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hree Persons Killed, Four Injured
In 4-Car Pile-Up On Rainy Highway
US 1 Claims More
Victims—Eight Dead
In Eleven Weeks
The deadly stretch of US High-
1 north of Southern Pines
acted further grim toll last
nday evening, when three peo-
were killed and four sent to
pitals in a multiple collision
olving four vehicles,
f'he dead: Mrs. Homer A. Big-
s, of Durham; Carl Everette
rphy, 26, Jonesboro Heights,
Jte 7; and H. B. Mullis, 58, res
ted farmer of Mamers, * a
all community on Lillin^on,
3, who was burned to death,
ritically injured was Homer
gers, 60, of Durham, who is
Moore County hospital with
d and chest injuries and two
ipound fractures of the leg.
seriously injured was his
ghter, Mrs. Clarence Whitley,
spent the night at the hospi-
and with her young son, who
not hurt, .returned to Durham
iday.
Iso only slightly injured were
1. Riddle, of Colon, and Miss
ie Laurie Harrington, of
dway, who were taken to
Lee County hospital at San-
trolmen had difficulty recdn-
:ting’ the events which led up
le accident, about 7:30 p. m.
drizzling rain. There appear-
I be no eye witnesses. Persons
ing quickly on the scene
d two pumbled heaps of two
each 60 feet apart, one heap
ames.
iHtities of the victims had
established only tentatively
lidnight, through a check of
icense plate numbers,
the next day. Patrolman W.
STf ish. who headed the inves-
on, had gathered evidence
1 he said pointed to the fol-
ig sequence of events: »
irphy, traveling south, side-
id Mullis in his pickup truck
north, and the two went
a long sideways skid with
drivers losing control. As
ricocheted from each other
posite sides of the road, each
ed forcibly with another ap-
hing car—IV^llis’ truck with
iriven by Riddle, containing
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FATAL HIGHWAY
A study of the fatal span
of US Highway 1. three miles
which have been the scene of
three fatal accidents in 11
weeks, will be made early
next week by Col. L. R. Fish
er, director of the Highway
Safety Commission of the N.
C. Department of Motor Ve
hicles.
Colonel Fisher will come
to the county following a re
quest made by Dr. J. C. Grier,
Jr., of Pinehurst, safety ser
vices chairman of the Moore
County chapter, American
Red Cross. The survey will be
made in company with Dr.
Grier and O. D. Griffin, ef
Southern Pines, Highway
Safety Commission district
supervisor.
Eight lives have been lost
and nine persons injured in
accidents February 25. April
10 and May 14. occurring on
US 1 from a little south of
Lakeview to a little north of
Vass. This stretch of highway
has been the scene of nume
rous other accidents in the
past, fatal and near-fatal.
Finals Tonight In
County Schools’
Tennis Tourney
Pinebluff Troop
Win First Place
For Tree Planting
Conlesi Awards
Announced At “
Court of Honor
Finals in the First Annual
Moore County Schools Tennis tour
nament, which has been under
way on the municipal courts since
Saturday, will be held this even
ing (Friday) under the lights with
one match scheduled Saturday
morning. ^
The event has drawn a good-
sized entry list from high and ele
mentary schools of Southern
Pines and Pinehurst, with one
from Robbins, according to Harry
Lee Brown, Jr., tournament chair
man. The tournament is being
sponsored by the Sandhill Tennis
association and plans are to make
it an annual affair.
Events tonight will be the finals
for grade school girls and boys
beginning at 7:30, and for high
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Boy Scout Troop 206 of Pine-
bluff received top honors in the
Moore County tree-planting con
test, the winners of which were
announced at the monthly Boy
Scout court of honor held Mon
day evening at the Southern
Pines auditorium-.
For planting 25,500 pine seed
lings in the county, and also for
doing the best job of land recla
mation, the Pinebluff troop was
awarded eight free weeks at
Camp Durant near Raleigh this
summer.
Troop 7 of Pinehurst for plant
ing 6,000 seedlings was awarded
three free weeks at Camp Durant
for doing the next best job of
planting.
