FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1954
THE PILOT. Southern Pines. North Carolina
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Sanford Man Is
Indicted On Two
Charges Tuesday
A Sanford man who seriously
wounded a State College fresh
man after a holdup at a motel
north of Raleigh on the night of
October 18 was indicted by the
grand jury in Chatham County
Superior Court Tuesday afternoon
on charges of kidnaping and as
sault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill.
Paul M. Fulton, 30, who has
been held in jail at Pittsboro since
shooting Donald Edward Johnson,
18, of Raleigh, at Avents Ferry
Bridge, will be tried at a future
term of Chatham County Superior
Court.
Johnson remains in Memorial
Hospital J** Chapel Hill, where he
was taken for treatment of sev
eral bullet woimds. One buUet
was removed Monday and sent to
the SBI in Raleigh for a ballistics
report.
Sheriff D. F.. Holder of Lee
County said Tuesday that a .22
calibre pistol found in Johnson’s
car had been identified by Lynn
Pearce of Bragg Street in Sanford
as having been stolen from his
home. Pearce said that two .22
calibre pistols, along with change
from a piggy bank, were taken.
Sheriff Holder said no charge
had been preferred pending cona-
pletion of his investigation. He
said a cabbie had revealed taking
Fulton to the vicinity of Fairfield
Motor Court on U. S. 1 north of
Raleigh late in the afternoon of
the day of the shooting.
Sheriff John W. Emerson Jr. of
Chatham County, who has been
assisting Sheriff Holder with the
Lee County investigation, said he
had not received a report on
whether the bullet taken from
Johnson’s body had been fired
from the weapon Pearce identi
fied as his.
Sheriff Emerson said that grand
jury action is being considered in
Wake Coimty against Fulton.
Fulton went to Fairfield Motor
Court and asked Johnson for a
room and was told there were no
vacancies. Next he told Johnson
he wanted to rent a room for a
week and Johnson told him he
would have to see the motel oper
ator, who was away.
Johnson told officers that Ful
ton pulled a .22 calibre pistol from
his coat and ordered Johnson to
open the locked cash drawer, from
which Fulton removed $50 and
$75.
“I need a (?ar,” Johnson quoted
Fulton as saying.. Johnson took
Fulton to his own car parked
nearby, and Fulton, still holding
the pistol, ordered Johnson to get
under the wheel. Fulton later took
the wheel, ordered Johnson to
drink beer against his will, and
they finally reached the bridge.
Fulton fired several times into
Johnson’s mid-region and when
Fulton got out of the car, John
son managed to take control and
drive it three quarters of a mile
without lights to a farmhouse,
where he sought help. Fulton lat
er appeared on *the scene and
Wade Johnson, armed with a shot
gun, held him at bay after the
young man identified Fulton as
his assailant.
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SOCIAL STATIONERY
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
ILOT
Law Disqualifies
Cameron Farmer
As ASC Chairman
Disqualification of J. Alton
Shaw of Cameron, Route 1, newly
elected chairman of the Moore
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Committee ap
peared likely this week, in view
of a regulation prohibiting elec
tion to an ASC office of any per
son holding a political office. Mr.
Shaw is chairman of the Cameron
Democratic precinct committee.
The new ASC chairman was
elected last week at a meeting of
farmer delegates from the nine
rural communities (townships) of
the county. If he does not serve,
Earl lyiartin of Eagle Springs,
elected vice-chairman last week,
would move up to chairman, it is
understood. Sam Dillon of Jack-
son Springs, regular member,
would become vice-chairman; aiid
Norman Cagle of Carthage, who
was elected alternate, would then
become regular member of the
committee.
New ASC committee members
are slated to take office Novem
ber 1. Until that date, the office
remains in charge of Joe A. Cad-
dell of Carthage, retiring chair
man.
The county committee is au
thorized under ASC regulations
to appoint office personnel. Wal
ter I. Fields of Carthage is the
present office manager. When
the new committee is fully or
ganized, it will make the office
appointments.
