VOL. 35—NO. 26
TWENTY PAGES
SOUTHERN PINES. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. MAY 21, 1954
TWENTY PAGES
PRICE—TEN CENTS
3-Way Sheriffs Race Tops Interest
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MCDONALD
The man who has served Moore
county as sheriff continuously
since 1928 is a candidate for re
nomination in the Democratic pri
mary. Sheriff C. J. McDonald
completed 25 years in the office
last December.
A native of the couhty, the sher
iff was a member of the first class
to graduate from the Farm Life
high school at Eureka, in 1916.
The next year he went to the
army in World War 1, serving
about two years, leaving the serv
ice with the rank of second lieu
tenant.
In 1920, Sheriff McDonald went
to work for the county as super
intendent of highways and re
mained in that position until he
was elected sheriff.
An elder in the Carthage Pres
byterian church, Sheriff McDon-
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FRY
R. G. Fry, Jr., of Carthage, 37-
year-old candidate for sheriff in
the Democratic primary May 29,
has held public office for a large
part of his adult life.
At the age of 21, he was elect
ed coroner of Moore County and
held the elective office for eight
years when he left the post af
ter deciding not to run for anoth
er term. He is now holding anoth
er elective office as a member of
the Carthage town board of com
missioners.
He is active in civic affairs and
has been a member of the Car
thage Volunteer Fire Department
for 21 years.
The candidate was brought up
in a tradition of public service, as
his father, the late R. G. Fry, was
sheriff of Moore County. It was
Sheriff Fry whom the present
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KELLY
Wendell B. Kelly. 53, candidate
for sheriff who saw 20 years and
eight months of service in the N.
C. State Highway Patrol before
he retired with the rank of tech
sergeant in 1951, is one of the
most widely known men in Moore
County.
Now farming three miles north
east of Carthage, Mr. Kelly is a
native of Moore county, born
about two miles from the place
where he lives. He attended Elise
High School and worked as an
auto mechanic at Carthage ga
rages before entering the State
Highway Patrol in 1931, two years
after its formation.
In his first six years on the pa
trol, he worked at 14 different
stations throughout the state, but
was stationed in Moore county for
his next 14 years of service, liv-
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CUT 45 CENTS
$1*75 Rate
Approved In
New Budget
The town council made a $1.75
tax rate official Tuesday night
when they adopted a tax-levying
ordinance for the 1954-’55 fiscal
year.
The new rate cuts this year’s
rate 45 cents—a saving that for
the average owner will be coun
ter-balanced by the new sewer
service charge. Most home own
ers, estimates City Manager Tom
E. Cunningham, will enjoy a small
saving under the lowered tax rate.
Large water users will pay more
than formerly, in taxes and sew
er charges combined, and small
water users or those without sew
er service will receive a consider
able saving.
Also of wide interest is the ap
proval Tuesday night of an
amendment to the garbage col
lection ordinance that provides
for rear-door collection through
out the town beginning October
1.
An appropriation ordinance pass
ed by the council provides fo^r
purchase of another load-packer
garbage collection truck which
will make this service possible.
Council approved the load-pack
er purchase alter Cunningham
told them the town’s garbage col
lection facilities are now strained
to the breaking point and that, if
purchase of the load-packer were
postponed, time would be lost by
town personnel who now have to
be taken off street and sewer
work to aid with garbage collec
tion, using also one truck from
the water department one day per
week.
The town also adopted the new
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Lyle McDonald
New Commander
Of Legion Post
Installation of officers by Sand
hill Post 134, American Legion,
was held Thursday evening of
last week at the Legion Hut in
Southern Pines, with Lyle D. Mc
Donald, Jr., as the new command
er.
Also installed were: vice-ccm-
mander, Edgar B. McDonald; 2nd
vice-commander, Alden Bower;
sergeant at arms, George Watson;
historian, Frank M. Dwight, chap
lain, the Rev. C. K. Ligon; and
finance officer, W. E. Cox, Jr.
The Post was presented with
two certificates and an honor rib
bon by the N. C. Department for
having passed its membership
quota and for distinguished serv
ice.
Twelfth District Commander
Robert Chriscoe, of Pinehurst,
conducted the installation. Mc
Donald, on assuming command of
the Post, said, “There are a lot
of potential members we do not
have smd through increased activ
ity we, together with our Auxil
iary, should become one of the
best posts in our District.”
