THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961
THE PILOT—Southern Pines, North Carolina
Page THIRTEEN
Larger Membership Means Stronger
Voice, Farm Bureau Gathering Told
Moore County Farm Bureau
held its annual “kick-off” meet
ing for new members on Tuesday
at Carthage.
The drive for new members is
being held at the same time that | co-captains,
membership renewals are being
mailed to present members. The
membership committee, captains,
and their teams of workers made
plans for their enroUment cam
paign, according to Norman
Cagle, chairman of the committee.
“It only stands to reason,” Mr.
Cagle added, “that the larger the
membership the stronger the
voice. Farm Bureau, which is
called “The Voice of Agriculture”
and justly so since it is the largest
voluntary farm organization in
the nation, has always had as its
major goal the improvement of
the economic life of farm fami
lies.”
Cagle namedCaptain s in the
membership drive as: Bensalem,
John Bost; Carthage, R. Marin
Baughn; Deep River, Carr
Herman Matthews, co-captains;
Mineral Springs, T. C. Auman;
Ritter, Harold Purvis; Sandhill,
S. R. Ransdell, Jr.; Sheffield,
Daniel Dunlap and Max Dunlap,
Fieldman Walter Lowery, com
menting on accomplishments of
Farm Bureau over the years,
said, “It is hard for some farmers
to see that these accomplishments
come through the organized ef
fort springing from the combined
desires of the group.’
As recent examples he cited (1)
how after two years of effort the
ASC program has been changed
to permit leasing of tobacco acre
age so as to be grown on the land
of the lessee; (2) preventing of 3
per cent ssdes tax on production
items such as seed, feed, fertilizer,
and insecticides, and (3) getting
filing dates for State gasoline tax
refunds to coincide with dates
for Federal gasoline tax refunds,
effective July 1, 1962.
Secretary J. D. Shields consid-
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Paschal; Greenwood, Kent Har-! ers the response to the mailed
hour; Little River, John Smith; I notices to old members extremely
McNeill, J. Marvin Davis andgratifying to date.
T. L. Campbell,
Former Resident,
Succumbs at 67
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the Fry
and Pickett Funeral Home in
Carthage for Thomas Lee Camp
bell, 67, former Southern Pines
resident, who died Saturday night
at Bethesda, Md. The Rev. W. S.
Golden officiated and burial was
in Cross Hill Cemetery, Carthage.
Pallbearers were Bryan Poe,
D. A. Shields, H. H. Grimm, Jim
Pleasants, Holt McNeill and Gil
bert Frye.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
E. B. Hatch of Bethesda, Md.; a
son, T. K. Campbell of Columbia,
S. C.; two brothers, James of St.
Petersburg, Fla., and Fred, of
Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Mrs.
William Buffaloe of Atlanta, Ga.;
and three grandchildren.
A native of Carthage, Mr.
Campbell moved to Southern
Pines about 1942. He was a dis
abled veteran of World War I
and a member of the local Amer
ican Legion post and the’ Carth
age Presbyterian Church.
For about two years prior to
the death of his wife in 1959, he
and his wife had owned and oper
ated Magnolia Lodge in Southern
Pines.
He left Southern Pines about
two and a half-years ago, to live
with his son, T. K. Campbell of
Columbia, S. C., and for the past
year, with his daughter, Mrs.
Hatch, at Bethesda, Md.
'DECIE MERWIN'
Mrs. Bechdolt, 66,
Illustrator And
Writer, Succumbs
Mrs. Decie Merwin Bechdolt,
66^ a well known writer and il
lustrator of books for young peo
ple, who was a former winter vis
itor to Southern Pines, died yes
terday at Knoxville, Tenn.,
friends here have been informed.
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Funeral services were to be
conducted at Knoxville today. A
brother at Knoxville is the only
immediate survivor.
She was the widow of Jack
Bechdolt, newspaperman and
wrtier, with whom she collabora
ted in some of her work. Mr.
Bechdolt died here about five
years ago and is buried at Knox
ville.
Using the professional name,
Decie Merwin, Mrs. Bechdolt had
written and illustrated many
books. Her latest was “Scottish
Treasure Mystery,” published in
1960.
Mr. and Mrs. Bechdolt spent
two winter seasons here six or
seven years ago. After his death,
she had returned here for visits.
A native of Knoxville, Mrs.
Bechdolt had lived for many years
in New York City. Both she and
her husband were talented, witty
and charming persons and made
a number of friends while living
at Southern Pines.
Another Shipment of lovely school DRESSES.
COATS by “Carrcraft.” The coats that can be'
lengthened in a jiffy—hem and sleeves. Slim
JEANS in blue and olive with double knees.
Many other clothes for school children and
infants at
The Youlh Shop
South Street
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Moore County Students Are Among Recent Graduates of Sanford Business College
Pictured here are recent grad
uates of Sanford Business College
at Sanford, among them a numbar
of students from Moore County.