First runner-up award went to
Troop 68 of Aberdeen which re
ceived three free weeks at Camp
for planting 23,500 seedlings. Sec
ond runner-up was Troop 224 of
Southern Pines which received
two free weeks at Camp as a re
sult of planting 16,675 seedlings.
Awards were presented by Voit
Gilmore, district advancement
chairman, who announced that a
total of 89,000 seedlings had been
planted by troops of the county.
He announced that an additional
126,000 sedlings had been planted
by non-Scouts as a direct or in
direct result encouragement of
the scout contest. “This total of
215,000 seedlings added to Moore
county’s forest reserves is a won
derful beginning for what we
hope will become an annual con-
tSst,” said Chairman Gilmore. “It
is certain that this is the greatest
good turn ever performed for the
county by the . Boy Scouts.”
Prize money was issued by
John Ponzer, assistant advance-
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AREYot^oNTED? Lcroj Lee Buvs
Did the census lakers miss *1 i*
’’“SL,,,....., .H,, . Business Budding
District Supervisor Wl La- I On Broad Street
mont Brown, who said that
he has had a number of phone
calls. He said also it looks as
though Southern Pines' popu
lation isn't coming up at all
as it ought to—so it is impor
tant to count every person, in
every household.
The Pilot is publishing this
week a blank which may be
filled out by one person, or
for a household. Mr, Brown
asks ' that those who have not
been counted use this blank at
once, mailing it to the address
printed at the top.
You'll find the blank on
Page 26.
Remodeling Planned
For Large Modern
Variety Store
Commencement
Events Set For
June 4,5 and 6
Commencement plans for the
Southern Pines High school were
announced this week by Supt. P.
J. Weaver, as invitations were
sent out to all alumni to partici
pate in the graduation events.
This is a special
ment, as it will be held in the
new auditorium, fulfilment of the
longtime dream of students, fac
ulty and town.
The alumni are being invited
to join the graduation procession
al, Mr. Weaver said.
The baccalaureate sermorp Sun
day afternoon, June 4, will be de
livered by the Rev. Lee F. Tuttle,
pastor of the First Methodist
church of Charlotte.
Monday night, June 5, the sen
ior class play will be presented in
the auditorium. Tuesday morn
ing will bring the Honors and
Awards program of the senior
class, and Tuesday night, Jiine 6,
the formal commencement exer
cises.
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Leroy Lee, Carthage chain store
owner, this week purchased the
McBrayer building on West Broad
street from Mrs. Paul P. McCain,
and announced that he will re
model and enlarge it to give
Southern Pines “the finest variety
store in the south.”
Remodeling plans wiU await
the moving out of the A & P Tea
company, present occupant of a
major part of the first floor,
whose lease will terminate in
September. The Sandhill Drug
company is also a first floor occu
pant, and the Sandhill Beauty
shop is on the second floor.
By terms of the sale contract,
teachers having apartments on the
second floor may retain them for
a year.
The Southern Pines store will
be the sixth, and largest so far,
of the Leroy Lee Stores, Inc.
Others are located at Carthage,
Fairmont, Tabor City, Robbins
and Chapel Hill. Other stores are
commence- to be opened shortly at Wallace,
Burgaw, and Parksley, Va., in an
expansion move doubling the size
of the present chain.
The first store was opened at
Carthage in May, 1937. The main
office and warehouse are also lo
cated there.
Prince range of the Leroy Lee
Stores is ‘‘Jc, 10c, $1 and up.” The
Southern Pines store will be mod
ern in every way, with “visible”
frpnt, up-to-date fixtures and a
full stock of merchandise, said Mr.
Lee.
The A & P store will move Sep
tember 1 or earlier into its new su
permarket building now nearing
completion on West Pennsylvania
avenue, a half block off Broad.
J. T. Overton, proprietor of the
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Scott Visits Moore
In Graham’s Behalf;
Reports On Progress
Aep. C, B. Deane of the Eighth
District, a candidate for reelection
May 27, will address the voters on
campaign issues at the courthouse
in Carthage at 8 p. m. Wednesday.