Community Committeemen
Counting of ballots in the elec
tion of community committeemen
in the nine communities was com
pleted last week. Five persons
were elected in each community
in mail balloting, from a list of
nominees chosen by farmers
themselves in previous meetings.
In each community, a chairman,
vice-chairnian, regular member
and two alternates were chosen,
the persons elected being those
who had the highest number of
votes, in that order.
Here are the committees, with
membership listed in the order
given above:
McNeill—J. M. Kelly, Herman
County Library
Now Observing
10th Anniversary
Ten years ago this week, as a
result of unremitting efforts by
the late A. B. Yeomans of South
ern Pines, Mrs. J. M. Guthrie of
Cameron and others, the Moore
County Library ■ became a reality
when Mrs. Dorothy H. Avery of
Morganton reported for work.
A graduate in Library Science
from the Carnegie Institute of
Technology in Pittsburgh, Mrs.
Avery had helped organize the
Morganton Public Library and,
immediately prior to coming to
Moore County, was doing recrea
tional work with the patients at
the State Hospital in Morganton.
Around November 1, 1944, an
agreement was reached between
the County Library and Southern
Pines Library Assn., whereby the
latter would allow its building
and facilities to be used as head
quarters for the county library
service. This has worked to mu
tual advantage ever since.
A bookmobile to carry reading
matter to residents of small towns
and rural areas of the county was
the dream of the library trustees
but, due to World War II, was
not to become a reality until 1948.
During those four years, however,
Mrs. Avery loaded the trunk and
back seat of her own car with a
carefully-chosen collection of
books and began her work
throughout the county,
In April, 1948, a Chevrolet
panel-bcdy truck especially fitted
to carry books on outside shelves,
was purchased through the Li
brary Commission in Raleigh and
ran some 45,000 miles before it
was superseded in January of this
year by a large “Vanette” book
mobile of the walk-in type.
Through the headquarters li
brary in Southern Pines, through
an active branch in Carthage, and
from the bookmobile some 65,000
volumes were circulated in the
year ending June 30, 1954.
W. Stuart Evans is chairman Of
the Moore County Library Board.
Archie Kelly is treasurer. Other
members of the board axe Mrs.
home of the deceased.
Other survivors include a son,
R. C. Greer of Spartanburg, and a
daughter, Mrs. H. S. McAfee of
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris E. Greer
left immediately after receipt of
the news Saturday and remained
in Greenville until after the fu
neral and burial services.
DENTAL SOCIETY
Continued from Page 1)
month, with the members taking
tturn, in alphabetical order, at
presenting' the program, with a
guest speaker on some subject of
dental interest.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday, evening, November 23
at 7 p. m. at Dante’s, with Dr. W.
E. Alexander of Robbins as pro
gram chairman.
Based upon recent reports from
farmers and warehouse sales date,
the October 1 estimate of the
North Carolina 1954 flue-cured to
bacco crops was set at 915,750,000
pounds — about eight miUion
poimds less than a month earlier.
—d. ivi. jts.euy, nerman uic uuaiu axe ivirs.
Matthews, J. Sam Blue, A. V. Au- McGraw, Mrs. A. P. PhilUps,
trey and Robert Snipes. ' Miss Alma Edwards and M:rs. L.
T. Avery.
Mrs. Dorothy Avery is libra
rian-secretary.
Educator Asks
Public Support
Of Legislation
Sandhill—Hal Kirk, Alex Ros-
ey, W. Lee Patterson, Raleigh Col
lins and Harold Lowder.
Mineral Springs—Claude Thom
as, Floyd Medlin, Clarence Gor
don, Kimes C. Blake and W. C.
Donaldson.
Carthage—Claude Marsh, L. F.
Comer, Norman Cagle, Earl Dowd
and Warren Harris.
Greenwood—E. E. Monroe, Al
len E. Briggs, James W. Shaw,
Carl L. Doby and R. R. Thomas.
Deep River—R. F. WiUcox, D.
