•Pines.
Christmas Carols for the pa
tients were sung on Monday eve
ning by the Girl Scouts from
Southern Pines, and on Tuesday
evening, the Sandhills Baptist
Association Singers entertained
with a musical program.
Open House was held Tuesday
at the Nurses Home from 7 to 10
p.m. for the employees and their
families, members of the Auxil
iary, the Medical Staff and Board
of Directors.
On Monday evening, Negro em
ployees had their annual party,
which was held at the Town Hill
Club in Southern Pines. Arrange
ments for the affair Were made
by Thomas Ross, Essie Mae Mc
Cray and Sam and Alice Person.