Both “pros” and “cons” are in
vited to heaa his address, which
will climax his campaign in this
part of the 12-county district.
Young Musicians
Of County Will
Present Concert
Candidates For House, District-Solicitor
ane Speaks at Elks’ Program, Says
Jangers of Communism Lie In East
imunism follows hunger
vant. It is in the teeming
ty-ridden lands of the Far
w^here communism has rush-
on the heels of famine, that
ca will have to come to
with the problem; and it is
safeguarding of her own
1 and human resources that
she will find the best protection
against it. Eighth District Con
gressman C. B. Deane said here
Wednesday night.
TAG DAY
^ith a few contributions
I to come in, the Southern
I IS Tag Day committee an-
lices the results of last
irday's local drive for the
re County Maternal Wel-
Committee: the sum of
00 raised through local
ts.
the same time, contri-
ins were reported for the
al Elizabeth Woltz CuY-
lemorial Fund, which will
ilish a ward in the Moore
ity Hospital. Letters des-
ng this special project
sent out last week and
esponse has already been
ous.
mbers of the county com-
e in charge of Tag Day
were Mrs. Papl P. Mc-
retiring chairman, Mrs.
Avery, secretary, Mrs.
IS Boyd, new co-chair-
and Mrs. James B.
t. Others who played a
part in helping with
ale of tags were: Mrs. E.
tevens, Mrs. Katherine
ill, Mrs. Norris Hodg-
Mrs. George Leonard,
George Pottle and Mrs.
Swisher. The latter or-
ed a group of students
generously gave their
and effors to this cause,
iults of the drives in
county towns will fol-
The occasion was the non-politi
cal “Wake Up America” rally held
at the new auditorium, sponsored
by the Southern Pines Elks lodge.
The turnout was not large but it
included representatives from all
parts of the county, and a
group of Boy Scouts from several
troops.
Don Madigan, presiding, ex
plained that the meeting was part
of a nationwide Elks program de
signed to wake up Americans to
the dangers of apathy in the face
of the communistic menace. Be
tween May 15 and May 30, he
said, lodges representing more
than 1,000,000 Elks would spon
sor similar programs.
Father Vincent Walsh spoke the
invocation. Mlayor C. N. Page
gave a greeting. Mrs. T. K. Gun
ter, accompanied by J. G. Wom-
ble, sang “America the Beautiful.”
Arthur Rowe, Eagle Scout of
Aberdeen, led the pledge of alle
giance to the flag, for which a
color guard was selected from
five county troops.
The school band played “Amer
ica” and “Onward Christian Sol-
liers” under the direction of Mr.
Womble, and the concluding event
■vas the singing of ''The Star
Spangled Banner” by Mrs. Page
Choate.
Mr. Deane, a member of the
Southern Pines Elks . lodge, was
presented by Chairman Madigan.
He had been invited, the chair
men said as one particularly qual
ified to speak on communism,
after having had a face-to-face
look on a recent trip to the Pacif
ic islands and the Far East.
Mr. Deane was one of six Con
gressmen detailed by Speaker
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R. N. PAGE, 3RD
Page Is Veteran
Of Air War In
Pacific Area
M. G. BOYETTE
Solicitor Boyette
Wins Praise For
Work In Courts
H. C. BLUE
Robert N. Page, 3rd, native of
Aberdeen, where he is now prac
ticing law, is a candidate for
Moore County representative in
the General Assembly.
He is a descendant of the Page
family long prominent in Mbore
County history, and on his moth
er’s side of the Graves family of
Carthage, also important.
He is a graduate of the Aber
deen High school and of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, where
he received his
June. 1948.
He served with distinction
Moseley G. Boyette, of Carth
age, nearing the end of his first
termi as solicitor of the 13th jud
icial district, is a candidate for re-
election with one opponent, Joe
M. Cox of Laurinburg.
The district is composed of the
counties of Anson, Moore, Rich
mond. Scotland, Stanley and
Union counties.