B. Matthews, J. Carr Paschal, R.
G. Wadsworth, D. R. Salmon.
Bensalem—Carson Hall, Ferrell
L. Craven, W. L. McKenzie, Jr.,
McKellar McLban and Roy Mar^
tin.
Sheffield—Edgar Hussey, W. J.
Brewer, B. W. Owens, Graham
Hare and James Luck.
Ritters—G. L. Wilson, B. H.
Powers, Eli Phillips, Henry Phil
lips and Harding Hussey.
Moore Scout Fund
Runs $300 Short
Of Previous Year
Reports revealed this week that
the Boy Scout fund drive is lag
ging behind last year’s by over
$300, according to Brig. Gen.
Pearson Menoher, chairman. To
date $6,354.78 has been reported.
Southern Pines and Pinehurst aire
considerably under last yea:r’s
comparative figures, and hope
was expressed that within the
next week their figures will be
upped appreciably. Contributions
from Southern Pines now total
$2,960.93. The Pinehurst drive has
been delayed, due to the fact that
the winter season is just getting
underway.
Special recognition for their
conduct and success in the drive
goes to Aberdeen, J. C. Robbins,
chairman; Carthage, Dr. R. L. Fel
ton, chairman; Pinebluff, E. C.
Mills, chairman; and Vass, Au
brey Keith, chairman. General
Menoher said.
Breakdown of the current fig
ures show the following dona
tions: Aberdeen, $1,000; Robbins
Mills, Aberdeen, $279.07; Carth
age, $816.53; Pinebluff, $172.25
(incomplete); Southern Pines, $2,-
960.93 (incomplete); Bishop &
Company, $50; Vass, $254.50; Rob
bins, $311.50) Lakeview, $3'7; and
West End (Community Chest),
$291. Highfalls and Robbins Mill
of Robbins have not reported.
General Menoher, who attend
ed an Occoneechee Council meet
ing in Chapel Hill Tuesday, re
ported that $109,000 had so far
been received by the CounciL
$131,000 is the goal that was set
for 1955.
FOR RESULTS USE THE Pt
LOT’S CLASSIFIED COLUMN.
Over 60 persons, mostly teach
ers in the Southern Pines and
Pinehurst schools and their
guests, gathered in the cafeteria
of the Southern Pines school
Tuesday night to hear A. B. Gib
son, superintendent of the Laur-
inburg schools and co-chairman
with A. C. Dawson', Jr., local su
perintendent, of the legislative
committee of the North Carolina
Education Association, speak on
proposed school legislation in the
1955 General Assembly.
Lynn H. Ledden, president of
the Southern Pines NCEA unit,
welcomed guests and presided
The barbecue supper was served
by members of the school Home
Economics department, under di
rection of Mrs. Doris Story, home
ec teacher.
After discussing the four-part
program of legislation advanced
by the United Forces for Educa
tion, Mr. Gibson pointed out that
people outside the schools should
be urged to work for this program
because they have more influence
on legislators than do school per
sonnel; that he anticipates the
segregation issue will be used as
amexcuse not to do a lot of things
for education; and that although
revenue is supposedly down in
North Carolina, the state can pay
for a good educational program
if it wants to, in view of the fact
that last year the people of the
state spent more, per person, on
liquor, and also on tobacco, than
they did for education.
The four-part program of the
United Forces includes:
1. Strengthening the compul
sory attendance law; clerical as
sistance for principals; additional
allotments of teachers for special
services.
2. An increase in state appro
priations for operational cost of
schools.
3. A $2,100 to $4,100 pay scale
for teachers with “A” certificates
4. A two-week extension of em
ployment for teachers and princi
pals.
E. C. Greer, Faiher
Of Local Man, Passes
E. C. Greer, 77, of Spartanburg,
S. C., father of Morris E. Greer of
Southern Pines, died Satiuday in
a Spartanburg hospital. Funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon at the McAfee Fiuieral Cha
pel in Greenville, S. C., former
The North Carolina soybean
crop is expected to show an in
crease of 25 per cent over the
1953 crop or close to four million
bushels.
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