At the graduation exercises. Dr.
Amos Abrams, was the guest
speaker. He is assistant executive
secretary of the North Carolina
Education Association and NCEA
editor.
The exercises marked the be
ginning of the 46th year of ser
vice in business education by the
college.
The graduates are pictured
above. In the listing below, ad
dresses are given for the Moore
County students only:
1st row, left to right—Gaynell
Gunter, Sandra Johnson, Anita
Fields, Route 1, West End; Linda
Cole, Brenda Gaines, Emily
] Smith, Doris Fields, Sally John
son, Isabelle Campbell Holder,
Star Route, Carthage; Mary Ken
nedy, Carthage; and Mildred
Marks.
2nd row, — George Laposay;
Merla Gaines, Route 2, Carthage;
Margaret Fields, Lora Mae Bums,
Judy Clifton, Priscilla Brown,
Kay Medlin Brewer, Nancy Un
derwood, Marie Tally, Alice King,
Lovie Ann Tysinger, Margaret
Phillips, Route 2, Carthage; Judy
Wicker, Msiry Upchurch, Opal
McNeill, 'Beatrice McKenney,
Route 2, Cameron; and Boyd
Harris.
3rd row—Gray Hall, Ralph
I Kelly, Richard Dalrymple, Thur
man Rogers, Dewey Ritter, Pine-
hurst; Odis Cockman, Jerry Wii-
son, Larry Presslar, Route 2,
I Bennett; Aubrey Rosser, Curtis
' Womack; Jerry Blue, Route 3,
j Carthage; Richard Blue, Route 3,
Carthage; Bill McNeill, and Billy
Godfrey.
Southern Pines
High School News
BY DICKEY HOSKINS
Southern Pines High School
opened Tuesday “with a bang.”
The High School this year has
an enrollment of over 250 stu
dents, including 100 or more
freshmen—the largest class in the
history of the school.
This isi some difference from
the senior class of 1924 which had
a total enrollment of five.
By Leaps and Bounds
The class of 1962 will leave a
school which they have seen grow
by leaps and bounds. This year,
the whole school seems new to
junior and senior high school
students. Many of them have new
textbooks. There is much new
equipment and a beautiful new
wing on the high school.
Ultra Modem
The equipment and facilities
include ultra modem desks, re
creation materials, projectors, -a
projection and multipurpose room,
a' “language lab,” and a home
economics lab which, even to the
eyes of a male, could be the
dream of every housewife.
Appreciation
The students reacted to all these
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BanCare all-cotton by Everfast*
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Southern Pines
BIRTHS
Births at Moore Memorial Hos
pital, Pinehurst:
August 21—^Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Bennie Ray Kennedy, Rob
bins; son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
R. Brewer, West End; son, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Powers, Bunn-
level.
August 22—Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Garner, Robbins.
August 23—Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Frederick, Aber
deen.
August 24—Son, Mr. and Mrs.
Ratchford P. Haynes, Southern
Pines; daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman F. Campbell, Candor;
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Britt, Biscoe.
August 26—Son, Mr. and Mrs.
Dal. A. Butler, Robbins; daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McIn
nis, Jackson Springs; son, Mr.
and Mrs. Doyle J. Johnson, Car^
thagfe.
August, 27—Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn F. Foster, Vass; son,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seward,
Southern Pines.
August 28—^Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Key, Robbins; son, Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Calcutt, Southern
Pines.
August 29—Son, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul E. Cummings, Jr., Aberdeen;
son, Mr. and Mrs. Burney E. Ed
wards, Highfalls.
August 30—Daughter, Mr, and
Mrs. Glenn A. Davis, Eagle
Springs; son, Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert N. Moss, Aberdeen; son, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth R. Darby,
Jackson Springs.
August 31—Son, Mr. and Mrs.
Erfie David Hayes, Carthage.
Sept. 1—Daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin J. Meuse, Southern
Pines.
Sept. 4—Son, Mr. and Mrs.
Gentry T. Frye, Carthage.
changes with appreciation and
interest. Everyone viewed the
new wing with awe. Much com
ment through the hall denoted
an eagerness to start to work and
make the best of the next 180
days of school.
Let's Not Rest
Since 1924, much progress has
been made in our schools, but all
of us—students, teachers and
parents—should not rest on our
laurels. We should strive to make
our school system even better, to
help those who started school
Tuesday, and those who precede
and follow, obtain a worthwhile
and lasting education.
Monday Last Day
For 4-H Records
No 4-H Club member’s 1960-’61
record will be considered for
county competition after Monday,
September 11, C. E. Lewis, Jr.,
assistant county agriculture
agent, said this week.
Records may be sent or brought
to the Agricultural agent’s office
on the third floor of th.e court
house in Carthage. Records will
also be picked up from school 4-
H Club presidents.