PLAY IN TOURNEY
James Collins and Jimmy
Townshend represented Southern
Pines High School in a golf tour
nament at Chajiel Hill Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
Danny Sheffield
Wins Grand Prize
For ‘Value Days’
Danny Sheffield, an employee
of the Powell Funeral Home, won
the $25 Grand Prize of the South
ern Pines Chamber of Commerce
in the prize-drawing held Monday
morning, climaxing the Chamber’s
“Spring Value Days.”
Mr. Sheffield, who lives at 160
East New Hampshire Avenue, re
ceived a certificate good for cash
in any or all of the 35 participa
ting merchant members of the
Chamber who sponsored coopera
tive sales event of last Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
Winners in the prize-drawings
held by the participating busi
nesses Saturday, and the prizes
they won, were as follows: Mrs.
S. A. Benson, A & P, $10 food cer
tificate; Miss Hannah O’Neil,
Agnes-Dorothy Beauty Shop, $5
certificate; Mrs. J. R. Marsh,
Broad Street Pharmacy, cologne;
Mrs. James H. Pruitt, Brown’s
Auto Supply, garden hose; Dr. R.
M. McMillan, Country Book Store,
book; Miss Ruth Upchurch, High-
falls, franjeans, $10 certificate;
Mrs. L. H. Ledden, Hamel’s Res
taurant, two steak dinners.
Mrs. A. R. McDaniel, Hayes
Book Shop, purchase certificate;
Miss Birdie Long, West End, Mrs.
Hayes Shop, $10 certificate; Mrs.
M. D. McCallum, Aberdeen, Hon-
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‘Operation Impact’
Safety Campaign
Renewed In Area
Air Ground School
Joins With Civilian
Groups In Program
“Operation Impact,” the traffic
safety campaign that was con
ducted successfully in Southern
Pines last summer, after it was in
troduced to the community
through the USAF Air Ground
Operations School and received
the cooperation of civilian organ
izations and business firms, will
get off to a new start May 23, it
was aimounced this week by the
school.
The “Operation Impact” cam
paign originates with the Tactical
Air Command of which the Air
Ground School is a unit and has
been used effectively to cut traf
fic accidents in the Air Force.
, The campaign now is being ex
tended to several towns in the
Sandhills and will be cosponsored
by the VFW in Southern Pines,
by the American Legion in Carth
age and Aberdeen, and by the
Lions Club in Vass and Pinehurst.
For the period May 19-July 7,
traffic safety films will be avail
able at the Air Ground School
for showing to civilian organiza
tions.
The core of “Operation Impact”
is the pledge of which a wind
shield star is the symbol. 'The
pledge is that of the car owner
who promises that, “We, the rm-
dersigned, in order to reduce the
loss of life, health and property
by accident, do hereby voluntari
ly pledge that we will obey all
speed laws” from now until
through 10 July.
Once the pledge is signed and
the star affixed, it’s a matter of
the driver’s conscience from then
on. Last year more than 200 local
cars wore the stars, and town po
lice and highway patrolmen of the
area said they could tell the dif
ference from the beginning of the
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Young Artist Paints Action
Sanford Horse Show
Biggest In 8 Years
The charity horse show spon
sored by the Sanford Kiwanis
Club today (Friday) and Satur
day at the Lee County Fair
grounds has the largest number
of horses and exhibitors in the
eight-year history of the event,
officials said this week. Trick
riding and other special attrac
tions are scheduled.
The first show is to be held to
night (Friday) at 8 o’clock, with
other classes listed for 2 p. m. and
8 p. m. Saturday.
The action-filled paintings
of a Southern Pines High
School student, 17-year-old
Phillip Morgan,, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. C. Morgan of Ni
agara, are on exhibition in the
library art gallery. Shown
here with the one he likes
best of the eight paintings in
the show, Phillip concentrates
on sports subjects—with box
ing his chief interest in art
as it is in life. He boxes with
his older brother, Ed, and
keeps up with the sport on
television, in newspapers and
in maga’zines. Five of the
tempera paintings are boxing
scenes and one each deals
with football, tennis and horse
racing. Phillip has had no
formal instruction except
work done in the 7th-8th
grade taught by Don Moore,
school art teacher. Vigorous,
colorful and original, the
paintings have drawn praise
from experienced local ar
tists. The show runs through
this week. (Pilot Staff Photo)
Knights Play At
Clinton Thursday
In 3rd of Series
Southern Pines Blue Knights
were playing at Clinton Thursday
afternoon in the third game of a
two-out-of-three series with Rich-
lands High School of Onslow
County, to decide a Regional
championship in the race for the
North Carolina Class A High
School baseball title.
Results of the game could not
' be obtained before the Pilot’s
press time Thursday.