Since few people have opportu
nity to observe the work of a su
perior court district solicitor, and
law degree in | even those in court see very little
of the actual work which goes into
Blue Has Good Record
In House, Is Parly
Secrelary ,
Distinguished young musicians
from eight Moore county towns
will be presented by the Sandhills
Music association at their final
concert of the season, which will
be held at the Pinehurst Country
club _at 8:15 Saturday evening.
There" is no admission charge and
a cordial invitation is extended to
all.
The young artists have had ra
dio, church and college choir ex
perience in some cases, while the
two youngest will be making
their concert debut. They repre
sent rising musical talent from
Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aber
deen, Pinebluff, West End, Eagle
^ Springs, Carthage and Robbins,
’'^^cal selections will be ^)resent-
ed by Jean Olive, of Southern
Pi"es. a music major at Meredith
college, Raleigh; Catharine Cox,
of Carthage, a music major at
Woman’s college, Greensboro, and
Donald Hendren, of Eagle
Springs..
Piano selections will be present
ed hy Patricia Kirk, Malcolm
Clark and Alex McLeod, of South
ern Pines; Helen Brown, Jacky
■^coggin, Laverne Brady, Robbins;
Ruth Troutman Pinebluff; June
Melvin, Aberdeen; Mary Joe Da
vis. West End; Margaret Grimm
and Sandy Thbmas, Carthage.
Composers represented on the
nrogram' include Beethoven, De-
Bussv, Capua, Chopin, Scharwen-
ka. Mozart, Saint Saens and
'''tt’ers.
The program will conclude with
Mm songs by the choir of the
Pinehurst Community church, di-
■“''’terl bv Mrs. Roscoe L. Prince.
Packed Courtroom
Greets Governoi For
Carthage Address
Governor W. Kerr Scott visit
ed Moore county Tuesday night
to speak before a packed court
room at Cai’thage on two subjects
close to his heart—the achieve
ments of his administration, and
Senator Frank P. Graham.
To moe than 600 present, filling
all available seats and standing
lined against the walls, the “Go
Forward” governor reported that
of all his achievements, he regard
ed the appointment of the Univer
sity’s distinguished president to
the U. S. Senate as the most out
standing.
He cited the long humanitarian
record of Senator Graham in the
seivice of his state, and also the
practical advantages of having
^o such men in the Senate as
Hoey and Graham—the one
“with the lawyer’s viewpoint and
entree to the conservative side”
and the other “a great liberal with
the entree into liberal circles
and the ear of the President.”
Presiding was T. Clyde Auman,
of West End, county manager for
Senator Graham. Everett Henson
of West End led the singing of
America and the Rev. R. R. Ram
sey asked a blessing.
Governor Scott was introduced
by Judge J. Vance Rowe, of Aber-
deen, judge of Moore County re-
''orders court, following introduc
tions of candidates for county of
fice made by W. A. Laland Mc-
Keithen. county solicitor. Mr. Mc-
Keithen presented only the can
didates now engaged in co-.tests,
cf which a nuniber were present.
Delegations from Lee and Chat
ham counties were recognized.
Rowe's Introduction
la his introduction Judge Rowe
piedicled that Governor Scott’s
program of action in behalf of
the v/elfare of all the people
would place him among the great
governors of North Carolina his
tory; and that he would be as
sisted to this place by having had
“enough sense to select for the
Senate seat the greatest man, the
greatest humanitarian, the best
man in the state.
Frank Graham is second only
to the man of Galilee in his pas
sion for sevrice to humanity,”
Judge Rowe declared.
Governor Scott spoke in earnest,
heartfelt manner, continuing
without a break when, five min
utes afer he began his address,
a power failure plunged the
courtroom into darkness. Within
a short while candles had been se
cured and the meeting proceeded
in their dramatically flickering
ight.