Whatever the procedure, thr
records should be turned in at
one, Mr. Lewis said.
Cash receipts from farm mar
ketings in North Carolina for the
first five months of 1961 were 10
per cent higher than the sam.e
period in 1960.
Vass News and
Personals
By MRS. CHARLES CAMERON
At the same time that farm
production expenses have been
increasing, costs of items essen
tial to farm family living have
also been on the rise, and by 1960
the index of family living was
about one fifth higher than in
1950.
Birthday Party
Honoring her daughter Martha
on her sixth birthday Monday,
August 28, Mrs. Jack Morgan en
tertained a number of little
friends at her home. The children
enjoyed outdoor games. After-
wards,they gathesed around the
dining table which was centered
with a decorated birthday cake.
Refreshments of ice cream and
cup cakes were served and fav
ors of blowouts were given. Help
ing to celebrate, in addition to
the 24 small guests were eight
adults including Martha’s grand
mother and her great aunt, Mrs.
Bernice Turner.
Shower Hostesses
Mrs. Glenn McMillan was hon
ored recently at a stork shower
given by Mrs. Ray Griffin in the
recreation hall of the Vass Bap
tist Church. To the many dainty
gifts which were presented in a
bassinet, the hostess added a pink
and white corsage. The door prize
was won by Mrs. J. T. Hennings
of Southern Pines, with game
prizes going to Mrs. Alton Stev
enson and Mrs. Roland Ferguson.
Refreshments of decorated cake
squares, peanuts, and punch were
served to the 15 guests present
from the honoree’s table, which
was centered with an arrange
ment of pink and white carna
tions.
On Friday night, Mrs. F. L.
Taylor, Mrs. Lacy McRae, and
Mrs. Ray Griffin were hostesses
at a “blessed event” shower hon
oring Mrs. J. T. Hennings and
Mrs. Joe Martin Edwards, at Mrs.
Taylor’s home in Pinehurst. The
assortment of dainty gifts were
presented to Mrs. Hennings in a
cradle and for Mrs. Edwards in
a baby carriage. Corsages of pink
carnations were given the hon-
orees on arrival. In the absence
of Mrs. Edwards her grandmoth
er, Mrs. Roy Hendrick, received
the corsage nnd was assisted by
the rhother-in-law, Mrs. A. G. Ed
wards Jr., in opening the gifts.
Mrs. Edwards, Jr., also expressed
thanks on Barbara’s behalf. Af
terwards the 24 guests were in
vited into the dining room where
they enjoyed refreshments of
cake squares, peanuts, and punch.
Mrs. Lewis Frye, Mrs. Lyn
wood Patterson, and Mrs. M. M.
Chapel were hostesses at a pipk
and blue shower honoring Mrs.
Luke Nickens of Cameron at the
Vass community house Saturday
night. On arrival, the honoree
was seated under a pink umbrella
near the table on which the gifts
had been placed. The delight in
the opening of the many dainty
presents will also be remembered
in snapshots presented to Mrs.
Nickens. Refreshments of cake
squares, mints, potato chips, and
punch were served buffet style to
the 26 guests present.
Mrs. Blake lo Speak
The Vass Woman’s Club will
meet Friday night, September 8,
at 8 o’clock with Mrs. C. R. Pope.
Mrs. C. L. Tyson of the Education
Department will have charge of
the program and Mrs. Barbara
Blake of Pinehurst, the Moore
County speech therapist, will be
guest speaker. The meeting will
be held at the Dixie Inn.
Personals
Mrs. W. H. Keith entered St.
Joseph’s Hospital Saturday for
treatment.
Mrs. Raymond Beasley entered
Moore Memorial Hospital last
Wednesday where she is under
going treatment fo^ minor in
juries she received in a recent
fall in her home.
Mrs. Charles Mann accompan
ied by Mrs. Gordon Dearborne of
Charlottesville, Va., spent the
weekend here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tyson.
Miss “Sudie” Hargrove of Ra
leigh spent from Friday until
Monday with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Callahan, and
visited other relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wood spent
the weekend with their son
Philip and family in Charleston,
S. C.
James Thomas, who is station
ed in Charleston, S. C., accom
panied by Richard Wilkins of the
base, spent the weekend here
with relatives.
Mrs. F. D. Solomon, and Mr.
and Mrs. Laverne Solomon and
children, Teresa and Soja, of
Concord, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Wiliford Lassiter
and family. Other visitors over
the weekend were her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Kiser and children, Danny and
Randy, of Newport News, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. “Dutch”
Hudson and children, Gary, Mike
and Barbara of Portsmouth, Va.,
arrived Sunday afternoon for a
few days’ visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G .Jessup.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Simmons of
Greensboro were here for the
weekend with her mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Anna B. Gil
liland and Mrs. Will Allen.
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