Southern Pines and Richlands
had split two games of the series
—the Blue Knights taking the
first contest here 9-2 Wednesday
of last week and Richlands win
ning 2-0 on their home field Mon
day.
A victory at Clinton Thursday
would allow the Blue Knights to
play for the Eastern champion
ship. The Eastern winner will
play the Western champion for
the State title.
(Details of Monday’s game else
where in today’s Pilot).
PTA Will See
Teen-Age Films
Next Thursday
Two films on teen-age problems
will be shown at the regular meet
ing of the Southern Pines Parent-
Teacher Association in > Weaver
Auditorium Thursday of next
week. May 27, at 8 p. m.
Also on the program, said Mrs.
iloke PO'Uock, program chairman,
is discussion of a survey made by
the Association of facilities avail
able for children and young peo
ple during the summer, including
Bible Schools, tutoring classes
and various recreation facilities.
Membership in the PTA is open
to all adults who are interested
in the schools. All memberships
received through next week’s
meeting will be considered as
charter memberships in the re
cently formed organization, it has
been announced.
W. LAMONT BROWN
Brown Chosen As
Head Democratic
Executive Group
W. Lament Brown of Southern
Pines was elected chairrpan of the
Moore County Democratic Execu
tive Committee at Carthage Sat
urday, following an enthusiastic
county convention of Moore Dem
ocrats.
In voting hy precinct chairmen.
Brown was chosen to head the
committee of which he has been
chairman by appointment, filling
out the term of W. Leland Mc-
Keithen of Pinehurst who resign
ed when he was appointed a Su
perior Court judge.
Other officers of the executive
committee chosen in the voting
Saturday are: Miss Bess McCas-
kill, Carthage, first vice-chairman;
T. Roy Phillips, Carthage, second
vice-chairman; Voit Gilmore,
Southern Pines, third vice-chair
man; and Mrs. W. G. Brown, Car
thage, secretary.
Tribute lo Sen. Hoey
The convention opened by a
standing silent tribute to the late
Sen. Clyde R. Hoey whose fun
eral was being conducted at Shel
by while the convention was in
session. On motion of M. G. Boy
ette of Carthage, 13th district so
licitor, the convention adjourned
out of respect to Senator Hoey.
The Rev. George W. Blount of
Carthage spoke the invocation
that followed immediately after
the silent tribute to the late sen
ator.
As a preliminary to reports
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Plans Underway For
Memorial Day Rites
Plans for a united memorial
service for veterans .of' all wars—
to be held at Mount Hope Ceme
tery Sunday, May 30, at 4:30 p.
m., are being made by local vet
erans’ groups and other organiza
tions and individuals, with Shields
Cameron of Sandhills Post, Amer
ican Legion, as general chairman.
Persons desiring to contribute
flowers for decorating graves
should leave them at the town
hall by 2 p. m. May 30.
Democratic Candidates
To Address Voters In
Open Meeting Tonight
Public Invited To
Meeting At Country
Club; Starts 8 P. M.
*
Something new in Moore Coun
ty politics will take place tonight
(Friday) at 8 p. m. in the Southern
Pines Country Club when candi
dates for Congress, state senator
and representative and county of
fices have been invited to meet
the people they will represent if
elected. All are candidates in the
Democratic primary to be held
Saturday, May 29.
Sponsored as a free public
service by the Southern Pines
League of Women Voters, the
event will allow the ^ candidates,
most of whom are unopposed in
Moore County, to talk to the audi
ence and will provide an oppor
tunity for persons attending to
question those seeking office.
W. D. Sabiston of Carthage will
be moderator for the meeting.
Mrs. Graham Culbreth is chair
man of the LWV committee in
charge.
Aim of the meeting, said Mrs.
C. A. Smith, president of the
League, is to give every voter the
fullest information before he
casts his vote. The meeting is
strictly non-partisan.
Candidates invited to attend
are:
U. S. Congressman — C. B.
Deane, Rockingham; Cohle Fun
derburk, Monroe,
State Representative—^H. Clif
ton Blue, Aberdeen.
State Senate—J. Hawley Poole,
West End.
Recorders Court Solicitor—"W.
Lament Brown, Southern Pines.
Recorders Court Judge J.
Vance Rowe, Southern Pines.
Sheriff—C. J. McDonald, R. G.
Fry, and Wendell Kelly, all of
Carthage.
Register of Deeds—^Mrs. Bsesie
Griffin, Lakeview; and Cliff L.
Worsham, Southern Pines.
Clerk of Court—Carlton C.