H.e had not been engaged in
work in the rural areas for 31
years before his election without
finding out about the people, their
needs and capacities, he said. His
passion as governor had been to
give these people the type of ad
ministration they desired ahd
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the Army Air Force during the
war. He was a flight engineer
with the 20th Air Force, tallying
up more than 81 hours of combat
flying over the Jap-held Pacific
islands. He was awarded the
American Theater Service medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service
medal with two bronze stars. Air
Medal GD 62 Hd. AF, World
War 2 Victory Campaign msedal.
He is a member of the Presby
terian church, the Aberdeen Lions
club, the Aberdeen Junior Cham
ber of Commerce and the Aber
deen post, American Legion, and
is president of the Sandpipers,
Southern Pines men’s golfing or
ganization. I
the job, those getting ready to cast
their vote must in general rely on
hearsay evidence. In his four-year jnam-e.
term Solicitor Boyette has scored He served
H. Clifton Blue, newspaper
publisher and editor of .Aberdeen,
is a candidate for reelection to the
Mioore County seat in the General
Assembly’s Lower House which
he has occupied for the last two
sessions.
A native of the Lobelia section
of Hoke county, and descendant
of Scottish pioneers, Mr. Blue
graduated from the Vass-Lake-
view High school. He entered, the
newspaper publishing business at
Vass, and moved in the early 30s
to Aberdeen, combining his Vass
paper. The Captain, with the
Sandhill Citizen, under the latter
Signals Flash As Rails Part Sunday
Calling Seaboard’s Crews To Aetion
well in this regard. Lawyers and
judges alike have commended his
work and he has had success in
prosecuting some extremely
knotty cases involving felonious
crimes.
Mr. Boyette is a ^aduate of
Wake Forest colege, is a former
state senator and past president
of the 13th District Bar associa-
on the Aberdeen
town board; is a former president
of the Aberdeen Lions club, then
zone chairman, and is now district
deputy governor; was president of
the Moore County Young Demo
cratic club, then secretary of the
state organization, and in 1948-49
was president of the North Caro
lina Young Democratic Clubs.
His service in this capacity dur-
Residents of the Sandhills were
shocked by the fatal accident near
Vass during the heavy rainstorm
last Sunday night, but few realiz-
tion. He is a member of the ing an election year brought him
American, N. C. and Moore Coun
ty Bar associations. He is chair
man of the board of deacons of
the Carthage Baptist church; is
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statewide recognition and in 1949
he was appointed by Everett Jor
dan, State Democratic chairman,
to the post of secretary
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for another incident which, but
for the smiooth-running efficiency
of one of the South’s great organ
izations, might have resulted in
one of the worst disasters of the
year.
Many from this section were
passengers on the Seaboard Rail
road’s No. 10 train that left Sun
day night bound north. Among
others were John McConnell, sec
retary for Senator Grahami, L. C.
Burwell, president of Resort Air
lines and James Boyd, Jr., report
er for the Baltimore Sun.
The train left on the dot, but
beyond Raleigh the running time
was sharply cut and No. 10 was
run'onto a siding:; “Put in the
hole,” according to railroad term
inology. All automatic signals
showed red and there followed a
long wait.
With noses alert for news the
Southern Pines contingent insti
tuted an investigation.
, It appeared that trouble farther
up the track had caused all auto
matic signals to go red, halting all
ed that the storm was responsible trains. A signalman’s check of the
line revealed a rail, not broken,
but separated from its neighbor
by some six or eight inches.
Waiting till all was ready. No.
10 proceeded at a snail’s pace and
when the area of danger was
reached, stopped to allow mem
bers of the crew to get off. Station
ing themselves by the track they
stood, flashlights trained on the
rails, watching with eagle eyes
every turn of the wheels over the
widened track-joint. It was not
until the last car was safely over
that they climbed aboard and the
Diesel snorted its “all clear
ahea.d.”
The break in the track occurred
at a point close to the bridge over
the Tar River, between Kittrell
and Franklinton, N. C. As the lo
cal passengers looked out their
car windows and saw the proxim
ity to the high bridge, at this dan-
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