Kennedy, Carthage.
County Commissioners — Gor
don Cameron, Pinehurst; James
Pleasants, Southern Pines; T. R.
Monroe, Robbins; L. R. Reynolds,
Leaman; John Currie, Carthage;
and David Sineath, Carthage (op
posing Currie).
Board of Education — T. Roy
Phillips, Carthage; J. A. Culbert
son, Robbins; Jer^ McKeithen,
Aberdeen; G. H. Purvis, Robbins;
Howard Matthews, Clay Road
Farms; E. E. Monroe, Cameron,
opposing Matthews.
Seek Register of Deeds Post
SEGREGATION BAN
Locals County
Schooi Heads
Await Policy
Administrators of the town and
County school systems this week
adopted a “wait and see” attitude
on the local effects of Monday’s
momentous U. S. Supreme Court
decision hanning racial segrega
tion in the nation’s public schools.
,A. C. Dawson, Jr., local super
intendent, and H. Lee Thomas,
county superintendent, each
pointed out that policy and proce
dure of North Carolina schools
under the court ruling would be
set at the state level by the gov
ernor or general assembly and
state school officials.
Both administrators expressed
approval of the rather long wait
ing period the conditions of the
Supreme Court decision provides
for, pending further hearings to
be held this fall before the court
to determine how and when the
decision will be put into effect.
In discussing the problem at
town and county level, both Mr.
Dawson and Mr. Thomas adopted
a calm attitude, expressing confi
dence in the ability of both white
and Negro citizens to meet forth
coming problems.
Mr. Thomas said: “We are wait
ing for the state authorities to de
cide on a policy Of procedure. We
will carry out the instructions
they send to us.”
Mr. Dawson prepared the fol
lowing statement for The Pilot:
“The decision of the United
States Supreme Court declaring
segregation in the Public Schools^
unconstitutional is one of the most
far-reaching decisions of our time.
This decision wiU challenge the
best thinking of both races. The
people of Southern Pines have al
ways faced every issue calmly
and with open minds. I know they
shall do so in this instance.
“The consequences of the deci
sion are not clear at this time,
and with additional hearings
scheduled by the Supreme Court
for next October, it is evident that
any change will come about grad
ually and over a relatively long
period of time. The School Admin
istration Units of North Carolina
are agencies of the State and
operate under State Statutes.
Since this is true, the matter of
segregation in the public schools
will be debated and the problem
largely resolved in the halls of
our State Legislature.
“It will behoove us to reserve
judgment until more information
is available. Discussion of this
matter by both races should be
unemotional and kept on the high
est plane in order that future de
cisions may be made with a mini
mum of difficulty.”
WORSHAM
; Seeking nomination for regis
ter of deeds on the basis of long
business experience and residence
in Moore County since September,
1925, C. L. Worsham of Southern
Pines is waging an active cam
paign throughout the county. Mr.
Worsham, 57 years old, lives at
330 E. Pennsylvania avenue.
Early this year he retired as
partner in a local automobile
dealership with which he had
been associated since May, 1950.
Born on a farm near Wilson,
Va., and a graduate of Wilson
High School, the Southern Pines
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MRS. GRIFFIN
Mrs. Bessie J. Griffin, seeking
renomination in the Democratic
primary this year, has served as
Moore County register of deeds
since she was first nominated and
elected to the office in 1950, win
ning the nomination in a hot cam
paign that went into a second pri
mary.
Born in Wake County, Mrs.
Griffin has lived in Moore County
for the past 11 years. She is the
daughter of W. H. Jefferys of Ra
leigh and the late Mrs. Jeffreys.
She has two daughters, Mrs. Roy
ster Baker of Willow Springs and
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Blood Collection
Scheduled For
Next Wednesday
The spring bloodmobile visit is
slated for next Wednesday at the
Southern Pines Country Club be
tween 11 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.,
John Buchholz, permanent hlood
chairman for the Red Cross, re
ports. ,
This will be the last visit which
the unit will make in Moore
County, barring unforseen devel
opments, and it is hoped that as
many donors as possible will sign
up to give a pint.
It is asked that donors telephone
the Red Cross office and make ap
pointments or do so through hlood
donor cards which are being dis
tributed by several volunteers.
Calls to the office (dial 2-8571)
may he made “collect” from out
of town. In Aberdeen, call J. D.
Arey at 8701.
Refreshments will be served at
the bloodmobile.
“Success depends on thorough
cooperation,” said Chairman
Buchholz, “and we hope the peo
ple of our county will not let us
down, despite the end of Korean
hostilities.”